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1 hour ago, Satan said:

That's not been our name for a long time.

Is that what they all think we are called?

If you read a few of the articles on the club's website, you'll find that it's what WE think we are called 

3 minutes ago, Satan said:

Lack of a clear plan has exposed us again, along with a(nother) goalkeeping calamity to set us on our way.

Take my advice.  Never, ever try to pick a winner

BTW, you are Mark Ridgers' Dad, and I claim my five pounds.

Wish I'd been watching Wales v Italy instead

A reminder that this can be useful in certain situations  - https://protonvpn.com/ 

Stunning picture, but I have no idea

Used to end up at that church sometimes when we were having a run in the car.

Probably quite a few of my mothers' ancestral relatives buried there, not to mention clan chiefs.

My wife traced my mother's family.  Earliest records for her father's side have them in the Moidart peninsula.  Then they gradually moved eastwards, eventually coming up both sides of Loch Ness, with my great-grandfather being married in the Abbey at Fort Augustus not long after it opened.  A couple of years ago my wife had us traipsing round the burial ground at Boleskine, looking in vain for a specific grave, and we also visited Drumtemple, where we were in luck.

What's Mantis got against McGillivrays? 

Delighted with the win today.  Had forgotten what it feels like.

It was a battling win, not a great game.  The ball was richocheting around as in a pinball machine, and neither team played with much structure or control.  I was surprised at how poor Arbroath were.

We made only about six chances, and scored with three of them - two of them in the first few minutes.  As I have said, I think that we go out and play much the same every week, and sometimes we get the breaks.  Well, today we did.

Disappointed with everyone hoofing long balls towards our 5'7" strikers.  Even Cammy MacKay was doing it, instead of rolling it out as he often does.  I thought that we had obviously been instructed to get the ball as far away from our goal as possible.

But a win is a win, especially welcome after three months.  Well done to everyone!

4 minutes ago, Caley Mad In Berks said:

Am I dreaming?   Or have we just scored 2 goals inside the first 12 minutes of a game?

I checked with my wife - and she saw them too

Someone PLEASE balance the volumes of the commentators!!!

7 hours ago, CaleyTennis said:

Anyway, I'll be watching Rugby so will only get the result

I'll be hunting through the TV functions to see if I have picture-in-picture ...

9 hours ago, DoofersDad said:

I thought playing at home was meant to be an advantage!

There were reports during the lockdown, based on analysis of lots of scores, that playing at home wasn't such an advantage as in normal times.  A possible explanation was the absence of a large crowd mostly cheering on the home team.  In addition to the effect on the players, it also seemed that, with no pressure from a crowd, referees were less likely to award free kicks and the like to the home team.

That's the nearest that we will ever be to illustrating and even measuring the difference that a large, vocal support can make.

41 minutes ago, Douglas Mackenzie said:

As an aside, I was thinking we have the Manager who was a striker, the Assistant who was a striker, Kellagher who I think was a striker, we secure four strikers in the last window,but maybe, just maybe we need a coach for the defenders

So it's very odd that we can't score goals!

Yes, the defence could be improved, but I still maintain that the real problem is at the other end of the pitch.  If we can't score goals, we will never win games.

"The run-in."

Older folks here will remember back-window stickers on new cars:  "Running in - please pass".  

On 3/2/2022 at 1:22 PM, Yngwie said:

There is an interview on BBC with our first manager Sergei Baltacha, who is originally from Mariupol.

And a piece about him in the sports section of yesterday's (Saturday's) "Times".

He is youth coach at Charlton, and has never actualy gone back to stay in Ukraine.  (You'll remember that his late daughter, Elena, was the UK's no 1 female tennis player for a while.)

Interestingly, he is proud of what the USSR was - "better than Russia is now" - and sees himself as both Soviet and Ukrainian, in much the same way that some of us might regard ourselves as British and Scottish.

He has a 67yo brother in Kyiv, "armed with hope and a Kalashnikov".

4 minutes ago, Robert said:

Interesting that Cammy MacKay continuing in goal with Ridgers back in the squad. He certainly did well whilst Ridgers was out.

I am always happy to see him.   I was recently thinking "I wonder how long it is till Cammy takes over from Mark?".   Checked their ages, and Mark is only 31

I did think of suggesting that it would be a matter of courtesy to inform both clubs in advance.  However, since the SFA have subsequently pledged solidarity with and support for Ukraine, I think you're on solid ground. 

Unless either club is secretly owned by an oligarch who is mates with Putin....  

Well, if you're involving ol' Neil, I would suggest "Piece of Crap" 

"Keep The Customer Satisfied"

Ukraine play-off in Scotland could be delayed to allow team World Cup chance

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/01/ukraine-play-off-in-scotland-could-be-delayed-to-allow-team-world-cup-chance

"The Scottish Football Association wrote to its Ukrainian counterpart this week offering support and is willing to accommodate any arrangement that would allow the match to take place."

Pleased to see that from the SFA.

Are there any Ukrainian folk in Inverness?  Maybe tell the Polish shops in town that you're looking for a flag, in case they know anyone who might lend you one or more.

11 hours ago, Scotty said:

perhaps a blue and yellow saltire

Plenty of them where I live!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Alban's_Cross

1 hour ago, jed5697 said:

I feel we are just about to go on a run....

Must have been the takeaway curry on the way home last night.

2 hours ago, Kingsmills said:

I would rather Scotland sctratched from the competition rather than taking advantage of Ukraine's terrible plight by seeking a forfeit.

Yes, I had thought of that, but it wouldn't be fair on the Scotland team.

My choice would be a postponement, in the hope that a genuine Ukraine team could play some time.  Obviously there would have to be a time limit on that.

For once, the decision to hold the World Cup finals in November/December might be useful.  The obvious thing to do would be to postpone the Path A playoffs until after the end-dates of the countries' scheduled domestic seasons - though it's unlikely that Ukraine will complete theirs.  Accommodation and training facilities in Qatar is presumably already reserved for whoever gets through - since those who have already qualified will have booked theirs.

I do hope to God that there isn't some Neanderthal numpty in the SFA who is going to come out next week and insist that either the matches go ahead in March or Ukraine gets disqualified.  Knowing the SFA, I would put money on there being some eejits there who are actually thinking that.

I see that we are also down to play Ukraine in June and September in the UEFA Nations League, so it could be a busy summer!

53 minutes ago, tm4tj said:

Yes

You've been on the club's communications training course!