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Normally our club statements leave me utterly mortified but tonights is outstanding.  Utterly magnificent take down of the SFA.

On 1/25/2020 at 1:12 PM, Polo Chick said:

he apparently fell out with Barry Wilson a few weeks back after telling him his coaching was rubbish hence why he has been benched

Not the first of our players to say the same thing so I wonder how bad it was to get singled out. 

39 minutes ago, Kingsmills said:

Why on earth can't both those who made the long and ultimately fruitless journey to Greenock and those who attended the event last night be regarded as true and committed supporters ?

It seems to me that any arrogance is coming from one source.

And what about those supporters who made neither due to not living in the country for example? It was a daft comment to make on Facebook by Jim Oliver, at best naive and at worst crass & insensitive. 

There's no such thing as a 'true' supporter,  anyone who supports the club in any shape or form is more than welcome.

Legend: Charlie Christie.

Moment: Hissy's header v Clyde.  That changed everything.

24 minutes ago, Jack Waddington said:

Sod knows where I heard it, but apparently Alan Savage is making a return as a shareholder...

I'd heard similar but dismissed it as the usual Chinese whispers.  However, reading between the lines of the EGM notice it wouldnt shock me- certainly reads like a plea.

Away to Ballymena, Glenavon or Bohemians please. Any of these would be a 'home' game for me.....  Waterford also acceptable at a push.

Absolute bobbins.   It's been the same since the start of the league cup, 4-4-2 and hoofing it to White isn't going to cut it.  Even the subs have been pretty much the same every week with barely any minutes for the youngsters.  

If Mark Ridgers hadn't chucked one in that was a stick on 0-0 but make no mistake, we were terrible.  Unless something changes this could be another season of grinding out draws. 

We really need Welsh back ASAP as 2 of Trafford, Vincent & Carson isn't good enough to get the ball to Doran & Walsh in good enough positions. Far too many hoofs up the park.

Disappointing to concede yet another goal originating from our right hand side. He might not be directly involved but all too often Brad McKay is beaten too easily or out of position.  Would like to see more of Roddy McGregor in that central position as there's a massive Liam Polworth shaped hole at the minute. Trafford, Carson and Vincent don't have the ability to drive forward with ball and pick passes in the final 3rd.

1 hour ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

Interesting posts from David Dowling on Facebook:

"The first day of the new season is always something to look forward to. Fab start for Brora Rangers beating Caley Thistle Colts 6-0 to go top of the league after day one. Lots of very tough challenges ahead but great to start with a win."  

Who's David Dowling supporting this week then?

Very sad news this.  Football in inverness owes a massive debt of gratitude to John for the amount of work he put in over such a long period. He must have helped launch so many careers at so many levels during that time. It was always a pleasure to play in his teams.

Superb result and even better performance.  Im sure there will be others on with a more detailed report but a few highlights for me.

- formation was spot on and we dominated the midfield as a result. Massive credit to the manager and backroom for that.

- Jordan White was unplayable. I've not been his biggest fan but he ragdolled the Utd defence. Great hold up play, superb workrate and won almost every header. My MOTM.

- Charlie Trafford not far behind.  Seemed to be first to every ball and helped keep United pinned in.  Kept it simple but won every challenge.

- after the controversy of their equaliser and the boost it gave the home crowd we responded brilliantly.  It would have been easy to let the heads go down but it didn't affect the players at all and there was only going to be one winner.

Who'd have thought selling your best striker with a couple of hours left in the transfer window and not replacing them would have such a detrimental affect on our results?

What on earth was our back 4 doing farting about on the half way line in injury time?  Terrible defending.

I'd imagine Chalmers will also be getting an earful for wasting possession just before that with a ridiculous pot shot from 30 yards.

Decent enough first half and extremely pleasing to see Doran get his millionth goal at Victoria Park.

I think there's another goal or two in this for us but I can see County scoring.  I've lost count of the amount of times Brad Mackay has fallen over and Gardyne has him on toast, anytime he runs at him gives me the fear.  Welsh also walking a yellow card tightrope so wouldn't be too averse to subbing him early.

Wouldn't be too convinced that Macaulay will end up with us.  He's from Derry and still lives there so that's still his preferred option.  Hes unsure about the upheaval for him to move to across the water at this stage in his career. We have offered a better package so this might swing it. 

A wake up call finally?  The draws have been papering over the cracks for a good chunk of the season. There's a few players who seem to have slipped into a comfort zone (looking at you Brad) so hopefully we'll see some changes (formation or more playing time for a few of the youngsters).  We need to get out of this rut to ensure our top 4 position.

9-2 win against Fife Elite this evening. The youngsters are dishing out some hammerings this season. Hopefully see a few more of this crop in the 1st team soon enough.

10 hours ago, DoofersDad said:

Absolutely nobody is giving any hint that Calder's behaviour is acceptable.  Absolutely nobody is saying  that footballers should be treated more favourably than anyone else or that better players should be treated more favourably still.  What some people are clearly saying is that footballers should be treated far less favourably than the rest of us.

Your prejudice on this matter is clear when you say the attack was without provocation.  How do you know that?  Were you in the courtroom and did you hear Calder admit there was no provocation?  Of course, provocation does not excuse his actions, but it may explain why he flipped.

You talk of community values, but one important value in a community is to support the rehabilitation of offenders.  The courts will punish him as part of the due legal process but you seem to feel he should also be punished by the club and the community and thrown out of his chosen career.  He needs to accept the punishment of the courts, but what purpose does it then serve to punish him for the rest of his life?  I would hope and expect that Calder is utterly ashamed at what he has done and is now full of remorse.  The responsibility of a caring society is to support people who have offended and try and ensure they don't offend again.  People who are given a second chance are often the very ones who then become very active themselves in supporting community projects, often atoning for their own wrongs many times over.

That is why I don't think the club should make any rushed decisions here. I don't think it is in anybody's interests to kick Calder out Professional Football.  It may well be that it is best if he plies his trade elsewhere, but that is a decision for the club in the light of all the facts.

It is literally in every single employment contract that this type of thing is grounds for termination.

He's got to go. As well as he's done over the last few weeks we can't be seen as a club to condone this type of behaviour.  

I could perhaps have been more understanding if it was one hit in a moment of madness and in self defence. However, it's clear from the report that he's been found guilty of a sustained attack on a woman. Utterly unnacceptable and frankly scumbag behaviour.  

2-2 full time. 6 draws in a row, that must be close to some kind of record in football.

2-2  Jordan White.  Some game.

1-2  Keena let's fly from a mile out.

1-1  Ricky Calder making his stake for a permanent starting place.

0-1  poor play from Welsh giving the ball away. Not unlike Brad for the Morton goal a couple of weeks ago.  

 turgid stuff to say the least.