IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER

50/50 second half possession says it all - 21 minutes to survive and G.Shinnie gets booked fer time wasting although he has been well taking his time at throw outs and the crowd have been baying fer it fer ages.

Nick Ross coming on - fer wee Billy - interesting but hope that it is not the cue to shut up shop although he has gone upfront. Wish we would cut out the clumsy tackles in good free kick positions. Reguero at his best again and was that not a sending off forearm on Teguero from the corner which ESPN don't replay.

And most of us wanted him to stay - both on the feckin pitch and at Inverness

Time to put Shinnie on fer wee Billy methinks - and wee JodralBank is unfortunately gearing up as well - and even more unfortunately they are taking Tade off. 32 minutes to survive.

Ten minute mission accomplished but I bet our support thought that the Anderson header was going in - I feckin did.

Please get ready for the initial onslaught - the next ten minutes are feckin crucial.

I suspect that Thompson will get pelters but I thin that he got it right. According to ESPN Raven has described it as accidental. The replays to me suggest that Dave initially tugged at Vine's shoulder although I thought that there was then a tangle of legs rather than a trip. Some may say that Devine may have recovered but it was a case of the last man and if it was the other way round we would have no complaints. What irritates me is that it totally changed the game and fer once I felt that TB had been refreshing, innovative and daring in his change of the system and the team selection. By the way I am posting this at half time as I am not sure if ma feckin ticker will last another 45-50 minutes - cue Smirnoff.

49 minutes - 40 of which were torturous but the last 9 were encouraging.

4 added minutes - WTF ?

Tempo has really slowed down due to injuries and fouls. We have done more in the last five minutes than in the rest of the half.

Corner - whoopee- 37 th minute - good enuff delivery - our high point so far.

Jesus we are using up a lot of luck as well as energy - but there again so are they (energy). This is nerve wracking and there is only 35 minutes gone !!

Tade should have scored after a mix up between Devine and Taylor - please get Meekings back centrally as he is also evidently finding it hard going back to the rite back position - and now Taylor lunges when he stood have held the central ground. Both youngsters on yellows. Great save by Reguero (twice). I would be thinking about Foran and Meekings together at the back

I know that we are under the cosh and down to ten men but we are hoofing it up to wee Billy when we should be looking to hit the feet of Doran as often as possible - and the ref has it in fer us as Craig gets off with a definite yellow.

That needed emphasising but Meekings staying rite which really worries me.

We could be in fer goals and byes and this is going to be a very long game.

Looks like we have reverted to the old Foran wide left for bals from the keeper. Terry has been reading the forum ! Raven red carded - no argument - but caused by a ridiculous clearance by Reguero. It looks like he has put Meekings to rite back and the two young lads in the middle - lets hope to feck that is temporary.

Interesting set up - Doran wide right and G.Shinnie left - looks like Foran is playing just in front of Draper and OTJ but in a deeper position than A.Shinie would hold. Looks like Richie and Draper will interchange at driving forward. Saints up fer it as expected and a crazy,crazy yellow for Devine which puts him under further pressure and no ready replacement on the bench. Good start otherwise.

What a terrible crowd - and no wonder given the ridiculous kick off time.

Well at least TB has shown that he can make big decisions, looks as if he is putting out a relatively novel system and team selection which is evidently geared at tactical considerations. But yet I am still shittting ma self.

he has a "tweaked hamstring" apparently Wasn't aware that Doran has been an ever present in the SPL this season.

Lomas looks at it as a "must win" game which means that they will be coming out of the traps in overdrive and the longer that we can keep them at bay. TB is more subdued and made a " wee " hamstring excuse for A.Shinnie. Looks like we may pack five in the midfield - looks like he is adding Draper to both Foran and OTJ in the middle of the park. My only concern is that our back four are very inexperienced, apart fro Raven, and this is a mighty test for Meekings.

Shinnie on the bench ?!! Shurely TB hasn't been reading the forum " experts" posts ?

So am I - to the screen in the Prince of Wales.

I had forgotten how far it was from the Howden End to Carse Road to wave the away fans goodbye.