Competing interests have shaped the Clyde in all kinds of ways. The Glaswegians wanted a deep channel, so as to bring seagoing vessels up past Greenock, and so built the Lang Dyke. The Romans wanted to get across, and built this causeway a bit upstream from Dumbarton at Milton. That's Dumbarton Rock's wee pal Dumbuck on the far shore. Source.
It's the start of the second half of the season. Morton are dead last, with two wins and nine points. They have not scored in the past three games. They are twelve points behind eighth-place Dumbarton, whom they visit today. If Dumbarton do as well in the second half as they did in the first they will finish with 42 points. If Morton up their game to .500, say 6w 6d 6l, they will finish with 33 points. So, to avoid relegation Morton have to improve vastly under Kenny Shiels, and also catch some breaks. What kind of breaks? One of Livingston, Dumbarton and Queen of the South simply has to stop winning games.
Morton have signed Brad Gascoigne of Corby Town in England's Southern Football League, and David Robertson, formerly of St Johnstone. Michael Tidser, the player Morton sold to Rotherham in July for fifty grand, has signed with Ross County. Morton really should have kept him. Ex-captain Mark McLaughlin has signed with Dumbarton! He'll score today. Morton has signed Jamie McCormack ex of Wigan Athletic.
[Dumbarton win 2 - 0. It's Morton's seventh loss in a row, eighth counting the Scottish Cup.]
It's the trente deuxièmes de finale of the Coupe de France. After eight rounds of play the number of teams has been reduced to 64, so this is where the story really begins. US Boulogne host Association Sportive Beauvais Oise, or ASBO for short. In the United Kingdom ASBO stands for anti-social behavior order. ASBO play in the fourth flight Championnat de France amateur. Beauvais is in Picardy.
[Boulogne prevail 3 - 1 and move on to the 16ème de finale.]
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