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Really good first half  dunfermline  then started to get in our faces some dodgy tackles and with Doran Sunderland and Duke having to go off we lost our way and let them back in to the game   but we would have taken this results at the start of season  well done guys you are doing us proud  special mention to Mark riders 2 fabulous saves 

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Didn't really get going. Thought we were popping it about quite comfortably first half and building to something but the departure of Shane really shook us. Seems weird to say it because he's not one of our best technical players and it's taken him a while to establish himself but so much of what we've acheived so far this season is built around what Shane does. Saw a bit of squad weakness for the first time in having to play Harper in left mid for a half and he was truly awful. Still, great penalty box defending and the best keeper in the league (maybe in the country?) saw us through. It's a point we would've been delighted with at the start of the season.

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A point gained rather than two lost.

I thought we shaded the first half, but Dunfermline definitely were the better team after the break, with Ridgers keeping them out although we had one shot that grazed the post.

Had we got ahead before the break we would have gone on to win, but we were hanging on in the last 15 minutes or so.

I didn’t see any fans walk out. Whilst our support was vocal in the first half they were quite muted when we were holding on towards the end.

Dunfermline are better than their league position and I’m happy with the point the way things turned out.

I hope Sutherland and Doran are ok. I’d like to see how Sutherland and Mckay do together as I suspect it may be our best combination. Our defence is solid, with only one goal conceded in six games, but we need to be more potent up front, with only seven scored in those six games despite our ability to pass the ball.

After full time, Toddy went to greet most of our players, and it looked like they all had good relationships with him, which was nice to see.

Kennedy was quiet in the first half, but Dunfermline tried to play everything through him after the break and Carson had his hands full and was lucky to escape the wrath of the referee at one point when he wiped him out. Overall though I thought he dealt with him quite well.

We have beaten the other five teams currently in the top six, whilst our next three are against the teams in seventh to ninth so hopefully we can get back to winning ways.

As I say, I see today as a point gained. 

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9 hours ago, Caley Stan said:

Didn't really get going. Thought we were popping it about quite comfortably first half and building to something but the departure of Shane really shook us. Seems weird to say it because he's not one of our best technical players and it's taken him a while to establish himself but so much of what we've acheived so far this season is built around what Shane does. Saw a bit of squad weakness for the first time in having to play Harper in left mid for a half and he was truly awful. Still, great penalty box defending and the best keeper in the league (maybe in the country?) saw us through. It's a point we would've been delighted with at the start of the season.

Great summation! However I still feel drained this morning. A really invested supportive Caleyaway crowd who kicked every ball with them. 

Well done Dunfermline too with low key friendly stewarding and fantastic catering stand which even had a contactless payment device. 

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In some ways I felt the stewarding was worse than that bastart at Cove ("git yer mask oan"). Myself, Anthony McDonald and a couple of his mates were shifted off the concourse at the top behind the empty section nearest the usual away stand, where we were causing no problems at all by standing there, and upon questioning him came the response along the lines of "just cos". The stand was absolutely heaving and we were allocated far too few seats. No exits blocked or anything, just think the stewards have a stick up their arses this season...

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2 hours ago, Jack Waddington said:

In some ways I felt the stewarding was worse than that bastart at Cove ("git yer mask oan"). Myself, Anthony McDonald and a couple of his mates were shifted off the concourse at the top behind the empty section nearest the usual away stand, where we were causing no problems at all by standing there, and upon questioning him came the response along the lines of "just cos". The stand was absolutely heaving and we were allocated far too few seats. No exits blocked or anything, just think the stewards have a stick up their arses this season...

I think its common practice to sit in the allocated area? 

The stand was in no way full with plenty empty seats. 

I dont usually stick up for stewarding companies but no club will let you sit outside allocated areas. Our own included 

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1 hour ago, old caley girl said:

I think its common practice to sit in the allocated area? 

The stand was in no way full with plenty empty seats. 

I dont usually stick up for stewarding companies but no club will let you sit outside allocated areas. Our own included 

Forgot to mention it, but it wasn't exclusively for just standing the whole match, they said you were fine to stand on the concourse if you'd gone to the food bar, but then you'd have to go to your seat. It's not a case of "f*ck the rules, I obey no-one", it's more a case of the stewards making an issue over nothing. Does it matter that me and a handful of other people are leaning against some railing? I'd understand if we'd been sitting in the seats past the tape, cos you'd have to wipe down the entire row, or had we been blocking the entire path but literally just beyond us was the exit of the gents toilets, so the entire fenceline was bound to be wiped down and there was more than enough room to pass.

It was either plonk myself down against the fence or squeeze past an entire row of people to get to an empty seat cos one steward is on a power trip. A good handful of stewards passed myself, Anthony and Co. and not one said a word about it, almost as if they realised we weren't causing any issue worth calling us out on.

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Pretty entertaining game and a draw was fair on the balance of play. I feel like we had more chances over the piece but they were not particularly clear cut. A goalmouth scramble and a Mckay shot which flashed by the post were as close as we came. Dunfermline had the two best chances of the game which drew wonder saves from Ridgers. The block from the Toddy header was outstanding and we were definitely up against it for large parts of the game particularly after we lost Sutherland and Doran to injury which really knocked our rhythm. 

Another good performance from Roddy with his classic Cruyff turn. He really is oozing confidence at the minute and it's great to watch him play. Allardice and Deas also did well for us but I feel they faded as the game went on. Harper and Welsh didn't offer much when they came on and Mckay struggled when we started going more direct as the game wore on. 

Referee was some laugh. So inconsistent in deciding what warranted a yellow card and what didn't.

Disappointed and at the same time happy with a point.

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