The Mantis

As others have said, young Lewis thrown to the wolves. McCall must have been rubbing his hands when he saw our lineup. By the same token, our midfielders like Allardice, Doran and Roddy have to step up to the plate in a fixture like this. Docherty, Bannigan and McKinnon won’t even need a shower after that. The only players to come out of it with any credit are Samuels, Ridgers and Billy.

First pic - Cairngorm granite going by the pillow shaped rocks. By the movie I reckon you're looking over Loch Einich to Braeriach, so you must be on Sgor Gaoith in Glen Feshie... glorious day you had, not even much wind.

Got it now...

That’s a shame as I don’t think I can make that one. Played on that pitch at WHEC a few times myself in the black and white era. Bet there’s no grass nowadays.

Loch Broom. Clachan Kirk.

Here's another Kirk that will no doubt be familiar to some. If not I'll post one from another angle...

Seems that asst manager Lewis MacKinnon got sent to the stand yesterday despite Buckie winning 8-0...

Is this a castle which I see before me? Sorry, probably about the only bit of Shakespeare I ever picked up

I took about 6 photos. It says Graber Special on the back.

Here's one that was visiting Lewis a few years back...

A couple of Morgans that were touring round northern Spain a few years back. Two English middle aged couples, can’t say I envied them much, but they’d been all round Europe over the years, Poland etc… I think that’s probably my hire car with the silver paint.

Following ICT means we’re all long distance supporters.

Prelim Round (Aug 27) Highland Clubs: Glasgow Uni v Golspie Sutherland Fort William v Benburb Invergordon v Newtongrange Star Full draw: Byes - Jeanfield Swifts, Tynecastle FC Clydebank v Bonnyton Thistle Glasgow Uni v Golspie Sutherland Haddington Athletic v Darvel Syngenta v Threave Rovers Auchinleck Talbot v Coldstream Dalkeith Thistle v Lochee United Whitehill Welfare v Camelon Irvine Meadow XI v Hill of Beath Linlithgow Rose v St Cuthbert Wanderers Broxburn Athletic v Blackburn United Tower Hearts v Cumnock Sauchie v St Andrews United Invergordon v Newtongrange Star Vale of Leithen v Dunbar United Preston Athletic v Newton Stewart Wigtown & Badnoch v Dunipace Fort William v Benburb Dundonald Bluebell v Tayport Drumchapel United v Easthouses Lily Penicuik Athletic v Musselburgh Athletic Carnoustie Panmure v Hawick Royal Albert Rutherglen Glencairn v Kilwinning Rangers Pollok v Girvan Burntisland Shipyard v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale

The words "Fiat Abarth" come to mind from my I-Spy book of cars but if IBM doesn't know there's no hope for me Edit - ah yes, used the reg, I remember that one being in the I-Spy book too

James Keatings has joined Forfar. Didn’t make the bench yesterday against Bonnyrigg but I see Gary Harkins did… @RedCard

Was kinda hoping they would keep him on till the end of August... we've got a good record in bringing about sackings A lot of talk about Duncan Ferguson.

Welcome back Dougal.You know I've never been a happy clapper although I don't agree with you all the time. Bit of a stretch to think that those people in 1994 actually had the foresight you're crediting them with. ICT for the incomers.... hmmm. Anyhow, I think the strip has been well received on here and loads sold and worn at the games. I've been on the Inverness Thistle facebook page for a year or two but I unfollowed it yesterday. Nothing but a few bitter old men in their own echo chamber who sound like they've never been near the stadium but eager to spout their excuses for not supporting the club. By the wording of your post above I think you probably know the thread I'm talking about

Hogmanay 2012, never been back since to get a better shot. It'll be full of tourists now.

Over to you @tm4tj So 12 league games in our first 3 seasons plus the game on the same day as the twin towers. I don’t remember the 2009 game at all in the context of a fantastic Championship winning season for us Bulvitis was good. Daniel Stratford, not so much.

Never realised they have never beaten us. I can remember the first meeting when we beat them 1-0 away in 1994 with a goal from sub ‘spineless Norman *’ MacMillan. *older posters will understand the nickname which is not intended as an insult…

He took a bad knock a few minutes earlier, a really bad foul which earned a booking, Kelly I think. Livi seemed to be targeting him. An incredible pass to Danny who took off like a bat out of hell and set up the first goal. Second goal was sheer genius from Daniel.

What Yngwie said, basically. There’ll be highlights so we can see whether George was offside or not. Kelty look like they’ll do ok in Lge 1. Quite a physical side who defended really well. We had the better quality but not enough of it in the tight spaces in the final third. There’s been a few moans about the Boyd signing but I thought he was ok, very neat in possession. He was played pretty deep today, I assumed he was a striker. So we’ve equalled last season’s number of group wins already On to Livi on Tuesday and a chance to see if we can exploit the space and make/take more scoring chances against a team that won’t sit in for the majority of the game as Kelty did.

I just looked this up and I see the song was inspired by a bottling at a concert in Kilmarnock