Caley

What has happened to Tom Aldred anyway? Is he injured?

Plans here.

And if we can't manage that we could always follow the example of the FC Magdeburg fans who felt the need to show their misfiring forwards where the goal is!

Sorted that out for you.

Good luck Jonny. Maybe we'll get that gas pipe moved now.

I think Luke's case is a good one. On the one hand Jonny is probably ambitious to play at the best level he can. On the other hand he is very settled in Inverness with Sarah. That makes it a tough choice for him. You know that c.£150k windfall we're getting from the cup replay against Dunfermline and the tie versus Celtic? Well that would have been £0 if Jonny hadn't chased a lost cause in the 94th minute and stuck it in the back of the net on the 7th January. I don't think it's asking too much to give Butcher a third of that cash to boost the offer he can make to Hayes. All the squad know Hayes is our best player, anyone who follows them on Twitter can see that, so I don't think any one of them would resent him getting an extra £500 a week on a two year contract.

Esson Meekings - Tokely - Williams - Gillet Foran - Tansey Hayes - Ross - Gnakpa Winnall

And in the first SPL game of 2006/07 against St Mirren we conceded after 55 minutes. So the record is 514 minutes then. 162 minutes to go!

Talking of statistics that is 352 minutes without conceding a goal in the SPL (O'Connor's free kick being the last). Any stattos know what the record is?

How ironic that the penalty shoot out was born at the Caley Hotel in 1970! Link.

It was found in this archive of illustrations and pics. I do actually wonder why they went to the expense of removing it when it would have alleviated traffic volumes on the Ness Bridge in future years. I suppose there were probably no traffic jams in 1963. and it wouldn't have been aesthetically pleasing to the town planners of the time who preferred everything to look like Lego. This pic from the collection - High Street in 1975 - is fantastic I think.

The "temporary" bridge actually opened in 1939 two weeks before war was declared. It stood for 22 years as post-war austerity delayed the start of construction of the current Ness Bridge until 1959. Edit - Make that 24 years as I discovered the temporary bridge was demolished in 1963.

Andy Shinnie is signed till end of 2012/13.

Aerial shot of the area in 1942 if that helps.

Aberdeen could draw next week and we would still be 6th if we win. Problem is there's such a gap between 5th and 6th we are effectively in a mini league of 5 teams chasing 6th place. That cuts our chances greatly. It's a pity that 5th place is probably out of reach before the split. Could actually have done with St Johnstone not beating Hibs today strange as that may seem!

Esson Proctor - Meekings - Williams - Gillet Tansey - Foran Hayes - Ross - Tade Sutherland

He was a fringe player at Bradford.

We'll be fine. I know they're only 8 points behind us with a game in hand, but remember they had 8 points after just 4 games and have only gained 6 points since. They have just lost to the SPL's 2nd and 3rd worst teams (going by league position) at home and shipped 3 goals in each game. I think they'll be doing well to make 30 points this season. But as we'll be in the top 6 come the split that'll be of no concern to us!

Regardless of the team selection we should win this. Dunfermline have managed only 6 points from their last 17 league games. Even Hamilton last year were miles better than that. If we lose this it will be a shocker. And a very expensive shocker as the next round v Celtic will likely be on TV.

We have always been about the collective rather than the individual. There have been 59 SPL monthly awards given out during our time in the SPL. We have won 6 manager of the month (read "team of the month") awards, zero young player of the month awards and one player of the month award. And guess who got that?

Steve Williams quotes: "They all look sharp on the ball and the togetherness in the team is unreal". "Before they go out they get in a huddle in the changing room and you can really feel a connection in the team". I wasn't aware that they did that. Is this something they've done for a while or did Captain Hayes introduce it?

@Gilletkenny kenny gillet Good game today the lads played well and well support from the fan!!! #firstcleanshit

I think the Reebok Stadium is a great example of where a modern stadium fits in to modern life. It's basically situated in a retail park next to ASDA, Boots, Pets At Home etc. Do the shopping and take in the football in one go. Anyone who's seen it couldn't fail to be impressed. Could the new Caledonian Stadium be part of an extended retail park on the A96?

Where do you think we would relocate to? A lot of fans would love us at the Bught but I reckon there's too many hurdles to overcome with that one. As long as it's got 4 sides and is nowhere near a feckin gas pipe I'll settle for anywhere!

Read this. It shoots down the idea that you can't build near a high pressure line. Hell you're allowed to do piling 15 metres away from the high pressure gas pipeline without supervision. See page 8.