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3 points carelessly thrown away today. Some harsh lessons need to be quickly learnt especially by the manager Substitutions needed to be made to be made earlier today as the swagger of the first half had gone and we needed to change things. Danny Devine needs a rocket up his arse as he is constantly playing balls/passes that he doesn't have to and lead to the ball being given away. We lost the second goal because we faffed about in midfield, Devine was charging upfield and we were exposed horribly for the goal. Don't think the keeper covered himself in glory either for that one. The Stenhousemuir penalty really changed the game. In the second half, they just played 2 banks od four and tried to hit on the breaks. We didn't go wide often enough, as we had been doing, in the first half until Sole game on. Referee definitely impacted the game today with the penalty for them. Gave them virtually everything in terms of fouls yet missed some clear and blatant fouls all over the park. Easily the worst Referee seen here for years. Ultimately, we beat ourselves and we need to wise op quickly.

Was starting to believe the hype. Was at kelty but this was my first home game this season. Played some nice stuff first half but stenny changed 2nd half and matched our first half display. Penalty was right in front of me. To start, wasn’t sure if the free kick was a free kick, too far away from me in north stand. Ball in and the zlatan ibrahimovic look a like ( must be the short ponytail), went to head the ball, calamity Devine using 2 hands on his back ( in front of ref) pushed him under the ball. Stonewall penalty for me. We huffed and puffed 2nd half but poor compared to first half. Thought Kellachers substitutions spoiled the flow of the team. He has to make up his mind on bavidge. Is he injured ?, if not, why is he only getting the game time replacing billy. For me the ref gave a few strange decisions but can only give what he thinks he sees.

How we lost that I'll never understand, by far the better team and we're getting better week on week. Onwards and upwards.

That should have been a comfortable win but we paid the penalty for not being out of site in the first half. Some of our play and movement was top drawer in the first half but we are still too reluctant to shoot and chances go a begging as a result. The free kick in the lead up to the penalty was a shocking decision as MacIntyre won the ball cleanly (but he deserved his booking for walking away with the ball) and I thought the penalty was debatable but note the comment earlier in this thread: one I need to see again. We didn’t play nearly as well after the break but were well on top and should have been able to put the game to bed. Instead we got caught on the counter attack. A bad day at the office but we knew there would be bad days. The key thing is to learn from it and regroup for the Montrose game.

How we conspired to loose today simply deflates, for me, some of the best flowing football I have ever seen from a ICT team; yet loose it we did! Oh for the want of a striker that can put the ball in the net. As others have said here a score of 3-1 for ICT at half time would not have been an inaccurate reflection of the performance and dominance. Billy’s game just didn’t produce the required goals needed unfortunately. I couldn’t see really what happened for stenny to get the penalty. I’ll wait and see the highlights first. The second half was chalk and cheese in way of performance IMO. Gone was the zip and fast flowing football and replaced with our normal miss-pass in the final third. I have to say I wasn't surprised Stenny managed to get past our keeper for their second and winning goal. Again as others above have said the timing and selection of the subs/replaced was late and reactive for me. The Stenny manager Naysmith changed the game at the appropriate time (far earlier in the SH) which was rewarded with a surprised three points. Yes they had the run of the green, but stayed resolute and defended stoutly throughout. So credit and well done Stenny for there performance. The referee was not the reason for our loss today. The failings lay at our own shortcomings. Don’t argue with the bloke, there is only one winner. Understand that and we will pick up less yellow cards. I don’t want to be over critical of us here as we were bound to loose sooner or later. Again lessons have to learned and taken on board. bc

How we lost that game I find unbelievable. The referee certainly didn't help but that is no excuse for our inability to find the net with almost 70% possession. Why does everyone insist on passing across the goal instead of having a shot? Despite the result I thoroughly enjoyed the game especially the first half with some really attractive football.

Dominated the game and should he 2 or 3 goals up. Dreadful referee, highly debatable penalty, non foul that led up to the greenock and ridiculous booking for McIntyre. More goals in this for us if we keep playing the way we are. Biggest hindrance is going to be the ref.

Another great day for football, I am hoping for another win! The PotY will not be posted till tomorrow.

With the strength and depth of players and squad at our disposal and playing on our own turf I expect nothing but a victory today. We have enough games played now for the management and players to known what is required. Anything less than a ICT win today would be disappointment. bc

Belief is back 😊