accies4life Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Got my first taste of competitive football today, can't wait for this now. Tough test and I would take a draw, but I'm going to say 2-1 accies as this is on my sons birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Dougie Imrie will rattle one in from 20+ yards. We will pass the ball well but without getting it anywhere dangerous. We will have 60% possession but no shots. We will lose. ETA - That's a bit negative. I think we are capable of winning but if we follow the tendencies we showed towards the end of last season we are well capable of losing. Team? ----------------------Brill------------------- --Raven---Meekings--Warren--Tremarco-- ---------------Tansey-----Shinnie----------- ---Ross-----------Vincent----------Doran---- ---------------------McKay--------------------- Maybe swap in Watkins for Ross and Christie for Vincent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Dougie Imrie will rattle one in from 20+ yards. We will pass the ball well but without getting it anywhere dangerous. We will have 60% possession but no shots. We will lose. He usually does that inside the first 90 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I can't wait til this one! Inverness have their vulnerabilities in their team and despite finishing top 6 the last 2 seasons, I think that they're here for the taking, whether or not we will beat them is another matter. The team will change from the team we played today and we'll have a different approach. I don't know whether our centre backs are good enough to keep McKay at bay and there are a couple of other forward players that could do some damage. Here's how I'd line up... McGovern Gordon Canning Jesus Hendrie Neil MacKinnon Imrie Redmond Longridge MAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubenthedog Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 think your line up is just about right. although i'd put scotland in for mac alex will no doubt find spaces for gillespie and crawford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Relegation six-pointer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarraJag Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 This will be for the play off spot IMO. Dundee have already nailed down the 12th place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 The team will change from the team we played today and we'll have a different approach. I don't know whether our centre backs are good enough to keep McKay at bay and there are a couple of other forward players that could do some damage. We need to get the ball to McKay high up the pitch, if we play too deep then he gets isolated. Playing the split 2-3 midfield in the 4-2-3-1 is key as it allows us to keep solidity at the back and get support to McKay. In our worse moments since Hughes has taken over we knock the ball about in midfield, get pushed back then knock it long for him to chase - not good enough. The emphasis on keeping possession in deep areas has also seen us give the ball away and lose goals, apparently we did this again in the friendly against Birmingham today. Our line up today was this -------------------Brill------------------- --Raven--Meekings--Warren--Tremarco-- ------------Polworth----Shinnie----------------- --Watkins-----Christie-----Ross------------ -------------------McKay--------------------- I like the idea of Tansey and Shinnie in the middle - Shinnie has great stamina and works hard and is also adept at attacking from deep and Tansey is better on the ball and at picking passes. We need Doran to start, he's our main goal threat outside McKay and is our leading provider of assists. I'm a bit wary about relying on Christie for creativity, no matter how good a prospect he is. Finally we should be dangerous from set pieces with Warren (another header today), Meekings and Watkins good in the air and McKay an expert at getting second balls. One negative point for us is that Richie Foran is out. We had a very poor record without him in the side last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarraJag Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 If accies beat us just wait for NDD to be all over this with a boner having a meltdown and then declare that I am the headsgone of the week...again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I'm getting too old for this stuff. I remember when the only Dundee fan on P&B was Insight and his meltdown after Gretna beat Kernaghan's shocking Dundee side in the cup semi-final made anything served up recently seem tame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammyaccies Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I think we should be looking to win and get 3 points on the board quickly and get the confidence up.A draw would still be decent ICT are a better side but if we work hard we can get a good result.I think we will win 2-1 with Imrie scoring the winner in a tight hard fought game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies4life Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Finally we should be dangerous from set pieces with Warren (another header today), Meekings and Watkins good in the air and McKay an expert at getting second balls. This is a big worry for me, IMO we seem to be awful at defending set pieces, conceded quite a few last season that should have been dealt with better, and that's how Arbroath scored yesterday. We'll have to limit the amount of set pieces Inverness get, which means no silly fouls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 No surprise to see the Dundee fans all over this. Welcome. They are shitin' their breeks already about relegation and the season hasn't even started yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MAC Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 why are dundee fans all over anything involving accies? no one wants them here do us all a favour and jump into the river tay. i dont think inverness will be top 6 this season so this should be 3 points for us imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevthedee Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 all the best to ict,dont go near the shed though accies fans will foam at the mouth and charge you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accies1 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 6-3 Accies (Imrie 3, MAC 2, Longridge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies77 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 accies 2.1 and no dundee fans 2 b seen anywhere near this thread will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I have a good feeling about this. 3-0 Inverness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital-ICT87 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Looking forward to going back to NDP, last visit there was the famous ''Shoes off Brewster out chant''. I normally travel alone to away games but this season would like to integrate with more fans of both teams. What boozers are decent near the ground? Will probably be in Hamilton from 1pm onwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Inverness won 2/3 games at NDP in the SPL days but those are their only 2 wins out of 8 games in that period. Obviously a lot has changed but half of our games against Inverness in the SPL were draws - a result I'd definitely take on Saturday. Going by some posts on here, Inverness fans don't seem too confident going into this one but it's not as if you had a bad season last time out and you haven't lost any players of great importance. Yes John Hughes isn't a brilliant manager but what's with the negativity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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