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The only people who should be embarrassed are the "fans" who have chosen to turn their back on the team.

Huge game on Friday - we all know that. There will be a large support for County. We all know the south stand will be swathed in gadjicoff. Shame they'll be crying at the end of the game when I.C.T gain another three points, following up three today V United.Hopefully there will also be a large, vociferous I.C.T support. In an attempt to make the home support as large as possible I am hereby urging ALL I.C.T supporters to bring a mate. Perhaps someone who has attended games in the past but has lapsed recently or someone who likes the idea of having after game pints - anyone and everyone who has an I.C.T connection however slim. BRING A MATE TO CELEBRATE!

Many people on here won't agree with me but this is long overdue and is maybe what is needed to reign Butcher in a little bit and make him concentrate more on the important stuff that he can influence rather than referees and their decisions which ultimately he cannot. IMO he is losing focus of the problems that we face and also the good parts about our team and rather than spend his time discussing this in interviews he berates and blasts referees all the time. For months now and including the end of last season the most consistent part of his post match interviews are his rants and raves about the referees and their performances and it's all a little embarressing now, yes it may be good entertainment and gives people and the press something to talk about but it's all negative and it's about time it was nipped in the bud as it is totally deconstructive. When has anyone other than Rangers, Celtic or Alex Ferguson been able to influence a referee?

The nicest story I ever heard about letting officialdom know of your displeasure relates to the great Yorkshire and England fast bowler Fred Truman. A forthright character and full of agression he was an intimidating figure. The story goes that one day he was bowling at his firey best on a helpful wicket when he got one to skip through low and hit the batsmen on the pad - plumb LBW. Truman turned to the umpire and gave him his usual loud, aggressive appeal. The umpire was unmoved and just slowly shook his head. Truman walked back to his mark giving the umpire a hard glare but says nothing. Fired up by the injustice he sends the next ball down short and fast. The batsman tries to fend the rising ball away but gets an edge which the keeper catches. Truman wheels round and appeals louder than ever, staring at the umpire. Again the umpire is unmoved and shakes his head. Again Truman glares at the umpire on his silent walk past. The next ball is faster still and the batsmen is completely beaten by the pace. The ball hits the wicket; the bails fly over the wicketkeeper's head and the middle stump is ripped out of the ground and goes cartwheeling over the grass. Truman turns and trudges back slowly, looking down at the pitch and shaking his head. As he passes the umpire he says "Nearly got t'bugger that time!" If Terry thinks referees make poor decisions then he is right to express his opinion. He just needs to be more careful as to the where and how he expresses those views.

Forans first goal from a different angle....

Im taking NOTHING for granted, unless we go 4-0 up

As has been said this is a long time in coming. Whether refs are to blame or not it became a consistent habit that it ALWAYS seem to be their fault and sadly that is not always the case and that kind of attitude will feed onto the players and build up this "everyones out to get us" attitude. While it might be a good motivator sometimes it is no excuse for recklessness on the pitch. Hopefully Butcher will take this ban on the chin and start concentrating on where his own team should be improving.

Section E as well! Usual subjects present plus a few friends. Bring it on!!!

Just watched the highlights of the St. Mirren v Ross County game. County looked all over the place any time a cross was played in and their centre backs were out muscled by the big St. Mirren forwards. Foran could have an absolute field day but I think we need some more aerial support up to to help him out. Plenty of wide play and get the balls into the box and see how the County defence deals with this because they didn't look too smart today.

me plus 3 i cannot wait. perfect timin to go above them in the league today too. FOREVER in OUR shadow

I just don't think that there are so many experienced refs for the SPL that the SFA can afford to keep suspending Managers who exercise their rights to free speech. Terry may be very passionate but what if he is right in his statements...what then--is stifling free speech the answer? You tell me,. Either he puts on an air of complete indifference after the match regardlesss of how bad the refereeing performance is and affected the outcome of the match or he expresses his feelings and avoids a heart attack. Personally speaking I would prefer that he expresses his emotions because then I know he cares; Except that he can do it in an ironic way as above suggested. Then he is untouchable. May need a bit of preparing of speeches before each game, though, like an actor may do. Maybe he could even put on an 'After you Claude' accent e.g. "After that uttely deserved penalty lost us the match I had to cry and it was just too, too much . It was all about fair play, don't you know , and when that brilliant, never outclassed forward of theirs was soooo wrongly accused of diving ..then....why....I was just black affronted. And when that fan in row F kept shouting .."You should be on the Olympic diving team, buddy" , many many many times during the match I really cannot tell you how upset I became. The very least he could have shouted was 'You will have to work on stopping clipping your own heels, Buddy, get a smaller pair of boots.' " Oh, wait, there's the ref approaching. I must get my cloak off and lay it on the ground in front of such a fair and fine person as your Eminence.... There you go, Mr Right-as-Rain. Fantastic performance, SIRE, pity we lost ,eh? Wish us better luck the next time. I put your drammie on your table , m'lud, and you can wash it down with a wee drop of cocoa and no, I did not put Ex-Lax in the cup. ........this time ."

Absolute gash, shoulda scored 5...Butcher out!!! Now in all seriousness that is the best performance i have seen from an ICT side in years. 3 out of the 4 goals were crackers (the other just being hilarious). Flow of play was good too. I knew Dundee Utd werent playing well but the quality of opposition could not be forgotten but for all the big names they had they showed next to nothing what they were capable of. At 2-0 it was a big test but we never looked like losing our way. Foran played his best game in years. 2 fantastic goals and a great assist for the 4th goal. Has really got back to his best. Doran should have scored but worked his socks off and still gave a credible display. Andy Shinnie was brilliant in the 2nd half and was in the right place for the 3rd goal. Defence looked solid enough after a shaky start and rarely looked troubled. Phillip Roberts deserves a special mention. Got thrown in at the deep end with a start against one of the "better" teams in the league but he showed signs of being a quality player. He has pace, skill and a proper work rate and his goal was world class. Has immense potential. Reguero as well. A bit off the wall as a goalkeeper but he made a coupld of good saves and showed good handling. So pleased for the lads to pick up their first win of the season. Much deserved and been a long time in coming. Bring on the County next week!!

I was there Good Points - Foran was excellent. Scored two great goals and set up too others. Can't ask for much more than that! Reguero was impressive. He seems a bit more eccentric, but I like him! Doran (who has excellent), Andrew Shinnie and Raven were all much improved. Both centre backs looked solid. Philip Roberts played very well and scored a fantastic goal. Crazy hair mind! Some excellent passages of play, with ICT being miles better keeping the ball on deck. Negative Points - NONE! All in all, a great performance, albeit though against perhaps the poorest Dundee United side I've ever seen. No chance of going down if ICT can continue with performances like that. Bring on the County!

For all who weren't at the game you're in for a treat when you see the goals.

St.Mirren 5 County 4 - noice

Who cares about the county score? Focus on our own results and we'll finish ahead! Anyway, 4-0 you beast!

*ahem*

St. Mirren 4 County 2 - goals galore

5 in 4 league games, just said on sky

I'll be there once the dirty arab relatives leave. It's just over the road fae ma hoose, so I'll supply tea, coffee etc.

Soyou are saying that if you spell his name backwards that is when he has impressed you?

I think he means they were all camp dears.

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