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This kind of gesture is what builds the togetherness within the team, and loyalty from the players. Some clubs would not think twice about tossing aside a player like Hogg who has suffered a potentially career threatening/ending injury. Its a business after all and an injured player is not good business. However, despite the mumps and moans we sometimes have about ICT being less professional off the park than some other teams, I think they have hit the spot with this one and showed they care, which in turn allows the player to concentrate on recovery. Chris Hogg will return, anyone who reads his blog sees that determination and can be optimistic about that, and when he does return, he seems the sort of player who would want to repay the faith and loyalty that the club and manager has shown to him. Lets not forget that he is only 26 and his best years may be ahead of him should he recover fully .... assuming he recovers - and I concede that this is the gamble ICT are taking - he may even be a future club captain ?

It was found in this archive of illustrations and pics. I do actually wonder why they went to the expense of removing it when it would have alleviated traffic volumes on the Ness Bridge in future years. I suppose there were probably no traffic jams in 1963. and it wouldn't have been aesthetically pleasing to the town planners of the time who preferred everything to look like Lego. This pic from the collection - High Street in 1975 - is fantastic I think.

http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/376-matthew-will-star-on-the-pitch Got the chance to meet Mathew a couple of weeks ago, a great young lad who is really enthusiastic about being given his chance with ICT....and he couldn't have a better mentor.

So, of our former players they'll have Duff and Duffer

Rooney, Cowie, Robson, Rankin, Mihadjuks. Would maybe even consider Morais, though he is prone to ditching clubs.

CD/Scotty I see this as a simple issue. Either you accept the right of fotball club stewards and police to physically search every supporter who is entering a ground or you don't. You guys do, I don't. The principle of any state or organisation having the right to stop and search without justification or cause is, in my opinion, unreasonable. Attendance at a football match does not merit justification or cause. Police state behaviour. Despite your considered positions to the contrary, I see nothing in your posts to change my view. Agree to disagree.

Priorities have to be Get safe from relegation Top 6 spot, sixth is probably the best we can hope for but very much possible get as far as we can in the Scottish Cup which could in turn get us into Europe. As someone said, exiting times ahead and an awful lot still to play for this season

If he stays will he settle for a modest salary or will he prove to be a gold DIGGER ?

Tokely's had some great games this season. Surprised so many people want him out. Especially with the uncertainty over Hogg. Even if he gets back, will he last?

Don't see what searches have to do with the concept of the "game belonging to the fans". The level of searches undertaken will be determined by the outcome of the security meetings that take place with the safety officer, police and stewarding companies. If the reports suggest that there's an increased risk then police and stewards have a duty of care to act accordingly. It matters not a jot if fans are involved in that decision process or not, the duty of care to act on the intelligence to hand still exists. Could you imagine the uproar if that duty was ignored and something happened? We don't know exactly what intelligence was to hand when the decision was made to pat-down all visiting Celtic fans, so it's impossible for us to make a call on whether or not we think it was justified. FWIW, I believe that to occasionally search every fan acts as a reasonable deterrent...to search every fan every time they visit is excessive. Regardless, the way to deal with that is not to promote actions that will only serve to exacerbate the situation and potentially cause further trouble. The Celtic Trust communication is not about informing people of their rights or seeking a solution, it's about causing so many problems for those doing the searches that it leads to mayhem...allowing them to come back with the "See what problems you are causing" argument. Who's fault will it be if the searches are abandoned due to unwarranted questioning of officials causing delays and fans getting rowdy because they are about to miss kick-off...and that results in an object getting in to the stadium that then causes problems or injury? If the Celtic Trust, or any other organisation wants to make some real inroads into dealing with these things, then they first need to look at the actions of their own fans and work on bringing that under control so as others don't feel the need for increased security measures in order to protect the safety of innocent bystanders. P.S. Setting aside the fact that you would be hard pressed to deem them as being a risk to public safety, even those attending societies more prestigious events undergo security checks...checks that would be deemed a far bigger incursion on civil liberties than a simple bag/pocket check and pat-down at a football match.

Time will tell if he's a cut above the rest. He's only made one appearance, but he did comb over as the kind of player who could be a permanent fixture in the squad as opposed to a fringe player. He brushed aside the Hearts forwards without being too cut-throat and managed to clip a few useful balls forward. At 6'5" he could easily bob up in corners and set pieces and highlight his usefulness with a goal or two.

I know it's been said several times before, and he's always proved people wrong, but I think Tokely is finished as a regular first team player at this level. He's not been great this season, and actually don't think he would have been here had it not been for the "1 year option". He used to be the kind of player that chased everything and everyone....this season he's been off the pace and found wanting on more than a few occasions. My all time favourite ICT player, but I think it's time for him to bow out while he can do so with head held high. I would far prefer that than see him struggle on and tarnish his status with the fans.

"Neither should anyone allow themselves to be searched unless the searcher has their hands covered appropriately." As if anyone would want to search a tink without their hands being covered appropriately.