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Marks - There must be a touch of the seer about you as this is an incedible coincidence. In the early 1900's I was living in Queensland and an Australian poet called WT Goodge immortalised my taming of the Oozlum bird in verse. Here is the conclusion of that epic popem: So he sadddled up the Oozlum Rose some miles above the plain Let the earth turn underneath him Till he spotted Craig Dunain Then came down and walked up through Dalneigh Got a Caley scarf from me Rose again and reached the Howden End Just as easy as could be. But,says I,if you went westward Just as simple as you say How did you get back - he answered Oh I came the other way So in six and twenty hours Take the yarn for what its worth Johndo MacKenzie and the Oozlum Had been all around the earth Its a curious bird the Oozlum And like Johndo mighty wise For it always flies tail first To keep the dust out of its eyes And I hear that since MacKenzie Did that famous record ride They wont let a man get near them Couldnt catch one if we tried If you dont believe the story And some people dont yer know Well the blinking map'll prove it "Strike me down if not" said our Johndo Look along the Queensland Border On the South Australian side Theres this town christened Birdsville Cause of Johndo macKenzie's ride

Especially when they are calling up Craig Samson, FFS!

Considering there's been a lot of whinging about how we haven't adequately replaced Adam Rooney, and how we don't have an adequate goal threat, and that Tade isn't a 'natural goalscorer' (whatever the hell that means), I thought it might be interesting to compare Rooney from last season against Tade from this season: Rooney in 2010/11 All competitions: 21 goals in 42 games (41 starts, 1 as sub) SPL: 15 goals in 38 games (37 starts, 1 as sub) Tade in 2011/12 All competitions: 6 goals in 15 games (13 starts, 2 as sub) SPL: 6 goals in 14 games (13 starts, 1 as sub) Note that Rooney's goals included 7 penalties, 5 of which were in the league. So he only scored 10 goals from open play in the SPL last season. Tade is, in fact, only 4 goals away from equalling Rooney's total in open play for the whole of last season in the SPL!

Esson (who is now behind Craig Samson in the pecking order for Scotland) Meekings Hogg Tokely Gillet Davis Shinnie Tansey Hayes Tade Foran

Very funny, although I was thinking more along the lines of you sharing the oozelum bird's very rare and impressive ability to get so far up it's own ersehole.

After reading that I think that you should change your username from IHE to "ouzelum".

4-2-3-1 4-3-3 and 4-5-1 are the same formation All then have 4 defenders 3 centre midfeilders usually 2 holding the other in the hole 2 wingers given freedom and 1 striker At the end of the day if calling it a 4-3-3 gets us 6 goals every week that's what I'm calling it

Esson Meekings Tokely Hogg Gillet Davis Tansay Hayes A.Shinnine Foran Tade Same as ajsict92

Niiice....

This is an easy subject to be cynical and flippant about but actually I am sure NHS Tayside will find this to be an excellent investment. As I understand it, this is aimed at de-stressing staff and helping staff to take a little time to have a bit of a laugh from time to time. Thinking of the NHS in days gone by brings back memories of strict matrons and discipline but there was also a lot more laughter and camaraderie amongst staff. Harmless practical joking was common, such as sending the new student to stores for a long stand ( they were sent back to the ward when they had been standing there long enough). These days such innocent pranks would be deemed both as unprofessional and as bullying. Not only is a bit of fun frowned upon, workload is much more intense and as a result staff absence from stress related illness is common. The cost of this laughter course is equivalent to the cost of just 2 or 3 days lost to ill health so if it helps staff to cope better with the stresses of the modern NHS then it is a great idea. Just a thought, but with the money the NHS will save by not having to pay staff who go on strike on Nov 30th, we could send staff from every ward and department in the NHS on a laughter course. Alternatively we could all have a laugh by getting Alex Salmond himself to launch an anti-obesity campaign for the NHS.

Sack them all!!

Horrible club and horrible support . Have you forgot they still have Craig Thomson on the books ?

Could you all have a go at picking a team and leave the feckin tactics to me and Terry.

I'd agree that 4-2-3-1 and 4-5-1 are the same formation, essentially a 4-5-1 but a preset formation on Football Manager of 4-2-3-1 saves you from having to drag player icons around the virtual pitch during set up. 4-3-3 however is a very different formation with 4 defenders, 3 midfield and 3 dedicated forwards, with dedicated meaning that their role is as a forward player and not a midfielder. You see the confusion that football management games cause to armchair tacticians?

The therapy is working: Jubilant Inverness manager Terry Butcher was stunned at his team's 6-3 win at Kilmarnock but suggested it may have emerged from an honest team talk. Butcher said: "I don't know where that came from. We had the worst training session on Friday ever - a nightmare! "We sat the players down and said, 'What system do you want to play?' "They said they wanted to play as IHE and Renegade had suggested on CaleyThistleOnline. I said fine, we talked through it and it seemed to get everything out of our system." Butcher was crestfallen after his team lost 3-2 to Motherwell last week, a game they dominated. But, as he acknowledged, everything went right for Inverness against Kilmarnock, especially in the second half. Dean Shiels' opener for Kilmarnock against the run of play was cancelled out by a smart goal from Andrew Shinnie before half-time. They are a wonderful set of lads. There is not one player I don't get on with and don't want to see do well In the second half, though, Inverness cruised to a 5-1 lead, with Jonny Hayes, Gregory Tade and two from Shinnie putting the result beyond doubt. Shiels scored from the spot to make it 5-2 then Tade scored his second before Paul Heffernan executed a fine left-foot finish to give Killie a third goal to end the scoring. Butcher added: "I will probably let IHE and Renegade pick the team in two weeks' time against Celtic. I think me and Maurice [Malpas, his assistant] will just go to the pub! "They are a wonderful set of lads. There is not one player I don't get on with and don't want to see do well. "We had a good team talk before the game today and we had a good night last night with the quiz. I never realised that IHE had been ejected eight times. "We enjoy going away together. That's why our away form has always been good. Perhaps I'll have to ask my chairman for more overnight stays on a Friday night and pay fer IHE to travel. His mere presence and personna lifted the team and the support. Can that boy Conga or what."

Yawn. See if you can find a different drum while you are online, this one is wearing a bit thin now . . .

Delighted to see Hearts and some of the repulsive individuals that follow them get their just desserts! As for Blackie................suggest Elgin City is a more likely destination than one of the OF. Totally over rated as a player by many on this site and (from the limited number those I know in the game) regarding as nothing but a jumped up little thug!