retired_bbcarr

October 2004

After the disgusting loss to Dundee, we had to get back to the business of winning the league, as we were expected to do. Montrose at the Dave Green Memorial Arena was our next fixture, flippers was forced to play on the left wing with both Wag and chesterfan feeling a bit tired. That also meant PM7 and aaberdeenn were forced to play in the centre of midfield together, and it was not good news. We lacked any kind of drive from the midfield, and were stuttering towards another poor result (0-0) when, of all people, Raptor stepped up in the nintieth minute and hammered a twenty-yard free kick into the top corner.

Our first trip to Hampden (and it would no doubt be the first of many over the years) saw a much better performance – though only in the second half. Goalless at the break, we went ahead just before the hour when Amaroq’s cross was turned into his own net by the Queen’s Park goalkeeper. Within ten minutes our lead was doubled, Amaroq turning goalscorer, rounding the ‘keeper after PM7 put him clear. The win was rounded off in injury time, chesterfan2’s corner nodded in at the backpost by HD.

“**** this ****!” Wegason was again on the floor, hands clasped to his face. Peacemaker7 had taken his anger out on the young right back after he had given away the penalty that lead to defeat at Peterhead. gandycoleuk was sent off for protesting, his second yellow card in the space of five minutes, but there was no doubt that Wegason had felled Iain Good, and Craig Tully’s spot kick past smithaldo gave the home side a 1-0 victory. Wegason, unsurprisingly, would be out for three weeks with his fractured cheekbone.

We swtiched to 4-4-2 for the visit of East Stirling. Another goalless first half had me worried, but we looked far more threatening in attack, and that was proven to be the case when Amaroq headed in HD’s cross at the back post and PM7 took Spaz’s pass in his stride and drilled a low shot into the corner of the net.

League Position: 2nd

retired_w0lfpack1

:cool: Now that's more like it! :cool:

But Terk.. Eight days? Two pages? :eek: False advertising in the title!

shannon2007

Bit crap though. Second page and no-one's been brutally murdered yet

retired_bbcarr

I'd sue me if I were you, Roqy :p And I think the team might be doing a bit better with some Stevens-style wrath, but I'll leave that for you to hand out, PM

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November 2004

We stuck with the 4-4-2 for the visit of Cowdenbeath, and this time actually managed to score a goal in the first half. mark wilson27 swung a cross in from the left after thirty-eight minutes, and finally Panpardus had learnt where the goal was, stooping to head in his first goal for the club. We tied up the three points that kept us somewhere near the coattails of Gretna when aaberdeenn put Spaz clear and he made it an Aussie double with a rasping shot past Andy Carlin.

Next up was a another home match, this time a visit from Elgin. However, the less said about the game the better. It was a desperately poor affair with barely anything worth mentioning as a highlight. The only positive point was that Elgin were just as poor as us and the 0-0 final scoreline was about spot-on what both sides deserved.

A trip to Raydale Park afforded us the chance to try and make up some ground on Gretna, and we would have done had it not been for the league leaders’ super ‘keeper, Kevin Cuthbert. Amaroq and Spaz were given the striking duties, and each had a plethora of chances, but anything they fired towards goal was beaten away by Gretna’s very own Clark Kent, and we had to settle for a second consecutive goalless draw.

The month drew to a close with a visit from lowly East Fife (but then any side in this division could be described as ‘lowly’). Somehow we managed TWO goals in the first half this time, mametz1536 heading home chesterfan2’s corner before BobBev edged his zimmer frame towards the ball and curled a free kick into the corner of the net, just after the half hour mark. Spaz and mametz limped off injured in the second half, mametz with the more serious injury – a groin strain which would keep him out for two weeks – and we held on for our fifth straight clean sheet and a win that kept us clear of the pack in second.

League Position: 2nd

retired_bbcarr

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | | Gretna | | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 35 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | FMS Utd | | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 28 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Peterhead | | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 22 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Queen's Park | | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 18 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | East Fife | | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 17 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Montrose | | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | Cowdenbeath | | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 12 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Elgin | | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 11 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | East Stirling | | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 11 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Stenhousemuir | | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 7 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| </pre>

retired_sachin_g006

Always knew I was a good crosser of the ball, shame my old manager didn't realise that

retired_manragh

Finally a goal! I might put down the beer soon, these beer goggles are great for looking at and picking up the questionable chicks, but when it comes to finding the goal posts its hard when they keep moving!

retired_sachin_g006

Remeber Panpardus it waa an excellent cross by me...

retired_bbcarr

December 2004

After two goalless draws on the run, I was just desperate for a goal against East Fife at the Dave Green Memorial Arena. We looked like to get it from the off, and we didn’t have to wait too long, mametz1536 heading home from a chesterfan2 corner in the twenty-sixth minute. Six minutes later we were two up, BobBev won a free kick and then lashed it past John Dodds to double our lead. No further score was forthcoming in the second half, the only moment of note a leg injury to Spaz which would keep him out of our first foray into the Scottish Cup.

That game in the first round of the Scottish Cup took us to City Park in west Edinburgh to face Spartans (not those of the six-pack sporting, leather glad variety). Both Spaz and mametz were missing injured, and initially we struggled to break down the non-leaguers, but we managed one before half-time, aaberdeenn clipping a free kick into the top corner on forty-two minutes. Things were easier after the break, HD arriving at the back post to volley home WLKRAS’ cross, and the win was finished off when Amaroq shot home from ten yards and aaberdeenn bagged the second of his double.

Back in the league we had to face Montrose at Links Park. Given that Gretna weren’t showing signs of dropping the pace too much, it was of paramount importance that we continued to put the pressure on them by winning as much as we could. In the first half we showed few signs of breaking the hosts down, but HD netted just after the break, latching onto Wegason’s through ball and rasping a drive across the goal into the far corner. Euan Hall briefly put Montrose level, but chesterfan2’s cross was nodded in by WLKRAS to give us the win.

Our first half toothlessness continued against Queen’s Park at home, and we even fell behind when Ally Graham lobbed Donners in the fifty-third minute. That only served to kick us into gear; however, Spaz turning chesterfan’s cross past Steve McGovern before Amaroq took his turn to benefit from chesterfan’s crossing ability. Amaroq bagged his double when Panpardus played him clear and the win was completed in style when BobBev curled in a ninetieth minute free kick.

Our second round game in the Scottish Cup again threw up a visit to non-league opposition, this time at Fraserburgh. We went ahead early on through Peacemaker7, Spaz flicking on a corner to the old man. We had to wait until the second half to extend the lead, Wag heading home from flipsix3’s free kick before Spaz made it three and Amaroq crossed for PM7, our captain sliding home the fourth.

The final game of the year saw us travel to Ochilview Park in the league, and we did not come away happy. Things began well, Amaroq scoring a diving header at the near post on eight minutes, but by half time Stenhousemuir were level through Dino Vita. Unfortunately, our effort to get the lead back in the second half was short-lived, BobBev getting himself sent off for a second yellow card in the forty-eighth minute. In the end, we did well just to hold onto the point.

League Position: 2nd

retired_bbcarr

End December 2004 Stats

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pkd | Inf | Name | Apps | Gls | Ast | MoM | Pas | Tck | Drb | Sh T | Av Rat| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | Donners | 12 | - | - | - | 64% | - | - | - | 7.00 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | JimT | 5 | - | - | - | 59% | - | - | - | 6.80 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | smithaldo | 5 | - | - | - | 61% | - | - | - | 6.40 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | Wegason | 6 | - | 1 | - | 74% | 1.67 | 0.67 | - | 7.67 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | Wnt | attjen | 10 (1)| - | - | - | 73% | 1.73 | 0.48 | - | 7.18 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | gandycoleuk | 12 | - | - | - | 71% | 2.33 | 0.43 | - | 7.17 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | mark wilson27 | 9 (1) | - | 1 | - | 76% | 1.55 | 0.11 | - | 6.90 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | Wnt | davidbr | 16 | - | 1 | - | 76% | 1.38 | 0.19 | - | 7.25 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | Faramir | 11 (1)| - | 1 | - | 77% | 1.52 | 0.36 | - | 7.00 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | Raptor | 12 | 2 | - | - | 76% | 1.50 | 0.17 | - | 7.17 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | glamdring | 7 | - | - | - | 70% | 2.06 | 0.29 | - | 7.00 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | Wnt | markyt | 5 | - | - | - | 78% | 1.40 | - | - | 7.00 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | Sus | BobBev | 15 (3)| 2 | - | 2 | 76% | 2.81 | 0.38 | 20% | 7.17 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | flipsix3 | 7 (4) | - | 2 | - | 81% | 2.07 | 0.97 | - | 6.82 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | Chilliconcarne | 5 (3) | - | - | - | 84% | 1.68 | 1.01 | - | 7.00 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | Peacemaker7 | 13 (4)| 3 | 4 | 1 | 84% | 2.02 | 0.90 | 44% | 7.41 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | mametz1536 | 9 (3) | 2 | 1 | - | 79% | 2.12 | 2.34 | - | 7.00 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | HD | 14 (4)| 4 | 3 | 1 | 85% | 1.81 | 2.86 | 40% | 7.22 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | Wag | 8 (1) | 1 | 2 | - | 77% | 1.16 | 4.13 | - | 7.00 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | chesterfan2 | 10 (3)| 5 | 6 | 2 | 77% | 1.51 | 3.23 | 19% | 7.69 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | aaberdenn | 7 (3) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 85% | 1.10 | 1.92 | 54% | 7.10 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | Amaroq | 12 (4)| 7 | 4 | 1 | 82% | 0.48 | 1.29 | 62% | 7.44 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | Wnt | Spaz | 14 (2)| 4 | 6 | 3 | 84% | 1.16 | 3.11 | 44% | 7.25 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | | Panpardus | 10 (3)| 1 | 1 | - | 79% | 0.65 | 1.63 | 36% | 7.00 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - | Wnt | WLKRAS | 8 (10)| 3 | - | - | 86% | 0.11 | 1.25 | 69% | 6.83 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| </pre>