[Tonsilitis]

Morton don't seem so far behind now do they?

[DornochCaley]

Kutskiii, on 13 February 2010 - 15:28, said:

Inverness are lumping the high balls here. They've not done anything but.

This is the First division. You cannot afford to play nice football. You just do anything possible to win. And we seem to be winning a lot recently. Great result. Bring on the South.

[Recre Rover]

ScottRRFC, on 13 February 2010 - 16:55, said:

How the f**k was that a 4-0 game . I left at 3-0 and it was pritty even but the first goal was a disaster 2nd and 3rd goals pish defending and 4th dont know.The score line didnt reflect the final result FACT

If the defending was as bad as I hear then we can't really complain about losing 4-0.

Oh well, on to Aberdeen. What was the crowd like today?

[Hank Scorpio]

Well, I'm back in the car. Thank f**k. A game with 0-0 written all over it finishes 0-4. Completely bizarre. We lost the first with the softest goal I've ever seen at SP, and then just completely folded. Those last 20 minutes were absolutely chronic.

I was just so bored, however, the seagulls at SP make for some excellent watching. Plenty divebombing and swooping. The best entertainment all day.

I fear for us on Tuesday. I really, really do.

[CALDERON]

We deserved nothing. More interested in pissing about at the back than actually grinding anything out of the game. Very very poor. Lumping high balls up to their back line was just woeful. We really really really need to learn how to make subs before it's too late.

Really concerned about Tuesday, and for the first time this season I can see Morton overhauling us.

[ScottRRFC]

TheScarf, on 13 February 2010 - 16:56, said:

Dry up son. That's twice now we've raped Raith. You're offically our bitches.

Your mums my bitch p***k

[Scary Bear]

I was doing DIY, so thankfully I missed this drubbing. They had better improve by Tuesday, otherwise it's going to be a long, long night.

This post has been edited by Scary Bear: 13 February 2010 - 17:20

[Raith Against The Machine]

Again we give Caley a goal when the game looks like it's petering out for a 0-0. This time, though, there was enough time left for them to just start attacking us and watch us fold.

I think if it'd gone on longer at 0-0, it would've finished that way. If we'd scored first, I think Caley would've woken up and won 2-1. I know that doesn't really make any sense, but I don't think there was any way we were going to win that game. We looked completely bereft of ideas, and while Caley didn't really look up to much either, they at least had their defence organised well enough that we could barely play 2 passes inside their half.

I wouldn't say that they didn't deserve to win 4-0, because they made the chances to score those goals, but they'll play better than that and lose, strangely.

Still, we'll have Simmons and Tadé back for Tuesday (right!?) and I still like the look of Amaya, who was probably our best player despite only being on the park for the last 10 minutes or whatever.

[GiGi]

ScottRRFC, on 13 February 2010 - 17:13, said:

Your mums my bitch p***k

Raging wee man.

[Wardy]

McGlynn has to take some of the blame today for ridiculous tactics at home playing Sloan up with Smith. I mean come on! What the hell is that all about? I know we had Simmons and Tade suspended but still, no need for such a ridiculous and stupid tactic to start with. Inverness in the first half looked there for the taking. I'm sorry but I think Weir should have been given the start. He doesn't have any effect on the game with 15 minutes to go when we're 2-0 down, but at nil-nil right from kick-off he might have terrorised the Inverness back line a bit more.

However as much as I blame McGlynn for the terrible tactics, the team just weren't at the races today, and as soon as the first goal went in, the head's went down as quick as the seagulls bombing from the stands. Pumping high balls up resulted in their wrestler looking number 3 (Bulvitis?) headering them away. He also breezed through the game and got himself on the scoresheet. I was looking forward to heading up to Pittodrie. The chances of me going before todays game was 100% not its down to 50%. If they lose the first goal then its bye bye quarter finals, and probably in for an even worse doing that we got today.

Dismal. And quite frankly not good enough.

This post has been edited by Wardy: 13 February 2010 - 17:40

[Paco]

What the f**k just happened? Seriously, seriously strange game of football. Dire game, two sides who created very little and never looked like doing anything, then we gift them an awful opener and completely collapse. Bizarre. Don't get me wrong, we probably didn't deserve anything, but 4-0? No idea how that happened.

Crap first half, Caley missed a great chance early on, Smith nearly scored after about 20 minutes, that's about it. Caley had more of the ball and more pressure but didn't really look capable of creating anything. Second half was probably worse in terms of chances, but Ferry played a suicidal ball back to McGurn, the kick was charged down and ended up in the net. Second goal was a great striker from Hayes, took it very well. Three and four came off set pieces, unusual for us, Caley won the first ball on both occasions, a bit of ping-pong ensued and the ball ended up in the net. We created nothing in the second half except Williamson dithering with an excellent chance at 3-0.

Oddly, I thought Campbell and Murray were OK, despite the scoreline. Walker was the pick of the midfield, but wasn't very good, which says a lot about the rest of them. Smith was left hung out to dry up front. Graham Weir was given a lesson on 'how to look like you give a f**k' from Javier Amaya, who played well from the bench.

We didn't deserve anything, but how we lost 4-0 is a bit of a mystery. Hopefully we can just try to forget about it and do the business through the week.

[Hank Scorpio]

I'm gonna focus on the two positives I can pull from the game. Jamie Mackie and Javier Amaya did well off the bench for a couple of young lads.

[Dazzle]

How did that happen? Game looked set for 0-0 then an awful mistake from Ferry and we started playing like a pub team, at 0-0 I actually thought we were the better team. I really don't know what happened, Sloan looked knackered pretty early and Campbell was poor, Rooney won't have many easier afternoons this season.

Anyway thought Wilson deserved his MOTM award but really it was not that hard, you know it's bad when your own team "weys" Walkers shot at the end.

[TheScarf]

ScottRRFC, on 13 February 2010 - 17:13, said:

Your mums my bitch p***k

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Verge of tears.

[Michael W]

A complete and utter collapse after losing a poor goal. I'm actually quite angry with the team after that: Inverness got a goal and we just gave up completely. Shocking second half performance, shocking. Our attitude was frankly stinking after they'd taken the lead; no desire to try and get back into it at all.

What on earth was Ferry playing at giving McGurn that backpass? McGurn didn't exactly cover himself in glory, but it was a stupid thing to do. Their second was a really good strike from Haynes, can't have any complaints about that. We rarely concede from set pieces, so to lose the third and fourth after failing to clear our lines does irritate me.

We really missed Tadé today. The system we employed simply doesn't work without him, it relies upon his pace to get forward and support. Kevin Smith was completely hung out to dry today, absolutely no support given to him at all.

I can only hope our collapse was down to the players saving themselves for Tuesday. I somewhat fucking doubt it though.

[Wardy]

Also just to add that I thought as much as it was a bad pass from Ferry, McGurn didn't deal with it quick enough, he dithered, took a touch then blasted against the number 10. Could have easily punted into the railway stand, but ah well its over now. Amazing how something so stupid has cost us points against Inverness. Have I said that before...I think I have.

I actually turned to my dad today before the game and asked him when was the last time we were gubbed at Starks? Then as we mentioned Walker's mistake in the last game, Ferry started to pass the ball back to McGurn....

Just blame me.

This post has been edited by Wardy: 13 February 2010 - 17:57

[Paco]

Wardy, on 13 February 2010 - 17:38, said:

McGlynn has to take some of the blame today for ridiculous tactics at home playing Sloan up with Smith. I mean come on! What the hell is that all about? I know we had Simmons and Tade suspended but still, no need for such a ridiculous and stupid tactic to start with. Inverness in the first half looked there for the taking.

Agree with that, it was bizarre. I think we were going for similar tactics to last week, with Sloan in place of Tade as the main man between midfield and Smith, but could you really pick two more different players in our squad than those two? Was bizarre to say the least, particularly with Amaya, Williamson and Weir all available as options.

Wardy, on 13 February 2010 - 17:38, said:

I'm sorry but I think Weir should have been given the start. He doesn't have any effect on the game with 15 minutes to go when we're 2-0 down, but at nil-nil right from kick-off he might have terrorised the Inverness back line a bit more.

Don't agree with that at all. Weir has to earn his place on the team, and to do that he needs to put some sort of performance in from the bench. While I appreciate he came on at a bad time in the game today, all he did was jog half heartedly around and must've touched the ball less than five times. He doesn't deserve a place in the squad at the moment, never mind the starting line-up.

[Wardy]

Paco, on 13 February 2010 - 17:56, said:

Agree with that, it was bizarre. I think we were going for similar tactics to last week, with Sloan in place of Tade as the main man between midfield and Smith, but could you really pick two more different players in our squad than those two? Was bizarre to say the least, particularly with Amaya, Williamson and Weir all available as options.



Don't agree with that at all. Weir has to earn his place on the team, and to do that he needs to put some sort of performance in from the bench. While I appreciate he came on at a bad time in the game today, all he did was jog half heartedly around and must've touched the ball less than five times. He doesn't deserve a place in the squad at the moment, never mind the starting line-up.

You could probably say the same for Sloan though. Weir has contributed nothing this season your right, but how many starts has he had this season? Hardly any. He surely has to be given a start some time. If not then whats the point in keeping him? But ah well It was just my thoughts. I'll prob read this tommorow and be like did I actually type that? Haha

[Michael W]

There isn't any point in keeping him, but he's got another year on his contract.

There's been one occasion this season where he hasn't looked out of his depth. That was against Peterhead in the cup. The rest of the time, he's shown absolutely no sign of doing anything, and has looked generally disinterested.

[CALDERON]

The thing with Weir is, he dosent look like he is even trying. His main asset last year was his hassling and chasing down of players. He has shown no signs of doing any of that.

[rw89]

Utterly brutal. I left at 3-0 with 10 minutes to go because I didn't feel that I should miss a train and have to wait an hour to get the next one for a Raith team who clearly weren't interested. The whole place lacked any atmosphere after last week. We were alright in the first half, but Sloan, Walker and Ferry didn't make many positive contributions in the second. Amaya and Mackie looked alright, Graham Weir gets a game is beyond me.

[Andy C]

That was murder.
To summarise:- Lost shitey goal, fell to pieces.

The end.

[ScottRRFC]

Recre Rover, on 13 February 2010 - 16:58, said:

If the defending was as bad as I hear then we can't really complain about losing 4-0.

Oh well, on to Aberdeen. What was the crowd like today?

Yes u can because u expect the Rovers to deal with simple situations easily and clear the ball which they didnt for the goals( didnt see the 4th )

[ScottRRFC]

GiGi, on 13 February 2010 - 17:36, said:

Raging wee man.

That isnt the half of it!!! btw i am 6ft 4 haha

[Lang Toun Lad]

That's the quickest I've ever left Stark's at full time due to the lack of numbers left in the home end. Thought the players showed a disgusting lack of effort and footballing ability. The fact that our best player was only on for ten minutes tells as much.

Inverness weren't much better but the got lucky as their hoof it up the park tactics were getting them nowhere.

As quite possibly the only person left in the back of the stand at full time, an infinitally better performance is required on Tuesday.

This post has been edited by Lang Toun Lad: 13 February 2010 - 19:20