Off to Wigan for talks, statement from the chairman on the official website. Wish him all the best if he goes and hopefully we've got a replacement lined up.

 

http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1471-billy-mckay

Edited January 28, 201510 yr by Guest

Time to start a new chant.

 

"He leaves when he wants, he leaves when he waaaaaants...."

 

I read that Billy's been handed Shaun Maloney's no. 10 shirt.  Should be a good fit!

Cheerio Billy and do well son, imo best natural goal scorer we have had since Ian Stewart

 

He's no the first top-scoring Caley player called Billy to end up at Wigan!!

Former Jaggies might dispute that! But do you think this Billy may also come back to Inverness?

 

Always the chance he'll come back once he's past his best, like the other Billy did! He was still pretty good though!

 

And former Jaggies will just have to get used to the fact that their team's shortened name is "Caley"

Rumour has it that Billy has agreed to change his name to Ernie for an apartment and a free train ticket to Inverness.

 

C.mon, You guys remember Ernie from Wigan. Surely!

 

As charismatic as OOR WULLIE.   

As Yogi says ''Always look on the bright side of life''              Time to move on so let's remind ourselves of when Billy did not play for us .............................https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIn_MHG2F6Y           

Please tell me our board are astute enough to have inserted a sell-on clause in his contract. I was just reading how Hamilton have done very nicely out of sell-on clauses for James McCarthy and James McCarthur, who went to Wigan for £0.5m and £1.2m, and subsequently Everton and Palace for £13m and £7m. Billy could be as successful and it would only be fair for the club who nurtured him to share in any future moves.

I don't think we can take any credit in 'nurturing' Billy! Sure, he found the best form of his career with us, but he'd already been with 2 clubs in England before he came to us.

Shinnie's moving to Aberdeen - at the age of 23 - I'm sure you'd agree that if he moved on in 3 years time, the Dons wouldn't/shouldn't be entitled to compensation for 'nurturing' him. It's the same age Billy came to us at. I suppose it could be a grey-area which is why FIFA have ruled that compensation for 'nurturing' ends at 23.

 

I doubt we'll be privy to the finer details of the transfer or future clauses. There's a lot of 'undisclosed fees' etc nowadays - who knows, perhaps Northampton Town or even Leicester City were due a decent slice of the reputed 150k we got for Billy!

Well, whether we nurtured him or not ( he made his reputation with us, at least) it would still make good business sense to insist on a sell-on clause. With the Shinnie brothers as well. If other clubs can do it, and they do, we should be doing it too. It makes sense that the money at the top of the game filters down to smaller clubs through these kind of deals - Hamilton have made it work for them. Why not us?

I read that Billy's been handed Shaun Mahoney's no. 10 shirt.  Should be a good fit!

 

Fixed it.

Well, whether we nurtured him or not ( he made his reputation with us, at least) it would still make good business sense to insist on a sell-on clause. With the Shinnie brothers as well. If other clubs can do it, and they do, we should be doing it too. It makes sense that the money at the top of the game filters down to smaller clubs through these kind of deals - Hamilton have made it work for them. Why not us?

Yes, I agree with you. I'm sure we do put clauses in place, for number of games played or future sell-on fees - it's just that we don't always hear about them. I think we got a 'windfall' (although the actual figure wasn't disclosed) when Barry Robson moved to Celtic from Dundee United.

Why is Mckay's goal tally no longer shown in the Top Scorers table on the BBC web-site?

Why is Mckay's goal tally no longer shown in the Top Scorers table on the BBC web-site?

Ignorance and incompetence.

 

Well, whether we nurtured him or not ( he made his reputation with us, at least) it would still make good business sense to insist on a sell-on clause. With the Shinnie brothers as well. If other clubs can do it, and they do, we should be doing it too. It makes sense that the money at the top of the game filters down to smaller clubs through these kind of deals - Hamilton have made it work for them. Why not us?

Yes, I agree with you. I'm sure we do put clauses in place, for number of games played or future sell-on fees - it's just that we don't always hear about them. I think we got a 'windfall' (although the actual figure wasn't disclosed) when Barry Robson moved to Celtic from Dundee United.

 

 

 

I seem to recall that when we sold Don Cowie to Watford in the January window part of the deal was that we got an additional sum if they avoided relegation that season, which they did.  I wouldn't be surprised if we at least tried to get something similar given Wigan's predicament.

Edited February 1, 201510 yr by Yngwie

Another night on the Wigan bench while Andy Shinnie scores for Birmingham City.

 

He's no the first top-scoring Caley player called Billy to end up at Wigan!!

Former Jaggies might dispute that! But do you think this Billy may also come back to Inv

 

 

He's no the first top-scoring Caley player called Billy to end up at Wigan!!

Former Jaggies might dispute that! But do you think this Billy may also come back to Inverness?

 

 

 

No such thing as a former Jaggie....once a Jaggie always a Jaggie..

Another night on the Wigan bench while Andy Shinnie scores for Birmingham City.

And heading towards Division 1 and probably without the two men responsible for taking him there.

Warning, poor attempt at humor and probably works best with a central Scotland, weegie, accent.

 

Here goes,

 

Ive been reliably informed that Billy Mckay is a transvestite as he now has a wigan address. (wig n a dress).

I'm waiting for the tumbleweed.

I did warn you.

Billy coming back? Strange you should think that  Buckett, I was thinking the same thing ?

It'll be interesting to see if he's kept his place in the Northern Ireland squad for the Hampden friendly and Euro qualifier v Finland. Most national managers tend to only pick players who are playing regularly for their club - and Billy's lack of game time for Wigan may cost him!

Fully expect Mckay to pitch up at Aberdeen in the next 2 years.

Billy's downward spiral continues - dropped from NI Squad. It was his choice to leave.

Billy's downward spiral continues - dropped from NI Squad. It was his choice to leave.

BBC's reporting of it included a classic blunder, along the lines of "Ryan Christie & Jim McIntyre in award scoop double for Ross County"

 

I'll cut-and-paste before they change it, but apparently Billy plays for ABERDEEN!

 

Northern Ireland's squad for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Romania has been reduced from 28 to 25 players with Liam Boyce among the trio left out.

The Ross County striker will miss the Windsor Park clash along with MK Dons midfielder Ben Reeves and Aberdeen forward Billy McKay.

That's not a blunder. They are ahead of the news as per usual Aberdeen signing policy...

Actually. one of our posters, reckons Billy indeed will end up at Pittodrie...definitely a live possibility! (RossP or RiG perhaps?)