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I thought the same thing, for all of 20 seconds, but then decided that no matter how bad things get I could never seriously hope for ICT to do anything other than win regardless of match importance. No matter if dropping points would ensure Brewster's departure from the club. We dont always agree but I am 100% with Birdog on this one. besides .... no such thing as a stonewaller when you have SPL referees involved.

[img width=500 height=332]http://www.caleythistleonline.com/gallery/albums/upload/match_pics/2007_08/20080329_aberdeen_pp/normal_20080329_aberdeen_pp_009.jpg To keep the religious overtones going ...... "Forgive them father, for they know not what they do ........."

indeed, it is tiresome. I agree with the paragraph above so long as "getting along with the manager" also involves the manager reciprocating that behaviour with the players.

As you say ... win win for all .... including the club who need some positive PR for once. The power of the Internet eh :004:

[img width=500 height=332]http://www.caleythistleonline.com/gallery/albums/upload/match_pics/2007_08/20080329_aberdeen_pp/normal_20080329_aberdeen_pp_009.jpg "The door was this wide and still <he> couldn't get his head through it" [as we have many viewpoints on recent events, I will leave site users to insert the name of their choice where it says <he> :004:]

As I understand it, Deano went to the training camps in Florida and maybe Carolina (not sure if he lasted till then or not) but from reading the reports of the friendlies that took place it seems he didnt feature in the squad for any of them .... may not have impressed new headcoach John Carver and Director of Football Mo Johnston ! .... on the plus side, Toronto FC have just signed Lauren Robert from Derby :003:

from the last discussion, i think the main question we need to ask is .... What colour do you want ? Your answer will probably wipe out 99% of the phone choices and make it dead easy :015: :015: :015:

He is/was doing his PRO license .... as far as I know you need to have completed both the 'B' and 'A' licenses to qualify for that course.

Fair point. Although, to be honest ..... as much as I can praise Chinese/Vietnamese/Thai or other South Asian restaurants over here and understand that they are very authentic because they primarily cater to the large number of 1st or 2nd generation immigrants from their own community, I cant for the life of me explain why finding a good Indian restaurant is so much more difficult ... There are a lot of East Indians in Toronto and I have yet to find a decent restaurant .... or maybe it is me ... maybe I like authentic Chinese food but am more in tune with UK style Indian food .....

Juanjo was a decent player for us and the fans like(d) him. There is no harm in giving him a trial .... I have never seen a Spanish game other than the big teams on TV so cant comment on the level he has been playing at but the onus is on him to earn a contract and if he does well he would be a welcome addition to the squad amidst all this doom and gloom ... Juanjo has always been one of those flair players who you know could make a difference when he is on the park. If he fails the trial then he doesnt get a contract so no problem from an ICT point of view. After doing a little digging, it is my understanding that he is in Inverness primarily on personal business so its not like he made a special trip to try out for the club and whether or not he gets a contract it will not be a wasted journey for him. He and his family like the area so I am sure he will try hard and if things work out it might be good all round. Not so sure. He was going to be here for personal reasons anyway so for once it may actually be a coincidence. If the club actually want to appease the "baying masses" perhaps they should be sorting out Denzil's contract which has been a major flashpoint for fans both in person as well as on here and places like the HN website where their polls overwhelmingly showed fans thought he had been unfairly treated.

Since moving over here I have come to the conclusion that there are no really good Chinese eateries in Inverness (unless things have changed drastically) .... My mother-in-law's best friend is Chinese and she has taken/shown us some really good ones, very authentic (maybe not surprising considering most of the ones she has taken us to have been run by south Asians and are located in strip malls that cater to the Asian community) ... We go to a place called "Harden" for takeaways ... Its $10 (£5) for two fairly large dishes including two lemon teas as well and the food is always great. We go to a place called Joy Fortune for sit down meals and they are also excellent although the big tanks with live fish, lobsters and crabs in them are a little disconcerting at first. For buffet, we go to a place called Mandarin (www.mandarinbuffet.com) which is a bit more processed but still decent enough. As for Indian food ..... in 5 years, I havent found a decent one - which is surprising as there is a large community here - and thats one thing we always look forward to on trips back. Brazilian is the next on the list for a special occasion ..... http://www.carnavalgrill.com

I am skeptical for a couple of reasons, but if it happens then fair enough. He was a good player for us and if he proves he is worthy of a contract I think most fans would welcome him back. However, here is my red flags for this rumour. 1 - it was alleged he did not get on with Brew .... nuff said. 2 - the window for signing free agents closed on 31st March.

SPL Dilemma as Caley Thistle field Conjoined Twins ......

Fuller article here: http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Foo...ss-exile-Black/ "... a source close to the player added: “Ian got asked a question during the team meeting and was told to be honest and that’s all he did. He thinks he is being unfairly punished for telling the truth. Craig Brewster knows Ian wants to play for Caley Thistle. He still has a year left on his contract and is not interested in looking to go anywhere else just now. He is an Inverness player and wants to get back into the team ... He thinks the ball is in the manager’s court and if he wants him back involved, he is fully fit and available for selection.” sounds like there are a couple of egos in play here and they need their heads banged together !!! Brewster asked for an opinion and didnt like what he heard or took it too literally, and Black thinks it was unfair to be punished for being 'honest'. As none of us know the context and (very importantly) the tone of the actual conversation, all we can do is speculate who is right and who is wrong, but as mentioned earlier in this thread, there is probably more than enough blame to go around. I like Black as a player but we all know he has spat out the dummy before and can be a bit of a hothead - as for Brewster, I am no fan of his managerial skills, but at the end of the day, he is the manager (for now) and amongst other things, responsible for the discipline of all players. Like any manager in any business he probably has to bring people back into line from time to time but I am not sure he has the skills to do this in a constructive way. His style seems very combative and autocratic rather than collaborative and that will not work with a lot of people !!! Blackie is one of those who I see as likely to push hard against this style. Finally, just a thought ... but if the other recent stories coming from the stadium surrounding Rankin, Wyness and others had not happened, and we were in the middle of a run like that which saw him get the MOM award a few months back we might just be taking Brewster's side in this and placing more blame elsewhere ...... but as it is, it just seems like one thing after another and each one amplifies the previous one until we reach the point where many of us have lost all confidence in him. If he cant start showing some positive managerial skills then he does have to go..... and maybe Black does too !

I agree with you, but ..... Would you prefer 5 days notice of a change of venue or 5 days notice that the game was cancelled .... thats the inference in the article. If the game wasnt moved back, Gretna could not afford to pay Livi, the game wouldnt go ahead, and tha administrator would likely pull the plug ......

I would check again ..... Gretna game moved back to FIR PARK

You sure about that ??? According to Ian's stats he played 60 games and scored 16 times. Started (LGE) - 25 Came on as Sub (LGE) - 25 Started (CUP) - 7 Came on as Sub (CUP) - 3 Goals (LGE) - 11 Goals (CUP) - 5 Total Goals - 16 Even soccerbase agrees with the total of 16 even if their matches played is out by 3 sub appearances .... [attach=1] DSM00.jpg_thumb

As has been pointed out earlier today about the number of red cards given in the last game, Soccerbase gets it wrong !!! According to Ian Broadfoot's stats Bavidge scored 19. I believe Ian !!!

I can only find 14 who got more than 20 goals ??? Over 20 .... Wyness - 101 Stewart - 82 Wilson - 81 Ritchie - 63 Sheerin - 45 McLean - 35 Christie - 34 Thomson - 34 Tokely - 29 Robson - 27 Hercher - 23 Bayne - 20 Xausa - 20 Dargo - 20 Close but no cigar .... Shearer - 19 Bavidge - 19 Teasdale - 19 Mann - 17 Bingham - 17 Hislop - 16 Still at club (for now) so might do it .... McBain - 17 Hart - 16 Brewster - 12 Niculae - 9 McAllister - 4

looks like server time is set to 9 hours behind UK time instead of 8. We cant adjust that so sent a support ticket to our hosts. in the meantime, I have adjusted the forum time so it should now be OK for those who havent adjusted their offset time in their profile.

noticed that too .... should be 9 yellows, 2 reds ICT: 4 Yellow = McGuire, Hastings, Duncan, McBain, 2 Red = Duncan, Munro AFC: 5 Yellow = Maybury, Considine, Maguire, Foster, Miller

If you are in the UK you should not need an offset. -- Our server is in California so it is 8 hours behind UK time -- Our forum software is set to display the local server time +8 hours so it should show UK time by default -- anyone outside the UK might need to set the offset in their profile relative to UK time as thats our default time. -- I normally have my offset at -5 so that it shows Toronto time My first answer was based on the fact that my time looked OK. I went in and checked my offset and it was set to -4 instead of -5. Clocks in US/Canada went forward a few weeks ago so I must have adjusted it sometime and forgotten about it. So if our software is correct, then maybe its our host - will investigate. if you see some weird and wacky times showing up over the course of the next hour or so - dont worry about it .... I may reset all timezone settings to 0 and see what it displays ;)

our settings are correct - we had the forum set to 8 hours ahead of the server (which is on US west coast) but it was showing time as 1 hour behind UK time. looks like our hosts may have forgotten to put clocks forward on servers !!! I have adjusted the forum admin to show correct UK time and will fire off an email to our hosts.

Time looks fine to me !!! Can others in UK confirm ??? If it looks ok to others, you should go to your profile and check the look/layout section and make sure you havent got the Time Offset set incorrectly !!

Gretna breaking more rules I believe. A disgraceful decision. Lets hope no fans had already made plans to travel. The SPL is an utter shambles. Not so much Gretna breaking the rules as the SPL making them up or ignoring them as the situation develops. I think the SPL can see the finish line of this season on the horizon and want to get Gretna over it so they can become the SFL's problem. If the SPL can get them to the end of the season then they wont have any administrative headaches of their own in terms of the inevitable arguments about what to do with Gretna's results ... you just know that if it happened, someone is going to complain long, loud and maybe even via the courts because some teams will lose and others will gain and it might affect end of season prize money or even potential european spots. Yes, the SPL is indeed a complete and utter shambles and after recent events at the TCS, it seems ICT are in the correct place :004: