Scarlet Pimple

If we could get him for a song then that would not be wrong. In fact, as Rex Harrison might have intoned .."ooh, wouldn't that be Lovell-y" ? :001: Another quick quip from the quaint, quiet, but querulous Scarlet.... :002:

I don't quite see how Marius' career will be enhanced by playing for Hearts--if he doesn't go insane, his head will certainly be spinning within a year (after several more Manager changes maybe) and the nervous tension and turmoil will persuade him to go as quickly as possible. The problem with such a move for Marius is , however, will be he in a position to play well amidst the mayhem? When it is help, murder, polis all the time the atmosphere is terrible. And if he goes to Hearts in exchange for a much younger player then that new incomer better be very enthusiastic and also very pleased to come North otherwise I feel strongly that the youn up-and-coming lads here at ICT should be given their chance before anyone who may not be fully commi :crazy07:tted to Caleyt Thistle. As far as the "gay"comment is concerned :018:--basically what he does on the field is all that matters. --I mean , look at Hart playing a great game against County and he could easily have been in the ICT team with a little bit of common sense thrown into the mix. I have always liked Hart's bustling, energetic style and his transfer to County Wwas a real LOSS in my humble opinion. I don't care if he is gay, fey, or a bird of prey --but if he is a "gay blade" that's O.K. :crazy07:

Ah..Caley D -- Displaying your customary knack of hitting nails squarely on the heid ,I note. :003:

Ahhhhhh! Perceptive as always .......what a guy! Geez..hope I fall into the good category., JE .. :004:

What a good idea! :003: My that man is a thinker. :023:

Nice to hear your dulcet tones Jailender and that you still gravitate to a class act--ICT. I guess this may be the most excitement you will have this coming season but congratulations on's County's fine performance anyway. :021: Come back soon--The Pimple likes your (generally-informed) patter Ha! :002:

"Oh what a tangled web we weave others to deceive" :014: Patience , dear friends, patience . All will be revealed when IHE posts . Thne Seer will talketh. :003:

I BUILT A LARGE NEW HOUSE HERE IN CANADA ON A BUSY CORNER BECAUSE THE LOT WAS CHEAPER THAN ALL THE OTHERS AND I COULD NOT AFFORD ANOTHER $10,000. THEN I HEARD THAT THE ROADWAY ADJACENT TO OUR LOT WAS GOING TO BE EXPANDED IN WIDTH DUE TO THE ONSET OF A NEW BRIDGE BEING BUILT IN THE AREA and I became nervous. We loved our new place but finally we decided to move on--the new home and location was very nice and offered advantages other than the large size of home to which we had become acustomed. The first house stood on the market for four months without an offer--depite very nice comments from all and sundry about it--the majority cited the location near a busy corner as the reason why they did not want to buy it.Then we got 3 low offers on one day and accepted one with alacrity despite the fact that we felt the house was worth another $30,000. To summarise, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and we decided that greed was not an option. We still made a very handsome profit and this allowed us to invest in another upscale townhouse in a peaceful location which itself has now increased by $100,000 in value over the past 2 1/2 years.! Marius is currently worth a lot of money but have any offers actually been received for him that were close to his value in the market? His value to ICT is precisely only what they can actually get for him, no more. And he appears to be , in real terms, the most valuable asset they have ever had. A golden opportunity to obtain much needed cash to invest in two new players.To shine he needs experienced and quality players around him not Division 1 players without a proven track record in the SPL. This business is now all about money and the business-people who provide it to keep even a modicum of quality in the team to allow it to remain in the SPL. And good businesspeople face facts--they have a declining asset with current upside but future prospects are unclear.And what if he gets injured--do they have insurance to cover this contingency? A bird in the hand is worth two hands in the bush :004:.....so, I say sell him on, thank him and spend part of the money on two strong grafters --one in defence and one in the forward line with proven ability . I also think that the people who provide the money for ICT will think the same way and in due course ----slow but steady----ICT will do better and better and attain a higher level than that which they have currently attained with limited resources. And I feel that the controversial salary issue will then not be of such proportions after a sale possibly leading to a more settled team with more spirit perhaps? Final thought--have the crowds steadily increased at Tulloch just because Marius was in the team? I don't think so --it seems that the only time the stadium was full was at the visit of either Celtic or Aberdeen. Just my opinion folks--hope Brew has plan A, Plan B and Plan C on the drawing board though otherwise it may be all for nought. :011:

Hamilton--depends on what they produce this season? At the very least if they start to prop up the Division then a repeat of the Gretna "do" may assist ICT to stay up, otherwise......? I mean thiis is not a settled team of great players at this point . But--optimism should rule. :023:

Yes--their crowds are incredible. Houston can also get crowds up to 30,000 apparently. Hmmm.

Usually a warning is issued first so that well-intentioned teams who have made a mistake or overlooked something can rectify it without being asked to visit the scaffold on the way. What appears to be immediate dismissal smacks of arrogance and perhaps a hidden agenda since it does not either seem fair or logical. Shoot!!!!!!!!!!!!! :008:

Invest in eager taleneted youth -- sounds good to me.

MANFER is actually talking common sense without the sting in the tail these days.. must be mellowing in his old age...... :002: What you said about.... once Brewster gets a hold of him in training etc .....is exactly what I think and why I think we should all just get behind him right now. Why...mercy,----he may turn out to be the answer to a maiden's prayer and, no, I am not referring to Manfer. He is not overly religious so.. :001:

There may well be more to that last remark than meets the eye. My first reaction was ''what? To replace Hastings? Surely not? Playing for ICT may "rejuvenate" his career and he may like Dodds, as someone said, turn out to be a good signing. In any event now is the time to get behind him, encourage him and leave it to Brew to instill in him a desire to get stuck in and succeed. Maybe Hastings will be asked to play a more central role --or maybe this new man may also be tried out in this role in the pre-season friendlies. Whatever he does, wish him well.

Troublegum--I think of a lot of things but methinks you are a good thinker....clever man.

Heh Charles You are the man. But re "my daughter....." either you are showinbg your age or, as I say, you are the man to keep punting the game. :016:

The Highland Theme park-Is that not the new tourist attraction at the Culloden Memorial ? :002:

Riordan also did not do well in Russia , as I recall from the notes kept at the Hall. Wanted to come home it seems--homesick to a fault. Unpredictable behaviour also turned peoples' confidence in him into a condition of nervous -nellyism, wondering if he would show up at show time. Did this not affect his International career with the team boss out looking for him once ( metaphorically-speaking) when he went a.w.o.l. prior to the squad's getting together. Brew would not go for that kind of behaviour so Riordan will never grace the teamsheet at ICT. :003:

Charles Inverness City:- I looked at their web site a month or so back and found it interesting. They could be be an upwardly-mobile entity. :022:

Angela I am a Medium and IHE is a Seer so are there tops big enough to get over our heads? :002:

But Caley D --it was shorter than yours. :001: And I never said Brew was perfect. :021:

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The season has not yet even got to the preseason and I am already tired and exasperated by some of the negativity on here. :008: What can running down Brewster do for ICT now at this stage? Precisely nothing positive. Since we know he will be here for another seson is it not just common sense to support him? For those who answer "no" I suggest that you should consider finding another team to support--one who thrives on your negativity and girning which is like a dead weight around the necks of most of the rest of us, dragging us back and frustrating us to death. You post and are constantly running this Manager down but rarely suggest a detailed plan of action to replace him if he was fired. Pshaw! :020: And do you posters who feel Brewster should not be allowed to go on that course are you suggesting:- 1. That he should be the odd man out in the SPL and in lower leagues by not attending?. Like it's fine for John Hughes to be on it, mingling with a lot of other guys, listening, contributing and learning but Brewster must stay at home like the shrinking violet at the dance? 2.Do you think it will enhance his stature and influence with the players by staying at home whilst all the other men are on the course? That's it's good to single him out and make him feel like a pariah or somebody so different that he should not be expected to be there with the others. ? 3. As for paying his way how does anyone know that he did NOT contribute to the expenses.?Who cares? And if they are lucky enoughj to get to the matches do you think that he is not learning anything from watching the top pros in the game at International level? That is you would much rather he concentrate on making calls to clubs whose main men are already there also looking at the "once every four years"event. 4. This makes me also feel that you think that Brewster has never made a single phone call all Spring since last Season finished? Is that correct? If so, you really should give him the respect that he is entitled to get and rather assume that he has worked hard to further the interests of ICT and his own interests, which go hand-in-glove with those of ICT, and has completed many calls before he went. As I said earlier there will be new faces at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium this coming season . However, on the Barrowman issue, I agree that this player should have been given one deadline and when it passed then he should have been toast. I would imagine that John Hughes , for example, would have stuck to his guns on this matter and after that the player would have had to come to him. He is,after all, only a 2nd/1st Division performer and is completely untried in the SPL. It looks like he is as indecisive as some allege Mr Brewster is for running after him? :029:

If he does indeed get a pacey matey , or two, he may well be worth keeping. But otherwise he could simply be a very exopensiev niuc eman in shorts. :024:

Does Bo dabble in treachery or does he simply have a big nose...? :015: