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Same initials as moi but many more spondoolachs May have tried before but a certain person in charge spoiled the present for the Savage and Grassa coo.

A new broom sweeps clean - they say. I am reliably informed that the events of the past few months were indeed planned. The club was evidently in a rite shambles - both on and off the pitch. Previous attempts to overthrow the Tulloch regime were easily defended and defeated. Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey. So it had to be a gradual ploy. Again we all know that Foran should have been hooked at the end of 2016 but the "old boy" regime stood firm. Then in May a certain Rae and MacKenzie joined the directors. If we had stayed up we would probably have been in a far worse position than we are now. So it was a case of making ends meet. Draper is probably the only one who was - to a degree - pushed. Robertson's appointment was a bit of compromise. A case of give a little get a lot. Finlayson was the temporary diversion to release Cameron. As for where do the spondoolachs come from - Well Rae was in the last attempted coo in 2012. Graham Rae was in the Caddy (1972 - 1974) - worked in the Oil, Gas and Offshore Industries. Allan MacKenzie was in the Caddy (1970-1976) - Anyone notice a link with another Caddy schoolboy of the same era ??

That should be the target - Oh fer a feckin winger like Garrincha !!

Our saviour is in this photo

I was half expecting this Hero. I am not in the doom and gloom club (yet!!) but I am not a happy slapper either. If you drop down a division and lose players like Tansey, Draper and Mckay - add in Meekings, add in Fon Williams - then it is going to be a real struggle. Add Warren's injury and the surprising axing of Raven. And Esson should be starting OR put Fon Williams in the window of opportunity where he has to perform. Robbo was not prepared and appears to have been an impulse appointment. At Forfar I thought - and reported - that Elsdon and Chalmers looked like duds. It looked like Calder was NOT a winger. Surely Robbo sees this. Again I would rather play the yoof.

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The people from the Dark Side are poking fun at us Jock !! And all of a sudden we have become a feeder club But once again we have a transfer fee revenue and undoubtedly released the players on the highest wages. Where has that spondoolachs gone or are we going to spend some ? Jock - for many it is more about the ineptidude and amateurism of our Board. It is bad enuff being a laffing stock on the pitch. It is truly, truly embarrassing.

As the Bard once said to me in the Shakespeare Arms in Stratford-Upon-Avon " Johndo son, Now is the summer of your discontent. Prepare ye for a glorious winter with the new ICT; And all the clouds that lowered upon your forum, in the deep bosom of Scottish football will be buried"

As Josh McDowell once said to me in a Psychotherapy session - "No matter how devastating our struggles, disappointments, and troubles are, they are only temporary. No matter what happens to you, no matter the depth of tragedy or pain you face, no matter how death stalks you and your loved ones, the Resurrection promises you a future of immeasurable good."

To be honest Daddy to be That is not a bad Championship line up - on paper - if we SPEND the Draper money WELL - well Who knows ?

1st Prize - Autographed Ross Draper shirt 2nd Prize - A pair of Billys' Boots

Question - At the end of last season did anyone fear that we would lose Draper, Mckay and Meekings ? I feckin did becos I thought that all three were better than the Championship

It looks like the "norm" is to chastise present day players and extol those who have left or are undecided about staying. Lets face it - the mere fact that Draper may be staying is surprising but most would say that we really, really need him. I thought that he played well at Forfar, RIG (and probably others) feel that he played well against the Arabs. We will be getting the Vigurs Neanderthals shouting abuse at Draper soon ?

Perhaps we could then get players from the likes of Buckie Thistle to stay in the HL and play for our Colts ?

I think that Renegade was referring to Lochend United.

In my days the only place that you would see a number of Arabs in Raigmore would have been A&E. Plus in my experience SP the only comparison at half time is that you can be ejected at half time.

At first glance this looks petty - but fer fecks sake - what is happening to our club - it may be a minor input to the finances but is traditional to most clubs in the country. EMBARRASSING or WOT ?

I am far from being pessimistic. Lets say disappointed. The Arabs were understrength, we were at home, that to me was three valuable points lost and we have a difficult enuff start already. Just look at the other results. The loss does not look so bad but a win would have had us looking over our shoulders. It probably has applied a bit more pressure. As ever in a season, as Long Man alludes to, it is difficult to suss until 5-6 games in - but we are chasing already.

Basically same starting X1 as it was at Forfar. With injuries and looking at the bench the only semi-surprise to me is Mulraney on the bench but that must be a sign of Robbo showing who is boss. Great news that the Arabs do not have a recognised striker as that back four of ours looked very suspect last week. Unfortunately that also means that Polly will start wide right as well. Hey-Ho. Lets face it. Three starter points against a weakened Arab outfit would be a well above average bonus.

Spelling mistake methinks - it should read ganja ?

In my opinion Danny McDonald has all the necessary skills and specifications to be a Highland COO. But I like the idea of the Caledonian Colts team in the Highland League

Well Charles - What is the craic mun ?

Och I was not having a go at you, ya mooseheid. I was attempting to ensure that this thread did not turn into yet another whingefest.

Lets face it - they need a Marquee signing and Robbo is not in that status. Plus I am sure that Robbo and countless other Jam Tarts could clearly see the pending demise of Cathro and he would have never come to Sneck in the first place if he thought there was a chance.

In many walks of life individuals who give up their own time free of charge become disillusioned by unfair criticism, by relatively unworthy others (usually hiding behind forum signatures), of their performance or their product. If anyone has a complaint then they should either join in or take over. Otherwise shut the feck up.