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4th place? No way. Not unless we see some serious investment at ICT in terms of transfer budget and increasing the available wages. Don't get me wrong I would love it to happen but we need to be realistic and if folk start getting ideas above their station then that is just inviting trouble. A more realistic challenge is trying to get into the top 6 again as we don't have the finances to compete with teams that will realistically go for top 4.

Wooof! What a finish! 1 - 1 after some of the worst defending ever :006:

First game kicks off soon. Is anyone else really excited about this tournament? EDIT: That trophy is even uglier than me! :017:

Fantastic stuff! :021:

Peterhead are unbeaten against Partick this season. Living with a Blue Toon fan allows me access to their deep dark secrets. I knew Stewie had signed his new deal about a week before it was released to the press :003:

Surely what really matters though is results. Regardless of who was playing or what formation was being used Chisolm essentially secured your SPL place and got punted. Brewster then takes the exact same squad on a nose dive towards Division One where only the good start made by Chisolm ended up saving you and Livis mince performances.

Hmm, I dunno. Ask many an ICT fan and they will say he isn't that good a manager. he has a **** of a job on his hands at Yinited though. So far he hasn't had to majorily overhaul a sqaud. At ICT he got a good group of guys that played for each other and the team was very steady. United are 'underachieving' and are in disarray and he hasn't come across that before. Will be interesting to see what happens.

You mean Brewster might actually win a game? Away and boil yer heid!

Dods would instantly become your best defender (© The Scarf) if you signed him.

Woof! I am there! :001:

He is right but he is also forgetting about some of the guys the bought in that aren't in that Cup side. Bingham cost about 35k for them and not many 3rd division sides can afford that plus the wages and bonuses they are on. Canning cost about 50k I think. When Tosh moved to Gretna they were in the 3rd Divison weren't they? That means they were able to rival an SPL contract offer when they were in the 3rd Divison - how many Div 3 sides can do that? I don't have a problem with them spending that money but what I have a problem with is when they try and say it has nothing to do with the amount of money going into the club and that they deserve more credit when they are already getting plenty of it as it stands.

I didn't watch it but I believe this line was muttered by BM "It's not because of my money, it's all down to the gaffer getting these players in" but then he goes and says the following "I've spent a lot of money here that I'll never see a return on....some people spend millions on yachts and what have you, I spend it on a football club". Also it turns out that they offered Canning 3 times what he was on at Coutny to sign for them and have offered a player £1,300 p/w to sign for them. Now I don't have a problem with the amount of money because it is Milesons and he can do what he wants with it. What I am sick of hearing though is the rubbish spouted by Alexander, Mileson and anyone else who trys to claim the success is not down to money when, I am sorry, it clearly is. Fair play to them, they are doing nothing wrong but to say their success is not down to the money being poured in just doesn't wash I'm sorry.

Well that seems to ditch any interest in Brown and maybe any bids for Dods?

I went to the pub instead and forgot about it! :015:

Already being discussed *here* and *here chief :003:

Where is our documentary?

I see the BBC are screening the first of a 2 part documentary on the rise of Gretna tonight. Might be interesting to tune into and see what is said about Scotlands newest fairytale club though it might be hard not to want to punch Alexander in the face. BBC 2 9pm

Mind it was reported that Hart was going to go to County plus cash for Rankin. Intersting then that Hart has really upped his game since that story came to light in January.

It was 50k upfront and more over a period of time so that might have made it an overall larger offer but County appear to have made it clear that they want the money all upfront.

*Clicky Clicky*

Best to get the goals on North Tonight or Reporting Scotland who show almost all of them.

Its all part of the contract they signed with Setanta - ITV have to screen it after such a time dictated by Setanta.

3 goals in 13 games for Walcott.

I thought it was on our wing?

*Woof!* Keep a look out for Risse of Liverpool running the line in the game and Blackie and Dargo clearly unsettled by a group of neds sitting nearby them!!!