Duncan disorderly's rejuventated ICT v Raith Rovers

[Scary Bear]

6 hours ago, Ex Machina said:

The man is a Goodfella and untouchable according to a recent interview I heard on 5 live. 

[Scary Bear]

4 hours ago, Double Jack D said:

Hope the game is better than the match thread....

A low bar to cross...

We’ll pump them. The hoodoo is over.

[stevoraith]

Don’t remember Inverness fans being such weirdos. 
Maybe having an arsehole of a manager is rubbing off on them. 

[SirJimmyofNic]

31 minutes ago, stevoraith said:

Don’t remember Inverness fans being such weirdos. 
Maybe having an arsehole of a manager is rubbing off on them. 

Thought I'd wandered into a Dunfermline/Falkirk thread by mistake, reading those ICT comments

[Laid Back Maverick]

8 hours ago, SandyCromarty said:

Mind you, you have an outstanding record in the Kirkcaldy Cottage Hospital Charity Cup some years back, well done.

A cup that meant so much to Raith that it sat on my parent's mantelplace for about 20 years.

[Central Belt Caley]

Does Raith Raver still post on here? He posted in every Caley match thread for months last season 

[Double Jack D]

Genuinely no idea what to expect from this game. 

I think we'll return to a more familiar 4-2-3-1 set-up with Byrne and Brown back into midfield. Would expect Murray and OReilly to start at centre half with McGill in for Millen and Dick at left back.

Hamilton will be the striker. 

I think you could then draw straws for who starts and who finishes on the 3. The only certainty imo would be Stanton to start.

Don't know what to expect from ICT. They were howfin earlier in the season but we huffed and puffed and were lucky to beat them in  the end.

Going for a bad tempered 1-2 to the Rovers. Another 90+2 winner

[HIT THE CHANNEL]

I'm downed with a shocker of a cold so plans to travel have been binned, unfortunately.

Although I still think the game will really be struggling to go ahead with the weather. I appreciate a postponement gives a chance for a wee bit of recovery (and I'd rather be missing Millen for Partick at Home rather than ICT away), but still being in the Scottish Cup and the Diddy Cup means we could do without a cancellation and a fixture pile up. Think it will be off, hope its on, hope we win.

[SandyCromarty]

12 hours ago, Laid Back Maverick said:

A cup that meant so much to Raith that it sat on my parent's mantelplace for about 20 years.

Just for clarity and I'm no hair splitter, but;

Was the Cup on your parents mantlepiece the Kirkcaldy Cottage Hospital Charity Cup which Raith won in 1903.

Or was it the Kirkcaldy Hospital Cup which Raith shared in 1920? 

[Beastie Russell]

44 minutes ago, HIT THE CHANNEL said:

I'm downed with a shocker of a cold so plans to travel have been binned, unfortunately.

Although I still think the game will really be struggling to go ahead with the weather. I appreciate a postponement gives a chance for a wee bit of recovery (and I'd rather be missing Millen for Partick at Home rather than ICT away), but still being in the Scottish Cup and the Diddy Cup means we could do without a cancellation and a fixture pile up. Think it will be off, hope its on, hope we win.

That’s a bold statement re Millen, McGill was dug meat against Partick on day 1 of the season.

[Sir Tarmo]

The Caley on great form under Big Dunc so shouldn’t be a great deal to worry about here. However, we do have to remember that this fixture is a cup final for Raith, and there will be a few of their players looking to impress Big Dunc for a potential transfer. With all that in mind I’m going for 3-1 The Caley.

[Scary Bear]

10 minutes ago, Sir Tarmo said:

The Caley on great form under Big Dunc so shouldn’t be a great deal to worry about here. However, we do have to remember that this fixture is a cup final for Raith, and there will be a few of their players looking to impress Big Dunc for a potential transfer. With all that in mind I’m going for 3-1 The Caley.

Sir Tramp is right. This can be the cup final to decide who gets to keep the diddy cup that we both won half of.

[Laid Back Maverick]

1 hour ago, SandyCromarty said:

Just for clarity and I'm no hair splitter, but;

Was the Cup on your parents mantlepiece the Kirkcaldy Cottage Hospital Charity Cup which Raith won in 1903.

Or was it the Kirkcaldy Hospital Cup which Raith shared in 1920? 

Important difference

The OG Kirkcaldy Cottage Hospital Charity Cup. (It's been back at the club for about 11 years now)

[TxRover]

6 hours ago, Double Jack D said:

Genuinely no idea what to expect from this game. 

I think we'll return to a more familiar 4-2-3-1 set-up with Byrne and Brown back into midfield. Would expect Murray and OReilly to start at centre half with McGill in for Millen and Dick at left back.

Hamilton will be the striker. 

I think you could then draw straws for who starts and who finishes on the 3. The only certainty imo would be Stanton to start.

Don't know what to expect from ICT. They were howfin earlier in the season but we huffed and puffed and were lucky to beat them in  the end.

Going for a bad tempered 1-2 to the Rovers. Another 90+2 winner

After the discussion on the podcast, I nosed around a bit and O’Reilly does indeed have time at LB, which makes his signing a little clearer since it covers two spots, and also makes me wonder whose choice till January was. I think Corr’s practice will be the deciding factor here…if Corr’s looking good in practice, Corr and Murray at CB, O’Reilly at LB and McGill at RB seems reasonable enough (I’d play Masson, if healthy, at RB if Corr wasn’t at CB on the same side). If Corr doesn’t look ready for a full 90 yet, I’d see O’Reilly and Murray at CB, McGill or Hannah at LB and Masson at RB.

[Juanhourjoe]

Carson, Harper, and Boyes out, is a bit quite concerning defensively. So not sure how we're going to line up for this. But keeping the formation, and have Anderson on the right, with Welsh back could be a better option, than Duffy at RB?

[Raith Against The Machine]

Carson's out? Then this game better be on. He'd be a Ballon D'or winner if he only ever had to face the Rovers. Turns into a peely-wally Cafu every time. 

[sophia]

2 minutes ago, Raith Against The Machine said:

Carson's out? Then this game better be on. He'd be a Ballon D'or winner if he only ever had to face the Rovers. Turns into a peely-wally Cafu every time. 

I fear the game might be off. I've just passed the ground and it appears that significant sections of the pitch covers have blown away.

Probably just as well since our defence has been decimated³

[Scary Bear]

20 minutes ago, sophia said:

I fear the game might be off. I've just passed the ground and it appears that significant sections of the pitch covers have blown away.

Probably just as well since our defence has been decimated³

Running scared of playing the Rovers. It was probably Big Dunc who removed the covers. Shameful stuff.

[mrpaddyx]

This thread seems a bit more tetchy than a normal pre match thread. Perhaps us finally beating ICT after 20 odd years has awoken a minor rivalry

On the game itself, I won't be able to make it, which is a shame as the last 3 away days have been fantastic. I'd hoping Murray manages to finds another formation that works with the players we have available and keep up the pressure on United.

Edited December 1, 2023 by mrpaddyx

[embow]

I'm not long back from Dornoch and it's been hard frost all day. Bambi on ice stuff and that's with pavements gritted. Spoke to one of two folk on the bus back up and they said it was freezing all the time they were in Inverness.  -5° outside just now here in SE Caithness.

Is there a early pitch inspection scheduled for tomorrow?