It's the Challenge Cup, which is exclusive to teams from Scottish Football League Divisions 1, 2 & 3 (and which also had 2 teams from the Highland League this season for the first time ever). The Scottish Cup is totally different. As is the Scottish League Cup. If you're more familiar with English league football then consider the Scottish Cup as the FA Cup, the Scottish League Cup as the Carling Cup and the Challenge Cup as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy as they are the English equivalents.
Thank you, again, sir. That does help. Kinda awesome how the Dumbarton thread is the most active Scottish thread on BS.
Anyway, onto pleasant news; The new season starts properly this Saturday with a trip to New Broomfield (or to give it its proper name, the Shyberry Excelsior Stadium) to see the might Dumbarton FC take on Airdrie United. I'm taking the train rather than the supporters bus as there's a train direct from my neighbourhood to theirs (Airdrie's) and it's both cheaper than the supporters bus but also means I can have a few beers on the train in the way. Bring it on! 'Mon the Sons!
A very poor performance from a sorely unbalanced Dumbarton side resulted in a deserving 3-0 defeat away at Airdrie United today.
Airdrie United 3 - O Dumbarton Phillip Johnston (6') Ryan Donnelly (9') Phillip Johnston (63') MON 'EH SONS! 9th O-O-1 .... O8/13/2O11 v
Dumbarton 1 - 5 Stirling Albion* Darren Lee Smith (5') Scott Agnew (8') Alan Cook (46') Joshua Flood (48') Sean Dillon (56') John Crawley (69') 1Oth O-O-2 .... O8/13/2O11 @ MON 'EH SONS! *oops! i listed the wrong opponent for this week... should have been Stirling Albion. my bad.
We are dreadful. A sorely unbalanced team and apparently no funds available to bring anyone else in. It's going to be a long, hard season.
Brechin City 3 - 3 Dumbarton Gary Fusco (47') Scott Agnew (11') Paul McManus (pen 52') James Lyden (28') David McKenna (56') Scott Agnew (89') 1Oth O-1-2 GOALS 3 Agnew 1 Lyden .... O8/13/2O11 @ MON 'EH SONS!
Gutted that I missed that game. We had no supporters bus running due to a lack of interest as a result of our poor form and Brechin having a talented team. Hopefully this can be the game that gets us firing by giving the players a confidence boost. Interesting that Alan Adamson left club captain Paul Nugent on the bench for that game...
East Fife O - 6 Dumbarton Martin McBride (17') Brian Prunty (20') Brian Prunty (33') James Lyden (45') Ryan Wallace (pen miss 70') Brian Prunty (79') Brian Prunty (85') GOALS 4 Prunty 3 Agnew 2 Lyden 1 McBride .... 6th 1-1-2 O9/1O/2O11 v MON 'EH SONS!
East Fife O - 6 Dumbarton Martin McBride (17') Brian Prunty (20') Brian Prunty (33') James Lyden (45') Ryan Wallace (pen miss 70') Brian Prunty (79') Brian Prunty (85') GOALS 4 Prunty 3 Agnew 2 Lyden 1 McBride .... 6th 1-1-2 O9/1O/2O11 v MON 'EH SONS! I hate the international breaks...
Dumbarton 3 - 4 Arbroath Brian Prunty (5') Lee Sibanda (14') Mark Gilhaney (17') Gavin Swankie (27') Kevin Nicoll (38') Gavin Swankie (46') Steven Doris (pen 68') GOALS 5 Prunty 3 Agnew 2 Lyden 1 McBride 1 Gilhaney 1 Nicoll .... 8th 1-1-3 O9/17/2O11 v MON 'EH SONS!
Dumbarton O - 4 Cowdenbeath Mark McKenzie (8') John Robertson (19') Jordan Morton (68') Scott Linton (86') GOALS 5 Prunty 3 Agnew 2 Lyden 1 McBride 1 Gilhaney 1 Nicoll .... 9th 1-1-4 O9/24/2O11 @ MON 'EH SONS! I really hope this doesn't cost Adamson. I think we have great manager and a slop ass team... =(
Forfar Athletic O -2 Dumbarton David Winters (32') Brian Prunty (61') GOALS 6 Prunty 3 Agnew 2 Lyden 1 McBride 1 Gilhaney 1 Nicoll 1 Winters .... 8th 2-1-4 1O/O1/2O11 v MON 'EH SONS!
Forfar Athletic O -2 Dumbarton David Winters (32') Brian Prunty (61') GOALS 6 Prunty 3 Agnew 2 Lyden 1 McBride 1 Gilhaney 1 Nicoll 1 Winters .... 8th 2-1-4 1O/O1/2O11 v MON 'EH SONS! PP - =(
GOALS 6 Prunty 3 Agnew 2 Lyden 1 McBride 1 Gilhaney 1 Nicoll 1 Winters .... 8th 2-1-4 1O/15/2O11 @ MON 'EH SONS!
