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Even if the club know that turning the USH on 72 hours in advance will make no difference, failure to comply with the rules/guidelines and "frozen pitch" being the reason a game is off will mean they risk a fine. If they do turn it on and the game is still called off due to "frozen pitch" then that's tough chit on money lost running the system. Every pitch is different due to soil type, drainage conditions, location etc and having a blanket set of rules for all does not work. Clubs aren't going to intentionally jeopardise games....cashflow is everything to clubs and postponements cause HUGE problems in that regard. Why would clubs risk losing thousands of pounds postponing a weekend fixture and replacing it with a mid week one? Let the people who know best, the groundsmen, decide on what is best for them. I've just read Blair's comments/justification for the early call-off where he claims "a couple" of clubs are upset by it and I know for a fact that it's more than just a couple of clubs and that travelling clubs are every bit as hacked off as home clubs because nobody wants fixture congestion and they certainly don't want to be travelling mid week. Everyone, other than Blair, seems to be baffled by the call-off. Clubs were not consulted and only heard about the decision at the same time as we did when the press release went out. Police, from what I understand, had not issued specific advise and/or orders to the SPL about allowing fans to travel and Blair seems to be distancing himself from that by saying "I cannot speak for the police...but". Conditions are not ideal, but they are not forecast to be any worse than they were last weekend. The only fans that will have lost on train tickets etc would have been those booking in advance for cheaper fares...the call off did not come soon enough to prevent them having already spent the money, so holding off would not have caused disruption to many more than it already has. Blair has jumped the gun, IMO, and should have done no more than issued a statement saying that postponements were being considered...at least then people would have been able to make decisions for themselves and a sensible, educated final decision could have been taken after proper consultation with all the relevant clubs, police and authorities.

beckham, wills and cameron - my god that's enough to turn anyone's stomach. A truly loathsome trio.

That was me. Sorry. It started as a bit of banter but then I saw my reflection in his Rolex and saw red so I started laying into him. I wanted to take his eye out but I only got as far as breaking his nose. I saw him on The Only Way Is Essex and I know he can handle himself as he was training for a boxing match so I had to keep my wits about me. He's no pushover let me tell you. He was begging me to stop but I couldn't pull myself off him. Eventually the trolly dolly managed to barge us both with his assorted snack cart and we fell to the ground, where Mark made his escape to the refuge of the toilets, you know the ones with the revolving doors. I feel I've let myself, the club and most importanly Scotrail down with my antics. I'll try to not let it happen again.

Send the bill for the USH heating to the SPL. After all it was them who insisted we tear up our pitch and install it to avoid scenarios like this!

I wanted England to win it, so I could go see a few matches but, to be honest, I felt Russia was the right candidate. A big footballing nation, with money that has never hosted the tournament. Perhaps they bribed, perhaps they didn't but England has no automatic right to believe they should be in pole spot. I see no reason why Russia shouldn't be the host - only reasons why it should be. Qatar? Well, I thought it should have been Oz but Qatar did have more going for it than you'd imagine. Football in the Arab world is big. Qatar will promote the game right across the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi etc. They also have the money to do it properly. That said, it really should have gone south. Mind you, a lot of the sporting federations were against the WC coming as it collides with Aussie Rules. Perhaps it was that lack of support that did it for them?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/9252583.stm

Great news looks to have secured his first team place by merit. Great prospect.

The man is in pole position to bring a top 6 finish and potentially European football to the club, he has firmly established his own set of players into the side who are doing a terrific job, he loves it here, we love him, he loves us etc. Why an earth would he drag himself over to the hill of horse dung to start all over again? I dont think he was even mentioned in the odds on the radio today.

Who are the best and worst players you have played alongside in a Caley Thistle team. You spent some time at Victoria Park in Dingwall, show us on the puppet where they touched you.

What temp is your central heating set at ?

TB is free to do whatever he wants to do or doesnt want to do, as it will not be with the Dons. He is a living God and he will certainly not be touching a leper colony like Pittodrie. Not worried at all.

So the guy gets from Parkhead and boards a train at Queen St with the intention of heading to Inverness. It could well be that he made it for the 17.41 train but how many of our fans got that one. Either way he was assaulted and decided not to travel. I assume he took his father to hospital to get the broken hand checked. So, assuming he did my reckoning is that he wouldn't have gotten to Glasgow airport before 9 pm. The last flight from Glasgow to London on a saturday is at 19.35 which he'd be expected to board at 19:05. In my book, with my limited knowledge of the guy, he's an out and out liar.

Terry will speak when he is good and ready, not when someone demands it on an internet forum.

Good statement from Kenny. What forecast have the SPL seen I wonder? No snow forecast for the next few days. It might be cold but with only a gentle breeze it will be perfect for football. Stupid decision IMHO. Probably dictated by Celtic wanting a bit of time to regroup and Aberdeen wanting time for someone desparate enough to want to manage them.

A.N.Other poster creditted Nick getting a start to Foran's absence through injury which is on the money and Nick's performances have seen him maintain his place in the starting line-up. No-one was being critical of Foran, on this thread at least.

Another Amazing Away Game

With the 3 stooges booted from Aberdeen, i keep on hearing butchers name being mentioned with the job. normally i wouldn't take notice but it seems as if whenever one of the "bigger clubs" needs a manager, they always seem to take from ICT. I think butcher needs to make his intentions known and go public and either say "i'm interested" or "Where are the dons in the table? Where Are ICT?? I'm Staying With Caley!" As i said, i dont think he will go as he's built a great team here and if we continue our form he will have the money to do what he wants here anyway.

Anyone know what kind of level of frost the USH can deal with. My job is often influenced by the weather, so i need to be aware in the Winter. Its likely to be -8c saturday noon, with as low as -15c overnight. Thats not the end of it though, as it will get worse in December, possibly not getting above freezing for the next 4 weeks. Sorry to be so doom and gloom, but i can see a few weekends getting called off, giving the SFA time to sort out the refs and Celtic.

Seems the authorities can't win... Games on, moans about fan safety. Games off, moans about how it's not that bad... It might be mollycoddling or whatever but it isn't a clever idea to make unnecessary journeys in this weather and the rescue services will be stretched enough right now without having to rush off to road incidents cos an additional 50,000+ people are on the roads for football. Correct decision for me. As a direct result, should this not re-open the winter shut down debate? Or even summer football?

Right Call! Although the pitch is fine it's the surrounding areas and sarefy of fans. Plus it's Freeezing

Dont think they were TBH .