At last -some good news in amongst all our bad league results.

Having won on Monday v Airdrieonians there was a real opportunity to qualify with a win.

The team responded and we rested our new apprentice keeper, and went for it. The 3-0 win was a bonus and needed as the only team below us, Hearts, also won.

Back to the league Saturday and a week on Wednesday we will face Arbroath in the last 32 of the SESL. 

SESL Cup is a break from the league but not from the current malaise, as we drift along to the season end and a return to the 2nd division.

First up we bought an apprentice keeper as both ours are old and needing their P45s. So we will use the SESL Cup ties to bring him up to the expected 0/17 well before the season end. 

Carroll was in between the sticks in all 3 cup ties played last midweek and yesterday, playing 45 minutes a time.

Against Hearts we did okay despite an injury and suspension and lost out 2-1. Versus Edinburgh City we did okay too and deserved the 0-0 draw, and Carroll even saved a penalty (he was an age 0/6 at the time).

Against Alloa we didn't compete - wasn't really trying to - more a case of holding the scoreline down - and were battered 5-2. We won't qualify from the group and will settle on free midweeks after this coming week. The section wasn't a good group to plan a couple of wins from but we don't need the extra KO game we normally would have gained as we look okay for the end of season totals to be able to afford a full CP compliment.

This was always going to be a tough season as we brought up quite a few older players and understandably got hit by MSA. So, we plan for next season now!

Okay - half way in the league and we are facing south. Not bothered too much - we cut the price of a season ticket at the start as our expectations were always low.

And so it proved.  With 4 wins and 12 losses (don't look to us as part of your 8 draws) and a draw and loss in the 2nd round of the Cecil Cup v Celtic we are not looking good. But the training will be accentuated once MSA is over and done with, and we look forward to some thumpings as our 2 keepers are aged.

Saturday there we slipped to 2 more defeats (5 in a row, 5 in a row - there's a chorus there..). At home to Stranraer - they couldn't just celebrate their winning of the aforementioned cup but decided tonot play fair and took all the points in a 2-0 win. Then we travelled up to one of my favourite cities, Inverness, where I stayed a full year. We equalised at one point but just delayed the inevitable and went down by 3-1.

Roll on the season end - PS anybody got a younger keeper they would like some CPs for?