bunglebonce Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 The first of five home fixtures out of seven for Ross County, through to the end of December. A season-defining period? County scored four at the weekend, for the first time since the last game of last season. Accies scored three on Monday against Hearts, the first time they scored three in the league in seven months. I think the same XI will start if Scott Fox is over his foot injury, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see either or both of Quinn or Woods come in, if available. Fox Fraser Davies McEveley VdW Burke Chow Routis Gardyne Curran Boyce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Sowah should come in for Imrie, but it's never gonna happen. I'd also drop Seaborne for Docherty, and drop Donati to CB. We need to get an away win soon, as it'll be pretty unlikely to do so in December. However, I think we've lost every game at Dingwall since the Christmas one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankthetank22 Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 From what I've seen lately, the dynamic of Boyce and Curran has been altered of late. Curran has been the lone striker doing what Craig does best, chasing down defenders and giving them a torrid time, running himself into the ground before coming off in the second half to let Schalk have a go at the defense. Liam I feel has taken on more responsibility as our creative player with the absence of Martin Woods, with Liam playing deeper and in the gaps between midfield and the oppositions defense. I'd say our 442 has evolved into a 4231, with Routis and Chow sitting deeper than our midfield two did before, providing better cover and tracking the opposition better. I think we'll line up against Hamilton like this; McCarey Fraser Davies McEveley Van Der Weg Chow Routis Burke Boyce Gardyne Curran I've always admired the fitness and workrate of Hamilton, supporters of other teams write them off too easily IMO, the fact that they've only lost one of their last seven matches (0-1 to Dundee) shows how tight their matches are. I expect this one to be a tight match too but hope that we can grind out the win, 2-0 to the County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Boyce's role has certainly changed a little in the last few weeks. Jim wants him in the box because he's arguably the most accomplished finisher, but there is value in him playing deeper. I like him starting a little deeper, because he has a gift of passing into others' stride that not many in the team have, plus he times a late run into the box so well. He supposedly prefers to play deeper and be more creative, I've seen plenty quotes from him enjoying being able to try to make things happen for others. I think and hope we'll see his best form from here. I wouldn't say it's a 4-2-3-1 but numbers are just numbers. Accies 1874 suggests putting Donati to CB, but when Boyce had to play high he got dominated by the CBs, then when he tried to drop deep in the earlier fixture he got no change from Donati. I think Canning would be correct in keeping Donati there. It's been another really frosty morning in Dingwall, but the forecast shows more mild temperatures later in the week. Hopefully the undersoil heating doesn't need to be used, because it caused the pitch to get churned up in January IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkboy Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hype through the roof for this one. The BBC says that Woods is still an injury doubt. Hopefully Fox is fit to play because he really has been good for us through the long run without a win. Really have to hope we keep the momentum going after the St Johnstone win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Sowah in for Imrie. Decent looking selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Here, Imrie dropped, and Accies fans are moonmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkboy Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Fox starts, and Burke has been dropped out of the squad. Is he injured? That's a huge blow. Not feeling all that confident knowing he's out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Rather poor. Still, we've got Martin Canning, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankthetank22 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Dow in for Burke, Gardyne has gone right, Dow left.Dow seems to be getting as central with Curran as he can. I think it makes us a very reliant on Midge but he's got the better of their left back. Very promising first half, if anything I was getting a little worried our good play hadn't given us the lead but then Liam nods in a cross from Curran (think it was him).Craig pulled up feeling his hamstring so has been replaced by Schalk at ht.Also thought I'd mention, I've been quite impressed with Chow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I want to sue for compensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie_93 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 How the f**k we didn't manage to win that I'll never know. Alex Schalk alone had enough chances to win about three games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 We've got Ali Crawford. We've got Ali Crawford. You say that you love me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 We probably had the chances to have won that. Fair play to Hamilton, they always have a touch of quality about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laid-back Accie Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Sound like we stole a point there, wasn't there but going by all the updates, county more than dominated the game, and should have won 4 or 5 nil. Well I suppose it's about time we did what's happened to us on a few occasions this season, and nick an undeserved point. On to Partick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Amazing what a goal can do. We were bottom before Ali's goal which leapt us up to 9th. 2 points separating 6th - 12th. League's as tight as a gnat's chuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie52 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Schalk's goal wrongly judged off side (BBC) so official we wuz robbed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Schalk's goal wrongly judged off side (BBC) so official we wuz robbed.... You may have been robbed, but we've got... Ali Crawford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Great point considering we'd went one nil down, now we just need a result against Partick because I don't fancy us picking up a lot of points in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie52 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 12 minutes ago, accies1874 said: You may have been robbed, but we've got... Ali Crawford. Can't disagree,the moment I saw the free kick given I knew it was a goal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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