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is there another shinnie we could sign?

Some huge positives today. Firstly, it was great to get back to winning ways against an SPL side after only securing a point against St Johnstone. Draper was immense today, OTJ was solid and the Shinnies were sublime. Reguero was great in goal and the link up and interplay was a delight to watch at times. I really hope the club will open contract extension negotiations sooner rather than later. Special mention for the gaffer too. A perfect gent and such an honour to have him as the manager of our club. Terry, I salute you!

With us leading the way by going third in the SPL, it has been a good day for North football. I have to grudgingly acknowledge the gudgies win against Aberdeen whilst Elgin thumped a team in the division above them in the cup. Also in the cup there were wins for Deveronvale and Turriff whilst Nairn and Inverurie both drew against 2nd division opposition. Clach and Cove both went out but by the odd goal away to Ayr and Partick respectively but those are very respectable performances. It really goes to show what a good standard the Highland league is. All in all a very, very good day for North football.

How many penalties have been awarded this season? Loads, far more than any other team. How many were we awarded in the whole of last season? Hardly any at all. Why the dramatic turnaround? Interesting to get Kenny Shiels take on it today. (BBC) Shiels said that, if he gave his opinion on the referee's decision, "he could bear a grudge against me" but praised Caley Thistle manager Terry Butcher for his own relationship with officialdom. "I know Terry was complaining that they did not get penalty kicks and I don't think he's got into any trouble yet," he said. "He's politically unbelievably good, how he deals with the press and how he deals with referees. "It's working for him and his work with the referees is outstanding and he's done really well there - I wish I knew the secret." Shiels is a bitter man, and a very vocal fool. It is fair to say that Terry is excellent when it comes to the media side of things, but lets not forget that even he recently got a suspension for comments he made, so he's certainly no golden boy. And to suggest that Terry's approach generates favourable decisions is just plain nonsense. We may well have had a bit of luck with the odd 50:50 call, where last season we got none at all, but I think the increase in the number of penalties is really just a case of fortune favouring the brave. The way we now play football results in us spending more time than before on the attack, and patiently in possession of the ball on the ground in the opponents box, where we have several tricky players who can be a real handful. The outcome is so often inevitable. All we need now is a more reliable penalty taker.

I'll bet there's fans, players and clubs up and down the country who will be seeing us as the team to avoid.

Nairn would be good. Or Ayr.

I don't want us to get it...the feckin thing is cursed!!!

I wish people would understand that there are many people, myself included, that for personal reasons are unable to attend football matches no matter 'how much they would like to. It is not all about money and it certainly isn't apathy. Suffice it to say Free time to some is scarce and precious , consideration and choices have to be made in life so don't try and thrust guilt upon all absentees. Yes there are others I'm sure that could be more supportive and if ICT continue to play to their current standards then you will eventually find the supporters flooding back to the stadium.The better the product the greater the demand. We now have an excellent Squad formed by an excellent Management Team. You had to be patient to get that, now it has come and next the crowds will follow. Trust me, I was right about the squad when others were scathing about it, I was right about Reguero before he got his place in the Team. I was right about Terry being the manager for us. Before you say it IHE, I know, nobody loves a smartass!!

For anyone who is too impatient to wait till 6pm, here's a link to 5 mins of highlights... http://killiefc.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=73346

Cheeky fecker. Never touched the stuff. Do I look like I'm a Weegie. lol

Are you on the Buckfast tonight Dewsbury?

Yes, Ross county play 15 miles away in a nastly place called Dingwall.

Shiels' interview with Chick Young was a disgrace. He would not answer a straightforward question on whether he thought Kilmarnock should have had a penalty because he said that if he criticised the referee he would be in trouble. Even when Chick Young explained to him that he wasn't asking him to criticise the referee - just to give an opinion on whether he thought it should have been a penalty - he still refused to say because he would get into trouble if he told the truth! He says he has to be really careful what he says - but he's actually been very careful to deliberately refuse to express an opinion on a particular matter in a way which made it absolutely clear what he thought and which implied strong criticism of both the referee and the authorities. What he said was clearly designed to be far more controversial than simply saying that he thought the referee got it wrong. But worse, to my mind, is the quote above about a fellow manager. Just what is he saying there? It's said in a pally sort of way and is seemingly complimentary to Terry, but it is very difficult to interpret his statement in any other way but that Terry has developed a relationship or arrangements with referees such that they will give the 50:50 decisions our way. That is a very serious thing indeed to imply and he really needs to be taken to task for that.

Lizi - just to let ya know that i have washed ma bits and I am on ma way - waking myself up with a chorus of a song that has started ma game days fer feckin years - when I wake up in the morning light, I put on ma scarf and I feel alrite, I put my blue scarf on, I put my Caley scarf o - O2B

Think you're right Yngwie....financially it makes no difference. I don't care who we get, the way we're playing right now they could line up all three teams against us at the same time and I'd still fancy our chances....bring it on.