We produced a table like this last season and have been asked to do it again by a few users ..... so here it is. The contents are based on press releases from the club and other media articles over the course of the season that have stated details about our player contracts. We will keep updating this table as we receive signing news .... !!!

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<tr bgcolor="#000033">

<td colspan="3"><font color="#FFFFFF">PLAYERS OUT <font size="+2">&rarr;</font></font></td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#000000">

<th width="35%" scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

PLAYER

</font></th>

<th width="15%" scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

CONTRACT

</font></th>

<th scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

STATUS

</font></th>

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<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Gil Blumenshtein

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

<font color="#000000">RELEASED</font>

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Russell Duncan

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

<font color="#000000">RELEASED</font>

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Stuart Golabek

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td>

<font color="#000000">RELEASED</font>

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Chris Hogg

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td>

<font color="#000000">RELEASED</font>

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Chris Innes

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

<font color="#000000">RELEASED</font>

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Max Johnson

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

<font color="#000000">RELEASED</font>

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Roy McBain

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

<font color="#000000">RELEASED</font>

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Grant Munro

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

<font color="#000000">RELEASED</font>

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Eric Odhiambo

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

<font color="#000000">RELEASED</font>

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Dani Sanchez

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

<font color="#000000">RELEASED</font>

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Aaron Doran

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

END OF LOAN

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Alex MacDonald

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

END OF LOAN

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td width="35%">

Kevin McCann

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

END OF LOAN

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td>

Adam Rooney

</td>

<td>

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td>

signed for Birmingham (end of contract)

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#FFDFDF">

<td>

Stuart Duff

</td>

<td>

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td>

offered contract but offer expired without signature

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#000033">

<td colspan="3"><font color="#FFFFFF">PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT <font size="+2">&rarr;</font></font></td>

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<tr bgcolor="#000000">

<th width="35%" scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

PLAYER

</font></th>

<th width="15%" scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

CONTRACT

</font></th>

<th scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

STATUS

</font></th>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2">

<td width="35%">

Lee Cox

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

signed until end 2011/2012

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2"><td width="35%">

Ryan Esson

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">→</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

signed until end 2011/2012

</td>

</tr><tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2"><td width="35%">

Richie Foran

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

signed until end 2011/2012

</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2">

<td>

Kenny Gillet

</td>

<td>

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td>

signed until end 2011/2012

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2">

<td width="35%">

Jonathan Hayes

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

signed until end 2011/2012

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2">

<td>

David Proctor

</td>

<td>

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td>

signed until end 2011/2012

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2">

<td>

Ross Tokely

</td>

<td>

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td>

signed until end 2011/2012

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2">

<td>

Jonny Tuffey

</td>

<td>

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td>

signed until end 2011/2012

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2">

<td colspan="3">

---

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#9DFF9D"><td width="35%">

Gavin Morrison

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

signed until end 2012/2013

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#9DFF9D">

<td width="35%">

Liam Polworth

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

signed until end 2012/2013

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#9DFF9D">

<td width="35%">

Nick Ross

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

signed until end 2012/2013

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#9DFF9D">

<td width="35%">

Graeme Shinnie

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

signed until end 2012/2013

</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#9DFF9D">

<td>

Shane Sutherland

</td>

<td>

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td>

signed until end 2012/2013

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#000033">

<td colspan="3"><font color="#FFFFFF">NEW SIGNINGS <font size="+2">&rarr;</font></font></td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#000000">

<th width="35%" scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

PLAYER

</font></th>

<th width="15%" scope="col">&nbsp;</th>

<th scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

STATUS

</font></th>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#CCFF66">

<td width="35%"><img src="http://caleythistleonline.com/media/images/misc/tansey.jpg" alt="tansey" width="110" height="110" hspace="5" align="left" longdesc="Greg Tansey">

Greg Tansey

</td>

<td width="15%" valign="top">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%" valign="top"><p>signed until end 2011/2012 from Stockport County. </p> </td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#CCFF66">

<td valign="top"><img src="http://caleythistleonline.com/media/images/misc/tade.jpg" alt="tade" width="110" height="110" hspace="5" align="left" longdesc="Gregory Tade">

Gregory Tade

</td>

<td valign="top">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td valign="top"><p>signed until end 2011/2012 from Raith Rovers with option for a 2nd year. </p></td>

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<td valign="top"><img src="http://caleythistleonline.com/media/images/misc/aldred.jpg" alt="aldred" width="110" height="110" hspace="5" align="left" longdesc="Tom Aldred">

Tom Aldred

</td>

<td valign="top">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td valign="top"><p>Signed on six month loan from Watford. </p></td>

</tr>

<tr bgcolor="#CCFF66">

<td valign="top"><img src="http://caleythistleonline.com/media/images/misc/shinnie_a.jpg" alt="shinnie" width="110" height="110" hspace="5" align="left" longdesc="Andrew Shinnie">

Andrew Shinnie

</td>

<td valign="top">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td valign="top"><p>signed until end 2012/2013</p></td>

</tr><tr bgcolor="#CCFF66">

<td valign="top"><img src="http://caleythistleonline.com/media/images/misc/meekings.jpg" alt="meekings" width="110" height="110" hspace="5" align="left" longdesc="Josh Meekings">

Josh Meekings

</td>

<td valign="top">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td valign="top"><p>signed until end 2012/2013</p></td>

</tr><tr bgcolor="#CCFF66">

<td valign="top"><img src="http://caleythistleonline.com/media/images/misc/doran.jpg" alt="doran" width="110" height="110" hspace="5" align="left" longdesc="Aaron Doran">

Aaron Doran

</td>

<td valign="top">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td valign="top"><p>signed until end 2012/2013</p></td>

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<td valign="top"><img src="http://caleythistleonline.com/media/images/misc/mckay.jpg" alt="mckay" width="110" height="110" hspace="5" align="left" longdesc="Billy McKay">

Billy McKay

</td>

<td valign="top">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td valign="top"><p>signed until end 2011/2012</p></td>

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<td colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>

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<tr bgcolor="#000000"><th width="35%" scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

MANAGEMENT TEAM

</font></th>

<th width="15%" scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

CONTRACT

</font></th>

<th width="50%" scope="col"><font color="#FFFFFF">

STATUS

</font></th></tr><tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2"><td width="35%">

Terry Butcher

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">→</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

signed until end 2011/2012

</td>

</tr><tr bgcolor="#D2FFD2"><td width="35%">

Maurice Malpas

</td>

<td width="15%">

<font size="+2">&rarr;</font>

</td>

<td width="50%">

signed until end 2011/2012

</td>

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Edited July 14, 201114 yr by Scotty
added Doran and McKay arrivals .... NOT LOANS !!!!!

I've moved some posts regarding interest in Tuffey into the topic that somebody started in Rumour Mill, as the story is worthy of a thread of its own.

How Butcher rates Duff and McCann over Munro and Duncan is beyond me. I don't particularly rate either of them at all.

Edited May 27, 201115 yr by Renegade

i thought mccann was excelent in the games he played

How Butcher rates Duff and McCann over Munro and Duncan is beyond me. I don't particularly rate either of them at all.

Duncan and Duff, your argument there i can understand and i actually agree but McCann and Munro are 2 very different players...i liked McCann though i think he is too injury prone to take a risk on.

i thought mccann was excelent in the games he played

How Butcher rates Duff and McCann over Munro and Duncan is beyond me. I don't particularly rate either of them at all.

Duncan and Duff, your argument there i can understand and i actually agree but McCann and Munro are 2 very different players...i liked McCann though i think he is too injury prone to take a risk on.

But you've got to say, who's the better player to have in your team - McCann or Munro? Munro is the handsdown winner. I never really took to McCann at all. He was always injured, slower than a week in jail and couldn't pass the ball to save his life.

i thought mccann was excelent in the games he played

How Butcher rates Duff and McCann over Munro and Duncan is beyond me. I don't particularly rate either of them at all.

Duncan and Duff, your argument there i can understand and i actually agree but McCann and Munro are 2 very different players...i liked McCann though i think he is too injury prone to take a risk on.

But you've got to say, who's the better player to have in your team - McCann or Munro? Munro is the handsdown winner. I never really took to McCann at all. He was always injured, slower than a week in jail and couldn't pass the ball to save his life.

Yeah i totally agree. Munro is a better player by miles. But im just illustrating that one is a full back and the other is a center half.

id much rather have munro and duncan than duff and mccann.... but we dont need any of them we have rosco!!!

P&J has George Fraser saying he expects some new signings to arrive next week, i shan't hold my breath.

Whether it be next week or two weeks or whatever there will be new signings. Of that I have no doubt. Will they be as good as or better than those being released? That remains to be seen. I do, however, concede that Butcher has done a decent job so far and I expect he will continue to prove some fans wrong with his signings.

Russell and Grant are gone now and there's no point in continually carping on about that. Lets look to the future and a challenge, next season, for a Europa place.

Tansey - 1 year contract signed

Morrison - 2 year contract signed

Sutherland - 2 year contract due to be signed soon

Source - P&J

gregory tade apparently signed a 1-year deal. pre-contract

Link here

Club have officially announced the signing of Tade. Copy of press release now on front page of site. http://caleythistleonline.com/

Tansey deal in papers....

Daily Record

Sky Sports

Edited June 11, 201114 yr by Tichy_Blacks_Back

http://www.highland-news.co.uk/Sport/Football/French-full-back-agrees-Caley-Thistle-contract-14062011.htm

Great re-signing.

http://www.highland-news.co.uk/Sport/Football/French-full-back-agrees-Caley-Thistle-contract-14062011.htm

Great re-signing.

Great news!

Thats good news, we now have 2 quality left backs.

reason for edit Having Gillet and Sutherland isnt good news- its great news.

Edited June 14, 201114 yr by 12th Man

Your next Sutherland ! You know you want to.

You didn't make it to the last para of that HN article!

Striker Shane Sutherland, who made massive strides in the first-team last season, pledged his immediate future to the club at the weekend by signing a two-year contract

At present, I guess this is our best team

Esson

Proctor - Tokely - Gillet - Shinnie

Hayes - Tansey (tbc) - Cox - Ross

Foran - Tade

Not bad, with Sutherland (and Morrison) in reserve. Needs more defenders to shift Proctor to midfield and Gillet to LB (I'm not saying for a second he'd actually be playing CD). I suspect McCann. Also, either Rooney or someone else up front, plus a left midfielder if Foran stays up. Duff useful for his utility factor but I just don't believe he's that interested in being in Inverness.

Tansey deal in papers....

Daily Record

Sky Sports

and every one of them a regurgitation of the earlier stories ... none of them have any club confirmation as the club cannot confirm it ... yet !!!!

At present, I guess this is our best team

Esson

Proctor - Tokely - Gillet - Shinnie

Hayes - Tansey (tbc) - Cox - Ross

Foran - Tade

Not bad, with Sutherland (and Morrison) in reserve. Needs more defenders to shift Proctor to midfield and Gillet to LB (I'm not saying for a second he'd actually be playing CD). I suspect McCann. Also, either Rooney or someone else up front, plus a left midfielder if Foran stays up. Duff useful for his utility factor but I just don't believe he's that interested in being in Inverness.

I believe that side would see us relegated. We really need to strengthen up a few areas of that team as you say.

I'm delighted Gillet is staying (he's probably my favourite player!) but ANOTHER one year deal. At this rate we'll go through the same limbo every year.

ICTPAISLEY: I agree that side would stand no chance. I was trying to emphasize that there's a lot of talent in that team. It sometimes feels as though we've started from scratch but actually we're well on the way.

I totally agree about one-year deals but the club have already stated that's to be the programme from now on. In what circumstance would we not want Gillet, Hayes, Ross etc to not be long-termers? I understand when the player might kibosh the whole thing or players ask for a massive increase in salary but it does seem as though we've put the horse before the cart by stating that's the route we want to go down from the outset.

I hate 1 year deals too. basically means they are no better than 5 month deals and we have to start looking at contracts in December when the talk turns to pre-contracts and speculation for any of our players who are performing well.

I understand that we have to cut the cloth to suit, that relegation is a constant spectre, and that SPL re-organisation will still rear its head in some form or another, but surely there must be a mutually agreeable method of coming up with contracts that deal with relegation should it happen or that also give both the player and the club options they can exercise .....

I would suggest we should - at a minimum - be offering all of those players we wish to keep a 2 (or 3) year deal but to protect the club we build a relegation wage decrease into the contract. However, to protect the player, we also insert a clause that allows them to walk away from that second (or third) year if another club comes in, pays a reasonable transfer fee (for sake of argument, equivalent to perhaps a year's salary) and matches or betters their wages from the year before. Seems simple ? maybe too simple ?

Are 1 year deals being offered becuase thats literally the best we can offer? At this rate the only players in contract at the end of next season will be Ross, Shinnie, Sutherland and Morrison.

Advantages of 1 Year Deals that immediately spring to mind.....

- No long term financial commitment.

- New players may not be as good as expected and can be offloaded easily.

- Players with potential to play at higher level don't feel "tied in" and willing to give us a year.

- Prevents complacency, players always playing for new contract...either with us or elsewhere.

- Keeping the team "fresh" with new faces makes it tougher for teams to get a read on us as seasons go by.

Had it been a manager like Brewster who was adopting this kind of policy then I would be really worried, but Butcher seems to have ample contacts for finding (free) players year on year and if he's happy and confident that he can whip a squad with a higher than usual turnover rate into shape every summer then it's a policy that could work....it's risky, but you learn/achieve nothing by standing still and doing the same thing time after time.

I notice some of these contracts also seem to be offered with an "option" included, so it's just as conceivable that Butcher does want to give some longer deals but they don't want to commit to that.

With the financial state of the game in Scotland as it is right now a prudent approach to spending and future spending commitment does make some sense.

(I'd still be happier seeing more longer term contracts though)