Harry Chibber

I can count at least 3 occasions that either McCann or Gillet came from wide to make crucial challenges inside the box. You can't have it both ways that they push forward to support the wide men and also come inside to protect the centre backs. Both players gave an excellent account of themselves when playing against 2 attacking wide players, unfortunately, the 1 occasion McCann let McCourt cut inside him lead to the goal... even then it was Cox that could've done a lot better to prevent a shot coming in. Agree about Rossco, he was caught out of position on a few occasion because he was so eager to push up the pitch and help attack. Tel will hopefully tell him to be more disciplined in future and it shouldn't be an issue... only happended on a couple of occasions mind and for the rest of the game I thought he was outstanding. Honestly don't know how you can get on at Munro.. he was probably my pick out of the 4. He even played a couple of inch perfect diagonals to Hayes!! Captaincy should only be questioned if there is not enough commitment or orginisation, both of which we had plenty of on Saturday.

Yeh we didn't get the dream start we were all hoping for but I think everyone of us can have hope that there is more to come from this side. Gillet & McCann were excellent. Ross gave a good account of himself, as did the Odhiambo. Unlucky lads but I have faith this will be a good season for the caley army :) keeping it positive... I'd like to hear what other fans were happy with today???

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Sorry for the moan but those smilies are awful mate. I don't know what made you guys decide to change them, the old ones were fine and didn't have the white box surrounding them... looks ugly & don't really want to use them anymore.

wow :_phone:

on catch up Queens vs Raith draw @ 3.5 for me pls

ffs worst news we could have had

I think that it is others who need the glasses, the squad is listed as- N Ireland: Taylor (Birmingham), Little (Rangers), Evans (Manchester Utd), Craigan (Motherwell), McGivern (Manchester City, on loan at Walsall), Clingan (Coventry), Baird (Fulham), Davis (Rangers), Brunt (West Brom), Paterson (Burnley), Lafferty (Rangers). awful small squad that with only 11 players... don't even need subs !!! ... think that might just be the starting 11 ;)

lol nah I remember getting the blame somehow but not sure what it was for... maybe said he didn't look confident before he missed it or something like that.

On paper we were relegated from the same division apart from Falkirk.. on paper we are the 12th worst/best team in the league. Any position we reach higher than that come May is an over-achievment. I have high hopes for this year but your having a laff if you think there are only 5 teams stronger than us.

that's not how I remember it :107:

Unfortunately for McBain he's been played out of position for the majority of his career... happens with most left footed players (sob)... he is not a left winger, hasn't got the pace or skill to play in that position but he is an excellent centre mid and every time he's played there he's impressed. He keeps possesion, good first touch and great composure on the ball. I don't know what role he'll have this season but I'm glad we've got him in the squad

We might not have any other option... if others aren't match fit or injured then Butcher might have to use him. It would be a great match for his development, if he can handle that sort of pressure then the rest of the games this season would be a breeze.

momentum is important and hopefully we can bring that into the SPL but we have to earn our right to compete, avoid relegation and then look up the table. although blind optimism did work for wilson on our wing last season so.....

Yip that would be mine.. Martin Cameron for Alloa turned into Pele for the day and bagged 4 goals. Possibly the best performance I've ever seen from an opposing striker who then disappeared down south to become a nobody The way the goals went as well 1-0,1-1,2-1,2-2, 3-2, 3-3, F/T, 4-3 then finally 4-4.... even the penalies were tit for tat.. until Rossco (maybe Teasdale) missed his and lost us the match Truely epic game and probably has a lot to do with why I love football so much.

Calder Tokely Mann Munro Hastings Christie Wilson Cowie Sheerin Hayes Wyness Subs Mark Brown Stuart Golabek Darren Dods Ian Black Barry Robson Iain Stewart Craig Dargo I've tried not to look at others teams before typing up mine so this might change lol that is tough ... we've had some real quality players at this club and I feel bad leaving out the old old school players

good thread... take a green dot. I'd probably go for Sheerin because he's still my favourite player to wear our blue and red. If I was looking at things more tacticly, Bobby Mann because of his passing from defence and orginisation or a prime Barry Wilson to play in the hole behind Rooney because I think our 4-2-3-1 formation would have suited him perfectly.

:_thumbup: welcome aboard.... hopefully another Butcher gem freekick taker as well.... a better Bob Harris??? lol

Pub, club, strippers, casino .... in that order.

From a 'want-Scottish-teams-to-do-well-in-europe-perspective' it's another embarrassing result when you think they are really representing us..... but... from a GIRUY 'weegie-Celtic-supporting-work-mates-that-know-absolutely-feck all-about-football-perspective' ha f*cking ha thing is did anyone actually expect them to get a result? Braga finished 2nd last season in a competitive portugese league and are no mugs... Celtic on the other hand were throwing in players with little, or no, season preperation and some only met each other 2 days ago... as alternative says I still think they'll win the league with the players they have unless there is a monumental f*ck up from Lennon... I just hope their embarrassment continues past the 14th of August.

odds must have been sliced after last night's result.... we were 7/1 a couple of days ago

I'll take that bet..... If you're looking to throw away ?50 on United you'd be as well heading down to the bookies and getting at least 10/1 for it.

Could be the perfect signing... someone who can cover left back and centre half. Can't remember ever seeing him play for St J but if he's even 1 8th the player Lucas Radebe was then we should be doing all we can to get the guy.

That's me placed ?20 on a draw at 7/2 and ?10 on draw first half/ICT second half at 18/1.... probably money down the drain but as I said "if you were ever going to put some money on ICT this is the game" ...

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