Harry Chibber

I don't know why anyone would be using the Niculae fee as a deterrant for contract negotiations. If it wasn't for the board making a complete hash of the sale we would be laughing all the way to the bank. The only way we can expect to push on in the SPL is by picking up bargains (Hayes, Odi & Rooney) and then having the faith to offer contracts that will see a return. After 20+ goals last season and a continuation into this season, Rooney will already have the eyes of other SPL clubs and Division 1 teams in England (who can more than match our wage structure), if he continues scoring it wont be long before the Championship teams have a look and that's where the money is.... that's why it's imperative that we hook up a 3 or at the very least 2 year contract.

Think you are absolutely spot on about Grant, even his use of possesion seems to have improved. I think he did a great job as captain but you might be right that he can concentrate on his own job rather than the whole teams. Tel is paid to make the important decisions and with Wednesday's selection and todays result he might just have made an essential one to keep us in the division.

Honestly looked like he had played there all his life.. he is the future of ICT I have no doubt about it. Good players can play anywhere and he showed exactly what he was about today.... credit to the lad and credit to Butcher for showing faith in him. Terrific performance today and although I'm sick of posting it after away games but I can't get over how good a travelling support we have, especially when you take into consideration the distance travelled by some of the guys. No one stopped singing from the 1st to 93rd/ish minute and the players showed the appreciation at the end.. As mentioned previously by jrict, Tokely & Munro were awesome. Odi gets better and better... with Foran back on the flank we looked a lot more like the team that finished so well last season Gutting to not go away with a clean sheet but we couldn't have done anything to prevent their goal, great finish, otherwise it would have been the perfect away performnce. when the players start returning from injury I have no doubt we are SPL quality it's just a patchwork job at the moment for Butcher & Mo but with the likes of Shinnie, Morrison & Ross coming to the fray it's very encouraging.

HT: 0-0 FT: 0-1 1st scorer ICT: Rooney Crowd: 3486

on you go mate.. could do without reading this 5hite

HT: 0-2 FT: 1-2 1st scorer ICT: Hayes 1st scorer Opp: Kyle Crowd: 4987

I was off to flyer until I predicted the result last weekend... and to think I was only trying to prepare people for the worst... just as well Cracking article from cyril + 1 green dot :)

Horrible to hear this... my condolences

not really something I'll be bragging about.. would have much rather been wrong but cheers.

Hope you had a couple of quid on that .... it would be the only thing that would be bearable !!! no. wish I listened to my own advice, instead I convinced myself (and lots of my work colleagues) that this was too good a betting oppertunity to miss and am now ?100 lighter and have to face a lot of unhappy people on Monday.

H.T: 0-1 F.T: 1-2 1st ICT scorer: Rooney 1st Hamilton scorer: Hasselbaink Crowd: 3,756

I hope the board are considering a contract that will match his ambition.. ... there are already clueless old firm fans at my work asking about him & with his scoring record from last season continuing it wont be long before other clubs come knocking.

had a good laugh at this today at work.. hopefully some Olympiakos fans decide to do the same tonight and United can get a bye to the group stages

I'm actually trying to curse use to win..... if you get me Something Tel managed to do last season was win consistently and for the first time in a long time we dealt with the pressure of being favourites going into each game, something Brewster struggled with. I hope that momentum can continue into this season but we can't expect to have it our own way against stronger opposition. As I said, I'll be delighted if I'm wrong (so will my wallet) but as the scarf would say "I have a bad feeling about this" anyway, it's about time I posted something that got some red dots

HT: 2-0 FT: 3-0 1st scorer ICT: Ross Crowd: 1204

Ok, so we have all creamed over the terrific result against United and to an extent our first half display against Celtic. We didn't fluke the result at Tanadice, it seems (from what I've read, seen and heard) we played great football and scored 4 excellent goals. If you take into consideration our opponent, Hamilton, have conceded a whopping 8 goals in 2 SPL games and just been knocked out of the cup by 1st division Raith Rovers. On top of all that they are set to be missing captain Alex Neil (injury) and their best defender Martin Canning (suspension), they sold their best midfielder, McArthur, during the transfer window and Billy Reid seems to be experimenting with a new formation. there is a lot (^) in our favour and I'm even tempted to stick some cash on @ evens with the bookies for a home win but this expectancy is exactly why we will lose this game and to top it all off Imrie will score the winner. We haven't beaten Hamilton since they made it to the SPL, Billy Reid knows how to beat us, a bit like Calderwood did at Aberdeen.. I don't know how but they just know. Hopefully me posting this will soften the blow when we lose and all the renewed optimism turns to numerous posts regarding Tel's inadequacies. ... and if I'm wrong then we'll all be happy :)

Yes, but it helps enormously if we are playing well and winning. For example, I don't recall any aspect of the 4-0 drubbing at Falkirk being superb, on or off the pitch. On days like that everyone just sits quietly and thinks "why the **** did I bother coming to see this p1sh?" Was that the game Rooney was denied a blatent penalty or when Black was sent off at half time, or both??? either way they both were probably more enjoyable than the majority of home games I've been to since we ereceted those stands. Even the last game of the season against Dundee I felt I was trying to enjoy myself and organised fun just doesn't seem err fun.... as I said , I'd prefer my money was going to our club but I think I'll be spending the majority of my cash on away games this season.

Glad to see McNaughton back in the squad, seen him play for Cardiff this season and he was the best player on the park. Good balance to the squad, defence looks the weakest but centre mid and attack looks alreet Get Esson in instead of Dilks though, I'm all for scouting talent for wherever you can get it but we have plenty of Scottish keepers more than capable of deputising for McGregor & Gordon... we don't need to be drafting in England rejects.

Completely agree IHE, the away games are always superb and probably taken to a new level after that Ayr game. Was gutted to miss us thrashing United but there is no chance I'll be missing Hibs, especially if we manage to take points from Hamilton on Saturday as well. It annoys me that atmosphere can't be recreated at TCS because I'd much rather my money went to the club but I don't have enough pennies about to waste on obligation so in future I'll be using what I have to enjoy my football on away days

pfft ... whatever RIG just type harder that's my sort of affirmative action

Well done to everyone who attended the game, was gutted I couldn't make but you were all heard clear as day on the radio.... almost drowned out the constant drivel dripping from Spence's mouth

for all those that don't have a spare penny at the moment and were stuck listening to that ginger nonsense man, Jim Spence, are at work and can't get the highlights off the bbc until they get home.. thank you. Excellent write up mate

Peter Ridsdale is a curse on football. Now-a-days when they go on about fit and proper owners they should have just as stringent examinations for chairmen and boardmembers. He single handedly destroyed Leeds who had to drop to the 3rd tier of English football before Ken Bates (of all people) managed to steady the ship.. all because he was "chasing the dream"!!! Although Leeds over spent their means this excuse was actually accepted at the time because they reached a Champions League semi final and it's only now, with 5 years of recovery, and his neglect for a different club's finances, Ridsdale's name pops up again. He stood down at Cardiff at the start of the season so he can't take the blame for Bellamy signing but it's clear the damage was already done. Motherwell are well within their right to take legal action, and hopefully they win. This demonstrates exactly what is wrong with football at the moment

Just been speaking with a Celtic fan who travelled to the game, he think's we're gonna get relegated but since he's a buckie swigging, shaven head, overgrown disgrace for a human being... I'll pay little attention. As for the game, it's hard to be happy with a loss but it's fair to say we made a good account of ourselves. If Jonny Hayes had a few more games preseason we would have been far more offensive in the second half and maybe pushed them back a bit further but he seemed to struggle with the pace of the game. It's also hard to take when to think what sort of impact Foran would have made to the game, no disrespect to Ross but we really lacked someone to help Rooney with the physical battle. Esson ***** Perfect performance from him. Possibly the best I've seen from him in an ICT shirt McCann *** Young energetic player, you could tell his confidence isn't all there after having a long time out with injury but he could be an excellent signing for us this season. Gillet **** First chance I've had to see him play and was impressed. Liked a challenge, worked hard and made a couple of important last ditch tackles.. excellent debut. Tokely *** He was caught out of position on a couple of occasions because of his lack of pace, his attempt to get the ball off McCourt before he scored was a shocker but he was solid in the air and made some crucial tackles throughout the game. He did a lot more good than bad but hopefully he can get some consistency in future Munro **** Solid throughout, his passing was excellent for once. 1 point where Maloney put him on his erse at the byline but he was one of my top performers. Duncan ** Did well the first half but went missing in the second half... when he did get the ball he gave it straight back to Celtic. Not his best game Cox *** Thought he was the heartbeat of the team in the first half but if you are looking for someone to blame for the goal I'd probably point a finger at him. When a winger cuts inside a full back you need the midfielders to cover and Cox didn't get close enough to him... Odhiambo **** Looked excellent, like the rest of the team, he seemed to tire in the second half but I'm sure he'll chip in with some goals this season Hayes *** Couple of great runs in the first half but he was dead on his legs for the majority of the game. Looking forward to him ripping teams this season Ross *** 18 years old, starts first game of the season against Celtic... credit where it's due, he never looked out of place in the team and did a lot more good than bad. Rooney *** Worked his erse off and did the best with the service he had. Subs Proctor * Not a winger Blumanshite * Not impressed so far.. maybe not fair to judge after 5 minutes but looked as though he didn't fancy it as soon as he walked on the park. Sutherland * Not enough time on the park to judge

yip same 11 unless Butcher has a couple of super signings planned.