sherm

"Good steady performance again Si, i think we are really starting to gel as a team now"

"Yeah me too. Got some good youngsters who are playing well, I think that once the Playoffs are secured hen we should blood some of them"

"I like your confidence. We will do in the cup games anyway but lets see how the league pans out first"

sherm

"...but do you think he would come permanently/ I dont know if he would leave to come here"

"Well we are giving him first team football, and he seems to like it here, It's got to be worth putting a bid in Si?"

"Yeah you're probably right. Might take a club record bid though"

"I think hes worth it"

"Ok, i will get on to United and see what they say"

sherm

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 3-1 Ayr
Scorers: McGinty (2), Muirhead

Kenny picked up a knock the day before the game so had to throw McGinty into the starting XI. He had played well but hadn't scored for us yet, and I was worried it might start to affect him. He soon got the monkey off his back though, scoring our first after 27 minutes from a Muirhead cross. He returned the favour 12 minutes later, setting up Muirhead for our 2nd of the game. McGinty got his 2nd and our 3rd after 56 minutes, and yet again we conceded a late goal, but overall we are playing really well now

sherm

"...yes that would be good. Do you need me to come down there or are you coming up here? Ok, that seems reasonable. Now, how much would you be looking at for the lad. I was thinking somewhere in the region of 70k if possible. Ok, see you in a couple of days"

"Who was that boss?"

"Sir Alex"

"What, Ferguson? About Tom?"

"Yeah, im going to Manchester to sort a fee out, as it turns out Tom is desperate to come here permanently"

"Thats good news then. After tha recent 3-1 defeat to City I bet he isnt happy"

"Not my problem though is it?"

sherm

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 3-2 Morton
Scorers: Deuchar (3)

We were actually pretty lucky to get all 3 points in this game, as Morton outplayed us and deserved a result. Still, not to worry eh? Kenny scored a marvellous hat-trick, and he was the difference between the 2 sides, as the 2 Morton centre backs couldn't cope with his pace and power. Were starting to catch Partick up now, although they dont seem to lose that much. We need to do our business and not worry about anyone else

sherm

"Thats the car that ran me off the road"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I'm positive, its the same car"

"Right. Simon, who does that black Clio belong to?"

"The bloke from the Gretna Echo, McDowell"

"McDowell? Are you sure?"

"Yeah, seen him getting out of it"

sherm

Breaking News:

Gretna chairman Brooks Mileson has today spoken of his delight at having Nicholas Simpson as the Gretna manager. He had his to say:
"Nick has been fantastic for this club. He has spent well and brought in quality players, and he has started to build a team that is ready to compete at a higher level. We are delighed to have him and believe he can bring great success to this football club"

sherm

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 4-1 Peterhead
Scorers: McGinty,Deuchar,Graham,Muirhead

We were absolutely brilliant here today, gave the fans a real treat. David Graham ran the show, creating 3 and scoring 1 of the goals. This was our best performance of the season so far, and hopefully there will be many more. Peterhead took the lead but we fough back and really showed our class to silence them. Hopefully we can carry this onto the next few weeks

sherm

Simon and Nick relaxing in Nicks' office with a beer

"That was brilliant, best performance yet. David Graham hasn't been on song all season but he was teriffic today"

"Yes he was, and weve got a nice 2 week break now to relax and enjoy ourselves"

"Yeah, but im not going too mad, I want to be focused, we've got Partick again soon"

sherm

"Good news Si, Tom's decided to join us permanently. He moves in January"

"Thats brilliant. The scouts spotted anothe good young keeper, so do you want me to keep tabs on him?"

"Yes, we need some young stoppers"

"Who else are we looking at?"

"Well at the moment there's...."