Leaderboard

I was initially, very briefly, a little miffed that Hearts had managed to engineer this but I now really could care less. Playing St Mirren before it gives them less time to prepare anyway. Hearts aren't exactly on fire with Stevenson, and I would have expected him to play before I heard about the suspension. If we can beat Hearts at their strongest it'll mean we can't be accused of not being there on merit. I'd rather concentrate on ICT and making sure our team are ready and fit and raring to go to be honest.

At Aberdeen last Saturday Tremarco dived close to the goal and headed the ball to safety on the ground whilst his face dived into the turf with an Aberdeen player right beside him ready to pounce. Now that's dedication. Whether he was falling anyway or not, the fact is that he deliberately placed his head forward to get the ball before his roll and that was a spectacular bit of defending.

has left the building..................by mutual consent.

glad he wasn't a protected bird !

It's Mckay...small "k" Why does the price only go up as far as £3 Million? His value should be set at what we think he is worth plus the cost of a replacement, especially as we don't have anyone to step in already on the books.

What we getting upset about? Before his suspension we'd have been expecting him to be playing. Its no big deal. He's just another player in a team doing badly. When that trophy's held aloft after the final we'll be able to say we won fair and square.

Aye, that worked really well after last years Wilson saga eh. Kingbeastie - tongue in cheek!

I fully expect hearts to try and manipulate as much as they possibly can to their advantage for this game. Bending and stretching the rules as much as they can get away with. Sevco of the east. Whatever happens we just have to go out and win the game. Simple as that. We are more than capable of doing so. TB had a habit of bottling the big games (v falkirk to stay up, hearts semi final, all games after the split) I don't think this will happen under Yogi. Bring. It. On.

This thread has lost its edge without eagle...its wonderful

Even better, if the game was abandoned after say, 60 min. Hearts have had McDonald sent off for violent conduct and a couple of injuries. But unfortunately the weather doesn't look bad enough for that. Does anyone know an electrician?

Yes, so do I and the best by a long way was in December 1995 in front of a 2500 crowd at Clach Park who witnessed a scoreline of Caley Thistle 5 Ross County 2. Iain Stewart scored a hat trick but many would have given MoM to Daisy Ross on a day when Brian Thomson and Mike Teasdale made their ICT debuts. Then before that there was the 1993 final at Telford Street where Jags won 1-0 against Clach and (ironically!) Iain Polworth scored the only goal of the game. In the semi final Jags beat County 6-3 which was the last time Thistle ever scored six goals. Certainly back in the 80s and 90s there was a decent entry with all three Inverness clubs, usually plus Forres, Nairn, Ross County, Brora and I think Fort William. I seem to recollect that there was some slight controversy over Elgin. Whether it was that they turned the invitation down I can't remember. In the early 90s Highland Office Equipment - through Roy MacLennan, a Jaggie - sponsored the cup. After County and ICT went into the SFL they still tended to put in teams, and the 1995 final was between two full strength sides. However the competition went into decline after that, with the SFL sides using kids more and more - or even not entering at all. I certainly remember being at a semi final at the Caledonian Stadium between ICT and Clach which was so dire that we were praying for a goal to spare us extra time! It's a lovely old cup which (according to the Jags' history "Hub of the Hill") dates back to 1895, but I think the competition has gradually faded away completely in recent years.

Aberdeens Zola.

It was that spirit throughout the team that won the game. Until Butcher and Malpass were very much on Hibs radar, the team had developed that approach in every game. Then in St Johnston it deserted them. As we know it was just after the Hibs AGM when they sack managers and line up the next 'I can do it Rod!' The team have been a bit inconsistent ever since but the manner of the victory has the potential to refocus the targets. Consequentially the Killie game is potentially much harder and whoever plays in it, must adopt the same 'get my body in the line of fire' approach. It is the difference between winners and losers basically.

Tremarco has made some good runs and shots, perhaps they are few and far between but he can be dangerous going forward. He is a battler and is perfect for the surprise attack should we need it. Also he fits in so well in defence he is very much a part of that machine, actually more so than Shinnie, who has a tendency when playing full back to go out of position at crucial moments, not often but enough to leave a gap. Shinnie however is the best all rounder we have and likes to roam, he does this so effectively he must be given the free reign he now enjoys. David Raven is our attacking full back and when he goes on the rampage the rest of the machine immediately adapt to cover. I for one am delighted with our defence as it is. I understand where you are coming from and I actually like your comment about Tremarco IHE cause when you have doubts about a player, (i.e. Brill ) they generally prove you wrong and we keep going from strength to strength.

Johnny Walker has helped me forget a lot of players.

Was that not Jamie Hamill? Ah. Yeah, come to think of it, you might be right about that. Obviously I must just think that Stevenson looks like the sort of person that would make sexually provocative gestures at an innocent, impressionable young supporter.