Stevie

It's only fair on McCaffrey that he get's the chance to gel with Munro. Therefore I agree :003:

First things first I'm pro-Christie, as most of you will be aware, but messageboards are all about giving your opinion and I think on hindsight CC was just a tad to bold with the formation. I said last week that I wanted to see Paatelainen get a start at Killie but I feel he should have been up front with Bayne, John Rankin would have been in midfield left. Having said that the way things have been going we'd probably have been beaten 0-1, better being beaten in an attacking style than a negative one. It does go to show you though that many fans beg to see a more attacking swashbuckling formation than we tend to use. We should remember though that Inverness have got where they are today by playing as a tight unit. Other things:- I agree with IHE regarding McSwegan, didn't impress me at all. I agree with Harry on the evenly matched teams bit though, there was very little in it

Juanjo scored in his first START in 04-05. Although like Paatelainen he had made a sub appearence. Going back to the first season Bruce McCraw and a guy by the name of J. MacDonald both scored on their debuts.

Wilson Robertson in the first game :003:

The team was generally more attack minded than normal with the 2 strikers (Bayne and McSwegan) supported be basically 2 wingers (Wilson and Paatelainen). The midfield would normally be narrower. Grant Munro though was badly missed.

Yeah I saw a man and woman having a meeting with a security boss at half time down at the entry gates. I hadn't noticed the young guy getting chucked out, therefore I wasn't aware why there was heated debate between fans and stewards, I was though, obviously aware there was bad feeling going on. Meanwhile back at the game :- Yeah Sutherland looked really good, let's hope he's given a real chance, now that there's little to play for. Paatelainen too looked very promising, McAllister was much more vibrant when he came on but Gary McSwegan struggled to make much impact. All in all, ICT didn't appear to be the same unit that normally hits the road, the very hard to break down team. I would put that down to the positive formation that CC picked. Possibily led to a better match than we might normally get but just shows you, picking an attacking side, takes away the stability defensivly. Then again I might be wrong :003:

I too feel Valencia will do it. David Villa is probably the most lethal striker in Europe the noo. Ayala is a phenominal defender and once Joaquin settles in he'll do the job.

The change over from Brown to Fraser has gone without a hitch,(in typical ICT style) which speaks volumes for the player and the management.

I'll predict:- Fraser. Tokely, Dods, McCaffery, Hastings. Wilson, Duncan, Black, Rankin. Bayne, Paatelainen. I think Marcus has looked decent enough in his brief appearences to deserve a start.

I think we're back to the same old story. Every club has got the moaners the types who moan like **** when their team isn't playing beautiful football and when their team is playing beautiful football then they go quiet. We are all different, some think that by paying admission money they are entitled to shout criticism at their players. Personally I prefer to SUPPORT my team,by that I mean basically cheer them on. ANYONE WHO HAS PLAYED SPORT AT A COMPETITIVE LEVEL WILL CONFIRM THAT SUPPORT FROM THE SIDELINES PROVIDES YOU WITH A LITTLE BIT EXTRA, like a boost of adreniline if you like. ON THE OTHER HAND CRITICISM FROM THE SIDELINES HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON A PLAYER. It's a pity boo boys can't appreciate this. As regards CC and the players, as far as I'm concerned their basically performing to their full potential. I would think under the circumstances it would be almost impossible for them to hit another level e.g. becoming a regular top six club at this stage. Well done CC and the team, keep up the good work !!!!

Thats former Scotland player Lee Wilkie

A big favourite of mine. The big fellow gives his all, the amount of balls he blocks is incredible. A great player for ICT.

Nonsense. Don't get me wrong I think Dargo is a fine striker but we can most certainly cope without him. We've had some fine performances whilst he's been out, Rangers at Xmas being a prime example.

Agree 100% Harry. :021: Bayne is a big favourite of mine, and great to see him playing so well just now. I know that Dargo and Wyness had a great spell last season but for me our strike force has always (unless Bayne is seriously off form) got to be Bayne and 1 of the aforementioned.

Well I ain't blaming anybody. To me that was no more than bloody unlucky ! If anything I think the management and players should be commended for their continuing progress that they're making at the club !

Hmm, they seem to have missed his appearence but credited his goal :007: Must just be a mistake 'cause they've only named 4 Dundee subs against Aberdeen's 5. The SFL review has him down as being a used sub and scoring. :021:

Sorry Kencar I've just started a new thread similar to your comments, I didn't see your post :021: Just shows you though, great minds think alike

Great performance from Blackie today, he definately gives us something, midfield attacking wise, that no one else can. I think most fans have seen how important Black is for us today. I hope those who wanted the guy sacked after the Falkirk incident a couple of months ago regret their comments.

Correct. We didn't play a 4-3-3

I do remember him from his Hearts days. A huge talent but very inconsistent and seem to remember he was very easy to knock off the ball. If he could add a bit of muscle he'd be brilliant

Yeah I watched McPake closely in the Livvy-Celtic game on the telly a couple of weeks ago after IHE's "exclusive tip-off", and I thought he looked like a potential replacement for Dods. He was originally a centre-forward, so we'd be getting two players for the price of one !

That's easy....Scottish Cup.

Nope Yep. Just checked my football League review, Bayne scored in Feb23 '00 v. Aberdeen, whilst 20.

I do actually agree with your points Strathman, Rory is young and has done more than the aforementioned 3 in his short career. However I'm sure Bayne would have scored whilst with Dundee as a 20/21 year old and I'm fairly sure that Dargo didn't get a shot of SPL football until he was about 22/23 at Killie.

How true Harry ! IF and I know it's a big IF, we could beat Celtic on Sunday (something the mighty AC Milan didn't manage tonight) it could be an extremely memorable season !