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7/10 as well 1,8 and 9 wrong

Seems to be a lot of mixed reviews on Tade, seems to be taking a slating over on P&B, what i can gather is Tade is a strong, powerful, athletic target man who can also play out wide. Causes defenders problems with his strength and pace and while he can score some good goals he is prone to some Djebi-Zadi moments and miss the odd sitter or two in a game. Certainly not the finished article but more of a raw talent needing a fair bit of polishing. Whilst he may not appeal to some fans and indeed some 'ICT' fans on other sites have written him off already, i'm more than willing to give him a fair crack of the whip and will support him fully. What i like to do when assessing new signings is compare him to what we had in the previous seasons. Do i think he will be more of a threat than Odhiambo? Probably. Do i think he will be more of a threat than Sanchez? Certainly less skillful but will cause a lot more problems with his strength and direct running. I think he will be a useful addition to the team. If the worst happens and we lose Rooney, i certainly dont think Butcher will use Tade as a direct replacement

has signed a 1 year pre-contract according to the following source linky

Cant say I was expecting that!

Todays Press and Journal is reporting we have signed Tansey on a one year deal and also that Gary Irvine and Andrew Shinnie will NOT be signing. It says Shinnie Snr. is in talks with Falkirk.

Contrary to what the press have led us to believe, signing announcements will not be made until next week Linky

STV reporting that a 2 year deal is close to being finalised Linky Amusing to see that both the press and journal reports are using his twitter comments, journalists have it easy these days!!

There is an article in todays Courier regarding some pre-season problems and also some info on new signings, see below Nice to see the rebuilding process starting

what the chances of the league countdown timer on the forum homepage doubling up as the away top release date timer as well?

Why not go all the way and have the players offered contracts in amber? Mabye stay or maybe go?

none other than Derek Adams back with his tail between his legs?

ah.....but he was crap the whole time while here...so was never really rated by ICT fans. I was meaning players fans raved about, that you couldnt see what all the noise was about. I take it you didnt see his goal against rangers? I'm not saying one goal makes a player but while he was often inconsistent there was always the chance that he could pull out a stonking goal now and again Tell me which goal are you referring to out of the 3 goals he ever scored for us? I was referring to Smees take on Rankin and in particular about Rankins goal rather than any of Barrowmans The Rankin goal i was referring to was his screamer, December 2006 i think

ah.....but he was crap the whole time while here...so was never really rated by ICT fans. I was meaning players fans raved about, that you couldnt see what all the noise was about. I take it you didnt see his goal against rangers? I'm not saying one goal makes a player but while he was often inconsistent there was always the chance that he could pull out a stonking goal now and again

No player even near the mercurial Andy Barrowman

He has signed a 2 year deal with Dundee United A lot of people were suprised to hear the Calderwood was getting rid of him at Hibs, as were a lot of us when he was deemed surplus at ICT IMO we still made a mistake forcing him out

get in

Dargo is the only name that sticks out however he has had a horrendous time with injuries at St Midden so i dont think its worth the risk. We definately got the best out of Dargo, before he came to us he had a lot of injury problems and then once he left us it was the same story. None of the other players would add anything to our squad IMO

I would be amazed if we didnt give him a testimonial. Grant has been at the club for around 14 years and his loyalty, dedication and unfaltering effort should be rewarded appropriately with a testimonial. Really hope something is being organised and if it isnt then questions need to be asked.

aye

Killie just miss an open goal from 2 yards, phew Im sure i just heard Dorans name mentioned as still on the pitch

Radio said it was Rooney off for Morrison but sky saying it was Doran that came off

Rooney subbed at HT???

Ma

Have to agree..... I think Celtic have gone off the boil a bit lately so, saturday could see us get revenge for that cup travesty. Anyone know who the ref is? Not that i'm suggesting that would have any bearing on the result. Saturday 2 April Inverness CT v Celtic - Craig Thomson (Live on ESPN, 12 noon)

I think Levein still has a fair bit of choice in the striking department; McFadden, Snodgrass, McCormack, Riordan, O'Connor, Fletcher and Boyd have all had caps and are potentials for further call ups, they might not be outstanding but Scotland hasnt been blessed with worldclass strikers in recent history. Strikers who could still make an impact are Mackie, Mackail Smith, Goodwillie and Maguire. The area that really worries me in actual fact is centre half, we seem to have a real dearth of talent in that department IMO