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Pretty fair summary. We did close down well early on and moved the ball about well, but over the piece, there were a few players who simply didn't contribute enough. Vincent again looked a bit lightweight and didn't seem to know where he should be playing. Vigurs showed flashes of his ability with a couple of backheels and incisive passes, but for the most part he strolled about the place, as if he wasn't particularly interested in looking for the ball or getting forward. This was in contrast to Polworth, who worked his socks off looking for the ball in the way that Christie has found himself having to do this season, or Horner, who looked direct and confident going forward. As a relatively senior player with obvious ability and a lot of experience at this level, Vigurs surely has to take more responsibility and look to dictate play more. The substitutions were a bit odd too. Williams for Mutombo was an absolute head-scratcher: Williams was one of our harder-working and more direct players; Mutombo, on the other hand, again looked like a poor signing. He looks utterly unwilling to mix it - despite his height, he was outjumped for every ball he 'contested', and, as I've noticed before, when an opposing player in his proximity has the ball, he has a tendency to skip on the spot before beginning his run to challenge, as if buying the opponent time to get away from him. Maybe this is simply his running style, but it is highly inefficient and someone should be working on it with him. He did make one good run into the box late on, but didn't seem aware of the opportunity for a cut-back, and again, I just don't think his awareness of team mates is good enough to make him an effective player for us. This is maybe the fifth time I've seen him play, and the same concerns are apparent every time. Storey for Sho-Silva was also a strange one, giving how little Vincent was contributing - surely Sho-Silva could have played as a link-man in behind Storey? - but he did look a more promising prospect when he came on, although he had precious few opportunities. He made one excellent challenge for a high ball, and looked quick and direct when trying to break forward;unfortunately, we didn't seem able to find him with anything. Draper for Polworth was more understandable, give how hard Polworth had worked. When Draper is fully fit, though. I'd like to see if both could be accommodated within the team - Polworth deserves to keep his place. Finally, the concession of yet another late goal surely points to the fact that at the moment, something about the tactics and system isn't working. It seems clear that too often, we cede control of the game as soon as we go ahead, rather than trying to increase our advantage. Opposing managers are probably quite relaxed about going behind to us, because they know they'll have the opportunity to start dominating the midfield and pushing us back and forcing us into mistakes. The fact that Fon Williams was one of our best players (despite possibly misjudging the flight of the winner - I'd need to see it again) says a great deal. I think everyone in the away section would have taken a draw - this was ICT at Firhill, after all - but there was a depressing familiarity, almost a feeling of inevitability, to that late goal. Our inability to compete over 90 mins in many games bodes ill for Celtic next week.

Have all the administration at ICT been made redundant or has the penny grabbing regime put a block on communication. It is enuff to make ya Lopez.

So far this season we have conceded four goals in the 90th minute or later that has led to us losing a total of eight points. We have conceded more goals in the 90th minute or later as well but those made no difference to the result (e.g. Hamilton at home).

Peed off doesn't begin to describe it. We we scored early on, and for about 20 minutes were in control, passing and moving well when we had the ball, pressing when we didn't. Storey put us in front, Williams nearly added a second. There were another couple of decent efforts that were either blocked or flew wide, and Storey (I think) had another chance that he should have put away And then we let Partick back into the game. Fon Williams had a couple of good saves, before we completely switched off and allowed Partick to equalise. Someone (Meekings I think - given he got a bo11ocking from Fon Williams) was caught ball watching leaving Doolan completely free to score. The second half was pretty even, although Fon Williams had to tip the ball over the bar. We created some chances, but nothing as clear cut as in the first half. And then we did it again. Amateur defunding at a throw-in in the last minute allowed Stevenson to score. It used to be that if we didn't get the first goal, then we wouldn't win. It is now starting to look like we need at least a two goal cushion to even stand a chance. Our inability to defend in the last ten minutes of a game seems to have spread to the first half too. The really weird thing is that individually our defenders did ok - Devine was a lot better than I've seen him recently, but as a unit something is missing. There were too many loose balls in midfield - we can't hope to win if we keep giving the ball away like that. We still need another striker. More than once Storey found himself with the ball and needing to pass to someone and there was no one there. There is also a lack of movement in front of the ball, which leads to the constant passing sideways. I thought Polworth worked his socks off, before tiring and eventually being replaced - I thought he had faded for about 5 minutes before he was taken off. Horner had a good game, he certainly likes to get forward, and was causing problems in the first half. Sho-Silva showed some promise when he came on, but late on he looked to lay off in the box when I thought he should have taken a shot. Fon Williams had a good game and made a few good saves. Can't blame him for either goal - he was completely exposed by the defence. I would have put Warren on instead of Draper to try and beef up the defence, but it was good to see an experienced bench at last. Finally, can we stop trying to waste time when we take an early lead? There is no way we can defend 1-0 at the moment, and all it does is extend the game, giving more time for the opposition to get that late goal. The positive is that I think there are enough teams who are worse than us that we shouldn't be in danger. The worry is that this is exactly the sort of game we have to take something from if we don't want an uncomfortable second half of the season.

I've had exactly the same experience...ring Hearts, ring ICT, ring back Hearts, ring ICT again (who will call me back on Monday) I can organise flights, rent a flat for the weekend, book tickets to the Zoo and other visitor attractions...all nice an easy, But to buy two bleedy tickets to a football match, not so!