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#76708 2013/14 Kit Thread
Yeah, should be every four years for the World cup, having said that I haven't brought and England shirt since WC2006, mostly because I don't give a shit about the national side any more.
#76681 The Sir Alex Ferguson Challenge
Yeah.
#76680 Rick's Career
March proved an incredibly frustrating month which saw us allow the title to slip out of our own hands and into those of Falkirk who are now four points clear with five games to go, making our April fixture with them an absolute must win if we are to stand any chance of returning to the SPL this year.
My old club Dumbarton weren't willing to roll over and let us take the points we needed to return to the top of the table although their stay in the First division looks to be coming to an end with them ten points adrift of safety which is disappointing to see.
Next up was the Scottish cup quarter final with SPL side Hearts we matched the Tynecastle side all the way, until the introduction of Britt Assombolonga in the 85th minute, the Congolese international scored twice in the space of three minutes to condemn us to defeat and bring an end to our dreams of a place in the final.
After allowing another two points to go down the drain against Livingston it was imperative we beat Morton in order to stop Falkirk running away with it which we did with an impressive performance, captain Grant Munro got a brace after making a pest of him self at set pieces throughout the game.
With Falkirk only managing a draw against Dumbarton, a victory for us against third place Dunfermline would have seen us slash Falkirk's lead to just a point, however we failed to covert pressure into chances as the game fizzled out into a lacklustre 0-0.
So the onus is well and truly on us going into the last five games against Hamilton, Falkirk, QotS, Raith and Cowdenbeath. Falkirk aside we should comfortably be beating the other four sides, it's just a matter of handling the pressure (and Falkirk slipping up somewhere in their run-in.)
#76673 The Night Thread Mk. IX
#76645 2013/14 Kit Thread
#76603 Please delete
#76600 The Sir Alex Ferguson Challenge
#76510 Random Jukebox's SAF - PLEASE DELETE!!!
#76508 The Mugshot Thread
#76501 The Sir Alex Ferguson Challenge
Good luck bud.
#76473 Rick's Career
Just four games this month, two of them against Falkirk;
We went into the crunch game with Falkirk on the back of an eleven game unbeaten run and two points clear of the Bairnes in the table, after slipping behind in the 52nd minute my side reacted like a wounded lion, scoring twice in seven minutes to turn the tables completely, that was until Rob Hulse managed to pull Falkirk level with five minutes left to play, I would have been happy with a point as it would have kept us top, however the b*stards robbed us in injury time for a thoroughly undeserved win.
We were immediately given the chance to extract some vengeance upon Falscum by dumping them out of the Scottish cup thanks to goals from Steven Ross and Jordan Morton to see us book ourselves a place in the last eight of the cup where we will host Hearts, if we can overcome them I see any reason the club can't go on to it's second final in three years.
After the loss to Falkirk we could really have done with beating Raith to keep pace with the leaders, however after only managing a 1-1 draw we slipped five points behind in the title race. we reduced that deficit to three with a convincing 4-1 rout over Cowdenbeath which included Steven Ross netting his 17th and 18th strikes of the campaign, he has now scored fourteen goals in his last twelve games.
Ross's form earned him an award;
I'm looking forward to next month, particularly the cup quarter final with Hearts, we've already beaten Inverness and Rangers this season who are both traditionally seen as bigger clubs than us, so I can't see why we can't pull off an upset against Hearts.
There is also my fourth and final show down with my former club Dumbarton to savour, our three previous meetings finished 4-0, 3-0 and 3-0 again, all in our favour, can we maintain our impressive record?
#76420 Rick's big walk
I'm still feeling surprisingly energetic which bodes well the mega walk in a couple of weeks.
#76307 Rick's Career
We began the new year with some more good form, hanging onto the top spot even though Falkirk have eroded a narrow lead at the top down to goal difference.
An 81st minute Steven Ross goal rescued a point against Dunfermline which was a relief as they certainly wouldn't have deserved to have beaten us.
Morton turned out to be a bit more of a push over as we eased to a solid win without ever really breaking a sweat, it was more of the same against Hamilton, although Academical did threaten a late come back, thankfully we were able to weather the storm and hold on, Following Ross's 23rd minute penalty, the striker has now scored in six successive games.
Finally came the visit of Queen of the South who have gotten the better of us in our previous two meetings, despite us dominating the game we were not able to break down QotS who have really surprised me since being promoted from Division two in the summer, their beginning to fall away now but until recently they looked as if they could be on for a second successive promotion
Transfer news now, Swiss full back Mihael Kovacevic has agreed to join Aberdeen when his contract expires in the summer which is a blow as he has been immense for us this season, young midfielder Alex Cooper is also leaving to join Livingston, but I'm not bothered about that as I don't rate him much.
In addition to these departures we have agreed a deal for Northern Irish midfielder Robbie Garrett from Linfield.
I've been out to Ireland to watch him, he possesses all the mental attributes I prize and should click right into place when he joins at the end of the season.
I'm also considering an offer for my old inspirational Dumbarton captain Andy Graham who would make a wonderful, hard working addition to the squad should I move for him.
Thanks mate, yeah that's the plan, just twelve games to go in order to achieve that goal now.
Yeah it was, January went ok as well so as long as the next couple also go fine we should go up...should.
#76284 Still fucking facebook
I don't think our Coke's have names on, just the generic label thankfully, either way there is no way I would go and look.
#76276 Still fucking facebook
#76254 Rick's Career
The Staggies are back on top! after yet another U-turn in form my squad produced a fantastic run of results to shoot right to the summit of the Division One table
I was delighted with our win over arch rivals Inverness as our Scottish cup replay went all the way to penalties, fittingly it was Mark Fothringham, who missed the decisive penalty in our last shoot-out against Livingston who netted the all important kick in this game to see us through for a home tie with Falkirk in the next round.
Speaking of Falkirk, we took a credible point from the Bairnes away from home despite some tired legs after the extra half hour against Inverness three days earlier, we came within six minutes to taking all three points but were denied by a Lewis Small's strike.
We then played out an absolute epic with Raith who I have now finally beaten for the first time in seven attempts as manager of County and Dumbarton, a hat-trick from Steve Ross in addition goals from Jordan Morton, Lewis Milne and Grant Munro completed a wonderful display of attacking football.
The goals continued to flow at Cowdenbeath as we put the Blue Brazil to the sword, even left back Evangelos Oikonomou got in on the act by firing in from quite a distance to open the scoring in the eight minute.
It was then time for another meeting with my old club Dumbarton, I continued my good record against them with a 3-0 victory to go with the 3-0 and 4-0 we had already collected from the Sons earlier in the season, will we make it four out of four in March?
Finally we welcomed Livingston for our fourth meeting of the season with the score currently at 2-1 in our favour, we made it 3-1 with relative ease despite Livi threatening a late come back as we ran out 2-1 winners on the day.
I couldn't have asked for any more this month, the challenge now is to maintain our position now we've reached the top, can we do it? it will be tough but I certainly believe we're good enough.
My second monthly award takes me up to ten points (Points system is explained in the link within the first post in this thread)
You can just about see my bar now! I'm coming for ya' Fergie!
I wasn't the only one winning their second monthly accolade;
A well deserved award, the captain has been inspirational at the back for us so far this season.
#76250 I think I've found true love
#76241 I think I've found true love
#76104 Please delete
#76101 I think I've found true love
Clearly at 2500 posts she wanted to meet someone with a shred of a life.
#76098 I think I've found true love
#76090 I think I've found true love
Yeah same.
The spam is getting ridiculous here now.
#76047 Manchester is RED
#76046 Rick's Career
Another inconsistent month for us as my frustration continues to build at County, I'm not at quitting point yet as it's still early days and things could still turn around, but defeats to the likes of Queen of the South are doing neither the club or my own reputation any good.
A good 2-0 win over Greenock Morton made it six games without defeat, it was good to see Lewis Milne score his first goal for the club. we followed up on that result by making extending our winning run to four games as we avenged or 3-1 reverse against Hamilton back in September.
Unfortunately our good run unravelled completely against Dunfermline, Jamie Hamill was twice given the chance to score from the spot, neither of which he passed up on before a late goal from Callum Morris killed any chance of a comeback.
The visit of Queen of the South followed much the same pattern as the game in September, QotS took an early lead before captain Grant Munro pulled us level in the 91st minute which I should have been happy with and settled for a point, instead I kept my players encamped in the opposition half, allowing QotS to break away and score with the last kick of the game.
Finally came a Scottish cup game with our arch rivals Inverness CT, we survived immense pressure, dealing with their unusual 4-1-2-2-2 efficiantly to earn a replay at our place where perhaps we can pull of an upset.
I'm looking forward to January to finally get rid of the remaining whining individuals who want to join bigger clubs, I want to replace them with my type of footballer, hard working and determined players who will keep fighting right to the last, I currently have to many lazy and dispassionate players sucking money from the club.
Haha, first of many for us both hopefully bud.
#76031 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
Lebohang Mokoena next?
#75980 Rick's Career
Our October schedule only contained three games which brought about a big upswing in form, my side are now unbeaten in five games and starting to play like promotion contenders again as morale has picked up along with form.
I thought things might be going belly up against Raith after we started very slowly, allowing Greig Spence to fire Rovers into the lead, although a rather fortunate goal from Northern Irish winger Ivan Sproule rescued a point just before half time, we were much better in the second half and should really have gone one to win but were let down by poor finishing. This draw means I still haven't beaten Raith in five attempts, the only side who have been in the division since last year I am yet to taste victory against after two draws and two defeats to them as Dumbarton manager and now this. It's getting personal now!
The same could not be said in the subsequent fixture against my old club Dumbarton, for the second time this season we walked all over the Sons, now managed by Kenny Sheils. Steven Ross staked his claim for a regular starting place with a brace, Big Steff was also on target, as was Swiss defender Branislav Micic. It's disappointing to see Dumbarton struggling but with defensive displays like that it's easy to see why.
Our final game this month saw us travel to Livingston for what was already our third meeting of the season with one win a piece before kick-off. both sides had a good number of chances, however it wasn't until the 87th minute that one finally got put away, and thankfully it was us who did it, Micic heading in his second goal in as many games to hand us a good three points at the death.
So we're up to fourth now, just three points behind leaders Falkirk in a wide open league, our next opponents Morton remain the leagues only unbeaten side, we shall be aiming to change that when we meet!
There was a player of the month award Branislav Micic after his impressive form this month;
There was also one for me!
So that gives me my first five points in the SAF challenge, just 3935 to go!
This could take a while.
#75972 The Mugshot Thread
#75943 Rick's big walk
Yes the price, that's what I wanted you to notice.
#75929 Not Only Competing, But Overtaking Our Giant Brother
#75911 Rick's Career
We've really had a tough time of it this month, league defeats to Hamilton and Queen of the South, as well as being vanquished from the Challenge cup by second division outfit Arbroath stretched our losing streak to five games, which had me faring for my job less than three months after being appointed. Thankfully we showed signs of improvement in the last two games which has saved my bacon for now.
I was overzealous in the attacking department against Hamilton as I was desperate to nip our losing streak in the bud, this was exploited by Academical who themselves pushed up and caught us on the break numerous times.
The result against Arbroath was truly gutting as I genuinely thought we could have gone on to win the trophy and to be knocked out by a lower league side was infuriating.
Our poor form just kept coming as Queen of the South, who have adapted well to this level after winning division two title last season, QotS stormed into an early two goal lead as I was left holding my head in despair, we did put on a fightback and caused QotS a lot of difficulty, Steffan Wohlfarth got a goal back but we just couldn't find that all important equaliser.
After five consecutive defeats the pressure was really on me to switch things up, I responded by dropping our 4-4-2 in favour of a 4-5-1;
The change almost immediately had a positive effect as we put up a good display against title favourites Falkirk, we came within ten minutes of taking all three points, however we were unable to withstand the constant tide of pressure piled upon us by Falkirk, still, after our recent form I was happy to settle for the point and end our losing streak.
We finally returned to winning ways against Cowdenbeath, Matt Sparrow's first goal for the club was just about enough, hopefully this result will spark an upturn in form so that we don't find ourselves out of the title picture before the race even gets going properly.
Oh, I almost forgot, I have another new face to unveil;
Lewis is a player I have had my eye on for a while after he consistently impressed me for Cowdenbeath whenever I faced them with Dumbarton last season, in fact he won two player of the month awards last term. At £110k he was an expensive transfer for which I had to ask the board to complete for me. coincidently he made his début against his former club where he put in a good shift.
Thanks Dan, nice to see you back on the board.