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i think nicks done allright recently i thought he was poor at the start of the season and he ended up losing his place to shinnie quite rightly but the last couple games i think hes filled in shinnies role quite well and has offered more of a goalscoring threat

Bit of negative viewpoint. No reason why Saint Johnstone can't play St. Mirren in the morning then us in the afternoon.

Well IHE was sober and seated in the Main Stand yesterday and I have to concede that although it was overall a pleasurable experience I was reminded how important it is to get pishhed to watch a home game. Nice wee bar area though, good view (free ticket helped) and some good banter. As stated previously that must have been the most insipid first 45 minutes that I have withstood in a long, long time. Midden played some neat stuff but their final pass was abysmal -as fer us everything about the fist half was abysmal apart from some good tackling and the odd good pass, mainly attributed to Gillet and, to a lesser degree, Tansey. Terry and Mo basically got it wrong and played a bedraggled 4-2-3-1 formation with players swopping places and basically showing no sign of cohesion at all. The second half was a totally different game and it became more of an open, end to end game, and it was good to see Terry and Mo have more of an attack minded system and we went for it rite till the end. Add in a couple of good substitutions and the fact that we blew 4-5 good chances to score - we ended up looking the more likely to score, the better side over the 90 minutes and basically very unlucky not to pick up three points - but scores in other games also went for us and the road to survival has now opened up a healthy gap. ESSON :clapping: Never really got tested and got the rub of the green (or crap finishing really) on a couple of occasions. MEEKINGS :clapping: Solid enuff after a bit of a nervy start. Thankfully played the Chav boy Imrie well and kept him out of the game. It looks like his long throw is going to be a tactic this season - although he will have to work harder on his distance and trajectory as the throw is poor in comparison to that of Munros. TOKELY :clapping: He just keeps on going doesnt he. Again he wasnt really tested but kept the defensive line well, was always loookng to block any shots and kept charging forward in the last 10-15 minutes. PROCTOR :clapping: Well for 95% of the time he played well but then makes 3 errors which could have lost us all the points. When will it be that Terry realises that Proc is not reliable enuff to play as the last man in a central defence. GILLET :clapping: :clapping: MOM by a country feckin mile. Very solid defending - aint he feckin lightning in respect of his recovery after tackling - he always was looking to be in space, was attack minded, best passer on the pitch by miles. Peronally I would love to see him get a run as a sweeper type role. TADE :clapping: I said two weeks ago that I would never call him Djebi Tade and then I get this !! He looked feckin lost, even when he was restored in to a lone striker role in the second half. His first touch was diabolical and what a feckin miss in the second half. Terry appeared to go with a complicated swop system in the first half and Gregory was simply confused. Still he will probably be MOM next week as his headless chicken node will go in to overdrive against Cellic. TANSEY :clapping: :clapping: Close to MOM. Really worked his socks off and really got stuck in. Appeared to have more of the holding midfieler role which suits him as he also looks to play balls out of defence. But his shot over the North Stand just sums up his loss of confidence in his shooting. FORAN :clapping: The main positive to me that his advanced thinking allowed Tansey the opportunity to have more time and ability to move forward as Richie held when that happened. But again he is not a central midfielder and is better in a more roving role. Plus his distribution yesterday was woeful ROSS :clapping: Again I was not too sure where Nick was supposed to be playing - and so probably did Nick !! And by the end he was playing as a lone striker. Why he didnt put his napper to the chance late on I dont know but I felt that the Midden keeper made a great block to stop Nick's later effort. SUTHERLAND :clapping: Another one who did not figure out where he sat in the swop system. I have said that I would like to see Shane get a wee run to see whether he is up to the SPL or not - but I wanted that to be as a centre forward as he simply does not have the touch or the awareness to play in wide midfield orin the hole. If anything he is better in the goalmouth mix and getting him to harry the last man. HAYES :clapping: The usual Jekyll and Hyde display although he came too in the last 20 minutes and looked like aplayer who can go on to higher things. Hopefully the Cellic scouts were there yesterday as they would have changed their feckin minds - although I can see Hayes putting on a show next week. Dont know why Terry didnt put the wee man up front with Ross though. CLAUDE :clapping: Well he simply had to get a mention due to the entertainment value that he brought to the proceedings.His antics fair brightened up the day and lifted the support. He looks like a male model and evidently thinks a lot of himself but can he walk the walk down the TCS catwalk. He will also have to hold back on the post tackle gymnastics. Was very unlucky not to score, looks to have a good first touch and pace - and hopefully he will learn to cut out any showboating. TERRY AND MO :clapping: They are dragging us clear but I wish that they would bring more consistency to the system and being rather reactive to individual good and bad displays.

Funny how when someone makes a mistake or sclaff's a chance he suddenly becomes dross. In Nicks defence he is not a striker. He is, however, a decent midfielder and can play a bit when he's played in the right position and fitted into the right system. Personally I'm beginning to think that many of our players are struggling to know what the right system is. It changes for every game.

SPL derbies Cant wait personally.

Watched the highlights twice now and who's the prominent player? Nick Ross. Ross put the ball in front of Gnakpa that hits the post. Ross puts the ball in front of Tansey. Ross has a first touch shot thats saved. Gnakpa will be the hero for his shot of the post. He won't be slagged for his dive yet Ross sclaffs a chance and is dross. Get a life guys and look at the good the player does.

Don't know about remembering any, but next week I'd settle for:- "The lads only had 6 days to recover from the high of beating Falkirk in the League Cup last week. It's crazy to expect teams to play in different cup competitions on consecutive weeks especially when they have so far to travel" or "Their team were all speaking in French. Our lads couldn't understand a word they were saying"

Nah i think they will be too strong now for the rest now. They do have a good side and i hope they come up. Next season will be something to relish.

Disappointed, as ICT should have won that game. There was four or five really good chances in the second half and how at least one of them didn't go in I'll never know - but with the clock winding down and appearing at times that Nick Ross was playing as the lone striker, what did you expect? Nobody was really at their best today, apart from Gillet - he was the best player on the pitch by an absolute mile. Tokely was okay, Hayes had his moments and the new guy Gnakpa showed that he offers something new. Tade and Foran didn't have one of their better games by their standards - the latter in particularly was flying in all over the place, and his booking was stupid on his part. Also, how does Nick Ross stay on the field for ninety minutes? He seems awfully weak and really doesn't add much to the team at all. With the game there for the taking, it should of been him that was hooked instead of Tade or Sutherland. Anyway, another clean sheet. Not too bad I suppose, but ICT really should of won that.

it makes me wish i took french. then i realise im **** at english so i would have no chance then it makes me happy with my decision. will they be getting taught french for first clean sh*t?

Have all the respect for Lee Cox, had developed alot in his time at ICT. always felt he was a great utility player able to fill in where ever he was needed, glad he didn't take the easy way out and sign a pre-contract and has given Terry & Mo some cash as a leaving gift. He'll be a great addition to Swindon's squad and gutted to lose him but glad we got a fee for him.

aye, great logic it's entirely his fault that thier in the position thier in is it?