Robert

Delaney and Welsh in for Duffy and Mackay. Presumably Carson at right back and Harper left midfield. Its chucking it down at the ground just now

We are long overdue a home league win. Let’s make tonight the night it happens!

I see you can prepay for the last 5 home league games for £16: https://www.icttrust.org.uk/book-a-course?store-page=Car-Parking-Pass-22-23-Season-p541298601 Ironically the small print says it excludes play off matches….. if only we could get into them!!

We are due a home league win! HT 1-0 FT 2-1 ICT Billy Mckay PT Graham Crowd 2076 Any chance of a reminder of jokers remaining Gringo? Thanks.

Aidan Wilson for Rothes again tonight.

I set this debate off by stating my worry that if we don’t get our act together in the league and IF we beat Falkirk, we will have 29 days between matches, and therefore worried about the outcome. I also said I want us to win the semi, but I’m certainly not getting ahead of myself or seeing us as something we are not. I just want league and cup success, as we all do, but also recognise our position at present. We need to play every game the way we played Livingston and Kilmarnock or our season will peter out tamely.

Queens Park @ 1.80 please.

In terms of our league season, Friday night is a must win game. Three points and we move within six of Partick in fourth with a game in hand, within four of Morton in fifth and ahead of Raith. That leaves the play offs as a possibility, albeit we remain outsiders to sneak fourth, but it keeps the league season alive. Lose and we’ve just the cup to focus on. It worries me that, if we beat Falkirk, we have a 29 day break if we are not in the play offs so we risk not being match fit for a game against one of the Old Firm. I want us to make the final, but I also want us to make a positive impression, and having some play off games will help keep the squad match fit. If ever a winning run is needed, it is now.

How did we line up? Duffy and Harper as full backs, Carson alongside Allardice in midfield, and Shaw and Henderson wide with Mackay in the no 10 role?

The club’s report: https://ictfc.com/match-report-queens-park-2-1-ictfc-18-03-2023

Started at 3, dipped to 2, got as high as 5 after the Killie game, but ending at 3. We have the potential, on paper we have the squad, but we are inconsistent and fail to deliver consistently. This could easily be a season to forget that cements our place in the Championship and is another step towards becoming part time, but we could end up at Hampden twice and be within 90 minutes of an amazing achievement by actually winning the cup and qualifying for Europe (no, I don’t expect that to happen!). Either way, a big decision looms for the Board and CEO that will determine our short and medium term fortunes. We need financial stability but we also need a competitive product on the pitch that inspires fans and retains and grows the local support.

Was relying on BBC app today and only catching up now. At half time we seemed to be well in it but sounds like we didn’t play in the second half. We’ve eight league games left and need to use them to develop consistency and learn how to play for 90 minutes. We’ve a great chance to salvage something from a car crash of a season when we play Falkirk in the semi: we can’t under estimate them and need to approach it as we did the Killie game. If we don’t, the season will peter out tamely with most of the squad out of contract and all the financial uncertainty. In my opinion, it is critical that we seize the chance and ensure we get to the final. We will probably get battered in it, but financially it could be the difference between part time and full time football in the near future, and we have been known to spring the odd upset in the cup so you never know…..

Michael Gardyne for Montrose and Manny Duku for York today. Coll Donaldson also scored, but for Queen of the South rather than Falkirk. In the Highland League, Aiden Wilson for Rothes.

Another for George Oakley for Morton tonight. Six in eight games for them.

Ethan Cairns has rejoined Forres on loan.

Time to stop our bad run against Queens Park and bring three points back up the road. Let’s build on the cup success by putting a winning run together in the league to put pressure on those above us.

Agreed. Given the comments about travel costs in some posts, just alerting people to an option they may not have known about, particularly those with a concession card.

Now £16.99 for going south and £13.49 for coming back when my pal booked earlier. Still a bargain compared to the ticket prices but implies the fare may go up again as more people book tickets.

HT 1-1 FT 1-2 ICT Billy Mckay QP Savoury Crowd 876

Alloa @ 1.53 please.

Get in quick as I’m sure the prices will change but Megabus is currently £10.10 for a journey leaving Inverness at 0625 on the Saturday, arriving in Glasgow at 1010. A return at 1710 that day is the same price. Under 22s and Over 60s with concession cards travel free and just need to pay the £1 booking fee.

Is that confirmed as I don’t see it anywhere? 1600 UTC is 1700 in British Summer Time.

Presumably since January Jamie McCart has been on loan to Orient from Rotherham.

Hopefully we learn the date, time and ticket arrangements sometime tomorrow afternoon: https://ictfc.com/semi-final-v-falkirk-fc-ticket-and-travel-queries Our rearranged away game at Hamilton will be on 18 April.

Kai Kennedy with a deflected goal for Falkirk tonight to set up a 2015 rerun at Hampden next month.