Ross County .V. Accies - MATCH THREAD

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[accies1874]

Always love a trip to County. I think Gills and Longridge should make way for Docherty and Kurtaj. Only problem with that is that either Crawford or Kurtaj have to play out wide when they both seem better through the middle. They didn't look too bad against Celtic but it's another winnable game.

[Bluesy]

Looking forward to this game. Since it is still school holidays a few of us going camping on Friday night in Dingwall with the kids.

[redandwhite1874]

Be interesting to see what (if any) changes we make - will Dazza come in for Turner and is Kurtaj nearing full fitness? Longridge and Imrie were disappointing last week but we don't really have many wing options to change them? plus one poor game for them does not a disaster make.

A point away from home would be fine, but we need to start scoring. Crawford and Lucas are probably our favourites to get goals.

[Euan]

I'd accept another 0-0...but hoping for a 0-1 win.

[H9crx]

Same starting line up is good for a 0-0 Draw

I hope The penalty miss will not haunt us!

[DC United]

The team was poor last week but no changes. Surely Docherty did more to deserve a start than Turner, Imrie or Longridge?
Lack of any goal threat in the side costs us once again. After missing a penalty and Ross Co going a goal up the writing was on the wall.

[Whiskeytown]

Agree with DC. Surely he has to change it now. Seems we played quite well and had more attempts than County but they played 442, we played our usual. Why not try Nade and Morris together? Wondered who would take any penalties. Gillespie took a very accomplished pen at Easter Road, maybe give him a try. Too early to panic but next week is already a big one, with a very tricky cup game to follow coming up soon.

[H9crx]

How do we expect a manager who, could not keep a winning team going last year to turn this average start around.

No wins in 2

Still losing goals from crosser and corners

ZERO goals scored ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO

We don't have any one in the team who can get goals. The spanish boy was our only hope of goals and the club coked it up.

Next signing is vital and has to have goals in them

[Accies73]

Down by xmas.

[Chase Outlaw]

Don't think it will be as long as that.Canning should have been allowed to walk(as was his preference) after the Motherwell mauling.

[Accies73]

Never a manager a couple of meaningless end of season wins hardly makes him a winner. Worst win ratio of any Accies manager i can think of.

[Tumbleweed]

Anyone surprised we failed to score and lost today? Anyone? Anyone at all? If so, I will forward an email from a guy in Nigeria who has a great financial proposition for you.

We are currently paying the price for failing to cope with losing Alex Neil and #22 - perhaps understandable in January but completely amateurish in August. I'm sure virtually anyone with any knowledge of the current Accies squad can see we need regular goals from someone, anyone, and to fail to bring sufficient apparent support in for Nade, at least so far, whatever the reason, is poor in the extreme.

Maybe Chucky will save us when he returns

Relegation is looking a distinct possibility.

[Whiskeytown]

To be fair to MC, it's not his fault Ali missed the penalty. A different game if that goes in. This season was always going to be a struggle, keep the heid folks and give him a bit of time. If he's still picking the same team in five games time and we're no further forward in the striker department, I'll join in the doom and gloom.

[H9crx]

To be fair to MC, it's not his fault Ali missed the penalty. A different game if that goes in. This season was always going to be a struggle, keep the heid folks and give him a bit of time. If he's still picking the same team in five games time and we're no further forward in the striker department, I'll join in the doom and gloom.

If my Grany had bawz!!! No excuses the margin between the btm six teams is some one who can put the ball in the net!

Our team is average but we had goals last year wich gave massive confidence something canning has not addresses!

Not scoring is a cancer and will run throw the team like the clap.

This is all the boards fault! Canning said he has learned over the months with out a win. Not enough to be a manager!

[glenthedog]

If the default game plan is to use Nade to hold up long balls, then it's going to be a long season. It's also a stark example of poor tactics and possibly MC's lack of experience. The club also needs to be realistic and accept that bringing in guys from lower divisions and expecting them to be Premiership players is unrealistic, and they should know better. Yes, you get the occasional gem, but this is the exception rather than the norm.

Perhaps one of the most disappointing things so far is the lack of any our talented youngsters getting a 'real' start. Docherty probably deserves a start but is left on the bench, as is Watson.

We have a long way to go, but things need to change on the tactics front as we don't seem to have moved on from the second half of least season. When Devlin gets back it might help to tighten things up at the back, but we need goals and either need to push the ethos and promote from the development players (assuming we have someone good enough) or accept that we need to recruit some quality in this position. (and yes, weare all aware that it's difficult for Accies to recruit top players, as they either don't want to play for Accies or we don't have the budget for the wages).

[YeOldeHamiltonian]

[youtube][/youtube]The money is there for a decent striker.Use it.A name quoted pre season was the Morton striker Declan McManus.He scored a cracker for Fleetwood today.

[Alfie Olek]

Wasn’t there so can’t comment but probably a good thing that the Aberdeen game is postponed.

[redandwhite1874]

Finding a striker who so well suited our system as well as MAC was always the main task for the season- the events of the last 2 weeks have made that even more pertinent. As soon as Chamorro went then the task of his replacement would almost leave the squad in limbo. The replacement of the striker will need Les to think hard if he is not willing to spend for that position in order to in any way justify leaving the squad so vulnerable.

[accies1874]

A striker is obviously needed but there aren't chances being made for them to score. Longridge and Imrie are more or less non-existent and Crawford was pretty poor too. Still baffles me why Gillespie didn't take that penalty. He's proven his penalties and corners are pretty good yet isn't allowed to take either of them. It's pretty much the best aspects of his game!