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Not a memorable debut today! :015:

War. Cowboys and Indians. Under-tig. Winding up Ann MacIntosh. (Name changed to protect identity of very large girl with ready fists!) The Cat's got the Measles. (Involved removing clothes - subsequently banned by the headie.) ('course we didn't have perverts in them days . . . .) Chinese skipping. Beating up the class runt. Aaaah the memories! 123 Victoria involved one person standing at the front guarding the den and numerous others whose aim was to move towards the den without being seen by that person when he or she turned round for the length of time it took to say "123 Victoria", turning back quickly to see anyone moving. If spotted you went to the back and started again. The winner was the first to reach the den, unseen.

Dunfermline!

I'm with the sceptics on this one - we should be nurturing local talent, not picking up bargain foreign mercenaries looking to put themselves in the shop window. And being of the tribal mentality, I'd have great difficulty declaring loyalty to a team of foreigners who happen to be wearing the Inverness shirt. Not that it's ever likely to happen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thankfully!

Who's Mark Brown???

Should this thread go the full way, and end up with personal abuse being flung about, can anyone guess, at this stage, what the grounds for the personal abuse will be?

Difficult one this, in our multicultural society. There are probably certain criteria which need to be considered to define such a thing as an Invernessian. BORN in Inverness, I would agree with. BRED in Inverness, though - what does that mean? Does it mean that you have continued to breed in Inverness i.e. generated your own offspring? Or does it refer to the location of the original sexual act which resulted in your birth? Neither, I would suggest, is relevant to the definition. BROUGHT UP may be more appropriate, but how long does this BRINGING UP process have to last for one to qualify as a true Invernessian? And how about all those good people who have spent all their working lives in Inverness, but didn't happen to be born there - do we exclude them? Actually, that's why I don't particularly like terms such as Invernessian, Glaswegian, Aberdonian etc - they are very exclusive, by which I mean they have the effect of excluding people. Folk move around a lot more now than they did, say 40 years ago and I think nowadays definitions like these are much less relevant. Like it or not, this is a multicultural society now and people should be able to identify with the town, or area, where they choose to make their home, rather than being excluded as a result of the location of their birth.

We're upstarts and we're doing well- that's what's wrong with us. "Who do they think they are?" It's the same as how we all hated Cove Rangers when they joined the Highland League. Nobody was bothered about Fort William because they performed sh!te from day one. It's the same as how we all hate Gretna, because they're upstarts too and they're doing well. Nobody's bothered about Elgin City because they performed sh!te from day one in the SFL. People are warming to Ross County now - they should be worried!!

All very true I'm sure, Scarlet. Thing is, in Inverness people still stare when they see a black man in the street.

I'm sure ICT's reason for blocking a 10 team SPL would be more to do with the fact that we'd then be 2 places closer to relegation! Why not keep it simple though - a 20 team SPL renamed Division 1 and the remaining teams in something called Division 2. And of course a pyramid system where relegated teams go down to a participating "non" league appropriate to their location. Perhaps a gradual reduction of teams - 20 in each division. That would mean 38 games each season for everyone, and the fixture lists would remain true from day 1 to the last day. 2 automatic promotions/relegations and 2 from each division in playoffs. There's probably just about 20 teams that could justify a place in the top league - don't forget that income lost from less OF games would in part be compensated by more 'local derbies' - we may occasionally share a platform with Elgin City, Ross County or Peterhead. And can't we bin this ridiculous notion of "SPL 2" - doesn't "premier" mean first, or best? "SPL 2" just debases the term.

Wishaw - population about 30,000. I suppose the residents just troop along to watch their neighbours Motherwell on Saturdays, similar to what the good folk of Dingwall will be doing soon if they want to see something better than 2nd Division football.

Perhaps he remembers how well things worked out the last time he left ICT! He's been great for us though, no doubt about it. What a boost that'll be if he commits himself to ICT for another 2 years. Here's hoping!

I have no problem with differing opinions. What does worry me is the thought police! :010:

Remember it well - the stadium was so packed I couldn't get near my usual spot on the terracing and ended in the away end, part of which had been opened for the large home support. As I looked around at the thousands of unfamiliar faces, I wondered where these b*****ds had been for the rest of the season!

Rangers rocked as Dargo's late strike makes a point for Caley - that's the ponderous headline in the Mail on Sunday; not nearly as catchy as yours, Clacher!

As it currently stands we only need 4 more points to guarantee SPL survival for another season. Of course Dunfermline will probably help our cause by losing at least 4 points in which case we can safely lose all our remaining games. I reckon we'll be safe next Saturday, either by winning while Dunfermline don't, or by not losing while Dunfermline do. Statisticians may prove me wrong here, but I believe that if we don't finish 7th, this would be only the second season in our existence where we'll have finished in a lower position than the previous season. I just hope we haven't peaked!

More a lazy than an inspired choice, but one which, in my opinion, has worked out well, generally!

As I said, a device for opening curtains - clearly my euphemism went over your head, Charles. I agree, however, with your interpretation of the corruption of history. I well remember my primary school teacher in Dalneigh leading a baying mob of 11-year-olds (of which I was one) in an ill-informed rant against the injustices suffered by the poor down-trodden Scots at the hands of the English at Culloden. Years later I was better informed about these events but through the years she must have been responsible for a considerable amount of unnecessary anti-English bigotry. Sewing the seeds at an early age. Teachers, eh!? :006:

Well . . . . sort of. Usually in Singapore and not necessarily on Friday nights! A priapism is a device for opening a certain type of curtains! :015:

I remember it from medical school!! :003:

He saved his best for his first season with Livi in the SPL.

"Whit aboot Bannockburrrn?" as I've heard many a 'fellow Scot' say when in mainly English company abroad!

Priapistic?? Is that a "proper" way of saying they were a bunch of pr!cks? Or did they breed a lot? Can't get my head round this need for our modern-day politicians to "apologise" for historical events over which they have had no control. Surely an apology from a person who is not in any way responsible for the event for which he is apologising, is completely worthless. I hereby apologise for the genocide of the Tasmanian Aborigines - see what I mean! :006:

Sounds like a knee-jerk reaction to a bad day at the office - the sort of thing we've all had, where we sometimes just want to jack it in and walk away. Of course he's only been in the job for 10 minutes and it would be foolish to walk away at this stage, but now it's probably blown over and he realises that. Agree with Scotty though - maybe he needs to be more of a b*****d and detach himself a bit from the shop floor. And no favouritism - treat them ALL like s**t!!!

Black was very raw when he came up here. He quickly built a reputation for petulance and a poor attitude. This was, however, balanced by his skills and ability. Now he is clearly working on his temperament. It won't happen overnight but he is obviously aware of his weaknesses and the need to work on them and he is progressing. It would be foolish to dismiss him as a loose cannon and cash in when he is probably now on the verge of conquering his afflictions. Wouldn't it be galling to see him finally achieving greatness, but with another team, because we wouldn't give him time?