Scarlet Pimple

Well, water will find it's own level and if he is ineffective at Dundee then so be it. Frankly , in the general doom and gloom prevalent around this Forum these days I am afraid to comment in case I say what I think. My mood is hardly an improvement and I am depressed and frankly apprehensive that we simply do not have the energy or firepower to get out of Div 1 this coming season. But I am not going to slag off people just because I am down. Let these guys get on with it and judge them on results when they have had an oppoprtrunity to get over the inevitable sag in morale and emotion thatthey must also be experiencing fter you know what .... C'mon for Pete's sake, give them all a break and let's all try and roll with the punches and get behind everybody at the club ---or we are really done for---and I don't mean for just one season! JEEZ!! :thumb02:

Grrrr-- I saw Toronto against Vancouver and they were really sharp in the first half but faded as Vancouver came on to a real pacey game and plonked them in. At that stage I thought that Vancouver had the best chance of winning the whole thing but this is terrific for Taranna. Dwayne de Rosario is the player I have twice urged ICT to look at . Without success!! Tireless worker, skilful and a great shot on him. Usually stamps his restless energetic approach on the game and is definitely an inspiration to his mates. Well done Toronto Scotty--I recorded on here in a previous thread that I was surprised at how skilful the players have become in the North American soccer and the the pace of the game has noticeably improved. I thoroughly enjoyed the match that I saw at Swangard Stadium in Vancouver and the over 5000 crowd also had a great time on a very sunny and beautiful evening here about 2-3 weeks ago. Scarlet

Say nothing negative this season and support him to the hilt. Result--possible great success. If not, everybody walks away with their head held high, knowing that they all did their best.

Well said Scotty! B)

In recognition of the fact that Renegade once agreed with the views of the Scarlet Pimple one is honour-bound to support him. As a relatively new poster of some brains (currently not quantified on the Richter Scale), a modest level of acumen and an ongoing critically acclaimed outgoing desire to contribute to this Forum he should be cosseted, loved and uplifted by a large measure of positive feedback on a daily basis. Cutting remarks at his expense are foreign to the concept of fairness which no doubt would be much admired by one IHE not to mention all overseas fans who will applaud anything that gives them a greater insight into the goings on at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, lightens their burden of ex-patriation, increases their awareness of how courageous they were at one point in their lives by having seized the nettle and emigrated, keeps them off the pot by engendering a higher level of excitement in their poor miserable lives and completely satisfies their constant need to be known, admired, revered and appreciated. Reneg-Ade is a somebody, fathered by a gent whose first name was Gator out of the filly Lemon-Ade and is about to be entered in the 3 O'clock at Haydock Park by Canada Bob who has an eye for a winner.You can bet your life on it! And if you read Canada Bob's name backwards you will find out why because he sure has ...had a knack for pickin a winner in times past. What one cannot understand ,however, is whether Figians are from outer Space or Fiji and whether or not the above-mentioned large black guys wear an equally large fig leaf on the outside or inside of their rugby pants or is all this just a fig-leaf of one's imagination? Regardless, does anyone on here the noo really give a fig.....? That is, figurately speaking ,like............ What do you say C.Bob? :018:

Yep There is many a slip twixt cup and lip and remember the fabled words of many an embattled King of yore--"a hoss, a hoss, my kingdom for a hoss". Not to mention that well-worn maxim...." there but for the grace of God go I" The problem is that we, ICT, have not only gone there but , unfortunately, have ARRIVED. Battle is on.

Yogi is not stupid at all. He is very astute football-wise and he is smart enough to be able to climb the Managerial ladder. However, I do wonder where he would be this coming season had Falkirk been relegatedf? After all a miss is as good as a mile.

And in Russia one kaka is one.............................. poo-poo.! :024:

If the few posters on here who are slating T B in a very negative way are considered by many to be rational and fair I will not dignify this thread by commenting further. Instead I will wait until well into next sesaon to pass any kind of judgement on a gent who has hardly got his frigging feet under the table yet to be judged on anything. :33:

Give him a chance you say? The fans here are saying that he does not score which is his job and up to now he does not forage for the ball. A worker can be forgiven for not scoring but a non-scorer cannot be forgiven for not working. You can overlook a one-time knee jerk reaction from him about Van Nistelroy ---ONCE-- but unless he get's off his bottom and looks for the ball then why should he be free from negative criticism by the fans.? Oh, and by the way, I have seen him in action myself at Tulloch and I did think he was either inconspicuous or lazy ---or both. And his pay cheque is heavy soooooo expectations are surely that he work HARDER next season......eh? Scarlet Person

Currently I am still waiting for some inspiring news. Does nobody of talent and quality want to sign for ICT or are the officials just keeping quiet about their efforts and plans or successes? What was the structure of Plan B, said by Management to have been set-up to cover the possibility of the team's relegation.? Sure, it's early days , but other teams (e.g. County) have not wasted any time getting a couple of useful,and promising bodies in--possibly because their wages willbe lower than average due to their youth but also in order to capitalise on that youth in the near future as they mature. Fourth---Terry is seemingly very quiet on the whole thing. I sincerely hope that he had plans C and D on the order book prior to season's end and is working feverishly right now (it's only less than two months to kick off friends) to sign the players (?) he had in mind. Since the fans are on edge I hope that a statement will be made by a senior official of the club soon or we may have exactly wha a poster onn here has already suggested---a shell of a team. And what a disaster that would turn out to be---oh my, as Fooitballer's wife would say.

So Barrowman wil be staying then? Hope he tries very hard to get on the scoreboard then........ Vigurs at County could be our nemesis then in due course --shudder--who would have thunk it?

I enjoyed Scotty's last post on this thread. Common sense and a level-headed approach are really refreshing these days. Otherwise mostly speculation all round on here . And one is still too upset to go for too much of that. I am going into hibernation for three weeks to wake up refreshed and hopefully to find that my memory of last season has either gone completely or at least waned enough to be able to function. Shoot!!!!!!

1. The team were relegated NOT because of the result of the last game but because the PLAYERS did NOT perform all season. Face facts for Fanny Adam's flipping future folks. 2. BUTCHER was NOT to blame --he did a manful job coming in when he did getting the changes required with an unfamiliar team , unfamiliar territory and little money to spend. The team did not lose on points at the end but goal difference--2 HOME GOALS friends, only 2 goals. They could have stopped them going in if they had had a better defence, and they could have offset these two goals if they had had a better forward line or more passion and desire up front. It's 6 and 1/2 a dozen. And they were Home games so how is TB to blame when all the odds are stacked in the favour of the Home team and they blew it on the park. 3. As the BBC commentator said at the end ICT were NOT scoring in the final few games and they were playing RELEGATION FOOTBALL. How could Terrry Butcher be to blame when he was not on the park people. 4. The hysteria on here needs to be blown away and replaced with a good dose of realism. 5. I am going for a coffee. Any positive persons care to join me --the sun is finally out and the Maple trees are nice. :tonguecheek:

It's growing pains, folks, time healeth all. Once the club gets back up this experience will stand them in good stead for future jousts and , hopefully, make them more determined than ever before never to repeat this awful situation and feeling again if humanly possible. Darn it I can't find my hankie , my glasses must be downstairs. I'll just use my sleeve for now. :tonguecheek:

Butcher going soon---not unless ICT get a very large fee? E.g. $250,000. --Remember he is still under contract to ICT and did a good job after he came in so they will never let him go on a whim unless the compensation is really high.That money can be handed to Robbo to get top players if it did come abouit . However, Terry seems a decent man and I think he geuinely is appreciative that ICT gave him a fair chance to make his mark in the SPL again and he also appears to appreciate the people in Inverness and Inverness itself. Every cloud has a silver lining and every debacle also affords an opportunity to learn and grow.. so do not despair.

Studying the table it seems clear to me that the real problem lies in defence. Sacrificing two lesser players to bring in a proven top class player (e.g. in the mould of Dodds of Dundee United) is an absolute must. That is why losing Mihadjuks was probably a money/contract issue--Terry is not stupid and he was a defender remember in his heyday so he should know the score. We lost on goal difference to St Mirren with exactly the same away goal difference but at home they let in less goals than us as I recall. If our defence is solid in the Ist Division , like it once was in Fortress Longman days ,the flair players up front can relax and hopefully have a field day. And Andy barrowman might JUST find his feet and his scoring touch which will increase HIS flair and confidence no end we all hope. But Barrowman is still under contract so this season may be his last chance to make it and get back into the senior ranks of the SPL and in view of his statistics goal-wise he has his fantastic contract to thank I feel for his second chance. All I can say is "go-for-it Andy". For Lionel this could be his really big chance to gain further experience and increase his confidence for the return to the SPL and he could be a revelatioin in the future if this happens. The man has spirit and size, weight and athleticism so ....c'mon Lionel. It's up to Terry to look after his progress--training, skills etc.....and....put him on the left wing, smile. When I first saw the team changes it looked depressingly scary and that sinking feeling of shock and awe returned . But now I can see a great light at the end of the tunnel (I phoned IHE and asked for a psychic reading and he said that's 1,000 quid and I said .."it's cheap at half the price" and Bob was my uncle) and if the spirit of the team can be re-kindled this season it could literally be a springboard for a bright future for ICT. Anyway it's grin and bear it time so let's get on with it and back Terry to the hilt. I knew he and Maurice would stay courtesy of my own psychic feelings but I did not want to mention it earlier at a time of depression which may have affected my vibrations....... :tonguecheek:

Ten tons of Tokely on top of the player, doing his utmost to drag the guy back, and you think he dived? Face facts..... It was a clear red card--unfortunate that it had to happen to a great servant of the club who must now be feeling like a lost sheep ,but it was foul --he had both hands on the guy's shoulders for heaven's sake. Someone elsewhere o her e said .."a rush of blood" . Unfortunately, exactly. It's in the past now though so get over it and move on. Exciting end to the season ; Better luck next time I say.

I tried to post a longish post but an advert sent it to the moon. Nice one Cyril Briefly, Black was poor, Foran seemed to find too much amusing in this fixture maybe judging by his relaxed smile today instead of scoring when he had the chance. Kerr was great at blasting over the bar but demonstarted nothing else in the way of skill or controlled determination with vision. Tokely should get a rope and crampons since he tried to demonstrate a passionate desire to climb on top of the opposing player. But then again, maybe the guy would have scored anyway had he not been dragged down. Undoubted red card though. Imrie was almost non-existant. Lionel seemed uneasy but tried hard on the day.Fraser was perfectly adequate considering he had little to do and probably had little chance with the goal. Our defence needs to be strengthened significantly and they simply did not have what it takes today . MacNamara had a field day on the right wing ,with oodles of free territory to play in--did nobody think it would be a good idea to man-mark him closely since all the danger came mostly from him? Fer Freddies's sake!!!! Odhiambo looked the part with skill and pace but five minutes was not enough to make a difference. The shape was not there at the end and so free-flowing football was not there either. It was a hit and miss effort at best. As for everybody else Duncan tried when he came on but for the most part I can't even remember now who was on the park....? Need I say more? ICT were in the ascendancy and had the better chance of winning until the sending off then it was anybody's guess......... Falkirk were there for the taking since they looked slow and pedestrian at best in the last several games I saw in the SPL highlights over the past few weeks. A poor SPL team and both John Hughes and Terry Butcher have a mountain to climb now to build on the lucky escape and the challenge of relegation respectively. Truthfully, John Hughes got really lucky today !! Good luck to him. Maybe next year he won't be so lucky unless he can inject more spirit and urgency into this team.It's not that difficult to retain possession and play one-twos against ten men. The sending off re-kindled their confidence , not quality and urgency, and ICT got dis-organised after that. And my final thought is that Craig Brewster should now fade from the scene completely and comments on here should be all about Terry Butcher, rebuilding the team for the future man by man, the clearing out of players and giving Terry the full responsibility and backing to do what he can to salvage the unfortunate situation . Let Brewster get on with his job and concentrate on Butcher who has a challenge ahead of him now. If the Board then can stabilise the finances of the club then they are discharging their reponsibilities and judicious spending on new players with the right attitude and spirit is essential. This defeat could actually be a good opportunity to start again and hopefully allow ICT to come back up to the SPL in short order , restored in spirit and confidence and determined to learn from the mistakes of the past WITH HUMILITY. :014:

Scpotty My VPN is not working --will not authenticate password. Any thoughts. Already missed 20 minutes of the game. Scarlet?

Amen to that. The Pimple is a man of few words.

I won't answer that Rennie. I'm really nice....... :024:

What the SFA need to do in a very progressive bold21st century action is to introduce video instant replays as a feature of the modern game. Would silence a lot of negative fan comments and settle player's hashes immediately and save an unsighted referee from unfair criticism. Another little bit of overseas comment from a Canadian Pimple. Red flag, red appearance,and always redy aye redy fer a laugh. P.S. Eric the Red came to Newfoundland after colonising and being thrown out of Greenland. :024: that's

If Lionel can get up and among them he will have th Falkirk backs running around like a Bullen a china shop. :024:

It's the Manager's responsibility to play Lionel in a position where his talents can come to the fore and there is a limitation to the damage that can result form mistakes. Considering the number of times this athletic hardworking man has done things right and saved the team's bacon, usually at the last ditch moment ,over the past several games I hope that the slagging posters on here will go easy on him next season. Personally speaking I find it baffling to say the least that these posters cannot even see this when it is staring them in the face. Meantime, Terry, the Scarlet Pimple and Renegade recommend a spell on the left wing for Lionel on Saturday to allow all of the above to work. A rampaging bull in Falkirk's china shop would cause enough shock and awe to satisfy the most rabid fan I muse........ :024: Kind regards Terry from Western Canada and the very best of luck in two days time. go Lionel go.