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Dida :022:

IF this is true then I can't really see how sitting on the bench every week, even if it is Celtics, is going to improve Marks international prospects. Anyway, good luck to him. Best of luck to Michael as well, if anyone deserves a chance it's him. I reckon that Michael could well prove to be an even better keeper than Mark in years to come.

As long as people keep telling me how wonderful the Bayne/Wyness partnership is then......yeah. Likewise, are you going to keep spouting this pish about us playing better football this season with Bayne and Wyness up front?? I could go and cut and paste all your contributions on the matter but quite honestly I really can't be fecked.

Even if he is a shadow of the player he was last year(which I don't think he is), he's still infinitely better than Bayne or Wyness! The Bayne/Wyness partnership has provided us with a tally of 5 league goals this year......Dargo, even playing badly as some say, has 6. Bayne and Wyness can play as well as they like together, but the simple truth is they don't score! Also....in terms of actual playing minutes I'd have a guess that of all our strikers Bayne has had by far the most this season?

Brown Roscoe Dods Munro Hastings Wilson Black Rankin McBain Wyness Dargo Seeing as Dargo is by far our most likely source of goals then I hope CC puts any differences there may be to one side and gets him on from the start. Blackie....prior to Christmas, before he lost the plot, he was playing his best football of the season. Get him back in. He might've learn't his lesson :024:

What does a captain actually do? Very rarely do you ever see a captain going round the players giving them what for. Even if Dods wasn't captain there'll always be players like him, captain or not, who lead by example, and who bark the orders out. What I mean is, even if Golly was playing regularly I'd expect it to be Dods doing most of the organising, especially at the back. IMO whoever's captain doesn't really matter. Saying that....I'd go for Blackie for the same reasons as IHE gave.

Caff is more than 'up to it'. He might not have the leadership qualities of Dods, but he's as good a central defender. People say he doesn't have the physique....well, it's never been a problem for him before. If anything, Caffs ability to read the game, his positioning etc is far better than any of our defenders. And a big plus is he's our only defender who can fecking pass a ball!! I've no worries about Caff stepping in.

Dargo spoke to the press once.....about him being continuously substituted. Hardly a case of 'moaning his chops off'. If I remember rightly quite a few other players have 'moaned their chops off' to the press this season(Hart and Duncan spring to mind). Of the three I'd rather us pull out all the stops to keep Dargo, though the way CC seems to be handling the situation there seems to be no chance of that. The Bayne/Wyness partnership might indeed work well together, but seeing as they've notched up a grand tally of 5 league goals BETWEEN them this season, compared to Dargos 6, then they're hardly prolific. 20 goal a season strikers are few and far between, and to lose one will be a massive blow to us. Yes, I know Dargo hasn't hit the heights he did last season.....yet, but he's still an infinitely better choice up front than anyone else in our squad. I'm not that bothered about Brown leaving, as I think Michael could prove to be an even better keeper. Saying that, if Brown does resign then we'll definitely lose Fraser.

As I said earlier in the thread, does that mean we've seen the last of Dods in an ICT shirt then? And seeing as Brown is obviously less than 100% committed to the cause then surely it should be Fraser in goal for the rest of the season? I somehow doubt it. As long as we're paying our best players we should play them.

Dargo is by far our best option up front. Anyone who thinks that Bayne or Wyness is better must be living on a different planet. As for this pish about CC showing who's boss......will he be doing the same with Brown and Dods then? It's quite obvious Brownie is looking at getting away, so bench him then CC. Dods has already signed for someone else....the bench for him next week then? If Dargo was undecided before today, I don't think he will be now. We have few genuine class players, it's fecking annoying when the ones we do have are sat on the sidelines. Personally, I really don't care if Brown or Dods leave, but I fear for us if Dargo goes. The thought of Bayne/Wyness being our first choice strike partnership doesn't inspire me with confidence at all.

Fuxake.....I fecking hate Aberdeen :008: :008: :008:

Get in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C'mon, hold on now boys........

Is Wyness still on??? I haven't heard his name mentioned once in the second half. If CC is wanting Dargo to stay he's not giving him much encouragement to at the moment.

And get Dargo on!

McBain's always been a decent player for us, and I think some of the abuse aimed at him is totally unjustified. Yes, there have been certain games where he's been anonymous, but the same can be said for many in the team, and they don't get the abuse that Roy gets. Saying that, I don't think I've ever seen such a one footed player in my life!! It's very noticable how often Roy turns back onto his left foot, even if that means halting a move. You would think players at this level would have the ability to use both feet to some degree(I know he can use his right as I've seen him do it!). The bloke does have bags of skill though, and one of the things that does annoy me sometimes with him is that he seems to lack the confidence to take players on. Often in one on one situations I'm thinking 'Skin him Roy!' but his preferred option seems to be look for someone else. Personally I think he's far better suited to the centre of midfield, rather than being stuck out on the left, and CC seems to see the same judging by the last few games. Certainly a player who doesn't get the credit he deserves IMO.

I agree with most of what's already been said. It pisses me off when the club comes out with statements like this. It's seemingly obviously to everyone, bar those involved with the running of the club, that our ticket prices are an embarrassment. My brother and wee nephew came up on New Years Day, and I took them along to the St Mirren game. If I hadn't had the foresight to buy the tickets in advance I'd have been paying an extortianate £35 as opposed to the £22 I paid. The club having the cheek to complain that locals are not turning up when they're charging such prices is insulting. I've said it, so have many others, time and time again......if the club want to attract more people along then set prices at a realistic level. It'd be far more profitable to sell off the 3000+ empty seats every home game for a nominal sum than to have those seats remain empty.

Good draw at home :021: Nothing to fear about either of those two. Bit of a bummer draw for Deveronvale mind.

Is that you on top of the Cobbler in your wee piccie thing there Mantis? Spent many a fine day climbing, summer and winter, there(some miserable ones too!).

Hmmm....Rory ahead of Dennis and Dargs :024: :024: :024: Anyway, good to see Denzil finally back on the scoresheet. For my next thread I was going to go for 'Roscoe and his inability to pass' and see if it has the same effect. Any other suggestions??

Paisley???? Pah....my brother and nephew are flying up from Wales tomorrow to stay with me for a few days, and the highlight of their trip is their first ever taste of watching the mighty ICT!! So it'd better not be called off :007:

I agree that playing him in a slightly deeper role could well be a good move. There's no doubting his talent and that may well utilise his skills more. I also agree though that him and Dargo are our best option up front. Some of their link up play can be fantastic to watch....at times. I'm just worried that if Dargo does go then presumably our preferred striking option would be a Bayne/Denzil partnership, and I've yet to see anything that suggests the two play well together. He's obviously very low on confidence at the moment. I've noticed on quite a few occasions in recent months when a chance comes along, where the Dennis of old would have just pulled the trigger without a seconds thought, the Dennis of just now seems to want that extra touch all the time.

Good stuff :022: :022:

What's the best way to the ground coming from the north Harry?

Just looking through his stats and while I knew it was about 20 light years since he last scored a league goal I didn't realise it was as far back as the 4-2 win at D.Utd last Feb!! If that was any of our strikers I suspect they'd come in for a lot more stick than Dennis does. To be honest, apart from the odd game(Rangers midweek), his form has been very poor in my opinion. I know people go on about his touch, his ability to bring others into play etc etc.....but his job is to score, and for a scorer to have not scored a league goal in nearly a year that's pretty poor form in any book. Denzil really needs to get his finger out, or CC needs to conjure up a goalscorer from somewhere, because if Dargo decides to leave then our options up front are severely fecked. I realise that by posting this Dennis will now go and hit a hat-trick tomorrow against the Midden.......fingers crossed.

I've no idea what the answer to Blackies problems are, but I'd hate to see us lose such a talented youngster because of his inability to control his temper. For the first few months of this season I thought he was a shadow of the player we saw last season, but over the last couple of months he's been back to his excellent best IMO. However, I appreciate that their's a serious problem when a manager has to sub a player before he inevitably gets himself sent off.....Dunfermline last week. What's annoying is that last year we were all moaning that he was getting silly bookings because of his inabilty to time his tackles correctly. This season he seems to be picking up cards for the most stupid reasons...kicking the ball away, backchat etc. I wasn't there today so can't comment on what happened, but if there's any case for even the slightest bit of defence then I do think his reputation has earned him SOME cards that others would've got away with. Most have been deserved but some have been very harsh. Like I said, I don't know what the answer is, but surely it's not a problem that is beyond resolving. Maybe CC should give Mr Ferguson a call and ask his advice....