Scarlet Pimple

At this stage of ICT's development it is an agonising decision. But exciting.....eh? But you sure must praise the ICT Management for at least considering the issue and not just giving up without trying. However it does remind me of my dreams based on my dreams rather than the brutal reality of my financial position . Now I want to buy an apartment and hold it as an investment with a tenant's rent supposedly buying it for me. The problem is that the price of houses here in Vancouver is so high now that the rent one can get is less than the combined cost of completing the deal (lawyers' fees, property transfer tax ,etc) and the added cost of annual property taxes, insurance, repairs and monthly Bank interest. My heart yearns to have a go since I have never achieved a darn thing worth anything without taking a risk but my head says"No". If the money to be earned or secured from the Flybe deal is anything of value perhaps some of it could be used to offset the cost against what actually is a non-guaranteed, indeterminate, value of the player to the club.His past record may appear to be great but is his salary based upon his future success in scoring goals or just a weekly lump sum paid in the hope of success. If the risk is too great he could be offered only a six-month contract which gives him the option of working very hard , scoring goals or assisting other players to score, or see his dream of going to a bigger club evaporate at what could turn ouit to be not too huge an investment for ICT. The downside of all this is the possible negative effects on the other players ....but...t hey could also see a short-term deal as a novelty and something to learn from. My heart then says "yes" go for it , but......my head says "no". :011: :024: What do you think ?

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Dargo is up front and centre at the moment . But it strictly depends on which teams, if any, are very interested and so far not too many it seems--at least, if they are we are not hearing about it. So with the great new offer CC says ICT have made to him my prediction is that he will wisely elect to stay with ICT for at least another season. Frankly , if C Dargo is as good as all that (i.e. to merit so much attention and comment) it will do his career no harm at all to have another good season with a nice big raise in his pocket. Yawn--gotta go ---back to my pipe and slippers and velvet-edged robe.... :022:

Dream Topping! :clapping03:

Saw the Chicago game on local TV- in Vancouver-not bad at all. The standard of play for the teams probably Division 1 standard, hardly higher than that though. Good atmosphere,. Lots of excitement. Scarlet

Mee-----the Arab? I thought Dodi Fayed of Fulham fame was in Dingwall chatting up Ross County with a possible generous offer to help them out.He tells the media that he is very impressed with Ross County's football academy and of course now that he owns the seat of the clan he does have a vested interest in the area. Sounds like great stuff to me --another Gretna looming? Thinks--och well, he probably got to Paisley in his helicopter to check out ICT players to see if it was worth buying the whole team to transport it lock stock and barrell to Dingwall....... Sigh --if it is not Romanov it's Dodi--I like that guy; he thinks the Royals are living in the 16th Century and speaks his mind without fear or favour. :022:

Hear Hear! Thank you Charlie for your passion, eloquence and drive and the team for all their teamwork and hard work. Another enjoyable season with it's share of drama and changes. Scarlet

Personally speaking, Jock, the Pimple is very impressed with such an idyllic ,euphoric, rendering to the usually more down- to- earth IHE and his grasp of vocabularly is similarly impressive. Hoch! Hoch! P.S. In Ukraine I am informed that football is a real hacking dirty game--it's the ever present risk of starvation that does it--that and the lack of an imbedded welfare state. LOL. S :crazy07:o these boys should fit right in to the SPL. :crazy07: :clapping03:

Eh? :029: So I'm a Canajin......so? I ncan say "eh" asny time I please and IHE can have wet or other exotic dreams any time he wants --'cos they are entertaining LOL :clapping03:

According to the BBC he was not so terrible. Had a fair bit of success saving two teams form relgation and was instrumental in taking one into the Premiership as I recall. Very well loved player, very "bouncy" personality, highly skilled without pace but did not need it since his skill was outstanding. Initially a grafter and a tousy fearless fighter he developed into "the best one touch player" around towards the end of his career. His International career was cut short at one point for an unspecified reason. In 2005 he auctioned off his World Cup medals and some other ones for approximately $120,000 pounds to help his family. :023:

Maybe that's because he has been on this site an awful lot longer than you S :029:

A left winger who hugs the touchline and has a good cross on him......? Behave yourself, you are getting carried away. Good heavens man, such an industrious smart player and entertainment went out years ago. Wheest! Your statement may now be politically incorrect--it's now all about one touch, right and left channels, 4 X 4's(sorry, 4, 3, 3 or is it 4,4,2) and plastic corner flag posts. Sigh--I long for the good old days and mazy touchline runs. :002:

Aye f......ing aye! :002:

Yep, Mantis-- more life in this joke: Two men walking down Inglis street with a buxom blonde in tight attire walking just ahead of them...... "Hey Jimmie, " says one " do you see that, man?" "Aye" says number two "it's like two ferrets fighting in a hankie" :004: :016:

IHE--the way you are treated sometimes is daunting. I was just finished having a good belly laugh when my parade of empathy was rained on and now I am depressed again. Ha! Ha! :009: :006: :005: :016:

Re the question of listening to a broadcast using Windows Messenger this is possible provided the transmitting computer in the U.K. is also connected to Windows Messenger AND has a microphone plugged into it which is placed close to a radio to pick up the commentary. To use Messenger all you need is to have Messenger activated by downloading it from the Windows Download centre. I think it co mes with XP automatically though and all you have to do to activate it is to create a sign-in profile and then you can use text typing for instantaneous transmission to any other computer in the world connected to the Internet and you can also receive instantaneous texting back from that same computer. It's like being on the telephone in text. Windows Messenger also provides the facility of viewing each connected party via video camera, and talking direct into a microphone ,providing each computer has a video cam set-up together with a microphone respectively. This also transmits like a telephone back and forth. That is one of the reasons why long-distance calls now have become so cheap because Instant Messaging is free and just as effective. :022:

IHE-- the three stooges in the Innes....Bucket , IHE and the Pimple.. :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: Hey stranger things can happen. Maybe sooner than later.....right now I am trying to sell-off my business and retire. If it happens, then first stop Inverness----and the Innes. Mark this well..never mind a pint or the drammie, mine's a buckett. LOL : :016: :015: :002: :021:

I tend to agree with the last post--considering the few times he has been in the first team it does seem a bit harsh to get tore into him at this stage.

Gosse bumps is right! Great video, even better music. :014:

And the radio commentators said the ref was really very good.

Just modern parlance...like :- Formerly..............................................Now Trendy, With it.................................... Cool Unexpressive, no opinions of merit.... Politically correct President............................................C.E.O. Beside.................................................juxtaposed Black & White movies in the La Scala .Imax. Car......................................................Freakin Hybrid, man Racing Car...........................................Formula 1/624321/XX/Se/Turbocharged Dinky Interior Car Cleaning...........................Detailing. Telford Street Park(one and sixpence)Tulloch Caledonian Stadium (Twenty quid) The Wireless........................................The Radio (Oops,digital radio receiver) Normal Healthy Life..............................Green-challenged dire existence. Municipal Council house.......................Townhouse (if you got lucky) Tummy Tuck..........................................Liposuction Kissing..................................................Lip-ohhhhh-suction Small.................................................... Vertically Challenged etc. Can you think of any more? :016:

What? Negativity towards a man who I remember was once lauded for his good performances in the back position? Hmmmmm? How memories fade..... And Clacher completely speechless for once? - he's definitley not feeling well. The Pimple is really concerned .. :015: As for Ross County---be nice to people on the way up so that they will be nice to you upon your way down. We should be rooting for all Highland teams should we not? Do you think the Southern supporters will be rooting for ICT if their luck turns sour? :006:

Scotty is right, it's not easy but it's really quite enjoyable after you get into it and can identify the players. Large numbers on the shirts nowadays is very helpful so have a team list in your right hand and , if you are getting old, a pair of binoculars in the left :015: Try finding a good vantage point like at least half-way between the two goal posts, preferably higher up in the stand, no surreptitious booze flasks which have the effect of turning "0's" into "10's", get a good sleep the night before so, as Scotty says, you are actually paying attention to the game and don't miss any small details like who the scorer was. And if you meet people of moment like Charles or Ian who are nice to you be sure to record their names somewhere in the report so that they will continue to be nice to you the next time you need their help---you know , it's the little things that mean a lot. :004: Remember that the biggest thrill of all could be getting to put your unique, crazy, even self-opinionated, point of view on paper without having it modified beforehand by the negative, disillusioned, sarcastic , even unfriendly, jealous folks who plague your life trying to force you into their mold of utterly boring conformity :015: And Buckett I sincerely think you could do a fine job so go for it man....... :016:

Yup--never underestimate a Canajin.....eh? :002:

I saw Rory recently in the Canadian Under 20's game and wonder whether the fans who have seen him regularly feel that he has the "dig" required to be successful. In the Vancouver game he came on with some ten minutes to go in cold wet conditions so I suspended judgement but would ask whether you think that at his current level of development he is displaying the aggressive , even vicious, determination to really make his mark ? I am not suggesting that he aimlessly runs around like a chicken with it's head cut off but is he ever going to be a hard nosed S.O.B. who uses his height, weight and youthful energy when he gets the ball to drive forward with intent to over-run the enemy and cause maximum discomfort to them? I just get intuitive feelings , like the ones I got about McNeil, the Hibs goalie , in that Under 20's match that made me nervous about his positioning and attitude relating to ball distribution right from the word go... :024: Dunno..... just asking ?