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Anyone who is less than enthusiastic about coming to ICT would be a liability. We need players who want to join us only, they will put true effort and heart into training, coaching and performance.

There's no point in Stokes coming here unless he really wants to come and I don't get that impression from what's been speculated in the press. I would prefer it, however, if he didn't go to any of our Premiership rivals!

Only my opinion: • Dean Brill - Depends on how he recovers from injury but can we afford 3 quality keepers? • Aaron Doran- Release, too much of a luxury at a high cost • Danny Williams- Retain • Ryan Esson- Retain in dual role but can we afford 3 quality keepers? • Carl Tremarco- Retain • Ross Draper- Retain • James Vincent- Retain • David Raven- Retain • Danny Devine- Retain but deputy role to Josh and Gary • Ali Sutherland- Unsure, needs first team experience but probably worth another 12 months out on loan • Liam Polworth- Retain • Lewis Horner - Release • Calum Ferguson- Unsure, needs first team experience but probably worth another 12 months out on loan • Cammy Mackay - Unsure, needs first team experience but probably worth another 12 months out on loan • Nat Wedderburn - Release • Jordan Roberts - Unsure. Haven't seen enough of him • Owain Fon Williams - Retain if affordable but can we afford 3 quality keepers? • Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo- Release • Iain Vigurs - Unsure, looks like he will be no more than a squad player

Williams on the left, Doran on the right and polworth behind storey! That would be my choice! I hope to Christ that both Doran and Raven will be offered deals! Williams is one of our most attack minded players so I don't see how anyone wouldn't want him in the squad! I wouldn't be all that fussed to see Tremarco, mutumbo, vigurs, and one or two others! But Vincent still has plenty to offer, as does Doran, Raven and Devine

We're just past the halfway stage of the season, so what are our thoughts on the shape of it so far? Here are some statistics to be bored by or to chew over to help the discussion along: The league stats show a certain amount of symmetry: P21 W7 D7 L7: 28 points. Goals For: 30; Goals Against 31 Given our terrible start, I'm delighted with the current league position and am fairly optimistic for the remainder of the season, if we can keep everybody fit. We could, however, do with Meekings and Doran back! Some other notable statistics - not many surprises! We have the lowest number of shots/game (8.56), the 3rd lowest shots on target (3.48), but the 3rd best conversion rate (goals/shots on target; 39.73%). This might reflect our reluctance to shoot unless it is a clear-cut opportunity! We also have the lowest corner count (won) which might be linked to the lack of shots on goal. Our average home crowd is 3,959 (260 better than the average for whole of last season) - 10th in league above Hamilton and St J and within 100 of PT and Killie. This suggests that our attendance is holding steady, but sadly there isn't much evidence of a bounce from last year's heroics. Our average possession is just less than 50% (49.9%) and there is a very clear inverse relationship between goals scored and possession in each game: for every 10% more possession we have, we score ~1 less goal. In 5/7 of the games we have won, we have had less possession than the opposition and in 5/7 of those that we have lost, we have had more possession. This might sound crazy and could just be a trick of the numbers, but I don’t think so on this occasion. Perhaps it indicates that we really struggle to break down organised teams that allow us to play in front of them (St Johnstone at home and Stirling Albion in the cup are good examples). Possession, particularly in the middle or defensive third does not win games and can often contribute to losing them. Cups: Going out of any cup is disappointing, no more so than when it is at the hands of County. Likewise, our performance in the Scottish Cup was not great against Stirling Albion, but at least we have a chance to put that record straight next week. It would be great to have another cup run and I see no reason why we can't this season. Good buys, goodbyes and star performers: Clearly, the best signing of the season was Miles Storey and it is fantastic that he's with us until the end of the season. Some of the other signings have not been so great - Lopez in particular. The most improved player has been Liam Polworth by a distance. It is also great to have Gary Warren back, but it is a real shame that we haven't yet managed to reunite Warren and Meekings. Draper, Tansey and Vincent are starting to show the consistency that we're used to from them. It was sad to say goodbye to Ryan Christie who was a star for much of the early season - I wish him well for the future. Thoughts?

He is the full time goalkeeper coach, done all his certs and he was going for his Euro coaching badge.

That article is a joke! "Rangers were expelled from Scottish Premier League" is simply nonsense. In no circumstance were they expelled from the SPL! They were 'docked' 10 points for entering administration - that was their only punishment. Subsequently, they failed to exit administration and were eventually liquidised - thus ceasing to exist. 42 clubs became 41. The leagues were re-aligned with an unexpected promotion for Dundee...and so on, down the structure, leaving a 12-10-10-9 set-up with an obvious vacancy to be filled in League 2. The new Rangers were accepted, unopposed. The likes of Spartans realised an application would be futile - they were appeased by the promise of a Pyramid set-up, to effectively stand-aside. And so, The Rangers were automatically accepted into League 2 - which the deluded still consider being relegated to the 4th tier - as a punishment! No such thing ever happened! The media need to grow some balls and report the truth!

A typical example of the ability of the old firm obsessed eejits that run our game.

An interesting decision for Stokes if it really is in his hands. My guess is that he wouldn't "lower himself" to play for a diddy team (Scottish Cup Champions), preferring instead to go to the bigger team - Hibs in the Championship. I see this as a win-win: If he comes here, he's coming to get game time and to stick it up Deila; if he doesn't he's as shallow as I think he is and Inverness is not for him. Let's see what he does....

Pity, he would have scored a hat full in the Highland League...