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All of the players put in a decent shift today. The fact that by the end of the game we forgot that we were down to ten men speaks volumes regarding the players fitness levels (which we had lost under CC) and work ethic. BBC pundits reckon that Pressley should have gone (in fact they noted that it was more of a goalscoring opportunity than Proctors foul) Also a mention for Mikey save which was world class :clapping03:

JR has been given two weeks leave by Derry to think over the 'personal issues' which appear to relate to his Mrs. Does sound as though he will not be returning to Derry though

I don't know how you can say that. It wasn't as though the player was standing clearly off-side, directly between the player shooting and the goalkeeper, with the ball hitting him square on :029: Whilst the officiating was not directly responsible for the defeat, the collective performance is completely unacceptable. I cannot recall any other game where Roy chased after officials - frustration at what was happening boiling over. As per usual the SFA will take no corrective action and just shrug their shoulders and move on (unlike south of the border where there would be some action).

Sorry CaleyD, having just watched the highlights it is a clear punch.

The same could be said of Pele and CC in their time at the club. The most common words in match reports over the past ten years have to be "substitute in the 84th min" (the first substitute that is) :003:

RiG, I take your point, however I suspect that there will be 2 or 3 changes to keep things fresh. I suspect that Bayne will start (his physical presence works quite well against Aberdeen) plus a change to either or both the defense and midfield. Given the nature of the game I do not see any more than two or three changes (and I expect Aberdeen to make a similar number of changes). With Black being taken off injured I would suggest that he is the most likely one to be rested in the midfield and I think Proctor will feature in either RB or CB.

Excellent result and a clean sheet as well :003:

This is clearly a trick question :004: Flybe planes don't fly anywhere from Inverness. They just break down and sit on the stand :rotflmao:

We have a defence :024:

Several posters have correctly said that the Kingsmill Suite is not full for many of the games. What is lacking is corporate boxes and there remains some degree of demand for this side of things. Incorporating some more would be viable, however I would suggest completing the main stand and incorporating additional boxes in this way is more cost effective (it avoids having to service the West side of the ground as well as the main stand).

CaleyD I have a couple of Vostro 400s in transit as we speak (the first time we have had Vostros). They have 2.33GHz Core 2 Duos with 1333MHz FSB and 4MB Cache 4GB DDR RAM 500GB SATA2 HD Same graphics card and monitor as your spec ?762 all in (including MS Office 07 SB) The other recent PCs are top end spec stuff at much higher costs

Dell have made a big leap forwards in the last four to six months and now are providing PCs and Laptops at low prices which outperform HP, etc ? for ?. I almost changed our company supplier to HP due to the performance lag in Dells earlier this year. For anyone looking for Servers, I would still stay clear of Dell. There are alleged to be a lot of problems with reliability and compatability issues (we use IBM as the additional capital cost is ouwayed by the reduced risk of problems). Also, the number of problems we are experiencing with Vista are reducing greatly (although we are still specifying XP as standard)

Given Brewster's insistence on fitness (not knocking it) I suspect that Deano will need to lose a few pounds before he gets a real chance (he just needs to ask Barry). He is getting a fair ribbing from his fellow players regarding his love handles (a real case of belly over belt) which in a professional football is unacceptable.

Why should any of our players be singled out for abuse? It is fair for any player to be criticised by the paying fan in the right circumstances. For some however there appears to be a desperate need to pick at least one player and give any form of negative comment that seems fit. Having just seem the highlights, yes Mikey made a blunder for the first. The second is one of those 50:50 calls which can be wrong either way. Over the past few games MF has been very consistent. If howlers continue then changes will need to be made. The fact that defender blunders have led to much of the confusion in the penalty box this season is agreed in principle by most. As we are up to 10th it would seem to make more sense to focus on the positives for a while and leave the negatives to Brewster behind closed doors (and I bet that a few harsh words are going to be said tomorrow morning when the players and management review the game).

Should that not read Mindless Individuals RiG

Nice to see a clean sheet as well :021:

They were separated at birth after all :029:

All that is needed is one of the stalls which are located in the corridors between Eastgate Phases 1 and 2. Costs must be reasonable (perhaps the Cheif Exec could even negotiate a good rate with some canny pillow talk :tic01:). This also has the added advantage of being highly visible to people walking by, thereby helping to raise the club's profile

---just simply incompetent :029: Yet again another set of baffling decisions including booking Barry for winning the ball. What do we have to do to find a ref who is consistent in applying the rules. Even some of the decisions he gave us were somewhat dubious.

The body language of Grant and Tokely is much better with McGuire than Caff (they obviously trust him much more). Caff definitely is not the answer and I am not convinced McGuire is either. It is early days for him in the defensive unit. I still think we need someone with a greater physical presence - Nothing can happen on this front until Jan anyway (unless Watt gets fit at least).

We will just ignore the deflection from McGuire then?

Having just seen the goals I am perplexed as to why Fraser is being criticised :024:. Some people must indeed be looking for scapegoats for the poor start to the season.

I understand that the change in management has now persuaded Hart to stay on and try and get his place back and is no longer actively seeking to leave.

Watt looked rusty (not surprisingly) and could do with some Brewster style fitness training, but otherwise showed signs of being solid (a younger version of Bobby Mann). Roscoe seems to be trying to set a new record for the number of headed assists for opposition goals :017: Caff looked very suspect in the first half, but I thought for the majority of the second he was more solid - Probably down to Tosh being tired though. Up against the more potent threats from the SPL he just is not up to it unfortunately. Cowie's mobility again was good and Black was also good.

Fraser playing behind a defence which is all at sea (neither Roscoe or Grant show any trust in Caff whatsoever), Utd score with a cross which should have been dealt with by the defence long before it got near him (he had little left other than guessing whether Robson would get a touch or not) and he then gets blamed for narrowing the angles well before Rankin and Caff dive in and take the player for a penalty. I fail to see why any of the above if Frasers fault. I would agree that he needs to be more dominant at crosses and take the ball at a higher level, however I would ask whether our goalkeeping coach (who has yet to convince anyone that he is adding value to the team) is teaching him to stay on his line. Why are some looking to have an undeserved go at the keeper?