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I must admit I thought it was curtains when Foran missed the first penalty. But well done to the other lads for stepping up (especially the two youngsters, Morrison and Roberts), and seeing us through to the next round, and a step nearer to Hampden. All the stats from the game, possession, shots, shots on target, corners, in fact everything but goals, were well in our favour, so perhaps it wasn't such a bad performance after all. Anyway, roll on the next round.

The next big debate - surely it should be Inverness and Ross Caledonian Thistle County FC. And the new stadium must be at Muir of Ord, a ground we've always done well at. I feel another book from Mr Bannerman coming on.

Histrionics? You cannot deny that ICT's red card record this season and OTJ's in particular, is nothing short of shocking. If you analyse the amount of games OTJ has missed since his signing, through injury, and now ill disipline, opening poster has every right to question whether he is a liability, and worthy of playing for ICT again.

Ffs. This season is rapidly becoming a joke through ill disipline. Surely that is OTJ's last game for ICT.

Adam Rooney's first for Swindon at Carlisle.

Well done to Andy, but he certainly doesn't do things the easy way. I really feared for him when it went to 2 sets all, after being 2 sets up. But he played his best tennis when it mattered. Both men were absolutely knackered after 5 hours of brutal tennis, well over 20 rallies of more than 20 shots, the majority of them hit flat out. One rally went to 54 shots! I hope Andy goes on now and wins a few more, to completely fulfill his enormous potential.

I hope you're right Luke. Keep the rose tinted spectacles nice and clean!

I think some people on here remember only Rooney's good times at ICT. Admittedly these were in his last couple of seasons with us. Before that he struggled to get a regular game and was only an infrequent scorer. Even when he was scoring regularly, many of them were penalties, which we get so rarely now, we've forgotten how to score them! He left us to further his career for all the right reasons, and I still hope it will work out for him down south. I don't think for a minute he'd come back here, and if he did many folks expectations of him would, I believe, be too high.

Butcher back to his old trick of making intelligent 90th minute substitutions, I see. Never mind eh! One of the happy clappers will be on here soon saying we're only one good win away from 6th spot!

Oh dear! If we didn't know it already, it looks as if we're already in a relegation scrap!. Long hard season I fear.

I agree 100% with the previous two posters. Armstrong was the main man in the late 90s/early 2000s, leading a team which was extremely good at controlling the media, many of whom had severe doubts about the legitimacy of his victories. I don't believe that up to a dozen people would now be prepared to perjure themselves in court just to prove him guilty. If he was clean he'd carry on fighting. It seems that drug cheats were able to outsmart the testers then, and perhaps even nowadays, in many sports.

I think you'll find Van Persie went to Man Utd!

After the relative euphoria of last week's fighting comeback at Hearts, it was down to earth with a bang today, although the two well taken late goals eases the pain a bit. The defending was woeful for most of the game. Why on earth were they standing watching at the first goal instead of competing for the ball? King was mostly culpible I think, and he also got well skinned for the second goal. The whole defence was asleep for the third goal. I've never really liked Meekings much as a full back (I can't get his desperate performance at home to Rangers at the end of Feb out of my mind), but I think he is currently a sounder option than Raven. When do we expect to have Hogg back? Surely he will ousting King on today's performance. Pass marks today from me only for Draper, Warren, McKay and, for the short while he was on, Pepper. At least we didn't play hoof ball today, but giving the ball away to Celtic so softly on most occasions, was unfortunately just as damaging.

Wow, I'll take that. Fair play to the lads for not caving in when down to 10 in second half. Looking forward to seeing it on Alba now.

Excellent post. I was lucky enough to get to Olympic Park twice last week ( Water Polo and Diving). It was brilliant to see how smoothly everything worked including trasport to/fro Stratford, entry through security, getting food. It was a real credit to the organizers. There was an incredible buzz about the Olympic Park. The 'gamesmakers'/volunteers were just amazing - really well trained, helful, cheerful - just a real credit to themselves and the country. Like most others I watched as much as I could on TV, and was enthralled by all of it. You can't put a price on the 'feel good' factor the Games created for the country. I know there are lots of mean spirited people (including some on here) who will say it was all a waste of money, but I really think they are wrong. If the Commonwealth games are even half as successful it will be great for Glasgow and Scotland.

It looks good to see us top of the table as results currently stand. I think it suits us. I recommend we stay there for a while.

My guess is that even if he had stayed with us he would have been a lot less effective than in that purple patch of about half a season with Wyness. Even during that spell his goals tally was boosted by all the penalties he took. He did absolutely the right thing in putting his family first by increasing his earnings.

Disappointing about the late goal. How often did we concede a late goal like that last season? But as others have said, I'd have taken a draw ar half time. Sounds like we had a good second half. I'm looking forward to hearing from those at the game how our new boys did.

I feel a lot better about the squad now, after a few pre-season games (particularly the Coventry one), than I did a few weeks ago. The defence is beginning to take shape, and with Hogg still to get fully fit, I think we have a few options there. Like most other fans I worry about where the goals will come from. I'd be inclined to give the new lad, Oswell, an extended run to see if he can maintain the scoring touch he had last season in his minor league. All in all, despite all the early problems replacing our leavers, I think we have just about got there, and I'm really looking forward to the season getting under way.

Not long before Wiggins cycles triumphantly into Paris. What an achievement, and what an incredible turn round in UK fortunes in the past few years since the appointment of Brailsford as UK cycling supremo. The man deserves a knighthood. I don't suppose he'd be interested in running the SPL and SLF? Thats the type of guy needed to get Scottish football back on its feet.

Agree with that. I'm just going out to cut the grass so that I won't then feel guilty sitting in front of the box all day when it comes on at 11am. My son and I were there on Thursday. We drove up to Preston on Wed night, got to the course 6am Thurs, stayed 12 hours and drove back down (4 plus hours) on Thurs night. A great day! Saw Lawrie at his best. Sadly he blew it late in his round yesterday. I think Woods is playing too cautiously to win it, unless he changes his tactics today. I don't want him to win, but to be fair to him he has tried to change his demeanour on the course. No spitting, no club throwing, even the odd smile here and there. So come on GMac, make it another major for NI.

Those are encouraging comments from the Barnet fan about King, and an interesting comparison with Gillet, who I thought was one of our best defenders last year. So it bodes well, providing King can steer clear of injuries.

Yes, for a keeper who had many critics, whilst with ICT and even since he left, that was a truly world class save. It contributed as much as any of the three goals towards that memorable home victory against the 'Tics.

For once I agree with IHE. His analysis of Cameron's naive and embarrassing statement is pretty well spot on. We all knew it would be tougher financially without Rangers in the SPL. What we need is a sensible plan from the board about how we are going to go about alleviating the problem. Cameron merely reitterating the media and Doncaster garbage about it being the end of Scottish football as we know it is pathetic and disappointing in the extreme.

I thought his reason for leaving us was to get back to France, because his pregnant wife was homesick! Hungary closer than Scotland to France ??? I still think we will miss him most of all the players who left.