Rosscubed Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: I enjoyed that although I only saw the last 40 minutes. Good open game. Still a bit bemused about what caused the kerfuffle over the ball which ended with whomever getting ordered to the stands. Kettlewell refused to give ball for throw in. Got pushed by Morton player. Handbags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbychops Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Shite result for us but credit to JJ having his side so well organised. Cracking result against the financially doped league leaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I think there’s a couple of players missing from the County squad: notably an actual left-winger. I think that would balance the team a bit more. SK/SF are still learning I think. Last season was a write off for them and this is essentially their first gig in management. I can only speculate but there might be an element of “committee” management going on, perhaps to the detriment of the team. There’s been some misfortune with injuries (but then, a lot of teams can claim this) and I think there’s an element of having to shoehorn certain players into the squad to the detriment of the team (D. Cowie... no wait that’s too obvious... Don C). Some recruitment appears a bit short-sighted in hindsight. Things feel a bit underwhelming this season but County are still top. I think the issues are fixable but a couple of them are probably unpalatable (one manager, get Cowie in the stands, pay off a couple of players). Edit: also there’s only been two genuinely rotten results, the draw at Falkirk and tonight’s defeat. Should be careful not to overreact. Performances haven’t been swashbucklingly (?) terrific but results have, overall, been decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfield 53 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, Mr.Blue said: 3 points and a clean sheet against the league leaders is fantastic for us. Hopefully we can go on a decent run now ansome more points on the board. Surely you are not saying Morton played well 10 men behind the ball try and defend well in the hope that you chase a long ball win a free kick and score .Your plan worked but it is so poor to watch. Your experienced players bullied Ross County young players but once again your plan worked . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of B A R P Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 A few things, in order of how much I give a f**k: 1. Three salty wee points for the Ton... 2. Ball constantly in the air against a team much taller than us... wtf? 3. Alternatively... welcome to the Johanasson revolution: squeak a goal and park the bus... 4. Kettlewell is a prize fanny... a fanny's fanny who stands out in a league not short of fannies. 5. This league is absolutely fuckin honkin... 6. Hope Ayr win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Northfield 53 said: Surely you are not saying Morton played well 10 men behind the ball try and defend well in the hope that you chase a long ball win a free kick and score .Your plan worked but it is so poor to watch. Your experienced players bullied Ross County young players but once again your plan worked . Deeply savoury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Not one for the purists as far as Morton are concerned . But it's all about points now and that keeps us up near the promotion playoff's. The game plan worked and we got all 3 points. Gaston had little if anything to do. Thought our two full backs were great tonight and McHugh ran his heart out up front. Happy days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Morton defended well but really never saw that goal coming. Ross county had plenty of possession but never really created anything. Just shows that this is a pretty open league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 That was absolutely crap. Kettlewell and Ferguson need to come up with something different if they want to win this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, The Ghost of B A R P said: A few things, in order of how much I give a f**k: 1. Three salty wee points for the Ton... 2. Ball constantly in the air against a team much taller than us... wtf? 3. Alternatively... welcome to the Johanasson revolution: squeak a goal and park the bus... 4. Kettlewell is a prize fanny... a fanny's fanny who stands out in a league not short of fannies. 5. This league is absolutely fuckin honkin... 6. Hope Ayr win it. For a reasonably big side, County are not great in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 For a reasonably big side, County are not great in the air. They weren’t too good on the deck as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I thought it was a game played by two poor attacking sides. Morton were well organised defensively but didn't offer anything in attack, and we had lots of safe possession but couldn't do much with it at all. Our midfield is our strongest part of our game, but yet it is pretty slow and methodical. A very slow metronome waiting for the music to start. The sooner Vigurs can get back into the side and displace Cowie or Draper the better. I thought Paton did well when he came on. But overall County were boring, lacked creativity and were plodding. Tonight would have been perfect for Brian Graham. I was surprised to see Tidser benched, he was really good for County and always performed well against us with Bachirou (sp?). Morton didn't really have to move out of second gear to beat us, they were comfortable through out the second half and made us look terrible. A good three points for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centralTon Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Happy to have the points in lieu of any sort of decent performance with this team, but pleased for Kerr Waddell, one of our best players this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Ross County being so poor shows the quality of this league for what it is. Incredibly infuriating for an Ayr point of view as we’ve thrown away a load of points in the last few weeks when we could have really pulled away from them by now. Hey ho though a win against Falkirk tomorrow and we’re back in the driving seat with a game in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaleyStan Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 It's clear that County care more about keeping us out of the play-offs than they do about getting promoted themselves. Money alone can't cure the wee team mentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahid khan Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 31 minutes ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: That was absolutely crap. Kettlewell and Ferguson need to come up with something different if they want to win this league. Their resignations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: Ross County being so poor shows the quality of this league for what it is. Likewise if County fans had watched Ayr against Dunfermline they could say the same thing. No side will be consistently fantastic throughout a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Blue Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Northfield 53 said: Surely you are not saying Morton played well 10 men behind the ball try and defend well in the hope that you chase a long ball win a free kick and score .Your plan worked but it is so poor to watch. Your experienced players bullied Ross County young players but once again your plan worked . Where did I say we played well? We won and kept a clean sheet. Couldn't give a flying f**k how we play at the moment. A win is a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montheton Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Thought that we looked decent in second half and deserved the win. County looked decent on the ball but lacked any cutting edge. Great to watch county lose the plot at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONTROOPER Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, yoda said: I think there’s a couple of players missing from the County squad: notably an actual left-winger. I think that would balance the team a bit more. SK/SF are still learning I think. Last season was a write off for them and this is essentially their first gig in management. I can only speculate but there might be an element of “committee” management going on, perhaps to the detriment of the team. There’s been some misfortune with injuries (but then, a lot of teams can claim this) and I think there’s an element of having to shoehorn certain players into the squad to the detriment of the team (D. Cowie... no wait that’s too obvious... Don C). Some recruitment appears a bit short-sighted in hindsight. Things feel a bit underwhelming this season but County are still top. I think the issues are fixable but a couple of them are probably unpalatable (one manager, get Cowie in the stands, pay off a couple of players). Edit: also there’s only been two genuinely rotten results, the draw at Falkirk and tonight’s defeat. Should be careful not to overreact. Performances haven’t been swashbucklingly (?) terrific but results have, overall, been decent. Ahem...….season 2018-19....Morton V Ross County ……..6 points....I rest my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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