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Cool story bro.

Luka Modric won't know what's hit him.

Is that not the price for the Family Section?

I think though if the foul continues into the area then it would be a penalty regardless of where it had started. I am sure a few commentators made reference to this last season but I could be wrong.

Really? Who said that on the TV? I do wonder where they get these people from at times.

Romanov - Hold on a minute! Gary Locke as interim manager!? - :laugh:

I didn't think he had that bad a game at all to be honest. I felt both Hayes and Ross suffered by being deployed a bit further back on their respective wings during the course of the game. Neither really advanced for most of the first half. Certainly don't agree with the idea of putting him out on loan!

I came through with a Hibs supporting pal and he got into the ground about 5 - 10 minutes after kick off as he had to queue for a ticket and then queue to hand it over. Seems a bit pointless. Has the away end always been like that?

I think Djebi Tabe falls over for the first claim to be honest. But the second two are blatant. I was fuming at the game when they weren't given and having seen them again I feel it highlights nothing has changed. Disgraceful decisions.

It's a two way thing as far as I can see. If something happens on the pitch then the fans respond. Sometimes the players need the fans to get behind them to give them a lift to allow that to happen. Unfortunately for long periods of the first half there was little to get excited about from an ICT perspective so it was a bit quieter. However the second 45 minutes had a lot more going for it and the fans responded accordingly.

Found some footage of him in action:

He couldn't settle at Hamilton due to family reasons so I doubt he could do that here. If we (somehow) signed Leigh Griffiths I would wet myself with excitement.

I hope you aren't including the second goal here.

Bring back Brewster! How far do we go?

Good post Ruairidh and I do agree with a lot of what you say but what concerns me is the standard overall at all levels. I do think that officials are getting worse. The reason for this I don't know but I've seen a noticeable decline in the standards of not just referees but also their assistants/ linesman. Bring back Willie Young! I doubt I'd have the time but I am sure it would be an interesting experience. I think as finances tighten and more and more clubs are will look towards youth and seek to hoover up kids at as young an age as possible to get them through their system and ultimately into the first team. I do agree though that even with kids there is increased pressure put on them to succeed (to an extent) during games which in turn leads to pressure on the referee as they argue decisions. Having watched some of the U 12's through to U17s with Aberdeen it's hard not to notice that they talk back to the referee in a manner I have never seen before. I don't think that they get that directly from the coaches I think they get that from current players and managers in the "big leagues" as you mention below. This I think is the catalyst to it all. The behaviour of players and managers in the SPL, EPL etc are mirrored by kids in the youth teams and that includes the attitude problems as well! If kids see Neil Lennon acting like a fanny during a game then they seem to think this gives them licence to do this also and disrespect referees.

I wouldn't pushing for a wage rise had my performances been roundly criticised over the past year. I accept that these guys are not full time and they can make mistakes but it's the significance of (some of) these errors which are, at times, criminal.

I expect at least a 5% increase in their performance taking the majority to the "Above Useless" level of efficiency.

Mind when Larsson went to Barcelona and a few Celtic fans got Barca tops with Larrson on the back of it? I wonder if any ICT will get a Birmingham shirt with Rooney printed on it...

If we signed Nacho Novo I would seriously consider returning my season ticket!

Like the poster earlier in the thread some confirmation as to what Doran has "signed" would be appreciated. So far there is no mention of whether it's a permanent deal or if it's a loan spell. Regardless I am delighted he's back. Looks to be a quality wee player. As others have said, some more cover in defence would be appreciated.

He could have been our Daniel Prodan.

Except Kerr got a three year deal worth ?1,000 a week with Dundee before that.

Read his Twitter. Not the most official of course but he talks about it there.

You won't get banned because of a low reputation. Conversely, you don't get treated differently e.g. let off with things) if you have a high reputation.