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    More information about "CTO Player of the Month - February"
    <style type="text/css"> <!-- .style21 {color: #FFFFFF} --> </style> <p>February was a month without a win for Caley Thistle, but there's at least a crumb of comfort for Kenny Gillet - the French defender won his second consecutive Player of The Month award.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The results might not have been great, but Gillet started February as he had left off at the end of the previous month, with displays that saw him voted as the team's best player in both the cup and league defeats by Celtic. His total of 50 votes was 7 ahead of second placed Richie Foran (who was voted best player in the away draw with Dunfermline), with Nick Ross third.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the overall standings, it's hard not to start wondering if any of the players want to win the overall Player of the Year award!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Graeme Shinnie has been top of the table since August, but his lead has been gradually whittled down - not surprising, since he has earned only 4 points since mid-October. Foran has crept up into second place, while third placed Roman Golobart is still in with a big shout with his return from injury imminent.</p> <br /><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="85%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#FF0000"> <td colspan="6"><span class="style16 style21">Overall quantity of votes cast for each player in February: (<em>Used to decide Player of the Month</em>)</span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td><strong>Player</strong></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>04/02</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>11/01</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>18/01</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>26/01</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>TOTAL</strong></div></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td><span class="style4 style21">Kenny Gillet</span></td> <td><div align="center"><span class="style21">23</span></div></td> <td><div class="style21" align="center">7</div></td> <td><div align="center"><span class="style21">7</span></div></td> <td><div align="center"><span class="style21">13</span></div></td> <td><div align="center"><span class="style21">50</span></div></td> </tr><tr> <td>Richie Foran</td> <td><div align="center">16</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">17</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">43</div></td></tr><tr> <td>Nick Ross</td> <td><div align="center">21</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">12</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">38</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billy McKay</td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">27</div></td> <td><div align="center">29</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Greg Tansey</td> <td><div align="center">10</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> <td><div align="center">25</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ryan Esson</td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">19</div></td> <td><div align="center">24</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Steve Williams</td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">17</div></td> <td><div align="center">17</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonny Hayes</td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">16</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>David Proctor</td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">14</div></td> <td><div align="center">15</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Graeme Shinnie</td> <td><div align="center">9</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">15</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Owain Tudur-Jones</td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">10</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">12</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonny Tuffey</td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Claude Gnakpa</td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shane Sutherland</td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gregory Tade</td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Josh Meekings</td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center"></div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>&nbsp;</p><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="85%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#FF0000"> <td colspan="10"><span class="style16 style21">Player of the Year Points ~ Current Standings : 2011/12 (<em>Player of Month also highlighted in monthly column</em>)</span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td>Player</td> <td><div align="center"><strong>JUL</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>AUG</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>SEP</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>OCT</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>NOV</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>DEC</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>JAN</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>FEB</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>TOTAL</strong></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Graeme Shinnie</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">18</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">13</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">36</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Richie Foran</td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">9</div></td> <td><div align="center">31</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Roman Golobart</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">12</div></td> <td><div align="center">15</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">28</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Greg Tansey</td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">24</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gregory Tade</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">23</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ross Tokely</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">21</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ryan Esson</td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">20</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kenny Gillet</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">8</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center"> <p>10</p> </div></td> <td><div align="center">19</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonny Hayes</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">14</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">17</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>David Davis</em></td> <td><div align="center"><em>0</em></div></td> <td><div align="center"><em>0</em></div></td> <td><div align="center"><em>2</em></div></td> <td><div align="center"><em>3</em></div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center"><em>9</em></div></td> <td><div align="center"><em>3</em></div></td> <td><div align="center"><em>-</em></div></td> <td><div align="center"><em>-</em></div></td> <td><div align="center"><em>17</em></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew Shinnie</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">10</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">16</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billy McKay</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nick Ross</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonny Tuffey</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Josh Meekings</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gavin Morrison</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thomas Piermayr</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Owain Tudur-Jones</td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Steve Williams</td> <td><div align="center">-</div></td> <td><div align="center">-</div></td> <td><div align="center">-</div></td> <td><div align="center">-</div></td> <td><div align="center">-</div></td> <td><div align="center">-</div></td> <td><div align="center">-</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chris Hogg</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aaron Doran</td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> </tr> </tbody></table>
  2. hislopsoffsideagain
    Don't know if this has been picked up on by someone else, but from the pictures on Alba, isn't Golobart offside when he equalizes? McKay flicks it goalwards and Golobart is standing right on the line with no defenders or the goalkeeper obviously playing him on? Not that I'm complaining, mind...about time we had some luck...
  3. hislopsoffsideagain
    I quite often pop along to Victoria Park if Caley are away and County are at home. Munro is a very good bet for the first division's Player of The Year award. Each time I've seen County play this season he has simply strolled through the game. It's a lower standard than what he would have faced this season with us, of course. But I would expect him to do a decent job in the SPL this season. Certainly County fans that I've spoken to tell me they love him. I've never been terribly sold on Vigurs, even when he was with us. Admittedly he's scored in both the last two home games, including an absolutely brilliant free kick against Partick. But he certainly has his share of poor performances and still seems lightweight at times. I'm not convinced he can make the step up to the SPL.
  4. hislopsoffsideagain
    Well... More goals conceded at this point in an SPL season than in any previous campaigns. A worse goal difference at this point in an SPL season than in any previous campaigns. Fewer wins at this point in an SPL season than in any previous campaigns. If this season's team were in a league table with the ICT side which were relegated in 2008-09, we would be below them on goal difference. That can't be a good thing, can it?
  5. hislopsoffsideagain
    I was geeky enough to waste 20 minutes working out how many points we had after 29 games in each of our previous SPL seasons... P W D L F A PTS GD 2004-05 29 8 9 12 34 39 33 -5 2005-06 29 9 13 7 41 33 40 +8 2006-07 29 8 10 11 31 37 34 -6 2007-08 29 10 3 16 35 48 33 -13 2008-09 29 8 4 17 29 45 28 -16 2010-11 29 9 9 11 38 37 36 +1 2011-12 29 7 7 15 33 50 28 -17 Comes as a bit of a shock to discover we have the same number of points at this stage as the year we went down, and a worse goal difference to boot! Thank the lord for Dunfermline...
  6. hislopsoffsideagain
    I achieved the dubious honour of getting a rollicking from Malpas today, after criticizing the Tade-Gnakpa substitution. If he takes offence to me shouting "You must be joking", then goodness knows how he would cope with more vociferous and abusive and less forgiving home supports than ours. I suppose we weren't any worse than against Rangers and Dundee United, but we were pretty dreadful again, particularly in the second half. A draw against a threadbare Killie side is nothing to celebrate, in my opinion. We started the game well but for the umpteenth game in a row we failed miserably in the final third. The freak own goal from Golobart knocked the stuffing out of us, and I thought we were rotten for long periods in the second half. How TB chose to hook Tade, who was unique amongst the attacking players in that he looked like he gave a damn, instead of the lacklustre McKay, the invisible Sutherland and the atrocious Winn-feck-all is beyond me, and since Gnakpa was absolutely brutal when he came on, I feel justified in my criticism. About the only thing the boss got right today was throwing on Nick Ross, who provided an element of flair that we didn't have. What does Tudur Jones have to do to get a game? Tansey was utterly awful again, Foran ran a lot but achieved little, yet Jones, in a game tailor-made for a player who could put a foot on the ball and pass it around, was left kicking his heels until being brought on pointlessly in the 92nd minute. Depressingly the only player who looked comfortable on the ball in the entire team was not a forward, nor a midfielder, but Roman Golobart. After the own goal, his attitude and application were commendable. Killie must be kicking themselves. They played for 1-0 and got caught out, yet when they started attacking again after our equalizer they created chances at will. If they had given it a go for 90 minutes they would have won with something to spare. We needed at least a point today to stop the rot, but this result doesn't even begin to paper over the cracks. The same problems are still there, but this Kilmarnock team failed to take advantage of them. As said above, this now has to be seen now as one point nearer to safety.
  7. hislopsoffsideagain
    tm4tj is spot on. I'm not calling for TB's head, but the last few games have been staggeringly similar to the defeats we were suffering in late 2008, when Brewster was heading towards lame duck status. Not only are we getting beaten comfortably, we are also tedious to watch. I also badly want Alex MacLeod to tell me now why it was that Munro got chucked...
  8. hislopsoffsideagain
    I watched this game on SkyPlus since I was out this evening. I wish I had just gone to bed. I suppose Butcher will see it as an improvement. After all, we gave Rangers a three goal start last week; tonight we only gave our opponents a two goal start before we bothered to turn up. This match proves once and for all that our management team have no concept of tactics, nor a gameplan. For the umpteenth time this season we were absolutely annihilated in midfield. All our opponents know that, at the first sign of pressure, our defensive players will pump high balls towards McKay, who can't possibly win any of them. It's not coincidence that we have struggled since we lost Davis, who was always willing to take the ball into feet even with an opposing player shadowing him. Tansey is supposed to do that job, but he's not up to it - in fact he also struggles with passing, tackling and, looking at the second goal, with marking as well. As for the idea to start with Sutherland and Tade providing width, well the mind boggles. Sure, it's not a bad idea if you push them up against the full backs and play high balls at them, but we don't do that for some reason. Both wanted to drive inside, leaving space for an overlapping full-back...except our full-backs don't go forward. So we have no width, and therefore keep punting high balls at McKay. In the final third, there is zero finesse or flair. By God, we miss Andy Shinnie. Fair play to Meekings, who I thought dealt with Mackay-Steven relatively well. The big problem - AGAIN - was in the centre. I think Golobart lacked match sharpness. As for Tokely...I think it's fair to say that he will be put out to pasture this summer. He just isn't up to it anymore at this level. What particularly struck me tonight was the number of moronic free kicks we keep giving away. Other teams manage to make their little nudges and shirt tugs subtle, so why can't we? If an opposing player is stuck in the corner, unsure what to do with the ball, he can be assured that one of our guys will hurtle into him and gift him a free kick. Wise up, for goodness sake. So, in conclusion, we are in a complete and utter mess. This, for me, is the worst state we've been in since the last few months of Brew's second spell. We've definitely taken a step back this season - let's hope it only remains one step back, and things don't get worse. But I'm dreading Saturday. Surely, surely, Jones and Winnall can't be any worse than the mob we currently have on the pitch?
  9. hislopsoffsideagain
    Jonny Hayes is out tonight, I think - or at least he's suggesting so on twitter. I think he's tweaked a hamstring?
  10. hislopsoffsideagain
    Watching Proc play this season, I'm not convinced his normal five senses are in full working order...
  11. hislopsoffsideagain
    Okay, plenty of difference of opinion here! Let's face it, we are all incredibly disappointed by today's result - if we weren't upset, we wouldn't be fans. But let's not start slagging each other off over this. We all want the same thing - for the team to score goals and win games. Let's focus on that, huh?
  12. hislopsoffsideagain
    How many changes can we make? I've gone for a relatively conservative four. Esson Piermayr Williams Gillet G.Shinnie Jones Foran Hayes Winnall Gnakpa McKay Subs: Tuffey, Tokely, Proctor, Tansey, Ross, Sutherland, Tade I would love to dump more members of the back four, but I'm horrified by the idea of Tokely or Proctor up against Russell. Piermayr has always looked solid when he's been in the side. Jones absolutely has to start this game, presumably at Tansey's expense. Winnall deserves a chance - he can't be any worse than the rest of them. Take your pick out of Gnakpa, Ross and Tade to play wide.
  13. hislopsoffsideagain
    Trust me, things are bad if RiG left early. He's the sort of fan who would sit through the worst Caley performance even if someone had attached electrodes to his nether regions.
  14. hislopsoffsideagain
    At least Butcher said the right things in the post-match interview. The players have lost their day off tomorrow and are being dragged in for training in the morning - "If they won't run during the game, then they'll come in and do it tomorrow".
  15. hislopsoffsideagain
    This was incredibly difficult. Can we not give negative points to some of them? I've gone with: McKay Williams Esson
  16. hislopsoffsideagain
    It's been pretty grim being a season ticket holder this season. Only four wins, but dull tactics and mediocre performances in abundance. In the big games against the Old Firm, we've had terrible luck as well. Today was maybe the last chance the players had to produce a big performance and get their names in the papers, as well as give us a rare opportunity to cheer. Last season, against Celtic, the players rose to the occasion. Today was the complete antithesis of that Celtic match in May. That was the weakest and most vulnerable Rangers side I have ever seen at TCS, containing several players who couldn't even make their bench last season. And yet they ripped us to shreds whilst barely moving out of second gear. I shudder to think what they could have done to us had they played particularly well. Not one of the Rangers goals required even a shred of guile or quality - every time it was just one half-decent pass which cut through us like a knife through butter. We were a tactical shambles. I defy anyone to explain what our gameplan was - I simply don't believe there was one. McCoist did his homework and got his attacking players to press us high up the pitch, knowing that we would end up punting high ball after high ball at our 5ft 8in centre forward. When we did get the ball in decent areas, our final ball was almost invariably hopeless in the first half; when we put in a few decent crosses in the second half, our strikers fluffed their lines. Defensively we were an absolute joke. Could Esson have done better with the fourth? He certainly wasn't culpable for the others, and made one tremendous stop in the second half. Subbing Meekings at half-time was akin to putting down an injured animal. His positioning was terrible and he kept being caught by balls in behind him. His refusal to go beyond the half-way line also meant that Hayes was easily double-teamed whenever he got the ball. As for our other full-back, Graeme Shinnie will have nightmares about Sone Aluko, who just destroyed him. I'm not sure Shinnie managed to tackle him once. Aluko wasn't even that great at Aberdeen; it's galling that he looked so dangerous today. I love Kenny Gillet to bits, but he had a shocker today, to go with a poor performance at East End Park. Williams wasn't great, but he didn't appear obviously responsible for any of the goals we lost, and at least he got one. It was in midfield that we really lost the game today. Foran was absolutely overrun by Edu and Davis. He got no help from Tansey, who kept giving the ball away even when he wasn't under pressure and who frankly chickened out of several 50-50 balls. What was the point of bringing on Jones with 3 minutes left? Even if he only has one leg, he should be on the pitch from the start. Hayes and Ross tried their hardest but whenever they got the ball they invariably had no support. Tade was utterly wasted out wide in the first half, and only got into it when he moved into the centre. When McKay got announced as MOTM, I wondered out loud what he'd done to earn that - the response from a guy behind me was that "He's run about a lot". That seems to be fair,and it's a sad indictment of his teammates. To say he fed off scraps would be an understatement. On the rare occasions he got the ball, he had zero support from teammates. I was impressed by the fact he kept trying, even though he bounced off Goian every time. When was the last time we laid down to an Old Firm team like this? It's not just the lack of quality that worried me, but the lack of fight and the lack of spirit. It's deeply concerning, especially as it's not been the first time this season. I haven't been this disillusioned with ICT since the dying embers of Brewster's second spell. We probably have enough points in the bank to hold off Dunfermline and stay up, but given our recent performances I wouldn't bet my mortgage on it. As much as I love this club, and as much as I love the banter I get from the folk I sit with, I am seriously questioning the wisdom of renewing my season ticket. £300 a year for this dross? Pull the other one. As far as I'm concerned, the starting 11 and the coach can throw themselves off the Kessock Bridge for all I care.
  17. hislopsoffsideagain
    First things first - I learned for the umpteenth time today never to trust a BBC weather forecast - so much for their prediction that there would be no further snow shower in the hills after midday. The trek back up the A9 was an interesting experience. I drove past the scene of that accident this morning and was horrified by the lack of any treatment to the roads. As for the game, I guess you can either look at it as a point that keeps us from being dragged into a relegation battle, or two dropped points that significantly damage our top six aspirations. Dunfermline were absolutely woeful in the first half, to the point that their own fans started booing them. This made it all the more horrifying that we went in behind at half-time. Our midfield were dominant in possession, but we had no cutting edge in the final third. Gnakpa had a shocker - not surprising considering the guy is not a striker. I'm inclined to defend Sutherland against criticism, as he put in a good shift, but I would agree that he didn't look like scoring today. Their goal was a catastrophe for all sorts of reason. I thought the awarding of the free kick was a terrible decision - the forward punted the ball miles ahead and then leapt six feet in the air as Gillet ran across him. Hardie's effort crashed off the bar, and Proctor, indefensibly, headed the rebound straight to Cardle 2 yards out, who couldn't miss. Proc was under no pressure at all. After the break, I actually felt the home side looked more likely to score than us. Esson made one particularly good stop from Kirk after another Proctor blunder (there is a theme here). The substitutions changed the game. As stated above, Tudur Jones started spraying passes around and stretching the game, but I thought McKay was just as effective - his lovely reverse pass put Hayes in down the left, and he fizzed a ball across the face of the goal that Nick Ross slammed into the roof of the net from point blank range. TB deserves a fair bit of criticism for his selection today. It was clear from even the first 10 minutes that Gnakpa up front was not going to work - certainly there was a case for just swapping him and Sutherland around. As for his decision to play Proctor? Well, Gillet is quick, has good positional sense, and times his tackles well. But he's not big, and he needs someone who can dominate in the air to play alongside him - like Williams, Golobart or Tokely. The former two weren't available, but instead of going for Rossco he picked Proctor, who struggled against Andy Kirk, a guy who isn't any bigger than he is. I could list his every mistake today, but that would take a while - so I'm just going to say he was dreadful and that you can be certain he won't start next weekend. The big positive today is that our midfield played very well. I thought Nick was our best performer even before the goal. Jonny had a quiet first half but was electric in the second. I was impressed by how willing Tansey was to get on the ball, and his passing was pretty good. Foran maybe wasn't as great as the rest, but moving him up front in the second half gave us far more firepower. Credit to our support, who made an impressive racket. That attendance today is a shocker, and the home crowd were as quiet as ours at TCS.
  18. hislopsoffsideagain
    The Pie&Bovril thread on the matter is the greatest display of schadenfreude I have ever seen http://www.pieandbov...administration/ Anyway,I'm off to polish my grave dancing shoes. Celebrate good times, come on... EDIT: my own blog on the subject
  19. hislopsoffsideagain
    You're calling me a cheat?! My feelings are totally hurt :cry: If it makes you feel better, I could just copy and paste everything I blog onto the website...but then you poor buggers would find it harder to avoid reading it!
  20. hislopsoffsideagain
    More information about "CTO Player of the Month - January"
    <style type="text/css"> <!-- .style21 {color: #FFFFFF} --> </style> January started badly for Kenny Gillet, with a red card against Dunfermline in the cup. But, whilst he missed the replay as a result of suspension, the Frenchman's performances in ICT's other three matches was sufficient to make him the club's first Player of the Month of 2012. In fact, after the 0-0 draw with St. Mirren, all 43 voters chose Gillet as one of their top three players in the match. Gillet's 68 votes put him just in front of Jonny Hayes (62) and Richie Foran (59), and make him the sixth different player to win the award this season. Special mention should go to Roman Golobart, who was man of the match in both games against Dunfermline and the win at Motherwell, but who has been out with injury since the game at East End Park. Graeme Shinnie continues to head the overall standings, but his lead has been closed considerably over the last few months. Golobart has moved into second place, and Gregory Tade is third. Here's the breakdown for the January games, and the overall standings. <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="85%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#FF0000"> <td colspan="7"><span class="style16 style21">Overall quantity of votes cast for each player in January: (<em>Used to decide Player of the Month</em>)</span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td><strong>Player</strong></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>07/01</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>14/01</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>18/01</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>21/01</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>28/01</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>TOTAL</strong></div></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td><span class="style4 style21">Kenny Gillet</span></td> <td><div class="style4 style21" align="center">0</div></td> <td><div class="style4 style21" align="center">15</div></td> <td><div class="style4 style21" align="center">0</div></td> <td><div class="style4 style21" align="center">10</div></td> <td><div class="style4 style21" align="center">43</div></td> <td><div class="style4 style21" align="center">68</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonny Hayes</td> <td><div align="center">12</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">38</div></td> <td><div align="center">7</div></td> <td><div align="center">62</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Richie Foran</td> <td><div align="center">20</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">33</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">59</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Roman Golobart</td> <td><div align="center">28</div></td> <td><div align="center">18</div></td> <td><div align="center">12</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">58</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Greg Tansey</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">38</div></td> <td><div align="center">14</div></td> <td><div align="center">55</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ryan Esson</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">19</div></td> <td><div align="center">24</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gregory Tade</td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">12</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">21</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Josh Meekings</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">9</div></td> <td><div align="center">14</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Graeme Shinnie</td> <td><div align="center">13</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">14</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>David Proctor</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">11</div></td> <td><div align="center">12</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Claude Gnakpa</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">11</div></td> <td><div align="center">11</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew Shinnie</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">11</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">11</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ross Tokely</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">9</div></td> <td><div align="center">9</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonny Tuffey</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">9</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">9</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Steve Williams</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shane Sutherland</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">7</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">7</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lee Cox</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nick Ross</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>David Davis</td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billy McKay</td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thomas Piermayr</td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="85%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#FF0000"> <td colspan="9"><span class="style16 style21">Player of the Year Points ~ Current Standings : 2011/12 (<em>Player of Month also highlighted in monthly column</em>)</span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td>Player</td> <td><div align="center"><strong>JUL</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>AUG</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>SEP</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>OCT</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>NOV</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>DEC</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>JAN</strong></div></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>TOTAL</strong></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Graeme Shinnie</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">18</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">13</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">36</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Roman Golobart</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">12</div></td> <td><div align="center">15</div></td> <td><div align="center">28</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gregory Tade</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">23</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Richie Foran</td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">22</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Greg Tansey</td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">21</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ross Tokely</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> <td><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">21</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ryan Esson</td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">6</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">19</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>David Davis</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">9</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">17</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew Shinnie</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">10</div></td> <td><div align="center">5</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">16</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonny Hayes</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">14</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">16</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kenny Gillet</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><div align="center">8</div></td> <td><div align="center">9</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonny Tuffey</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">4</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gavin Morrison</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Josh Meekings</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Owain Tudur-Jones</td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thomas Piermayr</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">3</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chris Hogg</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">2</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aaron Doran</td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nick Ross</td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">0</div></td> <td><div align="center">1</div></td> </tr> </tbody></table>
  21. hislopsoffsideagain
    Rubbish game, rubbish result, rubbish performance, rubbish weather, rubbish attendance. Did I mention it was rubbish? To be fair we were making Celtic work very hard until their first goal - I haven't seen the TV pictures but I had several texts from friends watching the game on Sky who also highlighted Proctor's failure to track Samaras for the first goal - so people should lay of RiG! However the fact is that Tokely made a complete dog's dinner of it and, for all the power and swerve in Samaras' shot, Tuffey seemed to get two hands on it. I'm staggered that, in a game of such importance, Butcher decided to use our second choice keeper. I don't care about keeping Tuffers happy - the cup is the only chance we'll ever have of winning anything (and even a replay would have been worth £££), so Esson should blatantly have been in goal. After we fell behind, we seemed to switch to some sort of 5-4-1 system with Gillet slotted in as a third centre-back and Shinnie and Meekings as wingbacks...which was a foolish move as it just condemned us to being cramped in our own half. We never looked remotely like scoring in the second half. I didn't agree with the substitutions either - Nick Ross was having a much better game than most of his teammates, and I'd much rather have had Tade on the pitch than Sutherland. The second goal was even more farcical than the first - initially Tuffey's throw out to Sutherland was risky at best, then Sutherland gave the ball away and put us in trouble, and finally Proc made a hash of shielding the ball out and bundled the forward over for a penalty. And that, as they say, was that. Pass marks to Gillet and Ross, but that's about it. I felt quite let down by the lack of fight we showed in the second half. Opportunities for glory don't come around all that often for ICT players - and they well and truly blew their chance today to make a name for themselves. Was thinking after the game about our centre half situation - for me, Hogg, Golobart and Williams are our best centre-backs (all of whom were injured), and Gillet is probably the next best. So today we had, for me, our 5th and 6th best central defenders on the pitch. I'd like to see any other SPL team keep out Celtic with their 5th and 6th centre backs on the field!
  22. hislopsoffsideagain
    As regards Nick Ross, I've been really impressed in the last couple of games by his runs from deep, getting in behind defenders. His timing is good and he does often arrive in the box at the right moment...the problem is with what he does next!
  23. hislopsoffsideagain
    We were absolutely honking in the first half - if we strung more than two passes together even once, then I didn't see it. I lost count of the number of times Foran, Tansey and Proctor gave the ball away cheaply. Their keeper, who could have spent the opening 45 minutes drinking coffee and reading a newspaper, must have got a bit of a shock when we came out second half and created enough chances to win it. Gnakpa's effort off the post was incredibly unlucky; the misses by Tansey, Tade and Ross were just poor. That said, St Mirren had chances too, mostly because of horrendous mistakes from our players. If you'd offered me 4 points from the last 2 games ten days ago then I would have taken it; to be honest, today we were nowhere near the level we were playing at last week and a 0-0 was a fair reflection of both the parity and the quality on show today. Anyone who paid £20+ for a ticket for that must feel like a right prat. At least they got the MOTM right for once - Gillet was easily our best player. Rossco also did well today, I thought. Gnakpa gave us a real lift when he came on; Tade had his poorest match for a long time today and I wonder whether he might be replaced for the Celtic game by his fellow Frenchman.
  24. hislopsoffsideagain
    Bajram Fetai, anyone? He was brutal(Though he went on and won some international caps after he left us!)
  25. hislopsoffsideagain
    Take a bow, lads. :clapping: That was a superb performance in really difficult conditions; in the second half the wind was so bad that Ryan Esson's main concern was getting his goal kicks near the half way line. A deserved win in the end, against a Hearts side who offered very little until the last 10 minutes. It could have been more but for the chalked off effort from Gillet in the first half, and the referee's refusal to give a pen for what looked like a blatant handball by Hamill in the second half. The back four deserve plenty of plaudits for the clean sheet- especially since none of them played on Wednesday! I often moan about Proctor, but he was superb today and really handled Sutton well. Williams looks like a good old-fashioned British centre-half, and dealt with the conditions well. Gillet did his usual solid job at left back (should we keep him there or move him back to the centre?) and every time I've seen Meekings I've been impressed - hard to believe he's only 19 and I think he's a real prospect. Our best players, though, were Tansey, who looked like the only person on the pitch who could pass the ball today and had his best game of the season, and Captain Fantastic Richie Foran, who continues to be a revelation in midfield. Considering the lack of running he seemed to do when he was playing up front, the workrate he has put in during the last few games has been remarkable. I've just seen the table, and we're only two points off sixth place!
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