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I have read a lot of posts this week that makes reference to the "Andrew Shinnie haters". I don't believe such a thing exists, however until Saturday v St Mirren I had yet to be impressed by him. I was at Tannadice where he was one of several players that were very poor. He did not recieve abuse from the fans, but people were shouting their opinions which weren't particularly positive, (not only about him). The problem was that Andrew Shinnie's mother turned and confronted a group of fans, which led to a bit of an ongoing **** take. Relax Andrew, every player is only as good as his last game and after your performance on sat if you produce more of the same you're laughing! :)

http://flblog.dailymail.co.uk/2011/10/from-stoke-to-birmingham-via-inverness-the-adam-rooney-story.html Still good to hear the big mans thoughts on the club that basically took him to where he is today.

I think given that we are persisisting with 2 battering rams up front id say we are getting as good as we can have. In all my years as an Inverness fan i have never seen a striker as hard working as Tade, the amount of effort and endeavour he puts in is unreal and for that he will always be one of my first on my team selection, he reminds a little bit on Dirk Kuyt. Yes he misses chances but the fact is on paper he is our top scorer and has probably been one of our most consistent performers in the last month or so. It is unfair to compare him to Adam Rooney imo, Rooney has a proven track record and had no real previous before he came here. We knew Tade wasnt renound for goals. Foran is under immense pressure and to an extent is struggling to cope imo. Himself, Rosscoe and i suppose Hogg are the only real experience outfield players that we have now, Foran also has the weight of captaincy on his shoulders and has been battling through the pain barrier in recent weeks with more than one injury, people have criticised him for giving little in recent performance but in my opinion he is simply being run ragged, he needs a break, at the end of the day he is 31 and hasnr got the energy he once posessed, i think once our squad is fitter and contains more options a rest from action may not be the worst idea for Mr Foran.

And just how often have you seen MacKay play to come to the conclusion that you would far rather see him playing upfront with Tade than Foran? I accept that Foran has missed some glorious chances this season and in that sense he's a bit like Tade. Both work hard in their different ways but Foran has the vision Tade lacks. He plays some great through balls, attacks the ball very well at the back post and lays off good balls to others - such as for our first goal on Saturday. It's a bit of a dilemma for Terry. On the one hand you feel you can't leave either Tade or Foran out but on the other you can't afford to play them both. To my mind Foran should be playing deeper but I don't know who you would leave out - particularly when Hayes and Doran are fit again. But we do need to score more goals and can't rely on the midfield to chip in all the time. I would be inclined to give Sutherland the guarantee of a few games to see if he can exploit the chaos Tade causes. I would also like to see MacKay get a chance - he could come on as a late sub for either Tade or Sutherland and if the Tade / Sutherland combination does not produce goals then he could replace Sutherland for a run. Another option is to play Sutherland in the lone striker role because he strikes me as more of a Rooney type player who can hold up the ball and bring in the supporting midfied players - he also seems to be sharper in front of goal than Tade. Tade sure scares the hell out defenders but seems to lack the awareness to bring in others and therefore unless we can find a way to exploit the very considerable attributes he has, I fear he may be the one who has to be left out of the side. I am confident that either Tade will start scoring more or he will enable someone else to. We are not far from being a very effective attacking force and it won't be long before things click and I really hope Tade is a part of that. Nobody deserves success more than him.

Personally I have began to save up for the Texan pre season tour Plus 12th Man has inadvertently got it rite - hope he has not zoned in to my psychic airways - and who would build such a project with dollars behind it - Tullochs or Muirfields ? LET THE RENEWED POWER STRUGGLE CONTINUE = But there is only one winner for ICT. Plus I have given Dougal a green dot - but I never give out red dots as they are usually given becos peeple dont agree with the view being banded. My only grievance is that you should have a separate table for red and green dots - that way I could be well to the feckin top of both.

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