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Forget the eagle .... just let the players know what you're gonna do with the thistle if they dont perform !!! :015:

'salt of the earth'

SPL announced 6 changes today ~CLICKY~

SPL & Setanta wanted Friday 3rd for this game (and other Fridays for other games) but as Alex mentioned, the Police (all over the country) put the kybosh on that plan as they tend to be quite busy on a Friday night without the added hassle of policing a football match. However, I cant for the life of me see the point of inconveniencing fans by moving it to the Monday just because they cant get the Friday !!

haggis

Dundee Utd Officials ... oh Bricks .... with a 'B' ..... better make that MORTAR then :015:

We're doomed .... DOOMED

same team but keep Rankin in the middle where he seemed to perform better when paired with Hart. I am assuming that Black may be suspended as he has reached 5 bookings but even if not, I think he needs a little time to cool-off. BROWN TOKELY DODS MUNRO HASTINGS WILSON HART RANKIN MCBAIN BAYNE DARGO SUBS Fraser McCaffrey Morgan Duncan Wyness McAllister Sutherland Things not going our way during the game ? switch to 3-5-2 by bringing Caff on (in place of McBain in my list here but realistically could be any of the midfield). Make other substitutions depending on performance. BROWN MUNRO DODS MCCAFFREY TOKELY HASTINGS WILSON HART RANKIN BAYNE DARGO

I was happy to hear Clarke acknowledge Tiger Woods for the behind the scenes support he gave him prior to the competition. Tiger knows only too well how hard it is to lose a loved one and then try to play sport in the public eye a short time later. Well done to Darren and equally well done to Tiger !! You are both gentlemen. I would also like to see a few people - Bernard Gallagher and Thomas Bjorn in particular - eat their words over Woosnam's wildcard selection. It could have backfired spectacularly but history will show his picks of Darren Clarke (3 out of 3 points in the games he played) and Lee Westwood (4 out of 5 pts) were inspirational ... the crowd reception for Clarke undoubtedly played a part in motivating the European team and Westwood played all 5 rounds without losing (3 wins, 2 halves) so a few slices of humble pie are required .....

Radio commentators made the point that the team performed a lot better when Hart came on. I will defer to those who were actually at the game, but it sounded like he did enough to get on from the start this weekend.

Official Stats supplied by Ian Broadfoot have the following caveat for Charlie's managerial career. "Excludes two periods as joint interim manager with John Docherty - 13 to 23 November 2004 & 14 to 21 January 2006 - 5 matches" those would be Sat 13th November 2004 - 3-0 defeat at Celtic Tue 23rd November 2004 - 1-1 draw at TCS V Dundee United Sat 14th January 2006 - 3-0 win at TCS V Livingston Mon 16th January 2006 - 2-0 win at Ayr in the cup Sat 21st January 2006 - 4-1 win at Falkirk

full stats attached [edited and re-uploaded as i forgot to include Saturday's result]

Think the 'performance' of Alan Freeland might overshadow him this week ... when EVERY pundit agrees that he had a 'howler' then it must have been bad ......

There has been talk of a court case in December so I assume he WAS charged with breach of the peace

Starting lineups - see attached files

Midge is neither of these people. The user consistently posts from the same IP address and neither IHE or anyone else has ever posted from it.

yeah ... was thinking along the same lines myself yesterday ... even did a google search to see if I could find a sport beginning with S that had SIX, SEVEN, SIXTEEN or SIXTY players/people on a team

dont like the phrase 'vote of confidence' as we know what usually comes next ..... but I guess if it is coming from fans its not as sinister as coming from the chairman :004: If you were to say or write something then personally I think you should avoid the 'confidence' phrase and go with something like "...despite calls from one or two for CC's head, the vast majority of online fans displayed their continued and unwavering support for CC as manager" (sure you can word it better though CB)

The first aim in ANY season is survival in the SPL, anything else is an added (but thoroughly enjoyable) bonus. The difference in cash between the SPL and Division 1 is PHENOMENAL. Put it into perspective. No matter who the manager is, we are a small team, in a small city, with a small support and a small wage budget. We ARE growing each year and if we can stay in the SPL for a further 4 or 5 years we might be able to build on what we have so we can change our wage structure, attract more supporters etc. A candle that burns twice as brightly only burns half as long ... ask Livi !!! As for Charlie not attracting players to the TCS, I think that is complete BS. Sure, he might not have the same contacts as Robbo or Brewster and it may be slightly harder for him. However, in this day and age AGENTS are the people who tout players to clubs just as much as managers look to their old stomping grounds. Look at both Robbo or Brew who both came back to ICT for players after they moved elsewhere. Do players go to Gretna because of Rowan Alexander's magnetic personality ? no, didnt think so. Did players sign for McCall at DUFC because he was a fine upstanding gentleman ? Did half the squad hate Brewster because he was such a nice man ? Players sign for a club either because they have an affinity/loyalty towards it or because of the money on offer ... At ICT's level/size, signing for a club because of who the manager happens to be is a very rare happening. Presence is one word for it :017:

will merge the threads - keep it all in one place

Midge ... I make that 17-1 in favour of CC staying and 3 requests for your head :017:

ok - mystery solved : Banning Order ? as seen on the 'we are not immune' thread that Gringo started

sorry reffinweed - it wasnt your comment that confused me, it was Maimie's ...... thread title "first banning order for ICT??" and first post says "i hope not" .... to me that suggests that something has been in the paper or on the web somewhere to suggest an ICT fan might get one of these ?

sorry - it feels like this is the middle of a conversation ? Has someone fallen foul already ? Is the information on another link or another site ?

NO (ridiculous question IMHO)