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not sure I buy that CaleyD - "terminated with immediate effect" smacks of something else ..... unless of course they told the wee man that Pele was going there and he threw a wobbler - sure it will all come out

I have a 500 mile commute each week (40 miles each way, mon-fri) and while its a pain in the ***, its normal over here. Before anyone says it, yes, I do travel on a 4 lane highway to and from work, but that just means the traffic jams are wider !!! - give me the A9 anyday !! [i could rant on about Toronto drivers, Mobile Phone users, construction, potholes, and eccentric lane-changers but that is a whole different subject and would take me off topic a bit so I wont] I do have some sympathy with him - travel might not be much of an excuse, but at the end of my day when facing a 2 hour (or longer) drive through rush hour traffic I often wonder if there might be a job for me 'closer to home' as the travel is the only aspect of my job that is not enjoyable.

Charlie has made a good start but still has a lot to learn, and thats what he will do ... stay at ICT and LEARN his trade. He WILL make mistakes but one mistake I dont think he will make is to move elsewhere. Our board chose a man who is already at his dream club and wont be blinded by the lure of moving elsewhere. If he were to end up so succesful that someone like Celtic came calling, it might be hard to resist, but no way is he gonna jump ship for Tannadice, Pittodrie or anywhere else. Incidentally - for the stattos out there ... Brewster left DU after 2 wins in 28. He had 17 in 50 at ICT, and Charlie, who some felt was not a worthy successor now has 15 wins in 34 (10 draws, 9 defeats).

sounds quite serious ??? That kind of wording is normally only used when something dodgy has gone on or there has been a major breach of confidence/trust .... otherwise the "mutual consent" phrase is usually trotted out a-la-Brewster.

closed the poll - Brewster wins !!!

I actually agree with you there. Maybe it was a "mistake" to publicly talk about committment a week or two before taking the DUFC job then ? I know a few of our fans found that very disrespectful !!! Call it the "comeuppance factor" ... I am a great believer in "what goes around comes around" and his just came around. You wont find too many ICT fans feeling sorry for him as most probably feel he got what he deserved. In fact, many will say "i told you so" as they predicted the grocer would wield the axe before he had even taken the job.

I did post on another thread a few weeks ago that Brewster as a player was valuable for us before Dargo started scoring and that I also thought the fitness regime did take us up a notch. I believe Peter was responsible for a lot of the fitness routines which is one of the major reasons Brew wanted him with him when he left ICT. No harm in Brew getting the credit for the fitness regime - after all, he picks the team, both backroom and on the park and stands or falls on the results of both. I will concede that the kick up the arse for Barry - currently leading our Player of the Year voting - was all CB's doing. Barry's resurgence had as much to do with him realising he should listen to someone like Brew who was still playing at the top level at his age as it did to the fitness regime and most fans will probably agree we are leaner, meaner, and fitter now than we were under Robbo. Each manager has added something to the ICT mix, but given the nature of Brew's departure from ICT (a short time after his committment speech), you will find very few people who feel sorry for him at his latest departure.

:oops01: :whip01: ... sorry

It may be a cheap post - but now that this site is unofficial, I am allowed to have my own opinion :004: It can also be said that hindsight is a wonderful thing and of Brewster's 3 man backroom team (himself, Malky, and Peter Davidson), Peter was probably the most valuable as fitness coach.

If I were a Pars fan, I would be very very worried .... think I would urge my club to pay the 50k compensation for Robbo rather than risk losing 2 million by being relegated. :028:

If I were a Pars fan, I would be very very worried .... think I would urge my club to pay the 50k compensation for Robbo rather than risk losing 2 million by being relegated.

Christie has the potential to be the best manager we have ever had, but right now its still Pele

he will say he has been misquoted and forget all about it ..... and I doubt that any of the Hearts players could be afforded by us.

maybe they might next time that Tokes gets booed .... would have thought they would know this already though

Of course I have :015: :015: :015: also mentioned the fact that Bayne / Bullock are former County teammates ...... they wondered why they were speaking to each other

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Sounde like a genuine set of compliments and memories from a man who knows Charlie very well from both playing and commercial days. :025: :025: :025:

Welcome aboard TomO ... enjoy the game. most of us dont bite, and quite a few of our supporters have an accent from your neck of the woods :004:

The French FA have announced that France V Scotland in September 2007 will be played at the Parc de Prince and not the Staad de France .... thoughts ?

Feck me - thats sure to halt the decline in morale !!! methinks it will be a busy transfer window at Tynecastle

Guess we know who's getting the manager's job if Charlie ever steps down :004:

That'll be GAUN-tanamo Bay then :015: :015: (think about it :004:)

see the comments elsewhere about the Inverness fan who has already effectively been banned from every ground in Scotland (except ICT !!) until his court case comes up and you will get your answer :010:

poll still valid - technically Leishman 'resigned' :004:

Alex - you have a good point but does the "field of play" start at the wall or the white lines ? You could argue that it starts at the white lines as otherwise the subs would not be allowed to warm up between the lines and the perimeter wall. If the person crossed into the actual playing field (or gave some form of physical or verbal abuse after being apprehended) then an arrest was possibly warranted but if they were merely overjoyed, got carried away, and ran onto the grass and not the field then your comment (from police officers) that "normally the perpretrator is given a talking to and ejected" might have been the more appropriate course of action ? Was it wrong ? YES : Was it irresponsible ? YES: Was it a criminal act ? Maybe 'technically' but the law of common sense should be more powerful ... (where's the 'clip round the ear' when you need it !!!) If we set aside this incident for a minute and agree that neither of us have both sides of the story which is required to form a balanced opinion, or a law degree to argue the legalities of it, my main concern isnt over the police doing their job or upholding the law - I wholeheartedly support them in that - my concern is with the possibility that more and more people will be arrested by police or worse still reported by Stewards who are unqualified in matters of law, only for these charges/reports to be dropped later. The upshot will be that these kinds of arrests/reports could routinely become used to obtain FBOs BEFORE any court case (or the dropping of charges) and that is not what they were designed for .... the word VICTIMISATION is going to be used a LOT if this starts to happen, especially if there are different standards in different games or for different sets of fans. I am glad to see that Maimie has 'got her teeth' into the subject of FBOs as I believe it is something that Supporters Trusts NATIONALLY should definitely be looking at long and hard, and working with both the clubs and their fans to make sure their is a level playing field for all and that these new powers are used appropriately rather than abused or applied piecemeal.