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4 hours ago, Kingsmills said:

I don't think that any of us are blinded and think we are too good to go down. We are all too well aware of that possibility and the serious implications thereof. However, one thing that we have been calling for is an experienced striker used to the league. In Anier, we now have that. He may who you were looking for personally but for goodness sake, give the man a chance before getting your knife out on him and the management and don't forget, there is still another fortnight until the transfer window closes during which there may be other incomings.

Well said sir

8 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

I don't think he's a good enough player to single handedly transform our fortunes, but I do think that if he'd been with us since the summer we'd have a few more points than we currently have.

I doubt there's anyone out there on our budget that can single handedly save us ... we need a combination of more goals scored and less goals conceded ... I reckon he can play a reasonable part with one of these aspects ... but nobody can do it on their own.

What on earth do people expect. Reality check folks. Let's be positive if there's reasonable grounds ... and I happen to think there is. Happy to get shot down at end of season if he shoots blanks but Anier has the potential to be a very decent signing. Appearances at Utd were shared with Mckay and Ofere. Utd may have gone down but had a decent squad on paper, other internal political issues didn't help. We have an exceedingly tight budget and not everyone wants to come to Inverness.

Pleased with Anier signing. Maybe less prolific in Scotland recently but, given a chance, he is good at putting them away. Remember him scoring for Motherwell at Inverness in a typical smash-and-grab a year or two back. He scored with a really decent finish in a WC qualifier against BELGUIM on their patch last year ... their first conceded goal of their WC2018 campaign. In a game like that (Estonia lost 8-1) against real quality he wouldn't have had much in the way of chances but he still ended up on the scoresheet.

8 hours ago, 12th Man said:

I think we will sell out our end. No footy for weeks, a cheap match ticket, cheap transport and our club even get half of the profit after deductions.

I bought mine phoning the club direct, I got them posted for a very small booking and postage fee but if you would rather jump in the car and drive to the stadium it's list price.

It's not often you get an away day cup match only an hour's drive away from Inverness.

I think I would rather buy a ticket before hand than turn up and get turned away.

It looks like Elgin have kindly based their ticket design on the centre section of our cup winning shirt as a wee morale boost cheers for that.

I bought my tickets through the independent ticket company phone number when I couldn't get through to the club and got stung for a £4 booking fee ... just as well the ticket prices are otherwise low ... nonetheless, glad to get them and looking forward to the game. 

Hope I'm proved wrong but the Transfermarkt career to date information on Dean Ebbe is really disappointing ... striker hasn't even been his preferred role ... and as for goals scored ... 

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dean-ebbe/profil/spieler/223628

On 12/31/2016 at 11:42 PM, SteveA said:

Richie should off done this when he appointed his assistant in the summer. Rice wasnt and still isnt the man for the job.

He may not have had a choice.

2 hours ago, dougal said:

A derby defeat is a derby defeat these things happen, admitted we were toothless up front compared to them but the team clearly are on a bad run and confidence is very low but the result won't kill us

A few wins and we will be talking about a top six position and we certainly aren't worse than Hamilton

What could destroy us is a cup defeat at Borough Briggs that would be killer and doesn't bear thinking about, that's when the board and Foran should start to worry

I also don't get this fascination by some of our so called fans 

2 hours ago, dougal said:

A derby defeat is a derby defeat these things happen, admitted we were toothless up front compared to them but the team clearly are on a bad run and confidence is very low but the result won't kill us

A few wins and we will be talking about a top six position and we certainly aren't worse than Hamilton

What could destroy us is a cup defeat at Borough Briggs that would be killer and doesn't bear thinking about, that's when the board and Foran should start to worry

I also don't get this fascination by some of our so called fans to keep singling out Vigurs, just think what that's doing to the lads confidence reading some of the rubbish being spouted on here by the same posters over and over again

Yes Vigurs is in poor form but so are a fair number of first team players, it's time to get behind everyone

Dougal

"So called fans" Not cool, Dougal ... people who pay good money to support the team they love at home/away and who really care about its well-being are entitled to an opinion politely made ... otherwise what is the point of a forum? Let's all be happy clappers rain or shine, premiership or league 2 right?

Disappointing if true especially if Storey doesn't materialise. Don't think he's had a fair go given his early season goals and the fact that our current one-up top system clearly isn't working. Would have liked to see him start much more games alongside either Fisher/Doumbouya.

30 minutes ago, CaleyD said:

As far as I know the date, time and prices have been agreed by the clubs and the info sent to the SFA.  What we were waiting on was sign off on the match info from the SFA (should be a formality) and information on how many tickets we were getting, where we'd be housed etc....this will determine the need for priority period, how many tickets are sold per person etc.

It's possible that info has come in/been squared up over the festive period.  If so then I'll hopefully get it to put out as soon as people get back to work in the next couple of days.

Cheers pal

Anyone know when/how ICT tickets for the Elgin City cup tie become available to buy? I've logged onto my ticket account on ICT FC website and the next game referred to is just the Partick Thistle league game at the end of the month.

1 hour ago, old caley girl said:

Could that be explained by some of the goals being scored by defenders??

Yes indeed ... as I alluded to in my earlier post.

Interesting to note that we have scored more league goals this season than any other bottom-6 team and only two less than Rangers ... goals against is a very different story. 

Could have/should have been a slaughter yesterday. County looked menacing every time they went forward. It was like "if you by huffing and puffing, get lucky and get a goal back, then we'll just go up and get another one" We looked slow/blunt. No idea why RF persists in starting with Vigurs and one large, slow target-man striker. Vigurs has given some special moments but him and Tansey in the same team is a "luxury" we can ill afford. Even if Tansey moves on, I'd rather see Polworth start. We can still save our season with:

1. Storey back ... his pace working off Doumbouya/Fisher could transform us going forward

2. Full backs defending more and attacking with less abandon. If we have a winger-type on each side, then why do Mckay and Tremarco need to leave the centrebacks so exposed?

Tremarco is coming in with goals but what is the point if we are shipping more at the back?

Really want RF to turn this around but don't think he was watching the same game if he thought we were the better team. 

Please two up top to start against County (my preference Doumbouya and Boden, who scored a few goals for us at start of season). Fisher puts in a lot of effort granted but one goal (albeit against Celtic) is a poor, poor return for all his game time. One swallow doesn't make a summer ... Lopez scored against Celtic last season.

Mr Magoo must have been match sponsor today ..  Vigurs? Can't fathom how he's starting let alone walking away with MoM. Need to try something different. If Fisher/Doumboya are hold-up strikers, need someone alongside up top to feed off them because our score/chance ratio is lamentable. Give Boden a run out and sacrifice Vigurs ... he looks like he is constantly running through treacle. Doran showed impetus and vision when he came on and unlucky with his crossbar effort. He loves going to Dingwall so has to start against them. 

Lots of disappointment and fear for the future here ... but we are still the only league team to have taken points off Celtic. It just seems that when we are bad, we're awful. I wasn't at the game today. My son's primary school supplied ball boys to Borough Briggs so I took in Elgin's demolition of Montrose ably assisted by man of the match, ex-ICT Shane Sutherland. As someone who trekked down to Alloa (with family in tow) midweek early season for the League Cup horror show, I fear all the ingredients may be set for another humbling cup upset if we don't pick up our ideas over the next few weeks. Given some of the songs I heard today, some of the good folks of Elgin may be thinking the same thing.

48 minutes ago, ictfcsince94 said:

Surely that's why there's a wall? What's the point in positioning a wall to defend half the goal, if the GK then stands central. The wall splits the goal in two, the GK then stands central in the other 'half' of the goal.  Well taken free kick that got up and down well....although I don't remember seeing much of a jump from our guys. 

And once again guessing right for the pen and almost getting finger-tips on it.

 

I do take your point but Kenny McLean didn't even need to put it into the corner. A decent strike but saveable/defendable.

Attended yesterday. Watched highlights today.

1st Aberdeen goal - Soft free kick. Madison went down very easily (how often will that be said this season?!) Fon Williams positioning for a free kick argh! He does seem suspect in that dead ball situation. Surely if two over the ball who can put either side, positioning should be a bit more central? He lost us that goal although he saved us a goal by his wonderful save from Considine's 2nd half header. 

2nd Aberdeen goal - What on earth was Gary Warren thinking? I'll say it again ... what on earth was Gary Warren thinking? Clumsy, suicidal defending. As soon as Hayes started running into the box I was saying in my head don't touch him, he'll go down. Gaz raised an arm then when that fails, just takes him out in a mock tumble of legs he had no chance of getting away with.

Aberdeen are a very "streetwise" team that will play for fouls, fall down at the merest touch. Not just Madison, most of the team irrespective of size or frame. A regular theme in recent encounters ... they don't need additional help from us.

Great seeing Doran start. Composure and creativity on the ball, cool head to score. Hope he's not out again. Like having a new signing.

A little disappointed with draw after 2-0, 3-2 up but Hearts could have edged it in the end so can't complain too much.

Hearts either played the ref like a piano or he's a closet Jambo who came out today. That simple. Most people I walked past after the game were talking about him. They just had to fall over (embarassingly given their obvious physicality) to get a free kick. We were often man handled and usual got nothing. Loved Draper's sarastic applause of a positive decision near end. Said it all.

Can't helped wondering what the score might have been with OFW. Cammy Mackay did OK but, with OFW's miracles of recent weeks, he might have prevented one or two who knows. Hope he's back soon. It's a shame Brill seems to be rotting on the bench at Motherwell.

Loving this season's spirit/resilience/fitness in repeatedly scoring late, late goals

Link to article below including reference to radio interview to be broadcast later today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37501055

2 hours ago, AlexJones said:

What a signing Brad McKay had been. First class performance today - solid defending and 2 assists at the other end. Take a bow son. 
 

Well said. I specifically logged on to sing Brad's praises. Wonderful cross for the first goal. Great composure and selfless play laying on Polworth for the third. A quality footballer who happens to be a defender. Great signing. Raven always holds a special place for a certain semi-final goal but Brad Mckay offers a good deal more in an attacking sense. 

Take a look at @McBookie's Tweet:

Our League Cup conquerors, the mighty Wasps, were the victims of a dodgy ref decision tonight against Celtic. Imagine if the Alloa keeper had done this. Refs subconsciously or otherwise seem to err towards favouring OF probably for fear of the post-match scrutiny by the media/Wegie hordes on any big decision against OF.

Ryan probably has several thousand reasons a week to be not too disappointed just yet ... although naturally he'd no doubt like to play as well. For the football fan (especially of an ICT persuasion), it's pretty depressing that such wonderful talent is spending most games warming the bench.