The Mantis

Not much sign of the staggies today?

Lucky it's TB that picks the team then. Duncan has to return after that garbage yesterday.

I think that's probably fair comment on the first half. TB spent the whole second half out on the track shouting at the players, probably because they weren't playing how he wanted.

Hear hear, well said that man. Fire in the belly. Must be the Greek bird.

I used to have a peek at the thread occasionally and I know some of the posters as they drop clues to who they are. Sometimes people remind them that it is a thread to REMEMBER CALEY rather than BASH ICT but too many just end their posts with a swipe at ICT. A couple of times my own photos have appeared on there - for example somebody blatantly nicked a photo I took of Wilsie Robertson, cropped off the ICT badge and posted the rest without as much as a thank you. I too stayed away for a bit. Went for a while in 94/5 out of curiosity, lost interest in 95/6 apart from a couple of times just for ground bagging. Went back in August 97 to a game at Forfar to see if the fancy football would be arriving under Pele. The Forfar fans started abusing Herchie on account of being fat. I started sticking up for Herchie as a Caley legend and suddenly it all started to click. When we battered County 3-1 at Viccy Park it was even better and the players and fans all went into a huddle after the second goal. That season we walked away with the championship and I even thought I might buy a scarf one day. Agree strongly with Yngwie though, the rest of your life is a long time to feel bitter. I've actually met more ex-Caley fans since I started watching ICT, and loads of other decent guys. Hell, I've even spoken to one or two Jeggies even if it was by mistake..... Johndo - often Caley printed a list of the last year's results in the programme near the start of the season. Away back then during a bit of a sad phase I catalogued all my Caley programmes onto a spreadsheet and I included the score if I could trace it. However they're Appleworks files, not Excel, so you can't open them on a PC. I'll print them off though.

A Glesga wummin goes into a sex shop and asks to see their vibrators. The assistant says 'that's our whole range over there on the wall'. She says 'I'll take that big red yin then' He says 'that's a fire extinguisher.......'

Ya feckin beauty! Dynamic Earth

His predictions are usually right too!

No a bad keeper till he lost his eye.

He doesn't get stick on the park (well not much anyway). He's entitled to get stick here though as we question what he's costing us. Maybe it's part of the Brew master plan to get C(o)unty above us in the league.

What, showing Brew or showing C(o)unty :thumb04: :018: ;) :015: :D

Defending his selection in the team, or defending his 'simulation' yesterday? I can't see anybody doing the latter, except maybe Johnboy, & Stan who obviously has his tongue wedged in his cheek.

Just thinking aloud here - but the Midden have still to win a league game at the new place? League form is still poor. Form Table

Makes me cringe when people start counting points in advance. We already got bitten in the bum by assuming 3 points against Motherwell last week. Let's be honest, the next 10 games will be a tough scrap and dog-eat-dog. I think we've just got enough to pull clear but I'll be happy if it takes till the last week.

Scottish Cup attendances have been falsified since The Mantis was in nappies. See any number of threads on CTO. We do need to find another thousand fans for league games though, even if we do get a good bit more than Hamilton and that's in their first season up.

When you see a post from Renegade with Russell in the title you know what's coming. Just watched the highlights from yesterday and Russell can be ashamed of his conduct and his booking. Obviously Russell's not the best player in the SPL - Vigurs is like any other player: either getting carried away in an interview or misquoted. However anybody suggesting Russell doesn't do a job for us, especially in away games, either doesn't go to many games or needs his head looked.

Never mind, you've still got Buffy.....

Redpeter the C(o)unty fan.....

You don't get cheapos from Roddy

Traynor still fancies us for the drop - just thought I'd mention it :thumb04: :018: ;)

I mentioned this myself. Was there in May when they beat MCFC 1-0 and the City fans made all the noise.

Young at heart though. Mind you, it wisnae me!

Not seen the highlights yet but I never thought Esson had much to do thanks to his back four. But ICT now, unlike under the muppets, are a TEAM. However anybody calling for Duncan to be dropped after last Saturday should have been there last night for their slice of humble pie.

Aye, great night. Happy days. Songs were great, nearly pished myself. Sounds like I was the only one singing 'Rangers till you die' as they all streamed out of the stadium. Must get my ears fixed ;) :thumb04: :018:

We've got the Old Filth to blame for that. Never a problem with other fans. Well, except Caley and Elgin.