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So much for Dodds’ comments at the start of the season that we’d see a different Doran this season. When I’ve seen him he’s looked fitter and faster than the last few seasons with his eye for goal back in. He should be a first pick, not being treated so badly. Sadly it sounds like there’s a problem between him and the management team. I know who I’d rather keep!

Omg you poor deluded individual

Probably pissed off that's he's not starting games and players like Lois Longstaff are getting the nod ahead of him so he's been reduced to playing in glorified friendlies to keep him fit.

What a bunch of moaners! A close match by all accounts and just loosing by the odd goal away from home to a newly promoted team isn’t the end of our promotion bid! Hitting the bar twice and a one man advantage was an opportunity missed to take a point back up the road. BD and SG are going nowhere, we should back them fully! I don’t think we are to far off turning the corner. With a turn of luck we will get the result the team and BD rightly deserves and the fans will forget this early blip! bc

With these idiots running the club ? . Leave it another 4 games and there will be no season left as well as fans and less money . He has already had 2 very poor seasons in a row and this is looking like the worst ever to come . I think going by the forum here , Twitter and Facebook etc 99% of fans have given up on him . Change is needed and need immediately . NO MORE chances . Time for change and not just in coaching . Some very bad going’s on at the club and a lot of unnecessary wages been paid out and starving the club financially.

The margins are so tight, all our defeats in this run have been by one goal. What seems increasingly obvious is that the defence is not strong enough and we need to make at least one signing, and that signing has to be someone who is better than what we currently have.

bc = Billy Dodds. Unmasked you pal

We’re going down. You probably didn’t hear it here first.

Improvement in the second half but thank goodness since we were playing the majority of it against 10 men. Losing the goal almost straight from kick-off no doubt further dented fragile confidence and belief at the moment. We look so edgy and uncomfortable at the back just now - I think we need a left sided (and left footed) centre half with an experienced head to help the younger guys who do have ability. The goals were callamatous to say the least. On the plus side, Bray and Shaw continued to take the ball, tried to get us forward and attempted to create chances. In my opinion Billy McKay has just looked completely isolated in the first half of every game this season. We seemed to do less of the punting the ball up to him and hope it sticks today (thankfully) but huge work still to do in order to have a threatening looking front pairing who link up well together. I think Brooks will come good in time and unless we unexpectedly bring in a proven goalscorer from somewhere in the next couple of days, I'd be inclined to try McKay and Lodvica from the start with Brooks in behind in the hope that we can actually take the lead in a match and then try to hold onto it rather than chase a deficit which we seem to be in the habit of doing right now. A (non-gloating) Airdrie fan said to me when I was leaving the stadium 'I'm afraid it looks like it's going to be a difficult season for you' and it was hard to disagree. Credit to Cameron Harper today - despite his own goal and the defeat and with some fans booing at the end, he still made his way over and showed his appreciation to the fans who had travelled for what must have been at least a minute .

Dodds is a tactical genius. He noticed that the two goals were defensive howlers so he switched to 3 at the back because that reduced the number of defenders so fewer howlers. Devine will get pelters for the second although Davidson had about 3 chances to hoof it before putting Devine in trouble with a pass he obviously wasn’t expecting. Airdrie are obviously buzzing right now but what a limited side on that showing, although apparently they took County all the way. They won’t get an easier 3 points all season and they don’t half like a niggly foul. Can’t really blame them for timewasting although their keeper took it to a new art form. Nathan Shaw was the best player by a mile so expect Uncle Roy’s Mercenaries to come calling before long. Apart from that very little to praise apart from Longshanks the sub, and possibly Gilmour who needs to keep the heid. I thought Ethan Cairns showed in flashes but was kept quiet by the no 2 Ballantine. If Danny is the best defender we have, you know we’ve got problems.

Go on then - tell us what his "game plan and tactics" are. And also tell us how you are the only other person who knows that they are

Fully agree here, Doddsie must be swearing under his breath why the team don’t stick to his game plan and tactics. What more can the manager and coaches do to get these players to carry out his instructions and get the results he deserves? Bc

No but staying with the idiotic coach that we have will get us demoted so to speak .

We do not have a squad good enough to compete. That much is clear now

I don't think we're as good as that!!!!

We are pissssshhhh

I think I was a tad optimistic saying I thought we'd end up 7th this season!

Don’t worry he won’t be out of pocket that’s for sure . Folk like him look after themselves . Costing the club big time .

Coaches ? NO.... More like couches, this is pathetic Where has the real Caley Thistle gone ? Will we ever come back ....... I cannot see it under this board and management sham.

Guess we're pinning our hopes on that win against part time Arbroath to turn our frowns upside down

Decent players available for loan have already been picked up. Couple that with who wants to join not just our geographical location, but a relegation fight and Doddsball. Anyone we bring in needs to be experienced and up for a fight, no many guys like that at clubs needing loaned out. Young guys who are hungry work when it's going well but in a league of cloggers and hatchet men beatong relegation involves scrapping and being mentally tough.

It's really just unfair the runs of bad luck we have under Dodds isn't it? Between injuries, dressing room unrest and we just don't get the breaks on those fine margins.

Robbo quoted Robert then said it himself. I'm off for a lie down

Ffs just go ,Along with ur money grabbing mate Gardiner . Done nowt for the club but take .

Even if we could sack Dodds and bring in the likes of Mourinho or Guardiola, they could not get this squad promoted.

puck off

LETS ALL HAVE A DODDSIE

First draft of our report:

We are certainly limited ,but giving teams a head start doesn't help.

That is a shocking stat! Same old story game after game, give away stupid goals then make a late, fruitless comeback.

Quite possibly the 2 worst goals you're ever likely to see. A defensive disaster class. We are in BIG trouble this season.

2-0 down ! Scott Morrison you need to act today and sort this mess your board have created .

2-0 down now. 3 points adrift at the bottom as things stand. Any word on Doran? Has he picked up an injury? He did well at Clach on Tuesday and looked fit then.

What? Did Dodds score it?

1mim 1-0 down !! Bye bye Dodds gtf and take that controversial Gardiner with u

Your assuming Arbroath loose then?

We won't be bottom of the table tomorrow night. That's all I'm confident of

Full time. Another defeat. Rock bottom and detached at the bottom. Plenty chances but sounds like we were dismal first half from reports here. Time is running out to get this season going. That’s six defeats on the trot.

Great result today. Only 9 points of the top of the championship and plenty of games to catch Queen's Park...

It's OK guys, once Gardiner gets the battery farm going and the freeport cash comes flooding in we'll be laughing. Trust the process etc. Two more years of weekly tactical masterclasses.

Don't know what's up with Doran, he wasn't in the team photo at Clach and he was getting into his car as we left the ground right after the game, so he was out before the team had left the field with the cup.

4th August 2023 Manager Billy Dodds says Inverness Caley Thistle are a scalp for other teams now. Billy Dodds believes Inverness Caledonian Thistle's cup exploits last season will have others looking at them as a scalp in the 2023/24 Championship. 2-0 with Arbroath winning...........

Meanwhile ar Dungwall - WTF !!!!