Johnboy

Yeah... Good on ya, Mahonio, although if you'd said what you said about 9 months ago, you would have got a lot of support for it! All the same, I suspect I know how your unfortunate post might have arisen. Years ago I went out with a lovely barmaid from Thurso - She explained to me one night in a moment of unbridled passion, that one of her duties in the hotel/bar she worked in, involved decanting cheap (very cheap) Polish vodka into Smirnoff bottles.... That cheap Polish stuff can cause all manner of hallucinations and numerous other maladies.... You have to be so careful in your part of the world....Just ask IHE... He's an expert on that subject. Have another green dot.

More apologies to Eric - that was a well taken finish. Yeah.... If only you would desist from seeing Eric through that alcoholic haze, you might just realise he is a pretty decent player. You made the same mistake with that Brazilianesque effort of his against the Jambos.... Green dot please!

It would be even scarier putting Proctor in that position....

Great post, Stan... a tad concise, but it certainly hits the spot. Have a green dot!

Basically I agree with that, but let's not get carried away here - it's not like we've beaten the best team in the league today.

Was Foran captain today? Doesn't sound like he's fully fit yet.

1-2.... Thank feck for that.... Still some work to be done yet, though....

Correction : Eric's my favourite ICT player!

Eric's rapidly becoming my favourite ICT player! :bouncyred: :bouncyblue:

Nick Ross quick to make an impact.

Got a line-up now that I would have preferred to see from the start.

That is a surprise.

Surely you'll be there for the 1st half?

Tuffey was many of our fans' MoM against Celtic, and (allegedly) was not responsible for ANY of the 6 goals. But yes, it is bizarre.....

Good point, and very well made! It must be hard for TB, or any manager in a similar situation to strike a balance between fielding a side that would be capable of competing in a one off game in a cup competition, and yet keep in mind the importance of attempting to create a 3 point gap between ourselves, and the likes of St Midden on Saturday. I'm quite sure TB was hoping for more from the team he fielded on Wednesday night. You could argue he gave several of them a chance to make a name for themselves.

Well we've just seen what happened to Lee Cox - TB is saying it looks like a broken ankle now, and he could be out for months. Bad enough it should happen to Cox - it would have been even worse had it been Hayes, Foran or Rooney. Cox is certainly not injury prone - by all accounts he was the victim of a really nasty, unnecessary and career threatening challenge.

I would think most decent managers would be thinking along the lines of saving/resting key players for more important fixtures ahead. As others have suggested the CIS Cup is pretty meaningless - The Midden game is a massive fixture. Even at this early stage in the season, it's imperative we take at least 1 point here.

Time to bring in some defensive cover on a loan basis? Suggestions?

That would be my choice - kind of picks itself, although McCann won't be available. Surely be good enough for at least 1 point - hopefully 3.

It's interesting to note how much life that 6-0 defeat has breathed into these forums. All kinds of people have come crawling out the woodwork during the last 24 hours, many of whom I thought had disappeared altogether into a sea of apathy. Up until last night's result, it seemed like the quality of the pies at TCS and how long you have to wait for one was the only major talking point on here.

Could have been worse..... At least it wasn't another home defeat.

Or Lionel?

Very impressive bench!

Yeap... Very strong line-up, NJ... So strong in fact, that we probably won't need a keeper!

That's a good word!