KirkieRobRoy

Not scorers as such. Was torn where to go today and opted, happily, for Rob Roy at Broadwood (remember Broadwood?) v Cumbernauld Colts in the South Cup semi - 3-1 to the Roy.

Colts managed by David Proctor, assistant Darren Dods.

Same kind of night, too.

I still wear the same hat and scarf to games.

Over the years, beating Celtic became a bit boring, though.

I think Todorov's reactions were fair enough given the X-rated dog's abuse he was getting from the choir, and you could argue he was being respectful when he was subbed.

Well, going to the game was supposed to be a New Year treat.

It wasn't.

Kindest interpretation is that it came too soon after the NY celebrations.

A few Celtic ringers in our area (we did hospingtality) but most had the decency to sit on their hands. Most.

Like most posters here, no complaints after a terrific effort from the team. I was actually generally happy in the first half, great defensive work and saw quite a lot of the ball. The Celtic fans (other than the folk singers) were restive when the goal came. And they were again at 1-2. Disappointing when we had pressure that some promising moves broke up because of poor decisions. I'd thought Shaw might be our secret weapon as he's awkward and little-known, but he had a quiet game.

Cracking goal and it gave us all a lift.

Ah, well. Onward.

Really glad I've got this filthy cold or we'd be there watching this mince in the Maryhill Rain.

The Lesser Hampden rejig is clearly hitting bother. They should've moved ages ago.

So Efe Ambrose was wandering around the ether out of contract for a few months. Was it only Morton who lifted the phone?

Are we calling it a 'bad day at the office'?

Morton just have to defend half-competently now.

I wish it was 1999 and Pele would shove  couple of other forwards on alongside Stewarty and we'd be 4-3 up by full time.

Not optimistic tonight. Only relief is I couldn't be at the game.

Defenders slow to react to both goal incidents (yes I know the ball probably was already over the line in the first one)

McCall should be done for his comments about the referee and the incidents he imagined. Weren't the SFA listening?

Bearing in mind this was a Premier team that's doing well I'm not too annoyed (though what happened to that cup tradition so that Premier teams were petrified if they drew ICT, albeit more in the Big Scottish Cup?) about this one result. Saturday is more important and if we're disjointed and outplayed again, there has to be some change.

1 hour ago, Robert said:

The club’s report.

it says there were 231 away fans: credit to all of you!

https://ictfc.com/match-report-partick-thistle-4-1-ictfc-19-08-2022

It felt more than that, as we were squeezed into a tiny oxter of the stand.

Only positive - we're home already, the Inverness folk have hours to go still.

Oh, another positive: we won second-half injury time...

On Facebook I have had two separate features about St Johnstone winning 'suggested' for me.

I view this very dimly.

That was tough to take. I actually said at h-t that we'd played really well but might pay for not taking the chances. At h-t Davidson clearly reminded his players that a similar 45 might see them in the Championship. It was a great support from ICT, too.

Not sour grapes but we should just have promotion playoffs as in England, not a second chance for sides who deserve to be relegated.

Can't find where to buy Monday tickets.

Wouldn't say Willie the Gollum was biased any way - just incompetent, clueless and card-happy. Re supervisors: their job is to write up the refereeing performance bending over backwards to defend the ref and conclude that everything's OK and the SFA are dead brullyant.

Was thinking that St J are a team used to losing and may be psychologically weaker than the Smokies. Then someone upthread reminded me they'd drawn away to Galatasaray. Hopefully the bumbling mid-season St J will turn up...

Historically ICT flourish in cup ties - and yes, this was a cup tie - with nine men. Nothing between the sides, there was never going to be, but ICT lads showed the character.

Willie the Gollum was a joke in the juniors and there was relief and laughter when he got kicked into the top flight. He hasn't improved.

Checked the Met Office forecast for the Arbroath area. They're suggesting gusts in the upper twenties still in the early evening which will be even stronger at Gayfield. The wind's often a factor there. Keep it on the deck!

It was actually a pitch for hoofing it up the park but you have to do it well.

The first 25 minutes were Don't Watch Alone. Things have improved but you cringe whenever we have to play out of defence.

In fairness, what else is there to do in Elgin?