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I look ahead to a must win game for Barry Robson against Ross County up in Dingwall.

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2024 it’s a huge game for Barry Robson come 3:00 tues Tuesday afternoon abdine traveled to Ross County knowing defeat will put them in a relegation playoff depending how results go the other way we’re heading into a two-e winter break we have to begin 2024 on a positive

Note so let’s put the game into context worst case scenario Ross County beaters they go above us and obviously depending what happens in the Johnston game will also determine where we end up in the table at the beginning of the calendar year on a positive note a win coupled

With a motherwell defeat or Draw will take his back up to eighth place we continue to say that we have a number of games in hand above the of all the teams above us but yet those games in hand are not guaranteed points at this moment in

Time it is a huge game it could be make or break for Barry Robson hi everybody a very warm welcome to Ali abtv this is the first show of 2024 very happy New Year to all of you all I really hope you all had a fantastic time yesterday with your

Families and your friends so count down to kickoff this is a pre-recorded show um this is where we look ahead to the Ross County game in ding wall on Tuesday kick off at 3 o’clock as I said in the review show I do believe that it is now time

For a change and I think no matter what happens on Tuesday I think the football monitoring board need to make a brave decision I fear for us tomorrow because Derek Adams will have his side very well organized very well disciplined and they’re going to sit in and they’re

Going to make make it very very difficult for us we saw for the first hour against Hearts how well they played how they were able to soak everything up and hit hearts with two sucker punches and what I’m worried about is that the same could happen to us

Tomorrow at the moment our lack of creativity in the final third is a major concern and we’re not creating enough chances to win football matches we’re not getting enough efforts on target to win football matches so without trying to sound downtrodden before we’ve even kicked off it is a

Huge game for Barry um I wish him nothing but the best um obviously a win would be fantastic it would take his in the right frame of mind into the winter break it might even afford him more time to to look at the January TR a window to

Move players in and out um but I just I just can’t help but think at this moment in time we have run our course with Barry so this is what’s coming up on the show tonight got plenty for you as always give you the match STS in just a

Moment we’ve got the thoughts of the skipper um we’ll look back on this date in the club’s history going to try and predict the starting 11 which has not been easy and I will read out the majority of the messages that you left on my social media Pages earlier today

So thank you so much for that right first and foremost let’s try and predict the team news because I genuinely have no idea how it’s going to go but this is what I’m hoping a flatback four Richard Jensen Slobodan Angus in for Stefan and Nikki delin I think Angus deserves his

Chance I’ve been saying now for a number of weeks that I think Stefan has become a weak Link at the back I think he’s lost his form dramatically and it’s a major concern and with a lot of talk currently about Angus possibly moving to the MLS or

Moving to the efl I think he’s one of our best Central Defenders and I think we should be doing everything to keep him and we start by doing that by playing him in the middle I think the captain will start and I think Leighton and Conor will start along side Jamie

Who will play on the right hand side and then we’ll go with juk to sit just in behind bjan meowski but look who knows the team that he’s going to pick tomorrow he could go three at the back again if he does go three at the back I plead with Barry to

Drop Stephen garton man and play Angus McDonald on that right hand side with Ruby in the middle and Richard Jensen on the left so there could be a number of changes to tomorrow’s lineup there could be a number of changes to the formation we will only find out come 2:00 tomorrow

Afternoon but it will probably be Barry’s most important team selection and he’s got to get it absolutely right okay so after Saturday’s game um so there was no press conference per se um ahead of this game so what I’ll do do is just drag that in so what

Happened was after the game on Saturday um the skipper sat down with the Press where he was quite scathing about abedin’s performance on Saturday and he spoke of how important it is to get back to winning ways and to put these performances absolutely to bed so this

Is what the skipper said we need to take a good look in the mirror get get back to work and start again we need to dissect this game and put things right at Ross County on Tuesday that’ll be a big test because when they see what happened to us they’ll be licking their

Lips ahead of the game it’s about character now we need to stand up and be counted the skipper is absolutely right and if the players were to take anything on board from Barry’s postmatch interview you and no doubt from his postmatch comments in the dressing room they’re now playing for

Pride and so much more than that they they you know the traveling support will fully back you will always back you but you need to start repaying that faith and I think too many players uh have performed under par I think the energy levels have been down which I

Don’t understand considering during the 10-day break that we had um and what worried me about Saturday was that we just looked completely devoid of any idea of how to break s women down I really hope that with a couple of days training ibly over New Year that you

Know they have taken a long hard look in the mirror that everybody at the football club as a collective has taken a long hard look in the mirror because the last thing we need going into the new calendar year is to God forbid be in a relegation playoff spot it it just

Beggars belief that that’s where we could be come the beginning of the year heading into the winter break so let me give you the match stats so Ross County have taken 11 points from a possible 18 at Victoria Park this season abdine are unbeaten in their last three visits to Victoria

Park after Saturday’s defeat against St mirin abdine have now now lost eight of their 17 Premiership matches the man in charge will be Matthew mcdermit on V is Nick Walsh so I want to drag another item in before we start reading out all your comments so if you can’t make it to the

Game and you’re at a loose end there will be a special big Tuesday football show on North Sound 1 between 2: and 6 with Steven Mill stepen Cohen and you and Cameron what I basically do here is I watch the game live and I report back as things happen from Victoria Park so

We will get up toate live reaction as the game goes along I’ve said it time and time again if you haven’t checked out the show please do because it’s great fun you know we do not talk about Celtic and Rangers we talk about everything but them and we just have a

Lot of fun a lot of laughter some great music thrown in for the mix and obviously football for me it’s the perfect combination right okay so let me open your comments because many of you have left comments this morning so thank you so much for doing

That right let me just get all comments there we are all right let’s get cracking so let me get my glasses on H Simon Roy said Happy New Year M all the very best to you and the family I think Barry needs to go 433 and keep the

Ball on the ground and pass and go forward not backwards we need to stop this I would also overhaul the team drop Stefan and Richard and bring back in Jack and Angus uh Midfield Dante Conner and Clarkson up top bjan juk and Morris on the right with shinny dropped um um

With sheny dropped in make develin Captain that’s an interesting thought um Scott Bower said Happy New Year to everybody and to the Red Army I’m hoping he plays Four at the back we play the ball on the ground and try to win the game rather than contain the opposition

I can only but live in hope he says Stanley Rod has said surely we can beat a village team can’t we happy New Year Ally and keep well thank you Stanley Kenny Merchant has said first time in a while I can honestly say I don’t know how we play only game plan I

See is defending behind the ball and hoofing upfield we never reach the by line no set plays we really win a corner starting Haze is like playing with 10 men get in Steve Bruce till the end of the season he laughs Stuart clear happy New Year Ali

Three points a must win before the winter shutdown but it’s never an easy game in ding wall stand free G Richie said we need a win Barry has to play a 442 and get the best players and use that system come on you Reds Ross stupart has said I reckon this

Is Barry’s last stand a win will likely give him more time as I can’t see Dave Cormac pulling the trigger yet a draw or loss then I think there is no other option I had hoped the call to a point Barry was the right one based on the

Seven game winning streak but the more I think of it it was a lucky run and he hasn’t managed to bring back that mentality since I always want the dawns to win but maybe in this instant a draw of a loss may insant change quicker Reds

For Life come on you Reds he said David BR said Happy New Year to you and all the family hoping abdine can give us a good start tomorrow against Ross County come on you Reds gram Watson happy New Year need to get stuck in and stop being

So easy to Counterattack against no one seems to want to tackle same opponents and same ref as first game last year that did not out so well but hopefully this year we’ll be better but something has to change they can play good quick Tempo football as have shown in glimpses

So Robson should be looking at that Brian McCrae has said hi Ali I fear the worst to be honest I have no confidence in us getting anything from the game hope I’m wrong though I suppose it’s how Barry sets up the team he says Barry R herbertson has said who can

Predict how a game will go these days never know what abdine will turn up each game Ross County will be well up for this game and have a right go I fear at best a draw Paul Donaldson hi Paul looking forward to the day out tomorrow ding

Wall is by far the best a away day in Scotland not looking forward to the match very much though I think it will be a scrap Happy game and will probably end up getting a narrow win maybe 1 n or 2-1 which would mean Barry Robson will

Somehow manage to keep going as manager for now if we lose tomorrow then surely that has to be the end Scott Robertson has said it’s a game we simply have to win but either way Barry should be replaced what chances of a 442 with Angus at the back with Baron

And Vinnie getting a game he says zero I think bar is too stubborn to make these changes and I think it will be more of the same an absolute struggle anyway we think positive new start new year give us three points bazer and let’s start climbing up that League

Table step Evans has said My worry is that the job has become too big for Barry and his lack of experience is being harshly highlighted in performances and excuses after games this is a crunch game for the manager if another poor perform perance and defeat suspect the trigger might be pulled and

The winter break used to find a replacement however he says it might go the other way and a decent performance and three points and he’s given more time and the Chance during the transfer window to reshape the squad a little gram Taylor has said would love a

Win but as a fan I’ll support them no matter Until the End of Time stand free he says muray writer said why or why does he change it from a back for when it was clear the other week we are much better playing that way how McDonald isn’t

Getting a game is beyond me I’ve tried to give Barry time but it’s near run out we have to win in dingwell the thing is when he really needs to win he seems to get one then a week later we are back to square one again not much word coming

Out from the board as us usual worrying times okay Donkey Wright has said this could be Barry’s last game in charge however he may survive if it is a decent performance and win I have a feeling Dave cormack and the board are reluctant to change the manager

Again stepen brownley said have a go Barry you might be out of a job but at least have a go and you never know you can shove your five at the back though play that and you deserve the boot he wants Rose a back four of delin Ruby

Yensen mcgar mcra pvar Baron Clarkson in the middle suckler and meowski up top um Craig Ruff has said that he’s struggling to get motivated for the game by our games in Europe and the odd domestic game it’s been eye bleeding stuff not what you want to be watching

As a fan same old excuses wielded out every time Ross County will be difficult to break down and this is where we generally struggle most to be honest the results shouldn’t change what should happen after it probably better if we get heat as hard as that is to say as a

Fan light Barry but he looks lost and defeated as a man David G said a win against Ross County with just paper over the cracks Grant it said totally depends on what team turns up got to get the shambles of a defense sorted out baring

A must for me to start Clarkson mcgr and the team but not both Mark Smith said I’m really getting to the stage where I’m not sure a win helps us as it just allows the board to continue on its current path okay that’s all the messages that have come

In so thank you so much for all the messages that you sent um many of you wishing everybody a very happy new year and uh very much looking forward to the game but not many of you are feeling very confident about the game just a little bit of housekeeping for you

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Button right we are all done so thank you so much for watching um so just a summ eyes huge game for Barry um I genuinely have absolutely no idea how it’s going to go I fear the worst but I want to remain positive and hope that we can really turn things

Around put in a very brave performance and get the three points what happens after that is entirely up to the board and all we can do is just sit back be patient and wait so all that I will say is the very best of luck to Barry and to

The lads tomorrow go out show us some pride show us some fight show us some bravery and show us you’re worthy of wearing that red shirt because that’s more important than anything else guys enjoy your next couple of days and I will see you on Wednesday for the pre

For the review show take care stand free all the very best