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I think you are right rig, and boy do Hibees need him more than us right now.

Another pre-season flop for the Hibees, six games played no goals scored. Latest flop going down 3-0 to Clyde at Broadwood. And we think we have problems............ Finding themselves 2-0 down at the interval was bad enough but Clyde went on to score a third within ten minutes of the break. Although that goal completed the scoring Hibs continued to be over-ran by a side who made 7 second half subs and finished second bottom of Scotland's second tier last season. :015: Theres always someone else worse off than yourself.

Did it ever occur to you that the player/agent might not agree to a longer contract as it is in their best interest. Remember a two year contract is in effect a one year contract, the second year is the get out clause, don't extend let it run down, leave for nothing. Not too many players with us will sign longer contracts as we will be seen as a feeder club, like it or not for those with more to offer. Especially the up and coming players. Easier to get the likes of Russell Duncan to sign a longer contract as nobody is exactly knocking down the door to get him. It takes two sides to enter into an agreement.

:015: I don't care anymore, lets move on.

No surprise really. Do any contract renewals ever go ahead straight away? He/his agent will be testing the water, we have to make sure it's warm enough or he will undoubtedly head off to bigger and better things. Thank you Jean-Marc Bosman.

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Too much love for St Mirren on these boards. Yes other teams have bought in players or loaned them, lets wait and see if they are any good. Is there people on the Falkirk and St Mirren boards worrying over us? As Highlanders we are obliged to show restraint and be reserved in our judgements. I did notice Wyness had scored, but then again Rory (I know I know) has scored seven in two games, are they concerned. Probably not, but if our own Rory can toughen up then he could be on a winner. He has always only had one aim in mind when he gets the ball near the box, head for goals. Never used to come off too often, but has he turned the corner. Again we will have to wait and see. I am still convinced that we are a better side than Paisley.

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Phew, I thought you were going to say it was in your underpants :029:

:029: how about this one dargs Leptospirosis keep away from rats children

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Ronaldo was right, this was the big news on the streets of Inverness, Little Feat were in town. I have taken the liberty of copying this review from the Scotsman as the Ironworks gig was similarly brilliant. Scotsman review by MARTIN LENNON Little Feat Queens Hall WHEN people of a certain age talk about live music, Little Feat is pretty much what they mean. Big drum kits, the rich warm sound of Hammond organs and electric pianos, multiple guitarists, and long, long guitar solos. So when the band stepped onstage last night at the Queen's Hall, you'd have been forgiven for thinking it was 1979 back aADVERTISEMENTt the Odeon or the Empire instead, given the roar that greeted them. Little Feat are a group. Which is to say there are no stars or grandstanding ? they are one of those few bands where each member is as important as the others, and it shows. With seven excellent performers on stage at once, the problem is who to concentrate on, not whether there's anything to look at. Enormous, shiny drums, together with a Latin percussion bay are always worth a gander, but when they're played by drummers as gifted as Ritchie Hayward and Sam Clayton, it becomes hard to look at anything else. Original players Bill Payne and Paul Barrere on keyboards and guitar respectively were fascinating to watch and listen to, if only to try to work out why musicians of this calibre aren't as well known as their less skilled counterparts in other bands. Barrere in particular pulled off some astounding blues and slide work throughout the show. Most of the band sang, but no-one sings quite like Shaun Murphy. Anywhere. Her incredible voice could split plate steel, yet it's capable of gossamer delicacy at the drop of a bluesman's hat. If Janis Joplin were alive today, it'd be a brave gambler who'd bet on the outcome of a sing-off between them. Guitarist Fred Tackett also plays some of the sweetest trumpet this side of half a dozen top flight jazz bands, and he thankfully brought it out several times last night, always to loud and long applause. Together they make a gutsy, sexy sound which defies categorisation. There was a nod to the late Lowell George, co-founder of the band with Payne, in the form of Honest Man, from George's solo album. Otherwise the set travelled back to some of their earliest albums for material. Tripe Face Boogie from 1972 was the oldest, while Hate To Lose Your Lovin' and Let It Roll were the young upstarts of the show, both dating from 1988. In between there was an embarrassment of riches from five other albums, each song clearly full of memories for the packed audience. Dixie Chicken became an epic solo-athon. After a sprint through a straight ahead version, the front line, guitars, vocals and keyboards all left the stage, leaving the drums and bass to funk it up. The whole team reconvened for a bit, then it was the front line's turn in the spotlight. Wonderful musicianship and extended ? but never meaningless ? solos thrilled and entertained the yelling, cheering crowd. With a little luck, there will have been a few younger players in the audience, open-mouthed and goggle-eyed, taking notes and making plans to expand the sound of their own bands. Until then, the rest of the audience will have to hope that the real thing will roll this way again a few more times. Can't add anything to that, they were all so acomplished and the guitar work was superb, showing up todays bands with some fantastic slide guitar playing, just a complete band. Don't miss them next time.

Shove it in yer underpants ****. :010:

Here is the link from the courier if nobody else has posted it amongst the rest of the confusion http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fu...nsfer_deal.html

redee, I clicked on the link and all I got was interference :029:

It looks like that rig, if we can believe what has been written in the press. My guess is Marius/agent has agreed with Dinamo, despite Kaisers offering the board more, maybe because Marius went to Bucharest on his own and meanwhile ICT received an updated offer from Kaisers. That seems to be acceptable, but only if Marius is willing to waive his share of the transfer, thus leaving ICT with roughly the same amount. Cofused.com may be the only answer.

Absolutely correct. The knock on effect is costing us money, cup runs etc. We have known about this for a season and a half yet we are showing no signs of filling the vacancy. Our defence has let us down badly since Dods left and was the difference between top six or relegation battle. Another squint at last seasons results show we drew very few games compared to other teams. Losing games by the odd goal instead of drawing them costing us league places for me was down more to the lack of defence than lack of prowess in front of goal. We drew four games compared to nine, ten or eleven for the teams around us. Get a defender in please

Big write up in the Courier as well, looks like the same story. Basically we are in possession of his registration until Dinamo deposit the required amount into our bank, as long as Marius waives his personal fee, then the deal with Dinamo will benefit ICT to the same amount as Kaisers were offering. Apparently we have accepted a cut price offer from Dinamo of ?396k, bit of debate as the original offer may have been in Euros, confusing our easily confused board. However, due to this it may be that we are wanting Dinamo to pay out to Marius insted of us which will ultimately leave us with a similar amount. Complex situation is the way it is described. Quotey from Grazza............. "We still hold the players registration documents and if this is not sorted out in the next day or two he will be coming back to Inverness" Seems fair enough to me. I don't believe the board are as daft as some like to make out. Yes they make mistakes, thats a different story. Dealing with these types of clubs can't be straightforward and someone somewhere has jumped the gun. Lets hope it can get sorted out soon and we can get on with life without Marius.

Good report on the highland league site, but no teams offered. http://www.ngrfoundation.co.uk/joomla/inde...97&Itemid=1 ICT's youth side booked their place in the quarter finals of the ITP Solutions North of Scotland Cup with a three goal victory over a Clach side that was, on the whole little older than the SPL outfit. Inverness Caley Thistle took the lead halfway through the first half with a wonderfully taken free kick. Gavin Morrison's execution of the 25 yard set piece was impeccable, picking out the top corner despite the despairing efforts of Clach keeper Neil Hastie. It was the highlight of a first half which was, nonetheless, entertaining. ICT had the edge but both sides showed they could string the passes together although on most occasions the defensive A great ball in from Shane Sutherland saw Daniel Park nick his foot in front of his defender to turn the ball goalwards but Neil Hastie got down to his left to make the save. Clach were caught with a suckerpunch in the 63rd minute as an ICT counter attack put them two goals up. The Lilywhites had put the pressure on the Caley Jags box with the ball eventually being driven goalwards by David Watson. A great block then denied John Macleod on the rebound and within seconds the ball had been cleared to the right wing where it was picked up by Shane Sutherland. The former Wick Academy striker controlled the ball with ease, stepped inside his man then unleashed a thunderbolt strike into the postage stamp corner of the net from all of 25 yards. Another counter attack which followed a Clach corner saw Daniel Park curl a shot just a foot wide of the same top corner from a Shane Sutherland cutback as the game continued to flow from one end of the park to the other. The Lilywhites youngsters were proving more than capable of playing incisively whenever they had the chance to with David Watson at the heart of it more often than not. He linked the ball between defence and attack well setting Andrew Fraser on his way. The number eleven skipped past Sean Porter before playing it inside for Gordon McNab but his sidefooter trundled past the post. Minutes later Watson was creating a one on one for John Macleod and it took a fantastic fingertip save from Andrew McNulty to deny the teenager a goal, although ref Alan Frew gave a goal kick to the surprise of the ardent Clach support behind the goals. Shaun Carrol made it three with ten minutes to go. Having been initially denied by Neil Hastie after Shane Sutherland's lay off gave him a sight from goal, the sub was there to nod home when the ball was swiftly returned into the area from the right. In the final minute Andrew Fraser was very unlucky not to grab a consolation goal from a 22 yard free kick that struck the underside of the bar and the rebound was turned onto the bar via Adam Naismith after Sean Porter was able to hook the ball off the defender. Full Time: Clachnacuddin 0 Inverness Caley Thistle 3 Reporter: Steven Rattray

On official website here http://www.ictfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News...1353047,00.html

I don't think anyone knows the truth anymore, I'm out of here. Does it look like Marius has done this off his own bat? All weekend the signs on some websites were that we had agreed a fee with the Germans, but we see Marius photo on the Dinamo website, yet nothing official from the club, I think he has done a runner to get back home despite the Germans being the highest bidder? Then again, what is the truth? Does anyone care anymore.

By all accounts he has impressed. My only concern is that we all seem to like him as well, yet nobody on here has seen him play, so he is really an unknown quantity for all of us. The chappie Evans was also supposed to be decent, but failed to impress when up here on trial. Still, at least Rooney has scored a couple of goals in his games, so maybe he has something to offer us. The fact that he is keen to come up here makes this look like a done deal.

Shame, still quite young as well. He was a very well respected politician in his day.

The penny had dropped a long time before Dods had left. We have never replaced him, but thats for another thread. Look at the line up for yesterdays friendly game, some first choice defenders missing surely, no Grantie or Rossco and Hastings out of position. Fairly settled midfield and Barrowman drawing a blank is lso worrying. Starting Line Up Fraser Proctor, McGuire (Duff 70 mins), Hastings, Djebi-Zadi Cowie (Wilson 45 mins), Duncan (Gillespie 45 mins), Black (McBain 45 mins), Imrie (Vigurs 45 mins) Barrowman (Wood 55 mins), Rooney (McAllister (55 mins)

Gringo, the accident did happen on a single carriageway section of the A9, approx 200 yards North of the Geman soldiers head in the rock face. This is maybe five or six hundred yards south of the Slochd summit. The road has traffic lights set up now due to the fire which engulfed the vehicles and has left the surface badly burnt. Sends a shiver up your spine when driving past it.