Only a Month!

It's only a month from our season ended, but already our manager Spike has been active, tying up players contracts and trying to get some new faces in his squad. That said there's two 'old faces' coming on board, back-up goalkeeper 'Alice' Addis and former crowd favourite David Cushley. Spike's trying to sign Gary Thompson as well from the Whites and an unknown striker to replace the 'goal machine' Gary McCutcheon. The Sky Blue Sport team have been discussing the reasons Gary is quitting the Showgrounds to move to Seaview and we haven't come up with any. Is the fireplace in Gary's Stranraer home so bare (or trophy cabinet), that a league cup medal or a possible Setanta medal would take pride of place. We stick our necks out here and forecast that the Crues won't win a major trophy (the Irish cup and Premier league) in the next two seasons and the constant jarring of playing on a 3g pitch will shorten Gary's career we think, if not end prematurely .

Spike has released Alan D, obviously we can't afford him and Rory Carson, Rory being released according to Spike, was to free up money for a striker. The 'Sport team reckon the mystery striker will need all the help he can get and with Rory's release, we just lost our best corner-man. Ally Teggart is a gifted player, but his corners are tame affairs and as for the Cush we don't remember scoring from one of his corners when he was with us previously. Maybe Spike has some-one else in mind to be our dead ball specialist, we at 'Sport hope it's not Tony Kane or should we say the 'kick boxer'. Tony has scored a low number of goals for us (2 in 26 appearances), but when we get a free-kick situation he always volunteers, but is generally way off the mark, definitely not good enough. In a surprise move Spike signed Cookie Munster on a one year deal and with Denver fit, that means we'll have 5 players fighting over two positions, although the versatile Rodgers is at home at fullback as well as central defence.

With Gavin Taggart firmly ensconced in midfield alongside Jenks, its hard to see where Gary Thompson and Sparky are going to fit in, assuming that he's going to play two wingers, in Ally and Cush. We still have not heard of any relevant strikers arriving here soon and we may be forced to rely on Jordan '6 foot, two, eyes of blue' Baker and the comedian Jay (Elvis) Costello. If Jay can keep the Susan baps to a minimum and maybe concentrate on scoring goals, maybe we won't miss Cutch so much. If Jordan were to back him up, instead of going for the spectacular (who can forget his goal at D.Cs. Celtic park last August which gave us a victory we scarcely deserved). It's not that we don't appreciate a spectacular goal, but we much rather see some tap-ins as well. with one or more of our directors threatening to quit over the 'Sunday' issue maybe we will find it difficult to sign big money players, we await further developments!