Brora Pre-Season 2024

[tm4tj]

Dudgeon Park, 7.30pm kick-off.

Entry via pay at the gate at the ground

Admission Prices: ????? (***Prices for game v County shown below)

Adults:£10 Concessions: £5 Under 16s Free if accompanied by an adult.

Brora lost their opening pre-season fixture against Ross County at the weekend, going down to a narrow 2-1 defeat at home. Brora opened the scoring through James Wallace in the 26th minute but a County trialist levelled seven minutes later. Eamon Brophy won the game after the hour when he ran through to score.

Cammy Mackay was between the sticks for Brora with Jordan White starting for County. Alex Samuel was a second half sub for County on the hour along with Scott Allardice.

No prices on Brora website, but admission for County game at weekend shown above.

[+Gringo]

Good job it's not tomorrow as you'd all miss the England game. 

[Satan]

1 hour ago, Gringo said:

Good job it's not tomorrow as you'd all miss the England game. 

Got quite used to possession based football with no end product last season.

[tm4tj]

[Yngwie]

Only 2 trialists.

[STFU]

3 if you count Newman who has been listed as a trialist on the official team sheet for all friendlies so far including tonight.

[STFU]

[Robert]

It’s been reported on another Forum that there is a problem with the new (SFA, I think) system for registering players which basically is not working right and is delaying registrations of signings by all teams. 

Edited July 9, 2024 by Robert

[+jagster]

1-0 for Brora Tony Dingwall 

[tm4tj]

13- GOAL: 1-0 Brora!! Colin Williamson ball over the top. Tony Dingwall picks up the loose ball after a collision between keeper and defender to slide it in. 

17' | 1-0 Keith Bray forces a good save from Cameron MacKay after breaking down the right hand side.

26' | 1-0 Tony Dingwall sees his effort from distance bounce just wide

31' | 2-0 Goal. Brora Rangers double their lead through Max Ewan's strike as he cuts in and places the ball into the corner of the net from 20 yards.

42' | 2-1 GOAL! We pull one back through Shae Keogh's volley from inside the box after Brora cleared the first effort off the line.

ICTFC Subs at Half Time: Szymon Rebilas, Trialist (No16), Sam Nixon, Calum MacLeod and Cameron Ferguson ON, Jack Newman, Remi Savage, Jake Davidson, Charlie Gilmour and Adam Brooks OFF

52- GOAL BRORA!! Great finish from Jordan Macrae after a good team move. 3-1 

59' | ICTFC Subs: Luis Longstaff, Trialist (No 17), Ben Corner ON, Shae Keogh, Ethan Cairns and Calum MacKay off.

69' | 3-1 Calum MacLeod sees his effort from distance go over and behind.

71' |ICTFC Sub: Leo Walker  on, Jack Walker off 

79- GOAL for BRORA. Jordan Macrae attempt comes off the post. Tony Dingwall the sharpest to slam it home. 4-1

Big win in this one for Brora with Inverness missing a couple of important players in Devine and Billy Mckay with Robbie Thompson injured and making wholesale changes after the interval.

Well done to Brora who were always going to provide stiff opposition as they ran out big winners in our final pre-season game.

[+Fraz]

35 minutes ago, Robert said:

It’s been reported on another Forum that there is a problem with the new (SFA, I think) system for registering players which basically is not working right and is delaying registrations of signings by all teams. 

'Comet' system yeah, been a bit of a burach. 

[+Gringo]

4-1...nice attacking display of football from Caley then eh Dunc. Just go.

[Robert]

I know it’s pre-season but that’s an embarrassing result, and worrying given the season proper starts on Saturday.

How can we limit Raith to 1 then get battered by Brora?

[Starscape]

Yeah, after all, we've been assured there isn't the talent in the Highland League. I think they've just got the scores back to front. That'll be it.

[bishbashbosh]

10 minutes ago, Robert said:

I know it’s pre-season but that’s an embarrassing result, and worrying given the season proper starts on Saturday.

How can we limit Raith to 1 then get battered by Brora?

 tm4tj game report above

Big win in this one for Brora with Inverness missing a couple of important players in Devine and Billy Mckay with Robbie Thompson injured and making wholesale changes after the interval.

[Yngwie]

A heavier defeat than I expected, but look at the team we fielded.

 

[LisleRightPeg]

Big Dunc’s tactics are so frustrating to watch and in my opinion obviously don’t work. I lost count how many times our midfield or forwards lost the ball tonight deep in our own half, either trying to over play or pass backwards. We are so predictable and easy to play against. The alarming thing I noticed tonight was the lack of encouragement/guidance coming from the dug out. Surely the players can’t be enjoying Dunc Ball. 

[Satan]

Wish we had the north of scotland cup final team of 2019, then we could have only lost 3-2.

[+jagster]

I’d imagine Cammy Mackay enjoyed fist pumping in Fergusons direction 

friendly,pre season call it what you like that’s a poor result hopefully it doesn’t knock the youngster’s confidence before Saturday 

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

Were Billy and Danny there ? Their omissions are ominous in themselves ?!! What we are good at is picking up injuries pre-season and Fort George doesn't prepare Billy, Danny and others to a season fest of Astro ?! Afraid our youngsters may be average Highland League standard but are they good enuff for League 1 - and will the stalwarts and the injury prone survive for long. Did we defend deep ? Did we tippy tappy through? Was there anyone providing a glimmer of hope ? Is this a case of plodding on until the season ticket extension ends ? Gawd knows what faces is then if the Battery Farm goes on and on. 

[big cherly]

I’m OK and happy to have our young lads take a loss to a team of Brora’s standard. It’s a friendly and these games are to test out the strengths and weaknesses (which well all know). Better to do that in pre season as opposed to the league games. 
1-4 is not a thumping and I expect (and hope) some lessons are learnt. 
Again the absence of Billy and Danny fall into this same lesson experience. There’s a good chance one or both of these two will miss games (Billy more than Danny I suspect due to his age). Better they (and DF) understand how to adjust the team formation in this case. 
Likewise, I really don’t care how the results in the cups go. Just learn from these games so we can take the best formation and game plans into the league matches. This coming season (on and off the park), is about survival, and whilst I have no control over the of-field antics or outcome, I backed the cause to dump Kelty and go with the young kids. I am happy to stick with this route. 
All strength to our team come the games that really count. 

[LisleRightPeg]

44 minutes ago, big cherly said:

I’m OK and happy to have our young lads take a loss to a team of Brora’s standard. It’s a friendly and these games are to test out the strengths and weaknesses (which well all know). Better to do that in pre season as opposed to the league games. 
1-4 is not a thumping and I expect (and hope) some lessons are learnt. 
Again the absence of Billy and Danny fall into this same lesson experience. There’s a good chance one or both of these two will miss games (Billy more than Danny I suspect due to his age). Better they (and DF) understand how to adjust the team formation in this case. 
Likewise, I really don’t care how the results in the cups go. Just learn from these games so we can take the best formation and game plans into the league matches. This coming season (on and off the park), is about survival, and whilst I have no control over the of-field antics or outcome, I backed the cause to dump Kelty and go with the young kids. I am happy to stick with this route. 
All strength to our team come the games that really count. 

Im right with you. But will Ferguson learn and adapt his system to suit the team? He’s currently playing a system he wants to play and not what suits the players at his disposal. 

[+Fraz]

22 minutes ago, LisleRightPeg said:

Im right with you. But will Ferguson learn and adapt his system to suit the team? He’s currently playing a system he wants to play and not what suits the players at his disposal. 

Going by the evidence and past behaviour, no. 

It seems he has one system he likes to play regardless of the opposition team or tactics and also regardless of players at our disposal, will persist with no plan B. However I haven't seen any preseason games other than Clach so maybe that's unfair.