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Like the sound of that Mary - I am looking forward to seeing Barrowman - That is another thing that we lacked last season and that was the centre forward who stayed up front and provided movement and effort - It sounds that Barrowman does not have the touch of the mercenary or the headless chicken approach of Bayne - but it does sound as if he may well be something in between - which would be good enuff fer me - and a goal scoring touch as well - and a bit in the Wyness mode ? You dont need oodles of skill if ya know how to stick chances in the onion bag mun. The rest sounds similiar - and hopefully Brew has enuff spondoolachs to grab that feckin extra defender or two. It is difficult fer the likes of Cowie and Imrie to always support away from home - but both have the pace and the engines to do so - and that is another reason why Royster may be invisible away from home but he does a hell of a lot of covering and supporting.
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I did consider it by I aint tempting feckin fate - Lets just enjoy the moment.
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Big Les's take on this season
IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER replied to Alex MacLeod's topic in Caley Thistle
Another mercenary around the feckin corner - Lord feckin forbid. That departure is the main positive in the pre season. Perhaps I am being over cautious but I would be happy with getting out of the releagtion zone as soon as possible first - a top six finish can wait till later - but I am also more keen on having a cup semi-fonal to savour this season. I agree with the tight knit spirit and this may well return again as we have to play as a unit again and not pander to the needs of individuals. -
I think that you may not have appreciated my drift. To back the team ya have to back Brew. It is going to be very interesting to see how we fare and how the spirit develops this season without the distracting side show of over favoured Eastern European mercenaries. But if Brew does not learn from his mistakes last season and continues to make howlers - then we can criticise fairly - IMHO it should be based on performances this season rather than historical perspectives.
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Cheers mate. I suppose that I am hoping that we vary the formations this year but I have always felt that we are alwatysuch better with a 4-5-1 type situation away from home - using pace, width and movement from midfield - and we appear to have that with Cowie and Imrie. That leaves a problem if we do land Rooney as I would look at it as either Barrowman or Rooney up front away from home and both at home in a more conventional 4-4-2 system. I suspect that Proctor may well replace Maguire next week but I still have my doubts about his propensity to play in central defence. I am glad to hear that Duncan played well and I have always felt that he is more suited to away from home, especially when he has ball players, like Black, along side him. Royster is so feckin inconsistent it is untrue - hope he is the one who warms the bench at home.
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Well - You have to doff yer hat to Mr Brewster and the lads this morning. At last we win the first game of the season, we beat the Aberdire in their own back yard and get the monkey off our back - And we are topof the SPL fer the first time in our feckin history. Still one swallow does not make a summer - but if he manages to get Rooney and pulls an experienced central defender out of the hat - then he will be going a long way to make ammends. The good thing as well is that the team, at the moment, feels a bit like the one that came along in our first SPL season - and that year it was the spirit and the effort that pulled us through. When our yoof are going to be called upon ya can imagine that they will be playing from their hearts as many are ICT born and bred. The Hamilton game will now take on extra significance. These are the games that should be down as "must wins" - Lets see how we fare when we are the favourites and we have to set the pace.
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Its a feckin Smileymometer RIG Thanks fer the feedback - What formation did we play ? 442 or 451 or was it a 4-1-3-1-1 (I hope) Duncam sitting deep and Imrie in the hole behind Barrowman ? All in all it looks like we just about deserved it and the only one missing out on any praise was Maguire - correct ?
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They are holding the accounts back becos they originally calculated them in Euros rather than sterling - plus they have to be scutinised by the Orion Group to ensure that they are valid.
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I am concerned that many are confusing Barrowman and Bannerman - **** me Charlie is at least two foot smaller. Can the boys do a mans job - NO - they need experienced role models.
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From the Stoke Sun: ADAM Rooney has bagged two goals in three games on trial at Inverness Caledonian Thistle to strengthen his chances of a loan move ? and of emulating Irish compatriot Anthony Stokes. The 20-year-old Dubliner soon found the net on Caley's week-long trip to Denmark to bolster his case for a season-long move north of the border. And a season in the Scottish Premier League will invite comparisons with Stokes ? his fellow Irish under-21 striker ? following his success with Falkirk to earn a big-money move from Arsenal's reserves to Sunderland. Rooney packed his bags for Scotland to seek the next stage in his fledgling career following loan spells in League Two at Chesterfield and Bury last term. ?I think I will join Caley Thistle,? he commented, ?and I really enjoyed my week in Denmark with all the team. I spoke to Tony Pulis about this season and, as they got promotion to the Premier League, they want to strengthen their squad. .?They want to bring more experienced players in, so it makes it more difficult for me to play. Last year I was in League Two and, although it is good to get games, I think the SPL is a better standard. ?It would be good to play in it, especially as there are big teams in it such as Celtic and Rangers. ?I don't think Stoke are pushing me out, they just want me to get experience and games. The more I play, the more I develop.? Rooney, whose contract at the Britannia Stadium expires next summer, would gladly settle for a repeat of the 14 goals in 16 games Stokes managed when on loan at Falkirk two seasons ago. ?I got into the Irish set-up at the end of under-17 level and moved all the way up to the under-21s. ?I played up front with Anthony Stokes for the Irish team and he did very well for Falkirk. ?He went to Scotland and did well and I would like to do the same as him. He scored a lot of goals and then moved on to Sunderland. ?I know a couple of players in Scotland, Jon Daly and Sean Dillon at Dundee United, as my brother Mark played with them when he was younger. ?I also know Celtic's Jim O'Brien and Darren O'Dea from the Irish team and they all have good things to say about the SPL. ?Hopefully I can come up to Scotland and score goals and that would put pressure on the manager at Stoke to have a better look at me down there Contract ends next summer - That may be the push as well fer the 6 month loan period
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Aye ya have a fair point there Don - We are congratulating him for doing what he is being paid fer _ I suppose that it just feels good to hear that the **** has a human side after all - or maybe he is a Tony Bullock - I should add that it is cockney rhyming slang fer Bonnv Good Luck.
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Dont worry - It would be against me anyway. Apparently I know too much and anything I say on here may be considered to be slanderous.
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You are becoming too militant Don !! Is this the first time that we have been sold down the feckin river ? My man from Stoke wants to keep Rooney as a loan out but he tells me that it is all down to spondoolachs and agreeing what percentage of the wage is down to Stoke.
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I agree with the Canadian Dick.
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That is what I was feckin asking ? Or did you mean to say pay for us ? Anyway the threat of legal action will bring this thread to a close shortly.
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I would prefer to muster ?1000.00. I will phone Bucharest to organise a loan.
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Dont even feckin jest. :thumb04:
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I said "looked at" - a good striker costs more than players in other positions. At least we are looking at the loan system market.
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Non ICT - WOW - The legend has been disowned already.
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As the new season is upon us I feel that we have to give the entire set up our support - criticism will be given after the performances. I am now led to believe that recent occurences at the club may well have shackled us from spending spondoolachs in the transfer market but I am still concerned that we appear to be sticking with the Brew Faves as well. The positives are that we appear to be giving the yoof of ICT a better opportunity to experience SPL football and with the likes of Duff, Vigurs, Zander and Wood - that can only be encouraging fer the future of the club. It is also a positive that we have looked at strengthening in the striking department and have managed to cling on to the like of Cowie. My big concern is that we have not drafted in some experienced players - especially in defence and potentially a holding midfield player. I fear that we are placing too much expectation on the likes of Tokely, Maguire,Hastings and Duncan to provide that experience. They may have the SPL experience but their performances have not given us the hope that they will be able to keep us afloat - they are all too Jekyll and Hyde. we simply dont have a Bobby Mann figure who can play balls intelligently out of defence - on the floor as well. My other concern is around Grant Munro. the captaincy appeared to weigh him down last season. He is still only young and developing - two more years with a Dods like figure would have been ideal. The expectations on him to hold a realtively young side together this season is equally if not more taxing. So lets hope that the "hoof" tactic is dropped to an extent and that we look to attacking - I would prefer to lose 4-3 than 1 or 2-0. Lets hope that the younger players develop quickly and are allowed to make their marks. Lets have some consistency in formations and tactics and lets use the feckin bench more appropriately. Well - Here's hoping
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Due to the apparent threat of legal action I will be brief. What has happened about the Mercenary ? - Has he played for Dinamo Diddies yet ? Did we get the spondoolachs ?
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Aye well done to Mr Brew - that is the kind of touch and action that will always be appreciated. My criticism, as with the Mercenary, were never directed from a personal angle. From what I can tell MR B comes across as a very affable gentleman. I would say that he is one of the best players that I have seen at the TCS - I also think that he initially turned us into a far better outfit in regard to his fitness, diet manifesto. I do however have concerns about his overall man management skills and the fact that he appears to bring personal feelings into the professional arena. I also have grave concerns in regard to his tactical awareness and astuteness.
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Unfortunately the fact that we are so split about the team fer the first game of the season says it all. And then the apparent agreement that Brewster will play the wrong team, the wrong formation and the wrong tactics say even more.
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Personally I really like Granty as he is a local lad who has come up through the ranks - but as per usual has been pushed too far too soon. I thought that he really suffered from the responsibility of captaincy whereas before he was really progressing as a player. He really benefitted from Dods and I still feel that he needs a player of experience playing alongside him fer another 2-3 seasons before he blossoms. Maguire and Proctor do not fit that need. I really fear fer our defence this season and I fear that Granty may take a lot of flak cos he will be looked at as the leader and the organiser.
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YES - Ian Black is going to be the next John Rankin - would you believe me if I said that it was Brewster who was the one holding out ?