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I think that most appreciate the shortcomings but in the world of football a lot of games are won or lost on tactical decisions and at the end of the day points make prizes. Another frustration is that there were times this season when we appeared to have learned from mistakes but then we made the same mistakes again. Unfortunately though we put our faith understandably on a core of key players and when they go missing we struggle. The other thing that really bugs me is the announcements of players leaving before the end of the season. I certainly feel that the Andy Shinnie and OTJ situations did not help the players, the team and appeared to put Terry and Mo into two minds as well.

Aye, twitter are a good side.

A big hand to the fantastic support - keep it up for next season. It's also great to see such a good bond between TB and the fans.

Some folk are reading too much into Terrys comments. As others have stated, it was a tongue in cheek comment, I hear football managers all the time making sarcastic comments about the board. Terry and all the guys at Caley Thistle were desperate to finish 3rd. Ok, it didn't work out, but I doubt any person at Caley Thistle (Chairman / board included) are happy about losing the game. It was a tongue in cheek comment and we shouldn't be worrying about it at all. I am disappointed we lost the game, and disappointed we missed out on Europe on the last day. However, I am delighted with the season in general and the 4th placed finish is still an incredible achievement.

When I saw the "M-word" in the title of this thread, I made the very safe prediction that when I opened it up, I would find that Dougal had already emerged from the woodwork to post at least once! But anyway, let's get on with what really matters. It's actually 20 years ago this month that the whole process started which has so far culminated in the top 6 of the SPL and which may further culminate in European status for Caley Thistle in Dingwall on Sunday. It was on 20th May 1993 that INE and the clubs revealed that they were discussing a possible merged bid for national league football and then at their AGM on the 27th, the SFL voted - only because Raith Rovers director Bob Paxton cast his against his instructions - to go to four divisions of 10 by taking in two new clubs. But if it's Europe we're talking about, let's go a further year back to 1992 and the ultimately abortive Superleague breakaway scheme. Inverness was making serious overtures to that too until it collapsed - and while talks were still ongoing, I did an interview with then Clach chairman David Dowling on what national league football could do for Inverness. In the course of the interview, he speculated that one day an Inverness team might play in Europe and he was roundly ridiculed for making what at the time seemed an inconceivable suggestion. Along similar lines, Dougie McGilvray was thought to be off his rocker in 1994 when he bet Tam Cowan live on Radio Scotland that Caley Thistle would be in the Premier League within 10 years - but so it transpired.