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I believe the (potential) investment is a bit more involved than just throwing some cash into the club and discussions are still ongoing. Can't argue with your assessment of the clubs progress (or lack thereof), but not convinced that the training facilities etc we use are the cause of the injury glut. Most of our injuries have been caused by heavy challenges and stuff during games and some of them have been things like shoulder injuries and stuff which are just freak scenarios. I actually believe that pampering players too much can cause more problems than expecting them to rough it a little. Kenny Cameron is club Chairman, and as far a I am aware he is not a land developer....even if he was I don't think it right to just expect him or someone else to just hand over land. Given how much ICT have done to put Inverness on the map, it might be more appropriate to suggest that the City themselves do something to assist the club with a better training surface that's slightly closer to home and has some basic facilities.

are you joking??? esson fair enough but foran better than hayes? this forum really is S**T and you do not know football! As much as I can, and have, disagreed with DalneighCaley on many occasions, sometimes quite vociferously, he is, as Donview points out, entitled to his opinion whether you (or I) like it or not so there is no need for the abuse. IMHO, I would say he is pretty knowledgeable ... I dont usually take issue with that knowledge, its the opinions that we each form from that knowledge that we tend to differ on .... and thats one of the big reasons why the Internet has forums !!! PS: If the forum is that "S**T ... there a link near the top right corner that says "sign out" ..... feel free to click it !!!!

I've been asked by the magazine "four four two" for a new column they're doing to choose ICT's best and worst foreign player of all time (not republic of Ireland). So I thought I'd ask for opinions on this? Give a reason for each as well please! Cheers.

Appreciate you probably don't get to many games being in Southampton but Celtic Park is the worst away day. You can actually recreate it in your garden by following these easy steps: 1) Stand at one end of your garden. 2) Place a TV showing the game at the other 3) Place a massive pillar in the way of most of the action 4) Recruit local miscreants to holler indecipherable rhymes about religion, Ireland and themselves. Make sure they are dressed in tracksuits. 5) Get some minimum wage neo-fascists along, stick them in a day-glo coat and get them to act like onanists for two hours. 6) When the game ends, charter a plane to Beirut and walk about there for a hour or so. That's the Celtic Park experience. Having said that, when you win or get a draw from 2-0 down, it's worth it. I'm probably going to come along to this game as it happens

Not sure if this a full list of the players in during the window so far.... Aberdeen Defender Russell Anderson on a free transfer; Defender Mark Reynolds on loan from Sheffield Wednesday; Midfielder Stephen Hughes on a free transfer from Motherwell; Midfielder Gacin Rae on a free transfer from Dundee; Forward Daniel Uchechi free agent. Celtic Defender Mikael Lustig on a free transfer from Rosenborg; Midfielder Rabiu Ibrahim on a free transfer; Forward Pawel Brazek on loan from Trabzonspor. Dundee United Midfielder Richie Ryan on a free transfer from Sligo Rovers; Forward Milos Lacny on loan from Sparta Prague Dunfermline Goalkeeper Iain Turner on loan from Preston; Defender Jordan McMillan from Rangers on a free transfer; Midfielder Mark Kerr on a free transfer; Midfeilder Kyle Hutton from Rangers on loan. Hibernian Defender George Francomb on loan from Norwich City; Defender James McPake on loan from Coventry city; Defender Pa Saikou Jukabi free agent; Defender Matt Doherty on loan from Wolves; Midfielder Jorge Claros from Motagua; Midfielder Tom Soares on loan from Stoke City; Forward Roy O'Donovan on loan from Coventry City; Forward Eoin Doyle on a free transfer from Sligo Rovers. Inverness CT Defender Steve Williams on loan from Bradford; Midfielder Claude Gnakpa on a free transfer from Walsall; Forward Sam Winnall on loan from Wolverhampton. Kilmarnock Defender Ben Gordon on loan from Chelsea; Defender Michael Nelson on a free transfer from Scunthorpe; Defender Lewis Toshney on loan from Celtic; Midfielder Dean Shiels free agent; Forward Dieter van Tornhout on a free transfer from Nea Salamina. Motherwell Forward Henrik Ojamaa on a free transfer from RoPS. Rangers Midfielder Mervan Celik from GAIS Goteborg. St Mirren Forward Dougie Imrie from Hamilton. St.Johnstone Midfielder Jack Compton on loan from Falkirk; Midfielder Lee Croft on loan from Derby County; Forward James Keatings from Celtic on loan; Forward Kudos Oyenuga from Spurs on loan.

Should Rangers go to the wall, in my opinion, the biggest loser in the whole situation would be Celtic, it's ironic that the two biggest rivals in our game massively depend on each other and without one the other would have no or very little influence on the structure of Scottish Football. They may not come out and say it but the power men behind the scences at Celtic Park will be quaking over the thought of Rangers going bust. We all know the money they generate is based around the fierce rivalry that exists and that also goes for the tv money that is generated through the SPL as well, without the 'big two' as they are put there is no way anyone would pay what they pay for Scottish Football tv rights. It is also not just down to money, when it comes to voting on certain issues with the SPL both Rangers and Celtic more often than not vote the same way and this is how they have managed to monoplise the distribution of tv money and sponsorship, without one of the other neither would be able to dominate decisions anymore and no more would the smaller clubs be scared to actually vote the way they want to. Look how ICT were treated when they voted no to the ten team league last year, it was a case of how dare you etc etc. Imagine a scenario where everyone gangs up on Celtic, they wouldn't know how to handle it and then we would see the toys thrown out of the pram but maybe that's what is needed. The same would be said if the roles were reversed and Celtic were in this situation. For the other teams I see it as a blessing and I am sure that behind closed doors a lot of the big men involved in the other teams would see it as a good thing, I believe Celtic would continue to dominate for a few years after however slowly that gap would close as other teams would grow whereas Celtic would be the only team that would decline due to lack of money. The distribution of tv money is key to the whole thing and even a little extra for other clubs would make it possible for them to grow. Yes the money would be significantly less but with a better distribution the other teams wouldn't see a difference and if they did it would be minimul as what they get at the moment anyway is peanuts compared to Rangers and Celtic. Gone are the glory days of Europe for Scottish teams and UEFA themselves have shown they are not interested in the smaller nations so putting that aside it may be the blessing that Scottish Football needs to completely tare everything up and start again and it may also serve as a warning to others as to the consequences of not running a club properly. I would not be surprised if Hearts go the same way, ironically again without Romanov they would be facing exactly the same issue but due to different financial reasons, it's only him having money that keeps the bank from calling the debt in. From what I have read, know and see the only two clubs that really run their camp without really going into too much debt is ICT and St Johnstone but the rest certainly have debts beyond their means as well as running at a loss every year unless they can sell players to make ends meet, look at Hibs and Dundee Utd. After all this though I don't see Rangers going bust, I see them going into administration before that just in order to stave off seeing the club going down, alone Ibrox is worth more than the tax bill is and if it really came to it and everything was stripped down, shipped out and sold on that would be the last thing to go, it might not be what they want however it might be needed. The very thought of administration for Rangers might even be enough for other clubs to start standing up for what they believe in and use the fact Rangers aren't the club they once were to shift the power once and for all.

It's brilliant that they are getting involved in the community like this. Just a pity that our players aren't particularly qualified to teach something useful likes maths or science instead. Learning langiages like French is pretty pointless these days and does nothing for our economy. And I speak as someone with a degree in French!

He was a fringe player at Bradford.