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Was pleasantly surprised by a very even and entertaining game last night, in atrocious conditions. Two well-matched teams on the night, though difficult to predict how either would get on against a good SPL team. On the night the difference was Shankland, which highlights the glaring deficiency in Caley Thistle ever since Billy McKay left over 5 years ago. We just don't have a predatory striker, and you just can't see where the goals are going to come from. Finding one - preferably two - has to be a priority.

Innocent question - I'm not in Scotland and I don't know the answer, so don't have a go at me for asking. 🙂 But what does PFA Scotland do? Assuming that Keatings is a member, shouldn't they be offering advice and assistance? Or perhaps Keatings should be asking them for assistance.

If money was not a problem and the club's standing with the SFA was not at stake, then I am sure that there would be an interesting legal case about an anonymous disciplinary panel denying a professional the opportunity to practise his profession, especially in a national final. I don't see how it would be permitted under current good practice for employment, or even law. In fact, there could even be a human rights case there. It won't happen, though. Too much for ICT to lose, moneywise and in terms of relations with the SFA. The SFA would fight it with everything that they have, which is more than ICT has, sadly, because if they lost, then it would be open season on them - it would be anarchy.

He was only a few yards away, level with the players. If he didn't see contact then his guide dog should have barked.

It's shame the Oscars have just been, because if that's acting, Keatings would have walked it 🙂

Yes, I think it is. I have looked at it again and I am not convinced that it was a deliberate foul. It was a very clumsy challenge, yes. Contact was outside the box, and maybe the fact that Keatings tumbled inside the box was what swayed the referee and the three SFA stooges. Correct decision would have been a free kick outside the box, and a booking for the Rangers player. Having said that, I consequently think that the Rangers player should not say anything. Whether his management should, that's another question. But of course they won't. As someone has said, win the cup, get Keatings to pick it up - and make sure that there is a medal for him!

It didn't look like that on TV, but I suppose that there were quite a few Sevco supporters. I noted that some of them had come from as far away as Aviemore. And you deserve a lot more than a free Caramel Wafer!

I thought so too. Thought that the red card was a bit harsh - and then I saw who he was showing it to Haven't gone back to look at it again, but I'm sure that at the disallowed goal, the linesman never flagged for offside, and ran all the way to the goal line with his flag down. Then next time the TV showed him, he was level with the edge of the box and flagging frantically, after the referee had blown.

Citadel did well down there for quite a number of years. Where are those fans now? Quitters!

The only thing that's been consistent about us for the last season or three is that it's impossible to predict which ICT team will turn up.

So why didn't you pick on me when I suggested it on the previous page?

So why not do the announcements in a language that the tourists will understand? Or Polish or Romanian - possibly more local speakers of these languages than of Gaelic. I might even suggest a good case for Italian, although a waiter in Little Italy last year told me that the Italian community in Sneck had all but disintegrated.

Well at least Robbo is making changes now, and not waiting until the last few minutes. BBC stats say that shots are 17-6 in favour of Ayr. Though only 3 of that 17 have been on target! And three on yellow cards now. Would be stupid to get sent off and throw it away...

Looks to me as though he's talking about only Celtic and Rangers. And they would never agree to it because of the potential embarassment of being knocked out in an early round. Bournemouth v Hamilton Accies on a cold midweek night wouldn't even cover costs, and that's two Premiership teams. Let's not even think about Crawley Town v Livvie

Betcha Robbo leaves it until 10 minutes from time.

It certainly would be. Difficult to think of any other line of business - whether entertainment, retail, services, etc - where the customer is given a detailed breakdown of all income and expenditure. The football transfer market can be likened to a game of poker, in which disclosing fees is the equivalent of giving away information about your hand. Especially if, as we do, you have a weak hand.

That's right, and thanks to climate change its level is rising. If you take a deep divot at the wrong part of the pitch, you get a cold shower.

A good place to ask this, instead of wasting a new thread on it. I was in Inverness over Christmas. In the Eastgate car park on Thursday I saw a big Audi, reg no CA II EYJ, with the club crest also on the plate. (Ideal pressie - so on topic!) Just curious - does it belong to someone well-known? If you crave anonymity you don't have a reg number like that!

Still waiting to see what Dougal actually looks like...

Are you telepathic as well as clairvoyant? The reason I say that is that I was just wondering what's the longest period of time we've gone without scoring. (Sudden death penalties don't count.) Just over three games now.

Two 3--0s in succession, and we are discussing the shortcomings of our strikers

And you'll stump up the compensation due to him for terminating his contract?

I wonder if they've been told by the new management that there has to be a big clearout for the club to survive. See if anyone can be sold in January, then see who they can ship in the summer (assuming that they are not promoted). Part-time next season if not promoted. (What would happen then to ongoing contracts?) Might explain a sudden loss in form and Robbo appearing lost.

Must be about time someone says our strikers are useless ?

Yup. The week in which our away record becomes better than our home record, and normality is restored ?