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I thought he looked better when he came on on Tuesday compared to his earlier appearances. He picked up an injury after joining us and did not have a club in the first half of the season so there may be more to come from him. He’s only 20, the same age as Lewis Hyde, and seems to be being preferred to Hyde when substitutions are being made.

I’ve been as low as 2 and as high as 5, but currently at 6: would be higher but our league run in worries me given we have Hamilton and Dundee next. Four points in them will see us make the play offs with a win against Ayr. Anything less makes it a tall order unless others slip up.

Thanks Gringo. It’s as tight as the play off battle: only 95 points separate the top three….

As we all know, we were the victim of an Iain Vigurs free kick today. Also Jordan Roberts for Stevenage, Kai Kennedy for Falkirk, Michael Gardyne for Montrose and Scott Boden for Buxton. In the Highland League, Anthony McDonald for Brechin and Aiden Wilson for Rothes.

We are due a win against Hamilton. We need be focussed for the whole game. A win puts us third and heaps pressure on Partick and Ayr.

We will know at 1650!!

Based on his increased confidence and performance levels, hopefully we can agree an extension to his contract with Shaw. Keeping Allardice, Deas, Devine, Mckay and Samuels would be good too but I can’t see us keeping Allardice, Deas or Samuels: time will tell. Another rebuilding exercise looks inevitable this summer so I just hope that we move quickly on any managerial changes so we can get the right players in early in the close season.

Graeme Shinnie sent off tonight for the second time in three games, but as he was suspended last week he has been sent off in each of the last two games he has played in!

Falkirk @ 1.85 please.

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Another big day tomorrow. With Partick playing Ayr, we could find ourselves in the play off places if we win, or only out of them on goal difference. A win for Dundee against Morton would be good too. We can’t be complacent about it as Cove got a point last week and at some point their bad run must end: just not tomorrow, please.

The club’s report: https://ictfc.com/match-report-ictfc-2-0-arbroath-11-04-2023

Belatedly, Dale Gillespie for Brora on Saturday. On Tuesday, Kai Kennedy got two for Falkirk and Toddy scored for Dunfermline.

This link is now on the club website: https://ictfc.com/ticket-info-cove-rangers-a-15-04-2023

I just hope Duffy is fit by the semi as we need him at right back. If he’s not fit, Hyde will probably get the nod in his place.

We started very fast but after 10 minutes the first half turned into a typical Arbroath “run the clock down” show. How grown men get hurt so easily is beyond me. A great goal to start the second, with Henderson putting it on a plate for Shaw. Then a deserved second when the ref actually gave us a decision. Allardice had a good finish from the spot. I need to see the red again as my first reaction was it was harsh. Time will tell. After then we defended ok and broke the game up to see it through for a deserved win. 15 points out of 18 but we need to keep the run going. Samuels’ right leg was heavily strapped when he came out at full time to join the applause. With Henderson suspended, we could do with him for Saturday.

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Looking ahead to Tuesday, Arbroath are unbeaten in 7 league games, although they’ve only won 2 of those. We need to approach the game positively and get at them for the full 90 minutes.

Good to see Ryan Christie named as Man of the May h for Bournemouth by the BBC player eater today. George Oakley sent off for Morton.

I agree about Shaw who is benefitting from game time and is much more confident, but Henderson has been a positive spark since his loan spell started. What happened to Shaw after his goal: a nose bleed that then happened again before half time? He was also a long time after the others coming out for the second half and had clearly been getting some attention from the ref before they both appeared.

I counted 8 but it was as though the wall had decided they wouldn’t budge and the ref just moved them an inch! That apart I thought the ref did ok, letting a few things go that would have been a card with other refs.

A few weeks ago we were nervous about getting dragged into the relegation battle. We are now officially safe!

Was told today that Carson is suspended for the semi as he has picked up three bookings in the cup. Do any of our stats experts know if that is right and if we are going to be short of anyone else?

Pretty comfortable afternoon with the game going flat after Shaw’s goal and Raith rarely challenging. Both goals were well taken and Doran should have added a third. We didn’t create much else. The play offs are now within our own hands given we have Ayr at home on the last day of the season. We are quietly on a good run, with three league wins in a row and four in the last five in the league. We need to keep this run going, with the next three games against the bottom three. We must target 9 points. A pleasant afternoon sitting in the sun! Well done boys! Keep it up!

Agreed. We still have a chance but can’t afford to slip up in the run in. 4-0 approaching full time.