The Mantis

Wish you were Caley, you only wish you were Caley.

Genuinely LOL but wondering what a ****** is

That's how I understand it. The SNP government bailed them out on condition it went right in rather than stopping at Haymarket. Otherwise it would just have been scrapped. The SNP were against the trams all along.

If they're beggars or time share touts I reply in Gaelic that I don't understand. But yes, Scottish, always Scottish.

***off-topic*** Aye Scarlet I realise the forum has been missing my rapier wit for a while. I got a detached retina at the New Year and have been in hospital 3 times. Finally 6 months later I am beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel(!). For a time in the winter there it was really depressing in the house all day and nothing to do but worry and Mrs Mantis away out working. I wouldnae wish that on anybody, even Neil Lennon. BTW I have had separate visits to East and West Canada and I would rather live there than the US, but I'd rather live in Scotland than anywhere else. Keep trying though!

You'll get a good view of the pitch when the stewards huckle you out then!

Not long till the end of the silly season starchief!

Only smarties have the answer

I'm sure somebody will correct me but 2512 springs to mind for the end ones and 2200 for the main. That leaves about 400 for the West?

Feck me Johndo, do they no have papers in Englandshire :lol: :lol: :lol:

I voted yes. The best managers have got man-management, tactics, team motivation and the ability to spot a player, and no doubt other things I've forgotten about. In the absence of a 40-year old Pele who would have all these qualities (Robbo had most of them, Brew had the 4th, 10CC had probably all except no 3, Sergei had none of them) I'll keep backing Tel who probably only possesses no 3

That's just plain daft.

Also pretty sure it had to face West to let the A9 traffic see the adverts, while the poor fans got the rain in their faces!

I just 'liked' a Dougal post :lol: :lol: :lol: Maybe it was because I remembered the old joke about Custer's last words

Hope so CMIB. Our record against English teams used to be good. I've said many a time that our game is going down the pan at an alarming rate.

I would have replied in the same vein as DoofersDad so I'll spare you all that again. Oddquine, look, I know there's moaners on here but I've also been accused of being a happy clapper at times so I must be getting something right. By all means have a go at the downright negative posters but people like me have sincerely held views and I try to justify my (realistic) views by what I've seen on the park, week in, week out. We pay our money and we have genuine concerns. Instead of lumping us all together in your lectures which are getting longer each time, and consist mainly of asking us to have faith and everything will be fine, or accusing an entire support of being backward looking - try convincing me using football reasons. Mind you that could be difficult if you say you never saw Ross Tokely play any of his 490 matches? By extension you've hardly if ever seen ICT either then. Big problem here, I think the point you're missing is so obvious. It's about more than talent. Pro football is a trade, just like plumbing or joinery. Apprentices serve their time and then are kept on or leave to find another club. Unless the player is an exceptional talent he will not play in the SPL at 17- most players are in their mid 20s. Ross debuted at 17 in div 3 and worked hard and continued to develop. Each time he has stepped up and continued to learn the game. So even if his legs have gone he has 7 years SPL experience. Compare him to Richard Hastings who at 17 was tipped for great things but seemed to stop developing about the age of 21 as many folk here will tell you. So as I said I will be delighted if Gary Warren proves people wrong at the age of 27 or whatever but I gave you plenty of examples where Butcher has got it wrong in the past. So it's nothing to do with the HL being as good as the BSBP. Although back in 96 when Ross signed for ICT, the HL select WAS capable of giving the English equivalent a game, it was an annual fixture. Nowadays it would be no contest I reckon.

You're probably too young to remember the funding issues when it was built. It was a modular design with the potential to fill those bits in later if required, so rather than shooting them, I would commend their vision You could of course just have left the ends off and reduced the main stand to 1700, but with the wings it takes 2200. Besides, I rather like it. It's unique! Maybe somebody who knows better than I do can comment on this. I agree that it's too far away. I also know that TCS was constructed to a standard where we could host internationals though. I predicted earlier that VP would be worse off after the seating went in. I'll stick to that for now.

Obsession with the past? Because we would take Blackie back? A man who's just picked up a Cup winners medal? You must be Dougal at the wind up.

What does how long or why I support ICT have to do with anything? If you read my posts, I am pretty upfront with everything and you would already know. And there is a difference between how long anyone has supported ICT and how long people have been members of this forum. (just in case you are foolish enough to think that one equates to the other) , It's a fair point he makes. Some of us have seen ICT hundreds of times. We've seen it all before and we can see what's coming....... If you're not sure, it's got 10 letters and begins with R.

I'm on a bus just now so missing the Dutch game. Wasn't that opening ceremony a load of shyte? Why do they bother? Surely a different demographic - I can't imagine anybody going to a game as a fan and wanting to sit through that garbage.

29 posts in one topic in the same day. OTB record :lol:

Bless them. Somebody starts a thread about league reconstruction and then half of them start arguing about Maryburgh and Dingwall Thistle.......

Well over the bridge they're really impressed by Del's new signing :lol:

Or maybe he'd rather just play for another manager.

Laugh or greet?