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Kronenbourg Slow Down campaign, featuring a slow acoustic version of The Ace of Spades cool
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Aberdeen have confirmed that McGhee will remain as boss.........but it looks like we could help to remove him on Tuesday night. I'm sure plenty of Don's fans will be hoping that we can do them a favour and beat them thus removing the Dons problem. So, It could be us............ McGhee
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Whilst I agree with most of what's been written about the game maybe we all need to slow down a little or someone will soon be calling for the managers head. Last week we were world beaters. This week we lost an entertaining encounter to a brisk Motherwell and suddenly we are hopeless. We had a lot of opportunities to score yesterday. Off the top of my head, great chances for Hayes, Rooney and Ross in the first half, and even better ones in the second half. Two for Rooney, one for Sutherland and another couple of scary moments that could have gone in our favour. Motherwell were hanging on a bit at the end. They maybe overall deserved it, but we were a close second methinks.
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Yep, sorted for me anyway. I just assumed the change of server resolved it.
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I was close............I thought the title was about to suggest Motherwell players were faking it around the Inverness box. They certainly conned the referee a few times. or 11 individuals in Dingwall trying to make the grade as wannabe footballers and finding out that life is not as easy as fairy tales. my bad.
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It's behind you
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Oh yes it is.
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For clarity here, I'm not disputing the fact that the ball was over the line. I thought it was over but can't confirm. If it's a yard over then fine, an inch would do. What puzzled me was I never noticed the linesman flagging, he just started running and the ref was waving oddly, like play on chaps. Then the realisation that it was a goal was underwhelming. Beaten fairly in the end by a team who on this performance will be top six and maybe Euro spot. I do however think that the ref was puzzling. No wonder they get stick at times. It's just as well they shot up the tunnel before Rossco got a hold of them or there may have been trouble.
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hmmmnnnn dyslexia or one eye............dyslexia or one eye................dyslexia or one eye
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Well, We have had talk of third place, European destinations, ending the SPL champions winning streak, unbeaten runs, top six, our best players going to Celtic.........even the merger, the name change, the ground location et all took a back seat. Videos on you tube of fans ranting and raving and waxing lyrical, videos of Doc Butcher even videos of bleeding Butcher............then, what happens. Motherwell drop by and show ushow to do it. Hello, wakey wakey. Yes we have done well so far, and the longer that continues the better, but let's keep our feet firmly on the ground and be thankful for what we have. So, beaten bu not disgraced.
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No, it's definitely a curse..........says so in the match report.
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Radio allegedly said that Duncan had picked up a late injury.
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Not read anything yet, so I'll post then read it all. We were a close second in an entertaining game. Plenty of chances at both ends. Well ran the first half, we were ok, but two 'goals' took the edge of our game plan. First one was scooped from the goal line by Esson, but someone gave the goal. Possibly correct, but difficult to tell fro North Stand. Second goal took a massive deflection up and over a stranded Esson, nae luck Ryan. Rooney missed a header as we turned the screw late on. He sliced a shot wide from a good position, and the excellent sub Shane Sutherland turned the defender and whistled a shot just wide. Duff scored a superb low drive from 25 yards after good build up on the left and neat lay off into his path. He still had plenty to do but rifled a daisy cutter into the keepers bottom right. Cracking goal and set us up for an onslaught, but the finish eluded us, just. Motherwell looked very capable and big. Plenty of speed on the flanks and just about deserved their win. MoM for me was Chris Humphreys, he gave young Shinnie a torrid time, especially in the first half, although he stuck to his task and eventually quietened him, but the damage was done in the first half. Plenty of effort, rubbish throw ins, slippy shoes and missed chances, all adds up to no third place for us. Still, could be worse, we could be in Mark McGhee's shoes. Good game and well done Motherwell.
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Steelmen win thriller Motherwell won the battle to retain third spot in the SPL winning by the odd goal in three. Gow and a deflected Blackman effort put Well on their way to victory in an entertaining match. A crisp Stuart Duff strike reduced the deficit in the last quarter, but it was too little too late again as the Manager of the Month curse left Butcher's men pointless despite a late surge which almost earned them a point. But it was not to be as Motherwell held on to ensure they remained the best of the rest. Referee's are in the spotlight just now, and it is no wonder when you see some of the baffling decisions being dished out. 6th November 2010 Tulloch Caledonian Stadium INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE 1 - Duff (74) TEAM: Esson, Tokely, Munro, Shinnie, McCann, Duff, Hayes, Ross, Odhiambo (Morrison 52), Foran (Sutherland 69), Rooney SUBS: Tuffey, Golabek, Cox, McBain, Sanchez - Booked: none MOTHERWELL 2 - Gow (33), Blackman (43) TEAM: Randolph, Saunders, Hammell, Reynolds, Craigan, Hately, Humphrey, Jennings, Sutton (Fitzpatrick 77), Blackman (Murphy 73), Gow (Forbes 84) SUBS: Hollis, McHugh, Hutchinson, Page - Booked: none Referee Mike Tumilty Attendance 4054 Davie got the short straw and his forfeit is todays match report Beer and football. After a couple of weeks absence, those two inseparable goodies returned to be sampled at or around Tulloch Caledonian stadium. Fans turned out in their thousands, and a week that saw Terry Butcher manager of the month and awarded a doctorate would surely culminate in Caley sitting proudly in third place in the SPL. As is so often the case, these things never go to plan. Within five minutes, it had turned to fear and bootball as the claret and amber set out their stall. For such an archaically described side, there was nothing old fashioned about their play as they employed a system that spread play wide to Humphrey and Blackman who provided quality ball to Sutton etc. Such was the ease that they did this with in the first half that Caley fans grudgingly found much to admire about them. Ryan Esson could not have shared their point of view, being called upon to muster the first of several excellent stops from Sutton within the first ten minutes. The pressure continued, the aforementioned Humphrey's being the first SPL player this season to cause Shinnie such grave concern as he was ripped apart down the right. It wasn’t all one sided, however, and Foran passed up a glorious chance on twenty minutes. It heralded a spell of Inverness pressure that culminated 5 minutes later in a scrambled clearance from a Hayes corner. That was about as good as it got in the first half, as in 32 minutes, Gow drifted into the six yard box to power a header low to Esson’s left. The keeper somehow clawed the ball back out, but the stand side linesman had signalled a goal which the ref concurred with. It will be interesting to see a replay, as it seemed a goal from a North stand vantage point but if it was a save, it was of the Gordon Banks/ Pele variety. Whatever, there were no complains about 0-1. Things were to get worse however, as in 42 minutes, Blackman clattered into a challenge come shot with Munro, all of thirty yards out. The ball squirted upwards off both, over Esson and came to rest in the Caley net. 2-0, and the seeds of defeat were sown. Half Time 0-2 As ever, half time brings an opportunity to reflect, ignore reality and substitute it with hope. This Inverness fans duly did, until the second 45 restarted in a carbon copy of the first. Butcher responded with the first change of the game, Morrison coming on for Odhiambo in 51 minutes. A change of shape was evidently called for, with Foran playing up front with Rooney. An almost immediate improvement commenced, with Motherwell being pushed back for the first time in the game. Half chances came and went, Foran being pulled up for offsides and Hayes going reasonably close. For all that Caley huffed and puffed and Rooney and Foran created space, it was hard to see where any end result would come from. Foran was pulled on 68 minutes, and looked slightly miffed as he trotted standwards. Shane Sutherland arrived, but his fireworks were a day late. They were effective though, as he produced a great meandering run and pass to put Rooney in on 65 minutes. The finish deserved better. It looked as if pressure would come to naught when, of all people, Duff unleashed a tremendous howitzer of a shot from near 30 yards in 74 minutes that buried itself happily beyond Randolph. Game most definitely on. Inverness started their best period of the game after that, with equalising opportunities falling to Rooney and Hayes. Nick Ross went close and Inverness pressed until the 90 minutes had come and gone. In truth, their goal had come too late to haul a result out of the fire. So the match finished 1-2, and the overwhelming opinion from around the north stand was that it was a close affair against the best footballing side to visit these parts this season. In the end, what separated the sides was a fluke of a goal that on another day would have landed in the car park. Man of the match was most definitely Ryan Esson (again) How many goals has he prevented this year? I'm sure though, he would trade all manner of MotM awards for one little bit of well deserved recognition from the national side. C'mon, Levein, there's a friendly coming up against the Faroes. Do the right thing. At least we don’t support Aberdeen.
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Looks like an issue there 123 I can see my predictions, but only the top two can be changed/edited, the rest are cast in concrete. Scotty/don are the only ones who can sort this. Maybe worth putting your predictions in here before kick off in the hope that they can be added retrospectively?
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Courier mentioned Cox yesterday, but reading between the lines, he may be short of full fitness. He played some kind of bounce game against Dundee United on Monday but I believe he is targetting a return to the squad for the Accies game.
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A great assett for the team, enjoy it while it lasts. Anyone who playes for us and succeeds will attract attention, Hayes is in that bracket. Earning more money is part of life, and I doubt we would tempt anyone to stay for a fraction of what they could possibly earn. That's life.
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<<yawn>> Are you a virus dougal. There are nearly as many topics on this as there are on ......... Stadium site Merger Sack the manager Crowd Noise Sweety Rustlers The Name of the Club Away Fans Mike Smith etc etc etc ditto ditto ditto New Songs and on and on and on But if it makes you happy, you stick with your clique
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Is everyone in my life fekkin bananas................ The ducks are easy to categorise now as they are fully grown and full feathered. Three males and three females, the most recognisable being the black one who is still very dark coloured. They come along most days looking for grub. Just as well the other 150 ducks don't cotton on to the free food.
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HT: 1-0 FT: 3-1 1st scorer ICT: Hayes 1st scorer Opp: Humphrey Crowd: 4116
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Ginger Jaggy is this weeks guest reporter and the Motherwell Preview is now on the main page. Motherwell Preview enjoy
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Well up for it Motherwell are up in the Highland capital this weekend for a clash which could determine who will be third in the SPL come tea time on Saturday. Both clubs have made a positive start to the season and Well boss Craig Brown will be looking to avenge last seasons Scottish Cup defeat at the hands of Caley Thistle. Terry Butcher, one time Motherwell manager, will be looking to get the home record matching the magnificent away form shown by his insurgents and keep Inverness in the top half of the league. A win would cap a great week for Doctor Butcher, who has received an honorary degree of doctor of sport from Southampton Solent University. The 77 times capped Doc, is a regular guest lecturer on Solent’s applied sport science courses. A fitting award for our leader who has done his share of raising the profile of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, on and off the park. In fact Terry's all gold, and his week just got even better, as news of him being awarded Clydesdale Bank Manager of the Month for October filters through. Maybe he should by some lottery tickets as well. Last weekend saw Inverness extend their unbeaten away run with a deserved draw at Ibrox. Out of the blue, Maurice Edu had opened the scoring after flumoxing everyone in the stadium, including himself, but there was no questioning the quality of the strike as he half volleyed a stunning sixteen yard shot, right out of the meat of the bat beyond the reach of an outstretched Esson. It had to be something special to get past the in form keeper and it was. But, Inverness are nothing if not resilliant these days and after weathering the expected onslaught, we started to carve open the Gers rearguard with astonishing regularity, mainly through the dynamic Jonny Hayes and the equaliser was coming. Alan McGregor made an outstanding save from a Foran header but he could do nothing to stop super sub Eric Odhiambo squaring the match inside the last ten minutes. Terry Butcher could not lavish enough praise on his squad after the point gained and will be looking forward to a taste of claret & amber. Motherwell's last game was a Lanarkshire derby defeat at home to ICT's bogey side, Hamilton. The steelmen missed an opportunity to level the game when Tomas Cerny saved Tom Hateley's spot kick. The diminutive Nigel Hasselbaink had scored the decisive goal via the post to earn Accies a vital three points and stop Motherwell from creating a gap in third place. Craig Brown was disappointed with the first half performance although the second half showing from Well gave him cause for optimism this week, but he would like to see their dominance and possession turned into goals. Ginger Jaggy has been researching this one and here are his views prior to the match. Well what a Halloween that was, and hopefully Christmas can come early this Bonfire weekend, as Inverness Caledonian Thistle look to scale the dizzy heights to third place; I hope we don't get a nose bleed. Motherwell the current tenants of third place travel North to face our very own ICT who are in fine fettle this season. A lot of people might have looked on this game as a bounce back, had we been beaten by Rangers in Glasgow, which would have been no disgrace, but we defied the odds and returned to the Highlands with a hard earned point last weekend. That was one of the most accomplished performances by a Caley Thistle side, and ranks with performances of yesteryear, like Feb 8th2000, and Celtic in the SPL at 2-0 down to win 3-2, and of course the numerous victories and draws that we have managed to take from Ibrox in the past. We seem to be making a habit of nicking points from the Old Firm. Halloween weekend was a great day out for everyone connected to Caley Thistle. Rangers were looking to equal their best start to a season in 112 years. And it looked as if it would happen as they took an early lead thanks to Maurice Edu. At this stage most teams would fold and Rangers would stroll to victory. But we are made of sterner stuff these days. With the tactics spot on from Terry and Mo, we gave it a go, and in the second half played with no fear as we looked to take something away from Glasgow. In the end, super sub Eric Odhiambo gave us a fantastic point and meant that we became the first team in Scotland to take anything from Rangers this season. It could have been even better, Richie Foran had a wonderful header brilliantly saved by Allan McGregor and then right at the death a great chance for Jonny Hayes was spurned as he lost his composure at the vital point. We could have won but it still was a superb point. Head to head Now to this week and our opponents Motherwell who make the trip up North on Saturday. Motherwell are currently one point ahead of us. They have played some effective football this season and deserve to be in the top six, but we all know Terry Butcher would love to get one over his old club and move us ahead of them in the table. This will be a difficult game as Well will be smarting after their surprise home defeat to Hamilton last week; they won’t want a repeat of that this weekend. Craig Brown has built up a very good young team, even with the loss of super striker Lukas Jutkiewicz who was outstanding for them last season while on loan from Everton. This season Jamie Murphy has been on fire for Motherwell so he will be one to watch, alongside John Sutton and ex Falkirk and Rangers forward Alan Gow. Another one to keep an eye on is midfielder Chris Humphrey who has been a revelation in the centre this season. Last weeks 1-0 defeat did come as a shock but they will be tough opponents in Inverness as their away form is also formidable. Our home form has improved with us being unbeaten in two games after defeat in our first three. Last season we beat Motherwell at home in the Scottish cup 2-0, the memorable moment was a wonder strike by Dougie Imrie to make it 2-0. That ended up being his last goal and game for Caley Thistle before he made the move up to the SPL with Hamilton. Motherwell is leading the head to head records as well. The teams have met 18 times in the SPL with Motherwell having the upper hand with 10 wins to our 6. There has been 2 draws where the last one came in the bottom six crunch match at Fir Park when we lead for so long and whichwould have all but made us safe from relegation. As it was we conceded and the rest is history. Form this season Coming into this game both teams are on an impressive run of form. Caley Thistle has one of the best squads we have ever assembled and that is shown in our performances and results this season. From our first 10 matches we have picked up a creditable 15 points from a possible 30. We are 5 unbeaten going into this game, which means we never lost during the month of October. I'm sure this will lead to more recognition for Doc Butcher, (sorted). We are also still 11 months unbeaten away from home which is a wonderful achievement (if only our home form was as good, we would be sitting pretty). Motherwell has also made a great start getting 16 points from 30, and apart from their blemish at the weekend were also on a good run. They recorded 3 wins and two defeats, the other loss being at Ibrox. This region of the table is something they have become accustomed to, and they finished there three seasons ago. At the end of the season Motherwell will be looking to challenge for one of the European places alongside Hearts and Dundee United (I would say us but let’s not get too carried away). But one thing for sure this game is shaping up to be a cracker. ***Latest Team News*** Doctor Butcher has no fresh injury worries to contend with. His biggest problems now will be who to leave out of the starting eleven. Eric Odhiambo staked his claim for a start with his goal at Ibrox, but he is aware of the situation and is prepared to bide his time. At only 21, he has time on his side and realises the contributions others have made to the cause this season, but he is also eager to impress and he may get a start in the home game. The same will apply to Youngsters Shinnie and Ross who have had a baptism of fire in the SPL. It's tough decisions ahead for Terry Butcher when his treatment table list shortens. Cox, Blumenshtein, Innes, Proctor and Gillet are all still short of fitness for this one. Craig Brown was disappointed to lose last week and may freshen up his eleven. Promising Scotland U21 star Jamie Murphy has been struggling but would add some urgency to the attack alongside Nick Blackman and Chris Humphrey. John Sutton could push for a start, he was a sub last weekend. Keith Lasley is desperately trying to make this one. He pulled his hamstring a couple of weeks ago against Dundee United and is keen to get back on the park. Striker Esteban Casagolda has not recovered from his knee injury and is unlikely to feature. Prediction This will be a difficult game for us to continue our good early form in the SPL this season. Motherwell will be smarting from last weeks shock defeat in the Lanarkshire derby, but generally have been in excellent form this season. Inverness has been a revelation this season, especially away from home. The victory over Aberdeen was a boost, and will have given the boys confidence at home. The St Johnstone result will also have helped because we didn’t play well, especially in the first half, but managed to secure a draw and maybe create some momentum at home. The draw at Ibrox was massive and will give the team confidence wherever they play. I believe we will sneak this one as I think the boys are on a roll and will want to fight hard for that third spot and improve on the erratic home form. Inverness 2-1 Motherwell, is the vision in ginger jaggies crystal balls.
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Why did you film the video at the rubbish tip? Hey, only jokeen mun, it looks like my sons bedroom.
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If you had started this topic over an hour ago you may well have been the first, however you were soundly beaten kirki..........nae luck.
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Just wondering if the site has started working again. That was some outage today. Looks like it will take some time to sort out the whole site.