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Commons off for the second half.

Commons off for the second half.

Best substitution in a long time !

Oh dear - where was the feckin block on the advancing defender - poor defending and yet another sucker punch.but when the going gets tough ?

Has to be substitution time - Pepper fer Ross please - Sutherland fer Shinnie and up front alongside Billy - what is the odds on Roberts and a loaned ?

Don't you wish everyone could press like Draper ?

Better stuff but we need a lift from the bench.

Well, you don't get closer than that!

Oh dear - half chance fer Billy but Doran is the key.

I have a horrible feeling it may be Roberts fer Shinnie

Here comes Roberts!

If that wasn't bad snuff he has switched Doran to the left when Doran was crucifying Chalmers. Roberts wide rite and wee Billy dropping deeper and deeper with frustration !,

I would be tempted to drop Shinnie back and stick Draper up front.

Sorry but what was Meekings doing ?

Four defeats in a row. Not good.

What a great move - let's take Shane on with 3 minutes to go.

Celtic are the better team but I can't fault ICT too much.  A leader like Foran would have been a difference but they tried to compete.  It was just a case of Celtic having a few wayward geniuses that would be the best player in every SPL team but Celtic getting a chance.

 

Tactics and player-wise, I don't think ICT got it far wrong.  Just that difference in quality.  A few players switched on or switched off.

 

But it's Celtic.  You try your best and think of the next game.  It's always EMI v Factory Records.  Only one usually at the top of the charts bar the odd Blue Monday.

Right. Heads up. The quest for Europe.

Four defeats in a row. Not good.

Lets face it our season has disintegrated and is really in danger of getting a lot worse. We have never had a better chance in our history to do something significant and we have blown it. I really do think that we have the players and the Option A system but we really are sadly lacking tactically and our system has been Sussed by most of the SPL and we simply don't have any other options. We have become too much of a tippy tappy team and when wee Billy isn't clicking we are fecked - but look at today -how the feck is he expected to deal with two big central defenders.

The subs are abysmal and to me that was one of the worst today - Doran was taking them to pieces down the rite - so we take on the derided and totally lacking in confidence Roberts - put him rite and swop Doran. And then we take on Shane on the wide rite and put Roberts in the hole - feck me !!

Can't wait fer the TB excuse today - probably the players or the atmosphere ?

I think opposition teams have become wise to our system and TB has not got a plan B. Subs came on too late again and why is he not giving Connor Pepper a chance??

Celtic are the better team but I can't fault ICT too much.  A leader like Foran would have been a difference but they tried to compete.  It was just a case of Celtic having a few wayward geniuses that would be the best player in every SPL team but Celtic getting a chance.

 

Tactics and player-wise, I don't think ICT got it far wrong.  Just that difference in quality.  A few players switched on or switched off.

 

But it's Celtic.  You try your best and think of the next game.  It's always EMI v Factory Records.  Only one usually at the top of the charts bar the odd Blue Monday.

That was Cellic Reserves !!

Need to stop the Europe talk. Top 6 has long been the 'Holy Grail' for us and should still be our primary objective.

I agree top 6 would be a fantastic achievement, but this season has had a special feeling about it. No harm in trying.

I thought thatm on the whole we played pretty good football today.  Not too downheartened, but after this run we need a win pretty darn soon.

3-1 to Celtic is not a fair reflection of the game. A draw would have been a much fairer result. Our team played some good stuff but didn't get the breaks while Celtic did. There were a lot of good performances - Aaron Doran in particular. 

 

The real disappointment for me was the size of the home support (especially after deducting out the Celtic and County fans from the North and Main Stands). The size of our support was pathetic!! This was our first ever top-of-the-table clash - with probably our best ever team - and the size of our support was pitiful. Fair play to those who made the effort to be there - especially those in wheelchairs and their carers. For those who could have been there, who live locally, who were physically able and could afford admission - but chose rather to watch the game on TV - shame on you!!!

Came away from TCS pretty disappointed after today's game. After the first ten minutes, when Nick Ross scored I thought we could get something out of this game. The defending was terrible for Celtic's first goal and then we couldn't pick up the pace. 

 

I thought we are definitely lacking an end product today. 

We NEED to win on Wednesday and hopefully get a point at Fir park.  

Edited February 9, 201312 yr by ICTRoughi