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Morton Catch-Up

 

No rest for the wicked and we face Morton at the Caledonian Stadium on Tuesday night, the game kicking-off at 7:00pm with live streaming available from Caley Jags TV. In this cut-throat league we have got to the stage where a play-off slot is achievable. Unfortunately, that's more likely at the wrong end of the table although both options are still available with only ten games left for us. We could go a long way to relieving some of the pressure on ourselves by beating Morton who have fallen just below us in the table, but we are Caley Jags and we don't take the easy options.

    Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Hearts 19 13 3 3 46 21 25 42
2. Raith Rovers 16 8 3 5 32 24 8 27
3. Dunfermline 17 7 6 4 26 19 7 27
4. Queen of the South 19 8 3 8 30 37 -7 27
5. Dundee 17 6 6 5 31 32 -1 24
6. Arbroath 19 5 6 8 17 24 -7 21
7. Inverness CT 17 4 8 5 25 22 3 20
8. Ayr United 17 5 5 7 22 21 1 20
9. Morton 18 4 7 7 16 24 -8 19
10. Alloa Athletic 19 3 5 11 21 42 -21 14

 

OFFICIAL PREVIEW

 

Last 10 Competitive Meetings against Morton back to April 2018
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2 - 2
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3 - 2
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1 - 2
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3 - 1
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5 - 0
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2 - 2
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1 - 0
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On Saturday we battled from behind to earn a draw at Alloa after Innes Cameron had given the hosts the lead. Nikolay Todorov replied for the Caley Jags before the Interval and that's how it ended. Both keepers made decent saves and that's the reason there was no further scoring. Well that and a couple of shocking misses. Good to see Lewis Toshney involved with the squad, even it was just sitting on the bench. His experience could be useful in the final few games of the season.

Since drawing 2-2 with us in January, Morton have failed to win in five games although a couple of deserved draws with Hearts and Dundee have been undermined by poor results against Arbroath and Raith Rovers. However a 0-2 defeat from Ayr United at the weekend has dumped Morton below Ayr and Inverness although there is only one point in it. 

Both sides are in a rut at the moment. Neither side has an out and out goal scorer, both sides have only four wins and are flirting with the relegation zone and both sides need the points. What could possibly go wrong?

There is one other game tonight in the Championship as Raith Rovers take on Ayr United at Stark's Park which is also a 7:00pm kick-off. Dunfermline v Dundee is postponed due to a covid outbreak at East End Park with players having to self isolate.

***Latest Team News***

Neil McCann: We have a doubt over Cameron Harper who was precautionarily substituted at Alloa. Better news is that Aaron Doran is back training. Todorov and Sutherland are our top scorers this season with five apiece and Raith bound James Keatings has four. Scott Allardice is our most booked player with five yellow's.

Antone McElhone used these players in the home defeat to Ayr United: McAdams, Ledger, McLean, McGinty, Strapp (Muirhead 50′), Jacobs, McGuffie (Johnson 65′), Colville (Sterling 65′), Blues, Nesbitt, Salkeld.

Left back Lewis Strapp is a doubt for Morton after he was injured in the game against Ayr United where Robbie Muirhead replaced him after fifty minutes. A foot injury could see Strapp miss this one.

Kalvin Orsi, Cameron Blues and Craig McGuffie are the Ton's top scorers with three goals each this season.

 

 


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Hes not been booked. Strange decision tho.

4 minutes ago, CaleyCiuin said:

A play off place..... Aye right !!!!! I’ve just about had it with this lot 👎

There is 2 play offs in the Championship and we're heading towards one of them

This must be the worst Caley Thistle team i've ever watched, So slow and predictable.  It's painful viewing, and where we can we get a goal from? 

No urgency!   do they know we're getting beat?

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1 minute ago, IBM said:

Yes he was on a yellow

No it was Devine, no 6. Auldy called it wrong.

So, is Forfar a good Away Day? Cos at this stage, we might want to be plotting out the good ones from the not so good ones

Yes absolutely dire and McCann doesn't seem to inspire them at all. Buckie will fancy their chances in 2 weeks.

We’ve done nothing since going behind and have seldom sent the ball near Doran.

Morton hadn’t won in 10, I think the commentators said. This will be 1 win in 12 for us if nothing changes with 3 tough games looming.

Help!

 

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1 minute ago, Row S said:

Yes absolutely dire and McCann doesn't seem to inspire them at all. Buckie will fancy their chances in 2 weeks.

We should get past Buckie to be honest but it's the game after against THEM I'm worried about

3 minutes ago, Robert said:

We’ve done nothing since going behind and have seldom sent the ball near Doran.

 

We don't have a clue how to get near the box apart from set plays

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This is what happens when you bring in a coach with a totally different footballing philosophy.

No urgency at all. Should have been 0-2 just now, well plod on

Any word on Robbo and Kells? Hopefully they are able to return soon.

The players don’t seem sure what they should be doing and we are lacking confidence as a result.

Other than MacGregor’s shot and Toddy’s effort, I don’t recall us causing Morton any trouble. 

Sunday league this is with the amount of yellows and stupid tackles 

If by some miracle we stay up ,then please please get rid of the f*****g lot of them. 

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