More frustration for EDI fans this weekend as EDI slipped into the relegation play-off positions after a chastening 0-2 home defeat against STJ followed by an even more disappointing 3-3 draw against RAN even though EDI led 3-1 as late as the 67th minute after a FW Lee Wood hat-trick. Star forward Clyde Best seems to have gone missing in recent weeks an both of the teams quality GKs and the defence are leaking goals wholesale. The team has no MF to mention anymore and the fans voiced their dissaproval towards the end of both of those games with a chorus of 'You don't know what you're doing' clearly aimed at the manager as EDI are now staring relegation in the face after just a single season back in the top flight.

The concensus among fans is that manager Bill Bushby is a competant manager in Divisions 2 and 3 but comes up short when faced with the better overall quality found in Division 1.

No comment was forthcoming from the club at all after the games but depending on the outcome of the last two games (maybe three games ?)....the pressure on the manager looks sure to increase.

With only four games remaining in the current league campaign, EDI find themselves just a single place above the relegation play-off positions and in dire need of picking up some points this weekend in our two games which are nboth against teams in a similair position.

First up is a home match versus STJ who are seven points behind us but will be looking to climb out of the automatic relegation zone to at least give themselves a chance of a play-off to avoid relegation to Division 2.

An away match follows at RAN who are just a single point and place above STJ, so will likely be attempting the same as the previously mentioned STJ, as a bare minimum. 

EDI will need to put their best feet forward this weekend and come out of those two games with some reward so that next weekends two games hold realistic chances for EDI to gain enough overall points to escape relegation without the need to risk the play-offs at the end of the season.

Suspensions and injuries, plus ELs now start to bite for many teams and the quandary for managers is who to risk this weekend and who to save for the final 2 games....or a possible play-off game ?

EDI led LIV 1-0 going into the final 10 minutes of the game but came ended up with nothing after losing 1-2 at home. That was followed by EDI leading SM 1-0 after 80 minutes and only getting a single point there. A rather disappointing haul of a single point after leading well in both games was made worse but a RED card and also another suspended player due to a yellow means EDI will lose two players for the next session. All in all a terrible weekend that somewhat beggers belief TBH.

Hopefully next weekend will see the 'Pick on EDI' dial turned back down to normal but the fear is that the damage is already done and is quite likely to stay done. We shall see ?

EDI pulled off a huge trade for the club on the final day of the transfer window today.

Tunisian WG Sebastian Tounekti joins the club from CEL and will give the front line a massive boost, not only for the remaining six games of this season but also for several seasons to come. Rookie WG Charlie Cooke moves to CEL as part of the same trade package and we wish him well in his new venture in Glasgow.

The full deal is reputed to be the biggest in the clubs history and all parties are satisfied the the trade will help both teams.

Tounekti looks certain to make his debut for EDI in the upcoming games this weekend and all at EDI look forward to seeing what he can do in the coming few weeks.