Stevie

That was actually my first thought, would be superb. As a fully paid up member of the Tartan Army I can vouch for the fact that there is nothing like it, truly brilliant. I suppose the reason I didn't mention it was that it's almost owned by the T.A. but who says ICT can't have it too. I'm for it !

Not an ICT game, but I remember being at a Rangers game about 30 years ago with my uncle when I was a wee boy and being highly amused to here a Rangers fan shout to one of his own players, " hey Jackson (Colin) come on and show us your magic...................and f<?£!^g disappear !!!

What about a wee Runrig number. Maybe "Hearts Of Olden Glory" or if we're looking for something a wee bit more stirring "Rocket To The Moon" "Killiecrankie" by The Corries would be another that would certainly get me going !

Charles, I see the game you're talking about. Tuesday 23rd January 1996, I.C.T. 1-1 Ross Co. Att. 4931 Superb crowd for a midweek 3rd division league match !

Well remembered Charles. I've got the benefit of SFL handbooks here. The 1st game at the new stadium drew 3734 v Albion R. Then after the Ross Co game (4562) things settled down to around 1500. As the season neared an end and promotion got closer, crowds hovered around the 3000 mark The other 2 games that topped 3500 in 96/97 were :- Ross Co 5525 and Forfar last home game 3649.

Well if he's not got a very good attitude, he's no use to us either !

I reckon that lineup could be fruitful. Bayne and Wyness swap positions though. Cheers Alex, to be honest though I'm sure Dargo will start. Personally I'd go with the Bayne and Wyness partnership to freshen things up.

I'll go with :- Brown. Tokely, Dodds,Munro,Hastings Wilson,Duncan,Black,Rankin. Wyness,Bayne. Unless the team were playing particularly well I would use Sutherland and Dargo early in the 2nd half to give us fresh legs

Bayne probably hasn't scored 20 goals over his entire career!! :006: Find some facts before spouting crap man. Bayne has scored 29 in his career so far. 12 of which were with ICT. I was wondering if you know his goals per minutes played ratio. Aye but target-man type centre-forwards invariably don't have great scoring records. Joe Jordan being a prime example,

Specky, you've really got me at a loss here. I personally am for Christie, certainly for the time being. Now if someone is against him, I've got a tendancy to go into debate with he/she, and vice/versa. Very rarely if at all, have I encountered anything other than relativley well mannered banter, I'm really struggling to see where you're problems stem from.

Nah Alex, I'm not for it. I know it's another of those sickening old football cliche's but "never go back" Besides that, at 40 the b u g g e r has got to be running on empty now, or at least very soon.

I'll disagree. I don't think the pro-Christie camp give or take any more abuse than those against C.C. I would also say that I feel the members of this Messageboard are much, much less abusive to each other than practically any other football forums that I've viewed.

Sorry guy's I totally missed this thread. WELL DONE THE 19's

CaleyD, well said.

Bonzo, I don't understand this bit. I can't think of anyone on this board who doesn't think that we can be a match for the sides that you mention. The more, shall we say, glass half full types, expect us to stay in the SPL. You're obviously not happy with the way things are going at the club, that's fine, that's your entitled opinion, but you're wrong if you think that guy's like me, feel we can't remain in the top league. I feel ICT have come a **** of a long way in a very short timescale. After getting promotion to the SPL, I always felt if we could establish oursevles in the top league would be the goal for the first few years. Delighted to say , there not letting me down !

No, apparantly he was just a handful of games short of a contract clause that would have given him one !

I really don't know.

Would I be right to assume that most of us want to see Wyness partner Dargo up front against Killie on Saturday. I get the idea that most fans feel the Dargo- Bayne partnership isn't working, and with Dargo's impressive scoring record it should be Bayne that makes way. In defence of Bayne, I would suggest that it's not the partnership that no' working it's the service department that's needing fixed. Indeed did Dargo not make this point himself last week in the press ? Most of you may know via my posting that I'm a fan of the target-man type of centre-forward and Graham Bayne fits the bill. So before juggling with the strikers, I think it would be fairer if Christie revamped the midfield first, more width and service from the flanks required. I don't think I'm alone in wishing to see Hart and Sutherland given an extended run in the team.

Another poor result yesterday but I still think it's little more than a bad run, which we'll come out of, basic reasoning for this is the fact that just 8 weeks ago everything was fine. In fact it's really the last 2 games which have been poor. Too early to be pressing any panic buttons. Exactly how Dunfermline perform under this guy Kenny will be very interesting. If the Pars start to pick up points, then there probably wont be a weak link. Our game at East End Park in a couple of weeks looks like being huge, hopefully a win next week against Killie will see us take the 3 points but again, it's gonna be friggin' difficult.

Blackie may be off form just now but he is a good player as he showed you at Tannadice last season in our 4-2 win :003: You are right, however, about Brown. :001:

That piece you quoted at the top was Alex's honest opinion. Unless I've picked things up wrong he didn't say that Charlie was guilty of being unable to build up player confidence.

Going back over the last 2 months we've played:- Rangers (a) win.....great result one of the best in our short history. Falkirk (h) win....tremendous comeback, showing great character. St Mirren (a) draw....good enough result Aberdeen (h) draw...extremely unlucky to lose 91st minute equaliser Hibs (a) lost....played well enough until Brown gets S.O. Celtic (a) lost... again played fairly well. Scoreline hardly surprising. Hearts (h) draw... Wyness had a couple of chances to win, and we should have. Motherwell (h) lost...poor performance, didn't deserve to lose to a 90th minute penalty. I seriously think that there is a complete over reaction to the Motherwell loss. The team in my mind has been actually been playing relativly well in the last couple of months.

Neither has Bayne, yet that article says that Bayne hasn't been subbed once this season. Much as I like Graham for his 100% effort, he's half the player Dargo is. I can distinctly remember Bayne getting hooked late on at Paisley, I was raging 'cause I thought he was playing well !

Must admit I was very surprised to see Dargo saying his bit in the papers. You very rarely see any problems like this at the club. Maybe I'm overreacting but I feel the end is nigh between Dargo and Inverness

We all know that in modern day football one bad performance and a section of club supporters see major trouble ahead, the manager comes under pressure etc etc. I suppose we shouldn't expect ICT to be immune to this phenomina. Inverness, just 4 weeks ago, were on the verge of going 2nd. We've come through a difficult month which saw us go to Easter rd and Parkhead. Okay granted we had a bad day against Motherwell on Saturday, the same club that won twice at Inverness last season. The team has had a bad month, EVERY TEAM GOES THROUGH A BAD SPELL ! The same team had just come through a great month, **** C.C. even got the Manager of the month !! Christie didn't have managerial experience when he got the job, but neither did Robbo or Brewster. I will agree the team needs a shake-up but that's all.