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5 minutes ago, Robert said:

 

But we should do a video compilation of referee howlers....

 

Now that's a good idea 

Another great performance from all the team now they have found the net, exciting play every time they pushed forward, not easy to pick a man of the match 

1 hour ago, Robert said:

queens brought a few jump ties today.

The way they celebrated their goal with chants of "easy" they must have been at a different game!

There was 30 of them in hospitality today so likely full of drink 

It is the first league game after the 16th for accumulating yellow cards but the Scottish Cup is separate 

I see John Beaton has voted 

1 hour ago, Kingsmills said:

The much bigger question is whether any team in the MLS would want him.

I would very much doubt it. Surely it's better for him in the long run playing football rather than drawing a salary for nothing and daydreaming about a move that's never likely to happen.

Or any other team as he was poor last season and has had so many injuries and not played.

49 minutes ago, CableGuy said:

Agree with everything there, good post! 

As you said it was refreshing to actually be able to sit back and enjoy the football on show without panicking every time the opposition headed into our half 

Worthwhile buying a season ticket for 

1 hour ago, Scarlet Pimple said:

Why the bookings? is the game getting towsy?

No Scarlet just the same old sh1te referees 

I was late in getting down and missed the first 3 goals but it was still worth going, a great win for the team  More of the same please on Saturday I will be on time 

1 hour ago, MorayJaggie said:

And Greg Tansey is set to join county until the end of the season. How the mighty has fallen.

Is that Tansey or County? 

We are pissing into the wind with that speculation and getting nowhere, what we need is a striker to bang the ball into the net 

Robbo said in his post match interview that the linesman did not see it cross the line so could not give a goal and he had made the right decision, might have been with gritted teeth though 

The best I seen him play was in the friendly against Ross County 

19 hours ago, tm4tj said:

Raven needs to do the maths. It's just not sustainable at that level of payments. It's not rocket science. Look at the abysmal crowds we attract. That will never ever pay for real quality. In fact, it appears that he was part of the problem with his wages. 

Looking at the number of red arrows you got there are a few that need to do their sums as well!  After winning the Scottish Cup we lost Shinnie and Watkins the board went into panic mode and increased some players wages including Raven (who has been a great servant to the club) which as tm4tj states with the crowds we have had it has led to a downward spiral and the club now has to work on a shoestring.  I hope that is behind us now but the club has to live within the limited resources it has.

1 hour ago, Robert said:

Watching the highlights, I did not realise at the time how clever Polworth was in teeing the ball up for Doran for his goal. Great vision. More please!

And he nearly had a goal himself, he does not get credit for all the good play he has but gets plenty abuse when he makes a mistake.

Thanks RiG brings a tear to the eye! Good luck to Dave and his family for the future wherever he goes.

54 minutes ago, Caman said:

Hero or Villain. He can be both and often is. 

But I would rather have him than lose him. 

28 minutes ago, Robert said:

Agreed!

I agree with both of you on that, I still think he needs to give less backchat to the ref as he is never going to win and after reading reports and Robbos comments on the Livi game it looks like he was hard done by.

1 minute ago, Robert said:

Just read the ICTFC Twitter feed, it says Vigurs' first yellow was for a jersey pull and the ref played advantage. They also say there are photos showing Vigurs made no contact at the second yellow.

 

I hope we can see it when they show the highlights.

36 minutes ago, Robert said:

I think posters are split on this. I didn't think he deserved two yellows and the ref took the easy option. I want to see the first one again, as it was right in front of me and, as I said earlier, I think it could only have been for a challenge which the ref played advantage at. I followed the ball and saw Polly's tackle, immediately followed by the two bookings.

I know he picks up too many bookings, but I'm not blaming him today.

We play better when he is in the side.

It was not me who gave you a red arrow Robert although I disagree on that point.  Vigers is a very good player but he needs to know what NOT to say to the ref as he will not win against them.

24 minutes ago, The Long Man said:

A thoroughly enjoyable game. As my first look at this team, I came away very impressed. Our league position is false. I was expecting a tough game from Livvy, but not in the way they planned it. That is to say, I expected a good test from the 3rd placed team in terms of football, but all we got from them was physical challenges, fouls, obstruction and blocks. They didn't offer any convincing goal threats, and were set up to park the bus and try to pick up some breaks. For the first twenty minutes we completely outclassed them, bursting forward with waves of attacks, intelligent passing and movement. Doran was at the heart of many of those, and was very unlucky not to make it two with a lovely chip over the keeper which came off the bar. With the dominance we had it was a shame we couldn't get the second we merited. Oakley deserved his place, but was constantly harried and obstructed in a very frustrating way, which was clearly part of their game plan, and so found it very difficult.

The turning point was obviously the sending off, and it was the first utterly needless yellow which led to it. The second was hard to tell with the stramash in the box, but the Livvy defender went down like he had been poleaxed, so another bit of cunning play from them. But even though we expected a second half blitz, they couldn't even manage that, and in fact we had the better chances to make it two, some neat interplay again, a fizzing header cleared off the line. Their goal was always on the cards with an extra man, but the altercation which led to the free kick from which they scored looked like an absurd piece of amateur dramatics. So, even though they spurned a great chance at the death, they were fortunate to get a point, such was the lack of ideas they had, and we very nearly got three points with ten men once again.

The highlight was seeing our new boy, Austin, who was fantastic as soon as he came on. Wanting the ball all the time, when he got it, he wriggled through two or three defenders more than once, and curled a lovely shot saved by the keeper. If he can keep this up, he and Doran will score goals, absolutely no doubt. Very exciting to see we might have a real prospect on our hands.

Overall there was no doubt whatsoever who was the better team. As I said to my mates, this was the best football I have seen us play in a long time, and in particular is a long way better than anything Foran ever served up. Instead of that disjointed, jumbled mess, we had a team who passed the ball creatively and intelligently, ran into spaces, were compact, organised and positionally sound. We can take loads of positives from today, not least as good as two new players, Doran and Austin, who will have lots to contribute this half of the season. There is no reason we can't be in the playoffs, and although I wasn't expecting anything from St Mirren on Saturday, we can go there and give them a real game on this evidence.

The only fly in the ointment was Neil McCann being at the game, who was clearly there not for a day off, but to run the rule on any players he can poach off us. So get lost, Neil.

We are on the way back. But best of all, playing the kind of football we have always played at our best. Well done, Robbo.

Well said Long Man, we should have won the game and as others have said on the thread the one that let the team down today was Ian Vigers who should be setting and example to the youngsters in the team!

Hard frost this morning I hope the pitch is fine, looking forward to this game.

I hope you are right IHE and its not you hitting the voddies early 

6 minutes ago, Caman said:

As said before, us relegating them in a play off final would be best at the end of the season.

Would be hard going though after winning the Scottish Cup 24 hours earlier!!! 

Started early for Hogmanay Caman? 

8 hours ago, Row S said:

Jim MacIntyre was sacked for talking bullshit in Central Belt cliches and now Coyle is doing the same. I know many Co#nty fans who are totally p####d off with his flannel and have decided to give up going to games. Uncle Roy and other directors under a lot of pressure to sort things out.

 

 

That's not what he was sacked for!

6 hours ago, Renegade said:

Warren isn't mobile, skillful or fast enough to play up top.  Donaldson maybe is but if we were to convert him to a striker we'd lose something at the back.

The same could be said for him playing in defence Waren is way past his best now!