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In Robbos first season we lost away to Dumbarton after leading one nil with a whimper. The fans turned on the team a bit. However the players slowly turned it around and won back the respect of the punters. Yesterday had that horrible feeling again. The attitude of some of the players was pretty disgraceful. The style of football was terrible. I went into the game expecting a tough game and wouldn't have been surprised to lose against an in-form arbroath side but we had players hiding and shirking responsibility from the first whistle. Yet again (same as the previous few weeks), Rigders rolls it to Coll, nobody moves or shows an intent to receive the ball. Coll smashes it forward. Defence deal with it comfortably. Is this a tactic employed by Robbo, or just players not having the balls to make a run, angle, or take the ball. The middle of the park was weak and invisible yesterday. Only players who I would give any credit would be Ridgers or Walsh, maybe McCart. There is no leaders, no fight, no toughness. Like has been said, there isn't a heap of players to replace our current 11. They need to take some responsibility and have some pride for themselves and the club and pull us out of this mess. This result has been coming and hopefully it makes these players realise they are nothing special and have to dig, fight and battle for every ball. Press, niggle and stick the foot in now and again. They need to move for each other, create space, have faith in each other. I'll be there on Saturday, I would rather see Harper, Machado, McGregor on the park giving 100% than the likes of storey, Keatings or trafford going through the motions.

The year is 2042, ICT have just lost to Albion Rovers and on CTO fans discuss the game and wynthank reappears to remind everyone what a mistake it was to get rid of John Hughes 36 years ago.

Whether you're a Robbo lover or hater or something in between and regardless of what you think of any of the players; we need to find a way to make it work because we can't afford to replace any of them. All the stamping of feet, angry words, threats and whatever else won't change that fact. I'm not saying people can't be angry/upset...there's every justification for it...just need to realise it won't change things.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Bon Accord tested their keeper more than we did.

I don't make away games anymore so I didn't suffer yesterday however what struck me again DU was that it was a prime occasion to get a win against a main opponent who were struggling themselves and probably the closest thing we will have to a 'derby' type game this season. Yet we looked leaderless on the pitch and often like we were going through the motions. Little drive and determination and bereft of much creativity. If we can't lift ourselves a bit at home for a game like that then we've got no business even taking about promotion (yes I realise that the home crowd can be pretty flat too). It's easy to point at the manager but the players have to take a big chunk of the responsibility too need to show that they can face the challenge. I think most fans can see when their team has done their best and lost to a better team and accept that, but I don't believe that this is the case at the moment.

Probably picked up a virus?

As the song says "you don't know what you've lost till it's gone" Hope all the JH detractors and the RF agitators are enjoying their football. In case you think I am unconcerned at the club's present plight, I'm not but sometimes "people get what they deserve and deserve to get it good and hard". That's a quote from H L Mencken. As I said on the Robbo rumuor mill if the board had any ambition about getting out of this division Robbo would not be our manager. We are now a championship club with a championship support and finances and spending beyond our means as are a number of other clubs. That cannot continue.

A break from league action coming up this weekend as we play Clyde in the Tunnocks caramel wafer cup. My Team.... Ridgers Mckay Donaldson McCart McHattie Carson Vincent Walsh Keatings Doran Toddy We need to try and play a strong team against them. Yes it's a diddy cup but we need to get a good result this weekend get some confidence back in the squad as we welcome Dundee the following weekend

Something does seem to have happened, because we were looking pretty strong in October, even after that late goal against Alloa, and the loss to Greenock we came back to win at QotS. Maybe the outgoings at board level and the EGM have had an unsettling effect, perhaps there is more going on behind the scenes financially, perhaps Robbo is struggling for reasons we can't fathom..... hopefully its a bit of a blip that just happens, but which needs work, character and a bit of luck to overcome. We all felt pretty chipper after that win away to Ayr...hoping to get that feeling back soon

Not unusual in a competitive league of 10 to be close to the top but nearer to the bottom side points wise. Loss of form for few weeks can have a massive impact on your league position. We're lucky it's happening to us now and not in March/April. We have time to sort it out, I sincerely hope the players and coaching staff appreciate that and turn things around before it gets any worse. We're not in a position to spend our way out of trouble in January so we have to trust the present personnel can do it - on paper it's a decent squad so they should be quite capable.

I would love to know Barry Wilson's thought's on recent form he had plenty to say when he was a radio pundit but now he is part of the "coaching " team and has to take part responsibility for the shambles We can all shout & scream Robbo out but be careful what you wish for as we would only end up left with the other 2 so nothing would change Personally i think the dressing room is lost and players so low on confidence it is very worrying times. It will be a very poor crowd next Saturday it is a must win for ICT

Just 11 players who look fit enough , have a game plan and can be arsed would be a start.

Heard it all before Coll... Home form takes a huge dip in form as per previous seasons, Alarm bells were ringing after the Partick game where we literally lay on our back with legs in the air! Looking like a team low on moral and confidence, Management team now have a huge job to turn this round starting on the potential banana skin of Clyde on Saturday. They really need their Mojo back.

Oh dear. Got the impression we were second best listening to Open All Mikes, but did not realise just how poor we were. Since the financial troubles and the EGM, our form has suffered, so it has clearly got through to the players and unsettled them. As I said in another thread, we need our leaders to step up, take responsibility and get things back on track. That is the Board, Manager and his team, and the senior players. The next three weeks could make or break our season. Yes, it is a small cup, but we must beat Clyde to stop the rot. We then need to get our league campaign back on track at home to Dundee and away to Alloa. As Doofer’s Dad has said, if we get the next few games right, we will be in a much better place. Time for the guys to get a grip and show us what they can do!

@RiG leaving early was more of a talking point on the way home than the actual game. Yngwie was restrained in not putting his hands together at the end. I must confess I was shouting abuse at them, for probably the second time in my life. I hope the virus was a big factor as it would explain the second half collapse, but to be honest we were second best in the first half too. The steak and block puddeen pies were good mind.

Steve Paterson - Left for Aberdeen FAILED John Robertson - Left for Hearts FAILED Craig Brewster - Left for Dundee Utd FAILED Terry Butcher - Left for Hibs FAILED John Hughes - Left himself. Joined Raith Rovers FAILED Any manager that has left us has failed.

I really take notice when long standing and respected supporters like Yngie and Rig are posting as they have today. Bad times indeed, and maybe worse to come. The top play off positions are now seriously in doubt, and the ever present threat of part time football for us is a real possibility. Oh for the glory days of 2015. They seem like an eternity ago now.

It's extremely rare that I'll leave a game before full time irrespective of the score but when Arbroath got their deserved 3rd goal I had no hesitation in walking out of the ground. A truly disgusting performance from ICT. All the plaudits go to Arbroath who were excellent - every loose ball they were first to it, any time we had the ball they shut us down and any real chances that were created in the game were from the team in maroon. ICT got what they deserved - absolutely nothing. That performance wasn't even worth booing at the end.

Robert mentioned earlier that there had been a virus affecting the players this week. I wonder if this had any effect on what sounds like a very poor 2nd half performance. What we've seen this season is that any of the teams are quite capable of beating any other team on their day. If a few of the players have been affected by a virus then that can make a huge difference. Chance for a bit of a change to the team in the cup game against Clyde next week and then back to firing on all cylinders for the home game against Dundee and away at Alloa. We are sill in a play off place and 6 points from those 2 games would make our position seem a whole lot healthier again come the end of the month. Keep the faith!

Absolutely nowhere near good enough to manage at a higher level.

Must be about time someone says our strikers are useless ?

Gave my son a hard time for not challenging him and leaving him with a free header ?

0-3 win on the road coming up ??

I stand by that I'm afraid my man most posters defo see Caley as there 2nd team u can tell the gash they write they don't really care look how grateful some of them are Robbos still here they're just happy clappers who go to the odd game not really caring who wins!!