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I still use some of them

Ach you were still in yer nappies laddie

What a refreshing change from the posts of the last few weeks blaming just about everybody bar the 'supporters' put me off posting altogether!! Where to next ?----- well how about top four place next season ? Not impossible, surely there cannot be another season of injuries and bad luck like this season. Should the core of favourites stay together showing the same appetite for advancement as shown against D. U. coupled with the wider experience of the John Hughes style of play, which when executed properly as it was on several occasions this season tore other sides apart. As it was, it was good enough to create goal scoring chances during each game, which is the aim of that style of play, WE could have and should have taken those opportunities which would have had us win many that we drew or lost. Brought in players are still in the learning process of the style, some will not grasp it and haven't done so but those are the ones that were brought in with a wing and a prayer to stand in for the injured in the hope that they would make the grade, unfortunately it hasn't worked out for them. they will be replaced by the big man in good time. It matters not if we have a glut of mid fielders if they can score goals Tansey, Polly and Vigurs fit in exactly as scorers. You don't always need Strikers as such though they are so very useful opportunists if you get really good ones and who are really goal hungry---hard to find. So that is where I want to see us go next Footnote, Hedgie----------- get well soon, I'm sure that is a chorus from all of us here at CT on line.com.---------enjoy your football

IHE's 2017/ 18 prediction ICT flying to Europe ???

With you all the way on that post E4C. Frustration showing through. The circumstances he has had to manage through this season have been horrendous. Finishing on a high last season was the time to take a gamble and go all out for new investment and a strengthening of quality within the squad. Hughes and Price will take the stick for this season unfortunately but the fault really is somewhere within executive source. Club management or the boardroom. Time for them to look inwards and have a complete rethink on what should be done for the good and future of our Club. We have proved what we are capable of but we have not capitalised on it.

Keeper didn't deal with the cross, correct and all the more reason he should have repositioned himself better and quicker. I agree Draper was ineffectual at times but did show some really good flashes in the first period and later as you say in the second. Mutombo could have shaded it but for me he overdid the ball play and beat himself almost as often as the Moths. Definitely right about midfield Good comment Gnu.

The first 25 mins we were going strong tactics were good and opportunities came but that's where we fail nobody seems capable of putting the ball in the net or we flounder about trying to find space to shoot or nobody seems to want to take a crack at goals. after 25mins we went into our shells a bit we lost momentum and became stale. Second half, renewed energy and we looked as if we wanted to take them on and give them the licking they deserved, it wasn't happening and we started messing about mid field and passing back when there were opportunities there to break forward. Their goals, clangers both of them, I would have thought that our keeper with his experience would have positioned himself better for the first and dealt with it even though it was a fluke. The second well full marks to them they saw there was one man defending and made us pay for nor anticipating a break bad defending at a crucial time. The plus Draper it was his power, foresight and character that made him burst into the box and win us a penalty my man of the match. No blame on John Hughes tactics were good. it was the execution of opportunities missed that cost us the match and that is the responsibility of the players. Incidentally David Raven was sitting in the stand a couple of rows in front of me.

H T 1 - 0 F T 2 - 0 1st. ICT Storey Well none Goal 29 mins

It is his first steps into the ocean, he will be swimming before long if he keeps up the performance improvement he has being showing. Well done LIam

One more goal for us would level goal difference with Dundee-----come on ICT

Poor Barry not too happy by the sounds of things

Good enough team, they will make chances BUT can we take them ? Foran, Roberts and Horner could well be on hand to make sure there is a change of tactics in the second half.

H T 1 - 1 F T 2 - 3 1st ICT Draper 1st. RC Boyce Goal 25 mins

We have got to find some fight and score three now at least

Periscope working---click on link on forum Sorry don't think its tonight's game that's being transmitted

Interesting tactics, ------ game of chess here!

H T 1 - 1 F T 3 - 2 ICT Draper Hibs Gray Goal 07 mins

good research Gavroche you keep us well informed, thanks

Too many red dots being used these days

Pass him the sick bowl.

So what all of them can score

H T 2 - 0 F T 3 - 1 ICT Draper Ham Gillespie Goal 09 Mins

First injuries and now 'flu no luck at all this season

H T 0 - 0 F T 2 - 3 ICT Roberts StJ Maclean Goal 52 mins