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Highlight of the game was Mason Hancock getting booed after he was announced as Matt Hancock.

You'll still be in time for the 5.30pm kick-off Toodle-pip!

With Cove beating Queens Park, it could be a good day for us with Ayr to play Morton and Dundee playing Partick.........

Only better because we managed to scrape a point against the bottom team in the division. Who by the way looked so much fitter, stronger and battered us in the last 15 minutes.

Nathan Shaw was by far our best option going forward. Cannot believe we are still playing one of our most physical central midfield players at right back and our left back in central midfield. Absolutely criminal we never replaced Rooney and that is one f**ck up Dodds cant dodge.

I thought we were much better today than last week and created plenty chances, and should have taken several of them, with at least four decent saves from the Arbroath ‘keeper and several cases in the first half when players passed rather than taking good shooting opportunities. We had 9 attempts on target out of 14 in total and on a different day would (and should) have won that comfortably. When we went in front it was in a spell when we were totally dominant, but an error by Carson gifted Arbroath the equaliser and thereafter they pressed us back a bit. I don’t know if we have a problem off the park (hopefully not and it is just that Ridgers’ form has dropped a bit) but I thought we had several key players who were low on confidence in the first half which meant they did not take shots on, with Mckay and Doran standing out for me in that regard. With the ball skidding off the pitch the way it was, it was a game calling out for shots on goal. Mckay had two goal bound headers saved well, Duffy had one saved and I’ve no idea how the ‘goalie kept another goal bound effort out. With 8 players out and only 2 points out of the last 12, we are only 3 points off the top, so if we can get players back and / or start taking our chances, we can still be right in contention. Everyone else is slipping up too, which is helping us. MacKay had no chance with the goal or the one that hit the post, and there was less route 1 from him. Other than Carson’s mistake, the defence was pretty secure, with Duffy starting a few forward moves whilst Delaney continues to catch the eye. Welsh was more like his old self, whilst I didn’t realise Scott Allan was on the park until he was hooked. Harper was looking to get shots away, but not his best game this season. Shaw had probably his best game for us and followed in well for the goal. Doran sometimes did take players on but seemed a bit shot shy. Mckay worked hard and could have had a hat trick but seemed reluctant to shoot in the first half. Oakley did what Oakley does but strayed offside too often. To sum up, better but still not good enough, but we are in touch and should be capable of climbing the league. Shooting practice is needed before next Saturday’s game.

His wife is expecting and he seems really settled imho. This drama is not needed.

Having the majority of the first team unavailable is pretty darn legitimate as far as excuses go.

Absolutely awful football and fed up of the excuses BD will come out with. Coaching between the 3 of them has a lot to be desired these days and so very hard to watch . Another wasted season it looks like unless the club act NOW and not waste any more time.in getting shot of them . He clearly is upsetting his own players and things will get far worse no doubt . It’s a lot of his players playing week in and week out and his tactics which clearly are not working ! BD is Very Very lucky to have kept his job after last years mid season shambles and scraping playoffs really kept him in office . For me last year he had to go. Now he really has to go and fast! Show some ambition and balls chairman.

Terrified happy clapper who believes in our kids but this could be a hell of a ride during this game.

Can I change my first ICT scorer to Oakley please, thanks

ICT Harper

Hopefully it’s been sorted, we will see who is in goals today.

It could be but have we got things sorted off the park and got the players available who can get us the win?

October started well with 3 wins against Ayr, Partick and Cove. The next three were a draw with Raith, loss to Hamilton and thumping from Morton so the votes were mixed. It was good to see some regulars voting again The winner for October is Zak Delaney With four months in we have six players very close at the top for the Player of the Year. Zak Delaney, Billy Mckay, Robbie Deas, Mark Ridgers, Cameron Harper and Steven Boyd.

Does Dodds ever think that it might be his tactics that are questionable? Playing 442 when we have so many first team players our is practically suicidal. Surely first and foremost, we have to set up not to get beat, that means protecting the rookie back four, and having more in midfield to get a handle on the game. Playing two strikers for the whole 90 minutes was the wrong choice in my opinion, but Dodds must have been happy with it as he kept it for the entire game. Let's be realistic, Arbroath will be fighting for their survival in this league, and will throw everything at us, so let us not throw caution to the wind and be stronger, with more numbers in midfield.

I say, Next Saturday between 3pm and 4.45pm one is going to sit and watch paint dry. That will stir up the same level of excitement in me as going to ICT home matches these days. Edge of the seat stuff!! Eh what?

Please god let this happen