DJS

Latapy & Hughes = Sunshine & Leith

So how many people said "no" before someone said "yes"? Whoever gets the job will have my full support. That's what supporting a club is all about. If it is Yogi he will surely be as surprised as everybody else at his appointment.

I find the use of the word "presentations" in the club's statement to be interesting and wonder if that gives us an insight into how the interviews are being conducted. It's not uncommon to be asked to make a presentation at an interview these days, particularly if the job is well paid and responsible, which the ICT manager's job is. If candidates are having to do this they would need time to prepare and that might explain, to some extent, the slowness if the process.

Shiels or Hartley would do me fine and I'd love to be a fly on the wall at the interviews. One name that has never really been mentioned over the last couple of weeks is Billy Reid who I think did amazing things at a club the size of Hamilton. Maybe he was there too long in the end but he got them into the SPL and developed some brilliant players who served the Accies well before going on to bigger things. Perhaps he should have gone to Swansea when he had the chance.

Another way of getting across the river is badly needed. I've wasted far too much time trying to get from one side to the other at busy times of day.

Perhaps the draw flatters us a bit though there were spells where we dominated the game. Two goals conceded as a result of giving up possession cheaply. Foran was guilty with the first and I think it was Meekings with the second. Nick Ross should have pulled one back when one on one with the keeper but inexplicably chose a square pass to McKay who had a defender with him and the chance was lost. Our first goal saw a Ross shot come back off the post hit a defender then trickle over the line. Greenhalgh was hooked at half time for Polworth who eventually scored a screamer from outside the box to equalise. WIlliams came on about the hour mark and was the pick of the new boys creating some real danger on the left. Finally, this was the first game where I saw a drinks break. About 10-15 minutes from time the game was stopped and water bottles passed round all the players on a hot and sunny afternoon.

Just a stone's throw away.

And can anyone see two offside ICT goals?

Very good news indeed.

He's done well and got better as the season has progressed. The fact he is a goal scoring threat at set pieces is an added bonus.

Hope to be there

Found the news strangely moving last night. Wasn't quite in the main floods or anything but was touched that for once somebody has turned down the lure of the big bucks to stay at our football team. Have got so used to people jumping ship over the years, it's a major but pleasant surprise when it doesn't happen. Well done, Terry. Just a shame we don't have a game this weekend.

The on-going paddyfication of Caley Thistle shows no sign of stopping. Maybe we should change our name to Hibernian Shamrock

Though I'm sure nobody will admit to it at the moment, his club's chairman has to be starting to get a wee bit worried about the manager's state of mind and some of the things he is saying. I know I would. I do not think his job is in danger presently but surely his old man or Roy MacGregor need to take him to one side and calm him down. He really is spouting nonsense. Two offside goals? No. He should think about how many minutes his team has led against us in three games this season. The answer is just one

I will vote YES. The people of Scotland never got a referendum in 1707. They were just shafted. Don't think there is anywhere on the planet outside the British Isles where there is a very significant body of people that don't want their nations to take full control of their own affairs. I have always struggled to get my head round that. I just can't be part of two nations. Personally, I can't be - and don't want to be - both Scottish and British. I am a Scot and can't be anything else. Scotland will never be truly a nation again until it is independent. It just can't be. Pro-unionists clearly feel differently but the rest of the world does not see Scotland as a nation. In New York this summer I told a woman I was from Scotland. "That's in Ireland, isn't it?", was the reply. A clueless response you may say, but pretty typical I guess. The autumn of 2014 will see whether we really are Scotland the Brave, though Better Together will try their hardest to convince us with the Scotland is not worthy, big enough, good enough, wealthy enough etc etc tripe.

The Dundee semi was on a Sunday, I'm pretty sure. Quite correct

If i can organise my diary properly planning toddling along myself.

Thoroughly enjoyable and this ICT team is improving. OTJ was my MOM. He was the class act in the middle of the park. Never looked rushed, kept the head and ran the show. Aaron Doran has also shown great skill and increased maturity in these past two home games. County know their best chance of scoring is from set plays and go looking for them, particularly in the first half. I would say they were falling about like girls but I won't as I have too much respect for girls. Check out the video of the first goal when you get the chance and watch Roberts who is the is the last man in the stadium to know ICT have scored. Things are definitely looking up.

I think the "aimless hoof" quip in the original post is unfair. In the highlights he looks up before he crosses. Oh that some of his team mates would do the same. Roberts v Tokely on Friday night............intriguing!!

Maybe the club should invest in a cow. It would provide milk, keep the grass down and cut the wage bill as it would double up as groundswoman

A very positive move. Everybody join - now!!!!

Enjoyable game and an encouraging performance. We rode our luck a bit in the early stages. If Coventry had converted some of their early chances, including that very questionable penalty, they could have been out of sight. When we got up to speed we played some nice stuff and played some attractive football. Doran's performance suggested we will not miss Hayes too much. Liked the look of Gavin Morrison when he came on for the last half hour. His trip to Iceland may have done him the power of good. We need to keep this team fit and healthy, however. That's easier said than done and it was a little worrying to see ICT forced to play Richie Foran at centre half after Raven's injury. Richie did well but it shows how short we are before the season has even started.

Thumbs up to Mr Cameron I can only hope that the SFL are starting to also have reservations about letting "the Rangers" in. Would love some non-league club to apply to the SFL saying that they would be interested in being elevated to Division 3. Indeed, surely the SFL have some rules that cover the procedure for electing a club should a vacancy arise. It has to be open to more than "the Rangers"

Wasn't there but sounds like a good time was had by all. More such events are badly needed. Well done to all involved.

It crossed my mind early in the second half on Saturday that there were no Scottish players in the starting 11 and I opened up my piece in the P&J with this nugget of information. It is quite remarkable and would have been hard to imagine not that long ago. Doing what I do with the P&J, occasionally people will come up to me with suggestions regarding what I should write about. One recent matter that was raised with me is that ICT have been spending less at the U19 level on players from outwith the Inverness area who need accommodation in Inverness paid for during the season. If this is true then we can expect less and less young players (who are more than likely to be Scottish) coming through to the first team squad. That's a worry. Yes, we would like to see more Scottish players and local ones would be better still. It's got to be more meaningful watching a team where some of the players went to school with you or lived around the corner from you. At the SPL level I think you will need some imported players but wherever the team comes from we need players the fans can connect with. Lots of short term loans ar eunlikely to achieve that.