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Rather oddly, just as the BBC did earlier, the SoS lists Blacks bookings in the 17th and 46th minute. So the booking for kicking the first ball was actually his second? I don't mind him getting booked any other time.

How long is he out for? I have heard between 2 weeks to the rest of the season. Anyone able to clear up?

Dammit!!! One man and his dog called Spot, went to mow a meadow :015:

He's a git! He has scored 1/3 of his goals against us or something like that! :015: He really is a great player. His first touch and skill are fantastic.

I was too busy singing 1 man went to mow, went to mow a meadow :015: It reminded me actually of the goal Thomson scored at St. Mirren in the TSC a couple of years back in that the original 'award' was somewhat dodgy yet far enough away from the goal that the opposition scoring should really have been prevented. EDIT: Just seen IHEs post. What happened after that? Falkirk just passed it up the park and scored?

If players were tired then they should have been rotated for ones that weren't surely? We have good cover for a lot of positions particularly midfield. The real reason is that we were poor and Falkirk were much better than us and fully deserved their win.

Good gracious. That's a **** of a chip on your shoulder! Would you like some salsa for it?

Nah pretty sure it went out for a throw in. He certainly didn't get back in position to defend it anyway.

Yup quite right. A few players let themselves down I feel today and you have to wonder how much they wanted the game after getting that result over Rangers? They will have to lift themselves big style against St. Mirren which hopefully they will do. Rankin only went onto the right after the substitutions were made during that (Rangers) game.

Dream on! :015: :002: I am trying to mind what happened with this throw in for the first goal. From what I remember Rankin was going down the right and just carried the ball out of play. Falkirk took the throw in and a couple of passes later they had scored. I don't quite understand why you say it wasn't a throw in? Did something happen before or after the incident I described there with Rankin taking the ball out that I missed? :confused02:

I'm sure Scotsport will clear it all up! :015:

What a load of utter pish!

Oh dear oh dear. What a come down from Wednesday. Was that really the same team that was hammering Rangers the other night? Too many players had off days but lets not take anything away from Falkirk as they played a decent enough game to destroy us in the first half and then take their foot off the pedal in the 2nd half. We had something like 3 shots in the entire game. Two free kicks and Rankins goal which was possibly better than the winner against Rangers. Falkirk fully deserved their win and in truth they should have won about 7 - 1 as they missed some excellent chances after the break. Our defence was posted missing for the first goal. I take HCs point about Rankin and his odd positioning for the throw in but lets look at it this way. This was a throw in deep in the Falkirk half - well over halfway towards their goal and they scored from it! Two or three passes and our defence was split wide open and Stokes easily beat Brown. The second was a smart finish from a tight angle. It didn't look like Brown covered himself in glory as Stokes appeared to be running along the byeline before he shot and no keeper should be getting beaten at his near post from such a tight angle though Scotsport might offer a fairer picture of the goal. Not sure why you think the third was offside Gaz. Tokely got turned on the right IIRC and a ball was fired across the penalty area. Stokes at the back sneaked in to complete his hat trick. I have no idea what happened with Blackie to be honest. I initially thought Tokely was off myself until I was told it was Black. Someone thought it was for two yellows. The first for kicking the ball away and then another for arguing with the Ref. That said the BBC site says he was booked in the 17th minute so maybe the booking for kicking the ball away was his second after all. The 2nd half was a cake walk for Falkirk and they barely broke sweat. Barr had a wonderful shot crash off the bar, Stokes missed two easy chances and Brown had to look smart to beat away a Lima drive. It is no understatement to say that the Barins could and probably should have been 7 - 0 up before Rankins great effort at the end. Well done to him for at least appearing to keep trying as the rest of the team began to falter badly. I know said person and he received a fair bit of lip from someone a bit further down from him who told him to support the team. What was somewhat ironic though is the person who told him to support the team left about 15 minutes early and missed Rankins stunner to GIRUY to him! :015: True. There have been a number of people who haven't been to games recently who have told people that performances which have been dire that they are talking rubbish. I doubt then they made it to the last few away games which have been dreadful.

Nah Jeroen Lambers will be back in I don't think it would have mattered what keeper you had in today.

After certain posters got a slagging after the fantastic Rangers result should those who slated the 'negative posters' now be themselves forced to eat humble pie after another abject performance by ICT?

I don't know how to feel about the game. On one hand we have been very inconsistent this season so we could lose despite beating Rangers the other night. On the other hand Scott Higgins is playing :015:

Aye Keith just got in touch with me on P & B Ceske - I'm still delirious from Wednesday! :004: I don't think people will have bought any because of lack of time I guess for one. Hopefully there will be enough on the go on Saturday. Only 30 odd went down on the SC bus to Dunfermline but there were a lot more who arrived by other means to boost the travelling support that day to 250 - 300 which is good for us.

*Click* Are we being charged more for sitting in the same stand as them? We certainly don't get the Main Stand which you see in the left of the picture on the Falkirk site so it looks like we are getting charged £19 for sitting in a stand that the Home fans are getting into for £13. EDIT: The particular page on the Falkirk site is regarding Home admission only so the prices on the ICT site are correct :003:

Taken from the Daily Record (*click*)

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I just think the players they have bought are utter toss and many of their Scots lads are rubbish as well - e.g. Hutton.

Aside from a block from Novo (IIRC) what saves did Brown really have to make? That says a lot about the game.

I bet Sebo got a higher rating than him! :015: EDIT: He didn't but here are the ratings. Have to laugh at Svennsons rating myself... INVERNESS CT - Brown 7, Tokely 5, Dods 6, McBain 5, Wilson 5 (Morgan 80, 5), Black 6, Munro 6, Hastings 6, Wyness 5, Rankin 7. Subs not used: Fraser, McCaffrey, Duncan, McSwegan, Sutherland, McAllister. RANGERS -McGregor 8, Hutton 6, Svensson 6, Hemdani 6, Papac 5, Sionko 5 (Burke 78, 5), Ferguson 6, Clement 6, Adam 5, Sebo 5, Novo 5 (Lennon 83, 4).

Of course :003:

Yes I stand by it and no JR was not the only one responsible but I don't believe I ever claimed he was. If I mind right the quote was taken from a thread about John Rankin no? I'm glad that Rankin vastly improved his performance from Saturday to score a wonderful winner but he needs to play like that more often IMO.