retired_brianrt

"...they are still top, and they have still only suffered the 1 defeat, and that was early in the season"

"I know, but we wont have a better chance to go above them will we? We are on an unbeaten run in the league of 7 games, so we have got a big chance"

"Well it damn sure wont be easy, especially at their place"

retired_brianrt

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 1-1 Partick
Scorers: Bingham

I was actually disappointed to come away with only a point, although if we had been offered it at the start I would have bitten your hands off. We were slightly the better side, and should have been 2 or 3 clear by half-time, but instead we conceded early in the second half and came away with a point. All 3 would have put us top too, which is frustrating but we are still unbeaten in 8, so thats a bright note.

retired_brianrt

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 2-0 Dumbarton
Scorers: Deuchar (2)

Again, we were solid at the back, in particular Scott Walker, who seems a bargain at the 12k I payed for him. Kenny Deuchar scored his first goals of 2006, and his first for 7 games, which for a man of his goal-scoring ability must have seemed like forever. He kept playing well though, and creating chances for others. I think that next season we do still need a couple of strikers to strengthen the front line, but not just yet we dont.

retired_brianrt

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 2-1 Forfar
Scorers: Bingham (2)

I dont know why, but the Forfar manager seems to have something against me, because each time we have met he has said he doesn't want us to get promoted and he wants to hurt out chances. Luckily, they didn't today, although they gave us a scare by taking the lead inside 3 minutes, but 2 second half Bingham goals put us to within 2 points of Partick, and still going strong.

retired_brianrt

"Well we are almost a third of the way through the season, and it looks good to see the table at the moment"

"It would look nicer if we were top though but beggars can't be choosers"

"Partick are going to lose sometime, they have got to"

"We have to capitalise when they do though"

retired_brianrt

Scottish 2nd Division
Gretna 3-0 Raith
Scorers: Bingham, Baldacchino, Juanjo

We are really going strong now, and the squad has so much strength in depth. Had to make 3 changes for this game through injuries and suspensions, and all 3 players got a rating of 8 in the match. We were 3 up at half time, and went through the 2nd half in cruise control, rarely having to get out of 1st gear. It wont be so easy all the time so we are glad to make the most of it when it is

retired_brianrt

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

Another clean sheet, and another 3 points. We are getting more solid game by game, and Scott Walker and Juanjo have been unbelievable since we got them. A combined total of less than 20k between them and it was then who got an assist each, in giving Kenny another 2 goals for the season. We are really motoring now, and look good for promotion.

retired_brianrt

"Boss, boss....you will never guess what's happened"

"Go on, what?"

"Well we said that Partick had to get beat eventually. So..."

"You're joking? By who?"

"Morton. They scored a last gasp winner. They're 3rd so want the points themselves, but we've gone top now"

"We can't get complacent now though, we have to push on"

retired_brianrt

MORTON STUN LEAGUE LEADERS

In a dramatic late twist, Greenock Morton struck a cruel blow to Partick Thistle. An 88th minute winner sends Partick tumbling to 2nd place for the first time since September, and Gretna to the top of the table. Partick will feel aggrieved that they didn't take anything from the match, as they seemed to have the better of the hosts throughout the game.

retired_brianrt

So a third of the way through, and the league table is as follows:

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> 1 Gretna 27 21 3 3 +41 662 Partick 27 20 5 2 +46 653 Morton 27 17 6 4 +29 574 Raith 27 12 5 10 +7 415 Stirling 27 9 6 12 -6 33 </pre>