Scarlet Pimple

IHE-- :P Pithy and to the point . Ha! Ha! Ha! But, seriously ,Big Tel seems to be putting his own team topgether and what I would liek to know is whether he has piocked Marcella because he can get along with him or whether he has a re[putation for being vfgery good at his job. Either way might work because Jonny Tuffey has already advised us that he spent 3 yeas at Partick ,playing almost every week. If he is smart then he will have learnt a lot about goalkeeping I am sure.

Shrewd move by Terry to sign Tuffey. A solid defence, and in particular a solid goalie, spreads confidence through the team and is a huge asset to the team. R Esson may, as stated, have a good season and then he may say goodby so...what then/ Scrambling for a new goalie if J T was not here, that's when. As it is ,Ryan will play for his place and no mistake and if he gets a great move then we all wish him well and J Tuffey will be a great replacement. Yep ,I like the way Terry is thinking. I am personally getting really excited and I think we will surprise a few people when a new and improved ICT team settles down nicely and hits their stride. Fortress Longman will again become a venue to be fearedand dreaded.

Johnboy, which position do you think D Proctor will assume. then?

To sign a keeper with Tuffey's potential one does wonder what Ryan Esson's views currently are about his hopes of moving on at the end of this coming season. ICT are not, apparently, a wealthy club so the question is whether or not they can afford 3 promising keepers whose demands are likely to increase as their performances improve. Frankly, if Johnson does really well I think that he will feature in the not too distant future more prominently for ICT and one of the other two will move on accompanied by a good fee for the club. So the club's thinking that all of these 3 keepers should be looked upon as an investment is a fair outlook with upside potential down the road. This could be a very shrewd move on someone's part within the bowels of Bossland. All we may need now is a big new-Dodds at the back.

Antwerp Girl It looks as if you may become a regular fan and a poster on here? Why not? Oh Yes! We have a vibrant and extensive International set of posters who come on here and are scattered over many parts of the world. It has been some time since we enjoyed such excellent English. Smile

Dry wit at its best. LOL

I like Kilda's comment. And because he kilda certain goal against us with flair and dash. Sertiously.Give him lots of encouragement and watch what happens!

It's eexie-peexie for the wing then? His bursts of frenetic mayhem up the left side of the park did, however, impress me though and I would sooner be running alongside him than facing him coming at me--then again I am relatively small so ...that's understandable ^_^ But he once had a marvellous foot intervention almost on the goal line going at full tilt which saved a certain goal so, like most of us , what's a wee flaw or twa between friends. C'mon give Lionel a fair chance . Football is surely all about entertainment and there is value for money there. :(

EH? That guy from Porlock was he a wizard, like? Like...the Warlock from Porlock? Oh and that poem Chas--is that the one where the ploughmnan wneds his weary way and leaves the world to darkness and to me (and you).. ? Ah! such wonderful, sweet memories of my glorious school days when I paid attenshun. -- I mean the times when I was getting belted for not doing so .

I am on record as having suggested to the Manager more than once that to get the best of Lionel's talents he nedds to be given a chance as a winger--as someone on here has just said. But no. The Pimple's advice was never taken. So I suggest that you avoid the danger of his defensive mistakes by suggesting to your Manager , strongly, that he put the raging bull on the wing and he will not only be effective but will decimate the defenses up agin him. And probably turn out to be a super confident, super controlled SENSATION. :) Good luck

Rooney will also be a marked man and may find the going a lot tougher than in Division 1. :love06: Let's wait and see.

What was wrong with the 2-1-2-5 formation that I grew up with? Produced more goals and more excitement. It's all about tactics and formations and numbers these days it seems. It's more often than not stalemated , cat and mouse, sterile , boring football nowadays. Whereas, in the old days it was a much more unpredictable and free flowing game ,IMO. Youngsters don't know what they're missing. And if the players are so much more skilled nowadays than they were in my youful past then why do we see do many balls blootered over the bar--not only just OVER the bar but 30 feet over the bar. Professional footballers should surely have learnt ball control, especially from free kicks, at soccer preschool.

Alex MacLeod is dead on. The decibel count is well over 100. There will be no sweetie rustlers at Tulloch if one gets in the door. I use headphones wirelessly tuned to the volume control on the T.V. but to avoid permanent ear damage I have to turn down both the TV control plus that on the Earphones. And that spoils the whole enjoyment. Proper menace as the not-so-old CB says so emphatically.

REputed to be a nice fella. and had some splendid moments on the park.

That should be 1.7 billion dollars, not 17 billion. Even these ginks would never spend the latter figure. :love06:

PITHY POINT, PULL MY FINGER!!! This debate reminds me of a certain Provincial Government in British Columbia, Canada, who has just spent 17 BILLION dollars on the recent Olympic Games. That, folks is such a large figure that I would not be sure how to type it!! Fantastic success and engendered a lot of spirit amongst the population of the country for at least 15 days but now the bill has to be paid. Since these twits spent the money that they did not have we now have a 7 % tax increase on virtually all spending, increases in carbon taxes on gasoline and on hydro bills, whatever, the cost of gasoline rocketing ever upwards and so on seemingly on everything you buy. You can't even cross the river going south on the lovely new bridge that cost another horrendous sum of money because the tolls that these guys slapped on every crossing are so high that far fewer than the number of people that they expected to use it have decided to cross regularly.Meaning a large decrease in the expected Governmetal revbenue that they need to service the deby payments.--Reason: Becuase they spent money they did not have . If ICT chooses to NOT spend money they do NOT have then I applaud them .Living in debt is mindless ., except, perhaps to pay a mortgage . Scotty, I watched your Colorado game today from BMO field. It occurs to me to ask ....are there stands in that park or is summer footy so nice that they figure that they don't need them.> Regardless, everybody was having a great time int he sunshine. Pretty hot here too--day before yesterday was 39 degrees --hottest ever temperature in B.C. Tell Johnboy for me, please, that Matilda has survived despite her fur coat probably making her as moribund as she looked . I know he cares. :023: :love06:

This young 'keeper looks cool, confident and competent. And he has courage and seems to be decisive. Hopefully this will be the start of something new and improved for both hiom and Caley Thistle. As for the Israeli, well, the only concern that I would have is "cruciate ligament". If he had proper reconstructive surgery and supervised recovery then, at his age , it should probably be little more than a very painful blip on the radar screen. But, 2hatever, he looks a bright prospect . I have a secret feeling yhat Terry is a bit of a secret weapon for Caley Thistle since there can be little doubt that ,for these kids, playing for an experienced former England captain must be a bit of dream come true. And that means that it is surely likely that they will ; 1. Pay attention ....and 2. Work their butt off to succeed. Looking forward this coming season now. :)

Yes I was thinking that the Esson thing might not appeal to him..Hmmmmm ...

Dead right ,Johnboy. She has her say and a paw in it for sure. LOL Have not quite got round to persuading her that she really should consult with her oracle and name the winning teams for the future games for me. It's an ethics thing with her, don't you know. :024: :cdn-flag:

In Vancouver be careful about mentioning MLS which to us generally means Multiple Listing Service i.e the service Realtors (house agents) use online to advertise your home for sale. It equates to a charging of huge Real Estate commissions, based on percentages of the final sale price, thus contributing to inflated house prices. The average house price across the whole of the Vancouver and district area is now supposed to be $1,000,000. In outlying districts it is supposed to be much less. Next year the footy MLS welcomes The Vancouver Whitecaps into the system from the North American Soccer League but I am left wondering if the Whitecaps have the players at this stage to compete successfully with some of the other teams.? They intend to shift their home park to the downtown which, in my humble opinion, is a dumb move due to the great difficulties posed by traffic, poor parking , etc. We do have elevated rail transit but it has not yetr eached as far out as Maple ridge where I stay so it means a long drive to a transit "Skytrain" station etc. Probably not for me.

Everybody is right --to some extent. But the true problem is that lazy and un -motivated players are paid so much money that why should they bother themselves to play out of their skins for their country. The very high salary means that it is no longer a wage for a piece of work well done,; it's way out of that realm now. And the Manager, or the club Management, cannot just fire them for non-effort because players nowadays would have a hard time deciding to sign a contract that included such a clause. And there is so much money floating about the English system in particular nowadays that there will always be a very rich arab to be found who is willing to pay outlandish sums of money to try to buy success.It's their plaything; a football club, and they measure their own worth in terms of big reward or financial success. In short, managers now need to be more than someone who has spent most of his adult life playing the game or being around it in some other important capacity, but also needs to have a degree in psychology. The days appear to have long gone when it's the indivdual players who are dressed down or let go for poor playing attitudes. Now it is all about finding a scapegoat to make the bosses feel important and justified in taking drastic action against the one vulnerable cog in the wheel--Mr Manager....basically who cannot fight back. Mind you, it has to be said that Managers nowadays are , by any standards, very well paid and when they lose their job at one club they are often able to join the merry-go-round and get another one , often abroad with emerging football nations, or simply quietly slide in with another club who understands the system and the fact that the Manager is simply a scapegoat but could be very useful to another team due to the experience that he has accumulated over many years service. In the case of mr Capello, or Capiello, he has wangled another two years as Manager of England because the 10 million (yes MILLION) pounds that is rumoured to be the cost of sacking him is just too rich a price to pay for the English soccer bosses. Whether it's dollars or pounds I forget, but no matter, it does seem..well...a tad excessive don't you think in today's desperate economic situation. In fact I find these sums of money so out of the park that I can hardly credit it. The answer? Find bright-eyed -and -bushy-tailed youngsters who are willing to run all day and have the passion in their blood to work hard and play hard for their country, viewing it as an honour and a privilege to be selected. And before I quit, do remember all the teams filled with good players who have these qualities and are devastated when they lose the game. Like Ghana today, for example. Am I wrong?--feel free to tell me and then go on to advise what you think the answer is. Personally speaking, I think the pendulum for England has swung too far in favour of the players who no longer value the honour of being selected for their country and spend more time on the park evading their responsibilities by either passing the ball back to the full backs or the 'keeper than rampaging forward to try to attack and provide some real entertainment for the fans who, actually are the ones who pay their Prima Donna salaries.

Watching the World Cup today, Ghana versus Uruguay, the commentator was waxing eloquent about the Ghanaian goalkeeper, Kingson, who did well with several great saves. The commentator mused "....Kingson is a good goalie and ..etc.etc .... AND HE IS LOOKING FOR A NEW CLUB.!" At this my ears pricked up and I thought that if Terry was interested in signing a world cup goalie from an African team who is athletic and brave and is looking to advance his career, why not contact him." I mean , nothing ventured, nothing gained. ...............

Richie, being Irish, will also instill a continuing and positive attitude in bioth these Irish players. And support them with encouragement. Mr Barrowman does not appear to be in the same mould as Rooney. First off, Rooney came on to a strong game last season and is a big lad who is not afraid of hard work.Cofidence must nowbe oozing out ofhim which makes all the world of difference. Alsohe doesnot appear to have a big head so.... With Terry backing them up ,both could have a great season. Positive period.

Merger between Inverness City and Clachnacuddin perhaps ?

Having noticed Hamilton's steady progress and astute and ambitious management over the course of last season, I can't help but wonder if they are here to stay, as it were, in the SPL -- for the next few years anyway? I think that they will represent stiff competition to ICT as each strives to continue to improve their position in the league this season. Thoughts?