Scotty

:clapping03: :clapping03: :clapping03: - yup, that is definitely up there along with the other message "due to contractual obligations, we are unable to bring you the current program ....... " or if you want written words .... "[only available to listeners in the UK]"

to be fair, we have heard nothing in the press or attributable to the player himself so it doesnt seem like that .......

duplicate topic see these threads http://www.caleythistleonline.com/communit...hp?topic=4373.0 http://www.caleythistleonline.com/communit...hp?topic=4369.0

If the courts, when presented with all the evidence, find him guilty then they will dish out the punishment that is required. In that situation, I believe the club should not compound that punishment by kicking him when he is down and instead help him to redeem himself and put the episode behind him. If the courts, when presented with all the evidence, find him not guilty or the case not proven then any talk of punishment should of course be binned and he will likely be due quite a few apologies from people who have prejudged him in this matter. to use one of the hated football phrases .... at the end of the day, we will have to wait for the outcome before we truly know what is appropriate.

having thought about it more, my most hated is any sentence that contains the words "Inverness NIL" anywhere in it

http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/newsscript.pl?record=1049 McDonald scored for us, McAllister had a penalty saved

eh ? Australia and Canada are members of the commonwealth of nations, no more than that. The Queen is the head of state and has the title "Queen of Canada" amongst her other titles. She has no power or influence except ceremonial ones. So while Canada has ties to the UK through history there are no ties in terms of UK (Westminster) being able to "tell" Canada what to do. In this way Canada is the same as many other Commonwealth countries e.g. Australia, New Zealand, India, Jamaica, Nigeria. The British North America Act took effect on July 1st, 1867 and it was this Act that created "Canada". here's some reading for you : Canadian Independence As for Scotland ...... As a proud Scotsman, I echo many of the pro-independence comments written here. Heck, we have even found a subject that Hamish and Mee can agree on :023: I have always wanted to see my country try to make its way in the world on its own and believe we have the resources, ability and people to do that - look around at how many inventions, innovations, or astute or talented people in all walks of life came out of such a small country in the last century. I guess I notice it more over here, but working for an engineering company, I always get the line that "you bloody Scots are everywhere" because there are so many employees in our company with Scottish roots.

... strong on paper ... a game of two halves ... you can't get closer than that ... All Credit to 'oppositionPlayer' ... He hit it with his favourite left foot and finally, anything where commentators manage to use England and 1966 in the same sentence like ... England are in red, maybe a good omen as they wore red in 1966... maybe we should start a thread for the best comments ? I quite liked this one from the wee ginger tawt .... interviewer: "Gordon, can I get a quick word?" strachan:" Velocity" interviewer: "in what areas were you beaten today gordon?" strachan: "that big green one over there!"

Oh well, back to the drawing board ........ after a weekend being able to watch the Premiership both live and delayed without any mention of the SPL, I contacted Setanta to ask about the SPL coverage on the new channel ...... RESPONSE The Rangers and Celtic Supporters clubs (RSCs and CSCs) have the live rights to all the Rangers and Celtic matches. They simply use Setanta as a platform to broadcast these games, therefore if you want to see any of these games LIVE, you must go to a bar that hosts a CSC or RSC. We do show these matches delayed on our channel, but never live. There is an SPL highlights show on the US channel, but not on the Canadian Sports Pack. Other SPL teams (such as Hearts, Hibernian, etc) are sometimes shown live and/or delayed on the home programming.

ok - lets get back on topic here. A valid thread has been posted and I have quite simply made the point at the bottom of my own first posting that users need to be careful of what they say because of ongoing legal matters. We will do our best not to close this thread but its ultimate fate is in your hands. If we have to post a disclaimer or explanation of our rationale every few postings then it becomes more trouble than its worth and it will be closed. if it turns into a debate about the Scottish legal system then we will split that off into the AG forum ....

not proven http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_proven

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He has been charged with an offence. He has plead not guilty to that offence. The onus is on the crown to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is in fact guilty of that offence. until a verdict has been handed down or he changes his plea he must be regarded as innocent and we must watch what we say in the matter. Remember .... guilty is only one of three possible verdicts in Scotland. As for the club telling us lies - I believe you are incorrect. They did not state he was guilty or innocent, they said they had received assurances from the player (who has plead not guilty) and would allow the process to run its course before saying anything else. They, like us, have to watch what they say too.

Thought Doresboy had one ....... [attach=1] and here's a couple of faces not seen for a while ! [attach=2] DSCF2304.JPG_thumb DSCF2310.JPG_thumb

Agree with all the responses so far. It would be a shame if that was indeed the case as he has always been a useful midfielder who gives 100%. I can certainly understand that he must be under a fair amount of stress recently, so perhaps it might be best for all concerned if he was allowed to take a little time off to sort out recent events in his personal life and if necessary 'mend fences' behind the scenes rather than lost to football altogether. -note to posters- can we please be careful of exactly what is said in this thread about 'recent events'. this matter is still before the courts and as much as we do not want to delete any postings we have to be very careful about what is allowed.

I think Rory is getting a raw deal in this comparison .... Rory has made 11 starts for ICT and 32 appearances from the subs bench. As discussed at length in other threads, and therefore not needed to be discussed in this one, he has failed to impress a lot of fans when playing for the first team. However, as a few people have said in both the earlier threads and in this one, there is obviously something that those in the ICT setup and those in the Scotland setup are seeing that we are not or that is not being translated into SPL performances. He doesnt get into a Scotland squad just so that McLeish can claim he has named a player from ICT, he gets there because someone in that setup recognises there is a skill or ability there that they can work with. I hope he benefits from being named in the squad and training with the national team and coaches, I hope he uses this opportunity and the low estimation of some fans to motivate himself to do better at his club, I hope he does prove all of us wrong and then stick two fingers up at us for doubting him. Rory was touted as a huge prospect before he broke into the first team. Zander is getting the same treatment. Zander has started only 2 games and come on as a sub in 4 more so like it or not he would be a very controversial call-up for the U20 squad let alone the U21s. Every season, I get sent questionnaires by various football magazines (like 442) asking for predictions for the forthcoming season. One of the questions is always "who will be the youngster to break through this year" or something similar. two seasons ago, my answer was Rory, this season my answer was Zander. There is every chance we could be having the same discussion about Zander this time next season or the season after if he makes the breakthrough but doesnt meet expectations.

:clapping03: :clapping03: congrats to Rory for getting into the squad. I still stick to my belief that he needs to go out on loan or back to the reserves for a while to get his confidence back, but this call-up may also work in his favour. It is clear that someone, somewhere (or maybe multiple people) see SOMETHING in the lad, but unfortunately - with the exception of 1 game V Celtic - it is not translating into performances on the park in the SPL. I would also go along with what CaleyD said "I actually hope the lad goes out there, bangs in a goal or two and gives us all the two fingers."

perhaps because both Bayne and Mcdonald are in the process of coming back from injuries, because Rory needs to get his confidence back and because Niculae isnt match fit yet ? Wyness is still one of the most technically gifted forwards at ICT and there is no way we should be releasing him. I would agree with others that playing him as an attacking midfielder behind a front two might be a good option or we might see him form a good partnership with one of the other strikers once they are fully fit.

unlees you are at Gretna where you get a 5 year rolling one with plenty of holiday time :015: :015:

thank you scotty... i do have one of these mouse things that i could use... ... and if its a USB mouse (with a flat silver coloured connector) as opposed to a PS2 mouse (with a round, normally green coloured connector), 9 times out of 10 it will work without rebooting the machine when your touchpad stops working.

touchpads do that quite often Maimie - and the first rule of tech support (unless something ele is totally obvious) is to reboot the machine. I always use a normal mouse for my laptop - touchpads are a pain in the *** !

suggest you email the official site - they stopped giving us any information about this more than 2 years ago (when we were still the official site !)

ok - managed to see the highlights (legitimately) and it was pretty grim. However, I couldn't help focusing on Ross Tokely's shirt. Since he signed for the club, I have always seen him referred to as T-O-K-E-L-Y in any paperwork, teamlines, or indeed in spreadsheets or other documentation regarding the stats ....... so can someone explain this ............. [attach=1]

"We are sorry, but this content can only be viewed by viewers inside the UK" .... and what makes it worse is that Setanta started broadcasting here YESTERDAY but will NOT be showing any shows where panel discussions take place such as SPL HIGHLIGHTS !!!!! screwed any way you look ! - off to lie down, can feel a rant coming on :008: need to talk to my waiter friend ..... Mr. P Roxy the Server ;)

I dont get that - even though I am looking at UK version ... I get this [attach=1] 11.gif_thumb