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[table] [tr][td]Opposition[/td][td]W[/td][td]D[/td][td]L[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Celtic[/td][td]0[/td][td]2[/td][td]2[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Rangers[/td][td]1[/td][td]2[/td][td]1[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Hearts[/td][td]1[/td][td]2[/td][td]1[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Aberdeen[/td][td]1[/td][td]1[/td][td]2[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Kilmarnock[/td][td]1[/td][td]3[/td][td]0[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Dundee Utd[/td][td]1[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Hibernian[/td][td]2[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Motherwell[/td][td]1[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Falkirk[/td][td]1[/td][td]1[/td][td]1[/td][/tr] [tr][td]St Mirren[/td][td]1[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Gretna[/td][td]3[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][/tr] [/table] 4 fixtures against the top 5 teams as I hope we will be in top 6 !!!!!

I think its kind of ludicrous .... I can understand why the EU allows immigration restrictions to be put in place by member states for the first 7 years of a new country's membership of the EU (even though it can be applied arbitrarily - eg. we did it for Bulgaria and Romania but not Poland) . I can even understand the rule about 75% of international games (although I don't necessarily agree with it) However, I simply dont see why the 75% rule is a blanket rule, especially as Romania are a lot higher in the FIFA rankings than Scotland and probably have hundreds of players who would be able to compete at the same or higher level than those at SPL clubs. If Romania play 4 fixtures a year, less than 20 players could actually manage to reach 75% of fixtures ! It is quite clear that Niculae is not an 'economic migrant' like some who might try and come here from new EU member states. It is also clear that his pedigree is pretty good despite not playing in 75% of his country's fixtures in the last two years. And it is further clear that ICT could not purchase a player like this in the domestic market as we could not afford it ..... so c'mon bureaucrats - sign the papers !!!!!

We got some pictures from Trevor Martin too -- should be up soon.

I emailed them some feedback of course :023:

thats a shame - i finished quite high up last year - in the top 50 !!! but for those who dont already know - our SPL PL is quite similar ....... no jokers, but other than that its also based on the scores from the SPL each week........ see prediction league thread for details of how to join.

I actually dont think that ICT prices are that bad .... for season tickets at least. Its the 'walk-up' prices for individual tickets that are a bit high and that affects a fair number of regular supporters who either cant afford season books or who cant justify them because they may live out of town and only make half a dozen games per year. the club have addressed the lump sum renewal cost of the tickets by initiating the direct debit scheme and if they could come up with a 'flex pack' that allows fans to buy a pack of tickets (at season ticket prices) for something like 6 or 8 'B' fixtures that they could use over the course of a complete season then I would say their ticketing policy would be fairly spot on. For the flex pack you would just swap a "paid" voucher for a ticket for one of the games (subject to availability). Adding "unpaid" vouchers to the pack for "A" class games would also be a way to give those supporters a way to qualify for priority for OF games. as a matter of interest ........ Based on 19 home games .... Adult Main stand = ?330 = ?17.37 per ticket compared to ?25/?27 on the day Adult North/West stand = ?280 = ?14.74 per ticket compared to ?20/?22 on the day Senior/Student Main Stand = ?205 = ?10.79 per ticket compared to ?20/?22 on the day Senior/Student North/West stand = ?150 = ?7.89 per ticket compared to compared to ?15/?17 on the day Child Main Stand = ?130 = ?6.84 per ticket compared to ?20/?22 on the day Child North/West stand = ?80 = ?4.21 per ticket compared to compared to compared to ?15/?17 on the day 'Centenary' Child Main Stand = ?60 = ?3.16 per ticket compared to ?20/?22 on the day 'Centenary' Child North/West Stand = ?45 = ?2.50 per ticket compared to ?15/?17 on the day Family (1 adult 1 child) = ?260 = ?6.84 each per ticket compared to compared to ?22/?26 on the day for 1 adult/1 child Family (1 adult 1 'centenary' child) = ?245 = ?6.45 each per ticket compared to ?22/?26 on the day for 1 adult/1 child Family (1 concession/1 child) = ?160 = ?4.21 each per ticket compared to ?20/?24 on the day for 1 concession/1 child Family (1 concession/1 'centenary' child) = ?145 = ?3.81 each per ticket compared to ?20/?24 on the day for 1 concession/1 'centenary' child

It will be an homage to our real Romany and therefore not sectarian :015: :015: We dont do petitions, we do bitching, moaning and complaining and this subject has had a lot of all of those !!! The club have heard all the points made by fans ... now its time to see if they listened !!! anyhow, this thread is about sectarianism and the move to deduct points if it happens - lets keep singing section and stewarding conversations to the relevant threads !

Since Caley Thistle were formed Ian Broadfoot has kept a huge set of stats that do include a lot of these games. However, when recording or trotting out things like appearances, goals etc they have never been included in them because the fixtures are not classed as competitive fixtures. We are working on our stats program now that Ian has retired and we will include lineups and goals etc in there for these games where we can but we will do it in such a way that it does not skew the 'proper' stats If Highland League teams want to class them as competitive fixtures then that is up to them, but teams in the senior leagues dont tend to include these kinds of fixtures .... The Scottish leagues (and upwards to UEFA and FIFA for things like the Golden Boot) also do not count appearances and goals from competitions like this in their stats - could you imagine .... Marius Niculae scores 5 goals in each round of the North or Inverness Cup (or both) and is suddenly classed as top scorer in the SPL ? and goes on to win the Golden Boot, a nice thought but it doesnt really make sense does it !

for 'soccer' in North America, Setanta seem to have linked up with iTVN [http://www.itvn.com] to offer broadband access to some of their games for a monthly subscription .... It's a little progress perhaps, but I have heard horror stories about people in Canada ordering the receivers from the states and being hit with huge import taxes or delivery problems .... not to mention the unverified signal quality. no supplier this side of the border yet for me to try it !

pretty much. It's a credit card sized ID card that allows me to work, pay taxes, swap my UK driving license for an Ontario one, pay taxes, Get my UK passport renewal issued from Ottawa, pay taxes, Get my Ontario health coverage (think NHS), pay taxes ....... but what it doesnt allow me to do is vote in municipal, provincial and federal elections, or claim 'welfare' should the need arise, these only come if I decide to go for citizenship and become one of these dual-nationality bods ..... oh, and I need to have it with me in addition to my passport when I leave or enter the country.

cant say I have had any problems with posting SP. anyone else ?

North of Scotland Cup, Inverness Cup or any other 'regional' cups are not classed as 'competitive' fixtures for the purposes of record keeping and stats

Ian. kicked it and splattered paint all over the tunnel

cant be bothered going hunting on the home office site - but a player who had "lived in Scotland all their life but never gained citizenship" would have documentation of some sort allowing them to remain in the country possibly because of parentage or after a number of years because of naturalisation. In my own situation, I am classed as a 'permanent resident' despite not having citizenship of Canada. Because I have been here for more than 3 years, I am eligible to apply for citizenship if I wish, but if not, all I need to do is renew my permanent resident card after 5 years and all is good ..... I am, in effect, a 'naturalised' Canadian (which will always be second to 'born Scottish') !!!

I'm with CaleyD on this one .... its great when an opposition player (goalie or otherwise) can get the banter with the fans .... John Hughes used to do it, Andy Goram did it with the ICT fans in the cup game V Rangers more than 10 years ago, and Bullock was always good like that too despite the torrents of abuse he received for merely being a County player. As for TB's 'incident' - although, I also taunted him after his conviction, I believe it had more to do with drunken stupidity on a night out than other far worse things that could get you on 'the list'. Do I condone it ? no I dont, but I am sure some of the taunting he gets is over the top and he just shrugs it off so fair play to him. It constantly amazes me that fans (myself included) get so angry when a player reacts to taunting - its almost like we think we have a divine right to abuse someone for most of the match but they cant give us a GIRFUY sign when their team scores. I have seen it taken too far - that wee nyaff McCall and the paint tin for example, or the ball boy incident mentioned above but even they could be said to be heat of the moment and so long as an apology or similar is forthcoming (like the gloves to the ballboy) then it can be forgiven - still think McCall owes the club for that paint though !!!

we never played DUFC when we were in division 1 - see above.

ICT V Rangers 95/96 - Scottish Cup: 1 loss 04/05 - SPL: 1 loss, 2 draws 05/06 - SPL: 2 losses, 1 draw 06/07 - SPL: 2 wins, 1 draw

Record against DUFC ..... pretty even to be fair ! 97/98 - Scottish Cup: 1 draw at Tannadice, 1 extra time loss at Caledonian Stadium 04/05 - SPL: 2 draws, 2 losses 05/06 - SPL: 2 draws, 2 wins / League Cup: 1 win 06/07 - SPL: 2 draws, 1 win, 1 loss / Scottish Cup: 1 win P16 W5 L4 D7 F17 A19

Aberdeen League Cup - 1 loss Sc Cup - 1 draw 2 losses League - 6 draws, 3 losses Berwick Coca Cola (League) Cup - 1 loss Bells (challenge) Cup) - 1 loss Elgin no competitive fixtures against Elgin so no wins or losses ! of the other teams people have mentioned ...... Morton - 8 games in Div1 - 5 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw Partick - 4 in Div2 - 3 wins, 1 loss. 4 in Div1 - 1 win, 3 losses. 1 CIS Cup win, 4 Sc Cup, 2 draws, 2 losses Queens Park - 12 in Div3 - 7 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses. 1 Sc Cup win, 1 CIS Cup loss Peterhead - 1 CIS Cup win, 1 Bells Cup win Gretna - 1 Bells cup win

The comparison with Bayne is a very good one. I would even throw Keogh into that mix. Both players came to us as strikers but neither are/were prolific and in Keogh's case he ended up becoming a midfielder before being released in the end ..... but our fans love(d) both. Why ? EFFORT !!! If Rory can't put in the effort (which seems to be a bit of a consensus), then the fans are not going to sit back and take it lightly. I know he is a young lad, a bright prospect etc etc etc .... but those excuses wore thin a long time ago. A striker who can't score goals (and the stats prove it) and also looks like he isn't trying is a luxury we cant afford and Charlie pretty much only has two choices - keep the lad and maybe send him out on loan to find his scoring boots, or ditch him because he's just not going to make it.

Click MY PREDICTIONS when in the PL pages to enter predictions. will default to next set of fixtures but can change week number from dropdown. might want to read this thread ... EXPLANATION OF NEW PL

Actually, after a reasonably successful Gold Cup they are 65th ... but to be fair, Scotland was signed before that ....

Morgan has good skills but seems to lack effort - he is good on the left when he applies himself but being behind Mcbain, Rankin & Paatelainen in the pecking order may not motivate him very well Paatelainen will be good this season both in providing decent crosses and pitching in with the odd goal. Used sparingly last season, I think we will see more of him this year but probably as a sub as McBain or Rankin would seem to be Charlie's choice for the left side. Zander is a really exciting prospect (to be used wisely rather than over-used, I would hope). Like Markus, I think we will see Zander as a sub,coming on for Barry as he tires in the second half. Give Barry a nod to work his socks of for 60 minutes, then let Zander come on and terrorise teams for the las 30 mins.

ohh my god ...... wait till Mee see's this post :shooting05: :hiding03:

you mean the myth abut the French not bathing ? its amazing what you can find on GOOGLE .... the French deodorant market in 2001/2 was 547.5 million euros Germany = 528m, Italy = 245m, Spain = 208m, UK = 399m