Fraser Burnett, the Arbroath captain, admitted early in the campaign that his side would not win the race to land the Eastern Premier Division crown.
But he insisted his side would have a big say in where the title would end up – and the remarkable events on Saturday certainly backed this up.
Burnett's boys pulled off what was arguably the shock of the season when they wrecked the "welcome home" party of pacesetters Grange. And they are in the mood to inflict more top-of-the table disruption this weekend when they face Watsonians, who – despite losing to Stoneywood-Dyce – regained the top spot.
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