Huisdean

Like the other guys said, truly dreadful coverage on Open all Mics today. Are the commentators there to talk about the games they are at or just talk pure drivel.

I cannot believe some people on here would prefer Levein to Hughes. Levein is highly overated and his teams are boring to watch. Tactically, he also thought he was cleverer than he actually was. At least with Hughes in charge, the next few weeks might be quite entertaining.

Where is the evidence for this. If the team gets to a final, wins a cup and finishes top 6 again, why would Hughes want to dismantle the team. If he keeps this team together, then he has a really strong base to work from and his job is much more secure. Nobody can say what will happen if other bigger clubs come in for our players but that would happen whoever was in charge.

Spot on IHE but as for your last sentence, dear God no!!

Right.. i'd guess by your avatar that you are really a County fan? Anyway, your post(if serious) is the act of a spoilt 13 yr old posted just before you throw toys out of big pram! I would love us to stay 2nd and reach a final and I don't really care who does it, what you don't realise is that ICT are not a huge club and cant pay big wages, like some(maybe most) of these players we bring in are not on big money, rather very modest money in fact,and any that show promise will be off, likewise managers (as we have seen)if successful will be offski. We need a manager who wants to be here and wants to succeed, and Hughes has stated that he is delighted to be in Inverness and see's the team needing very little or no change, but like it or not we require a manager at the helm as Shearer is not keen to be there any longer. I'm giving him my support for sure, and if you are an ICT fan you will too. No matter what happens this season I will never be behind Hughes.If at the end of next season we do well then I will reconsider. Do you doubt for one second that McKay will not be whisked away by an english cheque the moment the transfer window opens and he may not be the only one. When that happens give it a few weeks and lets hear you all sing the same song of we are behind you As to suggesting I am or ever have been a tinker from over the bridge then think again Qite the most baffling logic I have seen for a long time

As someone has already posted, where is the evidence for point 1. I have spoken to one of the youth coaches at Hibs who was there whenHughes was there and he did not have a bad word to say about him. Why would he want to dismantle the team?. True players might not want to re sign but again no evidence to suggest that is what he is going to do. Finally you will find very few football managers who do not have a sacking on their CV and sackings are not always justified in football terms

FFS give the man a chance. I seem to remember Butcher getting huge negative comments from fans on here but eventually got plaudits for turning the team around although that took 2 to 3 years. While he may not be the man many wanted, at least it appears he wanted to come here unlike some others. Truly saddened by some of the negative posts and comments on this appointment.

In my opinion, need to get a manager in this week. While we have won 3 without a manager, Duncan Shearer looks a forlorn figure on the touchline and if things go wrong during a match, which they haven't yet, I think he would struggle to react to what is required. No critisim of Shearer but his body language indicates to me he wants out of this role as soon as possible.

Honestly thinking that you are on the wind-up now! Totally disagree that Watkins has no skill. He is willing to take the ball in tight situations from throws, especially in the first half and worked some good positions. Needs to get his final ball away earlier however as lost the chance to cross on a few occasions. Don't forget however that he is still getting used to this level of football and sometimes it takes a few games to adjust and get it right.Darren Thomson has a better cross...

Fitting in pretty well and made some good runs forward but defensively, he was immense yesterday. The same could be said of the whole back 4. Certainly does not look out of place at right back and, to me, he offers more attacking threat than Raven and is more secure defensively. Substitutions could have been made earlier. Nick Ross should have been subbed earlier and Doran took a knock which probably should have seen him replaced sooner. Thought at times today, the lack of a manager showed on the touchline as Shearer not very vocal.

Was tempted to bite Johndo but give this a rest. Merger is history and I cannot seriously believe that it is having a major impact on attendances now. Inverness public are starting to get what they deserve by not supporting their team.

Hopefully the kick off time will be changed but surely Scotrail missing a huge opportunity here to run a special train?.

Adams is perhaps, a better tactician than Butcher but a better manager, you must be joking. Would not want Adams anywhere near ICT

One can only hope that. as IHE as already alluded, that Butcher is trying to "do right" by ICT and maximise the compensation paid to them. He cannot return to the club in any shape or form now and it is sad that all the good times under TB will be forgotten due to this farce.

Anyone who thinks the Hibs job is not a step up for Butcher is deluding themselves. Sure, Hibs may be rubbish just now but the potential for that club is, sadly, a great deal more than ICT. They have a major stadium, a purpose built training facilty, crowds double to treble ours (when they are not playing particularly well)and are a "big city" club. As for some folk saying Butcher could get better than Hibs in England, dooes anyone seriously think an English Premier league team would appoint him and even if you go to the Championship, it is likely to be one of the lower positioned sides that would go for him. A managerial job at one of Scotland's "bigger" clubs is a realistic ambition for TB but not for anything beyond that. If TB goes then so be it, we repalce him and move on as the club has always done. It is crucial the club get the appointment correct but the good thing about having TB as manager is that it has raised the profile of the club along with recent results.

Totally agree about Levein. Don't want him near ICT at all. Boring manager and boring team will follow if this man gets appointed.

Someone young and ambitious like Paul Hartley?.

You are indeed correct Renegade. Call it a senior moment!.

A bit harsh on Tremarco I think IHE considering it was his first full game and he will take some time to adjust to the team. When we did take him off, Shinnie did move to the left but we basically played with 3 at the back then. I do feel we lose something by playing Shinnie on the right as he then temds to cut inside, not always a bad thing but better to have someone going on the outside. As for Billy, he has taken a few hard tackles in the last few games including the United one so he well have an injury. I do think we are short in certain positions should we get injuries/suspensions but Williams and Tremarco look good back ups. I think Watkins will get better the more games he plays once he fully adjusts to the pace. Right back is an issue, can Cooper not play there?. Jury is out for me on toby but he has not impressed me greatly when I have seen him. Not sure that the other signings in the summer will really deliver much more and Curtis Byrne, signed as a back up striker looks like a waste of money at this point in time.

Maybe if the United players had catually tried to stay on their feet instead of going down clutching their faces as if struck at every opportunity, the referee would not have had so many problems. United very very cynical on the night, which I have not seen them do before, so they got what they deserved. It also finally seems that our guys are getting more streetwise in learning how to deal with this anddeal with the opposition

If they win this, it will be a farce as the player clearly has his hands around Shinnie's neck. You simply cannot raise your hands like that in football now.

Not the best home performance of the season but did enough to win the game in my opinion. Thought everyone put in a good shift and on another day we would have won. Don't think there was anyone not trying or put is a really bad performance though and certainly not intentionally.

Were you at the game anniemac. We were not at our best but should have won or got at least a draw. Players tried hard and did enough to win but the vital element which you sometimes need, luck was not there. To say some players start every week and deliver very little is harsh in the extreme

Wasn't at the game and I have only seen the goals on TV. Did Devine actually cost us any of the goals as they all seemed to stem from central or left sided positions for St Johnstone?. Where I think we did lose some impetus is we were without the forward runs Raven makes so effectively this season (but didn't always do last season). No matter if Meekings or Devine played right back, we would not have replaced the runs Raven now makes so I think the whole debate is a bit of a red herring to be honest. Sounds as if too many players had an off day and no amount of substitutions can change that.

Feck me Johndo, your looks have improved with age!