AR851903 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 First of two occasions this season that this will be a midweek fixture. We've never won in Dingwall before so now is as good a time as any. Important that we close the gap on the cluster of teams above us. County were poor at Pittodrie last month but they seem to be improving but still not winning games. Positive result against Hamilton on Wednesday will hopefully set us up nicely for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I think, at last, we are beginning to see a Ross County side that picks itself. Brown Toshney Quinn Boyd Barr Brittain Irvine Gardyne Kiss Carey Arquin That's the team that started against St Mirren and I can only see one or two changes from that, at the very most. The first change will be whether or not Jamie Reckord is fit to make his debut at left-back, and whether or not the manager would drop Darren Barr anyway. The second is where to put Martin Woods in midfield, if he's in contention. I think he'll eventually be good for Richard Brittain's position, when Brittain needs his foot operation. I think Filip Kiss needs to start producing goals and assists. Woods got an assist within a minute of replacing him at the weekend. Yoann Arquin doesn't score enough on his own, so the majority of the goals need to come from the attacking band behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Kiss probably needs dropped for a couple of games. He played very well against ICT but wasn't too involved against St. Mirren. If only there were someone in the squad who could play that role behind the striker, someone with a history of good link-up play with Arquin I'd like to see County go like this: Brown Toshney Quinn Boyd Barr Irvine Brittain Maatsen Gardyne Carey Arquin Reguero, Frempah, Kiss, Boyce, Cardle, Woods, Dunfield There's no chance of Maatsen starting but I can dream. I still think County could do with a "winger" who will stay out wide and just run at defenders. I reckon Reckord and Woods will be introduced into the starting XI after the next international break. Still a week away but I'm hopeful of taking something from this game. County need to start winning games sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 If Kiss was dropped - and I don't think he will be - then it would definitely be Cardle appearing on one of the flanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkboy Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 So did Melvin De Leeuw leave & I slept through it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdong1929 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 So did Melvin De Leeuw leave & I slept through it? Released today, personal reasons from what I'm aware, though no official line released yet i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkboy Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 That's kind of upset me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdong1929 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 That's kind of upset me. Aye, folk on his facebook are thanking him for his efforts and wishing him well now he's left, and he's posted a response to thank one of them. So he's definitely gone. Gutted. Maybe worth mentioning that the post he responded to had mentioned "some things are more important" and that it was hoped Melvin "sort out your difficulties and return to football". I hope it all gets sorted out for him soon enough, although he will be a sore miss for County, easily our most talented footballer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Another honking encounter I imagine. As long as we win not a single f**k will be given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Is this one on telly? Long old poke for a Monday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintax Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I would like to see a couple of changes for this one, Boyce for Arquin and Frempah for Boyd. I wasn't at the St Mirren game but at home to Celtic two weeks ago both of them were awful and need some time on the sidelines IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie52 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Willie Collum to ref it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 First of two occasions this season that this will be a midweek fixture. We've never won in Dingwall before so now is as good a time as any. Important that we close the gap on the cluster of teams above us. County were poor at Pittodrie last month but they seem to be improving but still not winning games. Positive result against Hamilton on Wednesday will hopefully set us up nicely for this one. I've seen us win in Dingwall but it was a preseason friendly during Skovdahls time in charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie_93 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Monday nights for football are fucking pish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital_stag Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Last post 3 days ago, Monday night game has really caught our attention! Would agree with BB's team, but I could see Dunfield cover the Brittain spot more than Woods. Woods could potentially be an option to come on for Kiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS RED Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Still no idea why this is on a Monday night, least I'll get to watch it on TV though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Monday night? FFS! I just came on to let you Dons know that you won't be winning this game. Thinking that this game was getting played today I had Aberdeen for a win on my 6 team acca and all the other five teams came in. History has shown me that the final game always lets me down. On the plus side, a County victory keeps us in the top six at your expense☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Hopefully we can improve on our dire record up there. Another away game on the telly suits me these days now that I rarely go to away games. Even if it'll be strange on a Monday night. Any type of win will do and we're back up to 5th and only 4 points below Utd. Good to have such a competitive league post Armageddon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Would agree with BB's team, but I could see Dunfield cover the Brittain spot more than Woods. Woods could potentially be an option to come on for Kiss. Dunfield certainly looks like the natural cover for Brittain. But he didn't give a good first impression in the Celtic game, between some slack passing and switching off. Hopefully he'll get better with sharpness - throwing him in against Celtic was a tough ask. From the various highlights reels of Woods on Youtube, it looks like he was an exciting attacking midfielder, but latterly for Doncaster and Barnsley sat a lot more deep and just recycled the possession. Then again, Kiss used to play deeper and has the technique for this level to be playing further up the pitch. Woods did well enough coming on for Kiss against St Mirren. I'd say there's more of a need of someone who is tidy on the ball beside Irvine, rather than Dunfield's tackling over technique. It's good to have both, of course, although probably not for the budget deficit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim999 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Anyone know if there is pay at the gate going on in the away end? We've got our tickets but there's other lads planning it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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