Must be awfully difficult for the savages across the bridge to support a first team that is essentially a squad of Weegies and Englishmen.

I know we're not much better but at least we have a few token Invernessians in the team, and judging by an article in today's P&J, a few more coming through the youth system.

I've always thought of football as a tribal game, pitting our local champions against their local champions.

Not so easy to make a connection when all the local champions are imported from other parts of the country.

Anyone else have similar thoughts?

5 minutes ago, buckett said:

Must be awfully difficult for the savages across the bridge to support a first team that is essentially a squad of Weegies and Englishmen.

I know we're not much better but at least we have a few token Invernessians in the team, and judging by an article in today's P&J, a few more coming through the youth system.

I've always thought of football as a tribal game, pitting our local champions against their local champions.

Not so easy to make a connection when all the local champions are imported from other parts of the country.

Anyone else have similar thoughts?

In a word, no. I don't care where our players come from as long as they play with pride for and commitment to the club when they are here.

The hierarchy of preference for me is:

1. Success with local players

2. Success with outsiders

3. Failure with local players

4. Failure with outsiders

Unfortunately we would probably never have won anything with a team of Scots far less Highlanders. It is good to be able  to sing "He's one of our own" to at least a couple of them. Only problem is that if they shine with us they are quickly swooped on by a large number of better financed predators. My problem has always been with the signing of evident mercenaries.