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yoda

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13 minutes ago, Highland Capital said:

Imagine having multiple times the budget of Caley Thistle - a side with a ropey defence and powderpuff up-front - and only managing to scrape a draw?  Good lord.

Plucky little Caley Thistle raising their game when a bigger team rolls into town IMO.

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cif73

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1 hour ago, Highland Capital said:

Imagine having multiple times the budget of Caley Thistle - a side with a ropey defence and powderpuff up-front - and only managing to scrape a draw?  Good lord.

Aye ... add to that ... Only managing two draws in two games and outplayed both times. 

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sophia

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Billy Mackay, he's a player for sure.

As for the others, now that Vigurs' legs and passion have gone, there's not much there to justify the

 over the odds wages.

 

I think we can do without the staunch piper and poppy pomposity.

 

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Highland Capital

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1 minute ago, sophia said:

I think we can do without the staunch piper and poppy pomposity.

 

I actually thought the same.  Having a minute's silence is one thing (even if it is eight days before Remembrance Day), but did we really need the piper and the two chairmen?  

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Jarballs

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I've never been as pessimistic about a derby as I was before today but like the last one in Dingwall I'd imagine most County fans would be more than happy coming away with a point there. We are absolutely crying out for a poacher.

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sophia

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1 hour ago, Highland Capital said:

I actually thought the same.  Having a minute's silence is one thing (even if it is eight days before Remembrance Day), but did we really need the piper and the two chairmen?  

Chairmen, especially those that are rotund,  have no place on the park.    

 His loyalty and genuflection to  the Seaforth Highlanders doesn't absolve Roy and Caley Thistle should be nowhere near overt Britishness.

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HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows

HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows

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10 hours ago, RossCountyFan14 said:

Almost half that attendance County support... imagine trying to claim to be the big highland team pulling these attendances emoji23.png County on Top Always and forever

What's the highest you've finished in the top tier? Have County every played in Europe? Have you seen your team lift the oldest sporting trophy in the world?

Nah, thought not. You are basically a fat, mincing, teuchter millionaires play toy.  Pipe down you utter fucking diddy.

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Savage Henry

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Inverness are a striker away (dare I say it, a Billy Mckay away) from challenging.  Considering their back five and Joe Chalmers, that's quite an achievement.  They're probably also a couple of injuries away from tanking.

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RiG

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I thought that was an absolutely enthralling game. There was plenty of quality on show for most of the game and at times when the quality dropped away it was still end to end action, a good serving of chances for each side to get a winner, controversial moments and players getting it up the opposition fans.

From an ICT PoV it's massively disappointing we couldn't find a winner. I think we probably were the better team over the game but if you can't get the ball into the net then you can't complain too much if you don't bag the three points.

County took the lead when Lindsay found himself with time and space about 25 yards out to collect a pass, compose himself then dispatch a low drive into the net beyond Ridgers despairing grasp.  ICT were back in it moments later when Doran scampered down the left and crossed to Walsh at the back post and he headed the ball to Oakley who turned it in from a few yards out.

ICT then had a period of pressure where we forced a number of corners and after County cleared the last of them, Polworth (I think) was played in down the left flank and sent a low ball into the six yard box where it seemed to bobble about a bit before it was turned in by Rooney of all people. 

County were nearly back in it when a high ball to the back post found Mckay (Billy) towering above Mckay (Brad) to head towards goal but Ridgers, somehow, clawed the ball off the line. A truly outstanding save but Mckay wasn't too be denied and shortly after he had a hand in the equaliser. Vigurs split the ICT back line with a wonderful through ball into the channel and Mckay scampered after it and drilled the ball into the box where Mckay (Brad) slid in and diverted the ball into his own net. A poor goal to concede and I can't recall where Ridgers was as it looked like it would have been a pretty easy ball to gather for him. 

Into the second half and County started the better side and should have been a goal up when Vigurs found time and space at the back post to send a ball across the face of goal where everyone left it including Kelly who slid in at the other post and sent the ball wide with the goal gaping. ICT were not in at all but then had the best chance of the second half when one of the County defenders completely missed a through ball which allowed Doran to get in behind the away defence and he teed up Polworth who steadied himself and hit the post with Fox beaten. Easily the best chance that ICT would get to win the game or so we thought as Calder then sent in a delicious cross from the left flank which White just failed to connect with at the back post with Fox scrambling across his goal.

Again Inverness almost got a third when the County left side was exposed and MacKay (I think) crossed for Doran but the ball, again, was just ahead of the ICT player and as Doran slide in he couldn't get enough on the ball to steer it into the net. County then had a good chance of their own to grab a winner when Vigurs lifted a free kick into the box and it was met by Graham who headed it towards goal but Ridgers sprung into action and palmed it away.

A draw probably the fair result in a pretty breathtaking game. As I said at the start I think that's one of the best games I've seen in a long time. Was very happy with how ICT played. We got a lot of chance out of County down their right side, especially when we got in behind their right midfielder and right centre back. Calder had a great game defending well and sending in some great crosses. Chalmers had one of his best games for us and Polworth, despite missing that glorious chance in the second half, was everywhere and Vigurs was again left to hatchet tactics to stop him getting past him for the umpteenth time when he rugby tackled him to the ground. Donaldson was a class act at the back and Mckay (Brad) had a better second half at right back than he did first half in the centre. Great to see Rooney and Mckay (Billy) engage in some getting it right up the fans celebrations as well.

Can't wait for the next Derby next month after that.

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StoneThrowAway

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2 hours ago, HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows said:

What's the highest you've finished in the top tier? Have County every played in Europe? Have you seen your team lift the oldest sporting trophy in the world?

Nah, thought not. You are basically a fat, mincing, teuchter millionaires play toy.  Pipe down you utter fucking diddy.

 

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