Partick Thistle (A): 30 October

[Robert]

Ticketing information for Saturday’s game:

https://ictfc.com/match-info-partick-thistle-a-30-10-2021 

Will Tuesday turn out to be a blip and we get back to winning ways? They are the only team we have really outclassed, albeit just for 45 minutes, but we also tend to struggle against them so anything could happen!

PPV information is here for those of us who are unable to attend but are brave enough to cough up £12:

https://tv.ptfc.co.uk/

Edited October 28, 2021 by Robert

[Kingsmills]

Play like we did against them in the first half in Inverness and we will come away with nothing.

Play like we did in the second half and we will likely win handsomely.

Will it be our Jekyll or our Hyde that  turns up at Firhill ?

[Yngwie]

It’ll be Jekyll. Hyde is on loan at Rothes.

[Kingsmills]

This will be a test of character as much as playing abilty and tactics.

Morale must have been low in the dressing room after the game on Tuesday, I know mine certainly was.

It will be a test of Billy's management skills more than his tactical nous to turn that around in 4 days and send out a team confident they are up to the task.

Repeating and re  emphasising whatever he said to them at half time in the home game against Partick would be a good start.

Consecutive defeats and the bubble really will have burst.

[Satan]

The morale earlier this season was more to do with nicking odd goals and keeping clean sheets, not by any electrifying displays as a team. 

Now the luck has turned and we're on the wrong end of a few results it's Dodds' job to set us up solid from the start...if we start leaking goals now then it'll be hard to turn this around with our limited squad, which us quite reliant on 'senior' players playing to the best of their abilities. 

[+snorbens_caleyman]

So far, "leaking goals" hasn't been our problem.  We still have the lowest goals-against number in the table.

But only the 5th-best goals-for number, 10 behind the highest scoring team - Partick Thistle.

It's simply lack of quality at the front.  Duku completely ineffective, Doran no longer incisive, Mckay not getting any service, Walsh with a tendency to launch his crosses over the goal-line, and everybody, everybody, woeful at putting shots on target.

I'd be tempted to spend a lot of training time on the basics - ball control, crossing and shooting.

[jed5697]

Full squad apart from Carson so wonder how the team will be set out. Could be some crucial decisions to be made. Regardless we would do well to get back to winning ways. Partick will be at us for sure. Graham no doubt will be wanting to score- amongst others let's not let him/them. Surely Duku must be due a goal or maybe Walsh ?

[Robert]

The club’s preview:

https://ictfc.com/match-preview-partick-thistle-a-30-10-2021