Sons Sign Keegan!

Paul Keegan that is!
If he can pot a few like this I won’t be complaining! (from Bohemeians v. Bray in the Eircom League)

Yes the free kick man was Bobby Ryan!

From my Aberdeen Correpondent

This is from my mate Russell (exiled Dumbarton supporter with Aberdeen sympathies)
Was at the Gothenburg Greats dinner last night, courtesy of my old employers.
Had always understood that Dumbarton had turned down Jim Leighton after a trial
so decided to confirm with the man himself.
Apparently he played a reserve game against Hearts, lost 6-0 [...]

Clydebank Blitzed

“Rab is the game still on?” “er…as far as I know, why wouldn’t it be?” “well with events in New York and Washington and all that -you know how they canceled the Scotland game for Princess Di’s funeral” So went a telephone conversation with a friend of mine on September 11th 2001 which happened to [...]

Helicopters, Foxes, Terracing and the Faces. Life on Mars or in Carlisle?

I went along to Brunton Park Carlisle on Saturday to witness their League One match with Southend United. The last time I saw Carlisle United play was in 1972 (yup! 36 years ago) when Dumbarton defeated them 3-2 in a pre-season friendly. A few months later Carlisle paid out £45,000 for Dumbarton goal machine Kenny [...]

Good Luck Gilbert

Good Luck to my friend Gilbert Lawrie who has just been appointed Chief Executive at Dumbarton F.C. Gilbert has put in many many hours on the club’s behalf during a long association with them. I hope he can help turn things around at Strathclyde Homes Stadium and help get the “Sons” back where they belong [...]

Dumbarton 0 Forfar Athletic 0

It was back to the coal face of football for me last night. This was not the worst game of football I have ever seen, but it  was two teams amply demonstrating just why they occupy such a lowly berth in the Scottish League.  It really wouldn’t be fair to mention players by name because [...]

So Farewell Then Firs Park.

Last night I attended the East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton match at Firs Park, Bainsford in Falkirk. The match ended in an unremarkable 1-1 draw and I have to admit that Sons were very fortunate to come away with a point.

The following comes from the excellent Scottish Football Ground Guide
where there is also a good landscape [...]

John Cushley R.I.P.

Recently I posted two photos of the Dumbarton FC team , one from 1971-72 and the other from 72-73. The second of the two photos pictured John Cushley who was one of the finest players ever to wear a Dumbarton shirt. John was what we would refer to today as an “uncompromising” defender. [...]

Alka Seltzer Please!

From Left, Des McLean, Pat Rolink, John Htet Khin
Having drunk one or two small glasses of red wine last night and dined on the fantastic five course meal served up by Robert Sloan and his staff, it is a rather fragile blogger who presents himself here this morning. The Sonstrust Dinner in aid of youth [...]

Bright Tuesday/Black Friday

You get a better class of conversation at the football when you follow a wee team. At tonight’s Dumbarton v. Stenhousemuir game witnessed by about 350 hardy souls, the conversation went from the fact that the polis had impounded East Fife’s champagne under the sealed container/stadium rules (shipped in for their promotion celebrations) at Firs [...]