Tekel Towers » Dundee United v Inverness CT 20/10/18

bowers · 20/10/2018 4:02 pm

Thought we should have won that today
Started slow but got much stronger as the first half went on.

Very unfortunate not to go in at the break in the lead i think.

Second half think we tired and could have done with fresh legs on before 75 mins.
Great header from Safranko but there goal sloppy and avoidable.

Dissapointing not to have got the 3 points but its a work in progress and i think we will continue to get stronger.

Billy_Hainey · 20/10/2018 5:48 pm

Like you Bowers, I thought we shoulda won that, and in that respect I'm disappointed. We were the better team by far. ICT are'na a had team BTW, but that's certainly one of the best performances I've seen for a while.

You're right, McMullan shoulda took another touch mibbee, took it closer to the goal and hit it low and hard. Loemba tae, what a phuckin miss. Woulda been game over and 3 points in the bag if either had went in. When they went doon to 10, after Eeyore got sent off, we had them under the cosh.

Fowk might no agree, but in the case off their goal, I think it shoulda been the keepers ba.

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bowers · 20/10/2018 6:59 pm

attendance of 5682 with 280 inverness fans

Billy_Hainey · 20/10/2018 7:22 pm

What's that aboot 1200 up on the Coonty gehm.

TangerineDream · 20/10/2018 7:28 pm

A lot of positives, played some good stuff, much better organised, created numerous chances. Really should have won that game. Good support from the stands also.

bowers · 20/10/2018 7:37 pm

Billy_Hainey wrote:
What's that aboot 1200 up on the Coonty gehm.

4446 at the county game. imagine they had less travelling that county today also

Beharder · 20/10/2018 7:42 pm

In ICTs two visits to Tannadice last season they were clearly the better team.
UTD were clearly the better team today.
If we continue that level of performance we can be challenging at the top of the league.

bowers · 20/10/2018 8:44 pm

the performances will continue to improve imo. A big difference in the work rate today i thought although i did think we tired 2nd half.

between 3rd and 7th in the league there is only 4 points in it. So we need to get max points in as many games as possible, Starting with a win at Dunfermline next week.

LS Arab · 20/10/2018 9:31 pm

Improvement was massive today. Deserved to win but ICT did miss that sitter of their own near end. Subs could have been earlier but other than that thought Robbie had them well organised, good selection and took the game to ICT for most part.

I really believe after performance today that under Neilson we are best team in division. We need to get wins though in run up to Xmas as big gap to close on Ayr and Ross Co

PatReilly · 20/10/2018 9:53 pm

I genuinely think we have some of the best players in the league, but we also have too much deadwood. Won't name names, but most will know who I mean.

Fitness is also letting us down, and I'm sure Robbie will have us working on that, so it's not a massive concern. However, if key players get injured, with the pool we have, we will struggle without upgrades in January.

Regarding the performance today, overall I don't think it was that encouraging, but if it had been refereed correctly, the outcome could have been positive.

Arabnophobia · 20/10/2018 10:02 pm

Negatives for me were that we didn't win with around 3 x mair chances and shots on target. Another consistant performance by the ref n' co. Teams seem to get a fair shot at kicking us and stealing yards all over the place at Tannadice regularly.

Positives for me were that we seem to chase down a bit quiker, understand eachothers movement and do that a bit better but you'd expect that with a new squad anyway.

Aird, McMullen and Safranko look revitalised. Safranko might be the player of the season. McMullen is so much better when allowed to go central when it suits. Csaba must be pissed the fk of that RN looks better wi Fyvie n' Stanton on the pitch but fuck him.

We will take a great support to Dunfermline and a win will boost us massively. Be ready though furra rollercoaster season.
Fans must play a huge part in the next few matches. Get behind the team as much as you can.

Tek · 21/10/2018 9:23 am

See our goal?

That's right off the training ground.

Good to see.

arabchanter · 21/10/2018 10:43 am

Tek wrote:
See our goal?

That's right off the training ground.

Good to see.

Great movement from Safranko, he's turning out to be some player.

arabchanter · 21/10/2018 10:54 am

Yesterday although only getting a point, looked to me like another step in the right direction, mind RN has only been there just under a couple of weeks,it feels like a different set of players, and the slabber gloom seems to have been if not totally lifted at least starting to clear.

I hope the BOD are gutted they didn't act sooner, they should really hang their heads in shame.

Ex Houston Arab · 21/10/2018 4:47 pm

Tek wrote:
See our goal?

That's right off the training ground.

Good to see.

The free kick at the end of the first half that safranko almost scored from (and probably should have) was another well worked straight off the training ground move as well

bowers · 21/10/2018 5:18 pm

arabchanter wrote:
Yesterday although only getting a point, looked to me like another step in the right direction, mind RN has only been there just under a couple of weeks,it feels like a different set of players, and the slabber gloom seems to have been if not totally lifted at least starting to clear.

I hope the BOD are gutted they didn't act sooner, they should really hang their heads in shame.

looks to me from yesterday that there is a huge difference in work rate from the players and they looked to be playing for the shirt.

MockChop · 21/10/2018 9:06 pm

bowers wrote:
arabchanter wrote:
Yesterday although only getting a point, looked to me like another step in the right direction, mind RN has only been there just under a couple of weeks,it feels like a different set of players, and the slabber gloom seems to have been if not totally lifted at least starting to clear.

I hope the BOD are gutted they didn't act sooner, they should really hang their heads in shame.
looks to me from yesterday that there is a huge difference in work rate from the players and they looked to be playing for the shirt.

That’s what we’ve been asking for, for months. Look like you care, we’ll encourage it. One feeds the other.

lifesanocean · 21/10/2018 9:40 pm

In amidst all the slagging we've took it's been forgotten that we are an appreciative bunch, and always have been.

That was much more like it yesterday.

Tek · 21/10/2018 9:48 pm

SuperMario · 22/10/2018 10:22 am

arabchanter wrote:
Yesterday although only getting a point, looked to me like another step in the right direction, mind RN has only been there just under a couple of weeks,it feels like a different set of players, and the slabber gloom seems to have been if not totally lifted at least starting to clear.

I hope the BOD are gutted they didn't act sooner, they should really hang their heads in shame.

This, thought we were very good again, safranko on another day could have had 4, really unlucky, we are so much better now under neilson seems to be a genuine game plan to win games press high and quick, a lot better to watch than the shite we’ve seen under last 2 managers

Anyone else shit themselves when fyvie went down holding his knee??

ArabChris · 23/10/2018 8:12 am

I was happy with the performance and thought that they deserved to win especially against a tough side with a very good defensive away record, I think the had not conceded a goal away from home before Saturday.

I did get the feeling that those missed opportunities would be costly and unfortunately that was the case, however athe least things seem to be improving very quickly and I hope that this continues.

I think John Robertson has a nerve to complain about the ref being approached at half time given some of the ICT challanges that went unpunished and as far as I am concerned Robbie was correct to raise this with the ref. I don't think I have ever seen a more dirty team than ICT, maybe old extinct Airdrie on the occasions I saw them might be close though and Dunfermline as well before I forget.

Hopefully the feeling of positivity continues after a good win at Dunfermline on Saturday.

PatReilly · 23/10/2018 4:51 pm

Reading this:
Inverness boss John Robertson was not impressed with Neilson trying to speak to Anderson on the park and revealed he will phone the SFA about the incident.

I'm thinking I was seeing things at the end of the game on Saturday. Did John Robertson not try to speak to ref Anderson on the park?

bowers · 23/10/2018 5:20 pm

PatReilly wrote:
Reading this:
Inverness boss John Robertson was not impressed with Neilson trying to speak to Anderson on the park and revealed he will phone the SFA about the incident.

John Robertson is a grass.