Are the Pars on the way up again ?
Date: Tuesday, 12th Mar 2019This has been a roller coaster of a season for Dunfermline Athletic, and now they are on the up again.
Dunfermline fought their way to the play-off rounds for promotion last year, but failed at it.
So impressive was their performance that they were being touted to win the championship this year, immediately becoming the bookie’s favourite as a result. The team’s resilient and never say die attitude has helped them a lot.
Their meek start to the season was something highly unpredictable. Seasons can go wrong which they do more often than not, it’s football after all and it’s why football is a magnet for sports betting fans who are looking to get in on the action themselves. But it is the reaction to adverse circumstances that defines a team’s character. Over the past few months Dunfermline has achieved something extraordinary. Let us take a closer look at how this season has progressed.
A remarkable climb
Just a glimpse at the championship table in the month of February would have given you a fair enough idea how badly things were turning out for Dunfermline. They were pining away in seventh, twenty points behind the leaders, eight points from the top four and had a cushion of only three points from relegation.
Now with just eight more matches to go they have climbed to fourth place and are looking strong to hold off 5th placed Inverness CT who have a game in hand.
Bookmakers too are backing the resurgent Pars to be in the play-off spot come the end of season. The odds are highly in favour of the Pars given the spirit they have shown in the last couple of months. No wonder then punters are all set to make use of the free bets available with this reputed aggregator. The aggregator also provides valuable advice for helping you with betting strategies. Their bonuses and promotions are all the more reason to avail their services.
The importance of fighting spirit
The quality of the squad was never in doubt but things went badly under the previous manager for whatever reasons. It didn’t come as a surprise then that the previous manager Allan Johnston was sacked in early January this year. But the important thing is they have bounced back from that miserable spell and that speaks volumes about the character of this squad.
Ex-player Stevie Crawford has taken over on an interim basis and successfully steered them out danger in just over two months, returning them to somewhere close to the top of the list of the bookies’ favourites. The senior players acknowledge the fact that there are high expectations from them and they have to put in extra work to make it to the playoffs.
They have formed a good habit recently
The never say die attitude we spoke about earlier has been exhibited in the past five matches. The team has managed to keep clean sheets during all of these games. They seem to be fighting for every ball till the final whistle blows.
Manager Stevie Crawford has described the latest victory against Alloa Athletic as a boxing match. Boxing is more about getting hit and standing up again, holding your fort longer than your opponent.
This is what the Pars have been doing in the last five games. They keep their opponents at bay for long portions of the game and then score in the later stages when the opponent has little time left for recovery. Not a bad habit to form, eh?
C`mon Ye Pars !
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