gillian black

Gillian will probably be on shortly to explain Blackie's role in this, and how it was nothing to do with him!

Not quite, but he did tell the ref he was a cheating B******, he didn't like it, but then he has never been good with words, says it as it is, often landing himself in a mess, do I prefer this to someone saying nothing? Yes

Darren Campbell.

Little winger we had on trial from Reading in Christies full season in charge. He looked really good in pre-season and would have been great competition for Barry at the time but Christie decided he didn't want him.

Liam Buchanan.

Cowdenbeath striker that came in training with us for a while but again Christie chose to let him go and depend on McSwegan :D . He joined Partick and was rather prolific until he sustained a bad injury but i reckon he could have done the buis for us.

I did say Buchanan would be good for us

Ian Black

John Rankin

and defo Don Cowie

Yep thats the 3 I would go for but would like but would possibly leave one out for Dodds

Black

Dargo

Dodds

CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I AM READING

the players gave everything they had today, and were not helped by refereeing decisions.

for people on here to be blaming foran, dougie or anyone else is pathetic.

foran has been fantastic since he came to us, and was the focal point of our attack today. he was perhaps a little too complacent with his sitter, but he created more than he spurned.

dougie has been a good player for us his season, his running and power always needed, and today he played decently. he can't be blamed for the team going down either.

as for barrowman, he could prove to be a good player in the first division, and has had a bit of bad luck this year.

the negativity of the posts on here is amazing, and considering the way the majority of fans acted at the end of the game (staying and cheering the players off, singing blackie a farewell and generally looking forward rather than aiming abuse at anyone) it makes me wonder whether these posters were one of those fans, and whether they were actually there or not.

Listening to Butcher on the radio and he was almost choking up talking about the club, he is here to stay, and as long as we can keep hold of certain players like morais and kerr, then we will be 1st division champions next year.

I'm as disappointed as anyone, the fans and players gave everything, but we went down simply because of circumstances and a single referees ineptitude.

It always amazes me, but anyway couldn't agree with a post more, I have just heard the dressing room was terrible and that TB was very cut up, emotional, feels as bad as the boys, if a man like TB can show this type of emotion, for me he is worth his salt, if our useless board ever does anything right they will sign TB up for the nest 5 years and give him the money to lure the likes of Blackie back to ICT

It just a shame he played so pathetic in his final game.

I was at the game and once again i CONTRADICT YOUR FINDINGS, HOWEVER we are all entitled to our own opinions, stv text gave him an 8 players fell the same, anyway what does it matter, he has played his last game for us so we wont disagree about much next season. Blackie if you are reading this I wish you all the best in your future and hope one day you may return to Inverness Caledonian Football Club, and thank you for all your work and commitment right to the end.

Gillian may have an interest in Iain but I'm sure she's an out and out ICT fan at heart.

Most definetly

Gillian may have an interest in Iain but I'm sure she's an out and out ICT fan at heart.

An interest but she seems to know totaly nothing at all but pretends she does. Comes across as some naive girl who has a crush on him so pretends she has inside info.

Now, now, thats really not very nice

Kerr and Black are the best central midfield we've had in a long time i think.

I'll admit there were times when i felt he was just too hot headed to sustain a regular place in the team but after watching him this season, simply get the head down and get on with his football and even after he said he was leaving he said he was fully commited to us until the end of the season.

I have to admit i was wrong to think he would never change. We are going to miss him alot. It would be a miracle if he stays but i just don't see it.

There are a few things the club could do to keep him, I believe one is in place at the moment and that is Butcher, Blackie likes him as a person as well as respecting him as a manager. The second would go a long way, get Butcher signed as manager long term, they will need to match Hearts wages (dont know what he has been offered), Butcher has made it clear he wants him but until he knows they are safe and what money will be available to him, what can he do. As said previously he loves Inverness, likes the people, so as usual all down to the Board of ICT.

This sounds brilliant, and seein as i know you know your stuff Gillian, i am going to say i belive ya!

Id love the thought of Butcher long term. It obviously was a problem Black had with Brewster, but i cant see many of the players disrespecting a manager like Butcher. Its obvious any club in the relegation zone just now cant make hefty decisions or renew contracts.

Another thing that springs to mind though - if Hearts dont make third, dont get the money for europe, surely Romanov isnt going to bring too many new people in? what if they dont have the money for new players and its all off with Black?

If that was the case, then we could be in with an even better shout, but do we rely on the board we have, to f*** it up again?

Kerr and Black are the best central midfield we've had in a long time i think.

I'll admit there were times when i felt he was just too hot headed to sustain a regular place in the team but after watching him this season, simply get the head down and get on with his football and even after he said he was leaving he said he was fully commited to us until the end of the season.

I have to admit i was wrong to think he would never change. We are going to miss him alot. It would be a miracle if he stays but i just don't see it.

There are a few things the club could do to keep him, I believe one is in place at the moment and that is Butcher, Blackie likes him as a person as well as respecting him as a manager. The second would go a long way, get Butcher signed as manager long term, they will need to match Hearts wages (dont know what he has been offered), Butcher has made it clear he wants him but until he knows they are safe and what money will be available to him, what can he do. As said previously he loves Inverness, likes the people, so as usual all down to the Board of ICT.

honestly, dont get my hopes up and tell me Blackie is considering staying an ICT player, id love very little more.

However, after hearing that Ian has alot of history with Hearts and considering their status in the league, then i cant see it at all. Unless Hearts truly slip up and finish 5th or something.

Congrats to him for the Scotland B sqaud though. About time he was recognised. Might even make him think that he can be noticed still playing for ICT.

Please tell me what the history is, I know he played for Tynecastle Boys Club, under his father, was coached by him until he left for Blackburn Rovers, did not go initative because the coaching he had with his father was regarded as the best, having done my home work today his father has just won the scottish cup with his team again, seemingly several times. He is not a hearts supporter, his dad played for them but Blackie and his whole family are Man U season ticket holders and have been for over 10years. So please tell me what the history is.

youve just told me the history, why would i tell you again? i know hes not a hearts supporter, but i knew everything youve just said aswell....that is history.

? no further forward as to the connection.

honestly, dont get my hopes up and tell me Blackie is considering staying an ICT player, id love very little more.

However, after hearing that Ian has alot of history with Hearts and considering their status in the league, then i cant see it at all. Unless Hearts truly slip up and finish 5th or something.

Congrats to him for the Scotland B sqaud though. About time he was recognised. Might even make him think that he can be noticed still playing for ICT.

Please tell me what the history is, I know he played for Tynecastle Boys Club, under his father, was coached by him until he left for Blackburn Rovers, did not go initative because the coaching he had with his father was regarded as the best, having done my home work today his father has just won the scottish cup with his team again, seemingly several times. He is not a hearts supporter, his dad played for them but Blackie and his whole family are Man U season ticket holders and have been for over 10years. So please tell me what the history is.

Excellent news - but first the muppets have to persuade Butcher to stay and I am reliably informed that one of his "asks" is fer Black to stay and spondoolachs fer Pavels, Morais, Foran and Obdiambho.

A long time since we spoke IHE, but again you are so close I wonder if your source is the same as mine.

Now confirmed on the official site

Right Here

Moving it back now - Never doubted you Gillian, however we do need some more evidence than hear say.

I did say it was fact, believe mw qhen I say my source is allmost 100%, any way well done to the wee man, it has also been said he was not a late choice, or rather he was but for all the right reasons, but who cares, an ICT player has been selected.

Is Ian Black your son?

or his fiancee?

How do you know this :thumb04:

Now, now this is fact and not a figment of my imagination.

Is Ian Black your son?

or his fiancee?

How do you know this :thumb04:

Now, Now, not getting into this, going off line now, but it is fact and not a figment of my imagination

Well that is cracking news

where u find out about it? or is it ur secret again?

Meant to say SCOTLAND squad, but in my rush to share I missed the S, believe me I would love to tell you, and maybee I will, but it was as close to the horses mouth as you can get,

Gillian, since you bring us great news, most of the time, the next time you post could you please post that Ian has decided to stay at Inverness CT and not go to Hearts

I can tell you that Butcher wants him, Blackie and his whole family love Inverness, he has proved that he loves the club by continuing with his performances week in week out, however the decision will be the board, they CAN help Blackie change his mind, do we start this again, I believe the decision is out of Blackies hands and in the hands of the board, hey but we can live in hope.

Confirmed where? Nothing on BBC or Scottish FA sites.

Be patient, they are not as quick as me, trust me its true.

Well that is cracking news

where u find out about it? or is it ur secret again?

Meant to say SCOTLAND squad, but in my rush to share I missed the S, believe me I would love to tell you, and maybee I will, but it was as close to the horses mouth as you can get,

Blackie called up for squad, confirmed.

Why munro as captain???

You think Tokely would get it since hes being with the club since the 3rd division and longest serving player we have

CAPTAIN ROSSCO FOR ME!

You are having a laugh, he had a no bad day yesterday and you want to make him captain, try looking back over the season, again, the same scenario, a local lad, why dont we look at the players as a whole team, and who has the drive, mentality desire to be the captain, to my mind No one at the moment, but unfortunatly we must have a captain.

He nos he will always be in the team and since hes captain no1 will replace him

This is too true. We were at our best this season when Butcher first arrived as players are forced to raise their game to retain a place in the first team. Munro is in need of another player to be vying for his place in the team. I personally would like to see Rossco sporting the captain's armband as based on today's performance he is the only player who cares.

You are joking?, at least I hope you are. We did play against 13 yesterday,but no point in sour grapes, we just have to get on with it, I beleive refs etc fed up travelling to Inverness and would like to see us going down.

My match analysis.

1. Falkirk unlike Celtic and Rangers chase us for 90 mins, they play or at least try to play football, this means the ball on the park and not in the air, it means using the 11 men they have on the park, working together, using their brain as well as their feet.

2. Esson, he did okay with what he had to work with, ie, no defence, and them not knowing how to defend, didnt get time to catch his breath before the ball was right back where he'd just left it.

3. Munro and Djebi had a nightmare, Munro hoofed the ball Every time it came near him, Mihadjuks, the less said the better, Tokely at least tried for most of the game.

4. Proctor, Duncan,Black,Foran, the whole midfield, if given half a chance Might have been able to do something, resulting in the 1st half all they did was shuttles as the ball was hoofed up the park at every turn, so running around like headless chickens, chasing the ball

5. The front 2 Imrie and Rooney made Pressley look like a super star, I thought he was going to bring out a deck chair to sit on, as he had no work to do.

To say it was a bad day at the office is putting it mildly

Feck yer match - This is a case of "All on Board" - We are on a feckin mission.

with that i agree, me+4

that is certainly one thing you can say about Blackie. He is committed. He is committed to ICT until the end of the season and committed to Hearts beyond that. we will not change his mind no matter how hard we try. Shame TB wasnt in place earlier ... perhaps it wouldnt have got as far as a pre-contract !!!

Would have to agree Scotty. I think had Butcher came in earlier Black would still be an ICT player beyond this season and Don Cowie perhaps as well. But you have to credit Black for his loyalty both to us and to his future employers. I know he supported Hearts as a boy and there is more money but the only downsides would be is that the club's run by a mad man and they already have a host of midfielders. I know some Hearts fans have questioned the signing of another midfielder.

He didnt support hearts as a lad, he played for them in his dads team, they asked him to sign then but he chose to go to blackburn, his dad did play for them though, he is a die hard man u supporter and from what i hear had a season ticket for old trafford until he turned pro, i still think TB can do something but as i said on another post, it hinges on a number of factors, one being TB staying.

His dad played for hearts did he not?? He always supported hearts since his dad was there he was also a ball boy for a while there aswel

yes his dad did play for them, but as previously said he played for tynecastle as a boy in his dads team, they were automatically picked for ball boys.

that is certainly one thing you can say about Blackie. He is committed. He is committed to ICT until the end of the season and committed to Hearts beyond that. we will not change his mind no matter how hard we try. Shame TB wasnt in place earlier ... perhaps it wouldnt have got as far as a pre-contract !!!

Would have to agree Scotty. I think had Butcher came in earlier Black would still be an ICT player beyond this season and Don Cowie perhaps as well. But you have to credit Black for his loyalty both to us and to his future employers. I know he supported Hearts as a boy and there is more money but the only downsides would be is that the club's run by a mad man and they already have a host of midfielders. I know some Hearts fans have questioned the signing of another midfielder.

He didnt support hearts as a lad, he played for them in his dads team, they asked him to sign then but he chose to go to blackburn, his dad did play for them though, he is a die hard man u supporter and from what i hear had a season ticket for old trafford until he turned pro, i still think TB can do something but as i said on another post, it hinges on a number of factors, one being TB staying.

Also, if you enjoy your job and the place you're living - why move on? What price happiness?

again, soooo close, surprisingly even after the abuse he has taken from managers, back room staff and a few of the team, not to mention the fans, he really loves Inverness and IS happy here, the one negative point i have to make is the board will have to make the final decision and TB may, like Brew have little say.