ALL CHANGE

Bye, lads
By Gary McKenzie
May 20 2005

It's all change at Links Park with the news that a number of familiar faces are leaving the club. The manager announced in the paper today that Craig Smart, Martin Wood, Graeme Sharp and Ross Graham have all found new clubs while Darren Spink and Daryn Smith have been released.

I'm particularly sad to see Craig Smart and Graeme Sharp go. Craig scored plenty goals and was the undisputed penalty taker at the club. Sharpy's runs up the left were legendary. Woody clearly has talent but too often faded out of games.

Daryn Smith always gave 100% but never made enough impact to be an automatic choice, and hopefully he will get a chance somewhere else.

Darren Spink started off at the club in midfield, but when Smarty and Kegsy were both first choices, he was left out. Ironically he was playing well recently in the middle of defence with the injury to Fergie giving him an opportunity, but the manager obviously felt he wasn't in his plans.

MMSM wishes all the players well in the future and hopes they don't come back to haunt us as Scott Michie did this season. Clearly, we have to replace them with quality again, and soon, if the new squad is to gel before the new season.