Scarlet Pimple

Yes! There's many a slip twixt cup and lip. Vigilance and effort is the key to success and never take anything for granted,. I think.

Kenny Sim 33....take an Aspirin like I have just done and I'm feeling better already/ Smile Phew!

Breath now bated!

What are the crowd figures please?

nasty

The excitement is mounting. Enjoy the game and cheer on the troops. guys.

Correct! One solution may be to make the back 2-3 rows in the stands as seated or standing even as a trial before the season ends? Would that work? In days gone by, the terracing was all standing and enjoyed by all. Next season the area opposite the main stand could be allowed as open terracing as in days of yore, could it not--or is there an enclosure there by any chance? When I watched the Hibees for the 6 years I resided in Edinburgh I was always at the back (the top) of the terracing opposite the stand and had no problems with any other fans there. Often the banter was good to very good. Howeve,r when I once went to Ibrox to see the one and only Rangers V Celtic match I have ever seen live, then I was careful to watch my step as a bottle flying round your head was...er...somewhat scary I must admit.

Hearty congratulations to all in the team! And, of course, John Robertson who has clearly worked very hard to get this far after a poor start. Very gratifying for him indeed. If it all works out according to plan then John will definitely have a bright future with ICT. My heart started to palpate when I finished reading this thread! Goodness Gracious, must be life in the old dog yet? Saturday is massive. Will be fantastic if the stadium is packed to the gunwales. This team deserves it fully. How I wish I could come over the Pond for this one. I mean standing beside IHE is worth the thousands of miles alone. Exciting. YESSSSSS.

Scottish Championship ..current update. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/scottish-championship/table

Wow, I was on here very early this morning and have returned to base now at 5 p.m.. Feels really good to read such positive and informative postings as above. When I first saw Polworth some years ago I felt he had the fire and desire in him to make it. Apart from the one criticism , above, about him it seems as if he is doing the best he can and has become a very useful,centre-man. Great and good luck to him. I am sure that Robbo will underscore the necessity to not take Dumbarton lightly during our next meeting. Score a few and then they will again be on the back foot. A wounded animal is dangerous so no complacency please. From now on every game must be a play-off game with no sense of cantering to the finish line. This team seems to be really dynamic in it's development now and remember Guys, it's....... "home, James, and don't spare the horses" time Yess!

lan Simpson,, I have been watching the video highlights of the recent games showing on this website and, c'mon, this team is playing quite well. Maybe they are not taking their chances around the goals and/or may have been unlucky on more than one occasion to get the ball as close to the net as they would have liked but some of the other goalies' performances in this league are athletic and highly noteworthy, IMHO.. Not to mention that our team has scored from rather difficult situations, surrounded by the other teams' players and so on. And they have stopped losing matches now it seems . So they need your support, not whining and severe criticism. Anyway, from the highlights I do see ambition and effort in this team and considering what a poor start we made at the beginning of the season, can't you even give them one season to coalesce and develop? Remember that everybody except Pimples make mistakes. So, let's give J R his due. He has taken a lot of newbies in the door, worked them hard and it's obvious that they are all, for the most part, fit as fleas and willing to make the effort until the bitter end. And, boy, would you ever regret your harsh criticisms if they did enter the playoffs and ....holy smokes.... what if they actually won promotion? Sackcloth and ashes time for the criticisers I guess.? Aye!

Jaggernaut's posting above is one of the most intuitive and smart assessment posts of late. This team is gelling very well and obviously enjoy playing with each other. Based on what I have seen in the ongoing videos I am surprised at the overall quality of this team. I really am. Their passing is great, the effort they are putting in is fantastic and the skill level is no mean shakes at all. And what surprises me about these games is that the pace of the game is much higher than formerly and great to watch. As for Jake, now that he seems to be heeding J R's advice and is concentrating on his performance rather than losing his temper and doing his Hamlet act on the park, he is a force to be reckoned with. His ball control and speed are awesome and he can become a very much appreciated member of this team if he really puts his mind to it--and, of course, not doing his future career any harm at all in the process. This end of the season performance(s) is very encouraging and so...onward and upward then. YESSSSSSS.!

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/scottish-championship/table looks as if we will be solidly in the playoffs if we win our remaining fixtures. YES!

But...er....Itchy. won't you have to trim that belly a wee bit first before you'll be able to emulate the glories of the past ?

My East Indian pharmacist (chemist shop) persists in hiring folks of similar origin. i.e. either Asian or East Indian. He recently moved into another location right beside the Doctors who were beside him in that former location. It's a much bigger store than formerly and he is now complaining about how poor his business is. and how his expenses have risen. A thought has occurred to me that since I have difficulty in fully understanding them when they discuss items with me due to their specific accents clouding the conversation, then maybe other potential customers have the same experience and feel the same frustration. And that's one of the reasons why I persist in dealing with him exclusively. There's no racial bias but problems which arise due to the different background and poor communication are not going to bring him any more business, not to mention the mere fact that he seems to now have too many employees and appears to want to take a back seat and away from the counter. The seed may probably fall on non-fertile ground but I might have a friendly word in his ear about hiring some Anglo Saxons and maybe he will just have to also raise the wage level a wee bit if he does. If not, his financial situation may well continue to deteriorate. He is a clever man and I find him quite helpful since he now knows our family's medical backgrounds very well so I think this is good for him and keeps me coming back also. But frankly, I don't think he will change so maybe I should just leave him to run his own business as he pleases? Anyway, in Canada all inhabitants are either new immigrants or are descended from past Immigrants so we really are a diverse bunch . So many different surnames that you can't take it all in and don't even try.....just go with the flow. What is interesting is that for shopping , etc., you can go to different districts for the variety of items that you seek. or the restaurants you crave, etc. Once you get over the culture shock after you arrive here in La La Land, you simply accept people at face value or go into hibernation because, whether you like it or not, the variety of people here is more than likely to keep you from getting bored stiff. Black, white, pink or Kaki, we are all just human beings and political correctness or prejudice soon disappears from your life because it achieves little of real value.

That's the second major crash at that intersection in several years. The tractor -trailer is a very large industrial vehicle and the impact must have been absolutely horrific. On the road that the truck was moving on , at the intersection there is a stop sign so whether or not he just barrelled through is a moot point. The impact threw both vehicles off the road many yards away from the impact site. Thousands of folks have sent in condolences from all over the world. Just looking at the scene and the devastating emotional impact on the folks in region and throughout Canada it's very difficult not to tear up.

Caley D ...sometimes you have me in fits.... Also , if he was in fact the nefarious culprit, and he is a big man, would the ladies out-fits fit him then? May be meaningless though if he means to play Fit-ba in them....

Are you thinking of going after Layne then? Really sounds as if you think he is going very well in the inside lane right now. the man said, maybe worth a punt. Or is it too late in the season for that? Just tell me straight, lay it on the line,. what are your opinions?

Caman thinks well with his request that the club become more responsive to the needs to bring in punters. Not a bad idea at all. Even if I think it will never be considered since the Board will not think that it's a good idea and (in their view perhaps) would only start a trend. As for allowing folks in for free. Well, that needs a lot more consideration before saying yes. Nothing is free in this world and even paying a smaller, token, entry fee , is the better idea IMHO. Things that are offered free are not often appreciated to the full, etc.

Essential that we do. Keeping our fingers crossed.

Er! I did say longe , not just long-term, contract. From all accounts he could be the real deal. And if his heart is in the right place as far as residing in Inverness, etc, then he could develop into a very good, reliable future ICT stopper . If so it would also be necessary , as far as John's budget will allow, to reward him as he progresses .......!

Donaldson, on his game, is a real prospect for the future of ICT. Sign him to a longer term contract.

KIngsmills-that's an interesting post. !