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BBC: "Goal! Arbroath 0, Inverness CT 3. Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Ridgers." That will be the one time per season that the massive hoof upfield from Ridgers actualy comes off Don't let Big Dunc buy any lottery tickets today - or he won't need a job tomorrow

Whole episode of Football Focus devoted to it. Major European Leagues deciding whether to postpone this weekend's fixtures. The game will never be the same again.

Fair enough. But I wasn't joking when I said it was worth a phone call. Who knows? He might feel he's getting towards the end of his career - might fancy something a bit different near the end. Away from the spotlight of English football. Even if it was just until the end of the season. Might just catch him at an opportune moment. Make that phone call!

I personally can't stand him. But I can't deny his experience and reputation. His name might put the club back on the map and attract players who wouldn't otherwise be interested, in much the same way as Terry Butcher did. (Though we might not be able to afford them just now.) Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Nothing to lose either. Make that call to him!

.... and thus can have no idea how we've been playing and what has been going wrong. Sure, there are probably videos to study, but that is no substitute for being there, watching and feeling events unfold in real time.

Was he at Ross County as well, then?

Well, we could do with a new manager, centre back, big striker....

Keep plugging away at trying to establish a communication channel. That has to be the first and only priority. Eventually, though, it might have to be a formal complaint - to the SFA? to UEFA? - that the SLO is not doing his job. Though that's probably irrelevant since we're unlikely to qualify for a UEFA competition in the near future ...

Won't it be our "director of football" making the signings?

And the B-side:

Go on then - tell us what his "game plan and tactics" are. And also tell us how you are the only other person who knows that they are

BBC stats now say that shots are 15-8 in our favour! But that we've had only 4 on target....

50' Dismissal Second yellow card to Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians) for a bad foul. 3-0 any minute now then...

The BBC stats reckon that possession is about 50-50, and that we have had 9 shots to their 4

What? Did Dodds score it?

Sure - but look along to the right at the pre-pandemic numbers. And only 70 in May 2021 suggests that quite a number of people are employed for purposes associated with match-day crowds.

There's a list of shareholders here - https://pomanda.com/company/SC149117/inverness-thistle-and-caledonian-f.c.-limited - but how complete, accurate and up-to-date it is, I have no idea. The figures add up to a little over 80%.

He must have been gutted when they were playing away

"We found it down the back of the sofa!"

Should have gone to Specsavers, Robert

A director of football who doesn't attend first team matches? They're taking the mickey...

Should be some improvement in the second half, then.

Already quite a different line-up from last season. Maybe Dodds still hasn't found what he's looking for.

It is noticeable that the amount of discussion before and after games has significantly decreased. Scotty will be along soon to prove me wrong with the posting statistics And it was Rothes in February...

I have twice drafted a suggestion along those lines, and twice deleted it. The problem is that anything like that is confrontational, and could well make relations between the club management and the fans worse. Could also damage the relationship between the management and the Supporters' Trust, even if the ST wasn't involved (I am sure they would NOT be). But, yes, a demo outside the ground before a game, or something inside before a game or at half-time - having tipped off the press beforehand - was what I was thinking of. If it's outside, talk to the police beforehand to make sure that it's legal and that you won't be done for obstruction or something like that. But have such actions ever been successful in any way? I'm thinking about Man U here, and Newcastle. Dangerous, too - if the management has other things lined up, then they might just get up and leave, putting the club into a worse position than it is now. Other than continuing to press for better communications, especially via the ST, I can't see a way forward.