Scotty

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There isn't really a lot of money in the US game .... certainly not compared to other sports that's for sure. With the salary cap and 'roster' restrictions, its very much a case of trying to fit everyone in under a certain wage limit and making sure you have enough youngsters (developmental) & Americans/Canadians (domestic) in your squad to meet league requirements, anyone else ("internationals" [ie. foreigners, but not necessarily those capped at international level]) tend to be "value for money" signings rather than big names. Sure you have the likes of David Beckham or Thierry Henry on huge designated player wages for LA and NY respectively, but that is the exception rather than the rule. Its very much a developing league and they are trying to avoid the mistakes made in the NASL of the 60s/70s. If I am honest, the more I write about MLS, the more I actually like it .... the quality or consistency may not be there (yet), but they are taking a developmental approach that is laying very strong foundations for the future, a future that has already seen the US climb the world rankings and as I have predicted many times in the last 4 years, will also see Canada do the same (eventually). The match I remember where TFC had 9 away on international duty comprised of something like 3 Canadian call-ups, 2 USA call-ups, 1 for Wales, 1 for New Zealand, and a couple of African players whose countries I cant remember right now. I am not against summer football, I think it does have benefits but I dont see the need for us to take the current system - structure as well as timing - and demolish it entirely without doing extensive risk and/or cost/benefit analysis. Personally, I would like to see a working group established that has all stakeholders represented. Non League Teams, SFL Teams, SPL Teams, Supporters (perhaps via a body like Supporters Direct), Players, Coaches, Referees, and even the TV and Radio companies as well as current and (legitimate) potential sponsors. Get all concerned to list whats good, whats bad, what they would like, what they are against, what they see as current problems, what they see as potential solutions and thrash it out so that we can actually come up with a plan that will develop the game from the grass roots right up to the top. None of this egotistical crap that gives a former politician a figurehead role so he can later roll out a plan that benefits less than 25% of teams which has already been on the shelf for years and call it new. Use the current SPL/SFL model in much the same way as the MLS have used the NASL model and learn from our mistakes. Look at how things work in other areas - perhaps in successful countries with similar populations, or perhaps in emerging markets like the MLS .... I am sure the list of things that came out of such a discussion would probably include the timing of games (summer/winter) as well as the structure of the league, but it may also include other things we havent thought of (yet) that are good. If we rip it up and start again without first analysing every little detail of what we currently have and what might be achievable and instead put something radical but maybe less well thought out in place we will perhaps lose the opportunity for real and positive change that could truly reform and improve the game as a whole.

Having experienced summer football for the past 4 seasons in Toronto, I can definitely see the benefits .... warm weather being the main one but unless FIFA as well as the regional governing bodies like UEFA or CONCACAF get on board with it then its never gonna happen on a wide scale and where it does, it will continue to generate problems. MLS in North America plays from Mar/Apr to Oct/Nov and one of the main reasons seems to be weather and getting the crowds out .... not much chance of encouraging the sport if you have games scheduled when the temperature in the Northern and North Eastern part of the continent is guaranteed to be minus 10 or 20 for much of the winter. Summer football however does come with pitfalls .... Firstly, instead of the cold, you might get extreme heat affecting players and fans alike. At least twice in the last 4 seasons I have suffered from heatstroke after a game and that is not a nice experience ! Ok, I know in my case it was pretty much self-inflicted ... a few pints, searing temperatures, and the stupidity of not drinking plenty of water, but it is a factor to consider. I know its probably not as big a factor in Inverness or in Scotland in general as it might be here, where we can get weeks on end of +30 temperatures, but it is something to consider. The other factor, and it is one which affects Toronto FC and MLS equally is the disconnect between league schedule and FIFA or regional dates. MLS has to deal with international dates set by FIFA / CONCACAF (North/Central America) / CONMEBOL (S America) / UEFA (Europe) and to a lesser extent the other confederations. Most of these are heavily loaded towards summer fixtures as the world in general - or the so-called 'important' leagues within it - by and large have a domestic timeline taking in the winter months so doing it this way reduces/eliminates fixture conflicts. How does MLS deal with it? Basically they ignore it as they cannot work around it and stick to the league schedule (apart from taking a 2 week shutdown last year for the first round of the WC). On many occasions over the last 4 years I have gone to games where players are out on international duty and the games go ahead regardless. One memorable game for me was where TFC had 9 players on duty in World Cup Qualifiers all over the globe and yet the game went ahead. TFC had to draft in youngsters from the Academy as well as sign the equivalent of 2 or 3 "trialists" for this game. It diluted the product and was disrespectful to fans who had paid to see their club put out the best team possible. If Scotland unilaterally moved to a summer schedule, would you be prepared for the same with all our U19, U21 or (potentially) full international players being unavailable and no room in the schedule to postpone a game? Personally, I think Terry got it about right when talking about league reconstruction .... He basically questioned what is wrong with the current setup of 12 ? I disagree with him about 12 but I think he was saying basically that 12 is better than 10 (i think 14 or 16 would be better but thats another debate). He also mentioned about not changing everything radically and I have a similar view about summer football. Although the last couple of years have seen harsh winters in Scotland, traditionally it is not as bad as that. Yes there is snow and dodgy weather, but it doesnt happen every year and when it does you have no way to tell in advance whether it is going to come in December, or more likely January, February or even March. If there is something to be done then maybe it should be done by looking at the whole year in general and tweaking things to suit rather than altering it drastically. The league runs from early August to basically the end of May (or maybe a few days into June). Do you get the whole of June and July off your work? (cue comments about the teachers on here!!). Maybe we should look at spreading out the season to cover the whole year? Have a couple of weeks in Summer as a break, have a winter break of a similar timescale and reschedule the current two cups to the start and end of season so that league call-offs can be accommodated as midweek fixtures during the normal season and not be interfered with by cups. Alternatively, reduce the summer break and keep the cups running during the season but use the schedule so that clubs play 3 out of 4 Saturdays during the winter and the 4th Saturday (as well as midweeks) can be used to get in any postponed games .........

Have just updated the story on the main site with details, but basically, the club asked for an early inspection but the SPL said it couldn be done as we have no grade 1 officials in Inverness. http://caleythistleonline.com/3486-tonights-match-postponed Dont see whats wrong with getting whoever the top qualified ref in Inverness is to have a look !!!

http://caleythistleonline.com/3486-tonights-match-postponed

perhaps the match referee didnt arrive on time ? perhaps it was touch and go in places and he wanted to see if the drainage system is making it better now that rain has stopped ?

Unless you are the match referee, I wouldnt be so quick to make statements like that ..... People outside of Inverness may have a long journey and misinformation may cost money !!!! As soon as we hear anything OFFICIAL we will post it here and update the alert bar at the top of every page.

Why would we let him go now when Hibs didn't come in with a bid during the window ??? He's an ICT player until at least the end of the season .... And hopefully longer

Its all good .... he has signed and we didnt lose anyone to make way for him so Terry now has additional options. If he is good then great, we can hopefully get him signed up on a longer deal. If it doesnt work out, he's gone at the end of the season ... a win-win situation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Nations_Cup http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7964350.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/9052178.stm

No disrespect intended but it is bullshit that Ryan Esson has been overlooked again. He is THE form keeper in the SPL this season and this would have been a perfect opportunity to reward him.

I make it 26 ...... 27 listed on this page: http://stats.caleythistleonline.com/index.php but McCann has returned to Hibs.

Happy to kill this particular thread !!!!

Have just spoken to an official ICT source who has given me permission to post that there is no deal in the works for Adam to go to either Edinburgh side (no bids), nor to anyone else during what may be left of the window. It is expected that Adam will line up for ICT on wed (assuming TB picks him). What was not stated - as the club have no control over it - is that he is obviously able to agree a pre-contract elsewhere between now and the end of the season. That is entirely in Adam (and his agent's) hands. Let's hope he decides to stay at ICT !!!

source ? cant see it reported anywhere (yet)

can we keep it to one Transfer Deadline thread please ? We already have a Rooney Rumour thread, The Transfer Thread and the Chris Hogg thread that also contains more rumours ... we dont need another.

Where does that info come from? Munro's ban was reported in yesterdays papers .The Tokely bit???Last paragraph: http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/14356/Boss_hitting_the_road_for_new_players.html Any of the journos (or club personnel) who read this site have an accurate list of the yellows (and the timings) from this game? On all official stats sites, including the SPL's own site it only shows Munro (red) and McArdle (yellow) as being booked. People who were at the game reckon that Blackman was also booked and obviously Tokely too as this would put him on 6 yellows and therefore instigate a suspension as noted in the papers..... Feel free to clarify this via PM or email if you dont want to post in the thread ....

I think the 82m was before the Torres transfer but after the Carroll one ..... but its hard to tell what figures they are including !

Scotty... you are music to the ears of Hibs fans! :biggrin: LOL ... indeed. Was just looking at the table to see what has to happen for the SPL pre-season top/bottom six prediction ... Ourselves and Killie would need to drop into the bottom six (possible) and Motherwell and Hibs would need to reach the top six. Its possible for 'well to reach top six relatively easily but it needs a miracle for Hibs !

If I had to guess right now, I would say NO. Here is my reasoning ... Two of our last three fixtures before the split are at Home We (should) have 2xH and 3xA fixtures so it is reasonable to assume we will start the split with an away fixture As we (should) have 2xH and 3xA fixtures it is unlikely we will start the split at home as that would mean 3 of 4 remaining games would be away. There are way too many 'what-if's to be booking travel right now.