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OK, I will join in with naming potential candidates should it come to that. I am NOT calling for Brewster's head just yet, but I am not backing him either. One thing I would say though is that things have to improve quickly or his position will be untenable by Christmas. http://www.leaguemanagers.com/ listed a few names we might know .... Peter Grant, Neale Cooper, Billy Davies, Bobby Williamson ... and these are just 4 of the (Scottish) names listed as available (and no, I am not saying any of them should get it). Bobby is now national coach for Uganda but considering they gave him an ultimatum before his first game, who knows how lang that will last.

I hate that type of text commentary ... go back about 7 minutes and it says Falkirk are well in control !!! and now McCann scores ... bugger

It does say that on the BBC but it seems strange considering we have 4 shots (2 on target) to their 2 (1) Incidentally, DUFC 1-0 Pars (Robertson) Rangers 1-0 Accies (Boyd)

Sky Sports text commentary makes it look like Falkirk in control ?

Good luck to him.

If you are not a fan of former bosses coming back, why Robbo ? We didnt sack either of them, both left to manage their former clubs, and it went pear shaped for them both at those clubs .......

Google Translator seems a little better. I think the trick is short clear sentences, strict grammar, and where possible use words that do not have many different definitions depending on context. I edited the post that Wanderer used and sent this to Google "I need help from someone who can speak German. My Grandfather was German and my mother is attempting to find his family in Germany. She has found one cousin, but he can not speak English. My mother would like to write to him but she does not speak German. Her father did not teach her. If anyone can help her write to him in German please contact me. She will visit her father's hometown in Germany in May and this would be a great help." it came back as this "Ich brauche Hilfe von jemandem, kann Deutsch sprechen. Mein Gro?vater war Deutscher und meine Mutter versucht, finden seine Familie in Deutschland. Sie hat festgestellt, ein Cousin, aber er kann nicht sprechen Englisch. Meine Mutter w?rde gerne schreiben, die ihm aber sie spricht nicht Deutsch. Ihr Vater hatte ihr nicht lehren. Wenn jemand helfen kann ihr schreiben, um ihn in deutscher Sprache wenden Sie sich bitte an mich. Sie wird Besuch ihres Vaters Heimatstadt in Deutschland im Mai und dies w?re eine gro?e Hilfe." and reverse translating it, it came back to English as this "I need help from someone who can speak German. My grandfather was German and my mother tried to find his family in Germany. She has found a cousin, but he can not speak English. My mother would like to write to him but she does not speak German. Her father did not teach her. If anyone can help her write to him in German language, please contact me. They will visit her father's hometown in Germany in May and this would be a great help." not exact but certainly better than Babel !!!!

The answer is YES they do (and always have) read the forums. Some even participated from time to time. Please do not ask who is who as the Data Protection Act forbids us from divulging that info unless they themselves give permission or make it obvious to you (as some have done).

In the P&J the quote is : "?We don?t have a particularly great cup tradition and it would be nice to get to the final of the competition." http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/909133? and I would certainly take issue with that having been present at some tremendous cup games in places like Tynecastle, Celtic Park, Hampden and the Caledonian Stadium itself. However, the quote in the Record perhaps gives it more context: "In recent years, certainly since I've been at the club, we haven't had a great tradition of cup results. I think it's time that changed. For us to have a major semi-final to look forward to next year would be a great boost for the club." http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/...86908-20846931/

I have been looking at this over the last few weeks and as we were doing some rejigging of the forums anyway, I have re-created the announcements forums as a test. We will still have a few stickies in relevant forums, but bringing back the announcement forums allows us to move what we view as important stickies relating to the site operation as well as the club, events, ticket info etc into that area and just have the odd one on the main forums.

Only if they dont put ketchup on them

Tea Break time !!! Its a working day so not sure if I would have had time later LOL

FALKIRK -V- ICT The Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, 7:45pm Audio Coverage According to the BBC they will be covering the Rangers -V- Hamilton game only with "updates" from other games. The URL for the Rangers game is available to UK listeners only: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotlan...dia/rangers.ram The following links will likely NOT work tonight, but are standard URLs and worth a try nearer kick-off (just in case). Inverness Feed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotlan...a/inverness.ram Falkirk Feed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotlan...dia/falkirk.ram Sportsound/Open All Mics Feed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotlan.../sportsound.ram Livescores SKY - http://live.skysports.com/ScoreCentre/live.html BBC - ICT Live Text - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ext/default.stm P&J - ICT Live Text - http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/MatchComm....aspx/Inverness SportBox - http://www.sportbox.tv/football/matchcentr....php?id=1272133 Sporting Life - http://www.sportinglife.com/football/live_match/173431.html Lineups (click for full size image)

According to Sportsound website http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/t...dio/6354443.stm? it is covering Rangers V Accies with "updates" from other games. I clicked the link for the game but as expected the info in the player says "UK Only" doubt if any of the following (real player) streams will be working tonight but you might want to click them to find out nearer the time ..... Inverness Feed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotlan...a/inverness.ram Falkirk Feed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotlan...dia/falkirk.ram Sportsound/Open All Mics Feed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotlan.../sportsound.ram The urls are automatically truncated above, but for reference, the format of BBC URLs is usually as follows bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/sportsound/media/ and then the name of the home team with a .ram extension. The main sportsound or open all mics feed is the same but with sportsound.ram at the end instead of a team name.

Apparently its Strathclyde Police policy for BOTH clubs. I seem to remember however that last season or the season before, some tickets were allowed to be sold on the day at a ticket booth away from the turnstiles. Perhaps the Police have tightened up on this, as the info from the club, which was supplied to them by Rangers and Celtic, seems quite clear. I am not sure how they are handling the return of unsold tickets, sometimes they are sent back in advance via the post, sometimes they are delivered by hand via someone on the team bus. I would suggest you contact Andrina on email ([email protected]), explain your situation and ask her if they will still be available the day before. If they are, maybe someone here will pick them up for you and meet you in Glasgow to sort it out .... Its been done before.

Trust me, you do NOT want our weather (in winter at least). Its a nice idea until you actually have to drive in it or have to clear your driveway daily or spend 20 minutes scraping an inch of ice off the windscreen before you can drive to work !!!! Last year, in the space of 4 months we had a total of about 9 FEET of snow !!! This looks quaint, calm and peaceful But this is the reality when you realise work doesnt grind to a halt because of snow !

Grassa could certainly advise :thumb04: To answer the question about how much income ICT get from ticket sales is a hard one. I dont think there are any publicly released figures that will show this kind of breakdown. The club will obviously know, but its not broken down in that much detail to fans or shareholders. Having said that, you only need look around to things like the new events committee and the recent hospitality offers for season ticket holders to see that the club are trying to bring in revenue where they can .... Is that to increase what they already get, or might the more cynical amongst us think that it is to try and make ends meet due to a downturn in matchday revenue linked to lower crowds ...... probably a bit of both in the end. I know I keep harping on about it, but this is where I feel that Boardroom Banter can help and I am glad that the likes of Grassa, Kenny Cameron and others have climbed back on board so to speak. Initially there may be little asked of the club except the issues that annoy fans, but over time, I expect it will evolve and people may feel more comfortable with making positive suggestions that will help not only themselves but also the club. I am in the middle of collating the questions for issue 2 and there are already a few comments made that are actually suggestions for revenue building or helping with atmosphere .... and that to me is what it should be all about .... not just grumbles, but also suggestions on how to fix the things we grumble about, or how to help the club make more money without necessarily dipping into people's pockets.

No .... but it is only 3 and feels like -3 because of winds

I remember those days. One of the Hawthorn Drive ones used to be in the fields behind my house because my neighbour was usually the one "organising" it. Much like CaleyD mentioned, you would get all manner of things to add to it and then watch out for those who had other bonfires trying to steal things ..... occasionally you also sent out raiding parties to get some of the best stuff from other peoples bonfires too ... especially the St Valery Avenue ones.

looking for your p45 ?

They were still around the tunnel area a few weeks ago (most of the ones I am referring to anyway).

I think we have a similar problem Pompey ... we are but occasional visitors to see the football in person and rely on audio/video or postings on here to get our fix. If we were watching it more regularly in person, we might be as disgruntled as some supporters. Its not just the results, its the manner of those results and also the addition of some of the other issues like parking, stewarding etc that taken as a whole seem to be making the atmosphere and matchday experience very flat. I have been to only two games in 2008 - both against Kilmarnock, both excellent victories, and both were games where we played very well. However, the thing that shocked me was the complete and utter lack of atmosphere in the main stand. I know some call them sweetie rustlers, but I sat there above the tunnel for many years and we had our fair share of banter with each other and with opposing managers/subs and also with stewards and club officials above and below us. This appears to have gone and people seem hesitant to make a noise ..... is it fear of being chucked out? Is it the product on the park? (wouldnt have thought so for the two games I saw), or is it something else? Whatever it is, it needs looked at urgently or the *18.5% drop in attendances over the first six home games compared to last season will only get worse. * First six last year = 30449 [Rangers, Dundee Utd, Hearts, Falkirk, Aberdeen, Motherwell] First six this year = 24797 [Hamilton, Hibernian, St Mirren, Kilmarnock, Celtic, Motherwell] +/- qty = -5652 +/- % = -18.56%

Where do you get 4959 ? 16/08/2008 Inverness 0 - 1 Hamilton 3,595 23/08/2008 Inverness 1 - 1 Hibernian 4,022 13/09/2008 Inverness 1 - 2 St Mirren 3,501 27/09/2008 Inverness 3 - 1 Kilmarnock 3,426 18/10/2008 Inverness 1 - 2 Celtic 7,143 25/10/2008 Inverness 1 - 2 Motherwell 3,110 6 home games total crowd 24,797 average crowd (all) 4132 [53% of ground capacity] average crowd (excl OF) 3531 [45% of ground capacity] I havent got last weeks stats from other sides added to the leaguepad program I use but I believe this is the LOWEST average in the SPL and in terms of % of ground filled on a weekly basis only Kilmarnock (36%) and Motherwell (41%) are lower but they both have far larger capacities (just over 18K and just under 14K respectively). Of teams with a similar sized stadium to ours, Falkirk at just shy of 7000 capacity are filling 80% of seats, St Mirren with 8000 are filling 64%, and Hamilton with 6000 are filling 70%.