Scarlet Pimple

Clinical and direct Caley Thistle' whilst Dunfermline fiddle-faddled. Our team looks fit and sharp.You can't win if the defence is not solid. And the chances are very much in favour of NOT losing if the defence is great .Ergo--today's win. Ridgers has always been a good goalkeeper IMHO and I hope he continues to impress. Winning will do that for a player and boost his confidence. Top of the table, huh? Wow, son of a gun, bejabbers! Pleased that Rooney came on a bit after that dismal last game. Hope he works hard to control his emotions though and doesn't get sent off any time soon. Maybe he was just reacting emotionally to his inner disappointment that he wasn't the best player on the park last week And it does take time to fit-in and be a real contributor. White struggled at first, you say ? Well, maybe he just might need to see the up-tempo Caley team in full flight and he will join in. Barrow in Furness's pace may not be quite up to the pace of the team who won the Scottish Cup in 2015, eh? After all it is a bit of a working man's backwater, although one of our former supporters on this site went to that area as a nuclear scientist but what befell him afterwards I no longer know because I lost touch with him. The reports sure are very encouraging and if the team spirit continues to rise and the team quickly gels, one with the other , then who knows what the outcome may be at the end of the season? Great win and phew, about time.

Aloof and arrogant? Why do you think that? I am not suggesting that you are totally wrong but, e.g. : 1. Is a failure of Management to make constant contact with the fan base as much to do with the fact that they are new to the game of upper management at a Football club in your view or is it that they lack any real sense of the need to continually be addressing fans?..... Or 2. The fact that living in an Ivory tower does tend to keep you apart from the main body of the Kirk and it's hard for them to see the wood for the trees?....or 3. Has a delegation from the fan base ever asked for a direct meeting with the upper crust of management not to put them down but to open up a discussion of the facts affecting the club's advancement? Or started a petition outlining concerns and then presenting the Board with this when at least a specified number of fans have agreed to sign it-- I dunno, maybe at least 1,000 fans? …..or 4. When the team appears to be on a turn-around from "inexplicably poor" to "vastly improving" has any proper fan base representative ever thought of approaching upper Management to congratulate them and asking for more time to discuss how to explore ways in which this improvement can be assisted or added to? or..... 5. Asked for a fan delegation to be allowed to meet with them to ensure that that Board listen carefully to the general viewpoints put forward from, say, members of this site or to present written views to them that have been sent in from fans in a pre-arranged form:- such as a carefully worded petition requesting input from fans to specific questions on the form? And these questions can be answered , if necessary, only by "yes" or "no" responses. This is diplomatic and professional and evidences to the Board that the general fan-base want to really help, by assisting and supporting rational trial modes for improvement and not to simply negatively criticize that Board during this process. It's also designed to draw them out and not back them up against a wall. It must be made inescapably obvious from the "get-go" that the this approach is specifically designed to improve communication with the Board in a very co-operative way and conscientiously address common challenges with the support of all parties moving forward together in the same direction. Since an adversarial method or approach can be seen to be undesirable from a common-sense point of view, the implied suggestion underlying this approach is that full discussion of ideas and viewpoints openly, without bias and reflectively, is the main goal and not to judge who is right and who is wrong. These are only a few suggestions but, unless there is an attempt to meet with the board in a professional manner, the sense of rookie aloofness, right or wrong, that is implied here about them or their decisions will remain and continue to be unproductive for the general good and advancement of the club. It may be a departure from the norm but it's intended to break down barriers that exist between Upper Management and the well-intentioned fan base within which there are very many astute and experienced people whose only desire is to advance the club upward and onward. And it's a start to closing what appears to me to be a gaping communication-hole between Upper Management and well-intentioned fans , with the latter appearing to NOT have a productive outlet for their feelings. or suggestions. Which, frankly, is unlikely to sell more needed tickets. Thanks for listening, S.P.

And younger players can be less susceptible to, and more likely to recover from, injuries faster

If we are as close to the top of the table as seems to be implied here, what does this say about the competence and danger presented to us by the other teams in this League??

Remind me.....is a goalie allowed to move whilst the penalty kick taker is running at the ball?

Thanks, Glover.!

IHE-what would you call a football import from Canada-? Johnny Can-Do Canuck?

Can someone please tell me the first name of the young lad Mackinnon in our team? Thank you.

A Highland welcome will do the trick.

This Internationalisation is cute and inspiring -- IF he succeeds. Let's see what transpires before stifling any more grins, eh? Alan, you are quite an expressive guy. Smile. You are growing on me. Just like mini Scarlet except that he has been told to quit whilst he is ahead. Has just recovered from his 2nd heart operation ( sorry …"second procedure" for the purists) and is doing well but unlikely to reach a very old situation. After 6-7 months off work plus rehabilitation, etc., he is back in the driving seat of a Vancouver city bus. Now deemed a veteran and gets to choose his own routes and has received a public citation for 25 years good work before the mast and will shortly retire on a decent pension with no further worries about bashes and smashes. RIGHT-ON, Mate. Like the Easter Bunny over here ...can take a licking but keeps on ticking. A bit off topic Scotty but it's a slow day so please forgive me.

Ulp! A lot of negativity in this thread. Can we please get a little more upbeat and try to dwell on positive aspects within the club. Like.....er….moving on to pastures new. Where the sun shines all day, like. And advising the Pimple why his typing frequently reverts to Capitals when he knows that he did not instruct this? Even with bad eyesight and senility peaking ….HELP!

You do have a recycling programme though don't you? We have different colour boxes for ( e.g). plastic, paper and cardboard, tins and light metal, . They are all put out for pick-up the next day along with a separate bag and box for organics. Our city must be one of the only ones in Canada that does not provide this service at least for the general refuse removal. So we have to pay for "private" rubbish disposal separately AND pay very hefty taxes for the overspending mayor and Councillors by way of property taxes.

No doubt RF did his best but he simply had no experience of looking through the other end of the lens. And stepping into a situation like that is a very severe test for anyone in his shoes at any time? Great footballer though and maybe we should now be concentrating on singing his praises for what he achieved in that role. In any event, management was as much to blame for appointing him in the first place and thus for the eventual negative situation that developed. So is it now time to move on guys? The guy is a human being and must be smarting and disappointed over the way his world must have crumbled around him. IMHO.

Why did we allow Fisher to leave can't help wonder...….?

IBM, I would love to watch that also so I might scan around looking for the World Pipe Band Championship on the T.V. You do know that Simon Fraser University, whose home domicile is in East Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada has won the "World's "" Championship 6 times already and some of their piping in these tournaments was so perfectly in unison etc. that I was goggle -eyed watching and listening to the excellence and beauty of it. They do allow very fine and highly trained pipers from overseas countries to be amalgamated into their ranks but the standards of play are never relaxed. This year I don't think they will be quite up to winning the title but we shall see where they will end up. A little aside. : There are two major Universities in Vancouver. B.C. … Simon Fraser and the University of B.C otherwise mostly referred to as "U<B<C> The latter has room for some 50,000 to 60,000 students and is situated way out on the Western edge of the promontory with huge lands and is on the promontory which Vancouver City is part of and which juts out into the Pacific Ocean. Simon Fraser University is situated on top of a hill on the East Side of the city and is a beautiful building right on the top that looks more like a Roman Colosseum and has a wonderful view right down the Eastern Valley where the Pacific Ocean steadily infiltrates. It's a progressive University though and the gardens and views are spellbinding all round.

Re my question , above, re Trafford. If he is only 24 years old then it's not the much older player I had in mind from the past. Mind you, the player I had in mind was then seemingly beginning to fade so that should have resonated with me. Surprised that McCart didn't charm one of our supporters. That's rather disappointing because when he originally was on loan to us he was one of the on-loan players that sparkled as I recall. And what I saw of him was impressive.

What age is Trafford? Has this any bearing on his performance(s)?

Wow! The youngsters who shouted this filthy abuse needs to be dealt with by the club. Very firmly, if necessary. Such comments about his family member are completely unacceptable and even appalling and if allowed to pass without a strong reaction from the club will be extremely detrimental to ICT. It should not be too hard to find and identify the culprits, as per the above comments. It should not be necessary to identify them in the local newspaper but a severe warning about possible legal action in the future and warnings about not being allowed into the park in the future should be enough to bring it home to these youngsters that enough is enough. As for Polly, a big cheer for him at the next match will be just the ticket for him and will surely reassure him that a very small minority of thoughtless idiots can't alter his talented commitment to the club AND that it is greatly appreciated by the overall fan base. I'll quit whilst I'm ahead. Phew!

The name Hercher resonates from my early youth. And that was a long time ago since I am now 80 years old. I recall the name "The Hercher Brothers" spoken about by my father who I think did business with them as the owner of The Northern Tire Service on Shore Street. Were they not involved in the shows that came to Nairn annually? I think they were and if I am not mistaken my sister and I once got a free ride on whatever piece of equipment they owned. Can anyone bring back memories by confirming what is in my mind? Thanks.

And that's one reason why our defence must be solid. Then we concentrate on getting goals, goals, goals.

IHE--Kant & Pumba? Maybe Rant and Rhumba?

Depends on the age of the kids. However,when I was very young, jumping over the fence at the back corner in the Bumber's Lane was always a good bet but since I could get in for 6 pence, the other option was the best....pay as you go. Then the only reason I was able to get into the stand once at Telford Street was when my next door neighbour, who is ten years older than me, bought my ticket for me. Guess I was lucky but I just didn't realise it at the time. Now, I would have him come over to stay with me in Canada at the drop of a hat but he doesn't seem too interested in such a long journey.....some 5,000 miles, with planeing , deplaneing and replaneing again. Ulp. But, I didn't realise it at the time but that visit was insidious and I then I wanted more...it was an "event" and I suppose I also felt that I wanted to be "one of the crowd" or something. Anyway getting the kids in the door is an absolute must for the club-free if necessary because if you get them hooked for ahatever reason you might well have a fan for life standing right there …...?‍♂️

Judging by the comments on here so far, the defence seems to need a lot of work by Robbo,. I have always had the viewpoint that a strong defence is mandatory for a team to be, or aspire to becoming, a winner. If the opposing team can't score then they can't win. The word "complacency" seems to have, maybe, struck the whole team including J.R before this match. Too many wins against inferior and lower class teams prior to this match can do that. Was the emphasis on upgrading team fitness, perhaps, rather than on team work? If so, this must surely be a salutary lesson and allow John to reflect on setting a different course from now on? The defence can't go far away from their area of play to mix it up and the forwards can roam with impunity ONLY if they strongly have confidence in the defence. And if the ball can be kept up the park then they can exercise their latent talents by experimenting with confidence and ease....i.e. with flair. Good luck John Robertson

Good point, Caley D. And good punt at these odds....unless you are referring to the score....smile.?

You are an amazing guy,Eagle for Caley. All that "way doon there" and you keep coming back strong and supportive. Through thick and thin. Truthfully, my own interest in ICT stems from a very long way back and definitely to my first attendances at games as a young teenage lad. Being part of a group, the passion, the excitement. And the football itself reflects your personal ambitions, your striving and why one needs a deep sense of fulfilment Whatever it is, It sticks. It's also like a drug and not only that but believing in something worthwhile is a stabilising force in one's life and a reason to keep on looking forward to something better. I think it is both emotional and spiritual.