Douglas Mackenzie

That was more like an exciting game and certainly was not flat. I thought we were better first half, Partick took second half.

I thought we had some nice touches and there was some good play.We have to remember that this team is work in progress and half the squad are new.We gave away soft goals and could have won it if pebble had just passed to Cammy running up his inside.

That was never  a red card when you consider kerr being poleaxed and no cards shown.

At least we never lost,which looked highly possible the way things were going .

Positive signs althoughI must admit some of the substitution were a bit strange.

1 minute ago, STFU said:

Just watched the highlights and I don't think 3-1 flattered Hibs at all.  A slightly less in form Ridgers and they could have been approaching double figures.

That's your opinion STFU but still think we did alright as a team in fact think BBC had first half 47% us 53% Hibs.Mind we hit the crossbar and their first goal was a deflected shot.

Just amazed how quick some on here just look for all the negative things with the team,not considering seven are new and Dunc is rebuilding.

16 minutes ago, Duke of Inverness said:

Sorry Douglas, I can't agree. We are so insipid, one dimensional and outright boring to watch. Our defence should have just worn Santa suits and white beards and be done with it. 

We are absolutely honking and we don't have enough characters or spirit to avoid a relegation play off place, at best. 

No worries entitled to our own  opinion,so respect yours. I think the team now has potential we just have to put the right pieces of the jig saw in the right places and hope Pebble can fo something up front.

Don't agree with all the negative comments on here I thought the boys did okay especially the first half.

I thought ourback three of Mullen, Savage and Carracher did well enough and  looked solid  its our final third where we are struggling. 

3-1 flattered Hibs,the first two goals were a deflections and a mistake.

Dorans goal was quality.

We need to up the tempo and be more proactive.

I agree we need a striker and just a shame Samuel was out injured.

I suppose we have to accept its a new half team and a number of players have never played together.

It's simple I suppose put the ball in the net to have any chance and if you cannot do that don't give away a goal.

First half we  had so many chances but tried to score the perfect goal.Queens first shot on target and they score.You couldn't  make it up.

Not despondent as Savage looked good,as did McAllister and Kerr.

Samuel holds the ball up well and has show  he can score,so sometimes we have to take a sore one,whilst we regroup and build a new.

Next week will be the test and a time to show what we can do.

Some of these boys met only two days ago so it is far to early to be overly critical.I didn't read much criticism last week when we beat second in the league,or when we were pipped by the top team before that. 

Why not give the team time to gel and get to know each other before slaughtering them.

If we were to somehow beat Hibs next week will all those down on the team still be doom and gloom.

We are far better than we were at the start of the season that's for sure and I'd  have big Dunc anyday before the previous incumbent. 

Was thinking that Dunc clearly wants a stronger more solid pool and the five who came in seem better and stronger than the five that left.We all were concerned that after our first 11 we did not have strong fringe players to call upon.Now we have bolstered our pool taking one in from Dundee,one from Ross County one from Wigan and I cannot recall where the other two are from.Already,the pool is stronger which allowed Dunc to take three defenders off today and put back on three equally strong defenders.Maybe an attacking midfielder would be the icing on the cake.It should make a difference having a strong bench to call upon.

Great result away against second.Had to listen on radio and seemed a good game with new boys doing okay.

Dunc seems to have a sound idea of what he wants and how he wants us to play.Glad we tried shooting from outside the box for a change with good results.

Samuel's seems to have slotted nicely into the space left by Spoony.

Now we seem solid at the back and with options up front maybe we can start climbing the table.

Well the highlight of the first half was Samuel's who showed some nice touches,good positioning and good passes,the goal, which amazingy was a shot from outside the box.We said week after week we need to shoot more rather than pass into the goal.We do that today and score.

Good to see Doran and MaGregor,Thompson and Co get  run out.

I have to say passing back and sideways non stop is boring to watch.

When said and done banana skin avoided.

I thought we played pretty well tonight,passed the ball well and were on top for long spells.We need to shoot for goal more often rather than play about outside the box.

Devine was immense tonight,but to be honest I think the whole team played pretty well just a pity we never took our chances and for that we paid the price.0-0 would have been a fair result.

Just missing that cutting edge

Well done boys a good 3 points away at Ayr and we'll done the 109 travelling support.I thought if we got a point today and in our next two games we couldn't complain,but right now I would take 5 out of possible nine points which eould obviously be better.

If only Logan Chalmers still played for us.He was a threat all day.

Some nice balls in from Harper,but we never have players on the end of them.Could have easily had another two goals today.Big game Friday now especially with United losing today.

I still think if we are in about the opposition box we should try shooting more, instead of trying to walk the ball into the net.

Notwithstanding all that overall a good win.

Anothrr former Caley player Oakley scores a hat trick for Morton.

Really a must win today.Watching the stream and so far nothing exciting to report.

Big mistake by Ayr defender with a pass back,let's Billy Mackay in for a goal. C'mon boys build on that.

Chalmers causing us problems.

Real think we need to up the tempo and play with more urgency.

Not feeling confident after that 45 and the game is generally scrappy.If only Spoony was playing. 

We need to move the ball about faster and take any opportunity to shoot.

I said it last week and still think that the saying 'Making a silk purse out of a sows ear' covers our problems.Realistically,we have no stand out stars in our team,we have men who are trying their best most of the time.

Other than Spoony who have we got that we can rely on to lead the way? Mackay,Welsh,Devine,Carson maybe but thereafter alas...

Shaw is at his best on the wing,running down the channel.Udjur is steady but really our recruitment over the years has come home to roost and we have the problem of playing in the championship 100 miles north of Perth,so who,being half decent wants to come.Somehow we have to make the prospect of playing for ICT more attractive and I thought the prospect of playing for big Dunc was a start.

I suppose we shouldn't be too negative because other than Spoony this is Dodds team and Dunc up until now could only take players on loan or on a free.Silk purse and sows  ear comes to mind.He has to fo his best with what he has at his disposal.

Playing out from the back is good if the tempo is high and you have runners for the channels to cross in for strikers. That didn't happen today and Shaw didn't  look settled where he was playing.I think we needed Welsh in the middle to direct operations.

Let's give Dunc a chance to build his own team.

Scrappy game in which we tried to walk ball into net.We need to take more chances and shoot for goal.I think we needed more balls in from the wings and great to see Carson come on.Good we kept the back door closed,just a pity we were no sharper up front.

Neither side shone today and if we don't up the tempo and get sharper at passing the best we can hope for is to stay  in this league. Hopefully we will see positive moves in tansfer market 

Delighted with that draw which I would have taken before kick off. Well done ICT we needed something from this game.With weather was listening to Celtic V Livingston but watching live score for our result.Now no long nails left on fingers.Hopefully ee can build on this result.

Beaten twice in a week by  the two teams who were bottom at the start of the week. Very soft goals gifted yet again.The defence are leaking too many daft goals.Oh how we miss Carson at right back.That said we had nice toutches and had spells of good pressure.51/49 to us in first half.I'm afraid after our first 11 we are struggling.Knew we were finally doomed to a loss when I saw the  subs. Included Sheridan and Harry. At least Dunc will know who to ship out January.Still feel confident with big Dunc at helm because if anyone can inspire this team it's him,even though he has to prove  himself as a Manager.Two bad results don't mean we are doomed.We have January to get fresh blood in hopefully with a bit of talent.

Important we got a win today after last week's slip up.Well done boys and now heading in the right direction.What  a difference big Dunc has made and worthy of Manager of the month for November

That was a sore one to take,but Raith showed why they are second in the league.The first half was all Raith and they should have been one up by half time.I think the whole ground saw it was a clear goal for Raith.The ref then tried to make amends by giving every split decision and other non incidents to Raith.I felt we were missing Carson on the right.

Second half better, as we had a better tempo and we upped our game and I even thought we would steal it,although I would have settled for a draw even then.

The draw came and I was sure we would hold on,all we had to do was keep the ball out of our box.

Big Dunc must have the hide of a rhino.We were all wrapped up in everything we could wear and he was standing there in his shirt and jersey.

One loss in 8 is not so bad so lets pick up points in the next three games.

I didn't think things were that bad that we needed Sheridan to come on. In his day he was s reasonably good player but alas.

3 hours since that game ended and I am still shocked by that performance.These last few weeks everyone has been upbeat,but that today was like back in the Dodds era.Every player was poor in first half.The midfield were poor I thought for the 70 minutes and im afraid Sheridan has to hang up his boots.

At least Dunc will have a good idea who needs to move on in January.

Concerning, that after our first 11,these are the next line.

Welsh was also very poor.

That first 70 minutes was dire.The fringe players had a chance to show what they could do and blew it.Duffy the only fringe player with pass marks.I was sure the calvery would arrive at half time.They didnt,but when they did,they showed their experience and scored 2.

Dreadul watch and I thought our front two in the first 70 were very poor.

Id say we got out of Jail.

I think if we are being honest a draw was a fair result given they hit the upright or cross bar seven times.

I only listened to the game on the radio and it seemed we had the better of the second half whilst the hosts had the first.

More imortantly is the fact we are playing attractive football and getting better each week under big Dunc.

3 wins and 3 draws a game in hand and now 7th,at least we are going in the right direction and have our tails up.

I think most of us were nippers when we last were 3 up at half time.Excellent performance great passing at speed and at last playing big boys football. Six weeks ago we looked  that we might be going down,what  turnaround under big Dunc

I wish Robertson all the best and I am sure he gave ICT a lot of help,  be that in his community efforts,or finding raw talent for the club.

He was big enough to shout for help when he needed it personally and that was a sign of his character and integrity.

Let's move on and consider using the salary to pay for an SLO,who can really break down barriers between club and supporters and can make it his or her mission to encourage more people to the Caledonian Stadium.

Many clubs have a full time SLO who can do any amount of add on roles.

Having seen the goal,it was a great build up,good sharp passing from our own end to theirs and finished with a composed well taken goal by a player who is turning out a star attraction.

What a difference it is having a Manager who has a menu of options at his disposal, who it technically and strategically minded and who can convey his passion for the game to the rest of us.

Big Dunc has turned the shop around and taken us off the rocks.

Last week I said if we could take a point off United I would take it all day long.

Well done boys.Good point.