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Bearing in mind how little time he had I think Brew has done pretty well. :clapping03:

Click Beeb confirm a 2 year deal

Some interesting stuff here but there are so many gaps in our knowledge. Perhaps the Mantis's leaflet might shed some light on things. The 1932 map Gringo linked to was useful as it pinpoints the location of the ground. I wouldn't put it quite where the fuel tanks were. If you drive past Cromwell's tower towards Caledonian Stadium the road bends round to the right. From the map I think the ground was probably just beyond the Lotland Street turn off stretching off to the right of Stadium Road which cuts one end of it. The map shows a small stand on one side. The same website has a 1938 map but the ground has gone. We know they won the Highland League in 1909. They also won the Qualifying Cup (North) in 1931-32 beating Murrayfield Amateurs 4-1 in a Second Replay at Easter Road. This suggests they were competitive quite close to their demise. Their 2nd XI won the North Caledonian League in 1897-98, 1901-02, 1902-03, 1910-11 and 1921-22. Some interesting winners of this league in the early years such as Inverness Celtic and Catch My Pal, a Christian temperence organisation mentioned in a number of threads before. Despite all this I get the feeling they were the poor relations in Inverness football. By the time they quit the Highland League in the mid 30s, Clach had won 14 titles, Caley 8, Thistle 5 compared to Citadel's one. In more recent years where you lived and grew up more often than not affected which Inverness team you supported. Citadel played where nobody lived and maybe this was part of their undoing. I find it quite remarkable that only 70 years later we don't know if they had a nickname, what their badge looked like or whether their fans let them go out with a bang or a whimper. This is annoying me and I'm determined to find out more. I hope Caley and Thistle are not forgotten to the same extent. People will want to know about them after we're all dead but I suppose their histories have been recorded better.

D of F mentioned this at AGM but there was no suggestion it was permanent.

Wikipedia tells us this Inverness Citadel Football Club were a football (soccer) club based at Shore Street Park in Inverness, Scotland. They were formed in the mid 1880s and were initial members of the Highland Football League when it was formed in 1894. They were league champions on only one occasion, in 1909. They regularly participated in the North Caledonian Football League as well, winning it 5 times. They withdrew from the Highland Football League in 1935 playing on in other competitions for a few seasons before going out of existence just prior to the Second World War. Inverness Citadel were assured of their place in Scottish football history when they became the first Highland Football League side to defeat a Scottish Football League side in the Scottish Cup when in the 1921-22 season they beat Clackmannan 5-3 in the first round of that competition. Shore Street Park was beside the harbour in Inverness and now is the site of an industrial estate. I think they also won the Qualifying Cup and I've heard the story that they went to the wall a mere ?20 or so in debt. This club's existance is about to move beyond living memory so it would be no bad thing to note down what we do know. Am I right in thinking they played in maroon? Where exactly on Shore Street did they play?

I remember the Distillery End rusted iron cover well. It was red with rust all the time I went to Telford Street. With poles and posts going off at every angle it made a great climbing frame / adventure playground for kids. I was always led to believe that it was hastily erected to supply a bit of shelter after the Telford Street stand burnt down in the early 50s. One of my abiding memories of all three grounds when growing up was that when you arrived, and players were out on the pitch warming up, the smell of linament would knock you flat. Warming up consisted of 11 men with several footballs which they would kick back and fore between each other. Nothing too strenuous.

Saturday job with Leisuropa on Inglis Street 1978-80. Remember when the pay went up to ?1 an hour. :010: On leaving school cashier with the Aberdeen Savings Bank where I stayed about 10 years - not a computer in sight at the start which probably did my mental arithmetic the power of good.

:015: Which language do you think would be best?

List of guests attending coming together nicely - Noble, Hercher, Teasdale, Sheerin, Mann, Ritchie, Daisy, MacArthur, Paterson and hopefully more. We're actually hoping to have Sergei Baltacha there. Have been studying the plans for the event and, though I say so myself, it is going to be an awesome night.

I was starting to think the same thing about Cowie yesterday. Looked the part up until playing that telling final ball. Too high, too long, too wide.....

OK, cantbeatus, thanks for putting me right.

Were my ears deceiving me or did the Arabs' fans treat us to a rendition of this song today? I suppose it finished off with the traditional abusing of Benny and Liz. Is this any better than the bile we get from Old Firm fans?

Not sure I can add anything other than just GO! Plenty flights from Scotland to Toronto and they're not usually too expensive. It's a great city, too, so maybe the best place to start.

and it's an easy walk to the Heathmount after.

Do you want to be our Vladimir Romanov, latviaman? :017:

Bit of a laugh? There's nothing funny here guys. Well said, WynessLegend, you're spot on.

Sometimes I despair of the internet. It probably does more harm than good. :007:

Therefore, it should be stored away safely, cherished and brought out on special occasions. :015:

I think most people leaving the meeting felt that Brew will be appointed. In fact I think the most likely thing to stop him being in place on Saturday is Aberdeen playing silly sods over releasing him. A first game win over the Arabs would have more than a touch of the theatrical about it. :003:

Whether you like it or not I think Brew has to be the bookies favourite at the moment

10CC GOES ON DREADLOCK HOLIDAY

The timing of all this could be a little awkward with the window closing next week and ICT supposedly still looking for a defender.

Hardly a surprise. Charlie never looked truly comfortable in the position. This could be the first time a manager takes control with the club in a slightly precarious position so maybe not the time for an inexperienced candidate. Having said that, it could be anyone from Barry Wilson to Bobby Robson who gets the job.

That's rich coming from the newly enthroned Bishop of Chorley. :015:

So who are we racing? Can I race you Mrs PB? :015: