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A new Best Xi with Scottish Cup hero James Vincent should be ready to listen to. Perfect way to start the weekend and get you in the mood for going to the game tomorrow or watching it on a stream. Available in all your usual podcast places Apple, Google, Spotify etc. Enjoy!

❗ This claim about ICT ticket fraud is disputed.

Yeah that's what I (finally) understood it as. Bob has bought 4 tickets and 3 have gone back to the club to be gifted to someone else to use. Bob was then told he could go and, under normal circumstances, so could the 3 others (presumably the club have thought all four were in a family or a friends group with Bob) but with the restrictions groups going and Bob having explained the situation, it's either Bob goes himself or the three others go (assuming the other 3 tickets he handed back tot he club have gone to a family). Not great but given the restrictions that's what needs to happen although Bob, as the main ticket "holder" should really have been given first shot given he paid for them.

Maybe some fans in such a situation as Bob describes without an email address could take the initiative and contact the club themselves to update their contact details?

Me reading this thread

I thought I was going to have to put sarcasm tags around it

Already looking forward to someone getting selected in the ballot then selling their invitation on eBay for several hundred pounds.

I'm not saying that the club actively ask ST holders to stay at home so they can make an extra buck however if in the event contacted ST holders can't go for whatever reason maybe there could be something setup where a PATG supporter could attend. Maybe shove them in the West Stand or something I don't know. As I say I agree that ST holders are the priority however we also have a number of people who PATG and it would be good if there was something available to them that is offered in a controlled manner (i.e. only IV purchases could PATG) so both "types" of fans can attend but obviously weight it in favour of ST holders for obvious reasons. Complete speculation on my part obviously

Maybe they could open the sports bar / cafe (whatever it is now) and allow some fans in for a socially distanced drink? The reason I hope that some PATG fans could get in is that not everyone who wanted to buy a season ticket may have been able to with everything that has gone on this year and whilst I agree that ST holders should get priority for the most part it would be nice if some a small number of PATG punters could get a chance to attend a match as well.

Completely understand that. I wonder if there is any way the club could have a small number of PATG punters to at least get some cash in whilst all this is going on. I was thinking the same yesterday. 720p at best.

Is there any way the club could open up part of one of the stands (North or South) to a small number of PATG holders or is the priority going to be trying to get Tier 2 ST holders in for a game?

Today marks the 4th year in a row we've failed to progress past the group stages under Robbo. Only one ICT manager has gotten us out of the League Cup Group Stage - the legendary Richie Foran! 16/17 W3 D1 L0 Pts 10 (0 bonus points) Qualified 17/18 W2 D1 L1 Pts 8 (1 bonus point) Knocked Out 18/19 W3 D0 L1 Pts 9 (0 bonus points) Knocked Out 19/20 W2 D1 L1 Pts 7 (0 bonus points) Knocked Out 20/21 W1 D2 L1 Pts 6 (1 bonus point) Knocked Out

I see the commentator got some stick on social media. In fairness I've no idea how good or bad he may have been as I turned it off so I could hear folk chatting in the Zoom call however if the person is struggling then maybe getting a second body alongside him would help out. Bring in some extra knowledge about ICT (and their opposition) and give the guy a bit of a confidence boost and the two could play off each other. The Raith duo the other night weren't perfect but they worked well together.

Ah I've got commentary turned off.

So far the camera has been much, MUCH better than the first two outings...

The number of votes in the Player of the Year is way down which suggests less people are watching the streams than would normally go to a game. In another thread one poster isn't bothering with the stream today because they are going to watch rugby instead and there seems to be less and less discussion pre and post match than last season. Even before the pandemic our crowds were heading in a downward trajectory. It certainly seems like some supporters are losing interest and as we've seen it's hard to get them back through the gate. Maybe I am putting 2 + 2 together and getting 5 but looking at all of that it's hard not to feel like interest is waning badly. The sooner we get back into grounds the better.

We're out of the competition, Robbo, even before this tie, was making no secret he wasn't bothered about it and now we're treating it as some kind of super friendly, the streaming experience so far has been rotten... I can see why there isn't much excitement for this one. In general I do fear a further drop off in attendances as people find something else to do with their Saturday's instead of going to the football. We've never had the most committed fan base at the best of times and the longer we go on without getting fans into grounds the more likely it is even more of our support will drift away.

Game tomorrow is free so that's something.

Out of interest, what made the suggestion of Steve Aitken for manager back in 2017 so funny?

And rightly so as the price was ridiculous although I believe the Hearts PPV offering was of very good quality. Looking back at those highlights you can see why Robbo was straight on the pitch at the final whistle to remonstrate with the referee. Three blatant penalties for handball not given in our favour although the one we did get was arguably the weakest shout of them all and it was still a good claim.

Excellent highlights package from Raith available now.

Cracking nights entertainment and well worth £10. Raith TV was by some distance the best PPV setup I've experienced so far this season. One stutter just before the opening goal and that was it. No problems casting to the TV and the commentary team, whilst slightly biased towards RR as you'd expect, were good fun to listen to. "Has a ball ever hit a train here do you know?" Raith definitely the better team in the first half and I think we were on top for most of the second half save for a frantic final 10 minutes or so when Raith almost equalised on a couple of occasions before the finally did. Some pretty obvious penalty shouts for us turned down by a laughably bad referee though I can just about see why some Rovers fans would be clamouring for a red for us in the first half. Slack defending by Devine to allow Duku wrestle the ball off him and score the opener. Kennedy, who was superb throughout the game for us last night, sent in a wonderful cross from the right to find Sutherland peeling off his marker to head in the equaliser. It looked like Thomson seemed to misjudge the ball when it was headed towards him or it didn't bounce off the astro but I thought he should really have saved it. Wasn't absolutely convinced about the Raith penalty as I thought that Duffy got to the ball to poke it away but regardless it was ballooned high into the Fife sky by Armstrong. I felt we took control of the game in the second half and were well on top and Doran almost put us ahead when he broke into the box and lashed a shot wide. But then, against the run of play, Ethan Ross broke into the ICT penalty area and cut the ball back from the goal line where it thumped off Devine and past a stranded Ridgers. We then had the first of around 3 penalty claims for handball when Kennedy tried to send a cross into the box but it was blocked by the hand of a Raith defender. Fortunately we got back on level terms only a few minutes later. Not completely sure what the penalty was given for but someone I was watching the match with said there might have been a possible push on Keatings? Anyway, we took advantage of this good fortune when Keatings scored from the spot and only a few minutes later he had a hand in the ICT 3rd goal as his free kick cracked off the post and MacGregor followed it in to poke the ball in from close range. There were a couple more penalty appeals for ICT before Raith suddenly sparked back into life again creating some good chances as we headed into the final 10 minutes or so before they finally drew level. Devine seemed to lose the ball in the air and another ICT defender (possibly Harper) didn't follow Duku who lashed in a late equaliser. Yet we almost had a 4th when Allardice lifted a lovely through ball to Keatings who attempted an acrobatic shot at goal but completely fluffed his effort and then Thomson pulled off a superb double save at close range to keep the sides level. The ICT penalties in the shoot out were poor. A little bit concerning when a CB takes the best spot kick for your side.

Raith Rovers fans on P & B have provided the following advice when watching Raith TV.

No time to rest, we're back in action in the League Cup tomorrow night against Raith Rovers! Match day PPV passes are available from the Raith TV site and are (apparently) priced at a mere £9.99 which is pretty decent after Hearts shocking price for Saturday's game.

The email is telling you your copy is ready to collect from the stadium so all you need to d is collect it from the stadium.