The Mantis

Like Russeldinho :021:

I hear you can get bits of rubber to put over your zoom to prevent accidents :023:

I was using a Tamron 55-200 zoom lens. Jessops are charging £200 for it but I got one online for £79. To be fair to Jessops, if you buy an SLR they give you the lens for £100. There's a X1.6 conversion factor due to the size of the sensor, so it's equivalent to about 88-320 mm compared with a 35mm camera.

Keith pics are HERE Locos pics are HERE Also some Caley pics to come from the half-time penalties at Keith. See the Doc making an erse of it!

Billy Horne it was. Sorry to Billy's parents if you're reading this, can't find any shots of him. Maybe next year eh? Pinched off the Locos website: 1. Ally Ridgers 2. Ross Tokely 3. Alan Morgan 4. Grant Munro 5. Jamie Duff 6. Roy McBain 7. Zander Sutherland 8. Richie Hart 9. Rory McAllister 10. Dennis Wyness 11. Marcus Paatelainen 12. Gary Wood (Dennis Wyness 65) 14. Ian Vigurs (Roy McBain 65) 16. Billy Horne (Jamie Duff 73)

Well after seeing the two games this weekend, I thought I could see some point to it. Both days the full management team were there, and the system seemed to be the same, only the players were different each day. Also it's true that the team gets a lot of the ball and has to learn to break down stuffy teams who are defending like their lives depended on it. Also, it has to be said, Keith and Locos were no pushovers and both gave the team a very hard workout.

Well they held up anyway, and it turned sunny once I reached the FRB and glorious Midlothianshire :015: :015: :015: Visit to the scrappy tomorrow is in order. (what RiG's on about is, my wipers got vandalised last night in Keith and I had to spend all morning hanging around on a wet Sunday in Keith and just made it down to Inverurie for the start) Yes there's one or two pics I'm very chuffed about including Patti's goal. Where's yer Peter Paul anyhoo?

Don, believe me, emailing you the pics is a whole lot easier than setting up a web gallery and uploading them to my own space (plus I don't have a lot of space anyway). Are you up for that, or is it easier if I get Photoshop to do the web gallery and then you or I upload them to this site? Let me know. Both days I got a lot of pics that could be used for squad lists etc, plus one or two of the goals etc. Also feel free to rip the St Mirren pics which are HERE as I want to get rid of them shortly.

He's lost a bit of weight since I saw him last.

I was talking to one of the linesmen and a Keith committe man in the pub last night. Charlie had a go at the ref at half time, asking about the first penalty claim that wasn't given. The linesman thought it was a stonewaller but the ref either didn't see it or was trying to give Keith a chance. I thought Keith were very well organised and it was a combination of giving away free kicks and pens plus tiredness that saw them off. Today Locos seemed to last the pace better but probably it was class that told in the end. I got some photies too but won't be putting them up tonight.

I got some pics too but I'm just home a couple of hours and can't be ersed tonight. Also got some from Keith yesterday.

Yes, but they got up again :015: :015: :015:

'Duffers' - a blast from the past there :015:

I know plenty Tims who don't rate Miller- with the quality they have in their (massive) squad it's not as if he has to even be a decent finisher, just the ability to put away one or two of the many chances that are laid on. It's pretty obvious to me that Kenny Miller's career has already peaked- either when Rangers signed him, or Wolves. If he was any good he would still be playing in the Prem. I can actually remember when Hibs farmed him out to Stenny. His two goals, both earned by his pace, were the only difference between Stenny and non-League Whitehill Welfare in a cup replay. Having said that, I'd sign him in a flash.

Apart from Barry's wallet being somewhat heavier, you could argue that his game has not progressed any more than if he had stayed here. When he left, we looked unlikely candidates for the SPL so moving away looked a good idea. However as Sophia says, he still has moments of madness. Maybe Pele would have got even more out of him than McCall or Levein or Brew.

When I heard that joke about 30 years ago there was a cigar as well as a beard!

Zibi Malkowski Well you started it Harry.....

Mon the famous unknown ICT :021: :021: :021:

Excellent, I'll bring along the trusty Box Brownie then.

We called them pitch and toss, and shipwrecked :014:

Thinking of making a weekend of it. Any suggestions where to stay over?

InvernessCaledonianThistleFootballClub is a big enuff name surely?

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Brilliant how they can do that. Mind you I put in my own number and it sure doesn't look like me :015:

You're right Mrs PB, it's a bummer. Happens to me too.