I'm struggling to find fixtures online for the u20s - could someone update forthcoming fixtures here please. Any chance this can be pinned? The top thread on P&B is the U20s thread.

went along again to see what under 20s could well give the new manager something to think about. Nick Draper was solid enough and was beaten by three brilliant strikes. Wont be in ahead of brill or esson but quite happy to have him in the squad. Devine and Joe Gorman are both solid and a handy pair to have behind warren and meekings. Polworth and Pepper will definitely give the new manager something to think about. Pepper in centre midfield was really good and was easily caley's best player today. Dont like Adam Evans at all when he plays on the wing but when playing up front he is excellent. Ryan Christie will definitely be tapping on the managers shoulder and saying he deserves a shot. Curtis Allen will probably never get into the starting 11 and judging by today he simply isnt good enough. Overall pretty silly mistakes lost us the game today but there are some real players playing in that team. The new manager will be coming into a really good squad of players and will be well and truly spoilt for choice!

Since none or the mods have had the decency to pin this thread, I thought I'd give it a bump. Our next match is this Tuesday v Hearts at Newtonegrange. KO is at 1400. Quite gutting, as I really wanted to take this one in.

I'm off work on Tuesday, am considering cycling over to Newtongrange for this.

think I will pop over to the Hearts game tomoorrow!

Think I might make that one as well.

FT Hearts 2 ICT 1

 

 

Now that's a free kick 

Edited November 19, 201311 yr by TheMantis

FT Hearts 2 ICT 1

 

Ouch, bottom beats top.

 

Was Shearer there, or busy with the 1st team?

Shearer out !

Top photo Mantis, it was a beauty of a free kick by Greenhalgh.

 

We were on top in the first half but Hearts had much the better of the second.  The only real chance we created was a late free kick by Liam Polworth. 

 

It was freezing.  My knee seized up it was so cold.

I thought we lost a bit in midfield when Pepper moved to right back. Thought he had a great first half. Reminded me of Ian Black (in a good way!!). He suited the position.

anyone know who the under 20s are playing tomorrow and what time kick off is?

anyone know who the under 20s are playing tomorrow and what time kick off is?

Falkirk and 1pm KO

At Inverness

 

http://spfl.co.uk/reserve-and-youth/

Half Time at the Caledonian Stadium

 

1-0 Calum Ferguson

 

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Half-time U20's - ICT 1 - 0 FFC

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ICT : Mackay; Raven, Howarth, J. Brown, Gorman, Polworth, Pepper, Williams, Ferguson, Christie, Greenhalgh

 

Falkirk look disjointed after the late change in the line-up

12] Comrie hacks one off the line

14] GOAL CALEY ! Christie sets up Calum Ferguson to smash a low shot past Bowman from 8 yards

38] Great Comrie free-kick touched over by Mackay

40] Short passback Gorman - intercepted by Small - squares to Shepherd - shot saved by McKay

46] Good shot Ferguson - well saved - and held - by Bowman low to his right

51] Ferguson netbound header from close range - brilliantly saved by Bowman !

60] ICT Sub : Polworth off - Sutherland on

70] CALEY sub : Evans on for Ferguson

75] GOAL FALKIRK ! - Botti Biabi heads home at back-post............5 minutes after coming on.

84] GOAL FALKIRK ! Connor Hogg cool as you like curls a shot round the 'keeper from 12 yards ! 2-1 Bairns !!!....... Oh no!

86] GOAL CALEY - 2-2 Christie cross - Evans knocks past Bowman..........Oh yes!

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Both teams going for it in the dying minutes

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FULL-TIME : ICT 2 - 2 FALKIRK

 

Cheers for the tweets Falkirk

Was at the game today. It was a very entertaining afternoon but very cold though!

I would say the ICT U20 dominated for the first hour and then Falkirk made two changes and we started to slack and then Falkirk scored the two goals to gain back the lead and I was really impressed with the way that the U20s got their heads down and thankfully soon after Falkirk scored their second they got the equaliser.

In the first half I was impressed with Cameron MacKay. He seems a very good shot stopper and made very good saves today. Ben Greenhalgh had a good game at left wing too. Ryan Christie was another one who seems to be consistent with the U20s and also Conor Pepper.

2-2 was probably a fair score but we should of won the game within the first hour.

The under 20s seem to have developed a concerning trend of surrendering leads.

The under 20s seem to have developed a concerning trend of surrendering leads.

Yeah vs Motherwell a couple weeks ago they did and a few last season but did really well today to get an equaliser so quickly after going 2-1 down.

Edited November 26, 201311 yr by ICTRoughi

The under 20s seem to have developed a concerning trend of surrendering leads.

 

Because the U20's are often used to give fringe players and/or players returning from injury a game etc, then it's difficult to build any consistency with the squad which would (should) also build consistency in play and results.

 

IMO, that is one of the biggest problems created by getting rid of the reserve matches which were used for these things, as well as bringing through younger players and giving them game time against (theoretically) stronger opposition.

Too much happening but Top Six will be happy, the thread is back at the top, and Inverness beat Dundee United 2-3 today.

 

One Inverness goal was an og, the rest is sketchy at the mo.

 

Calum Ferguson scored one.

Too much happening but Top Six will be happy, the thread is back at the top, and Inverness beat Dundee United 2-3 today.

 

One Inverness goal was an og, the rest is sketchy at the mo.

United had a tweet thread. No idea if accurate tho.....

But they never posted Inverness scorers.

But they never posted Inverness scorers.

Read them somewhere. Thought it was there? Maybe not then sorry!

Daniel Devine or Danny Williams got one of the three.

Daniel Devine or Danny Williams got one of the three.

Think I read Devine, Ferguson and ?polworth