The Mantis

Nobody needs to be ashamed of liking Queen before about 1977. They were a great band and very influential. However, as Mr Naelifts will tell you with a yawn, I cannot let mention of Queen go by without saying Freddie was influenced by touring with Mott the Hoople and there would have been no Bohemian Raspberry without Marionette.

Aye, they were fined ?200 which Jimmy Falconer gladly stumped up on the spot apparently. The game I mentioned was in 92-3 (October) while the Urq header was 93-4 (May). So there was a year and a half between them.

Not long before the merger, a soaking wet day. Caley 2 up at half time and cruising. The Jags scored twice to equalise then Wilsie Robertson scored a 25 yard screamer past Jim Calder in injury time at the Howden End to the delight of all the completely dry Caley fans.

Second away game in a row when all I've seen of ICT was a flash of the lights from the team bus as I headed down the A9 on the Saturday night. :007:

Racey. I'd kick their heids in. Prog is the bollox though.

Fawlty Towers. No contest. The mini Mantises got me the DVD box set years ago. They still buy me Blackadder, Office, Extras etc but 12 episodes of old Basil does it every time.

That reminds me of a mate of mine back in the 70s when the double decker buses had the door at the back. He was out on the pish and got the bus home. He sat on the long sideways seat at the back door and asked the conductor to wake him up at his stop. When the conductor shook him he just jamp :002: out the door onto the pavement, but the bus was still moving at the time and he got a trifle bashed.

Last year I put two contact lenses in the same eye. Also- Mrs Mantis works in a load of different chemist shops as a locum. One day I drove her to Musselburgh in the morning. Then at 5 o'clock I sat outside Penicuik branch waiting for her until she rang my mobile and gave me a mouthful of abuse.

Mickey Rourke as 10CC

Letting the top juniors in is a step forward. They should let more in (only 3 this year instead of 4, as Linlithgow Rose qualify on 2 counts). They will leather Newton Stewart about 12-0, you heard it here first. Same with Pollok v St Cuthberts. Not so sure about the new format though, many of these clubs will struggle to afford the bus for these North/South clashes. Lossie should beat Whitehill, who are a shadow of the team of the late 90s who won at Elgin & Fraserburgh. I think the Clach tie will be very close- how about an early kick-off to avoid ICT v Falkirk- but Fort William have a mountain to climb!

I've got them all :blah01: Here's a link for you

Aye, do what the old book plugger says, it's actually rather good :023: Actually, the away strip from 1994 looked a bit pinkish from a distance as it was red & white stripes. A bit like pyjamas to be honest.

Sorry, misread that. Yes I remember it- they were after the photo of Doc from my site which I had shamelessly scanned, not knowing who the photographer was. Still don't know either, but apparently Doc liked it.

Aye that's the general area. I now have to go off to Lewis for a funeral and I'll miss the Hibs game. I'll definitely have a look for that booklet on Sunday after I get back.

I've got a wee booklet about them. I'll have a look for it in what Naelifts calls 'the cupboard that time forgot'.

Interview to follow then? They say Parkie used to turn out for Lochaber High in the morning before getting brought to the Caley Park in a taxi in the afternoon.

Right on Mr Blue. But tm4tj it was, the Wanderer would recognise it as 'herro' :023:

WTF was she on about :015: :015:

Not salami then? That reminds me, I must send you a photo I got of Dougie last week.

Forgot about this thread. Laura, sorry but I can only take 4 guests. Wanderer is over from China so I'll either have 2 or 3 with me or I'll go to one of the nearer pubs with ICT fans in. Eliza- no problem if you get him to contact me. It's not really walkable- it's down near The Shore.

Eliza in 'older than Mantis' shocker (but younger than Bannerman).

Oh yes it is :moon03: :moon03: :moon03: :moon03: :moon03:

Aye but we like the average waist size to be below 65 too.

Let's not start all that 'the first division is better than the SPL' nonsense. That's the sort of garbage the C(o)unty fans come up with. The SPL is the only place to be.

The guy who wished him dead was not an ICT fan IIRC, just a visitor from another club. I think Brew's effect will be to get us above Gretna, which will be mission accomplished in my eyes. We can worry about the long term later on. Who knows, maybe his layoff from management has given him time to rethink how the game should be played. The last manager where we didn't moan forever about dull route 1 football was Pele. I respect the views of others who say they won't be back, but it's a game of fitba FFS.