Robert
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Stunned at Dodds’ comments that some players didn’t think we could win it. It is his job to motivate the players so they expect to be able to get a result in any game. We’d beaten Killie twice this season so there was no reason for them not believing we could beat them again. The challenge now for the management team is getting the mindset right before we play much improved Morton on Saturday. We need a team and squad who believe we can start winning again or our poor form will continue.
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The club’s report: https://ictfc.com/match-report-kilmarnock-1-0-ictfc-29-01-2022
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It looks like him but doesn’t play like him!!
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I agree, there were encouraging signs and we could have got back into it. Hopefully when the new players have had more time to settle in and get to know their team mates they are able to make an impact. Equally we had Ridgers to thank for a couple of saves or it could have been more than 1-0. We now have two home games and need to target 6 points from them, particularly with Arbroath playing Kilmarnock next weekend. 4 points out of 18 is not good enough if we want to continue to be genuine title and promotion challengers.
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Jordan White for County, Kai Kennedy for Hamilton, Rory McAllister for Cove. Nathan Austin for Kelty and Miles Storey for Hereford are scorers I’ve spotted today.
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Full time 1-0. We were better second half but didn’t create many clear chances as our play was a bit frantic and we lacked composure at times. Pearson looked lively and surprised he was subbed. Samuels showed some promise. Less from Chalmers and Hardy although Hardy had a penalty claim turned down. Nicolson didn’t look out of place when he came on late in the game. But another disappointing result and we really do now need to get a grip on things.
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Duku on for Sutherland.
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Carson and Nicolson on for Duffy and Harper. Since when have more than three subs been allowed in league games?
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Couple of opportunities for Samuel, then Deas very lucky not to get a second yellow.
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Samuels on for Pearson and playing wide left. Surprised at that as Pearson has been our most effective player going forward.
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Hardy on for Walsh at start of second half. Looks to be up front with Sutherland with Chalmers now on the right and Pearson on the left. Killie goal rightly disallowed for handball.
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Killie deserve the half time lead. They have looked menacing going forward and testing our defence. Having Deas and Broadfoot both booked has added to the pressure on us. We've struggled to get the second balls and are playing it long too often. However, we have created a few chances, albeit without really testing the goalie. Pearson has looked quite lively on the right. Chalmers is playing the no 10 role and I recall one long effort off target. We are not out of this but need to raise our game in the second half. The next goal is crucial.
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1 down. Mackay assist for Lafferty. Came from a slack pass by Sutherland in midfield that Mackay picked up on the right before spinning past Harper and crossing it for Lafferty.
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Deas booked after 70 seconds. Looks like Pearson wide right, Walsh wide left and Chalmers supporting Sutherland up front. Windy conditions could be an issue.
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It will be interesting to see how our front four line up. Carson only on bench: is carrying a knock or is it a reflection of his recent form? A big afternoon. Hopefully the line up is good enough to get us a positive result. Dan Mackay starting for Killie. I hope he has a quiet game!
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Our away game at Partick on 5 March is now a Friday evening game on 4 March and on TV. That gives us two TV games in a row as our game at Hamilton the previous week is also on TV. Hopefully we continue our good Friday night form in those games. Looking at our fixtures, 5 of our last 6 games are against the bottom 5. They’ve been our Achilles heel this season.
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Quality wise I think we have the potential. However we lack consistency and, at times, ambition. That’s what’s holding us back.
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Did you watch it? From the BBC text, it looks like Raith were lucky to hold on for a point. We have Morton next Saturday and can’t afford to underestimate them as they seem transformed from a few weeks ago.
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I agree we need to bring someone in for either defence or midfield. With question marks over how long Devine will be out for, either Duffy or Deas will have a run at centre half. Carson could cover midfield but looks like being needed at right back. Hopefully MacGregor is back soon, and it could be his chance to become a permanent feature. Suspensions may become an issue too, as Carson, Deas, Broadfoot and Welsh all have a few bookings. And we are definitely vulnerable to further injuries. Up front we have had three out and four in, so hopefully have found a gem amongst the signings. Hopefully Samuels does well given we have him permanently. We are likely to lose Sutherland at some point if he is found guilty of the betting charge. Looking further ahead, with four loan players and a small squad, there is a rebuilding job to be done again in the summer regardless of which league we are in. Anyone got a list of those still signed for next season? Off the top of my head we have Ridgers, Carson, Deas (although he may be snapped up by St Johnstone in the summer), Harper, Allardice, MacGregor, Walsh, Samuels and Mckay. Are there others (and I’m pretty sure the club never advised how long MacKay and Doran resigned for)?
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Morton @ 3.00 thanks.
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HT 0-0 FT 1-1 ICT Sutherland Killie Shaw Crowd 4411
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I hope Kevin bounces back from this. Great to see the football family rally round: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/former-scotland-star-kevin-mcnaughton-26064060.amp
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In fairness to him, he’s hardly played any senior games. Reading the Wikipedia piece, his goals record in Academy and Under 23 matches is pretty good. Hopefully he is one signing who turns out to be a master stroke by us.
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He was at Clyde on loan last season too, so clearly his recall by St Mirren was due to the lack of game time so it was not working out for him and / or St Mirren. Equally it could be that the club did not think he could have the desired impact, which is why he did not have game time. However, we will never know!
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Joe Chalmers has moved from Ayr to Dunfermline. Kai Kennedy has yet another loan spell, this time at Hamilton having returned from his loan to Dunfermline. Jordan Roberts has move permanently from Hearts to Motherwell having been on loan since last season.