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Where on earth do you start with an omnishambles like that?! It's easy to forget that in the three minutes before Alloa equalized their keeper made three really great saves - though, as was the theme of the day, the latter two should have been goals. And the only reason that we didn't get the three points was a complete and utter brain fart from our right-back (which I'll get to shortly). But that was just an extraordinary watch. We started like the clappers, but after getting one up we eased off, giving the impression that we thought we could score whenever we liked. When Alloa got their fortuitous leveller, we panicked and we were lousy up till half time. Having been handed the game on a plate by Karadachki's minute of madness we then reverted back to 'score anytime we like' mode - to the point that Donaldson was so casual with his penalty that you'd have thought it was pre-season. Yet when they got it back to 2-2 we went to pieces and they actually had the best chance to win it after that. Even though we were on top, we didn't play well for long spells. Our dip in the first half coincided with the decision to switch Walsh and Polworth, which was weird as Walsh had their right-back on toast. Yet Robbo stuck with that shape until well into the second period. Oakley and Austin continue to struggle as a partnership; I thought Austin looked dangerous today but Oakley was having one of those 'control it further than I can pass it' days. Taking off Austin, our quickest striker, for White, our slowest, was bizarre given we were ahead and playing on the counter. The other changes did counteract this a bit with Calder doing well down the left (though I thought the pen he won was soft as hell) and Doran causing havoc in the middle. However taking Welsh off (I assume due to lack of fitness) robbed us of some vital experience and nous that we could have done with. But then Rooney happened. Only he will know what he was thinking - he had several goes at fouling the guy outside the box before finally deciding to shove him at the back when he was heading for the byline and in a cul-de-sac. It's one of the stupidest things I've ever seen a professional footballer do. And it cost us two points. There's not a lot of positives to take from this one. At least subsequent results have shown Ayr are a better team than we thought they were and our 0-0 wasn't quite as calamitous as it seemed. But this was one almighty kick in the teeth. It'll be interesting to see how we respond at East End Park, but I'm not confident it'll be in the right way.

I've just realised Chalmers was playing. World Hide and Seek champion in the making.

RIP Alan Hercher from all Dundee united Inverness Arabs. RIP sad loss so young.

Wow, where do you start with that display? I thought we started well, but we do that in a lot of matches, and when we don't capitalise and score in that time, it always comes back to bite us in the end. I thought we should have started with two wide men, there was an unbalance in the team. Tremarco and Walsh were bombing down the left and only Rooney on the right, and he was exposed on numerous occasions. I have said it before on here, is Rooney any better than Seedorf? I don't think so, and giving away that penalty was just criminal. If Robertson is going to play Polworth (how he stayed on the whole game baffles me, does he have some hold over Robertson?) Welsh (who was our best in the centre of the park)and Chalmers ( who was anonymous most of the game), in the middle of the park, he needs to sacrifice a forward for a wide player. And as for the forwards, I just don't think that Austin and Oakley look like a pairing that will get us a lot of goals in a season. Why are they not fighting to get the ball and take the penalty, after Robertson had taken off the player who scored the first one. Most strikers love getting their name on the score sheet, but ours seem to hide when we are looking for someone to step forward. And as for White, did he touch the ball? I have come to the conclusion now that Ribertson has no idea how to play against 10 men, at times i thought that Alloa had the numerical advantage, we were our predicable and ponderous style, slow build up and waiting till the opposition is in place and try to play through them. It doesn't work Robertson!!!. We need pace, two wide men, control the midfield and close teams down. We have now played the two teams that were promoted last season, they both went down to 10 men and on both occasions we couldn't beat them. I think the best we can look forward to now is a mid table finish, and we can't even look forward to winning the Irn Bru cup this season because of Robertsons stupidity.

A central defender should never have been taking a penalty. If the attacking players aren't fighting for the ball to get a goal then they have no business being on the pitch. 2 points thrown away again.

Thought he did ok. Made one tremendous block in the first half, clutched a few crosses, didn't see any issues.

2-1 up against 10 men then Walsh loses the ball on the touchline and, instead of chasing and attempting to win the ball back, he stops and his opponent is allowed to run almost the length of the park, win a penalty and the points are thrown away! Alloa then blow their best chance of the game when they really should've scored and won all three points! It's completely idiotic how we contrived to fail to win that game! The substitutions, apart from Calder who looked like the only footballer on the park during the short time he was on it, were baffling! ??????????????

Shocking decision by Rooney to make the challenge but let's be honest we should have been out of sight by then. Terrible substitution by Roberston taking off Welsh, lost the shape in midfield when he came off and switched to Chalmers and Polworth both not renowned for their ability to track back . Onlye positive for me was the outstanding performance from Calder who must be given a run of games.

Looking forward to this

How are we going to survive if we can't even beat teams reduced to ten men for most of the match.

That's two consecutive games where we have been at home against newly promoted clubs reduced to ten men relatively early in the match and failed to secure the points. While the draw a fortnight ago was a disappointment, the dropping of three points today was unforgivable. Ayr are resurgent and brimming with confidence and may well 'do a Livingston' and secure back to back promotions. By contrast, Alloa have a tiny budget, were bottom of the table and are very likely to be relegated again come the end of the season. We played quite well until we scored and then,bafflingly, instead of pressing home that advantage, began to freewheel apparently confident that, now we were in the lead, more goals would come naturally. I am sorry but we are not good enough to take anyone for granted in that way. We were gifted the lead and a numerical advantage right at the start of the second half and should have secured ourselves at least a two goal cushion before comic book defending by Rooney, what on earth was he thinking of, cost as dearly in the end. John Robertson is a reasonably competent manager but he has his shortcomings. Last time around he had the experience and guile of Donald Park to rely on together with the talented and tight knit squad assembled by Steve Paterson. Now he has the benefit of neither and it shows. I doubt we can afford to replace him and I doubt we could afford anyone better to replace him even if we could. There is no need to panic YET.However, he, the coaches and the players will have to do a great deal better between now and the end of the year if we are not to become detached from the promotion race.

That was a horrible result. The substitutions Robertson made were awful. We eventually took on a natural winger who will get crosses into the box and we take off George Oakley. Sean Welsh comes off and he was far better than Polworth and Chalmers. As far Shaun Rooney. One of the worst players I've ever seen play for ICT.

2 Home games both against 10 men 2 missed penalties 4pts dropped we cannot afford to keep doing this get the penalty takers sorted we should be sitting at the top

Apologies.

People are so unnecessarily and negatively snippy about a new signing. The kid is at Culloden Academy, so in my book he is a local. Support the young lad instead of droning on as if you are all lawyers and are determined to stereotype him as a 'foreigner. What is this, ukip corner?

I am at a loss to understand why we had a centre half taking our penalty today. Surely any striker would be desperate to take them and could possibly add around ten goals to his goal tally for the season??

As poor as today's performance was, that is a bit defeatist. We can get better. We demonstrated that during the last ten weeks of last season with substantially the same squad of players. What is needed is more commitment, more belief and more consistency. Much of that is down to the players but some of it also to the manager and coaching staff.

Unfortunately Welsh had been subbed by then. I've come to the (sad) realisation the maybe this is us and we can't get better! Some good performances today and some awful displays. Oakley was poor, as was the link play between him and Austin as almost nothing of a goal threat materialised from either, Chalmers is a neat sideways passer of the ball. Now, we know Polworth can be an excellent and important player for us but at this moment he is lacking his mojo big style, so many passes went astray it was quite saddening to see Once again our inability to kill of opponents is going to cost us, combined with our ability to shoot ourselves in the foot it's going to be a frustrating season friends.

Probably does it because it seems to be working? If it's not broken....and all that!

Our issues so far this season have not been goalkeeping ones.

It's also the club's job to produce a team capable of beating ten part time players at home. They don't seem much good at that either.

Poor result. pretty similar to the Dunfermline game. We started poorly, even when we were 1-0 up we weren't playing particularly well. When we were 2-1 up we still weren't looking comfortable. It when was Calder came on and provided width (similar to the Dunfermline game when Doran came on) that we started to look a lot better. Polworth was moved into a central position and rather than have one wide creative player in Walsh being easily marked we now had 2 wide players on the pitch that allowed us to be a threat down both wings rather than trying to play on one side of the pitch. The second penalty was disappointing, fair play for Donaldson for trying but as others have already said, a striker should be wanting to take penalties and increase their goal tally, are they not hungry for 3 points every game and a golden boot come the end of the season? Disappointing to only have 5 points from our first 3 games when we could have had 9.

Poor Coll. Looked very uncomfortable stepping up but appeared the only one with the balls to do so. Very disappointing all round.

PS Can we please please spend a few hours at training practicing penalties!

Coll looked like the only one willing to step forward.

The cup run last year flattered Roberston in which was a pretty below average season . Finishing half way down the table which included 2 part time teams has to be improved on this year.

Shocking really how we couldn't achieve the 3pts today. Rooney is never a right back I'm afraid.

Should have coasted that. Utterly unforgivable to only draw, seems like we've regressed since the end of last season. Missing Warren's (and to a lesser extent Vigurs) experience on and off the pitch.

Abysmal.

surely that's the clubs job. that's if they have any interest.?

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Hi Bronson Just a suggestion but could you approach the CEO and ask if club would be willing to write to these season ticket holders explaining your predicament and asking would they be willing to move? It could be corporate seats that are never used but paid for or someone that lives away but still likes to contribute by buying a ST? Worth asking maybe?

Sadly, events seem to suggest that that is true. Such a pity, no club of our size can flourish without there being a dialogue with the fans and, although there may have been issues with that dialogue in the past, it now seems virtually non existent. Fine words in the Chairman's statement issued last year backed up by no action whatsoever.

Did u not watch us under yogi teams could barely get the ball of us let alone beat us! If yogi had stayed we'd be comfortably a top 6 side every year! Foran was a disaster why fans would want an untried "manager" was madness Foran lost the dressing room by Halloween that came from a player still with us!!

Haha class sarcasm is the lowest form of wit tho brother! Sure I seen Chelsea scouts looking at big Rooney hope we can hold on to him he's a joy to watch

Lets hope there is no repeat of the abuse Polwarth suffered at the last home game. If so, i hope the club are ready and prepared to ban those involved