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Is it fair to single out and ridicule individual players ?

Is it fair to single out and ridicule certain individuals ?

Shall I pm ya roddy or are you going to the Killie game ?

Fer fecks sake - has anybody actually bothered to read the first post - and he accuses me of self importance, talking keek and being over critical. :thumb04: :018: ;) Butcher is clearly committed to the 4-4-2 and I suspect that he will continue to stick to the back / midfield 9 as long as they are a winning outfit. It is very much nine men behind the ball away from home and hit on the counter tactics. At home he looks to having at least 6 behind the ball with two holding players and two forward movers. I still feel that he will change the front two - he surprised everybody by his Castle Greyskull formation. I still hope that he is awaitng the fitness of Foran and Morais before giving them a new role - Rooney I suspect will be his substitute card.

DOH

heist ? cos anything else is a feckin asterisk As in stole the scene - stole the show etc., etc.

Spot feckin on - There is no comparison to that three.

Possibly the most sensible post of this thread - Bless you my son - I think I will just suffice with a Knighthood in honour of my services to Scottish Football.

I note that there is a bit more slating of Lionel going on. Isnt it not time that we gave him some slack and let him get over it. Lets face it - the man was psychologically damaged by the Brewster regime - his confidence and esteem were rock bottom - he was on the verge of ICT extinction. Yet Terry has breathed life into the deflated baloon and Lionel is beginning to get himself pumped up again. He is loyal, he is brave, he is willing to put his body on the line, he is fit, he has a bit of a pace. OK he is lacking in some of the more technical elements and natural talent but he will not let us down again. Mark my words cos I am rarely wrong. Oops - missed ma tea time Olanzapine. :thumb04: :018:

:thumb04: :018: ;) :015: Post of the feckin thread - get yer knickers untwisted or push the Ignore button - At least I got ya excited and animated - hit yer footballing G-spot. Have I not created animated debate and here is me willing to listen to all of you and then I get shot down fer voicing my own opinion. You have criticsed as many players in one post as I have in my career. You and I have every rite to criticise Duncan and Munro - after the game. I am simply saying it as I see it and I reckon that I support ICT as much as the next person. My posts are primarily positive in the main - I always give rationales and try to add positives - they are critical but constructive. But I do appear to be able to pull off the odd admirable wind up as well. :D

:thumb04: :018: ;) :015: :D :P Keep yer feckin wigs on peeple. Such envy from the pitiful masses - I suppose I am the ICT Forum equivalent of Jason Gardiner, Simon Cowall or Craig Revel. The problem is that I am an "expert" but I say it as I see it. Some peeple cant face the blunt truth, especially when they have an affinity to a certain player. Fortunately the large majority of posters and ICT fans agree with me and that is good enuff. The pitiful few are so up their own erses that they cannot see their bias or their matriarchal and patriarchal protectiveness. As with ma peers - Jason, Simon and Craig - few stop to actually read my posts and put them into context, realise that I am putting down the positives and the negatives - from my expert personal perspective. Marius was a fine player - he could produce a great piece of skill - he had class, he had a great first touch, mature positioning, played it simple and could play a mean first time pass but he was slow, immobile and carrying a long term injury - that has all been proven. He was an asset at home and a hindrance away - until the final weeks of the season. My main venom was that I slagged him off from the start but I was alluding to the fact that he clearly wasnt fit and should not have played from the start - even Marius admitted that. So now peeps - go back at my mixed reviews on Lionel - as per usual I will be proved right in the end and dont bother to apologise.

Here is a new avatar fer ya MrsICTFC I actually find maself attracted to it

Note that on the Killie team thread that nobody is going fer Imrie up front - well apart from Dead Wood and well - I really feel that we should start Foran up front and drop Imrie back - I did consider Rooney but I think we need some pace - I would go fer Morais rather than Eric in that respect. Can I have some responses but keep it civil.

Aye ah can see the logic there - but is Rooney ready and experienced enuff fer the scrap.

Yes I can understand yer answer dearie but in football it often happens that tacticians, coaches and managers look at how a player has performed in a wee bit more than in the last six games. Now go and do the ironing and leave the football thinking to the lads. I take it you model yerself on Marge ??

Just checked it and yes it should have been 1/4 - cos yer answer to number 4 is feckin tremendous sarcasm and deserves a point.

This really should be a thread that we are populating - after all TB should now have a fully fit squad and we should see our strongest X1 in the next few games. I have to admit though that Tel has txted me and I have proffered some advice. The team that TEL suggest is as follows - the ones in bold are my suggested changes: ESSON TOKELY PAVELS GRANTY HASTINGS (Royster) PROCTOR DUNCAN (Kerr) BLACK FORAN (Imrie) MORAIS IMRIE (Foran)

How on earth do we really know that he is prone to more than others??? This guy has only really played since TB?? How do you work this out? Do you average it out from games, get a percentage or what?? There is such a thing as "history" - he has played before - DOH - typical feckin woman. Have to 100% agree with the last sentence though.

0/4 - That is just like a Lionel - hasnt got a feckin clue, makes a fool of himself but can be feckin entertaining.

Ah now I see what you are getting at, I can also see that your posting style is required on this board. Whilst those of us who would prefer that you posted direct and to the point posts, it is probably better to confuse us with posts like these than create conflict between yourself and those who like to bury their heads by skirting around the true issues and leading them to the (normally)obvious facts. A bit like teaching toddlers to speak using baby language. My style is definitely unique - my posts (sometimes with the rare hidden meaning) are always honest, direct, formulated and with a clear rationale. It would appear that you are beginning to ail as some of the rest in that you may find it difficult to take that I am almost always proved completely right in the end. My style is enabling babies to walk using their intellect rather than using walking aids and/or being able to smile, get up and perservere if they fall over.

David Proctor. :thumb04: :018:

I am staying in Livngston - what train / bus can I catch ?

I suspect that Tel Boy and Miss Pass will be taking it one game at a time and as TB alluded to before - each game should be prepared for and played as a Cup Final. Given the games left we should have enough in our tanks to scrape through.

Ok - my aplogies to Lionel - he has had a few decent games, he has improved, he has surprised some (even me!!),he will undoubtedly improve further, he has heart, he has spirit, he is fit, he is entertaining, he is a crowd pleaser, he has a bit of pace, not bad in the air and he throws himself at anything in the box (unfortunately including opposition players) - but he is still to ICT what Todd Carty was to Dancing On Ice - and in retrospect and from a psychological perspective I can understand why some of my detracting stalkers can get angry and frustrated with me - my apologies - I just cant help always being right in the long run. I note that nobody has answered the questions honestly - that is because the answers are only too evident.

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