The Mantis

Good effort to help the team Gringers. Keep it up

Exactly. Time for the stayaways to dust off the season tickets and get along on Saturday to give Ayr a doing. Not normally a happy clapper and that was the most I’ve enjoyed an ICT game for a long time.

@ymipand I had a problem deciding what formation we were playing too, thought at kickoff it was 3-5-2 but then looked more like a 4-4-1-1 at times. Of course it often changes in or out of possession. That was a classic away performance and some of our passing was superb, back to middle we look a good side but as always we are going to struggle to get goals. Billy struggled to get service unless he came deep for the ball and Shaw was our biggest threat. Not sure what Sheridan is going to offer although maybe he lacks fitness but he contributed very little. The goal was a thing of beauty as Cammy threw off the shackles and galloped forward. Very few weaknesses today and I have been ill and missed several weeks, so was impressed by seeing Ujdur, Anderson and Boyes for the first time. Duffy came on for Carson and did a decent job on Middleton. Louis Moult hardly got a sniff. Their goal came when Holt was given space to head home from a corner but why are we substituting defenders when we have conceded a corner? Apart from the first 10 minutes and the last 15 you wouldn’t have known which team were at the top of the table. Another great day with CaleyAway. ETA: Mark Ridgers MoM Big Dunc

DUFC v ICT DRAW @4.75 please.

Many thanks @Robert. Can’t say I’ve been behind the goals there since it was terracing.

Can’t find any sign of online tickets for away fans for this game. No biggie though…

That’ll be Norrie MacIver aka Tago, a good Carloway lad.

Relied on my Shetland brother-in-law to get tickets but they sold out in a morning, and he didn’t anticipate how popular they would be so he never got off his erse in time. Going to see Duncan Chisholm at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on Sunday. His premiere of Black Cuillin at Celtic Connections was amazing. 15 on stage including 8 piece string section

We were comfortable against Bonnyrigg with probably a weaker team than now, although they made us sweat a bit at the end. But Bonnyrigg would easily take about 5 off Cowden. A team that’s 9th in the LL and in their other major Cup, the South Challenge Cup, recently beat a tier 7 side 4-2. Just start at a tempo and get it done early.

Quite happy to take the points under any circumstances after the game at Airdrie where we gifted them 2 goals of a start and missed a hatful of chances. They’ve not got a great squad but Rhys McCabe has got them playing in the right way.

ICT @2.50 please

Fancied ICT this week but going for Bonnyrigg v Clyde DRAW @ 3.50. Probably be back in the morning as it’ll likely be off.

No surprises given the climate down on the Clyde Riviera… still, could benefit us getting players back, especially Boyes.

Great stuff. I’m kind of indisposed atm or I would have trekked through for this. Hopefully the boys can emulate the team of 2022 which narrowly missed getting to the final at Hampden…

Wondering what was no 1 ?

Coming after you @Robert, beginner’s luck

I’ll go for Bairns v Accies DRAW @3.4

QoS @2.20 ta

Gardiner’s body language

I’ll go for Dunfermline @2.05 please

Had a quick look at Robbo’ s last spell. He kind of got us challenging eventually but the first 3 years or so we had players that would struggle to break into the current team… the era of Matty Elsdon, John Baird, Susan, Seedorf, Calder, Austin, White, plus Oakley whom some people rated but he couldnae hit a coo on the erse wi a banjo. It got better when Shane & Billy & Walsh came along but they were backed up by the likes of Allardice, Danny, Roddy and Welsh and even Deas.

He managed Clyde against us a few times but wasn’t a very good manager. Think he inherited Alan Mainland’s side who were full of cloggers from the Juniors.

Gardiner has poisoned our club. If we didn’t have him as CEO we’d never have had Dodds. I’d take Ian McCall or Neil McCann if there was any chance.

Pinched off p&b. Us in January compared to us yesterday…

Could easily be doing hospitality at Tynie, I’ve got a Jambo mate who was getting selfies with him last season. I nearly fell out with him as he seemed to think it was ok.