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Just in the door. 2-1 win for Scotland with Ryan scoring the equaliser with a cracking right foot finish after getting in behind. In truth Scotland should have won by a far larger margin, NI keeper made a few good saves and a few other opportunities were wasted. The 3 players in behind Cummings (Christie, Fraser & Gauld) were a step above anyone else on the park and played some really neat intricate stuff. Ryan certainly belongs on that type of level so let's make the most of him while he's here.

I have to chuckle at the furore the shirt sponsor is creating. We don't have the luxury of large gate income, so I presume Subway like Cabrini were the ones who offered the most lucrative deals available. When I put my ICT top on its to publicise I support ICT not the sponsors whose logo adorns our kit I personally couldn't give a jot, who our sponsors are, and welcome anyone who invests in our club.

Starts for Scotland u21 today v Norn Iron. Game is at Mourneview park, about 20mins drive for me so I'm going to go along and see how he gets on.

Sat 5 Sept 2015 EL1 S Winnall (Barnsley 1 - Shrewsbury 2) Danske Premiership C Allen (Glentoran 1 - Ballmena 3) Scottish Cup 2nd Prelim. D Park (Cove 7 - St Cuthbert W 2) Highland League D Gillespie (Brora 3 - Clach 0) M Bavidge (Forres 0 - Inverurie 5)

He scored against Northern Ireland.

Please let it be known that I don't have an issue with anyone wanting the put money into our club, be it shirt sponsors or whatever. My issue with wearing a shirt with a company name on it that I wouldn't recommend to anyone. I've used SubWay outlets on just three occasions and they were all rubbish. [All different locations by the way] I have a 'three strikes and you're out policy'. I'd be exactly the same if it was MuckDonals too (as would 1000's of others I hope). We've had good shirt sponsors over the years including City Link, ScotRail and One Touch. I know a couple of railway enthusiasts who actually bought an ICT top just for the ScotRail logo!!! I'm not in to this game of paying to advertise rubbish to be honest.

While the deal itself may have been negotiated with a owner of a few local branches, Subway is still the name of a massive corporation donning the kits. The same goes for Carbrini. Neither of these need any extra advertising from me. As I said, if it was the name of a small local independent firm or a charity or something, then that's a different matter, but it isn't. It's the club's right to choose them as sponsors and suppliers, it's their right to put their name on the kits, it's my choice not to give them any free advertising.

We were always going to have a hangover from the club's most successful season in our history but there has been a huge turnover in players so after D-Day this is our lot - 2014/15 Losses Billy Mckay - £150k (January) - Striker Graeme Shinnie - PCA - Left Back Edward Ofere - Free transfer - Striker Nick Ross - PCA - Versatile Midfielder Marley Watkins - PCA - Forward/Winger Tarmo Kink - Free transfer - Forward/Winger Ryan Christie - £600k (best estimate) - Versatile Midfielder/Forward Other losses earlier in the season Pepper, Greenhalgh & Sekajja (a few others but not first team players) 2015/16 Gains Dani Lopez (free transfer from from La Roda) - Striker Jordan Roberts (free transfer from Aldershot) - Versatile Midfielder Nathaniel Wedderburn (free transfer from Cowdenbeath) - Holding Midfielder Owain Fon Williams (free transfer from Tranmere) - Goalkeeper Iain Vigurs (free transfer from Inverurie Locos) - Versatile Midfielder Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo (free transfer from ÉFC Fréjus Saint-Raphaël) - Forward/Winger Tobi Sho-Silva (6 month loan from Charlton) - Midfield/Forward Miles Storey (6 month loan from Swindon) - Striker Ryan Christie (Season loan with option to recall) - Versatile Midfielder/Forward Difficult to judge positions as a lot of the new guys have still to pull on a shirt but from the above we are actually up on numbers from last year with an additional keeper and holding midfielder. For me the main difference is the quality and experience we have lost but you could argue, from what we have seen so far, Vigurs and Fon Williams would have competed for a position in last years squad. From what I've seen and read Mutombo, Wedderburn and Roberts (in friendlies) have all shown glimpses of quality. I still think that Lopez could be a good signing for us but it is fair to say that he has not hit the ground running. It's not new for us to pick players out of obscurity in the English lower leagues and let them make a name for themselves with ICT but it does annoy me that for the money that was earned last year we have failed to sign anyone with a decent record or any real experience at this level. It is not as if we didn't know this was coming so where were the contingency plans? Do we have scouts actively making enquiries to present an affordable list of candidates to Yogi and if so, was this the best that could be achieved with funding available? Or have the board refused to make funds available? At the same time if the board had over-reacted and made a panic buy last night which didn't work out then they would be under more scrutiny and out of pocket. I hope that the board use the next 6 months wisely because there is now no excuse for lack of investment and with only 5 players signed to 2017, I expect a lot of new contracts to be handed out in the coming months and a signing in January to get the fans excited. I think the majority fans are grateful and take a lot of pride that we do things the 'right way' by not over spending beyond our means but the time has come to loosen the purse-strings just a bit. In the meantime hopefully injuries ease up and the new signings hit the ground running because this is our lot. Onwards and upwards.