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Angus Beith is back training.

7 games in and in a healthy position.......BUT the home crowd expects easy wins every match......this is not realistic even with actual Support and Realism..................our aim surely is to be close to the top come 28th February 2019 ready for a good finish. Patience is a virtue providing things are ticking over. Is it too much to ask everyone to get behind the team next Saturday in yet another difficult game? Or will we assume that we have an easy win after Ayr beat them 5-1? Next week's game will be difficult - let us support all the players, and management.

Dobbie is very dangerous and currently Scotland's top scorer. A real handful for our defence. In addition Polly looked to have a damaged shoulder at the end of the County match. A very tough match in prospect.

RCFC TV missed the wrestling and apparent punch by Graham on Donaldson early in the first half........

Let's hope Ricky Calder is on song tomorrow.............

Rice...................................and Yogi to save the day? Jim McIntyre recently turned down the Morton job so maybe he had a tip off but I guess he will want to take wee Billy with him.

Part of the problem in the last three games has been underestimating Dunfermline Reserves, Ayr and Alloa. Ross County's supporters have a thread about walking the league and I wonder if the BBC's prediction that we would be first has filtered through the club. The good news on that front is that Dunfermline hammered us early last season and after losing to their Reserves a few weeks ago, we must surely go down there this Saturday partly as underdogs but more importantly determined to battle for a point or if things go well, sneak a win.

......................time to move on and forget the past by treating Alloa as if we were playing Celtic or Rangers - this is a big game for us needing a united front...and one where we do not underestimate the opposition...like we did against Dunfermline's reserves.

Iain Vigurs has 89 minutes and 55 seconds to avoid a second yellow - Vinnie Jones he's after your record of three seconds for the fastest booking. Vinnie was also booked after 5 seconds!!

Fascinating and humorous.

'Griffiths said afterwards that referee McLean had told him assistant Alan Muir, stationed behind the goal line just yards away from the incident, had said he saw the ball hitting Meekings' face, an explanation that Collins would accept.'

Dunfermline played really well and deserved the win once they were awarded the somewhat controversial penalty. They gave senior debuts to 6 or 7 players and filled the team with youth. We wasted a great opportunity to progress given our greater experience. Dunfermline went on to show a greater desire to progress. On that penalty, our bench was very animated making it clear to Muir that there was photographic evidence to show that the tackle was outside the box. - Alan Muir, was the man who missed the Josh Meekings handball against Celtic in the semi final of the Scottish Cup. To be fair to him he looked across at the linesman for guidance before giving the penalty although appeared just yards away from the tackle. Had there been VAR, the tackle was clearly outside the box but Muir made no attempt to actually speak with his assistant despite not being sure himself.

Great sketch of Liam.

The fact that some posters on here know what was chanted suggests it should be possible to locate where the chants originated. Decent supporters will have no qualms reporting who the culprits were. Ideally the culprits will come forward if an amnesty is offered by the club on the basis these people deeply apologise and put in 'community service' for the club.

Rot Weiss Essen not an option!! However, Ryan's substitute role for Scotland against the USA offers a chance for cameo appearances from some interesting former players: Scotland: Gordon, Alexander, Weir, Pressley (Steven Caldwell 45), Webster, Dailly (Gary Caldwell 45), Fletcher, Hartley, Quashie (Maloney 74), O'Connor (Brown 74), McCann (McFadden 63). Subs Not Used: Douglas, Anderson, Smith, Riordan, Esson, Murray. Booked: Dailly, Steven Caldwell.

Next Saturday is a big game for our defence - the problem will be Shankland. Ayr have started as though they fancy winning the Championship - 5 straight wins and just one goal conceded, 13 scored, Shankland on fire, already with potential goal of the season. This is a start we can only dream about - can we match them, can we snuff out Shankland (and Moffatt etc), can we squeeze three points?

Rooney v Brill or Salford v Orient https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44989672

Dean Ebbe's late goal saw The New Saints progress to the third qualifying round of the Europa League...................and Charlie Taylor's inch-perfect cross from the left was met perfectly by the head of Cork and Lewis knew his net would bulge before the ball even crossed the line (Burnley 3 Aberdeen 1) (Taylor played for us in 2013 along side Graeme Shinnie)

Probably a very good result - ICT do have a habit of over confidence especially early in the season. As usual some people suggested Falkirk away, Ayr at home and Alloa away would result in 9 easy points - regardless of the quality Hearts showed yesterday, I cannot see any easy points this season so hopefully the team work their socks off in training this week and prepare for 3 massive games to start the season.

Not as chuffed as Adam Rooney on £4,000 per week............but a good friendly win for Gary's side...

In terms of moving on, is there any support for a new post where people on this forum can formally thank Gary for his enormous personal contribution to the club. We have not had a chance to say good bye to a tremendous player so this might be the best way some of us can can say thanks for the memories.

Rename the club Inverness Kylie Thistle and

You would hope that but my point is that he was very focussed and very professional in that season of hell.

Jamie is a great signing - he trains and performs like a true professional

With royalties no doubt we could only afford a supporter rendering 'Give me a C, ...down to 'E' at the end of Thistle....unless Dougie would waive his royalties to us playing ' But let me tell you that I love you, that I think about you all the time, Caledonia you're calling me to win our games at home' and when we score 'Caledonia's been everything I've ever had'