IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER

The highlights to me show a potentially mistimed leg breaking tackle. Cant see any point in appealing. Anderson played ball and man and got behind Shane so cant see any point in appealing that either. I also thought that Doran lost control and was in two minds but he did get clattered and it looked like a penalty to me.

ESSON 7/10 - Thought that was a bit more like the aggresive, eager Ryan of yore. RAVEN 6/10 - His confidence is clearly fragile and I suspect the he was told to get rid as soon as possible but he more than held hisl own against two lively wingers - and Grandpa Broon had clearly targeted him. He even really got forward in the second half. But my gawd has be been "proctorised" as every minor error that he makes is jumped upon - and there were a few others who were not ostracised for even more dismeanours. MEEKINGS 6/10 - Full of commitment and enthusiasm but it really needs to be harnessed. He could/should have seen a red at Well and again yesterday. He is surely just a stand in at centre back as I do not feel that he has the requisites to play there and needs to concentrate on being a full back. WARREN 8/10 - I am really taking to this guy. He has equal endearing qualities to Meekings but he is far more composed and thoughtful AND disciplined. Keeping this lad fit may actually be the key to our season - I will even go as far as stating that he has more potential than Munro and Tokely ever had, My MOM. BLACKMAN 8/10 - Simply the best Blackman we have ever fielded at left back. He simply has the pace to recover and covers the back four line like a traditional left back did - better than Mispass at least. Reckon he will be even better when he haste chance to be more offensive. Hope that he is fit fer next week as he toiled in the last quarter. DORAN. 6/10 - Is he frustrating or feckin wot - reckon he had too much feckin pasta in midweek and left his shooting boots at the Vatican. If only he could find consistency. Will have to wait fer the highlights but I felt that he had lost control of the ball and had scarfed it but he was deffo clipped in the execution and the ref clearly avoided a third red card scenario. OTJ 4/10 if he didn't gob off - feck all if he did - said it all on another thread. DRAPER 8/10 - Now this is the type of player who was born to play in the SPL !! G.SHINNIE 6/10 - Got a fair deal of stick yesterday but it is difficult to move positions BUT he did interchange well with Blackman and that be one muvverfecker of a combination in a few games time. FORAN 8/10 - Captain Marvel and looking after his boys like a true Mrs Brown. Will have to start off a he's here, he,s there, he's every feckin where chant soon. A.SHINNIE 5/10 - Sorry but his body language says it all. I suspect that he doesn't like how he is being played and/or where heis being played. I simply feel that he has to be given a more influential role. I can also detect some real tension between him and Butcher and fear that he will be the next casualty of war. Most of the rest is covered in a variety of positive but clear posts but here are my criticisms !! OTJ should not have been started and we have to give the playmaker role to Andy Shinnie - We should have utilised Pepper sooner when they were there foR the taking - Shane looked really strong in the middle and got us the goal with his pace and strength -so why ship him out wide left ?? And that is really that APART from the one aspect that totally pushed me off - in the last 10-15 minutes Aberdire totally looked as I If they wanted the points more and we played for a point - that is a big difference and shows that we need to get the no win monkey off our backs ASAP.

The bottom line is that he should not have started. I am going to refer to him as Giraffe from henceforth. His demeanour is lackadaisical, loping and plodding. Like a giraffe he has reached higher heights before and he certainly has the ability to make splendid cross field passes but his head goes down and he looks like a pit pony. I simply do not feel that the hourly burly of the SPL suits his style and I don't think that he has ever been 100% fit and I fear that he never will be. He surely must have been on the cusp of being hooked anyway - I have been told that he was told this at the break - so perhaps his frustration got the best of him. I was surprised that he got a straight red - it was a bad tackle but without any malice - but again all the feedback suggests that he also mouthed off - and if that was the case he left us all down and should be benched. If however the card was fer the tackle then I would expect an appeal. This is one that needs to be clarified. Really looking forward to the highlights as I thought that Anderson had got the ball but can also understand why the ref saw it as a straight red from his angle plus he was looking to even thins out - OR WAS HE??

I can only add that yesterday was the quietest and sparsest that I have ever seen the North Stand for a game against such rivals as Aberdire - and even though they nearly filled their section their support was considerably more subdued than usual. From the number of peeple that I spoke to at the weekend a lot of damage appears to have been done last season and a clear reluctance to pay the admission prices for the fare that is being provided - and that is not just about ICT - Aberdire were a mere shadow of their old selves and it could be said that the standard of the SPL, in general, does not match the admission fees being charged - unless you are a diehard - and as one of that category - the main reason for popping home these days arep the family or the pre and post match banter. There also appears to be a hell of a lot of exchanging of season tickets and complimentary tickets. I could easily have got in for free but declined.

Rather annoyed at Terry at changing the plan at the last minute - but that is the challenge to any therapist when dealing with that kind of personality. But he will have hopefully learned a lesson as his decision to play Tudor "Red Card" Jones evidently went awry. But apart from that I feel that my psycholgical guidance had its benefits.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTTY and HAPPY FECKIN RETIREMENT Don - don't forget that I am available for psychological adjustment sessions in relation to both old age and retirement.

But you have to respect Claude and his agent as I am reliably informed that they had to go through a minefield of potential booby traps to secure the move, And let's face it he is the epitome of a human improvised explosive device.

It is a relatively recent innovation called Dialectical Behaviour Therapy which Terry appeared to favourably respond to. The therapy is basically a combination of cognitive behavioural techniques for emotion regulation, reality testing with concepts of distress tolerance, acceptance and mindful awareness based closely on the premise of Buddhist meditation. Fortunately my session with Raven was more straightforward and I utilised a combination of mindfulness, self esteem, confidence enhancement and motivational work. A colleague called Douchan Gersi once said to me - " Victory all starts in the head. It's a state of mind. It then spreads with such radiance that destiny can do nothing but obey". But I am aware that the outcome has to be more evident than the engagement of Terry and David and if the big man adheres to the agreed selection, follows the agreed tactical change options and utilises them appropriately and David's performance produces a general improvement - then I will be one happy and satisfied fan/onlooker and one proud therapist.

Thanks - he did mention that. My only concern is that he said that he would agree to the starting X1 but he declined my offer of communicating my thoughts about substitutions and system changes. We still agreed with the starting selection and some of the system changes that could be implemented. At least it is a start as I doubt if many, if any, would have even agreed with the initial selection.

It was the ego !!!

I did point out that we had a frank and open discussion and there were concessions from both sides. At least tomorrow we will have a Butcher/IHE agreement. And CaleyD would be proud of me because prior to picking the team I provided my psychological prowess, free of charge, to faciliate a one hour DBT session with Terry and then a one hour session with David Raven focussing on self esteem and motivation.

Nope

I am reliably informed that County advertised for experienced farmers to hand milk some cows to save on the milk bills. 567 perverts with marigolds and wellie turned up. The job was apparently given to a relative of Granville Paterson.

I have just sat down with Terry and have had a very frank and open discussion about the team and the formation tomorrow. To be fair we both conceded some points. Anyway we are going for a 4-4-2 to start off with but may move to a 4-3-1-2 and we feel that the selections could result in a variety of system changes if necessitated, ESSON RAVEN. MEEKINGS. WARREN. BLACKMAN DORAN. DRAPER. A,SHINNIE. G.SHINNIE FORAN. McKAY

Our future is bright - the Orion Constellation still burns bright and will send down the meteor storms.

I feckin heard ya

WELCOME TO THE ABATTOIR AND PREPARE TO BE FECKIN BUTCHERED http://youtu.be/3tc5ANvVK28

I suspect their pizzas will be crusted at the back edge, then soggy, packed with crap in the middle and then floppy at the front.

What ?

Ach all we need is our own cow! Ach all we need is our own cow! I will refrain from comment :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Lets wait and see the weather forecast. If it is going to be high winds and torrential rain then put the feckers in to the West Paddock - it would be akin to a feckin paddock on a filthy gypsy farm.

:lol: So that is why we only got one feckin table booked for the Aberdeen game. I can just imagine that potential attenders were asked what their preferred toppings were - replied chicken, ham and bacon. Butcher was told but put chilli beef on the right, prawns on the left and peppers up front.

As I think Starchief (or was it Renegade ?) previously stated that the team that they picked was the one that they envisaged Butcher to pick rather than their own. From a psychological perspective I would be heartened if Butcher made one change from the starters at Well. Would it surprise anyone if he didnt ?

Beat me to the quip Chris !! Fer fecks sake - if this was the first feckin team - how would be feeling. Lets just enjoy the moment whilst we can !!

I think that you are all being rather rude to the country bumpkin as my gut feeling is that his concern is genuine and he may well have been alerting many of us to the worrying dilemna of unsold hospitality tickets which is evidently a financial worry for ourselves and the even more concerning news that our financial position has worsened that we are unable to provide free school milk to the players and staff. It could also however be a marketing ploy from a milk farm in Ross-shire. If we are honest most of us are envious of Tinkerville Town and, their fairy godmother Robbing Roy and the influences of the Addams family. The most annoying thing of all is that it is akin to watching an ICT 2nd X1. Financial constraints and financial management are phrases not yet experienced by our opulent neighbours - well at least until they realise that they spent too much prior to the demise of the Sevco and when they realise that the SPL is not the footballing wonderland that they have always striven towards. And he kindly states and admits that the future of SPL football in the Highlands is dependent on a strong ICT and Tinkerville. Thank you for your concern and the rudeness of some of the reponses. In conclusion I am further heartened that your head has been planted in the ground rather than up yer erse as it usually appears to be.