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This is the same peg seller who the night before the last game gave it large as to "how county have different morals" to that of Caley in having "local players"

The same man who's father gained from the morally correct EBT at Rangers.

And of course, the local lad interviewed first by Radio Scotland after the game was Rocco Quinn. So Dingwall is just outside Glasgow now??

To be fair to most County fans I've spoken to after the game, even they are cringing at the whining little................

Anyway, he should get over it. Everyone knows that the Diddy Wee Team always gets hit with a late sucker punch from the Big Team

ICT struggling with the incomers. County struggling with the inbred.

What next?

Tree- first of all its an away game and the questions being asked have nothing to do with the home games singing section and since it is a big game i think quite a lot of us are want ing to get a good atmosphere at the game. don't be so negative.

The very fact that this is a big game is likely to result in a good atmosphere from both sets of fans.

Over the years there has been much made about ring fencing areas for singing sections and we have even gone as far as moving season ticket holders out of their seats to create these with no discernible positive result.

Without trying to be too critical, it is also disappointing that we feel the need to create atmosphere in a game such as this yet place lesser importance on achieving this in the 'smaller' games where there is probably a greater benefit in terms of lifting the players, etc. I would add that there needs to be more done by the club in trying to foster this atmosphere at home games also.

If a singing section is such a great idea, why is there not more singing happening in the TCS where the place is so empty this season that anyone who wishes to sit together to sing can easy do so?

Definition of a captain - someone who stands doing nothing whilst shouting at his team to "come on"!

Very much a case of the back four being let down by the rest of the team. Too many players having an off day, however for 60 minutes it was obvious that something need to change and nothing came from the management team.

We seem to be unable to change things in the middle of the game.

Having seen Roberts several times now there seems very little to justify his selection and indeed insufficient to suggest that we should be extending his loan stay. Money could be better used on a wide midfielder I suspect. I know that we have Nick to return and Pepper is also a prospect, however it is noticiable that he has not featured as much recently.

I see that they are looking to raise £2m to get to the end of the season. But then what?

Even if they reduce their wage bill at the end of the season, they are still almost £50m in debt to UBIG. There is a real danger that the fans are simply throwing money away to address a short term cash flow problem whilst leaving the root cause festering away in the background.

I think using cost as an excuse is to simplistic,

In many ways we have improved things on the park this year, however as a Match Day experience we are really poor. In effect we turn up, listen to a tinny sound system play a few tunes watch a game of football then go home.

This is not really meant as a critism, however I accept that in effect it is, but what effort is made to interact with the crowd, provide some link between the club and the crowd, etc.

At least when Don had control of the mic there was an attempt to get closer to the crowd and interact. At the moment the club don't seem interested in this aspect or attempting to give an overall entertainment experience.

Having attended numerous games, both football and other sports, in various parts of the world, we seem to offer the least. Even simple thinks such as having a decent sound system helps build up the atmosphere. It also does not cost money for someone to stand and interact with the crowd.

Costs are an interesting read for those who think the club charges too much yet believe that we should be able to compete with the rest of the SPL (even though we also have the smallest crowds)!

• Contrary to what some were saying, I thought Jones started well but disappeared after 25 minutes. Still wasn't bad though, but I wonder if Morrison is the better option to play alongside Draper.
  

During the second half we were discussing whether OTJ was carrying an injury. He certainly was not as mobile as the first half hour of the game, spent much of the time looking at things happening and not getting involved and lost possession much more than we are used to.

When Gavin came on this changed the nature of the game. If nothing else he tends to put his foot on the ball and keep possession which was what we were needing.

Things must be bad when the best that the County fans can come up with is our ground is better than your's. This will be the ground with the smallest pitch in the world (may not be a fact ), a diddy wee bus shelter for a stand because they can't count and a daft bridge as the only means of access!

What next, they'll claim that they have wonderful facilities including an indoor pitch! Oh sorry, they already do that in spite of the truth that fact they don't (unless we wish to make the same claim)

Fair enough, the San Siro it is not, but we'll take no lessons from the peg sellers.

As an aside to all this nonsense about noise being lost, the old firm fans still seem to manage to create a truck load of noise when they come to town.

Persuaded 5 others to go now. Is it defo all ticket? Will there be a turnstile open to pay at gate?

Can pay on night though tickets are recommended

Just watched the highlights of the St. Mirren v Ross County game. County looked all over the place any time a cross was played in and their centre backs were out muscled by the big St. Mirren forwards. Foran could have an absolute field day but I think we need some more aerial support up to to help him out. Plenty of wide play and get the balls into the box and see how the County defence deals with this because they didn't look too smart today.

Diagonal balls to the back of Granty will do the job. Every time Celtic did this in the game earlier this year it had the County defense under pressure. Surprised that Celtic did not use this more given how successful it was when used.

Chieftain hotel are putting stuff on for the gypos

I think this may be why the OP posted this thread .... Didn't the same establishment also put hospitality on for Rangers last year and get into trouble for serving alcohol outside their licensed hours? Have the licensing board 'sentenced' them for that yet?

The board messed this up with the complaint effectively time barred. The Police have the opportunity to make a new complaint if they so desire, though I've not seen anything as to whether they can be bothered given the fact that the Highland Council messed up the first time.

Clinical finish from Connor.

God our marking in the last third is woeful. Players seem to be able to drft into space at ease.

I see that Celtic have failed to reach their hospitality targets for last season.

I am baffled by the assertion by anyone that this was a definite red card.

You can understand why perhaps it was deemed to more serious that a yellow card, however he probably took more of the ball and less of the player than Rosscoe took on his better tackles (ok, maybe I may have made the last bit up)

Seems all too familiar.

Lack of cutting edge/composure in finishing and individual errors in defending.

I have to say, for a lad who allegedly cannot play out wide, he managed to pretty much skin the Arbroath left back at will in the first half on Wednesday! If his shots were more accurate or Bullock did not pull off a good save he could have had a hat-trick as well.

May have been a different level to SPL, however perhaps explains what CaleyD was referring to with regard to his performance training.

The player who was 'hooked' last night for having the audacity to turn his back on Butcher when being slaughtered for misplacing a pass!

Maybe a contract extension will have to wait for a few days??

Will there be any pics or highlights from this game??

Should be available on the Arbroath website at some point

An intersting statistic for people.

Allegedly Ross County now have more Inverness based Season Ticket Holders than Dingwall based!

Can people not go two hours without a smoke? Deary me!

I quit a good while ago but I could have done with one yesterday at half time myself!

One laced with cyanide perhaps?

Standing = noise?? Someone tell the Celtic fans. They seemed to manage ok in the same seats as the home fans.

This old chestnut is getting a bit tiresome. Apparently it was caused by fans not being together. So the club moves people out of their seats to create a 'singing section' and the result is...................no change

Adrian Durham said on the radio the other evening that being a fan means you follow your team through thick and thin because of the emotional connection.

After today's embarrasing home crowd, does this mean that we simply lack 'real' fans?