The Mantis

If there's anybody in the SPL I'd like us to beat every time it's probably that lot. But it's a bit arrogant to expect it, n'est-ce pas? I had a look on Killie Kickback at the weekend and two separate posters said Killie should be beating us every time. So it works both ways eh?

It's only partly spot on though. Many home games this season there hasn't even been any pressure to soak up. We've just not performed. Today I had the pleasure of seeing ICT go to a top six club and totally dominate the first half and a good bit of the second half. Then in the last 20 minutes when Killie hit us with everything ICT gave it all, blood and guts. That's all I'm asking.

Just back too. That's 2 good performances in the space of 4 games. I missed the two home ones but saw the two away wins. If they could perform like that most weeks nobody would be moaning. What a great game of football, almost worth having to pay Naelifts in. Kept it on the deck too. I've given Woody and Imrie a fair bit of stick this season so only fair to give them some credit this week, with Imrie a contender for MoM. Bambi did a good job too helped by the fact that Killie weren't employing the Luftwaffe like some teams this season. Fair play to Killie, ?20 for the main stand. For the Hibs result I would have said that the players did it despite Brewster, after getting hammered at Ibrox, but today I just wouldn't know where to start. Certainly buys him a bit more time.

I'm sure I saw that Delap boy playing for Carlisle a while back.

You've already seen the best bit :thumb04: :018: ;) :015:

1) Get a flickr account. They're not for sale there but if your photos are any good loads of people will see them and a few people will want to use them. I got ?40 for somebody using one a couple of weeks ago but I've been paid for very few photos - usually people try to beg them for free. 2) Join a stock library, eg bigstockphoto, photolia, dreamstime. You only get a dollar or two each download but again if they're any good you get multiple downloads and no effort on your part. 3) Send a CD off to magazines like Scottish memories, Scots Magazine, nature magazines, anything that seems to use photos. Nowadays photos have to be really distinctive to sell. Everybody's got a digicam and many businesses needing photos try to bypass the pros and get them for free off amateurs. Most amateurs are happy to get their photo in print or to get a free magazine etc, so that kind of undermines the whole idea of charging - they just go elsewhere.

Duff, Vigurs and Wood were all at the club in CC's time. I remember them featuring in the pre-season at Keith and Inverurie. That doesn't mean they weren't there in Brew's first spell.

Yip! I agree with all that and I rather hoped I was implying it I saw it first hand at Arbroath where you could hear every word as he encouraged the youngsters. Nowhere am I saying Barry should be dropped and I certainly think he should hang on and outlive Brewster's stay at the club.

What about Rasper? Is he still around the Sneck? And his laddie Neil. Didn't he join the polis? Surely he could get a game in the HL if he wanted.

I think I'll be there with Mr Naelifts. Probably the aforementioned boozer.

I agree with Kingsmills! Further, we have to play Hamilton and the Midden 3 times each. Hamilton may be limited as was pointed out on another thread, but nobody's gone to their place yet and given them a doing. Limited players can still get fired up when it matters. Brew v Billy Reid in a one-off game to decide who takes the drop? I know who I'd back. Edit: Feck me, they're beating the tims. Mind you only 15 mins gone. Final score about 1-4 I would imagine...... Edit: 1-1, Nakamura pen and the Accies down to 10 men before half time. Oh well, make that 1-6 then.....

A lot of fanciful thinking if you ask me. Hasn't Barry himself admitted that it's a struggle to last the pace? Even if you'd only played amateur football you would know how hard it is playing with a load of young lads who can run all day. I would carry on with Baz as a sub, but give him a bit longer than the 10 mins he usually gets. At a push I would start him with the promise that he can come off after an hour.

No, like I say, I enjoy a decent dram as long as somebody else is buying it

When our players get their tails up they've shown how they can spray the passes around and make chances. So it's a bit disappointing if the management team show their lack of faith in the players by playing 4-5-1 at home because they reckon we're inferior to the opposition.

Some ugly feckers there rite enuff. Lucky you missed Murray and Urquhart though.

It usually costs a large Glenlivet to use my photos Gorgeous.

I was only in hospitality once, years ago in div 1. Have we got a Vetle Anderson suite yet?

Same as Yngwie said, we always celebrated if he was on the teamsheet.

The reason being that he scored a couple against them in a 6-3 loss. I'm sure it was Greig that signed him though. I think Wallace had just won the treble and retired.

I don't mind Gus. Why's he a scumbag apart from the club he manages :thumb04: :018: Don't mind Yogi either. McGhee I rate very highly but he's out of our league unlike the two above.

Aye Bannerman is always raving about getting the afternoon off school and what a great game it was. Actually I'm sure somebody posted this maybe a year back. I see what somebody meant the other day when they said the old Caley stand was much bigger.

One or two pics from the game on my site courtesy of Billy Urquhart. Look for the page called 'Urquhart Files'. There was definitely a video of that game - I think Caley sold it. I've seen one goal from it on a bit of BBC video I've got kicking about somewhere.

Ha! That's Jabba I believe. Put his money where his mouth was :thumb04:

I've finally got around to fixing a load of broken links on the Caley Nostalgia Page. Also a lot of the movies are bigger now. They were first uploaded in the days when everybody had dial-up. The pages affected are 'Scottish Cup', 'More Cup' and 'Caley's Final Season'. Let me know if you find any links not working.

Yeah good boisterous support but I thought the numbers were well down.