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Tokely has always struck me as an individual rather than a team player and is still capable of some brilliant performances. But it seems either he's outgrown ICT or we've outgrown him.

Perhaps he's one of these "luxury" players, like Juanjo or, dare I say, Niculae who might relish a forward role and bang in a couple of goals when we're already 3 - nil up.

As a defender though, I think he's peaked and is no longer reliable. Leaves a big hole and is rather ponderous. That's not to say he couldn't come back though. But yes - he has to earn his place like everybody else.

He played in goal once, against Livingston, when Jimmy Calder got sent off and performed quite well. Maybe he should reset his sights and give Ike a bit of competition!  :015:

An implement for carrying things.

With an extra "t".

Gretna play in Motherwell.

Not very well though, by all accounts.

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I moved from Inverness to the Western Highlands many years ago and see myself as a bit of a missionary - trying in vain to convert my banjo-strumming County/OF-supporting neighbours to the cause of ICT, even offering them a lift to Inverness on matchdays.

Whereas they would have no problem supporting a team with a Highland identity, they most definitely would not support a team with "Inverness" in it's name. Strummers have issues with that sort of thing.

But I would say this is more than offset by the number of Invernessians who swarm to the Longman every other Saturday buoyed by civic pride in their team's city identity!  :016:

Scarlet P - kind words indeed! I am well, hope you are too. Seems we were on different frequencies all those years ago!  :003:

I notice now that the meeja have taken to calling us by a shortened form of "Inverness."

They also sometimes refer to us as "The Highlanders", which I like.

I'm happy. The future looks bright. Who wouldn't be happy?

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apart from the one being made from up Brewsters erse  :017:

:012:      Getting tedious now, and I suspect personal . . . .

It's actually a good point, and as a resident of the Skye & Lochalsh district of the Highland Region I would say there is definitely a bit of resentment towards the Big City in the East.

There is very little interest here in ICT - Ross County are definitely more popular, even in parts that were formerly Inverness-shire, although the majority of football supporters here tend to follow the OF.

If ICT had more of a regional identity, and dropped the name "Inverness" I think more people in the out-lying areas would follow them.

On the other hand though, ICT is a city team - do we really want those banjo-strummers?

We do have a habit of shooting ourselves in the foot, tripping over the final hurdle and glorious failure.

Here's hoping though!  :003:

I can understand they're not everybody's cup of tea, but scratching the surface reveals a wealth of talent.

Their style is distinctly Scottish but with a modern slant to it. Not "Shortbread Tin" by any stretch of the imagination, and certainly not to be categorised with the likes of Harry Lauder, Andy Stewart and others who prostituted their Scottishness.

I wore flares and platforms in the mid-70s. (to keep it on topic)

THE PROCLAIMERS!!??!!

Goodness me Mr. Bannerman - have you no class?!?

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Ah yes - tattoos.

Chaps used to come home from National Service and impress the **** outa the burds with them. Seafarers used to be heavily tattooed; at least the ones who had been anywhere.

Nowadays though, tattoos conjure up images of foul-mouthed trollops on Jeremy Kyle or the like.

Don't do it - ferks sake!  :001:

Am I missing something here . . . . ?

The secret is that Brewster is a one-team manager and ICT is that one team.

The only time I can think of when he wasn't good for us was when his mind was on the DUFC job, just before he left.

Makes a good story though!

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Interesting stat., and there's always the chance that Darren Fletcher could play for Man U.

It seems that the top players in the English PL are generally foreign and the top teams are largely populated by foreigners which is probably why the English national side is so pish. A country with as big a population as England has should have a much more successful team than they do. Almost as bad a record as Spain!

They're just as bad at producing managers too - see how far down the EPL table you have to go before you find a team managed by an Englishman. As the table stood on Sunday morning, I believe Portsmouth in 7th place is the top team with an English manager.

Despite my hatred for both Celtic and Rangers, I realise that it's usually to our advantage if they win in an SPL match, unless of course it's against us.

And I always like to see Gretna lose, for some inexplicable reason!

Isn't Gordy Bennett Grassa's brother and sadly no longer with us either?

I am a silly old fool

We don't always agree but I'm with you there. I suspect you got the attention you were seeking!

I agree with sophia too.

It's because all ICT supporters used to be Aberdeen supporters, as Aberdeen was the nearest "big" team when Caley and Thistle were in the HL.

And we're no longer in the same league as Ross County.

Or Elgin City.

I hate these Rangers supporters' threads on our forum.

Suppose there'll be one from the other side tomorrow if Rangers lose.

I hate Celtic supporters' threads too.

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The best mascot we had was Johnny the Fox, sponsored by the pub of similar name. I think he only made one appearance, against Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup after we knocked Celtic out in 2000, but he was a star.

At half time he strode purposefully towards the away end and wiggled his arsh at the Aberdeen supporters, winding them up terribly. The stewards hastily ushered him away, thus preventing a pitch invasion and a riot and a dead fox!  :015:

KoB - I was at that Proclaimers gig too. They were the support act for some other band (from Fort William I think) and ended up playing 3 encores. There was something about them!

I must have met you too beachcomber - I was at that Theatre of Hate do at Aviemore - brilliant it was.

Thin Lizzie (Ice Rink), Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate (Eden Court), Wolfstone (think it was Ice Rink), Nazareth (Ailsa Suite - Ice Rink).

Also some excellent local bands over the years - can't remember many names but Vizion, As The Crow Flies, BIRO, and Shoe spring to mind.

And some pish local bands like No Reaction and just about every band that turned up for a heavy metal night in the Hay Loft about 15 years ago.

I made a note in the diary to see Fish in September this year at the Ironworks and forgot all about it. Ironically I was out catching fish the day I should have been watching Fish. Did anyone here go?

Did they not do something similar the last time the two sides met, in Lithuania.

I seem to remember them equalizing through a cheatin' divin' penalty and holding on for a 1-1 draw in a game Scotland should have won.

Edit: It wasn't the last time they met (about this time last year) - it was a few years ago.

In my humble opinion, that's probably the best way to deal with attention-seekers!