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    Dunfermline -V- Inverness CT - Preview

    Thick and fast

     

    The games are coming thick and fast and it's another fraught weekend ahead as we travel to East End Park, Dunfermline, to take on second top 'Pars' for a 3:00pm kick-off as the league enters a crucial stage with only seven games left for the Caley Jags to determine where we finish this difficult season. April will be a tough month with games coming up against Morton (a) Queens (a) Dundee (h) Hearts (a) Ayr United (h).

    This game can be streamed from Pars TV for £12 on PPV and you can find out how to do it by clicking HERE. Remember to register first then pay then click on 'watch' icon. Simples.

    We play Buckie Thistle in Scottish Cup action next Tuesday 23rd March and PPV for that game can be found HERE

    In midweek we had an encouraging result at Stark's Park where a Daniel Mackay goal gave temporary boss Neil McCann his first win in charge of Inverness at the sixth time of asking. Raith were reduced to ten men after ten minutes when Iain Davidson was red carded after leaving Nikolay Todorov on the turf when he challenged him from behind. Difficult to see exactly what happened on the replay but the referee was in no doubt and his card was coming out of his top pocket before Toddy hit the ground. That was Dan's 4th goal this season. That result coupled with an excellent win for Ayr United at Dens Park shows the table like this with Alloa to play Dundee on Friday night.

    OFFICIAL PREVIEW

        Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
    1. Hearts 20 14 3 3 48 21 27 45
    2. Dunfermline 18 8 6 4 27 19 8 30
    3. Raith Rovers 19 8 5 6 32 25 7 29
    4. Dundee 19 7 6 6 34 35 -1 27
    5. Queen of the South 20 8 3 9 32 40 -8 27
    6. Inverness CT 20 5 9 6 26 23 3 24
    7. Ayr United 20 6 6 8 25 24 1 24
    8. Morton 20 5 7 8 17 25 -8 22
    9. Arbroath 20 5 6 9 17 26 -9 21
    10. Alloa Athletic 20 4 5 11 24 44 -20 17
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    Oh Danny boy... 4th goal this season

    We played at East End Park on the opening day of the league campaign but went down 3-1 after Todorov opened the scoring in the second minute. Captain Euan Murray levelled with his head before the interval and the Pars eased away with two goals in the final twelve minutes through Ryan Dow and a belter from Declan McManus. Up in the Highlands we came from behind to earn a point after Kyle Turner drilled a low shot behind Ridgers in the first half. The equaliser was a spectacular left footed strike by Miles Storey with twenty-five minutes left and that's how it ended.

    ***Latest Team News***

    Miles Storey played the last half hour against Raith with Kevin McHattie leaving the bench to take up some time added on. Still missing were Aaron Doran, James Vincent and Lewis Toshney. James Keatings was a used substitute against Raith but he came off injured twelve minutes after coming on. With McCann not giving much away I'll guess that one or two are still carrying knocks and we will be along similar lines to Tuesday night with maybe Miles Storey starting.

    Dunfermline have put promising midfielder Kyle Turner out on loan to Airdieonians. They have taken Craig Wighton on loan from Hearts and the big striker is relishing the challenge with three goals in three games. Another good loan signing is Scott Banks who had spells at Dundee United and Alloa Athletic. Former Caley Jags wage earner Owain Fon Williams is the current No1 at East End Park.




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    Whilst relegation remains an arithmetical possibility and I am not usually in the least complacent, I think we can safely say that a team playing with this level of heart and commitment is not going down.

    Time to stop glancing over our shoulders and start concentrating on reeling in those ahead of us.

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    51 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

    Aye, but it was a guy playing full back who was the only one who could score :wink:

    As long as we score more goals than the opposition, I don't care who scores.  Well done for the team for a couple of great wins.

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    What a difference in the last 3 games. We have outplayed the teams in 2nd and 3rd, kept 3 clean sheets, taken 7 points out of 9 (and it could have been 9), moved from 9th to 5th and are in touching distance of the right play offs.

    It is noticeable we have changed back to our normal formation and are no longer trying to play it out from the back all the time.

    Through this, we have been missing up to 6 players and playing with no natural full backs.

    Ridgers has not been overly challenged in these games. Carson and Deas have been revelations at full back. The much maligned Mckay and Devine have been strong at the back.

    Welsh is back to how we know he can play, with Allardice a good foil for him.

    Sutherland has slotted into the “Keatings role”, with Toddy always a menace to defences.

    Playing wide, Mackay and MacGregor are getting valuable game time and are both getting plenty chances on goal. As they gain experience, their finishing will improve.

    Tuesday is a chance to give players a break. I would assume Cammy MacKay, Duffy, McHattie and Storey will all start, and if any of our injured players are close to fitness, they may be ready for game time. It will be good if some of Fyffe, Nicolson, Hyde and Harkness get some game time too.

    Hopefully we have turned the corner, can forget about relegation worries and focus on getting into the promotion play offs.

    A shout out to Carson in particular for scoring his first goal for us, and what a goal it was!

     

     

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    I’m sat here with a beer absolutely delighted but equally baffled as to how we get our 2 best results of the season after a dismal run (1 win in 13?) including some truly some abysmal performances, with the depleted squad getting increasingly fatigued. 🤷‍♂️

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    19 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

    Never thought I’d find myself saying this, but has Billy Dodds made a difference?

    No.  I think it's a reaction from the lads to me predicting in Gringo's NPL that we would lose these last two games! 

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    22 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

    I’m sat here with a beer absolutely delighted but equally baffled as to how we get our 2 best results of the season after a dismal run (1 win in 13?) including some truly some abysmal performances, with the depleted squad getting increasingly fatigued. 🤷‍♂️

    I believe the problem is in the training facilities,  access to suitable weather protected areas and conditioning. 

     

    If we ever get back to the premier league we will be the team with the worst facilities. 

     

    Our injury record shows it . 

     

    The impact of the postponed games was catastrophic for the team fitness and sharpness also implying it. 

     

    Its been called out in interviews by Polworth, Yogi and  Christie .

    And we are now playing to our matchfit level again. 

    We are the second best team in the league let down by some of the worst full time facilities? 

     

     

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    Superb result and what a great week! Very well done to everyone involved at the club for the hard work and effort put in to give us this tidy little run of clean sheets. Can we play in Fife every week?

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    1 hour ago, Moogthurso said:

    I believe the problem is in the training facilities,  access to suitable weather protected areas and conditioning. 

     

    If we ever get back to the premier league we will be the team with the worst facilities. 

     

    Our injury record shows it . 

     

    The impact of the postponed games was catastrophic for the team fitness and sharpness also implying it. 

     

    Its been called out in interviews by Polworth, Yogi and  Christie .

    And we are now playing to our matchfit level again. 

    We are the second best team in the league let down by some of the worst full time facilities? 

     

     

    I take it the Highland Soccer Academy is no longer an option. Who actually funded it and why was it built where it was and not in a area where more would benefit.

    Good result today,but still a sore one to think of the points we have dropped against the bottom club.

     

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