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I agree. It's a fantastic deflection tactic by the Tories and they've played a blinder with it. You've now got folk thinking that players taking a wage cut will help when in fact it robs the NHS of more money through the tax they would be paying. If the Government really want wealthy people to pay more for public services (which I agree with), then they should be taxing them properly including their rich donor pals and the billionaires.

No idea but even if they are it's not like there are plenty of wealthy businessmen/women, companies and a bunch of others doing likewise. Why go after footballers? Within his own party you have people snaffling £15,000 for giving short speeches (May) accepting all expenses paid for holidays (Johnson) and tax dodging companies (Mogg and family) all of whom are happy to grab as much cash as they possibly can. Perhaps they could lead by example and take a pay cut to show solidarity with the NHS they have short changed for almost a decade.

But a lot of footballers are paying 50% tax on a substantial amount of their salary. For example, a player earning £100,000 a week will be paying 50% tax on £55,000 of his salary (and the rest as well) so therefore they would be contributing £22,500 a week (and the rest) in tax towards the NHS and other things. If you were to cut players wages down to £60,000 a week then only £15,000 would be getting taxed at 50% (or £7,500) as well as the rest. Whilst I agree that players are overpaid they are contributing a fair chunk towards the cost of the NHS already. It's been an excellent example of projecting by the Tories to shift the blame onto others to help people forget it is down to them that the NHS has suffered so many funding shortfalls in the past 10 or so years. I'm sure the likes of Johnson, Hancock and Mogg will rush to take pay cuts to do their bit as well...

Good interview with Tansey here with some very interesting comments about his time at ICT.

Oh, that Alan Douglas... https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/man-who-posted-sectarian-comments-on-rangers-fans-website-walks-free-172517/ I am completely stunned to see that he is a glory hunting, knuckle dragging Rangers fan.

Any financial help that can be provided to the club will need to be made without the prospect of getting anything in return for the reasons set out above. They can't offer us anything really as we just don't know what the next few weeks / months are going to bring.

The club have asked players to take a 20% pay cut and defer bonuses.

I'm struggling to recall the advice but should the "player" not remain isolated for a period of seven days from the symptoms first cropping up? I know they won't be playing for a while anyway but still...

Glad you liked it. I was very surprised when asking folk who to keep that Doran didn't get more of a mention!

The Scottish Government has confirmed one case of COVID-19 in the Highlands. Is this McHattie or someone else?

It seems to have been cancelled. Coronavirus related I assume.

Latest episode is up now. https://thewynessshuffle.podbean.com/e/marge-simpsons-mother/ Feel free to check out older episodes when we all go into self isolation.

Not overly surprising...

Agree entirely with @Robert. We did seem to struggle with the space in behind the left and right full backs and the left / right sided centre backs for a while leading to some testy exchanges but once that settled down and grabbed a couple of goals we were on easy street. I was worried when I saw Toddy line up in the centre of defence but he was excellent. As one ICT fan said on Twitter it says a lot about Brad McKay when a striker looks more comfortable at CB than he does. Nice free kick from Keatings and his set pieces again were excellent however I thought the midfield three also worked well. Using three from Trafford, Welsh, Carson and Vincent worked well against Livi and did so again the other night. I wonder why we don't employ it against United sometimes (albeit with 4 at the back). Storey was a lot more useful when played through the middle and Harper looked like he had been in the team most of the season. Hope to see more of him.

Our defending for those goals

Daylight robbery. We should have been absolutely pumped rotten today. I can barely remember troubling Parry until a couple of minutes from the end when Walsh flashed a shot just over / onto the bar. The rest of the game Alloa took us to pieces aided by some lacklustre defending from us. There was no one with the entire mountain range of the Ochils to stop Alloa taking the lead with Connelly having far too much time and space to lash a shot beyond Ridgers. Apparently it took a deflection but it was hard to see for sure from the other end of the ground. Not too long later the second arrived. Harsh free kick against White for handball but again we looked shoddy defending the resultant cross which found Trouten at the back post and he tucked the ball in from close range. There didn't look to be any ICT player in close attendance and if there was there were still other Alloa players unmarked in an apparent breakdown of who was marking who. Our only real chance came when White tried to seize on a knock down but from a couple of yards out he couldn't connect with the ball and Parry gathered. Second half Alloa initially seemed to sit in before quickly realising that a defensive pairing of Brad Mckay and Kevin McHattie can be easily be gotten at and set up utterly destroying us. Star of the show Scott Banks tested Ridgers when he broke free and curled a lovely shot towards goal but Ridgers leapt across to block it. Alloa then missed what looked like an easy chance to get that third goal. Alloa forced Ridgers into a save but, with the ball bobbling just in front of him, he couldn't hold on and the ball broke free to an onrushing Alloa player who rounded Ridgers but then hit the post from a yard or two out. Banks again showed real class as he did spin after spin to dance through the ICT midfield and defence and he was unlucky to see another good effort go over the bar and Alloa had a further chance when they rattled the crossbar. Our only real second half chance came when Walsh sent a half cross half shot onto the bar but we were well and truly gubbed today. A lot to think about in the coming weeks.

Some of the folk involved speak with the chairman on a frequent basis so we will make sure the club are aware.

We're planning on having a minutes applause in the 44th minute for Simon / Bronson during this game. Something to note for later this month and feel free to make others around you at the game aware. Hopefully get as many people joining in as possible. Cheers.

Morton not able to defend crosses again I see? Pleasing.

Without wanting to say too much in the past I have found Breathing Space a really helpful service and a friend also used them and benefitted from speaking to them. Information can be found at: https://breathingspace.scot/

News like this always hits home harder with our small but tightknit support. You would struggle to find a warmer and friendlier ICT fan than Simon. He was a lovely guy and will be missed terribly by friends and family. Rest In Peace Bronson.

I know life doesn't work this way but if, at the end of the season, we had been pumped by Hibs, lost the Challenge Cup final but somehow got promoted I would take that. Great to see a vocal support at a game again. Wish they were there every week. Maybe the club could try and find out what is stopping these guys from going on a more regular basis. We need all the support we can get especially as our home grounds continue to dwindle.

Doesn't want Robbo because of his big game record but suggests Peter Houston?