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get in!!!! :crazy07:

i agree, i cringed quite a few times when tokely went in on beasley. :blob09: ha ha

I think the fact Webb can't get a game for Ross County tells us all we really need to know :023: That doesnt mean he couldnt do a job for us, Graham Bayne couldnt get a game for County before he came to us, look at him now, an integral part of the team who was sorely missed at the weekend.

I'm with IHE's line-up on this one. Definitely need Duncan back in the team to mop things up. Webb i think would be a good addition i think, international player, looked decent anytime ive seen him play, i'm sure ive seen him play centre half too which were crying out for too.

great to have highlights so soon after the game, just a shame it was so painful to watch! :007:

agree with that tm4tj

pretty much agree with that, 95% of the banter was excellent, highly amusing, inventive and continual, all through the game. i was on the whole impressed with the vocal presence however there were a few chants which were not appropriate particularly one chap who took it a bit too far on a few occasions , think he was ejected in the end. tony Bullock took all the banter directed at him in great humour as usual so fair play to him. Also i cant see how the constant booing and jeering of Rory is going to be productive either. The chants of 'Rory is sh1te' isnt gonna help him at all. I'm not his biggest fan either and have yet to see the potential he shows in training but booing him like yesterday is not gonna help the lad one bit. Every team has a few idiots who let the fans down but my overall impression of the support yesterday was excellent.

I know its only a friendly but still its important to help out our local rivals by showing them quality football so i thought i'd start the old what team you'd like to see thread. Seeing as its our last pre-season game before the season starts i'd quite like to see a near full strength team on the park with the inclusion of players needing games under their belt to lift their fitness, i'd like to see: Fraser Tokely Caff Munro Hastings Wilson Black Duncan Rankin Macdonald Nicolae

Shocking signing, spoke to a mate last night who is a dons fan and he was somewhat perturbed by the news. huge backward step. Going by what ive heard from Kirk Broadfoots showing in the rangers vs ajax friendly last night he could be a contender for the worst signing too. supposedly he was terrible! sitting on the deck when ajax scored their goal. :015: ha ha

Celtic! for the same reasons as RossP

I'm reasonably happy with the summer, i think the friendlies have proved useful in helping try out new things/different personell/younger players for Charlie, i notice he has reverted to a back 3 quite a few times and its always good to have a team that feel comfortable playing with a new formation/set of tactics/personell. On the transfer front i'm pleased with Deano's signing, pleased with Cowie's signing and quite optimistic about Nicolae's high profile deal however the one thing i'm still worried about is our lack of defenders, a CB is a priority but even though we do get another CB our defence is still worryingly thin, one or two injuries and were fecked! As for the open trial suggestion, i think it could work down in the central belt or in england-shire where there a loads of players released or looking for clubs however up here i think it would be difficult to find players at the level we need and would most likely find county of Highland league players chancing their luck. Agreed about the weather! it sucks!

Then they wouldnt of managed to snag such a huge team to play in the testimonial! :004:

great news. personally i hope he leaves his debut til the county game. Cant make todays. :023:

Anyone heard any info about line-ups? Anyone know if our new big name striker got his work-permit to make a cameo appearance today?

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and this on the BBC:

ha ha ha, cracker 4th stand :015: Nope, but saw this on teamtalk.com:

match report now up on the main site, Linky

"Caley Thistle director of football Graeme Bennett said:"We are delighted to be able, subject to the work permit, to recruit someone of Marius's calibre within our existing football budget. This has been assisted by sponsorship from The Orion Group, headed by club chairman Alan Savage." surely thats re-assuring? doesnt sound like it would be too much more than the 'huge' offer that Dargo was reportedly offered

From an Elgin City messageboard:

http://www.ictfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News...1074528,00.html on main site now! woohoo! :crazy07:

:024: Always seemed so easy in Champioship manager! :tic01: ha ha

Ive gone for Barry, he has been an extremely important player for us over the years and as a senior member of the squad who knows the club inside out seems the ideal choice for vice captain.

I'm with Clacher on this one, Rankin should have priority, if he doesnt fancy it or doesnt like the angles etc then someone else like Hastings or Hart or Black or Wilson can argue between themselves for it.

I'd go with Wilson, could be his last full season as an integral part of the first team