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from sources I cannot reveal but who have for a long time been spot-on with info.

Money is not the main factor in Ian's move. It may well be A factor, but not the only one or main one.

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Nope. The gloves are well and truly off now !!!

I have taken the names from the official site and removed McNulty and Kerr from the squad list because they are on loan, Wilson because it has been confirmed he is going, Djebi-Zadi because we think he may be going, Black and Cowie because I fear we will not be able to keep them while Brewster remains in charge and Brewster himself because, although registered as a player, we know he wont take part in first team games due to his shoulder. going into the transfer window, that leaves a potentially SCARY squad in terms of inexperience and cover if we actually lose Black and Cowie and cant pick up the required central defender and experienced striker we have all been clamouring for. GK Fraser - young, still learning, decent keeper but needs to command box better so DEF have confidence Esson - current #1. Done well since coming in. glad he is here as #1 or #2 McNulty - on loan to Elgin. Not sure how decent he is Defenders Hastings - having a bit of a mare this season Munro - needs solid partner and confidence in his keeper. also needs to learn the Bobby Mann style of hoofing (to feet). Duff - Great prospect who has done well but is young and inexperienced. McGuire - Decent backup, nothing more. Tokely - Legend who gives his all. sometimes though, that is not good enough. Proctor - decent on the right but NOT a centre half Djebi-Zadi - one who will be going ? Kerr - on loan to Elgin, no idea how good. Midfield McBain - can be good, can be bad, depends on the day. Useful squad player Duncan - an enigma. Many dont like him but plays defensive role well. miss him when he's not playing. Black - one of our two midfield stars. unfortunately, I believe he will go Cowie - our other midfield star. unfortunately, I believe he will go too Wilson - unfortunately, we know he is already going Imrie - bags of potential at times but inexperience often shows through Sutherland - looks like he has lots of potential but very little experience in being able to show it Vigurs - an excellent prospect. Hasnt done much wrong but can he be the main midfielder if Black/Cowie go ? Gillespie - another youngster with potential but can he develop in such an inexperienced team Forwards Rooney - would be good if partnered with an experienced forward. Barrowman - struggling to find himself at this level and head seems to go down and make him look lazy. Wood - tries hard, and may be a good forward but like Rooney, needs experience around him. McAllister - has had too long to prove himself. with 3 inexperienced strikers ahead of him its time to go. Brewster - still registered as a player even though we know he wont play because of his shoulder. I dont look at the official site much but also found this post mentioning the start date of the 09/10 SPL season quite ironic http://www.ictfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News...1492786,00.html

That is even more telling than the article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t..._ct/7797295.stm unfortunately, this article does nothing to suggest Black will agree to the new contract currently being negotiated. "Black, who is part of a group of players whose contracts expire in the summer, told BBC Sport: "My opinion is there's a few boys out of contract soon - important players - and once that's sorted they can bring in other people. Roy McBain, David Proctor and Don Cowie are among them and once they're sorted they can look at strengthening." [no mention of himself] Black, who has been with Inverness since 2004, admits his long-term future may lie away from the club. He said: "Talks have been all right, I'm enjoying everything up here and I've loved [past tense] my time here. "The fans have been [past tense] great to me, the club's been great but I know there's interest and every player's got to weigh that up. "I've had [past tense] a great career here at Caley Thistle but I'm going to weigh everything up and see what's on the table."

I have real fears that he will be allowed to stumble on through the Motherwell and Rangers games and the axe wont fall until or unless we lose to Partick in the cup ... If that is allowed to happen, any cash injection will be more than nullified by the loss of revenue from the cup.

dont think he was specifically referring to this forum .... he will have had plenty of criticism through various Aberdeen forums to know how much pressure it can bring to bear.

I will manage one of those three (for myself at least) .... There is a nice bottle of "Barrelproof" Havana Club waiting to be cracked open on Thursday

Calderwood is unlikely to see this response .... but I would just like to make a few comments and point out a few mistakes in his theory. Its not new, and we ARE basing our views on the entire season !!! In fact, many of us are basing it on two seasons. The FACT is that Craig Brewster has the worst EVER record of ANY manager ICT have EVER had. 6 wins in 22 games this season. 1, yes ONE home win in 10 attempts THIS SEASON. Caley Thistle were never in the Highland League but if we let that slide, then all you can say is the past is the past, we are concerned about the here and now. Partick Thistle have done brilliantly over the years, as have Raith Rovers, as have Livingston, and Gretna and a raft of other teams ...... how are they doing now !!! I am sure their fans arent saying, "oh well, we were once good" ... they all want their club to do the best they can. Bollox. The majority of fans of ICT are realistic. We know we are a small club, we know we have limited finances, we know that top six every year is a pipedream. What we are asking for is CONSISTENCY, EFFORT, and a manager who can do the ****ing job. We have none of that right now. If we lose when giving 100% effort then so be it, but when players get moved around to different positions every week, or dropped to the bench for no apparent reason, or huckled out of the club for daring to have an opinion, then it is others who are ignoring what the club are and what it could be.

For once we agree ..... especially with headlines like this "Caley plan January spending spree" http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,1...4685024,00.html

Totally agree with you there Yngwie ... the only problem is that they are giving the money to the wrong man and that is the scary bit. Money can buy many things (as we have seen with Livi and Gretna) but money cant buy confidence nor can it buy respect if its already lost !!! think we can safely say the statement, in most areas has gone down like a (lead balloon)

got to give them a break on that one .... there were no seats available for a large portion of them

One glimmer of hope in the statement for me was the fact that the word manager was used instead of Brewster ....... "We realise we need to strengthen the squad in January and significant finance has been made available to the manager for this purpose." But my hopes deflated equally quickly at the next line ...... "He knows his budget" ..... which seems to suggest there is still confidence in Brewster and he will be allowed to continue. I am sorry, but I cannot for the life of me figure out just where this confidence is coming from or what warrants it. We are at the lowest position we have occupied in the SPL since arriving in it, our once famous "spirit" seems to have evaporated (fans and players alike), and the current incumbent has the worst record a manager of ICT has ever had since the team's inception. I applaud the board for beginning to see the problem, but fear throwing money at it will not make it any better. Perhaps the directors see the current situation differently ? If they can call the current fan feeling "disquiet", then maybe the current managerial malaise is - in their eyes - merely a "blip"

If we have the same manager then this method would be quicker.......

I dont hate Brewster though Harry, and dont see it as a hate campaign ....... I simply love ICT more and see it as a save ICT campaign. I want him gone because I dont believe he is the man for the job. He has certain qualities that are good ... fitness training for one, and a keen eye for potential (at times) for the other. However, I sincerely believe that he does not possess the tactical or man management ability to get us out of a slump which has been brought on by his lack of ability in those key areas. We could stumble on for a few more weeks, and maybe he would turn it around, but we were saying the same thing a month ago and it hasnt happened ..... in my mind, it seems more likely that we would simply dig ourselves into a deeper hole. Better to change now and give the new guy a chance to at least try and persuade Black and Cowie to stay (if possible) and to attempt to bring in a decent centre half and experienced forward to help the young lads up front who are all decent enough but out of their depth right now.

here's the line ..... don't step over it !!! ________________________________________________

and the "we have to Hammer Hamilton" one

he can go on holiday ... if he has any role in the decision making process there are things called telephones, emails and/or video conferencing etc .....

Our very own Uncle Albert appears to have picked up the big prize. WELL DONE you lucky sod http://www.ictfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News...1493466,00.html

Last clean sheet - opening day of the season V Aberdeen Last time we scored first - V Kilmarnock (A) 22/11/08 Last time we scored first at HOME - V Motherwell 25/10/08 (1-2 defeat) Last time we won at HOME - V Kilmarnock 27/09/08 (3-1 win after going 0-1 down in 4 mins). I was there Last time we scored first at HOME and went on to win - V Gretna 03/05/08 (6-1 win). Or you could say V Kilmarnock 19/04/08 (3-0 win) if you dont want to count Gretna ..... funnily enough, I was at that Kilmarnock game too !!!

Perspective time .... The CC that had lost at home to Rangers, and lost 2-1 away to Well and St Mirren before resigning. He may have had us at the bottom but 3 games is not enough time to extrapolate a season long prediction. He did ok the previous season and there was no reason to imagine he wouldnt have done ok if he had continued. Having said that ... agree with you 100% about Owen Coyle.

The longer the board do nothing, then the longer the casualty list must be when they finally do act !!! If - as suggested to me - there are those on the board who do not see, do not realise, or choose to ignore the now overwhelming calls for the removal of Mr Brewster as team manager by questioning the knowledge or passion of the fans, then their positions must also be considered untenable.