Scarlet Pimple

Neksor Since Barroman is on a fairly lengthy contract the club would have to compensate him for the balance of his contract if he was sacked. That would, be lots of money. Better to loan him out and possibly share his wages with the loanees club or plaay him occasionallky to see if things can change. There is no such thing in football as far as I know that says a player can be sacked without any compensation simply because he is not scoring goals, unless of course, there is as a clause in the contract which stated that unless he scored a certain number of goals in a specific period the club could do this. Even then it would open up a horrible can of worms becauser a player could say that he was injured, sick, or didn't get the right passes to allow him to convert them into goals . He could also cite his high scoring record at County in support of all his own pet theories. Maybe having dropped down a division he might make good for ICT now. Hope so for the club and him.....,eh?

Manfer What a lovely informative report. Just what the Doctor ordered for aging overseas Seniors in lucid moments between Senior Moments...! You are such a nice wee man when you behave yourself and concentrate on positivity....... If this continues I may approve...just may...a guided tour of Codswallop Hall for you and the weans . :023:

Ahhhhhhh! Nauseus bullsh..t you mean? :023:

Have to agree with Rig on this one.

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DoeS this mean a full match running commentary or just the highlights.--sounds like the latter?

Goodness , it's almost like the old days on here......... As canada Bob would say..." there's nowt like a bit of banter"...

Seems to be about time a merger between ICT and Clach should once again be positively considered. Clearly Inverness cannot suppoprt a truly senior team and the likes of Clach. Also it seems unfortunate that the energy directed to Clach by admittedly devoted supporters as Clach lurches from one financial crises to another seems a real waste. And surely, if Thistle and Caley have been able to merge with success, then keeping Clach alive as a separate entity makes little sense other than for reasons of maudlin nostalgia. Thoughts?

Some of it is Greek to me too--when the buttons I press do not spell correctly ...sigh? I just know you are going to make some positive suggestions to help an old man..... It's like the rain ,I can feel it coming in me bones....

Keep to the thread point ple ase ... otherwise it's all oie in the sky...

I am left wondering what with all this "to-ing and fro-ing" and players coming and going and speculation going on etc----er, just where is all the money to pay these players coming from? I mean are they mostly on loan or what --or just plain bought or about to be bought cheaply? Any stats or details on this plaese? Scarlet

IHE Scarlet is failing now. Has sore feet and frequent stiff necks as a result of trading in his brass one for a custom fitted one made out of space-age material. Would you put a straight jacket on him ...might help....eh? You have to live with him to appreciate........... However, happy times IHE, Daddy Pimpernel

Georgeios--would it be too much to ask for you to refer to the players by name.? I had to look up the team sheet to figure out who RD was. Thought at first Lionel had changed his name to Rionel, Ryan, Randolph or Ripper. Thank you ever so much G. When I saw the score I was stunned. What is amiss I thought? Aha! The magic formula was again missing ? No drive? No gellin' Was it the Pimple who earlier said that this campaign was not going to be easy this season? If Scarlet was in Dingwall just now then the answer would probably be "I tink so".

That last point is well taken Scotty.

Good to hear from you Kalnietis. How did Pavels like playing for Caley Thistle.? Was it a money issue that stopped him re-signing for this season perhaps? Regards Scar :33: let

Felling more optimistic now. At least we have options..and cover... :) now.

Believe it or not Caley's connection with Leicester City goes back for decades--as far back as ages 15 or 16 for the Scarlet One....that is the mid 1950's. Leicester City came up to Telford Street to play a friendly game against a Caledonian team , or maybe even it was a city select team , and won the game handily. It was my first view of a team from "outer space"...i.e. outside the Highland League and frankly ,through my young boggled eyes whilst standing on the right of the park beside the trees, the visitors were slick and impressive.I also remember the visitors played in a white strip so the old memory is rock solid for important events in Scarlet's life...eh? :025:

Gringo That seagull to which you made reference was actually Eagles in disguise. He was sussing out ICT with a view to the future. Unless you are quite certain that his name was Jonathon....in which case it probably wasn't him since Jonathjon would have been sitting on a Bridge over Troubled water instead of a crossbar...

Believe it or not the pace of the football in Canada (e.g Whitecaps) in the MLS (I think this League is still called that) has increased noticeably. I think if Richard can hold a regular berth in the Caley Thistle team he may not be inclined to leave Inverness quite yet. But who knows ....it's all Greek to old Scarlet these days anyway...

"It's a transformer" LOL

Richard Hastings' name appeared in the local Newspaper in the last week or so in relation to the fact that the Vancouver Whitecaps have been granted the new franchise available in the MSL commencing in 2011 . Not linking him directly with the Whitecaps I may say but as a reference to the fact that players from this part of the world (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) are making a name for themselves in other parts of the globe. This is a very exciting event for Vancouver and the surrounding Lower Mainland area and brings back memories of the 25,000 or so fans that they used to draw many years ago during that heady season when they won the North American Soccer League . Big money is around here and with a brand new retractable roof at B.C. Place stadium the promise of Summer soccer in the Major Soccer League either in the sun or in the dry weather is estimated to be a big draw for fans in this area. Vancouver is a very multi-cultural city and a lot of folks know their football . An East Indian friend of mine who speaks with a Yorkshire accent said to me recently that the downtown venue for the new stadium will be a success because the transit systems all come into the downtown or nearby and there will not be any need to drive cars into that nightmare place On 25 July I am off to the local Swangard stadium to watch the current Whitecaps team take on the Puerto Rican Islanders which will also be on the local T.V.. That's a good hard-working team and this promises to be a good match. On 25th enjoy your Alba match then.....

Sounds like the club Management are now making a major effort to communicate and consult (if that is the right word) with the fan base.

G Please ask Scotty how to access this very very inventive and funny thread of some 5 years ago. It was a beaut... Totally brill man--(no reference to the Cream..Brill cream ...eh, what? )

17..... ? Would have to be a bit of a prodigy and a prodigious worker to assist ICT in their quest for promotion at this age.? This coming season is not for very inexperienced young fellas and wet nurses. This coming season is going to be long and it will be a TEST..... of determination, of strength, of skill and HARD WORK without let-up. Otherwise all the talk about a return to SPL fotball in one season is, and will be ,mostly hot air. Or does anyone on here think it will simply be a canter ?

You have that right son Ho ! Ho! It would be "Yo Ho Ho and run to the Liquor store me boy and get another bottle of the rum stuff". B)