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3.1.06
Arbroath (2) Hibs (1)
Arbroath- Darius Vassell 14 Gareth Munro 77
Hibs- Lyndon Andrews 11
MOM- Jamie Langfield, Arbroath

"Tough match. I thought it was another draw for us," commented Gond.

"So did I, but Gareth (Munro) made a nice shot past Paul Gerrard for the match winner."

"Jamie (Langfield) deserved the honours for that last minute save on Richie Wellens- it sure looked like the equalizer when he booted it."

"Just enough of it to push it over the net- we needed those three points."

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21.1.06
Arbroath (1) St.Mirren (1)
Arbroath- Gareth Munro 40
St.Mirren- Anthony Ormerod 54
MOM- Chris Hope, St.Mirren

"Is it just me or have their been an influx of exceptional keepers this season?" asked Gond.

"It isn't just you- English clubs have been loaning them right and left. Look at who St.Mirren has had on loan this season- Christopher Kirkland, Mark Tyler and now Roy Carroll. Add Richard Wright, Stefan Klos, Robert Douglas, David James, Carlo Cudicini, Mark Brown and Paul Gallacher to the mix- and that is a better than average group."

"It was a shame to waste another chance to get a win, it seemed like we were on our way."

"St.Mirren has battled us every time we have faced them- they earned the draw."

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28.1.06
Aberdeen (1) Arbroath (0) Scottish Cup 3rd round
Aberdeen- Ben Thornley 69
Arbroath- None
MOM- Scott Michie, Aberdeen

"We didn't show the Pittodrie crowd much today," commented Faramir morosely.

"They put the clamps on our midfield- we couldn't get any good passing sequences going."

"What is worse is that I will end up having to agree with whatever Sammy G. writes."

Aberdeen Brooms Arbroath
by Sammy Gohl
Aberdeen had little trouble brushing Arbroath directly out of the Scottish Cup competition with a convincing 1-0 win. Though they held sway over play most of the match, Aberdeen needed only a superb strike from Ben Thornley to send Arbroath packing for the coast.

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1.2.06
Rangers (5) Arbroath (1)
Rangers- Robert Malcolm 4-P John Thomson 17,51 Gary Teale 25 Shota Arveladze 29
Arbroath- Peter Wolf 18
MOM- John Thomson, Rangers

"It's bad when you are taken out of the match in the 3rd minute. I can see the penalty call on Mark (Boyd), but I still don't understand why it caused him to redcard him," quietly said Faramir.

"With how ready we seemed to be for the match- to wind up down 1-0 and down our captain that early really deflated us."

"Then Jamie (Langfield) picks the worst possible match to play his worst match ever for us. I had to pull him for Ian (Ritchie) at halftime- 'Gers had 5 shots and 4 of them had gone in."

"Just a bad, bad match- even though we outshot them 10-8 overall. They lose Michael Carrick to injury early and youngster John Thomson comes on and destroys us."

Rangers Roll Over Hapless Arbroath
by Sammy Gohl
Rangers moved closer toward the SPL title as they embarrassed visiting Arbroath in a 5-1 rout. Arbroath got themselves into trouble early when skipper Mark Boyd's vicious bump from behind earned both a penalty kick and a redcard for himself. With no leadership the visiting side collapsed in the face of the 'Gers relentless assault. The 5-1 win should cause the Arbroath Board to reevaluate the club's leadership- especially in the face of a mounting debt that is rumored to be 8.5 Million and counting.

BarryLFC

^^ glad to hear it

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4.2.06
Arbroath (2) Hearts (0)
Arbroath- James Coppinger 38 Gareth Munro 47
Hearts- None
MOM- Gareth Munro, Arbroath

"If we can get that kind of workmanlike effort down the stretch, we should be fine," calmly offered Faramir.

"We still leaned pretty heavily on Jamie (Langfield) to backstop our clean sheet, but I agree it was a good effort in all aspects of our play."

"Too bad Robin (Gibson) got hurt, I had planned on giving him a lot more playing time down the stretch..."

"How long is he out for?"

"At least a month is what they told me."

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11.2.06
Kilmarnock (1) Arbroath (3)
Kilmarnock- Gary McCutcheon 10
Arbroath- Gareth Munro 13 Thomas Magnusson 18 Peter Wolf 61
MOM- Gareth Munro, Arbroath

"We responded well when they took that early lead," observed Gond.

"More than the goals we got back right away, I was really pleased with how our defensive coverage tightened after the goal. They only had a handful of chances the rest of the match."

"Gareth (Munro) is certainly coming on strong now."

"If only Darius (Vassell) could regain his scoring touch- we would have a pretty tasty 1-2 combination up front."

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15.2.06
Arbroath (1) Celtic (2) League Cup Semifinal
Arbroath- Mike Zonneveld 90-P
Celtic- Ulrik Laursen 13 Clive Barnett 44
MOM- Ulrik Laursen, Celtic

"Disappointing that we weren't able to make the finals- but they played much better than we did," said a tired Faramir.

"It was a wierd way to end the match though- strangest I have ever seen," replied Gond. "First, Chris Sutton's headbutt- which by rights should earn him a lengthy ban- and the Dianbobo Balde's tackle gives us the late penalty and he also gets the redcard for arguing the call."

"For certain, it will hurt them against Aberdeen in the final. We really didn't earn the right to play in the final- that was a pretty uncertain effort."

"That's a good summation- we were tentative in all aspects of our play."

Celtic Caps Arbroath
by Sammy Gohl
Despite a last minute try by the referee to allow the forlorn Arbroath club back into the match, Celtic moved on to face Aberdeen in the League Cup Finals by virtue of its 2-1 win. Promising youngster Clive Barnett demonstrated his prowess with a dazzling goal that turned out to be the match winner.

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25.2.06
Arbroath (1) Motherwell (2)
Arbroath- Billy Macdonald 32
Motherwell- Stuart Elliott 45,58
MOM- Stuart Elliott, Motherwell

"That goal we allowed Elliott to score in first half injury time was tough to take," sighed Gond.

"It took away whatever momentum we developed in the first half. We had plenty of chances to score more early in the half- Darius (Vassell) really disappointed me with his two misses of ones he clearly could have had."

"I don't know why, but he just hasn't been very efficient around the net since early in the season. He is working hard and getting chances- but he isn't finishing well at all."

Motherwell Muffles Arbroath
by Sammy Gohl
Motherwell leaped over struggling Arbroath in the SPL standings as they made Gayfield Park a bit less happy with their 2-1 win. Powerful Stuart Elliott was all the offense the visitors needed as they overcame a lucky Arbroath first half goal in coming from behind for the win.

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4.3.06
Dundee United (0) Arbroath (1)
Dundee United- None
Arbroath- Richard Montgomery 13
MOM- Paul Gallacher, Dundee United

"We were fortunate to get the goal we need for the win," said Gond.

"You're right about that- I know we never saw Paul (Gallacher) play any better than that when we were there. He made some impossible stops today to keep them in the match."

"You could see why the Board is disgruntled with Skogheim- they showed very little offensive flow today. They are really struggling to score goals- worse than us..."

"Add that to their 7th place status and it wouldn't surprise me if they replace him before the end of the season."

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18.3.06
Livingston (1) Arbroath (1)
Livingston- Aaron Brown 1
Arbroath- Peter Wolf 27
MOM- Andrew Rollo, Livingston

"If we start playing at the opening whistle, then we win this match," fumed Faramir.

"We certainly didn't get a good start today. It wasn't a bad effort overall though," stated Gond.

"Another match that showcased our annoying lack of being able to finish though. We are creating all kinds of chances, but not having much success at putting the ball in the net."

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1.4.06
Arbroath (1) Celtic (3)
Arbroath- Darius Vassell 42
Celtic- Stilian Petrov 25 Chris Sutton 45,51
MOM- Ulrik Laursen, Celtic

"We are just having a tough time with them," grumbled Gond.

"Robert Douglas was better than Jamie (Langfield) today. We wound up outshooting them 15-8, but that was the major difference. We will never beat them until we start finishing our chances better."

"At least Darius (Vassell) finally got another goal- it had been months since he last scored."

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10.4.06
Hibs (0) Arbroath (2)
Hibs- None
Arbroath- Gareth Munro 8,28
MOM- Gareth Munro, Arbroath

"Good thing that Gareth (Munro) was inspired today- otherwise it was a lackluster effort," stated Gond.

"I thought both Angelo (Schembri) and Mike (Zonneveld) played well in supporting our attack, but you're right that our midfield play lacked verve."

"Jamie (Langfield) deserves credit on the clean sheet too- he did make a couple nice saves to blunt their rally in the second half."

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">********************************************* ************************************************** * Scottish Premier Division - Monday 10th April 2006********************************************** ************************************************** ================================================== ============================================== 2005/6 Table============================================= ================================================== =Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Rangers 33 12 4 0 38 11 11 3 3 31 20 76 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Celtic 33 14 2 1 41 16 7 2 7 27 30 67 3rd Arbroath 33 8 4 4 28 17 7 5 5 25 21 54 4th Motherwell 33 10 4 2 32 17 6 2 9 24 29 54 5th Aberdeen 33 9 2 6 25 19 7 3 6 23 25 53 6th Dundee Utd 33 9 2 5 36 27 5 2 10 23 36 46 7th Livingston 33 6 3 7 23 21 6 4 7 26 29 43 8th Dundee 33 8 3 6 35 29 2 4 10 15 34 37 9th Hibs 33 9 3 5 32 26 0 5 11 18 41 35 10th Kilmarnock 33 6 5 6 27 25 3 1 12 16 38 33 11th Hearts 33 7 2 7 25 22 1 3 13 12 31 29 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12th St. Mirren 33 4 5 8 21 27 2 5 9 17 29 28 </pre>

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15.4.06
Celtic (2) Arbroath (1)
Celtic- David Hannah 8 Stephen Crainey 66
Arbroath- James Coppinger 45
MOM- Stephen Crainey, Celtic

"Another one! This is just frustrating!" ranted Barry Gond.

"We had our chances. Robin (Gibson) should have had the equalizer- except he just plain let off too much on the kick and Robert Douglas was able to get fingertips on it."

"Well, how about the reffing? Four yellows and nine fouls to their 1?"

"It wasn't too good- the FA official told me on the side that he wasn't pleased with it- but that wasn't the difference in the match. We didn't play well enough to beat them. It will take letter perfect matches to beat Celtic-Rangers and we haven't been playing that well."

Celtic Cements 2nd Place
by Sammy Gohl
With little chance of catching high flying Rangers for the SPL title, Celtic cemented their hold on 2nd place with a firm trouncing of Arbroath. The visitors, who seem entirely out of place in the Playoff Grouping, offered little resistance as they fell before the powerful Celtic effort in the 2-1 win.

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22.4.06
Arbroath (1) Aberdeen (0)
Arbroath- Joe Osei-Kuffour 44
Aberdeen- None
MOM- Dunga, Arbroath

"Joe (Osei-Kuffour) picked an opportune time to score his 1st for us," grinned a relieved Gond.

An also content Faramir nodded, "We should have had at least a couple more goals- including Mark's (Boyd) that was waived off. Still, we got the win- which is what we needed from the match."

"Thomas (Magnusson) and Richard (Montgomery) did yeoman's work in shutting down their forwards today- they were never a factor."

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29.4.06
Dundee United (2) Arbroath (1)
Dundee United- Tobias Grahn 31 Mark Kerr 68
Arbroath- Mark Boyd 60
MOM- Mark Boyd, Arbroath

"We worked so hard- got Mark's (Boyd) goal to even it- and then fell," uttered Gond.

"That cross- it was what we worked on defending- and we still let them do it. It was a big disappointment to let this one turn into a loss."

"It leaves us even with Aberdeen, they won today."

"Our next match against Motherwell is crucial, because we close with Rangers."

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6.5.06
Arbroath (3) Motherwell (2)
Arbroath- Richard Montgomery 21 Joe Osei-Kuffour 34 Gareth Munro 83
Motherwell- Michael Appleton 31 Douglas Ramsay 71
MOM- Richard Montgomery, Arbroath

"Whew!" smiled Gond.

Faramir nodded with a tired smile as well, "We needed it badly. That was a great pass by Luis Laguardia to set up Gareth (Munro) for the match winner."

"I have to admit- I was a little despaired until Munro scored."

"Me too. I thought we had blown the chance when we gave up that easy goal to Ramsay. Then we couldn't get anything started again."

"Aberdeen lost, so we have a three point lead on them going into the last match."

"With our goal differential, we should be ok even if we lose to 'Gers and they beat Dundee United in their last match."

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13.5.06
Arbroath (3) Rangers (1)
Arbroath- Joe Osei-Kuffour 11,15,40
Rangers- Shota Arveladze 35
MOM- Joe Osei-Kuffour, Arbroath

"I don't believe it! We actually have a player that can score on Stefan Klos!" pronounced Gond happily.

"Good thing Joe was scoring, because Klos stopped Gareth (Munro) and Peter (Wolf) cold on some excellent scoring chances. Don't forgot about Ian's (Ritchie) performance- he really was a show-stopper in net for us as well."

"Europe- he we come...again."

Faramir grinned, "It will be nice to be back there again. With how well Rangers and Celtic did, we might be in either Champs Cup or UEFA- but I think UEFA is much more likely as I don't think we are quite to earning 3 spots in Champs Cup."

"3rd place- it is what we have been aiming for since mid-season."

"It's a nice accomplishment with this club- being so far in the red. I am pretty happy right now."

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">********************************************* ************************************************** * Scottish Premier Division - Saturday 13th May 2006********************************************** ************************************************** ================================================== ============================================== 2005/6 Table============================================= ================================================== =Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st C Rangers 38 14 4 0 45 12 11 4 5 35 30 83 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Celtic 38 17 2 1 49 18 9 2 7 34 33 82 3rd Arbroath 38 11 4 4 35 20 7 5 7 27 25 63 4th Aberdeen 38 9 3 7 29 25 8 3 8 25 29 57 5th Dundee Utd 38 11 2 6 43 33 6 2 11 26 42 55 6th Motherwell 38 10 4 4 33 20 6 2 12 27 36 54 7th Livingston 38 7 4 8 24 24 6 5 8 28 33 48 8th Hibs 38 10 4 5 39 30 2 6 11 27 45 46 9th Dundee 38 10 3 6 40 31 2 4 13 18 42 43 10th Kilmarnock 38 8 5 7 31 29 4 1 13 19 40 42 11th Hearts 38 9 2 8 30 25 2 3 14 13 32 38 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12th R St. Mirren 38 4 6 9 24 31 2 6 11 19 35 30 </pre>