Scotty
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ICT fans of either gender are highly intelligent .... after all, we did choose to support ICT !!!!
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ok, take the personal petty squabbles to PM if you want to debate them ... lets get back on topic. Of the three players mentioned, all are decent squad players, but as has been said, not sure how they would fit in and whether we could/would have the luxury of signing them to a squad place. I trust Terry & Mo to make the right decisions .... They did (or were forced to do) certain things at Motherwell in terms of bringing through younger players and I think we can already see that happening here .... Ross, Shinnie, & Morrison already important parts of the first team squad and some of the signings he brought into the club are also younger players. If Terry/Mo think anyone at County would be an asset and they want to go for them, then fair enough, if not then thats also fair enough. I trust their player judgements. Incidentally - like Yngwie, I wondered about Proctor as soon as I heard that CB was set to take over at Dungwall.
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Jim Farry, former chief executive of the SFA, and before that Secretary of the SFL for 10 years, has died of a heart attack aged 56 this week. A focus of anger for much of his tenure at the SFL & especially at the SFA, I think Roddy Forsyth's article in the Telegraph sums up a few perhaps lesser known points about some of his controversial decisions specifically the debacle over the Scotland game scheduled for the day of Princess Diana's funeral .... also didnt know about the 'discreet' concessions he won regarding the Taylor report, and the reason behind it. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/scottish-premier/8127520/Jim-Farry-Scottish-Football-Association-chief-executive-and-football-administrator-par-excellence.html After reading that article, I think it is safe to say R.I.P Mr Farry.
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LOL - I knew it couldnt have been one of them Aberdeen based journalists
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Call Tabitha at 01463 227453 for more information Discussion Thread: HERE
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Please contact Tabitha / ICTFC for more information or with any questions about the event. Comedynight.pdf
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sorry Dargo20, this image was lost when we moved servers ... if you care to re-upload I am sure we would appreciate it.
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[caption id="attachment_2876" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="Tommy Cumming"][/caption] Tommy Cumming is chosen as Scotland 's top groundsman Caley Jags' stalwart Tommy Cumming has won SFL Groundsman of the Year and Scottish Groundsman of the Year in recognition of his commitment to the playing surface at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. The former milkman succeeds Celtic's John Hayes, the 2009 winner, and all at Caley Thistle are delighted at this accolade to a real character who has been groundsman since the club was launched and built its stadium. "I'm thrilled to be honoured like this", says Tommy, "though the players have been giving me stick, saying that it's a fine surface because I try not to let them near it! When the stadium was built, there were fears in the south that we'd have a lot of home games postponed -- and instead we've a better record in that respect than most of the south sides. "It takes a lot of preparation and hard work, but I get great satisfaction from seeing our pitch look so well in sunny times and stand up so well during winter weather. I'm pleased to be a part of the success story at this club." Tommy, who had 20 years service with Caledonian FC in the Highland League before the merger in which the new club was born, received his award from club sponsor Alan Savage of the Orion Group before the Motherwell match. Club chairman George Fraser says; "Tommy is a bit of a legend at this club and it's great to see him achieve this recognition as rthe best of the 42 senior clubs in the country. His care and quality and his many hours at the wheel of his beloved machines have produced an excellent playing surface."
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Think Collina is an exception though .... Widely regarded as the World's best referee, he was voted as such 6 years in a row by the International Football Federation (1998-2003). In the results for the last 25 years he sits at the top followed closely by Markus Merk and Kim Milton Nielson. I do however agree about the general standard .... Give me a ref like Willie Young any day ... one who knows its a contact sport and just tells you to get on with it. Not sure it is all the refs faults though !!! Over and above the pressure heaped on them by fans, players and managers, they are also assessed, marked and graded into a state where they are sometimes scared to let common sense prevail. Gone are the days where a ref could let the game flow. For the last 4 years I have been forced to watch MLS and CONCACAF refs and let me just say that these guys do make Scottish refs look like superstars. MLS refs are somewhat inconsistent and you have them making bad decisions on both ends of the scale. CONCACAF refs (those used in the CONCACAF Champions League) are at best very bad, and at worst, allegedly corrupt in some cases.
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HC - I think you could have a point there. willing to accept that is a more likely reason.
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The newspaper that - according to urban legend - reported the sinking of the Titanic as "Aberdeenshire man drowns at sea" has posted a nice wee article today that heaps a bit of praise on Terry Butcher and the boys as the best team in the North !!! the article "You have to be good to defeat norths best team on its travels" has a few nice quotes like ..... "Caley Thistle weren't lucky. You cannot go for a year without defeat in away games through good fortune alone" "For the first time in the club's history, Inverness Caledonian Thistle are the best team in the north of Scotland. The league doesn't lie and two games between Inverness and Aberdeen add further credence to that statement" Full article .... http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2002024?UserKey=
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Some players flourish in the role of captain - Bobby Mann, Darren Dods, Stuart Golabek to name but three - but others seem to find it a bit of a millstone round their necks and I think Grant falls into this category. As captain, his performances seemed to dip and we dont really know why. Was it pressures on the field of having to concentrate on everyone's role rather than just his own, or was it the combination of on-field and off-field responsibilities. Only Grant, the players, and the management team will really know. However, without the captains armband he has been reborn. He can concentrate on his own task on the pitch and because of that he is now getting back to being the Granty we all know and enjoy. With or without the captains armband he is definitely an ICT legend ... and there are not many clubs who have multiple 'legends' in their team each week !!!!!
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Of course we have no injury worries either Mr McGoo !!!! Dont let the door hit you on the way out numb-nuts
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and the undefeated away record continues ..............
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cant leave the office to drive home yet ... would crash on the Highway !!!!
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Maybe they can do it again for you
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nice one Granty
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man, this is murder ... at work so no audio and switching back and forth between P&J live text and SKY Text and this thread !!!
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I take it Aberdeen were not happy ??? 3 players booked at the same time as the penalty ?
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More misery for Dons Boss Inverness continued their magnificent away record in a turgid match at a sparsely populated and bitterly cold evening in the North East. Adam Rooney scored from the spot before half time, but former Hearts player Andrius Velicka equalised early in the second half. MotM Grant Munro headed the winner as Inverness completed a miserable week for the Dons and have maybe just added another managerial scalp to their expanding CV. The game itself lacked any fluency and neither side managed to get the upper hand although Ryan Esson was the busier keeper. The points headed North as Inverness saw out the game comfortably after getting their noses in front. 9th November 2010 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen ABERDEEN 1 - Velicka (49) TEAM: Langfield, McArdle, Diamond, Robertson, Folly, Aluko, Young, Jack (Ifil 57), Maguire, Vernon, Mackie (Velicka 44) SUBS: Howard, Jarvis, Hansson, Fraser, Magennis - Booked: Young (22), Robertson (32), Mackie (33) , Diamond (34), Ifil (65) INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE 2 - Rooney (pen 34), Munro (81) TEAM: Esson, Tokely, Munro, Shinnie, McCann, Duff, Hayes, Morrison, Ross (Odhiambo 82), Foran, Rooney SUBS: Tuffey, Golabek, McBain, Cox, Sutherland, Sanchez - Booked: none Referee J McKendrick Attendance 5917 davie watched this one from the luxury of his living room, hope your Gaelic is up to scratch. The view from the sofa. Before I settled down to watch the game on Alba last night, glass of red in one hand, I dipped into Sky anytime to watch walking dead. There was a scene in it where the protagonist was cuffing himself around the ear and pleading with himself to wake from the zombie nightmare that was engulfing him. I realised his name must be McGhee. This is the first time this hack has compiled a match report from the warm and fuzzy living room, but it seemed a better idea than attempting to brave Ice Station Zebra and then get up for work next day. It seems that the few hundred brave souls who did managed to make more noise than the Aberdeen support – undead or what? Inverness started brightly, passing crisply through the channels as Aberdeen appeared content to sit off and feel their way into the game. Attempts from Foran, Hayes, Tokely and Rooney were fashioned before Aberdeen’s first attempt on goal in 16 minutes from Vernon. In all, it was shaping to a classic ICT away win even at this point with a hesitant home side, a smallish forward line (Vernon excepted) and an ICT side willing to press high up the park. All well and good, but the lynchpin is Ryan Esson. The first half was again littered with saves of a quality varying from sublime to ridiculous. The latter came in around 28 minutes from a shot by Vernon which he somehow swiped around a post and the sublime when he showed utter commitment to deny Mackie. No surprise that Mackie was the one who didn’t get up. From our point of view, the sofa was jumped on in 33 minutes after a Hayes run was halted fairly agriculturally by Clark Robertson. After the yellow, the free kick was hoisted above everyone, especially Grant Munro who was lying prostrate in the box. Penalty, and cue a massive girn from Diamond and Young. More yellows and then Rooney did what he does. 1-0. Aberdeen huffed and puffed, but when your luck’s out, it’s out. Half time :- 0-1. A special mention must go to Alba for the half time entertainment. Scott Kellacher’s guided trip around the ICT laundry room (?) was a gem, surpassed only by his quip about Tommy Cumming’s underwear. Bizarre. The departure of the flattened Mackie was a double edged thing in that it resulted in the on loan Velicka being introduced to the fray. He’s exactly the kind of big rumbustious centre forward that we don’t cope with that well, and he proved that point in 48 minutes by freeing himself in the box to score to Esson’s left. This cued a spell of red pressure, but too often the quality of the pass and the lack of vision cost Aberdeen any real chance of taking a lead. That’s not to say that they didn’t have chances, but Esson was not for being beaten again under any circumstances. Adam Rooney also had a couple of great chances after some great direct running, and Nick Ross nearly celebrated his call up by hooking a wicked shot just wide. I would have taken a draw at this point, but ICT conjured up a great night for Grantie when he bulleted a header past Langfield after pressure and a wee dinked cross from Foran in 80 minutes. I nearly spilled my pringles. The game fizzled out after that, with Aberdeen accepting their fate. Full Time:- 1-2. Our neighbours are in a mess, and were dispatched with a bit of dignity. I doubt if they will have any left after they face Rangers on Saturday. Cue the much awaited P45 for McGhee. In truth, he looked a beaten man at the end. The last word (and indeed one of the very few words that I understood all night) has to go to that great Aberdonian institution, the Press and Journal: “For the first time in the club’s history, Inverness Caledonian Thistle are the best team in the north of Scotland. The league doesn’t lie and two games between Inverness and Aberdeen add further credence to that statement. I find that quite staggering and Aberdeen fans may find it more staggering still”. 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The online shop is coming. Trust me, ICT are acutely aware that it is sorely needed and want to get it (back) online ASAP as that is one thing we pass back to them regularly as a comment. The 'problem' (not so much a problem as a delay) with the online shop is that ICT are going 'in-house' with it after something like 8 years of relying on 3rd party providers. Unlike days gone by you cannot simply throw up a site, grab an SSL certificate (the thing that enables the 's' in https:// sites) and start trading ..... well you can, but you then face the prospect of large fines for failing a PCI compliance audit that covers every aspect of your online trading setup. The club want to ensure that all the boxes have been ticked in regards to PCI compliance, and as you would expect - when dealing with people's credit card details - there are a lot of boxes to be ticked !!! This is one thing that cannot be rushed or done in a haphazard fashion if you want your customers to experience a truly secure and safe online shopping experience ..... Bear with them a little longer .... I dont think I would be speaking out of turn if I said they are making progress on this.
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