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Same last week against Hibs. There were a couple of incidents that would've normally provoked a reaction, but Blackie just got on with the game.

We played well and deserved at least a point. Rankin gets better with each game, and Barry was immense today. For once it was our defence that let us down. What the **** was Hastings doing heading the ball back into the box for their first? I couldn't really see what happened for their winner but again it sounds as though the defence was at fault. I thought Dods was very poor today, his worst game for us. I can't think of him winning a single header against Vanwhateverhisnameis. Sorry to go against the grain here, but I didn't think Rory was anything special. He did improve a bit as the game went on, and he did have some nice wee touches. But he's got absolutely no pace, he gets brushed off the ball too easily, and his first touch was poor. Without Denzil and Dargo we badly need someone else up front with Bayne. Overall a great performance.

Dods was awful today. Easily the worst game I've seen him play in an ICT shirt.

Agree with the Rankin(Rangers) and Dargo(Stirling) ones. Dargos goal away at St Mirren was superbly taken as well.

Hmmmm.....should we not be critical anymore incase it's get misinterpreted as abuse?? As I said in the first post, I dont think Ross, up until now, has been anywhere near the standards he's reached in previous seasons. That's not abuse, it's my opinion. And if the reasoning is that he's not had time to reach the fitness levels others have, because of his injury, then it raises the question of why he's been continually selected?? However, using Scottys criteria, I think of myself as being a 3. I've been critical of certain selections, certain performances, and certain players......only when I think it's been merited. Likewise, I've been full of praise when the selections, performances, and players have been spot on. Hence the thread.

Anyone confident we can gain our first SPL victory against 'Tic on Sunday then?? I reckon we will :021: I'd be more confident if Dargo was fit mind :007: If we play like we did in the first half against Hibs, and they're off their game a bit.... On the subject of firsts, who else have we never beaten in the SPL? Aberdeen obviously....home and away St Mirren....away Can't remember us ever beating Hearts at home either....my memory or true??

Considering they're expecting millions for two vastly over-rated midfielders, their offer of £200,000 is taking the pish. Up it to £500,000 and then we'll think about it :011: Cheeky feckers.

[quote author=ICT_Away link=topic=2869.msg41541#msg41541 date=11696290 Do you really think he was thinking about Europe when he signed for Dundee United, FFS it's Dundee United, they have no chance of getting to Europe not even for their holidays.

Totally agree Rig. These pre-contracts are a bit weird. I'm not for one second saying someone like Dods will be anything but 100% professional until the end of the season, but.... We're playing Utd in the Cup in two weeks. Who's to say Dods thinking doesn't go along the lines of 'Hmmmmmmm, if we put Utd out, bang goes any chance I've got of European football next season. But, if they were to go through..... :023: :023: :023:' This goes for all pre-contract signings, not specifically Dods. In some cases, no matter the supposed professionalism line, there must be a conflict of interests.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t..._ct/6288771.stm Looks like Dicky's going to sign his new contract :022: :022: :022: He's been superb this season, our most consistent player in my opinion.

The first half was the best football I've seen from us this season, though helped by a team who obviously believed in playing from the back. The trouble for Hibs is.....they don't have defenders capable of playing that way! . Absolutely superb. Second half we inevitably stepped off the pace a bit but we could've still added to our tally. To be honest, I wanted us to go and and complete stuff them, but that's just me being greedy....3-0 will do :001: To be honest any one of our team could've got MOTM. Fraser comfortably did everything he was asked to, the whole defence were brilliant. Rankin had his best game yet IMO, he was tackling like a demon, and getting forward at every opportunity. Duncan was constantly breaking up the Hibees play, and up front Dargs and Wyness combined superbly, and constantly harried their defence. The only downside was Craigs injury, hope it's a quick recovery for the wee man. A mention on Blackie. He was brilliant when he came on, looked like he had something to prove. There were one or two occasions where incidents that he'd have previously reacted too got a 'walk away' reaction :025: :025: Lets hope he really has learnt his lesson, because when he puts his mind on the football rather than the antics then he's a class player. Oh....and is Scott Brown the most overated footballer in Scotland? I've never been impressed with him against us, and today he was utter pish. How the **** can they be talking millions for him???

He's taken some (deserved) stick this season, from me for one. Today though he was immense. Back to those barnstorming runs, those no nonsense tackles, and those wee dribbles that leave you wondering 'how the feck did he just get past 3 of them!!'. At one point in the second half I thought he was going to decapitate one Hibs player on the touchline, as he went for him like a man possessed. Great stuff Ross, more of the same next week please :022:

Craig, if you're reading.............PLEASE STAY!!!!!!!! Go oooooooooooon, I'll chuck in an extra fiver a week on top of anything Charlie offers you :021: He was superb today, again. I love watching him play, his control, his lay offs, his runs, everything, are just fantastic to watch......mind, I can't imagine he'll ever get an easier goal to score than todays :015: Does anyone know if the NOTW article is online??

Hibs may well have a knack for bringing through talented youngsters, but presumably they don't bother where keepers are concerned :015: Did their keeper kick it from his hands once today?? It seemed every time he passed it out he put their defence under pressure. Bizzarre :017: And he was tiny. And fat. I'm torn as to who's the worst keeper I've seen this season....

Michael was waiting to see what happened with Brown's contract before deciding his future. If Mark had re-signed then Michael would have been away at the end of the season definitely. As it is now though.....

Anyone know anything about the contract he's signed? Length, sell-on clauses????

Dida :022:

IF this is true then I can't really see how sitting on the bench every week, even if it is Celtics, is going to improve Marks international prospects. Anyway, good luck to him. Best of luck to Michael as well, if anyone deserves a chance it's him. I reckon that Michael could well prove to be an even better keeper than Mark in years to come.

As long as people keep telling me how wonderful the Bayne/Wyness partnership is then......yeah. Likewise, are you going to keep spouting this pish about us playing better football this season with Bayne and Wyness up front?? I could go and cut and paste all your contributions on the matter but quite honestly I really can't be fecked.

Even if he is a shadow of the player he was last year(which I don't think he is), he's still infinitely better than Bayne or Wyness! The Bayne/Wyness partnership has provided us with a tally of 5 league goals this year......Dargo, even playing badly as some say, has 6. Bayne and Wyness can play as well as they like together, but the simple truth is they don't score! Also....in terms of actual playing minutes I'd have a guess that of all our strikers Bayne has had by far the most this season?

Brown Roscoe Dods Munro Hastings Wilson Black Rankin McBain Wyness Dargo Seeing as Dargo is by far our most likely source of goals then I hope CC puts any differences there may be to one side and gets him on from the start. Blackie....prior to Christmas, before he lost the plot, he was playing his best football of the season. Get him back in. He might've learn't his lesson :024:

What does a captain actually do? Very rarely do you ever see a captain going round the players giving them what for. Even if Dods wasn't captain there'll always be players like him, captain or not, who lead by example, and who bark the orders out. What I mean is, even if Golly was playing regularly I'd expect it to be Dods doing most of the organising, especially at the back. IMO whoever's captain doesn't really matter. Saying that....I'd go for Blackie for the same reasons as IHE gave.

Caff is more than 'up to it'. He might not have the leadership qualities of Dods, but he's as good a central defender. People say he doesn't have the physique....well, it's never been a problem for him before. If anything, Caffs ability to read the game, his positioning etc is far better than any of our defenders. And a big plus is he's our only defender who can fecking pass a ball!! I've no worries about Caff stepping in.

Dargo spoke to the press once.....about him being continuously substituted. Hardly a case of 'moaning his chops off'. If I remember rightly quite a few other players have 'moaned their chops off' to the press this season(Hart and Duncan spring to mind). Of the three I'd rather us pull out all the stops to keep Dargo, though the way CC seems to be handling the situation there seems to be no chance of that. The Bayne/Wyness partnership might indeed work well together, but seeing as they've notched up a grand tally of 5 league goals BETWEEN them this season, compared to Dargos 6, then they're hardly prolific. 20 goal a season strikers are few and far between, and to lose one will be a massive blow to us. Yes, I know Dargo hasn't hit the heights he did last season.....yet, but he's still an infinitely better choice up front than anyone else in our squad. I'm not that bothered about Brown leaving, as I think Michael could prove to be an even better keeper. Saying that, if Brown does resign then we'll definitely lose Fraser.

As I said earlier in the thread, does that mean we've seen the last of Dods in an ICT shirt then? And seeing as Brown is obviously less than 100% committed to the cause then surely it should be Fraser in goal for the rest of the season? I somehow doubt it. As long as we're paying our best players we should play them.