AlexJones

Can see us dominating possession, missing 7 sitters, conceding a soft goal from a corner, and losing 1-0.

So many chances to secure third spot, thrown away yet again.

They were pretty unlucky not to beat Newcastle Reserves last Saturday at Ibrox.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx8CZyFM4b4

Edinburgh City have an unusual history. The club was brought back from the dead in the 1960s. Apparently this was legal on the basis that Edinburgh City Social Club had carried on operating long after the team had wound up. Does this mean that Caley FC technically still exist for as long as the Caley Social Club is still around?

I think some of the criticisms of him are harsh, probably stemming from bitterness over his departure. Can't comment on his record before he arrived at ICT, but he was arguably the most successful manager in Scotland (on a pound for pound basis) during his time here. He was pretty ruthless at getting rid of underperforming, or aging players, including club legends. But when he was given time to finish the job (unlike at Hibs) he put together a brilliant team on a small budget. It was no fluke either. During his stewardship we lost our better players almost every season, but he would always somehow manage to bring in a new batch who were just as good, and we'd do even better than the year before. Tactically we could be a bit one-dimensional at times, but his team was always fit, hard working and attack minded.

Neither one of them would last a single round with Gary Cornish.

He's gone for it with his wrong foot. If he felt he HAD to take it on his right, probably better to go for the outside of the boot, which would've angled it comfortably away from the keeper. Easy to say with the benefit of hindsight. Rooney and Mckay both missed worse sitters than that. The only real 'natural' finisher we've ever had was Ian Stewart. If you're not a natural finisher, best thing to do is the old Alan Shearer tactic - put the laces through it! Just going for maximum power every time will give you a decent finishing ratio, even if you put the odd ball into the Moray Firth along the way.

3rd time this season we've outplayed Aberdeen and lost.

We should put Willie Collum in charge.

I have no idea who writes the ICT twitter feed, but I have a mental image of it being Alan Partridge.

Imagine if Butcher had still been our manager when this all materialised.

Most current ICT and Falkirk players have never played in this fixture before. So past results mean nothing. It'd be like worrying about Forfar because they beat us so often back in Division 3. Reminds me of the old Trigger sketch in Only Fools and Horses. "This old broom has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles in it's time." We're not the same team anymore, neither are they. Can't say I'm too familiar with their current squad. Jamie MacDonald is a good keeper. David McCracken is a solid centre half. Mark Kerr and Alan Maybury were tosh in the SPL, and are as old as the hills now, so can see them struggling to cope with our pace. Cooper once scored a goal against us for County, but don't remember him doing much else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUKD6SvFYAo It's a weak header, and Shinnie is sprinting towards the line in time. I don't think he even needs to leave his feet to reach this. Perhaps I am over-estimating Shinniesta, but I honestly think he's good enough to stop it.

One more argument that others haven't mentioned yet. Looking closely at the incident again, even if Meekings misses the ball, Shinnie is covering the line. So not a 'last man' offence by any means.

. How about Scotty and the Skyhooks? BIRO? Or the Shire? There are plenty of good Invernessian bands. If all else fails, we can hire Kim the busker. Added by tm4tj. Personal abuse not acceptable.

Grunching, but would this be the first time in football history that a player was retrospectively suspended for handball? If so, WTF? If ever there was a case of placating the mob, this is it. I don't know who is more spineless: Celtic FC for pandering to the most toxic segment of their support by writing that ridiculous letter, or the SFA for granting them their pound of flesh. The media also deserves criticism for their coverage. Their entire focus has been upon Celtic and their victimhood narrative, rather than the real story - how a team with just a small fraction of Celtic's budget, only 20 years in existence, branded relegation favourites this season by the bookies, has just made history reaching their first ever Scottish Cup Final. A team consisting of homegrown youngsters and free signings from the Vauxhall conference, managed by a coach who most of Scottish football had written off - blew the Scottish Champions away with a display of Guardiola-esque passing football. The brilliant performances of Graeme Shinnie and Ryan Christie. These should have been the stories. They virtually write themselves. Not all this constant Old Firm p1sh. Hopefully this ridiculous, vindictive charge is written off ASAP. I don't see how it can't be. You'd be opening a whole can of worms. How many players would you have to suspend in a season? If every handball in the box is fair game, then what else? Where do you draw the line? How can you get away with taking action against Meekings, but none of the other handballs that have occurred this season? It's completely untenable. When it's all said and done, this might even work in our favour. It could galvanize and motivate the players. The old fashioned 'siege mentality'. I would absolutely love it if Yogi came out and absolutely lambasted Celtic and the powers that be. He'd have the whole (rest) of Scottish football behind him.

The club should be giving him a 3 year contract, at the very least!

I wonder how many of them were Celtic fans? http://www.irishtimes.com/news/irish-fans-march-to-french-embassy-1.849510

Surprised by the West Brom link. Can't see a player like Christie fitting in well at a Tony Pulis team. "Right Ryan, when you get the ball, hoof it up to Berahino as quick as you can son."

Any chance of appealing Warren's red?

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/celtic-seek-uefa-clarification-over-juventus-match-referees-decisions.1360937003

I recall Celtic sending an official complaint to Uefa seeking 'clarification' over their defeat against Juventus a couple of years back. Something to do with shirt tugging? Clearly this conspiracy goes all the way to the top.