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Last nights result was one of those that makes this season possibly legendary, I was at another match, with more than one eye on my phone, we went behind, I went 'ahhh!, but still had a sneaky feeling, that on a night the whole season could be defined by, we would get something Last weekend, I looked at the upcoming fixtures and realised that we could still claim AUTOMATIC promotion...highly improbable one might say, although only Cove beating Dundee away actually is. Claiming the 2nd spot is do-able [and highly desirable] And of course we could blow the whole thing I might be certifiable! BUT in a season when we beat a side that had beaten us 4 times already, and where we might get to the Scottish Cup Final despite being knocked out, virtually anything can happen...that decision to book flights/hotel for the last match of the season looking better as every match goes by

One point that cannot be over stated is how much we've missed Jay Henderson in the past two games. He has been an absolute revelation since we signed him and getting him back in time for the last two league games and semi-final could be pivotal. I'm surprised by comments above regarding Shaw, alongside Henderson a stand out for me this calendar year. Finally, I had a bit of a moment last night when Billy was bearing down on goal for the winner. Without wishing to sound like some sort of Californian new age hippy there was just something about the way he readied himself for the shot where amongst the hysteria I felt a moment of zen like calm that he was destined to score. An absolutely massive goal from a club legend who richly deserves a bit of glory this season.

We had so much possession in and around their box but just couldn't pull the trigger, particularly in the first half. The Accies goal certainly focused the team's attention. The boys showed real grit and determination to get back in the game then bag the winner. Absolute scenes in the away section when Billy coolly slotted home the winner. Two tricky home games lie ahead but it feels like momentum is on our side. Spent the whole journey home discussing games where we dropped points which could have made the difference in the title race. A crazy few weeks lie ahead. Time for the latent support to come out and get behind the team.

All correct ymip ( comes up UKIP in predictive text........you might want to look at that). A great night. Another crazy season

Simples isn't it :- ICT beat Dundee and Ayr to finish on 60 points QP lose to Ayr, lose to Morton and draw with Dundee to finish on 58 points Dundee lose to ICT, lose to Cove and draw with QP to finish on 59 points PT draw one of their last 3 games to finish with a max of 59 points ICT are champions, no need for play-offs What odds would I get on that prediction? Oh, btw I picked the winner of the Grand National too!

Don’t want to burst your bubble of optimism, but I’m looking for Queens Park to beat Ayr on Friday evening. And Hamilton beating Partick on Saturday would do nicely too.

Well I am “in between” RIG and the Borders paramedic guitarist - waiting for the release of “Nathan on the wing”. There was a lot of tippy tappy but it was clinical and impressive at times. But as RIG points out there was NO final killer pass and the end product was usually loss of control or a hoof and when you have Billy and Boyd up front well ??!! I have to concede that I swallowed all my Hubba Bubba when they scored and thought that the Fat Lady had taken over from Lady Luck. But the goal - and the substitutions- was the miracle healer and we were like the ICT of old for 10 exhilarating minutes. We thoroughly deserved the three points as Hamilton were very poor and heading for potential extinction. And - feck me that was our predictions a couple of months ago. I am not going with a Smileymometer and I have very few negatives to muse over. Ridgers, Devine and Deas are as strong a back three combo that we have had for many seasons. Delaney had his best ever performance but - I know I repeat it - Carson is not a full / wing back even if he is always 110% effort and defensively reliable. And is there a better midfield pairing than Allardice and Welsh ?? That five stood out last night. The rest were mediocre to ineffective. Again at the risk of repeating myself Doran is a 20-30 minute substitute and I am not sure how Boyd merited a start. And Dodds missed substituting both much earlier than he did as many in the stands were baying for 10 minutes into the second half. Billy actually had an off day but most of the hits to him were in the air or his colleagues not being on the same footballing brain level - but he simply scores when he feckin wands and Shaw was hot and cold but again he produced the goods. Hope we are not getting too reliant on him . We certainly missed Henderson to take some of the flak off. Not sure what is the possible issue with Samuels as he appears to be fully fit and the best foil up front for McKay. But what a night and now what a season- and more to come and hopefully enjoy As for Mary Hill I nursed him back on the train to Central. How can you worry about glue when you are feckin bald ?? And we had a reassuring chat with a suited and booted Muppet on the journey which confirmed my hope for the future. My only lasting concern is that Rod the Mod still wants to smack me And the Fat Lady was well muffled and apparently watching from the Invermorriston area - Only feckin joking

Their recent form hasn't been great. Ours however......

I'll still go for the gamble. Ayr to win on Friday, then we need a resurgence from the teams further down the league against those around us in the remaining games, and a draw for Queens Park and Dundee in the final game - and we will win all ours of course! A girl can dream Robert, and sometimes dreams do come true.

Highlights, which I assume have been lifted off an old Pixellot (shudder) camera at Hamilton, are now available.

Let’s salute them all there was no sign of latency last night. IMG_2258.MOV

Maybe we wont need the play-offs anyway Yes...I am a bit giddy

RIG ....you did miss 15 to 20 mins of sustained attacking featuring accurate passing and good running off the ball however the final ball wasnt there and at times we looked like we wanted to walk the ball in or score the perfect goal........like Spain!!! If we had been sharper the game could have been in the bag by half time....... Much more fun the way we did it. Ps Hope Maryhills head is ok.

Missed the first 10 - 15 minutes due to a puncture on the M8 but apparently we were quite good at the start of the match. Unfortunately what followed was about 60 minutes of pretty turgid stuff characterised by ICT failing to put in anything resembling a final ball and Accies being staggeringly incapable of passing the ball to their own team mates. The game seemed to spark into laugh when a very soft free kick saw Smith find the net with the aid of a deflection. The equaliser came after MacKay crossed for Shaw at the back post who saw his initial effort blocked but he was able to bundle in the rebound . And Mckay's winner arrived after he was picked out by Welsh and he coolly passed the ball beyond Fulton to secure a massive three points. Not a particularly great performance and some players were blowing out their backsides around the 70 minute mark. It was very surprising it took us falling behind before Dodds made any changes. Boyd was disappointing and again Shaw didn't look at his most useful as a 10. The front three that started last night just didn't really work for most of the game although there apparently was a good spell at the start of the game where they all looked lively. The subs likely turned the game for us with MacKay and Samuels, whilst not necessarily turning in stunning performances, brought a good bit of pace to a sluggish team. Accies were rank rotten. They went through a spell in the second half where they genuinely couldn't find a team mate with a pass despite being under no pressure whatsoever. Hard to see how they are going to avoid either automatic relegation or dropping down via the playoffs.

I said before the game would our desire to get into the playoffs be greater than theirs to stay in this league, and you can certainly say that our boys have desire in bucket fulls. A fantastic three points. Can't wait for the weekend now.

Aye its incredibly tight. Just got to keep going and hope.....

Hopefully we chuck it in the last couple of games as I can't afford the play off matches

Well, it sounds like we really showed some gumption in the final 15 minutes. Well done lads. Same again Saturday will do nicely, then we can all go to Hampden and really enjoy the day. Onwards and upwards

well done boys. Now roll on Saturday and hopefully a good home turnout.

When you put it like that we need quite a bit of good fortune, but never say never

Brilliant Billy

What a result! The momentum is well and truly with us now.

Maybe the club could have a Pay What You Can match or two for supporters, for our last couple of games in order to whip up a bit of a frenzy in the stands. I know it can be a bit of a kick in the teeth for us season ticket holders, but it would be worth it if the extra support helped us get promotion, and it might attract potential season ticket holders for next season.

Season 2020/21 but I have no idea about the rest. I think the point for Ayr kept them up.

He’s only been sent off twice in his career: in the last two games he’s played!

Harsh!

If we make the playoffs it will be another set of nerve shredding battles against teams we've struggled with all season. Then again we now have form on our side...

That’s us on 54 points now, with our hopes still very much in the balance - yet in each of the last 5 seasons that tally would have been enough to secure 4th place.

A happy bus coming up the road tonight

Yesssssss, what a result!

Unlikely.

How many of us are thinking if only......

Incredibly if things go badly we have only three games left. If things go well we have up to ten to play! Six wins in a row, eight in nine games including the cup. We need to build on this now.

Only 2 more wins and a bit of luck needed. Well done boys.

Never in doubt...

Utterly amazing.

Yes! Third place and pressure now on Partick and Ayr. Dundee will be tough on Saturday but we can do it! Well done to all who played and thanks IHE for the updates.

Aberdeen appealed but the appeal was thrown out with the result that Shinnie's 3 game ban has been increased to 4.