davie

Honestly mate, I was right in line with it and he awsn't touched. It was a cracker though! I thought he got such a reaction because he is a really tricky player but he got caught up in things yeasterday - he wasn't half as effective after the "penalty" incident.

Agreed about the Doran situation - I thought it was a straight red. it was actually the third swipe that Kelly had at him and he should have walked. And who was Dayton trying to impress at the end? He aimed a boot at the side of the tunnel and damned near caught one of the ball boys. Good to see that we had riled him that much though. Got to disagree about Golobart. He's not that slow for a centre half, and his possession of the ball was pretty good. Far from nearly selling a goal (Hogg nearly made up for that) some of his footwork to take the ball past the attacker and pass his way out of trouble was good. Hayes hasnae been at his best, but to say that he cost us the games at Dunfermline AND against Hibs is ridiculous really. I thought that we did play a passing game yesterday, and Killie came into it when they bossed our midfield (Ross and Morrison) out of their passing game. When it came back, so did we. We miss Cox more than I thought we would. Anyway, onwards and upwards.

A great game of football. Both sides contributed, but I am soooo delighted we got that in the last minute after what we have put up withthis year. Mind you, couldn't believe some of the stuff that Mr. Madden let Killie away with - the two footed lunge from behind that stopped Doran (before he was injured) on the half way line, breaking from our half was scandalous, solid red. When Doran was injured, that was the third attempt that the guy had at him. James Dayton is a great wee player, but an absolute trumpet of a man. Still, if you get away with, you'll keep doing it I suppose. Tade was immense, and Nicky ross had a great game. No failures at all, but Roman Golobart was superb at the back. Feckin well done boys.

Ywingie, I think that Celtic, Rangers, Dundee United and hearts would disagree with you. The early start was designed to help them, and them only and they seem to have royally fecked it up. It's amazing how many people think that Grantie and Russell Duncan would have made all the difference to the start we've had. mince - with this run of injuries they would not have made a jot of difference. The only one that we really miss is Adam Rooney, but could we afford to pay him his reputed £10K a week? Think not. As for injuries, how can you blame the training. It's a contact sport and generally, if you get hurt it's bad luck or malice. You might occasionally get someone prone (Proctor/ hamstring comes to mind) but the rest? pure ill fortune. It'll get better.

Crap highlights. According to the BBC, Rangers "could have had four penalties" and not a word about either award being wrong. Central Belt bias, who'd have thought it?

According to TB on MFR, it might be a cartilage, so he could be out for a good while. But plodding and pedestrian? Think not. He's got a good pass, good movement for a big guy and he can tackle. And yes, he's three games into a new league in a new team in a new country so I'd hazard a guess he's still settling in. Hope it's nothing too serious, and he returns to disappoint some of the naysayers on here.

Despite all the criticism here of slow reactions after the second penalty, it has to be noted that Rangers had encroached into the area before the kick was taken. Hogg and co. were probably still wondering wtf was going on at that point, and there seems little point in having extra officials such as linesmen or 4th officials if they contribute nothing to the game by pointing things like that out to the trumpet in the middle. At one point, Malpas was looking for reasons for yet another dodgy decision and the 4th official was clearly replying "don't blame me, it's not my decision" If that's the extent of his input, get shot of him. Or, give him a monitor from the TV feed so that he can take another 15 seconds to decide that the referees display of unbridled twattery should'nt result in another penalty. Mind you, such is the institutional favour shown to the OF in this league, I doubt it would ever be allowed to happen. And before anyone starts, it's not a conspiracy, it's just incompetence. It's so bad that I know of people who are seriously thinking of not bothering anymore, there is little point in watching teams playing on what seems to be far from a level playing field.

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Dougal He's had one good game and one not so good. He didn't lose the game "single handedly" as you put it. This was a much better site without you, please go troll somewhere else.

Agree with the above, a tad harsh on Doran around here; he simply played like someone without a pre-season behind him, Nicky Ross shone after coming on but he brings something completely different to the game. Proctor actually did ok when he came on, with at least one excellent block tackle that had to be made. For the last 10 minutes he was on, he could'nt run so injury had to be the cause of his substitution. IHE - I agree with almost all of what you say, but the continual dissing of Proctor is getting a bit tedious. Anyway, the second half seemed to improve greatly with Aldred, Ross and TB reverting to a 4-3-2-1 with Tade out wide. He's a "unique" player with pace to burn, no little skill but little or no football brain. Everything's intuative - he will screw up ( yesterday's tap in) but he will score wonder goals if Foran doesn't kill him first. The saddest thing from yesterday seems to be watching Rosscoe reach the end of the line - he's getting exposed this year and it looks like a matter of time before others get fit and replace him. I hope I'm wrong. Again, the lack of understanding in the side was apparent from early on, and the more mistakes were made, the more jittery we became. Allied to the fact that Dunfermline were streets better than against St. Mirren and it wasn't a bad result, but it could have been 6-6. It's never dull, and I have no idea what will transpire next week; it could be anything. Special thanks BTW to Judd, who chased the bus from the Caley Club to the stadium after it had left (empty) at quarter to nine! And I hope Greg Tansey's mates Paul and Jay who were on the bus after it was rounded up and pointed in the right direction enjoyed their day out - a bit different from their usual Liverpool/ Everton fare. Good craic boys.

Can't think what that might be....

TM4TJ. Couldn't agree more. The people on here that are on Proctors case forget the displays that he has put in for us in the past. He may not be playing well right now, but I don't recall Rooney etc getting this type of treatment. Buckie level? please. edited for red wine spelling

Nobody biting? OK, I will. Say what you like Dougal in pursuit of your agenda but please draw the line at comparing our fans to "cretins" Cretinism is a severe learning disability, and the term is archaic and pejorative. It is nowadays called congenital hypothyroidism and is shamefully ill used in this case.

Welcome back Dougal! Davie

Legs are a bit stiff this morning........Never mind. Left TCS at 3.20pm, under very grey skies (the same ones that have followed me round all holiday) that promptly emptied. Managed to confuse everyone by leaving the "wrong" way, but I was not going on the A9 on a bike. Not again. Went out through culloden and then down past Castle Stewart to Ardersier and on to Nairn. Then took the road through Kingsteps to Brodie and across the quagmire that passes for the cycle track to Forres. Down through Kinloss and acroos to Elgin via Lossie brae. Quick intake of breath and on to Fochabers on the A96 and thence to Buckie. Asked the chappie at the gate for the exact time - 7.03pm. Downed possibly the sweetest pint of cider of my 53 years in Buckie's very pleasant social club and went to the game. Met Caroline Strong and her wee boy, answered all the usual questions about the bike and watched the first half. Didn't expect that first goal at all, had to double take on it. There's ?165 pledged on this thread, and a few more quid that I know of that should take us to a total of ?250 or so. No bad really, the charities will be grateful for every penny they get in these tough times. Thanks to Scotty & Don for allowing this thread, to all of you who have donated and to Peter Paul for transporting my carcass back to Inverness. The nearest guess on the time was TM4TJ at 4.15 (oh ye's of little faith!) and my pressie for him is a choice - a signed ICT shirt with signatures of the present team OR a signed fitba with signatures of the vintage ICT team that included Mann, Wilson, Robson etc. You could put it behind the bar in the Innes! PM me with your choice sir.

Left Caley Stadium at 3.20pm, arrived Victoria Park 7.03pm. Total transit time 3hrs 43 minutes. Too knackered to post a full account but will do tomorrow. Thanks to everyone, yon wee Daniel's a lovely wee boy.

What, only the two of you so far? mean lot - get pledging NOW!

We all know that CTO users are generous, kind and unfailingly supportive of anything good, especially when there's a football twist to it. Here's your chance to prove it. ICT take on Buckie in a charity match on Tuesday 19th July to raise money for charities connected with Daniel Strong, their keeper's wee boy who has been as ill as it gets and coped amazingly. So your roving reporter has decided that I'll cycle to the game and you can sponsor me by the bucket load. You probably realise, with Livestrong etc, that cycling & charity go pretty well together. So leave your pledge on here so we know what we have donated in this thread and make good your pledge by donating your dosh at your bank, on line or by phone into the Daniel Strong Charity Bank Account that has been set up - Sort Code 800666 Account Number 06019486 It's 109 kilometers from stadium to stadium by the route I have planned and when you put in your pledge, have a guess how long it'll take me. To make it worthwhile i'll give the closest guess or two a lovely wee ICT related present for their efforts. So come on, get this thread filled up and let's show how generous CTO users and ICT fans can be. Oh aye, and if you see me on the road there, give me a toot.

Fantastic news! Well done Oscar, even the buddie in the office was chuffed for ya. Take care y'all.

many happy returns auld yin.

I'm going on my bike. Demands for money will follow shortly.................

Vlads been on the voddie again! That's a quality rant.I'm editing this because I re-read it again and decied to read what the inmates at P&B were saying. There are issues here - is it acceptable that an employer keeps their employee in the public gaze after this? What in the name of God must Jim jeffries be thinking of it? Do Hearts really think that this was a "lapse of judgement"? That it brings the game into disrepute is beyond question but by how much? In all my days I've probably not seen a speech like this, and I hope to never see it again. In almost unbelievably irony, I looked at the statement on the Hearts site. The advert half way down was for Google, Saying "internet's what you want it to be" They must be chuffed beyond words.

Its nice that. I think I'll buy a shirt and desecrate it at thursday night footie, with my utter ineptitude and boundless enthusiasm

Just another saturday. Personally, I hope we ruin their christmas with a thumping win. Yo ho ho.

His name's Walfred aparrently. At least according to the loons at the BBC. Walfred? where have I heard that name before...........I hope he has no bad habits. Inverness have agreed to take young Watford defender Tom Walfred on loan for six months. (Daily Star)