The Saturday Boy Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Making his debut for Ross County. A few runs and crosses - done ok to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I’ve been watching the match and Ivan looks quite good at this level. I think this illustrates one of the problems we had when Del was manager. He knew players who were good in the SPL and assumed they would do well in the championship. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case – i.e. Foster, Wilson, Morris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorneyRED Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 He's only bloody scored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron10bc Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Yes ivan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_bristol Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 wooooooooooo ivan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real_bristol Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I’ve been watching the match and Ivan looks quite good at this level. I think this illustrates one of the problems we had when Del was manager. He knew players who were good in the SPL and assumed they would do well in the championship. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case – i.e. Foster, Wilson, Morris Pearson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saturday Boy Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 cracking shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookEnd Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Scores! good strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 He’s just scored with a great volley from outside box. He’s looking better by the minute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_bristol Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 and again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saturday Boy Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Might put a cheeky tenner on a hat trick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East end Forever Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 scored again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookEnd Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 wow what a debut 2 goals, well in Ivan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I’ve been watching the match and Ivan looks quite good at this level. I think this illustrates one of the problems we had when Del was manager. He knew players who were good in the SPL and assumed they would do well in the championship. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case – i.e. Foster, Wilson, Morris At the risk of being accused of racism and xenophobia by the usual suspects, the SPL is total carp, bar Celtic, of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_bristol Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 subbed off to a standing ovation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Always liked Ivan good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintB Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I always laugh when I read the disparaging comments about the SPL. That was two of the worst SPL teams on show and managed to put on a better game than most of the championship games I've seen this season. The championship is a poorer standard aside from perhaps the top 3 teams and even those are a million miles away from Celtic. People in glass houses etc. You will only be too aware having watched city for the last 2 years the standard you are playing at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinnionForEngland Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I always laugh when I read the disparaging comments about the SPL. That was two of the worst SPL teams on show and managed to put on a better game than most of the championship games I've seen this season. The championship is a poorer standard aside from perhaps the top 3 teams and even those are a million miles away from Celtic. People in glass houses etc. You will only be too aware having watched city for the last 2 years the standard you are playing at. Ivan Sproule just scored 1/3 of the goals he scored in 119 games for us, in one match over there, any game in which Ivan Sproule scores 2 can't be of a decent standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintB Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Ivan Sproule just scored 1/3 of the goals he scored in 119 games for us, in one match over there, any game in which Ivan Sproule scores 2 can't be of a decent standard. Paul Hartley was awful for us for 2 seasons in Scottish division 1 yet is revered as some sort of hero here. Schoolground logic doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRed Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I always laugh when I read the disparaging comments about the SPL. I watched some of the second half and assumed it was div 1 or 2! Shows you what I know about football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Ivan Sproule...could only score by running past at least 6 people. Offer him a tap in and hed cock it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manon Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I always laugh when I read the disparaging comments about the SPL. That was two of the worst SPL teams on show and managed to put on a better game than most of the championship games I've seen this season. The championship is a poorer standard aside from perhaps the top 3 teams and even those are a million miles away from celtic. No, no. no. I don't mean to sound disrespectful to scottish football, but if you really believe that then you're living in a dream world. The championship might not compete with Celtic (and Rangers when they're there), but it's three strength in depth where it wins hands down every time. For a start there are twice as many teams. Forgetting the big two for now, which are an anomaly if we're honest, I'd go as far as to suggest that only the top 2 or 3 teams would survive in the championship. I'm not having a dig, but Scotland just doesn't have the population to support a very strong league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charisma_cider Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Paul Hartley was awful for us for 2 seasons in Scottish division 1 yet is revered as some sort of hero here. Schoolground logic doesn't work. He's no hero of mine. Probably the main reason of the demise of the GJ era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Butterfield Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Paul Hartley is a hero. An unfit deity who was a pleasure to watch among the dross in that midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charisma_cider Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Unfit? Or blew himself out of the team by trying to undermine the manager and thinking he was bigger than he was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I'm not having a dig, but Scotland just doesn't have the population to support a very strong league. I read that when Peterhead, Elgin & Ross County etc were admitted into the Scottish League that caused problems further own the chain. In Scotland there is no pyramid as in England. The Highland League needed to admit new teams to replace those who had moved into the League and the best on offer really watered down the competitiveness of the Highland League. As for the population, in their last year before moving into the Scottish League, Ross were away in the cup to Arbroath and the crowd was 7,000. Ross play at Dingwall which has a population of just 4,500. It may have taken Ross and many other teams by surprise to see them reach the SPL, but they are holding their own and obviously have ambitions as- Ross County confirmed the signing of 25 year old defender Evangelos Ikonomou from Greek Superleague Club Atromitos. Back on topic; it seemed the only way Ivan could be stopped was by fouling him. On the showing from that match, Ross's striker Richard Brittain looked decent, but going by some of the comments above, that means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citylad05 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Paul Hartley for the time he was here was a pleasure to watch in midfield. You could see he was a class above the rest of our players. Shame he didn't stay hopefully Kelly by the sounds of him will be near or as good fingers crossed. i still cant understand why play Taylor up front on his own? for some unknown reason likes of Baldock and Davies are not getting in the team or even making the bench? Stead has the experience and better understanding of a lone striker why is Taylor in before Stead hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolgoc Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 He has a habit if score when he gets to a new club and then it starts to go down hill, Scottish football is his level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon atyeo is my dad Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I was expecting to find some idiot writing on this thread about sproule never really being given a chance at city etc etc However it is Sunday they may not have woken up yet?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintB Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 He has a habit if score when he gets to a new club and then it starts to go down hill, Scottish football is his level Another derogatory comment. As though you are playing at some ridiculously high level of football? I at least have the advantage of watching SPL, Championship and Permiership football (being a Blackburn Rovers fan as well as St Johnstone) and I can assure you the SPL is not a level below the Championship (except Dundee, who are Blue Square). Have a wee look at some of these clips from the weekend: Nigel Hasslebaink scoring a great team goal for St Johnstone: Gary Mackay-Steven showing a suepr piece of individual brilliance After signing a pre-contract with St Johnstone, Richard Brittain scores a beauty for Ross County: Few others: The SPL is nowhere near as bad as you make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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