Comfortably Numb

 

Pink Floyd wrote this song about the club we have followed since it's inception in August 1994. The first two verses (Hello & Come on Now) are about the fans speaking to the club and getting no replies, then asking through the Trust if everything is OK. Relax is the board questioning the fans about the hurt that has been caused by mis-management and not listening to our views and then replying and stating our insignificance. OK & Stand Up are the solutions to our problems. The final verse in bold is about the board ignoring the warning signs and that is why we are on the verge of disappearing into the abyss.

Hello
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me
Is there anyone at home?

Come on now
I hear you're feeling down
Well, I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again

Relax
I'll need some information first
Just the basic facts
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain, you are receding
A distant ship smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying
When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain, you would not understand
This is not how I am
I have become comfortably numb

I have become comfortably numb

O.K.
Just a little pin prick
There'll be no more ah!
But you may feel a little sick

Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working, good
That'll keep you going through the show
Come on, it's time to go

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown
The dream is gone......
We have become comfortably numb 😢 💀 👀

Listen for yourself, it's all in here>>>

The hurt, the pain, the reluctance and pig-headedness to listen to the fans asking what is going on, the lack of communication, the lack of ambition, the stench of mismanagement, the concert company, the battery farm, the demise since winning the Scottish Cup in 2015, the lack of passion, the lack of commitment, the dwindling fanbase, the lack of leadership. It has left the fans comfortably numb: a state of severe alienation and burnout. When the pressures of life and the evils, insanity and corruption of the outside world are too much and you build a mental wall and you shut yourself out from everything and everyone. You just want to retreat by watching TV or listening to music a LOT to take you from your inner pain but your attention span is so minimized you may wind up on the couch looking up at the ceiling and constantly changing TV channels with the remote. Certain scenes or sounds may bring up painful emotions and make you cry. (urban dictionary)

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Match/Ticket/Parking Info

Naelifts it's a 17:30 kick off

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A bit about the game: We lost 2-1 at New Douglas Park on Wednesday night. An incredibly inventive goal from Kevin O'Hara or a comedy of errors from an Inverness point of view saw us go one down in the sixth minute. Another dubious goal saw us two down with Ridgers claiming he was being impeded. We could have lost a third in that first half horror show had Graham Grainger spotted Wallace Duffy blocking a shot with his arm. Enter Samson Lawal and suddenly things began to look better, and even more better when Aribim Pepple scored with his first touch after 68 minutes. Game on and all to play for on Saturday as we start the game one goal down. Danny Devine won't take part after rolling his ankle on the halfway line. All are in agreement that Lawal and Pepple should play a bigger part, but will anyone listen to us. I won't hold my breath. It's our final game of this season, win or lose. It could be a defining game in the history of this club. What on earth have we become...

Less of this>>>
Off the post, off the head of Ridgers and into the back of the net! Hamilton take the lead! pic.twitter.com/WY6JtjdaCh

— BBC ALBA (@bbcalba) May 15, 2024

And more of this>>>

 

Here's Waiting for Dunc and pre-match>>>

Danny Devine out.

 

 

 

 

 

That was just terrible and the worst thing about it is that I'm not even angry right now. I just feel complete apathy as we've been heading this way all season.  

One of the biggest games in the clubs history and that's what we produce.  Gutless, spineless, hopeless.

It was galling to see so little heart on display but we shouldn't be surprised with so many loan players. They don't have to deal with the consequences of this.

If it wasn't obvious before then it's crystal clear now that Duncan Ferguson is no manager.  He needs cleared down the A9 tonight. From bizarre selections, ostracised players and bringing them in from the cold (Samuels anyone) and the spectacle of completely blanking players in public its clear that management is not for him.  

I have no idea what's going to happen now but the CEO can join him ona one way ticket South.

1 minute ago, Yngwie said:

Even before considering any merits or otherwise of either, it would be ludicrous to have people on their salaries whilst in League 2 so both have to go, I just hope we can afford the payoffs without it putting us into administration..

Administration might be worth it.

3 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

Even before considering any merits or otherwise of either, it would be ludicrous to have people on their salaries whilst in League 2 so both have to go, I just hope we can afford the payoffs without it putting us into administration..

If they had even a smidgen of integrity they would walk.

The Samuels sub and his mood at coming on summed up the farcical Ferguson reign. A manager woefully out of his depth having to turn to a player he's completely marginalised over the last few months in a desperate attempt to save his skin with said player completely demotivated. Another masterclass from Big Dunc. 

Edited May 18, 20242 yr by RiG

9 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

Even before considering any merits or otherwise of either, it would be ludicrous to have people on their salaries whilst in League 2 so both have to go, I just hope we can afford the payoffs without it putting us into administration..

Just noticed I said League 2 not League 1, things aren’t quite that bad yet, although I was think8ng earlier how quickly Brechin slid from Championship down to League 1 to League 2 to Highland League, where they still are.

We are going up, we said we are going up 💥

Quite a bit of aggro going on outside the ground. People on the deck police involved and stopping it looks nasty. Can’t condone that even if tensions are running high 

Any more updates on the situation outside the ground?

We need a complete clear out from top to bottom. 

The current incumbents seem not to care about the club.

The only way we are going if nothing changes is even further down.

Almost 10 years of decline: Almost back to where we started. 

Difficult to know what to predict. For various reasons it will be a very different XI that turns out next season at Cove or Annan or whatever. I wonder who'll be in the dugout, who'll be in the boardroom?

This is a very bad day. That's all.

 

Well as bad as the football was and having a game at dinner time I had a steak pie that I think had been in the oven since this morning it was that hard and not much inside either so nothing good to say tonight 

The worst day in the club's history by some margin.

Angry and farcical end to what's been the worst in our history.

Hamilton supporters trampling all over our pitch, with the stewards and stadium management looking bewildered and clueless.

 

12 minutes ago, DoofersDad said:

The worst day in the club's history by some margin.

 

2 minutes ago, forresjags said:

Angry and farcical end to what's been the worst in our history.

Hamilton supporters trampling all over our pitch, with the stewards and stadium management looking bewildered and clueless.

 

Stewards are useless anyway, just stood and watched those nauseous stinking smoke flres til they went out. Never watched what happened on the pitch, but did see plenty police vehicles as I drove past stadium. Nothing to say about the game. Gutted.

Well reality is setting in now I'm afraid Div 1 if the club actually survives.These last few games have been dire.Hamilton looked dangerous everytime they came near our goal.On the other hand we rarely looked dangerous and we could be playing now and still not have scored any more.To many  negatives about tonight's performance to list.The best team won and we got what we deserved for a horrendous season.We just never looked like a team with a plan.In fact we never looked like a team.So sorry for all staff impacted.At least we only saw our team demoted.Many will have lost more, most likely their jobs.What an absolute mess.What a shambles the board have overseen.

Edited May 18, 20242 yr by Douglas Mackenzie

It’s very unfortunate that in these pivotal matches, our normally reliable keeper could have done a lot better when conceding 3 of the goals. Otherwise, who knows how things might have transpired. Not saying it’s his fault, the poor season overall is certainly not down to him.

1 hour ago, jagster said:

Quite a bit of aggro going on outside the ground. People on the deck police involved and stopping it looks nasty. Can’t condone that even if tensions are running high 

Was a scrap between the two groups of fans. 

30 years of hard work and graft, all thrown away in 3. This board seriously needs shot out of a cannon as soon as possible.

Admin right around the corner as well. Highland Clowncil have some blame to shoulder, given those millions could've made next season a bit less of a pain in the backside, but thats nothing compared to the farce that Scot Gardiner has brought upon us

**** Ferguson and his negatively and **** the spinless ****** Gardiner. Both have ruined our club. 

No interview with Ferguson tonight then? 

Hopefully he's already gone! 

I don't think I was ever confident that we could get past Hamilton. An early goal for us would have, possibly, set the scene but when we gave the ball away after 12 seconds....from our k.o....what little confidence I had drained away. An awful day in ICT history. As someone quoted somewhere..from Europe to Annan in 9 years. We never built on that success and the blame for that has to lie at the top. League 1 football next season it is then and all on plastic pitches I believe. A clear out is needed but the biggest fear in my heart is...will we survive as a club? 

10 hours ago, old caley girl said:

Was a scrap between the two groups of fans. 

Was hearing some Hamilton fans saying our supporters went down to the away turnstiles and were throwing barriers stones etc at them. No idea if that’s true or not but a sad day all round. Watched the talk about the game on iPlayer this morning. Big tokes looked gutted while doing his interviews. Still got his heart here for sure 

Hamilton are an absolute bunch of hatchet merchants who will fit in well with the cloggers of Morton, Ayr and Airdrie in the Championship. Yesterday like much of the seasonwe were clueless, rudderless and lost for ideas.

The team lacks leadership throughout. Too many players physically weak, not assertive and no confidence. Beyond those leaving anyways, there are still some needing cut loose.

Ferguson and bollan showed by the substitute they had lost the plot and out of ideas. Chasing the game, 3 goals down in the tie we wanted to see the team step up and go for it. So instead of pushing our ariel threat and batter balls into the box, theforwards we bring on midgets and we focus on playing around the front of a congested 18 yard box. So easy for Hamilton.

Rankin is no managerial genius and I think his team will be fighting off relegation next season. In no way were we the better team but Hamilton are not a good side.

Big changes are needed and I don't think dunc and bollan are the ones to rebuild us.

 

Edited May 19, 20242 yr by bdu98196

I missed the game due to plans made months ago, so relied on occasionally looking for updates on the BBC Sport app, albeit not that often after seeing we were 2 down after 12 minutes.

I think the comments made by posters sum things up very well.

Our objective for the season should have been promotion. It quickly changed to avoiding relegation. Other than a brief “Ferguson bounce” we never really got results and most performances were poor.

We can point to moments in matches or individual mistakes, but so can every team.

The bottom line is that we finished 9th and failed in the play offs.

We seem to have had a lot of watershed moments. We’ve just had one on the pitch, we now need one off the pitch too.

 

Edited May 19, 20242 yr by Robert

A truly shameful capitulation last night. The overall lack of pride, endeavour or passion we've seen from the majority of the players and our clueless management team over the four play-off games has been difficult to comprehend. Hopefully the board got the message loud and clear at the final whistle.

A board member confirmed to me last night that Ferguson is on a 6 month rolling contract, rather than the 3 year deal he keeps referring to in interviews. Based on recent rumours it would sound like it would cost between 130-150k to pay him off. If the guy had any class at all he'd walk today but you can guarantee he'll hang on in there and pocket the pay-off he ill deserves and clearly doesn't need. His post-match comments were beyond belief. 

Personally, if Ferguson and/or Gardiner stay I won't be renewing my season tickets. I doubt I'll be alone in adopting this stance.

Grim times indeed.