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He is quick and a good prospect but not 6'5". He's a bit of a midget - around 5'7" or so and I don't think he's any better than Odhiambo, Imrie etc. A better prospect in my view is Curtis Allen of Lisburn Distillery. Only 20 and is joint top scorer in the league -He's also brilliant from set pieces and would be a cheaper option.

Good Lad!!

At least four - but only if we're lucky...

Doh!

I think it said on the radio he'll miss the game against Killie next week.

Doh!!

Apart from the only other time we've Killie in the cup

Great performance. Its amazing what happens when you play to your strengths. Much more organised and every man knew their job. Thought Esson, Mihadjuks and Munro were immense and hopefully thats a sign of things to come. We need a right midfielder pronto because although Proctor worked hard he's very limited and doesn't retain possession enough. Barrowman was a changed man, worked hard and held the ball up really well - all he needs is goals now. Big Zadi was frighteningly erratic - some brilliant defending and charges forward mixed with some classic headless chicken/bombscaremoments. Final word for Imrie who was fantastic and thoroughly deserved MOM. Add a final ball to his play and we'vegot a great talent.

Full time - Falkirk 1 - 0 Aberdeen 0. With Hamilton also winning it's been a horrible, horrible dya. Every result going against us. It also doen't help that Rangers have won as it puts them only 1 point behind Celtic who will be even more desperate to beat us tomorrow now.

Balls! If the scores stay the same we MUST get something tomorrow or we'll be completely adrift.

From what I was told we do not currently have any players on loan. Morais, Gatheussi and Pavels were released from their clubs to sign for us until the end of the season therefore we can get Smith on loan (and Paterson although he doesn't count because he's based in England). Foran has allegedly had his contract terminated so would join on a free.

Very, very impressed with everything Butcher has been doing and saying so far. His interviews are a breath of fresh air and his positivity is really rubbing off on me and I can only hope that it is the same with the players. He speaks with intelligence and really considers how he wants a point to come across - i.e. no bulls**t. Roll on Sunday and our 2nd home win of the season.

I picked up on that and it did get me thinking. Wyness, Bayne, Dargo and Dods are probably the most obvious candidates to come back. I think we could be seeing the end of Black in an ICT shirt though. Butcher was scathing about him having signed a PCA while on setanta a few weeks ago. Why was he so scathing about him signing a PCA? He basically said he disagreed with them and that they showed a lack of loyalty to your club. He then went on to say that of he was in charge of ICT Ian Black would never play for the club again. Oh well, perhaps he should be more scathing re his current employers for not sorting out Blacks contact a good while ago and then it wouldnt be an issue Precisely. Lets hope he can convince Cowie and Vigurs to sign new deals.

I picked up on that and it did get me thinking. Wyness, Bayne, Dargo and Dods are probably the most obvious candidates to come back. I think we could be seeing the end of Black in an ICT shirt though. Butcher was scathing about him having signed a PCA while on setanta a few weeks ago. Why was he so scathing about him signing a PCA? He basically said he disagreed with them and that they showed a lack of loyalty to your club. He then went on to say that of he was in charge of ICT Ian Black would never play for the club again.

He's certainly saying the right things and can clearly see where we are struggling. The fact he's given up his setanta committments shows he really wants to be here and any thoughts that won't be giving 100% can be wiped out. Onwards and upwards......

I picked up on that and it did get me thinking. Wyness, Bayne, Dargo and Dods are probably the most obvious candidates to come back. I think we could be seeing the end of Black in an ICT shirt though. Butcher was scathing about him having signed a PCA while on setanta a few weeks ago.

Esson Tokely Mihadjuks Munro Hastings Morais Vigurs Duncan Imrie Cowie Rooney No Black I'm afraid.

I would imagine that being allowed to appoint Malpas as assistant would be one of his stipulations for agreeing to take the job. I would have thought it could have been a stumbling block after Malpas allegedly* made a t*t of himself when interviewed for the job last time. Have to say I would be pretty happy with Butcher. Setanta would only take up Sundays as he is pundit for the live game and being Scotland assistant could actually be beneficial to the clubs profile and potential for players to be capped. *although confirmed by more than one source

Malpas is definately not one of the 5 after the interview he gave last time.

Archie Knox in talks. Think it would be a great choice personally. BBC Link

It dates back to when he was manager of a title chasing Clydebank side back in season 97/98. We beat them 3-2 and he took a massive huff by kicking over paint cans and mouthing off in the press. As far as I recall anyway.

Aye that would be nice. At least he'd solve the experienced forward problem. I really like the idea of Archie Knox with Barry Wilson as assistant but I just don't believe he's a realistic option considering he'd be able to pick up another decent coaching job in the prem without a problem. An experienced head coach is a must in my opinion with an assistant who knows the club inside out.

I'll echo everything you say. Lightning quick too. Noticed that the under 19's finished their Turkish trip with ye tanother win, this time against Azerbaijan national under19's. Sounds like we've got a great squad building their. Hope to see a couple of them before the end of the season.

I am speaking about managers as opposed to players. I'm sure there are examples of it working out but more often than not it ends in tears (Keegan etc.) second time round.

I'm not really convinced we should be going down the bring back [insert applicable name here] route. It's been proven time and time again that it's never the same second time round. Brewster coming back here has proved that more than anything. As much as I love Pele, CC and Robbo I don't feel that it would be the best option for the club to re-appoint anyone. I wouldn't be adverse to Rioch or Brown coming in. An experienced old head could be just what we need. Maybe even teamed with a young up and coming assistant to groom and take over the reigns (someone like Bazza). One of these two can provide exactly what we need - some tactical consistency and everyone knowing their position and job. The tactics and team tombola can be lobbed in the bin please.