gordyfromsneck

Quite frankly, I was glad to see the back of ICAT. All true ICT fans knew that ICAT was a manufactured choice. At no time were we consulted, and only a run of poor results brought his tenure to boiling point. He has moved back to the Central Belt for family reasons. Angus the Stag, was the peoples mascot. His bagpipe playing drew the best from team and fans. He is still with us and awaits his chance. Nessie has come in at short notice, many would say he was a logical choice, many would say that his lack of track record in animal mascotry makes him a long shot, but if his sucess as a mythical tourist attraction is anything to go by we shoud be in for some good times. Can he make the step up? Only time will tell. One thing is for sure though. NO-ONE wants the Fox back!

No he wasn't. Usual some good tuches, one good shot and a heck of a lot of posing. Overpaid, undermotivated mercenary. No one is bigger than the club.

Yes, I saw him going in, looking far from happy. No-one is bigger than the club.

Following Brewsters refusal to take my advice last week, and our according loss. This week. I have selected a team of self-serving egotists. Hitler. Heather Mills, Stalin, Robert Mugabe (capt), Donald Trump. My wife's boss, Graeme Souness, Satan, Earl Haig Kim Jong-Il Craig Brewster I have put Heather Mills, on the side of her good leg, where she can do most damage with flanking runs, but it is Muagabe's distribution that will cost Gretna dear. The Defence, In particular "Tower" Trump, will hold firm against a Gretna team intent on impressing for next season. Long balls to Jong-Il and Brewster may distract. This team will holdout for a 1-1 draw against Gretna Boys Brigade/Scouts select.

Nope. It was just another foot-shooting defeat. End of.

Yes, I have achieved a kind of inner peace. I see beyond the turmoil into the realms of the eternal. I think it started when I saw Gretna at Victoria Park, I think I saw Brewster in the pie queue, stretching over for the salad dressing. Hope this helps.

I have this week picked a team of backroom boys and fictional characters. Old fashioned 2-3-5 "Sixties" tribute formation. Reed Richards David Sutherland, The Thing (Ben Grimm) Graeme Bennett, Yoda (Capt), Pie Man at the Home end. Flash, Alan Savage, Brewster, Spiderman, Jock McDonald. Subs. Captain America, Steve Paterson, Green Lantern, Dennis Wyness' agent and Johnny Storm. With Yoda acting as both stopper and midfield sweeper, he has options of both Grasser and the Pie Man to distribute to Spiderman or Alan Savage running the inside channels. In addition Brewster also provides a long ball option from Ben Grimm, while Sutherland presses forward to Flash on the wing. If Aberdeen resort to a 4-3-3, as I think they might, Paterson and Johnny Storm can come on to bolster the defence. I expect this side to win 3 - 0. DO YOU HEAR ME BREWSTER?//???

Some supporter you are.... :rolleyes02: I am afraid now that I am exhibiting a definite lack of interest in the outcomes. I am reminded of our greatest upset ever, the Celtic one, and the Tickers that came on the website to say thanks. "You have got rid of Barnes. He didnt have a clue" I am getting like this with Brew now. If only there was a sign that he had a clue WHY we were losing every week. We can only speculate, and that is making us paranoid. Is he just clearing out, making a new model army? If he is, will it work? It is a risky tactic for a novice manager, he has no yardstick to measure against. If, on the other hand he is just getting rid of players who don't like the gym and pasta, I say good luck to him. But it is hard to maintain the enthusiasm for fitness and performance levels in the players, without the managerial technical ability and results to back it up. Getting rid of our our favourites without that reassurance, will bring nothing but aggression from the fans. My season ticket renewal is thrown into question. And yes, this is another "At least we wont be relegated post." Unless something is done vey quickly, we will finish 2nd bottom, our lowest SPL finish ever. Then surely the poo must hit the fan. So, here's to a loss against Gretna - (I think the Dons one is already written). Bring it on.

Like the way you are thinking. I too was deeply critcal of Rory, his talents and in particular the way Brew kept playing him. But in what I have seen in his last few home appearances, I am more than willing to change my view. He has bulked out and has shown cofidence, commitment and the desire to make an impression. I believe him to be a prospect, and along with Marcus and Zander may just surprise a few folk next season. As for the current crop of laggards, including the God formerly known as Denzil, lettem go.

Lovely sun coming right up the glen. I had over-dressed and took my jacket off at half-time. The daffs are coming up in the garden and I am seeing things that need done. Half-way through the second half, my phone went off. I had forgotten to set it to silent as I usually do. It was my daughter with some shopping list items to get on the way home. We had a wee chat about the weekend plans. This is my review.

Nope. This is it. The honeymoon is over for ICT and Craigie. He is going nowhere and neither are we. This is real life.

What a shock when I saw the title of this thread! He didnt play that badly on Saturday, did he?

Stick and carrot for the signature.

A few raised eyebrows when Blackie was removed instead of Roy, but hey it worked. Markus started of by running out of steam heading for the corner flag, just like Davy Ross used to do, but redeemed himslef with a well-taken, but not difficult goal. We need finishers. Welldeserving of a contract. Aswas Roscoe who raised his game in the 2nd half, including a lung bsuting run up the LEFT wing. Did a lot of supply today. Allin all a big disapointment though. First half was execrable, the tempo picked up in the 2nd, and we saw that Arabs were there for the taking. Their goal was a result of ball-watching, I thik, and largely against the run of play. Imrie is going to be well worth a start. Bighearted, committed and skilled. Good going forward, but still a lot to learn about the SPL. A good bit of business. Bayne also came on to good use. Cowie worthy of his MOM, but a few slow starters in the first half, made this a missed chance.

As it says it is a student on placement. The club can also use his research to pursue their own questions. So it is a win/win. Give the lad a bit of encouragement. Does anyone know him?

btw Stevie Frail was in the stand today, on his ownsome; maybe scouting for some fresh E. European talent, maybe no.

:crazy05: Brian Irvine has the articulacy and insight of a young seagull chick forraging for titbits on the Council tip, adjacent to our illustrious stadium. He will, off course, rot and burn in ****, taunted by his own highly-skilled and professionally-resourced team of demons for all eternity. Sooner he gets back into management again, the better.

Yup, I thought he had a good game and Burke had to resort to blatant cheating to get anything out of Tokely. His miss at the end was shocking and because of that it will be the big black mark against his performance. I am going out on a limb here, and say that, going forward at least Tokers was good, he got some spot on crosses in and took and beat defenders on his side. His shots, one or two, were well skied as were everyone else's just about. The Miss, was by no means clear cut, he did have time and space, but the defenders were bearing down on him, and McGregor was well positioned. Even if on target, there was no guarantee of success. Having said that, Proctor still has some way to go but will take over from Rosco very soon. Over the bridge, my son, they will love you there.

5) i have never encountered parking problems akin to ours at any other ground i have visited in scotland I would suggest that no other ground in Scotland is bounded in 3 sides by the sea. Partly an excuse.

The first match of the Post-Rankin era. No wonder the midfield was like the breakfast of a dog. McBain out of position, yes, I spotted that Bazza would be on, but thought that it would be for Patti, who still, obviously has some way to go. Nice that Brew wants him to use the Huns as a training match. I too would have taken on Dennis or Bayne for Woy at this point, as Walter was also een to get a goal. A breakaway was possible. Too many long balls, you could see Blackie (excellent), gesturing that he had no close options, and really the big Hun defenders had just about everything sown up. Proctor, sold the goal, but Darchy made his mark early, and shewd Walter knew that bulk would be an issue. The lapse of concentration was hard to bear, though. Top marks for Fraser. No point in slaggin Russell, liek Popeye he yam what he yam, but stiker he aint. Neither Huns of Tims are very good this season, and teams will take points of them. I didnt think we played very well. Cowie seems to have gone well off the boil recently, and for me Nicolae just cant cut it on his own against big teams. Open the purses, board. Brew will break all records this season, and I remain a bit heartened that we made the league leaders work so hard. Walter was very gracious. Bring on the Well, and Dennis to start.

a boy in my daughters school said they are all going dressed as families and will use things to change their voices and accents to sound like county fans seeing a big team but if the stuarts ask them they say look in my heart am i a rangers supporter and they have catholic t-shirts on which they will kiss and bless the pope but...will not eat fish and chips on the way home(I think) they will have buckie in innocent smoothy cartons and pass it about but he is a countyfan and doesnt wash or have sky

I am willing to stand up and say I am disgusted that this has even got this far. We do not need this kind of low-life smut peddlar smearing his corruption on our club. We cannot be seen to endorse this amoral courtship. Porn king - fine, but a Rangers fan!?! Must we fling this filth at our soccer fans!

Personal reasons... "The boss thinks I am a lazy/useless/arrogant ****." Family reasons... "My wife hates how the boss thinks I am a lazy/useless/arrogant ****."

Agreed. He seemed a much more athletic cover for Roscoes upfield raids than McGuire, but our defensive cover must be very thin now.