snorbens_caleyman

TBH, I didn't regard them as a problem, and if they double the ad revenue, then I'd be happy for you to stick with them.

Just my experience and opinion, though.

9 hours ago, IBM said:

Here’s a bridge to help you 

Does it have a castle as well?

Ugly Caddy - hope it's not yours!    Never seen those cat's whiskers before, and I find that they are known as "curb feelers".   Learn something new every day.

And I presume that Glashan Court is named after William Glashan, the architect, who recorded many of the old buildings of Inverness before they were lost forever?

7 hours ago, Row S said:

I see that Citylink and Megabus have not factored in the huge delays on the North approach to Perth just now. This is adding between 1 and 2 hours to the journey.

My satnav once took me round by Crieff when there were major delays at Perth.  Bit of a twisting, turning road - not recommended if you have passengers who might be carsick. 

And it's bound to add time to the journey.  Bing Maps says 2h 36m from Sneck to Stirling via Perth, and 18 minutes longer if you go via Crieff.  Would probably take longer than that if Crieff is busier on a Saturday and there is a lot of traffic taking that route.

Interesting.  Now ask them how many across Europe have reached their final after being knocked out!

7 hours ago, tm4tj said:

Billy Dodds anyone???

Billy Dodds please!!! 

With megabucks compensation for the three or four weeks remaining of his contract 

Aye - I did look that up a few days ago as I said I would.

They were both 6-1s, and there's also a 5-0 by Rangers, so the biggest winning margin in a final is 5.

I feel that anything less than that this year would be a respectable result for us. 

Wish I could be more positive!

7 hours ago, bdu98196 said:

If that really is the case then its incredibly tin-pot & amateur as we have had these discussions year on year regarding play-off dates etc.

But when were the announcements of the Premiership season extension and the revised Cup Final date, to allow for the World Cup in December?  

Contracts may already have been drawn up and signed before then.  Certainly those which lasted more than one year!

1 hour ago, STFU said:

If the players don't know each other well enough, and can't lift their game for a Scottish Cup final then having Dodds tickle their balls isn't going to make a bit of difference. 

I was expecting someone to say that.   Did they lift their game for last night's crucial match, then?

I have lost count of the number of times over the past couple of seasons that I have said that surely the seasoned professionals on the pitch can see when things are not going well - eg when they are playing hoofball all the time - and that they should try something different, regardless of what the manager has said.  But it never happens.

Conclusions - they can't think for themselves, they don't know each other that well, and there certainly isn't a leader amongst them.   I am going off now to look up the record score in a cup final, because I really do fear for what might happen.

The problem is that getting rid of Dodds before the Cup Final would be suicidal.  Heaven knows it will be difficult enough to keep morale up when the players must be fearful of a hammering in the most public arena that there is.  Getting rid of Dodds would kill any chances of the team being up for it.

But if you don't, then there's only 6 weeks between the cup final and the first competitive match of next season.  Not a lot of time for wholesale changes...

5 minutes ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

I now would suggest that Dodds and Robbo have their swansongs at the top, at Hampden - bow out and let some new blood in at the helm. 

I'm inclined to agree, but the new blood would have to hit the ground running!   Cup Final 3rd June.  League Cup starts 15th July.  In between you have holidays and then pre-season training, plus transfer activity.  Will be a busy time, whoever is in charge.

7 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

Carson should have worked up a good head of steam by now.  Bring him on!

He's on!

Carson should have worked up a good head of steam by now.  Bring him on!

Dundee and Morton already both 1 up.  Ayr and ICT now 5th and 6th!

It's scary, isn't it?  I created an account earlier today, and, by coincidence, one of the things I asked for was a poem about Inverness in the style of McGonagall.  It was pretty good.  Also, for my wife, I asked for a limerick about Stenhousemuir - and it gave me one which showed that it knew about their artificial pitch!

If there are any other computer scientists here, I asked for a 3000 word essay on denotational semantics in the style of P G Wodehouse - this is like asking Robert Burns to describe the internet - and it produced a pretty fair attempt.

Further experiments will follow - always remembering that it is recording everything that we ask for. 

1 hour ago, WYNESS101 said:

Was there a number put on how many tickets fans can buy in the last final?

Well, I bought 5, at the stadium.   Me, my wife - and 3 of her (Stenny-supporting) relatives from Falkirk.

John Hughes was ahead of me in the queue.  Was amused when I said "I thought they'd have given you tickets!".

9 hours ago, Yngwie said:

I think it was only a week ago, when the semifinals threw up a final with 2 Manchester teams, that the FA decided to bring forward the kick off to 3pm.

Yes, but it was the police who requested the earlier kick-off time, despite broadcasters and advertisers preferring the original kick-off time of around 16:45 to 17:30.   The FA didn't argue.  Convenience of supporters never came into the decision. 

They should have moved it to Liverpool, which would still be a sensible decision given that there is a rail strike that day.

Beyoncé is playing at Spurs' ground that evening, and you know from the news what the Met is like - all Beyoncé fans 

2 hours ago, bdu98196 said:

Hardly knee jerk or sacking. It would he non contract renewal based on 2 seasons or inconsistent and at times rudderless performances. If giving someone the full duration of a 2 year contract before parting ways is seen as reactionary then how long and on what metric do you let managers continue?

You're right that if it was at the end of the season it wouldn't be kneejerk or sacking.  I am just too used to hearing the same cries every week 

As for "how long and what metric" - playoff final last season, cup final and verge of playoffs this season have to be taken into account.

I like IHE's summary above - covers both sides of the argument and shows that there is no easy answer.

43 minutes ago, STFU said:

That's one vote for mediocrity...anyone else?

Rather than the knee-jerk reaction of sacking the manager, it might be more useful to try to see what the reason is - if any - for two consecutive mid-season slumps.

But just you carry on ranting at the mirror.

You wouldn't expect a loss-making Swedish streaming service to have much consideration for any supporters.

You say "want" - does that mean it's not a done deal?  Time for the Sweet F A to remember what the 'F' stands for, and give the Swedes the traditional advice about sex and travel.

9 hours ago, STFU said:

How come we're totally ignoring the majority of the season when judging managerial performance?

Because it's where you are at the end of the season that really counts?

I'm no fan, but not to offer an extension to a man who has taken us to the cup final - albeit after being knocked out! - and very close to the playoffs would be a bit churlish.  We're not Chelsea or Spurs

I presume this has been widely reported in the north?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/30/passengers-rescued-by-lifeboat-after-orkney-ferry-runs-aground

Has been refloated and docked now.

I'm sorry for all the people who spent the night without their campervans. 

BBC iPlayer going up and down like the proverbial tart's knickers here in SE Engerland

No, I don't want your apologies and recordings of birdsong!

BBC:  "90'  Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half." 

Not bad work from the bench

Hamilton 89th minute goal to go ahead against Partick.

Partick equalise in 90+2.