Following ICT is like putting on the kilt and joining the Tartan Army - Feckin great day out : Shame about the game !!
The craic in the pubs before the game aint like it used to be - could be the recession has hit ? - still me, Mr Mann and Mann Junior gave a few spondoolachs to Diggers and the Tynie Arms and strolled to the game with a fair degree of alcohol fuelling us. Good following today - must have been 500 and a fair few wee singers at the back.
I decided to leave this till the morning cos I was fuming yesterday and I will address the tactics on another thread. The performance was so frustrating - Did Hearts deliberately go out to score an early goal and shut up shop ? They went 5-4-1 AT HOME in the second half !! Was it a deliberate tactical manouevre as they had sussed that we are better on the break and the fact that we never looked like scoring ?? Were they simply BAD ?? I wouldnt be at all surprised that there goalie - Kello - got their MOM. Saying that our crossing and attempted finishing made him look good.
We dominated - would love to know the posssession stats - we played the ball around a lot (usually getting nowhere) - we played some nice football at times (except in the last 20 metres from goal!!) - we tried to play with width at first (and then Brew changed it !!) - that was three points dropped as they were there fer the taking but - lets face it - some of our boys are NOT up to the SPL - although you could say the same about Hearts !! - and we are going to be in a rite bun fight to stay in the SPL this season.
FRASER :D :D :D What did he have to do really ? I hardly noticed him. And most of his distribution was throw outs as Hearts were playing so deep.
TOKELY :D :D :003: One of my all time legends - but - it is time to move over Rosscoe. He is as spirited as ever but his distribution yesterday was terrible. He did more cursing at himself than overlaps yesterday.
MAGUIRE :D :D :D :022: At fault (again) for the goal - although him and Granty appeared to be blaming each other - and carried it on fer ages - other than that I thought he did OK but he makes too many mistakes. Will the manager have the balls to drop one of his faves - he should do but I doubt it.
GRANTY :D :D :D Welcome back Skipper - did OK and wasnt really pressured. He evidently aint match fit though and he needs training by Rory de Lap cos his long throws were simply predictable lobs.
HASTINGS :D :D :D Did OK as well but toiled at times against Kingston - still I am glad that Laryea isnt left footed cos he would have murdered us down the rite. Dick is another who is on extended time.
COWIE :D :D :D :thumb04: :018: Is this an identical twin brother who stood in for the real Don Cowie - or was it the strains of fatherhood. He was a shadow of himself - I still think that he should take on a Wilson-esque role wide on the rite - can anyone tell me WHERE he was supposed to be playing yesterday ?
BLACK :D :D :D :D :D Simply outstanding - despite being made to play in the hole in front of the defence !!! Black and Kingston were the only two players who looked up to SPL standard yesterday. I understand that the wee man had a go at Daddy Brew and some others at half time - quite feckin rite - his colleagues were on another planet yesterday.
MCBAIN :D :D ;) Where was he playing ?? he was in front of Black running all over the place like a feckin headless chicken. Please give him a run at left full back or even wide left.
IMRIE :D :D :015: :D Evidently a fan favourite - well he may be good at celebrating and waving but that is about it. He is ten times worse than Black was for his wee paddies - he totally loses concentration and is NOT SPL standard. How he wasnt hooked early doors is unbelievable.
BARROWMAN :D :D :P :021: Has the touch but doesnt have the brawn. This lad is a "poacher" - a goalscorer - he isnt a lone striker. He must have felt frustrated cos how many times did he have a chance to see the goals !!
ROONEY :D :003: :003: :D Getting fitter - getting better - put in a good shift yesterday but was a bit Marius-esque has he dropped back so much - or was it another flawed Brew tactic. IMHO if we were going to play 4-4-2 we should have stuck him rite up front with Barrowman.
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WOOD :003: :003: :003: At least he had a fecking go and feckin ran at them. Burly lad who could get better - wish he had another season out on SFL loan to learn the trade though.
VIGURS / WILSON - Basically should have been on a lot earlier - posiibly at the beginning !!!
MOM - IAN BLACK by a country mile - when he went off I felt like making a feckin exit myself - our only hope of taking some points away with us were gone. He may have been too frustrated cos he had began playing a few bad balls but he must have looked around him and thought "what the **** am I doing here ?"
Following ICT is like putting on the kilt and joining the Tartan Army - Feckin great day out : Shame about the game !!
The craic in the pubs before the game aint like it used to be - could be the recession has hit ? - still me, Mr Mann and Mann Junior gave a few spondoolachs to Diggers and the Tynie Arms and strolled to the game with a fair degree of alcohol fuelling us. Good following today - must have been 500 and a fair few wee singers at the back.
I decided to leave this till the morning cos I was fuming yesterday and I will address the tactics on another thread. The performance was so frustrating - Did Hearts deliberately go out to score an early goal and shut up shop ? They went 5-4-1 AT HOME in the second half !! Was it a deliberate tactical manouevre as they had sussed that we are better on the break and the fact that we never looked like scoring ?? Were they simply BAD ?? I wouldnt be at all surprised that there goalie - Kello - got their MOM. Saying that our crossing and attempted finishing made him look good.
We dominated - would love to know the posssession stats - we played the ball around a lot (usually getting nowhere) - we played some nice football at times (except in the last 20 metres from goal!!) - we tried to play with width at first (and then Brew changed it !!) - that was three points dropped as they were there fer the taking but - lets face it - some of our boys are NOT up to the SPL - although you could say the same about Hearts !! - and we are going to be in a rite bun fight to stay in the SPL this season.
FRASER :D :D :D What did he have to do really ? I hardly noticed him. And most of his distribution was throw outs as Hearts were playing so deep.
TOKELY :D :D :003: One of my all time legends - but - it is time to move over Rosscoe. He is as spirited as ever but his distribution yesterday was terrible. He did more cursing at himself than overlaps yesterday.
MAGUIRE :D :D :D :022: At fault (again) for the goal - although him and Granty appeared to be blaming each other - and carried it on fer ages - other than that I thought he did OK but he makes too many mistakes. Will the manager have the balls to drop one of his faves - he should do but I doubt it.
GRANTY :D :D :D Welcome back Skipper - did OK and wasnt really pressured. He evidently aint match fit though and he needs training by Rory de Lap cos his long throws were simply predictable lobs.
HASTINGS :D :D :D
Did OK as well but toiled at times against Kingston - still I am glad that Laryea isnt left footed cos he would have murdered us down the rite. Dick is another who is on extended time.
COWIE :D :D :D :thumb04: :018: Is this an identical twin brother who stood in for the real Don Cowie - or was it the strains of fatherhood. He was a shadow of himself - I still think that he should take on a Wilson-esque role wide on the rite - can anyone tell me WHERE he was supposed to be playing yesterday ?
BLACK :D :D :D :D :D Simply outstanding - despite being made to play in the hole in front of the defence !!! Black and Kingston were the only two players who looked up to SPL standard yesterday. I understand that the wee man had a go at Daddy Brew and some others at half time - quite feckin rite - his colleagues were on another planet yesterday.
MCBAIN :D :D ;)
Where was he playing ?? he was in front of Black running all over the place like a feckin headless chicken. Please give him a run at left full back or even wide left.
IMRIE :D :D :015: :D Evidently a fan favourite - well he may be good at celebrating and waving but that is about it. He is ten times worse than Black was for his wee paddies - he totally loses concentration and is NOT SPL standard. How he wasnt hooked early doors is unbelievable.
BARROWMAN :D :D :P :021: Has the touch but doesnt have the brawn. This lad is a "poacher" - a goalscorer - he isnt a lone striker. He must have felt frustrated cos how many times did he have a chance to see the goals !!
ROONEY :D :003: :003: :D Getting fitter - getting better - put in a good shift yesterday but was a bit Marius-esque has he dropped back so much - or was it another flawed Brew tactic. IMHO if we were going to play 4-4-2 we should have stuck him rite up front with Barrowman.
SUBS:
WOOD :003: :003: :003: At least he had a fecking go and feckin ran at them. Burly lad who could get better - wish he had another season out on SFL loan to learn the trade though.
VIGURS / WILSON - Basically should have been on a lot earlier - posiibly at the beginning !!!
MOM - IAN BLACK by a country mile - when he went off I felt like making a feckin exit myself - our only hope of taking some points away with us were gone. He may have been too frustrated cos he had began playing a few bad balls but he must have looked around him and thought "what the **** am I doing here ?"