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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.

... and well done to Richie for his part (as well as the lads). Refreshing to hear a post-Celtic match interview with an ICT manager that doesn't slaver on about the wunderful Glashgow Sheltic being a turrific side.

In recent seasons we've often lost last minute goals. This season we're starting to score crucial last minute goals. Very pleasing.

Spot on sir

Absolutely. I'd really like to see Doumbouya start. With his physicality, I think he could mix it up in the box and score a bit like Ofere in the home league match against Celtic in spring last year.

Thoroughly spirited performance deserving of a point. A bit unlucky with Aberdeen goal given apparent foul on Polworth in build-up. Really fabulous goal from Vigurs although the rest of his play often seemed laboured and failed to exploit gaps in Aberdeen shape. Goal celebrations dampened by completely ridiculous OTT stewarding ... what are fans meant to do in a goal celebration ... just sit back and give clap hands a few times?! McKay an excellent addition in defence and much more threatening than Raven going forward. Defence gave their all for the cause, special mention to Tremarco. Tansey much more driven and creative. Draper covered every inch. Fisher ran his heart out but would like to have seen Doumbouya on earlier ... great physical presence. Polworth possibly unfairly criticised above (yes he on occasion lost possession but often looked our most menacing runner going forward and his shot against the bar was a decent effort that came to him fairly quickly after what I thought was a little push by Hayes on Draper in the box missed by the ref). Doran showed quick feet and sharpness when he came on. Poor ref performance ... too often an Aberdeen player would lose possession and just fall over in the knowledge they'd be rewarded with a free kick. Could have won it today in the end although very fortunate not to lose a 2nd immediately after the 1st through obvious frustration and consequent lack of concentration leading to a speedy counter-attack (definitely where Aberdeen were most dangerous today). If we continue to show that grit, we will rise up the table (after next week lol!) and this inauspicious start may discounted as a brief return to the early season form we typically showed in years gone by while coming up the leagues.

Midfielder I think

Larnell Cole once scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 Man Utd under-21 victory where Pogba also played but wasn't himself on the scoresheet. Permission to get excited .... ;) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2324844/Larnell-Cole--need-know-Manchester-Uniteds-hat-trick-hero.html

Agree to a large extent with almost every post above ... which seems paradoxical maybe. However, Yogi's reign at Inverness was paradoxical ... on the one hand unprecedented cup/league/Europe milestones/achievements etc probably never to be repeated, often attractive passing football ... on the other hand petty fall-outs/benching fans' favourites, stubborn refusal to change approach, sideways tippy/tappy when having off-days, dodgy/unbalanced player recruitment. The interview was strangely much the same ... plenty has been said of the negative above (which I agree is disappointing) ... but there was also positive ... he said he loved his time up here, "great bunch of lads" (should be his epitaph lol), acknowledged budget restraints were real, the Scottish Cup winning day was his happiest (or joint) in football and, notably post-departure, he jumped off his sofa in celebration hearing Meekings' winner go in on Saturday. Over the piece, the positive times shared with Yogi far outweighed the negative times and that is good to hold onto.

Great moment ... loved the bit where Gary Warren then briefly sat on concrete wall a bit like Strachan celebrating versus West Germany in 86.

Well deserved 3 points in the end. Raw, unbridled passion from players and fans when the ping-pong scrambled injury time winner went in. Awesome. Felt like winning a cup semi/final. Hopefully this kickstarts our season.

Yes a confrontation between two "bottom 6" teams (as I believe they will be) is a 6-pointer irrespective of when in the season the game takes place ... imho.

Excellent analysis

Need Meekings back asap to partner Warren at centre half. Boyce had way too much space for his headed goals. Not good to see an ICT player going off injured but it may have saved McNaughton further embarassment. From what I've seen so far, he seems to be living off former glories. Quite encouraged with Horner when he came on ... in an attacking sense as well. Had Richie got him on sooner we might not have lost the 2nd goal while down to 10 men. Cannot fathom the delay in substituting there when McNaughton was down for a while and took an eternity to limp off. That said, it was a silky finish from Boyce.

You not heard the chant before then? You should get out more ;)

The ref is from Dingwall

If this was boxing, the ref would have long since stopped the fight! Abject, limp, toothless ... against a team bottom of the league and out of the cup themselves. The biggest question .... do i stay for the 2nd half?

Excellent, balanced analysis, alternative maryhill. Much better than my frustrated, late night rant. It was good to catch up with you at the game. By the way, that steward who encouraged you towards your seat became even more of an annoyance later on with his biased "commentary" on the game lol! I felt like telling him that a good steward is like a good ref ... they perform well when the focus of the game is not on them lol!

Just back home now ... well that is an afternoon/evening of my life that I'll never get back. So glad I paid good money to take me and my kids down to the back of Stirlingshire beyond to watch that utterly toothless mince! By any measure that is a dreadful result and an opportunity missed. The team with much less resources but much more desire got what they deserved ... a place in the last 8 of the cup. Well done Wasps, hang your heads in shame ICT. Goodnight.

Tremarco has scored 3 goals in 2 games! ... is he wee Billy in disguise?!

Sorry to say bye to Deano, a great keeper for us in his day ... but I wouldn't be surprised if we saw him again ... at Aberdeen CT. He admittedly loves life up here and they could do a lot worse.

Would a club start signing players (even fans' favourites like Dave the Rave) on 2 year deals without a new manager's blessing? ... Just a matter of time before Richie is unveiled me thinks.