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Casino Royale ****/5 I liked this film despite myself. I went in with the pre-conceived idea that Daniel Craig was the wrong man to take over the mantle of Bond. Connery is Bond and the role will always be measured against him. Only Pierce Brosnan has ever come remotely close to matching him in my opinion. Lazenby, Moore and Dalton were not even close. Daniel Craig however goes straight in at number 2 for this effort that remakes Ian Fleming's first novel (if you bother to count the Woody Allen version). No gadgets, gimmicks or any of that stuff, unless you count a heart defibrillator ... but a gritty performance from a man that could and perhaps should play Bond for quite a few more films. The Queen ****/5 Helen Mirren is a shoe-in for the oscar as the Queen. Wasnt quite so convinced in the actors who played Philip, Charles, and especially the Queen Mum but the Tony Blair actor was strangely hypnotic :015: Think most people know it deals with the aftermath of the death of Diana and although it shows up the Royal Family badly, the Queen eventually comes across a little less badly than the rest. Quite enjoyed it. Snakes on a Plane **/5 "I have had it with these mother****ing snakes on this mother****ing plane" said Samuel L Jackson about 2/3 of the way through this excruciatingly mind-numbing overhyped piece of pap. The only surprise was that I was still awake to hear the line. Probably the best example of a crap movie that made it to the big time based primarily on a lot of Internet hype.

think it warrants a thread poll - have added one :004:

Final score 1-0 :021: :021: Dunfermline just scored to put Hearts out .... Bobby Mann sent off conceding a penalty in his debut at Peterhead. 4 ex-ICT players in Peterhead's lineup (Mann, Gilfillan, Keogh, Bavidge)

According to our esteemed Mr Bannerman on 'open mic' (no commentary for overseas listeners) Caley Thistle almost scored again - McAllister nodding just wide

1-0 ICT - Russell Duncan

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Yes, I think I did .... Thomas the Tanked Up engine indeed :023:

info here : http://www.ictsupporterstrust.co.uk/

maybe this character might be just as good for you Heilandee :004: [attach=1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripperella

Think I like feeder club better .... rivals usually play in the same league as each other :015: :015: :015: Think it was Raith Rovers - just as they started having financial problems - they bought Marvin Andrews, Steve Tosh and Alex Burns for less than 100k in total and then went on to sign Davide Xausa, Mark McCulloch and Barry Wilson from ICT ........

Fred Flinstone & Homer Simpson would be my choice ....... although I did consider adding Mr Benn and Mary, Mungo and Midge and the all time classic the 'Clangers' http://www.toonhound.com/tvtoons.htm (British Toons) http://www.toonopedia.com/ (mostly American)

Gringo - think I have the very thing for you , available from any good military store - the very latest technology ...... [attach=1] very portable [attach=2] and you receive a free mobile phone with it as an extra offer [attach=3]

yup - think that pretty much sums it up. try calling Andrina at the ticket office to clarify - or email her at [email protected]

Dont think too may ICT fans would argue that Barry Robson signing a contract extension with DUFC is a good day for your club.

It IS (and always has been) on the right hand side of the main page as well as inside each and every match report and also within the members area !!! i have just moved it (today) to ABOVE the 'next game' box instead of underneath it http://www.caleythistleonline.com/index.php

Clacher, I think you are totally wrong and I want to take issue with a few of your comments. Whilst it is true that in any organisation you might get people becoming a part of it to try and further their own agenda, or to gain recognition, notoriety or some form of gratuities or freebies I think you are tarring everyone with a pretty nasty brush here. There are people who just like to get involved, or who want to try and help others without the need for an alternative agenda. I dont know everyone involved in the trust but would certainly vouch for that being the case with many of them that I do know. What absolute scheidt. Some people just like to get involved in things. When I was in Inverness I spent time on the committees of various organisations - ICT Supporters Club, Inverness & District Pool Association, Inverness & District Amateur Football Association. Did i join any of them because i was insecure, or psychologically deficient in some way ? NO, I joined them because I am bloody good at organising things and I like to be involved. I get enjoyment in seeing an event take shape and then watching it run like clockwork. do I need to be in the foreground basking in the limelight ? NO, most of the time I am happy (or actually prefer) to sit quite happily in the background helping things tick over. Am I insecure ? NO - I may have had moments of insecurity at times, but most of the time I am quite comfortable with where I am, where I have been and where I am going. I assume that I must also be even more psychologically unhinged because I started a website in 1994 and have maintained it ever since ? Did I do that for recognition or financial gain ? NO, I did it because I wanted to learn web design and ICT was one of the first subjects that popped into my head when i pondered "ok, what will i make it about" .... It has actually cost me way more money than it has ever made but money has never been my motivation. YES, I have had the odd freebie or invite to hospitality but I think I have given back more than I have ever received. Unfortunately, I am not in a financial position to show my support for the club in the same way as someone like David Sutherland can do, so supplying the club with a website made me feel happy that I was contributing to the club in some way especially when the club quite simply couldnt afford to pay someone to do it. Do I like the praise I get (at times) ? YES, of course I do, I wouldnt be human if I didnt, but the search for plaudits was not the reason the site was started (and with the praise also comes criticism in equal measure). The site is actually more important than ever for me now since we moved to being unofficial again and from 3500 miles away it is not likely I will get too much in the way of freebies or a chance to develop a hidden agenda. Instead, it keeps me informed about what is happening in both Inverness and at ICT and it also keeps me in touch with many friends I have made over the years. Finally, from the point of view of why it was started in the first place - to learn web design - the new site has taught me loads of new stuff about all sorts of different and developing web technologies. If the Directors' agenda for the club is to "make as much money and be as successful as we can" then I fully support that but I disagree with you that everyone who tries to volunteer or become involved in some way - whether as part of an organised group or as an individual - has a hidden agenda. There have been people who have offered genuine help but have been knocked back time and again because their face doesnt fit and there have also been (and still are) some who do have an agenda (hidden or otherwise) attached to their involvement with the club. People dont have to be part of any organisation to either have, or not have, an agenda and again you are tarring everyone with the same brush which is unfair.

Trust the BBC - Triestina are currently sitting 10th (of 22) in Serie B http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/btable.html

Archibald just signed on a free for Partick - source: BBC Transfer Deadline list

Have grabbed the transfer list from the BBC and filtered it ... I noticed that neither Keogh or Paatelainen appeared on the list for some reason so added them in for the dates of the stories on the official site...... PRE-CONTRACTS: OUT -> Darren Dods to Dundee Utd IN <- Don Cowie from Ross County TRANSFERS 31 January 2007 Alan Archibald [Dundee Utd - Partick Thistle] Free Steve Aitken [stranraer - Stenhousemuir] Free Kenny Deuchar [Gretna - Northampton] Loan Shaun Dillon [stenhousemuir - Stranraer] Free Martin Donald [Hibernian - Montrose] Loan Richie Foran [Motherwell - Southend] £200,000 David Gray [Dundee Utd - Kilmarnock] Free Paul Hartley [Hearts - Celtic] £1,100,000 Chris Higgins [Montrose - Dundee] Undisclosed Steve Hislop [Livingston - Raith Rovers] Undisclosed Simon Lappin [st Mirren - Norwich] Undisclosed Kyle MacAuley [Aberdeen - Peterhead] Undisclosed John McGoldrick [Partick Thistle - Albion Rovers] Loan Malik Rezgane [Triestina - Ross County] Undisclosed Jonathon Smith [inverness CT - Clachnacuddin] Free Massio Tomei [Triestina - Ross County] Undisclosed Krisztian Vadocz [Auxerre - Motherwell] Loan 30 January 2007 John Glele [Amiens - Cowdenbeath] Stefan Gonet [Morton - Clydebank] Undisclosed Scott Kellacher [Nairn County - Elgin City] Undisclosed Stuart McKenzie [inverness CT - Montrose] Undisclosed Eddie Malone [Clyde - St Mirren] Undisclosed Stephen O'Donnell [Clyde - St Mirren] Undisclosed Kevin Thomson [Hibernian - Rangers] £2m 27 January 2007 Jamie Adams [Kilmarnock - Queen of the South] Loan Willie Gibson [Queen of the South - Kilmarnock] Undisclosed Jamie Harris [shelbourne - Dunfermline] Free Stephen Murray [Kilmarnock - Queen of the South] Loan 26 January 2007 Matthew Doherty [Hearts - Cowdenbeath] Loan Stuart Golabek [inverness CT - Livingston] Loan Jamie MacDonald [Hearts - Queen of the South] Loan Derek Lilley [Morton - St Johnstone] Free Jamie Mole [Hearts - Livingston] Loan Ally Ridgers [Clachnacuddin - Inverness CT] Loan 25 January 2007 Jeremy Clement [Rangers - Paris St Germain] Undisclosed Ugo Ehiogu [Middlesbrough - Rangers] Free Stephen Glass [Hibernian - Dunfermline] Loan Jean-Joel Perrier-Doumbe [Rennes - Celtic] Loan 24 January 2007 Liam Keogh [inverness CT - Peterhead] Undisclosed 23 January 2007 Mark Birch [Gretna - Southport] Loan Craig McEwan [brechin - Stenhousemuir] Swap deal David Murie [stenhousemuir - Brechin] Swap deal Dany N'Guessan [Rangers - Lincoln] Free 19 January 2007 Scott McCulloch [Partick - Stenhousemuir] Free Filipe Morais [Millwall - St Johnstone] Loan 18 January 2007 Mark Brown [inverness CT - Celtic] Undisclosed Jamie Doyle [unattached - Arbroath] Adam Hammill [Liverpool - Dunfermline] Loan Chris Mackie [shotts Bon Accord - Alloa] Undisclosed 17 January 2007 David Marshall [Celtic - Norwich] Loan 16 January 2007 David Weir [Everton - Rangers] Free 15 January 2007 Markus Paatelainen [Cowdenbeath - Inverness CT] Undisclosed 13 January 2007 Richard Campbell [Raith Rovers - Musselburgh Athletic] Loan Bob Davidson [Rangers - Dundee] Undisclosed Bobby Ryan [shelbourne - Dunfermline] Undisclosed 12 January 2007 Murray Davidson [Livingston - Cowdenbeath] Loan Chris McGroarty [stranraer - Berwick] Free Stevie Nicholas [stranraer - East Fife] Free Dene Shields [Gretna - Ross County] Free Alan Thompson [Celtic - Leeds] Loan 11 January 2007 Graham Gibson [Partick - East Fife] Loan Paul McHale [Clyde - Dundee] Free Stephen Pearson [Celtic - Derby County] £750,000 Julien Rodriguez [Rangers - Marseille] Undisclosed Alan Russell [Forest Green Rovers - Partick] Undisclosed Kasper Schmeichel [Manchester City - Falkirk] Loan Gary Smith [Cowdenbeath - Dundee] Free Momo Sylla [Leicester - Kilmarnock] Undisclosed Craig Wilson [Dunfermline - Raith] Loan 9 January 2007 Andy Carlin [stenhousemuir - Bathgate Thistle] Free John Dempster [Cumnock Juniors - Stenhousemuir] Free Darren Henderson [Cumnock Juniors - Stenhousemuir] Free David Templeton [stenhousemuir - Hearts] £30,000 8 January 2007 Arnas Lekevicius [FK Atlantis - Hearts] Undisclosed 6 January 2007 Arkadiusz Klimek [Kaunas - Hearts] Undisclosed Eduardas Kurskis [Kaunas - Hearts] Undisclosed 5 January 2007 Adam Coakley [Motherwell - Stenhousemuir] Loan Jon Daly [Hartlepool - Dundee United] Undisclosed Stephen Dobbie [st Johnstone - Queen of the South] Free Shaun Fagan [Motherwell - Stenhousemuir] Loan Steve Hogg [shrewsbury - Gretna] Free Colin Lieper [Raith - Whitburn] Loan Bobby Linn [Peterhead - Morton] Undisclosed Denis McLaughlin [Hearts - Raith] Loan Jim O'Brien [Celtic - Dunfermline] Loan Jamie McQuilken [Gretna - Queen of the South] Free Marco Pelosi [Hearts - Raith] Loan Barry Smith [Valur - Partick Thistle] Loan Andy Webster [Wigan - Rangers] Loan Steven Weir [Livingston - Cowdenbeath] Loan 2 January 2007 Craig Brewster [unattached - Aberdeen] Free Ryan Stevenson [st Johnstone - Ayr] Undisclosed 1 January 2007 Moses Ashikodi [Rangers - Watford] Nominal fee Stephen Black [Kansas City - Montrose] Loan Stephen Fraser [Montrose - St Andrews Utd] Loan Michael Fulton [Morton - Largs Thistle] Loan Alan Gilbridge [Morton - Largs Thistle] Loan Morgaro Gomis [Cowdenbeath - Dundee Utd] Nominal fee Stefan Gonet [Morton - Clydebank] Loan Dean Holden [Peterborough - Falkirk] Undisclosed Paul Keegan [st Patrick's Athletic - Motherwell] Undisclosed Scott Marshall [unattached - Cowdenbeath] David MacLeod [Morton - Largs Thistle] Loan Neil McCallum [st Johnstone - Alloa] Loan Mark McChrystal [Derry City - Partick] Undisclosed Paul McGowan [Celtic - Morton] Loan Derek McInnes [Millwall - St Johnstone] Undisclosed Trevor Molloy [st Patrick's Athletic - Motherwell] Undisclosed Kevin Moon [st Johnstone - Forfar] Loan Michael Mullen [Queen of the South - Stranraer] Loan Danny Murphy [Cork - Motherwell] Undisclosed Neil Stephen [Peterhead - Montrose] Undisclosed

Mind you, maybe County are stocking up on future stars for us ..... just noticed on the BBC site that they have signed a couple of Serie B players ....... Here's the latest from BBC (last couple of days worth) ... Martin Donald [Hibernian - Montrose] Loan Richie Foran [Motherwell - Southend] £200,000 Steve Hislop [Livingston - Raith Rovers] Undisclosed Kyle MacAuley [Aberdeen-Peterhead] Undisclosed Malik Rezgane [Triestina - Ross County] Undisclosed Massio Tomei [Triestina - Ross County] Undisclosed Krisztian Vadocz [Auxerre - Motherwell] Loan Scott Kellacher [Nairn County - Elgin City] Stuart McKenzie [inverness Caledonian Thistle - Montrose] Undisclosed Eddie Malone [Clyde - St Mirren] Undisclosed Stephen O'Donnell [Clyde - St Mirren] Undisclosed Kevin Thomson [Hibernian - Rangers] £2m

At the end of the day, I dont care where our new signings come from if they are good enough and that is the key phrase .... Rankin is proving to be worth it, and other players who have previously been at County have also served us well. I have never seen Don Cowie play (that I can remember) so cant really pass comment on him but you can only go to the same well so often before it dries up .... Agree we should be looking wherever we can for players ... this is just a thought, but according to the timetable on the Dalcross airport website, Inverness now has regular flights to Birmingham, London (Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton), Manchester, Liverpool, Dublin, Bristol, Leeds, Southampton, Belfast, and East Midlands as well as internal Scottish routes .... perhaps we could think laterally and try to entice players near to these transport links to come here either permanently or on loan and build a certain number of 'free' flights into their contract - hopefully getting round the 'so far away' or 'middle of nowhere' syndrome.

Black did it once and got a yellow card, then did it a second time a few seconds later and got a second yellow. You could (perhaps) call it inconsistent application of the rules of the game (based on the fact that others have done it and not got booked) that he got his first yellow, but the second yellow was due to his own idiocy. Bottom line is that the referee was 100% correct to book him and then book him again - thats the rules. Given the half-time score, we would probably have lost that game anyway, and if we acknowledge that he is a "competitive" player we can even sympathise with his frustration - something that all ICT fans were probably feeling at that time, both in the stadium and listening to the coverage - but he single handedly (or footedly) killed any chance we might have had of a comeback in that game. However, slated though he was for that incident, his last couple of appearances from the bench have been marked by a noted downturn in his petulance, something that has been commented about on these boards after both the Hibs game and the Celtic game. I wouldnt want to see him lose his competitive spirit but if he can channel it in the right direction as he has in the last two games then he will get a lot less bookings and far more praise, and ultimately, accolades.

If Mark had signed a pre-contract with Falkirk I would have been a lot less happy than I am with him moving to Celtic as it at least shows ambition (no disrespect intended to Falkirk, but if any of our players move to another 'mid-table' side then it is a sideways move regardless of that club's history, fanbase or potential). At least at Celtic he is (hopefully) assuring his own and his family's financial future (6k per week for 3 years is nearly a million squid) and has a chance to establish himself ... who knows what might happen if Boruc goes, gets injured or falls out of favour

Player of the Year standings now up to date to end of December on the POTY page and have calculated everything up to the Hibs game in my spreadsheet .... Adding a reminder in the forums has seen 4 people add votes so far today. A couple of teasers for the table I will update at the beginning of next week -- Barry has lost top spot to Broonie !!! (by a single point) -- John Rankin has raced up the table in December/January with 3 MOM performances and points in 2 other games -- 5 players have earned points in every single month so far (Bayne, Brown, Dargo, Rankin & Wilson)

The voting numbers seem to be dropping off a little bit so we thought we would post a little reminder here every week to vote for the top 3 players in each game you have attended. Details of the rules, how it is worked out, and the current standings are here : PLAYER OF YEAR Polls that can currently be voted on are here : POLLS