Libero

I wouldnt necessarily say all Scottish footballers are greedy. Some will move to clubs purely for financial gain where as some will move to play with better players/coaches or at a better standard of football. Not all footballers are purely motivated by money (all be it a lot of them are) I think what the problem that Butcher and Malpas have described is that Scottish footballers know full well there are numerous clubs down south who can offer them double, treble or even more than clubs in the SPL can and they can pick and choose which financial package to accept. This is no different to everyday employment where people will move for the best deal. We are suffering from the success of english football in that we cannot even begin to compete on a finacial level. Dont think this will ever change

virus

Todays BBC Gossip Column: No online story yet though

If Butcher wouldnt sign McKay-Stevens on the basis of a niggling ankle injury then i cant see him going for a striker who has had some very serious hip problems to the extent his career is/was in the balance

addictive

Id be very disappointed if we havent at least spoken to his agent. Cracking player and out of contract so would cost us nothing, we would be able to better his wages and offer him SPL football with a view to moving onto bigger and better things. Much more of a prospect than Tade was in my opinion Would have thought we could compete with the likes of St Johnstone and Kille for wages so i hope we have at enquired as to whether he would be keen to move here

snuff

Not suprising really but looks like this 'rumour' has well and truly been quashed http://www.highland-news.co.uk/Sport/Football/Inverness-Caley-Thistle/Malpas-Stars-out-of-our-league-8011238.htm

All that Jonny has done is protect his tweets, meaning that only certain people can see them. Whilst I enjoy twitter for banter and up to the minute breaking news I do not think its a good way for footballers to announce where they may or may not be moving, little bit unprofessional if you ask me. Looks like we may have to wait for a club to announce (again) where he will be signing

wheely

Suppose if its on there it must be true. I cant even figure out what that site is about let alone the possibility that it would have info that nobody else has. Its even worse than football rumours. i wondered if anyone else had gone on there and thought WTF

The coventry game (if indeed it happens) should give us a decent run out given that the rest of our pre-season opponents will be Highland League

weird

Just read this: http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/107095-kenny-shiels-frustrated-with-kilmarnocks-double-trips-to-the-highlands/ and really quite amazed by his narrow-minded views: does he think his team are the only one who has to make 8 hour round trips? Up until this season our closest rival was at least a 4 hour round trip away. Routine journeys are frequently 8 hour round trips for us Get over it, our fans have been clocking thousands of miles following ICT to away games, its part and parcel of football so deal with it. If your self proclaimed 'among the best' fans dont like travelling to follow their team then tough!

cake

another article here: http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs-old/your-club/football/walsall-fc/2012/06/19/walsall-facing-a-battle-for-lee-beevers/ not really any new information though

Hope he has had the decency to tell Terry Butcher where his future lies to his face. Twitter is not the place to announce to your employers whether you have accepted a contract offer or not IMO

Things are a lot worse than I thought if we cant offer more money than Conference teams. Bury and York City are interested, league 1/2 teams may be able to offer a bit more than us so he may well end up there. I cant really see the SPL being a big draw for players at the moment given its current shambolic state

Full update here: http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/clubs/north-region-clubs/north-region-news/1510-aberdeen-and-district-jfa-news/5275-augsberg-win-after-clach-shock-county

piece

I always rated Mensing, dont know why exactly, he wasnt exactly a gifted footballer. Maybe it was his no-nonsense approach to football and physical approach

Credible source saying that we are interested in signing Walsall defender/midfielder Lee Beevers http://www1.skysport...acting-interest Sky classes him as a midfielder where as his Walsall profile says: Seems like he can operate in numerous positions which is obviously an advantage, league one player would suggest a reasonable standard

mash

motorways

Couldnt see this posted anywhere else. (if it is a duplicate, Mods feel free to delete) it appears that Owain Tudor Jones has verbally agreed a new contract, no idea for how long as the only source I can find says: http://www.highland-news.co.uk/Sport/Football/Inverness-Caley-Thistle/Seven-up-for-Caley-Thistle-14062012.htm He had a really bad season last year for injuries and i dont think we ever got to see Owain at his best. He always appeared assured on the ball and had a good range of passing. Hopefully if he does indeed sign on again that he can get a full pre-season and start the season fresh and injury free as i'm sure he can bring a lot to the team