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You know when one of the headlines earlier in the week said "Wilson favourite for Caley Thistle job" I thought the same thing....

There can only be one response to that.... Oh yes he is....

WIN or more exactly "Who wants a win bonus again this week?"

caleyrule Donnachie was sacked by Millwall in late 2007 so I guess that is why he is on the bookies list as well as he is scottish and incidentally he was at the 1978 finals....but he did come home earlier than Ardiles as I recall and without a pot....

Club Statement BBC Item There is a statement on the club site and also being reported now by BBC that appointment will be next week after interviews over the weekend....today's media conference was cancelled due to football business....

I think that will be bum bag or hip pack.... By the way you may not be alone - there may be a few other fat guy's with baseball caps at the match.... Enjoy the match and don't forget to pick up some ICT merchandise.... :thumb04:

- spot on about the size of the war chest available to the new manager when he is announced....I assume Louie was never really in the running then?

Caley Thistle have not approached anyone regarding the position and will draw up a list of the three most favourable candidates after today's meeting (22-Jan-09) at Caledonian Stadium. Inverness director of football Graeme Bennett claims the Highland club will consider all applicants regardless of nationality or experience. He said: ?The process for the replacement of the manager has started and that will be ongoing. ?There has already been a fair bit of interest in the position and we are not ruling anybody in or out. ?We have an open book, there is no set criteria, we are just seeing who is available and we will take it from there. ?We are going to sit down and decide who we would like to speak to. ?We have not spoken to anyone about the job yet ? it is up to the board to do that. ?We have gathered some information over the last 24 hours on prospective candidates and the sooner we can arrange interviews the better.? So if today's board meeting is going to result in three names being put forward then I think they may be: 1) J Robertson 2) A Knox 3) A N Other I don't think we will see Terry Butcher or Ossie Ardiles on that short-list of candidates being invited for an interview at the club.... Interestingly these are the latest odds and the bookies don't often get it wrong (but where do they get some of these names): John Robertson 2 Terry Butcher 10/3 Barry Wilson 5 Archie Knox 6 Ossie Ardilles 9 Gordon Chisholm 9 Willie Donnachie 10 Kevin MacDonald 11 Derek McInnes 12 Steven Pressley 14 Eric Black 14 Neale Cooper 16 Colin Calderwood 16 Bruce Rioch 16 Chris Sutton 16 Charlie Christie 16 Stevie Frail 18 Maurice Malpas 20 Colin Hendry 20 Alex Rae 20 Jim Duffy 22 Derek Adams 25 Duncan Shearer 33 Craig Brown 33 Steve Paterson 33 Bobby Williamson 33

Really unlucky - gutted as Spurs get extra 30 minutes to score away goal - Burnley should have been in final winning on away goals after 90 mins - but not to be....

BBC - Stranraer 50/50 to survive Not good news for Stranraer - it puts things into perspective....

Wish I was as sure as you, I still dont think its going to happen You may be right but Ardiles and Butcher were both great players but neither have been very successful managers - this time I think John Robertson would be around for a lot longer than the first time if given the opportunity and would turn ICT back into a club again that people would want to go and see and feel proud to support.... The ground swell I believe is with him so it will be an interesting choice if the board go else where....and the explanatin should be interesting if they bother to give one....

IMO opinion there is now only one real candidate and that is Mr John Robertson - he could even be on board by the weekend at this rate and ready to take training on Monday.... Previously I was liking the idea of Knox but as Scotty stated is he really a candidate or just a name been banded around as he doesn't have a club.... Perfect set up now - Black scores - Robertson returns - all against the Jambos.... Looking forward to the official announcement now....

Robbo it is then.... when is the press conference?

Not if you read this one! From the Horses Mouth The Caley Thistle fans, via an on-line poll, have made it clear they would like to see John Robertson to take the job alongside club legend Barry Wilson.

Shouldn't the watch indicate 48 minutes as that is usually how long is played at Old Trafford in each half....or until Fergie tells the ref time's up.... BBC Business - United Sponsor Man Utd sponsor deal for Hublot AIG will remain as Manchester United's shirt sponsor Manchester United has signed a new multi-million pound sponsorship deal with Swiss watch manufacturers Hublot. Hublot, which provided the timing at Euro 2008, has paid a reported ?4m for a three-year partnership deal with the Champions League holders. It joins Saudi Telecom, Budweiser, and Seoul Metropolitan Government as sponsors who have committed themselves to Manchester United this season. The Swiss firm will now have its brand name around Old Trafford stadium. United's shirt sponsor AIG has recently been, in effect, nationalised by the US Federal Reserve. AIG required an $85bn (?52bn) loan last month from the US central bank in order to avoid financial collapse in the face of the global credit crisis. At the time, United refused to comment on whether AIG's plight endangered any sponsorship money it might be owed by the giant US insurer. After signing the Hublot deal, Man Utd chief executive David Gill said: "We are delighted to welcome such a prestigious partner as Hublot to the Manchester United family." Jean-Claude Biver, chief executive of Hublot, said it was "an extraordinary partnership for Hublot". Hublot was founded in 1980 by Carlo Crocco. As part of the sponsorship deal, the luxury watchmaker is to produce a Red Devil watch, with a 45-minute counter - the time of a half of play in football.

A statement just released by the board.... "We can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel"

Graham Roberts

It is a good appointment for them - I will be interested to see how they progress under his tenure....

This is what the 9/2 shot had to say after his team's 1-0 defeat to Queens Park last night - a spade is a spade in his book - none of this we played well and were unlucky for wee Neale.... "That was utter garbage tonight."

Alex - I had a similar thought but now thinking about it more I can only see him getting a first team role under whoever comes in....but is someone from the inside with the right credentials....one for the future....

Interestingly no mention of Butcher in that article. Relevant?

starchief I think we are quite safe from Stevie Frail turning up at Caledonian Stadium. In the home dug-out anyway....

Would that be Charlie Christie or Barry Wilson ? Mr K - if on offer and they were willing then I would be happy with both....

I think I am warming to the idea of Archie Knox also with an ICT man as his assistant....

Yip not to be misunderstimated....