Robert

I agree, someone with the guile and skill to create chances and chip in with goals.

With Duffy injury prone, back up for the defence is important too, although we have youngsters on loan who are due to return in January who could give cover if they are good enough.

We are well covered in midfield and, if Duku can get a goal, up front, so the wide areas and cover for the defence are the priorities in my opinion. 

4 hours ago, Kingsmills said:

No excuses, no matter how poor the dressing room facilities, we must beat a poor Morton side at the third time of asking.

Morton’s home record is dire (5 points from 5 draws in 8 games this season so far, and no home league win since 20 March) which makes our failure on Tuesday even worse.

However, our away form is the poorest of the top five.

Regardless, we cannot hide behind the facilities, we need to do our talking on the pitch.

Like IBM, I can’t watch the livestream tomorrow so will be keeping an eye on the BBC Sport app and this site.

Enjoy the trip Lizi: hope your rattle inspires the guys to put in a great performance!

Here we go again...

Time to bounce back with a win and boost morale and confidence that we can put a decent run together.

Welsh will be missing and Doran is a doubt, so our squad is getting stretched.

Time to see what McDonald can do, with MacGregor slotting in beside Allardice?

The club’s preview:

https://ictfc.com/match-preview-morton-a-11-12-2021

Hope I don’t regret this!

ICT at 2.00 please. 

It doesn’t feel good being out of the cup before Christmas, and we need to get a grip and starting to make and take chances when on top on games. We may be top of the league, but that is more through good luck than anything, and we will start to slip down it if we don’t get a grip soon.

With Killie playing Raith and Partick playing Arbroath, a win on Saturday is a must to start stretching things a bit at the top, as at least two of our rivals will drop points.

The club has published their report on last night’s game:

https://ictfc.com/match-report-morton-1-1-ictfc-07-12-2021

HT 0-1

FT 0-2

ICT Mckay

Morton Ugwu

Crowd 1387

That’s three times we’ve lost out on penalties this season. Why were guys like Carson or Walsh not stepping forward? I was happy Sutherland didn’t given his recent record.

Now we need to focus on the league and be aiming for first place or, at the very least, second.

Morton are no great shakes so we need to put things right on Saturday. 

Devine’s penalty saved. Lost 5-4 on penalties. In fairness, it was not a bad effort but I’d have thought others would be ahead of him in the queue to take them.

Up until then, good kicks by Doran, McAlear, Allardice and Jamieson.

Just the league to focus on now after messing up three cups!

Penalties. I don’t think either team deserved to win. 

Great defending there by Devine. 

No and Morton looking the more likely to score at the moment. 

Jamieson on for Mckay. Probably Mckay’s quietest game this season.

My prediction skills are not a patch on Snorbens!

Straight to penalties if there is no winning goal in the next 17 minutes. 

Much better so far this half. Walsh has forced the ‘keeper into a decent save.

Mckay has been quiet: cue a winner from him???

McAlear on for MacGregor who has been quiet since being moved into the middle. 

1-1.

Doran free kick. Not clear if it went straight in or got a touch. Possible og but BBC giving it to Devine. Hard to tell.

Game on!

Pretty flat game. Morton started better then we grew into it and had a few chances. Bad goal to lose after giving away possession softly, but well played by Morton once they had the ball.

We could have been 2 down just before the break but for a great save by Ridgers.

Sutherland has been the pick for us in the first half, with Doran quite prominent but the rest very quiet.

We need a much better second half display or our cup run is over before it has even started.

That said, Saturday is more important but we all like a cup run!

Morton 1 up. Good finish after slack play in midfield by us.

Welsh off injured. Went down after turning when off the ball. Replaced by Walsh. 

Great play by Sutherland to set Doran up but shot easily held by the goalie.

Closely followed by Sutherland header being very close from a Doran cross.

Better by us in the last five minutes. 

The wind is going to be an issue. Should be in our favour in the second half but an early “squeaky bum” moment with Ridgers nearly being caught by the bounce of a harmless ball that really kicked up off the pitch.

Morton have had the best of the opening exchanges.

Only one ball in use so with no fans behind one goal, there could be long delays in play. There’s already been one. 

2 hours ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

So what's the weather like in Greenock?   Is the game sure to go ahead?

According to the commentators, the conditions are fine and the pitch is in good condition.

Hopefully their assessment is right.

Here’s to two away wins!

An unchanged team from Friday. Duku on the bench, so only Duffy missing (assuming Gardyne “has left the building”):

https://mobile.twitter.com/ICTFC/status/1468291010446962693/photo/1 

I’m on the stream now. That’s a disgrace that they promoted it being available in England but are not allowing access. 

7 hours ago, TheMantis said:

Hope that's not Roddy signing his own page for December 2022 then... tempting fate. Anybody got last year's just for a bit of banter?

Don’t think there was one for 2021. I never saw it and I normally buy one.

Suspect it will be wet and windy, and the pitch can be muddy at the best of times.

Hopefully it is on, as another midweek away trip will not be welcomed by the players.

I’ve just purchased the livestream. 

On 12/5/2021 at 8:55 PM, tm4tj said:

Paul Sheerin and Falkirk have parted company.

Not a great surprise after a 6-0 mauling by Queens Park.

I hadn’t spotted that Alex Fisher is with Newport County now. 

If anyone is free on Thursday evening, this could be worth going along to:

https://ictfc.com/2022-calendar-signing 

Hopefully a good number of players are there and a lot of fans can go. A good chance for kids to meet players too, which can have a positive impact on them.