Raith Against The Machine

Nah, they won't bother. I can't say I'm particularly arsed about it, but it's another one of these inconsistent things that refs like to pick and choose with. A few seasons back East Fife's keeper was given a straight red for a "GIRUY" gesture to us, but David Carson did the same going down the tunnel today about six feet in front of the referee who didn't even blink.

For anyone who might've missed it, McGlynn was given a straight red after full time.

I've never seen so many folk stay behind to boo an official, well after the Rovers team have gone. I'm a little impressed.

No way we were ever going to hold out, but that's yet another sickener.

Broadfoot should be off too there. Benedictus deserved a red but Broadfoot's gone for his throat. Referee has bottled it.

I had not missed Robbie Thomson being in a perpetual state of miscommunication with his defence.

We were abysmal up until the second goal going in, but we've actually played a wee bit of football since then. There were shades of our first half of the season patterns of play towards half-time, which I've not seen in a long time. This game is still on a total knife-edge, though. I'm not convinced that offside goal was actually offside, and there'll be more chances for Caley Thistle in the second half. Our defence just isn't the same without Berra, and while I really like Robbie Thomson and I think technically sound, he has a vibe or an aura about him that defenders just don't like. We actually look like we might be able to exploit gaps in the opposition and create chances, though, which hasn't often been the case lately. I think this game is going to finish 4-2, but I wouldn't like to say who to.

This is our fifth enforced substitution in our last 80 minutes of football.

I've not seen him in the warm-ups recently. There was a goalkeeper I don't recognise taking part before kick off today.

Two goals out of absolutely nowhere If we get about seven more I'll believe we might win this.

You can really tell we're playing Inverness Caley Thistle here.

Absolutely bloody typical. Jamie MacDonald makes the save of the season and has to be stretchered off two minutes later.

Claiming this as a successful prediction from last week, although I did mix up "into the corner" and "through the keeper's arms".

This game has opened like we're down to ten men. Every time the ball breaks Caley have two options to our one.

Can't say I'm overly reassured by the sight of Bene wearing a knee support

I can't imagine I'll be able to jinx him into a second goal, but Iain Wilson really does move like a bowling ball that's been pushed down one of those wee ramps by a particularly feeble child.

Just run in a straight line and then swing a boot at it. Right out my playbook.

Hahaha!

Y̶a̶y̶a̶ ̶T̶o̶u̶r̶e̶ Iain Wilson has had better games, eh? I feel like I'm watching myself at five-a-sides. He's got no idea what to do when the ball comes near him.

You'll get parked at Morrisons no bother and you've got a two minute (uphill) walk to the ground.

Barring a totally untested new manager who turns out to be a star, we won't get a better football manager than John McGlynn, it's as simple as that. Non-footballing reasons are obviously a different kettle of fish, but there's no sense looking around Airdrie and Peterhead for someone who's going to put more points on the board, for f**k sake.

Well, matches against Inverness are always tough, but at least we don't have a selection crisis... Fuck.

We announced Keatings and Lang really early last season, but I don't think that's particularly usual. I would expect news on the manager's contract before any PCAs are announced though, it would be an odd situation otherwise.

Now, take any money saved and go and get Dom Thomas on a PCA.

Oh aye, mind him?