Scarlet Pimple

Chances are probably more likely that neither will ever play in an ICT jersey again. Going back, especially after a less than satisfactory exiting (no fault ), is unusual. And for the player, maybe riskysince he is now moving forward...

I think Bob may be on an extended business trip and will not possibly be seen for months.

IHE--did you not know that in Canada a rubber wheel for a car is spelt tire. That's Ameican English, don't you know? I am having the same problem since I am editing my wife's new novel which is a trilogy fairytale involving animals that think and pseak like h8mans, forests and lakes and Princes, Princesses , kings ...and son. Very intereting and amusing really. with the first part already going to be 100 pages.The online dictionary in Windows Word uses American English. An example is ....American...," judgment", whereas in Engish English it is spelt judgement. Sigh. My wife has only been in Canada, from Ukraine , for 12 years and can hardly write a word in English. Speaks it non stop , however. AAAAARGH. Her son typed the first part of the trilogy , some 300 pages, but at 23 and basically Canadian educated , is well-nigh illiterate. So I have to now decipher her visions and intentions , altered by him into gibberish, and the spelling and the grammar. It's going quite well actually --approximately one hour per page !!!!!! Includng re-writing many parts. Now Johnboy, if you are looking in I must tell you that Matilda the cat will appear in part three and I have a suspicion that she will be reverting to type with spells and incantations. She has been quite quiet recently but I have a suspicion that she may be working on a spiritual reading for you on your future ....... :thumb04:

Ha! Ha! --Buckett, you are awful, bit I like you! Long time no see your post..where have you been? :thumb04:

Good luck boys. I had hoped that you would be able to hold on a bit longer before trying any alternative but you know best. This evening at 3.20 a.m. on 9 October ,U. K time, I got in first time I tried. I was surprised and agreeably pleased. Such a load of work for you! Many thanks for all your patience and work just to allow us to enjoy our daily fix. Great! .

So ,from the posts on ere ,it seems as if the stewards will now look the other way when the heat gets too hot for them then? In other words the expediency of their overlooking what are no more than minor gaffes and utterances of a passionate nature, that slip out in the heat of the collective moment, for some strange reason now trumps the exercising of their power over the fans which they have hitherto used in an oppressive, domineering way. Finally common sense is percolating into their brains and related actions , because there is an increasing realisation that banter which has been around for a long time is neither illegal, abusive nor dangerous to anyone and that is a fact of life. Not only do they now see that this thing is utterly ridiculous and over-the-top but so is the political correctness behind it that has allowed this idiocy to flourish in the first place. In short, may it also be said that their attempts to force the fans to sit down instead of standing up is because if the fans stand up for their rights of freedom of expression then they are done for. Well, maybe. hOWEVER, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IT IS VERY INTERESTING TO NOTE ISN'T IT THAT AS SOON AS PEOPLE SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" WE HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS TOO, THE AUTHORITIES TAKE A DIFFEERNT STANCE AND , IF NOT ACTUALLY BACKING OFF DOING THIR JOB , AT LEAST ATTEMPT TO DO IT IN A MORE CONCILIATORY AND RESPECTFUL WAY. NOT TO MENTION ,...DOING IT WITH MORE UNDERSTANDING AND MORE COMMON SENSE.

And the crowd today ?

Good start to the morning. Congrats to ICT and all at TCS.

Scotty Not watching VPN--to be frank I did not think I would need it this season.

Thanks Scotty But it's surey 1 for 2. I know it's all in Gaelic but creit where credit is due.

Who was booked? Foran? Who scored Eagle or Foran?

Conditions are like Manfer then today-- windy. B)

Ah Manfer--Still lurking in your little hidey hole I see, always watching for an opportunity to let your deprecating tongue wag ,under the guise of banter of course. One day you will perhaps be able to summon up enough courage to come out in the open and be a real Man-fer--You know, one that can take it on the chin without lurking... Don't look so hurt, Mannie, I am just kidding --it's all banter after all. B)

The tears are still streaming down my cheeks. Best banter ever--who can forget the horse drawing the car cab? Only HMS Sneck came close. Ha! Ha! ha! :( Now all we get for our efforts is misery, no fun , and no really funny banter anymore . Has everyone gone mad these days?

Well reported Caley D. If the word gypsy is banned for ever are there just two options now for the fanbase to follow? All show up at the park with a handkerchief wrapped round their face and nose so that no one could identify that any word came out of their mouths, especially if they kept their lips from moving. And any fan with mal intent who complained about anyone else could equally be accused of the self-same crime. Secondly use the word jopsy instead. A gipppssie with dropsy like. Jopsy is an inoffensive, completely non-racist word and is definitely more of a banter expression than the farcical attributes that the expression of the word gypsy is supposed to denote. And no club or SFA body would dare have anyone arrested OR SENT TO THE COURT for shouting : The County jopsy has a popsie Who is young and fair I can't say ..."whooooosh" to him but I can say --dare the Dingwall Daddy to get her back once mair. He lives in a caravan with only two wheels and his socks are holy 'cos he genuflects before his meals His horse is on his holidays and is currently down the ferry He's gonna have a 'mare today so no doubt he will get merry Oh County, County fan, we all wish you good luck today 'cos your really gonna need it When the match is over and the die is truly cast , You'll find the final scoreline will fairly make you spit and you will be aghast So whether you are hippy, lippy, flippy nippy, grippy or just plain typsy You are, were and always WILL remain nothing but a .................. jopsie. :(

Manfer, dearie I would but I can't since it was my Daddy who posted that last one. Now how can you control a headstrong daddy, mannie?I asked him about it , telling him that I was able to get my posts down to three hundred words so why could he not do so also. He replied, laconically, that he was a senior who could do exactly as he pleased because the worst thing that anybody could do to him now was upbraid him in court--the judges nowadays would only pity him at his age and would never send him to jail. Tell you what though. Just keep your shorts posted ........and I'll work on it. And, forby, keep up the good work on your match previews at which ,I regret to say, you are uncharacteristically interesting and informative. And less instructional and dogmatic.

And who is going to pay for the terminated contracts if the club were even to consider letting either TB or MM, or both, go? They are almost certain to be on very good salaries indeed and the club would have to buy them out. Not on folks, definitely not on; at this stage anyway!

And they are also very unlikely. except in the rarest of cases, to wish that the club drops down .

Well why are the club designating the section as "G" if you cannot use the word Gypsy whilst seated there. Is the expression of delight ,"Golly Gosh" when ICT scores, also regarded as "non-U", or "infra-dig" or not cool or racist or in some way unacceptable . If so then why bother going to a match at all.? The club should just hire zombies or blow-up dolls to sit in the stands instead . Don't allow human beings in at all since they might even become passionate about the football and let something slip such as "ffs Jimmy, keep the ball low the next time". What would the Pimple's reaction be if he went over to Timbuctoo and heard the local yokels referring to him as that Moosehead Canadian or even "Eskimo Nell"? Would he register a "racist" complaint withn the local police ,pray tell? Knowing the demented SP as I do ,I would warrant that he would fall over laughing hysterically and possibly in convulsions also. Having regained a measure of consciousness he would definitely hie-ho down to the local sand-bar in the "TOO" to engage the locals in highly amusing banter about Redskin Rover the imported right back of the local team who heils from Fort Apache Creek in the Great White North of Alberta, whom we know from past experience could not care less if the fans call him "Reddy the Rocket" or "Feather Brain" since they think that his new Mohawk haircut is a mini Headress. And when the other guy is ignorant anyway why disabuse him of his ideas since it might simply make him miserable for goodness sake. And heaven forbid if Andre the Onion Johnny from Brittany , who used to come round the doors selling his onions off the handlebars of his bike in the 1950's here in Inverness, has by now sired grown children who want to play for Caley Thistle instead of their current occupation of selling more onions out of their New Nissan Pathfinder round Culbokie.What will the Management do or say then when the new ICT right back is referred to by the County fans as Froggy Franc or even, shudder, Kermit the Frog....eh? Gentlemen of the Jury I submit to you in all seriousness that , despite your wiggy appendages set upon your August heids making you look like demented sheep, does the Management of the Club not completely understand that they have more things to currently worry about than this paltry and thoroughly ridiculous matter ? And, if their rage at the SFA rules rises when this factor does finally percolate into their minds fully, do you think that it might be a damn good idea if they rose up in rebellion against the fuddy duddy stupid people running the SFA and their politically correct nonsensical "no-common-sense" rules? If not, my dear friends, then the 3000 or so fans that they are lucky to currently have may dwindle to even greater lows. Of course if the SFA can set aside their Martinis long enogh to pay the wages of the likes of the club of ICT then maybe that is what the club should be asking these people to do!!!. This rot started when the SFA and airy fairy Football Bodies took away the terracing from the average fan and tried to solve all the ills of the world by instituting rules and regulations which appear to have taken all the rough and tumble fun out of going to a football match these days, without applying any common sense. to the situation. Frankly speaking the whole thing is unbelievable. So I had better stop whilst I may be ahead, otherwise at my age I might have a serious attack of goitre ,or even gout heaven forbid. Daddy Pimpernel.

Anything else the Western poster wants to say about this Partick-ular subject before we close it.? :(

P.S. I have a few amber pebbles here in the Wild West of Canada from the self-same beach that you inhabit. Is that good? :(

" My Latvian is getting better." I take it you mean your language ---or is it your wife? Or both? :(

IHE--is it Independent, Harmless really and Experienced poster perhaps?

Oh and I totally agree that a true professional player whho has any brains in his head and a love for the club and to do his best for the club would NOT out drinking on a weekly basis. A true dedicated well-paid athlete would be right off all drugs and virtually tee-total. If that is condoned or allowed because it is viewed as a right and really cool, etc ,then heaven help this club.

Has anybody sussed out the similarities between ICT under Brewster and ICT under Terry Butcher. Once again the fans, or at least some of them, are not happy unless they are blaming the Manager. I felt that the players ,for some reason, whether it be personality differences or personal disputes with Brewster--let him down badly in many matches.Personal interactions can be subtle but you always find the smart alecs or stronger individuals in a team who think that enjoying the discomfort of a manager, whose hands may be tied and so forth, is really cool. It's all about their lack of humilty , as some posters on here have suggested may be the case in this season, their basic lack of respect for authority and , by extension, those who pay heir wages, and frankly iot seems to be for them a power stru8ggle to see whao can be top dog. This is not team spirit and how you instil that in modern players is beyond me. I also think that TB has, in some measure at least, been the architect of some of the team's failings. His signing of what are really inexperienced younger players ,and the constant changes in the team to try and find the right blend, must have had a major psychological effect on all of the players. I get the sense of frustration in him and a sense of confusion amongst the players leading to a certain demoralisation all round. What worries me is that Caley Thistle do not seem to have the money to spend in strengtheneing the team in the needed areas right now by the signing of proven, not old but experienced , players and where TB goes from here is anybody's guess. Onet hing seems certain to me and that is that he does not have much room to manouevre here and that he must find a way to get the very best out of the current group or it will end badly this season. The big question is , IMHO, does he have the character and drive to inspire the players to greater heights because the buck unfortunately does stop at his desk......?