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Get your own thread, we have discussed wingers, the width of the pitch, defence splitting passes, regulations, Vigurs and Zander and even Barry Robson. THE LONG THROW, SECOND EDITION, VOLUME 2, STARTS HERE.

Meanwhile, back on the long throw................. It's not working, or we are not working on it. Either way we need to vary it.

I'm here, ball watching.

Airdrie just won 3-2 onpens

Would you Adams & Eve it, our feeder club will be on BBC Alba at three'o'clock today playing Airdrie United in the final. Live on telly, from Perth 15:00 kick off. Good luck to them, maybe bring our cup back North again. 1-1 after ninety miutes. Game going into extra time County went ahead when og scored, and should have gone on to increase their lead but were pegged back after eighty minutes when McKenna scored a decent goal from eighteen yards. og scored again to give Airdrie the lead then Higgins equalised. Penalty kicks now.

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I say bin the long throw. Have we ever scored using this tactic? Yesterday we had numerous opportunities in the second half and Grantie took these throw ins to no avail. Why did we persist with this. Every team knows we do this, they pile two or three large defenders on the edge of the six yard box, then wait for Grant to deliver the ball to their heads. HELLO, HELLO, It's not working, try something different. And while I am on roll, wy are we so poor at taking corners and free kicks, nothing ever happens. yours etc........ disgruntled.

Ivy, apparently Neilson cleared two efforts off the line in the first half. Presumably when Barrowman and Rooney were through on goal. Imrie worked hard yesterday but is another who fails to deliver consistently. He was noticed falling a few times, he also had on good fifty yard run out of defence................then stood on the ball and fell over Tokely was for me clear MoM even if it was for sheer effort alone. But thats only my opinion, and three or four others who have voted in the poty thread.

Really kencar...........can I have some of what you are drinking. He was drivel, same as he has been all season. I am not fussed where he has played, but for me, he seems to be going backwards in his career.

There was a sponsored silence at todays game in the North Stand.................the only thing to breech the silence was caley100 encouraging Hastings.

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I will cancel it Smee when you go along to a game. But Hastings was his usual rubbish performance, floated crosses, losing his winger etc. Plenty of energy, but not zest.

Hastings MoM.......... remind me to cancel my Sky subscription

I'm with DBS on this one. Barry tried very hard and was one of the few players we had with sufficient quality to unlock a defence. Some supporters have simply lost the plot and believe we should be better than we are. Wake up guys, we are ICT and playing in the SPL, unlike County.

To be honest guys Brew has tried both formations at home and with limited success. He needs to stick to one formation at home and persevere with it. If it does not work, then the players are simply not good enough. I will come back again, in the hope we can get the extra break we deserve.

Tokely was my MoM, with Imrie working hard and Rooney trying his best. Plenty of effort, but little end product. We seemed to have difficulty being first to every second ball........if you get my drift. Every 50/50 ball, we lost out. The goal itself was a bit soft from our point of view. Space on the eedge of the box, half powered low strike, but from where we were sitting, goal as soon as it was struck as Esson was on the opposite side of the goals and struggled to reach it with his finger tips. We maybe deserved a draw, but in all honesty we were shy in the box. Now I like Grantie, our captain, but come on, when was the last time we scored fro one of your long throws......I can't remember. We had around eight or maybe more throw ins in the second half and despite caley100 screaming NO NO NO, he persisted in this tactic. I must admit, Stoke City use this tactic to great effect, but we are getting found out time and time again with this ploy. Overall............we maybe deserved a draw, but lacked the quality upfront, despite the 4-4-2 formation, which started brightly.

:thumb04: is Brewster the man for the job

Yes, never been more serious, are you?

If they are good enough they can play anywhere on the park. Vigurs is one of the clique that escape crticism from the cult followers, as is Imrie and Cowie. Well that should change. God knows how Imrie got Player of the Month after some of his displays. I agree that Brewster was culpable for the first half showing, after all he picks the team and the formation surely. But as he was culpable for the first half, he deserves some plaudits for changing things around early enough to make it count. Not a satisfactory game of football..........a game of two halves I suppose.

maybe the players should work harder then. Vigurs got balled out for dilly dallying and losing posession, something he did all night until he was substituted.

Rooney and Barrowman should be given a prolonged run up front. They looked eager and sharp last night. Barrowman won plenty of aerial balls and also made decent runs without getting the service and some neat flicks and interchanges. Rooney looks the most likely if we are only playing one up front.

Blind loyalty comes in many shapes and sizes. Would you believe some people vote for the same player every week wether they are good or bad, some vote for their favourite hairstyles and some vote for the worst players on the park. There is a trophy at stake for the winner, please try and keep it realistic, and only vote if you have attended the match.

I thought Vigurs was just about playing at Hastings level last night, absolutely woeful the pair of them. Vigurs was probably the main culprit for giving the ball away and misplacing passes. Hastings must sit out some games. He is getting worse by the game. Everytime we broke forward on the left, we had Dougie, I cannae beat the defender, Imrie looking for help, up popped Hastings and you knew that was the end of the move. Countless forays forward ended with Hastings standard ***** cross or hitting the nearest player to him. On the other flank earlier, we had Don, I cannae tackle, Cowie running around like a headless chicken and shirking tackles. He also missed a good chance to volley home in the first half. Fortunate goal as the ball bobbled around off the keeper and the bar but we just about deserved it for our endeavour in the second half.

Yes he was booked for his over zealous celebrations over the wall in the North Stand.

I would be dropping Hastings, stick Roy at left back and starting with Barry Rooney and Barrowman, leaving Wood Vigurs and Cowie on the bench.