Of course I'll get to page three. Like Bob says, I'm no quitter :p Pan, I'll think you'll find this post halts the need for any legal proceedings
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January 2005
The New Year began with a trip to face East Stirling at Firs Park. It was a remarkable game, particularly for the fact that Panpardus scored not one, but two goals during it. Chesterfan2 set up the first, his corner flicked on at the near post by Spaz for Pan to bundle it over the line whilst, just after the hour mark, he converted WLKRAS’ cross to double our lead. With the win tied up we began to attack even more and Spaz nodded in chesterfan’s corner for our third. Chesterfan was also involved in our fourth and final goal, his corner to the edge of the box struck on the volley by Faramir, and Spaz turned his shot into the net to claim the goal.
Our fourth consecutive away game saw us face Cowdenbeath and we continued the good form from the East Stirling game. We should have taken the lead before we did on the quarter hour, mametz1536 drilling a free kick beyond Andy Carlin. The game winning second goal came just after the half hour, mametz turning provider as he swung in a cross which Amaroq turned into the net.
The Scottish Cup third round had paired us with Hearts, and the Tynecastle side were reeling from the sacking of manager John Robertson just three days before. Still, they made life difficult for us at the Dave Green Memorial Arena and took the lead on twenty-three minutes through Graham Weir. Fortunately we were better than when we faced Dundee, and from the kick-off mametz crossed deep into the area and chesterfan2 slid in at the back post to score. We battled to keep the scores level as Hearts took control of the match, and incredibly we managed to steal the win, Amaroq finding Spaz in the area and the Aussie found the back of the net.
We were without Amaroq for the visit of Peterhead. The Yank had somehow blagged his way into the U.S. Gold Cup squad and made his debut as a substitute in the 2-0 win over Canada. Stuck back in rainy Edinburgh, mametz continued his good work, curling another free kick into the top corner. Our second came after the break, Peacemaker7 on as a sub played a lovely pass to Panpardus who inched his shot just inside the near post.
We were back on the road three days later to face Elgin at Borough Briggs – whilst Amaroq was still off on international duty, making his first start in the 6-0 thrashing of the Bahamas. We got off to a wonderful start up north, John Allison fouling Spaz in the area and chesterfan2 slotting home the spot kick. Spaz was again the provider for our second, whipping in a cross which Panpardus netted for his fourth goal of the month. The game was over by half time as we were three to the good, Raptor pouncing on a loose ball at the edge of the area and drilling a shot low into the corner of the net.
Amaroq’s international sojourn came crashing down around him in the quarter final of the competition. Having come on as a sub, he could do nothing to prevent a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica and then missed the first penalty in the shoot-out as his country fell to defeat. Earlier in the day, we had hosted Gretna at the Dave Green Arena and played out a tense, goalless draw against the league leaders. It was clear the two of us would win promotion, but not who would claim the title.
League Position: 2nd Young Player of the Month: Spaz International Honours: Amaroq (3 caps – U.S.A.)