sherm

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In a top of the table clash in the Scottish 2nd division, it was Gretna who came out on top at Raydale Park. Partick, unbeaten before this game, started very well and took the lead through Sam Morrow. However Simpson rallied his troops who came back to score 3 goals through Bingham, Deuchar and Skelton. After that they were comfortable although Morrow scored again to give them a scare. This is a monumental result for Gretna and they need to now build on this result

sherm

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 0-0 Dumbarton
Scorers:

This was very very frustrating. We pushed and pushed but couldnt find the goal, but all credit to the Dumbarton keeper who got a well deserved MoM. Only our second clean sheet of the season, which was a bright note but we were never really threatened by a lacklustre Dumbarton side

sherm

"I dont know Si. We just dont seem to be able to get any consistency at the moment. We play like world beaters against the unbeaten league leaders and hand them their first defeat, the draw against a team without a win"

"I know, it was really frustrating against Dumbarton. We had 21 chances compared with their 3 but couldnt find the breakthrough. Hows Dale anyway?"

"Hes ok, im going to see him later. Hes back at home now though so it shouldnt be long before hes up and about"

"Good. Any updates on the car yet?"

"Nope. still, fingers crossed eh?"

sherm

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 3-1 Raith
Scorers: Deuchar (2), Bingham

This was a great all round performance from the lads. Going forward we looked a threat every time, and at the back we were solid. Now we are starting to look like the team i want us to look like. Kenny Deuchar was superb in this game, grabbing 2 goals and an assist, and getting MoM. Best performance of the season so far

"Thats what I want us to play like, much better today. We really tore into then and they couldn't cope with us"

"Yeah thats true. Kenny was excellent though, really good in front of goal and he got the assist for David's goal. I think weve got a real star there"

"I do aswell Si, and hes got time on his side aswell. Fancy a pint?"

"Thought you'd never ask"

sherm

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 2-0 Alloa
Scorers: Grady (2)

This was a classic game of two halves. In the first half we were lacklustre, and didnt create many chances. After a substitution (Grady for McGinty) and a few words of encouragement the boys got the message and were teriffic in the 2nd half. Grady scored twice in 7 minutes to put the game out of Alloa's reach, and we kept our 2nd clean sheet in 3 games. We are starting to show real good form now

sherm

After 9 games, the league table was shaping up like this:

P W D L GD PTS
1st Partick 9 6 2 1 +18 20
2nd Gretna 9 6 1 2 +9 19
3rd Forfar 9 6 1 2 +4 19
4th Morton 9 5 3 1 +9 18
5th Stirling 9 4 2 3 +2 14

sherm

If any1s got any tips on doing th tables better then it would be much appreciated. could i do it in word then copy an paste it?

BobBev

Sherm, you need to put your tables inside code tags - i.e start with {code} and end with /{code} except use square brackets [] instead of curlies {}.

sherm

cheers bob bev, will bear that in mind

sherm

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 3-1 Stirling
Scorers: Deuchar, Grady, Bingham

Another solid performance at the back, and it was nice to see the front two still working so well together. 2 neatly crafted goals in the first half gave us a comfortable cushion, with Kenny Deuchar scoring the first and making the second. David Bingham put the game beyond doubt in the 69th minute although Stirling pulled one back late on. We are starting to play the way i want now, and gelling as a team