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    Did they protest about Caley fielding a weakened team?
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    The Highland League was formed in 1893. In addition to Thistle and Caley, Clach and Forres were founder members who are still playing.
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    You think that having only 10 teams in the division might help us there?
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    Maybe Robbo said "B McKay", and the person writing down the names said "Nah, boss, he's at County!" ? BTW, if the story that Harper had to feign injury to get McKay on is true, then it's an appallingly cynical treatment of a 16 year old lad making his debut for the senior team. A public explanation is called for, if only to scotch this story.
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    I always say that we never play well after a break. Try and keep it down to single figures, lads.
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    And we've had how long to prepare for this match?
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    All kicked off by the restoration of the monarchy. Yes I know that they were Catholic vs Protestant, but they were mainly about power and dynasty, not religion. We're way off-topic - I'll stop now
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    Aye, that Martin Luther, just a trouble-maker. If it wasn't for him, then the Highlands would today be able to support two top-flight football teams. I'm no more a historian than Charles, but I thought that the Reformation went fairly smoothly in Scotland, with Presbyterianism gaining the upper hand quite quickly. It was the influx of Irish Catholic immigrants into Glasgow about 300 years later which kicked off the sectarianism that we still have today. Rangers and Celtic were formed in the midst of this, at a time when Glasgow was by far the most populous and powerful city in Scotland - the "second city of the British Empire" - so it's hardly a surprise that they came to dominate the scene.
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    Well, I suppose that with a third of our league season still ahead of us, anything could happen. My first priority would be to secure 8th spot, hoping that injuries are kept to a minimum over the next few weeks, and demanding that discipline is good throughout that period - we can't afford suspensions. Then we can see what shape we are in - on and off the park - and start thinking about next season. Winning the Challenge Cup would surely instil some confidence and bring the team closer together, too.
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    OK, I will ask the obvious question. What do you think they should do? I am sure that they will welcome constructive suggestions.
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    Let me guess. It was the long lost fighting spirit of Inverness Caledonian Thistle?
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    Actually, I think that an early meeting between CJT and the Chairman is important, to resolve something that I keep banging on about, and that Charles has mentioned above. That is, to allow the CJT board to state their case and present their credentials in support of any claim that they may make to be in control of 10% of the voting rights. The Chairman and the ICT Board should then decide whether or not they will accept such a claim, possibly after taking legal advice. In fact, the CJT board should themselves probably take legal advice before making any such claim. If CJT don't make such a claim - or if the ICT board reject it - then the next question is who the hell does control these votes. Settle that first - then you can start discussing the state of the path between the car park and the stadium.
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    "This is Inverness on a Sunday, or maybe a flag day...". Oh, my aching sides. Lovely bit of film though - thanks for posting it.
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    Use the search facility in the top right hand corner of the page, and search for Thornbush. It's been mentioned a few times on this forum - might not be anything useful, but may be worth a few minutes of your time.
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    You have the advantage over me of actually seeing them play - week in, week out. I did see - on TV - the Crusaders game, and the team that played in the second half would have struggled against Cradlehall Nursery. Was it any better today? If, as you suggest, no one really turned up, then I would be very concerned. Yes, it looks safe at the moment, but if there is a bit of complacency and another couple of defeats, then all of a sudden you are wondering how on earth you can fashion any sort of win.
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    Not until we are assured of finishing higher than ninth.
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    That surely means it'll be a sterile, defence-dominated 0-0 today
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    Sorry to misunderstand you, cif73. I'm not used to being complimented!
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    I know I said this last year. Shouldn't the current board be trying to find out who controls this sizeable share of the voting rights? An AGM or EGM would descend into chaos if a vote could be swung by someone claiming to have control of that 10%, but no one could verify whether they actually had that voting power.
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    I was trying to say that it was probably the equivalent of €250K in sterling, using the exchange rate on the day that the record was added to the Wiki entry. By "curiously precise" I meant that it would look odd to most people, who would expect to see round figures. I wasn't implying that the Wiki author had inside information.
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    The fee is listed at https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ryan-christie/transfers/spieler/188077 as £225K. On the German version it is €250K, which is presumably the origin of Wiki's curiously precise figure of £221,645. I don't know anything about that website. There is often a difference between a headline figure and the amount that changes hands. Maybe some of the transfer fee is dependent on appearances? But over 50% would seem to be excessive. Did he have an agent, who would receive a cut? (His Dad?) BTW, I see that it's Ryan's 23rd birthday today. Happy birthday, Ryan
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    I think you answered your own problem. I can't see that employers will have to do anything. HMRC will calculate the tax code for each person according to whether they are a Scottish taxpayer or not, and an employer's system will simply use that tax code. No changes required. My understanding is that HMRC already identify Scottish taxpayers, even though income tax rates have been the same as the rest of the UK so far. Don't you guys have tax codes prefixed with 'S'?
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    Hawkeye mentions "our reputation", and, of course, it is a vicious circle. Once you establish a reputation, then the refs will be looking out for you. A positive feedback loop. The problem has been there all season. Here's what I said on 02 Sep, after the match against Aberdeen U-20s. (Which, from reading the comments, seems to have been similar to Sunday night - a game of two halves against a weak side.) "I see Trafford has been red-carded. Is it me, or is discipline worse this season? There seemed to be a lot of yellow cards in the previous games - even last week at Brechin." Back then, Robbo's main priority was to find a viable team, so maybe discipline wasn't his top priority. But at this stage of the season, with everything to play for, it's essential.
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    Did you know that there was also a second half?
  25. snorbens_caleyman
    Semi-final - need to lose another man before extra time
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