IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER

Hawkeye the Gnu is back. :boldblue: :boldred: :blob03: :blob04: :blob09:

Who the feck is Shennachie? feck me. Brosnon, Coia and the feckin Sponge will be back next. :006: :006:

:011: :011: RESPECT.

Further comments from CC in the P&J. ARAB GAME OVER, SAYS CHRISTIE AS HE PUTS LID ON TRIO SAGA PAUL THIRD 08:50 - 28 July 2006 Caley Thistle boss Charlie Christie has accused Dundee United of gamesmanship in the Arabs' pursuit of three of his players. Following a summer-long Arabs chase for Inverness trio Darren Dods, Ian Black and David Proctor, Caley Jags chairman David Sutherland has ended negotiations with the Tayside club, citing United's persistent public broadcast of the discussions. Sutherland's outburst provoked a firm response from United, with the Tannadice club insisting it had made three offers for the players. Christie has grown tired of the saga and has questioned the motivation of Arabs boss Craig Brewster - his predecessor at Inverness. Christie said: "I am sick of being asked the same questions for eight weeks in a row. Nothing has changed since the first week. "The disappointing thing from my club's point of view is the fact we gave Dundee United reasonable figures we would be looking at for these players back in April, and I don't know why they keep making offers less than what we discussed. "This is dead and buried now and I could have done without it this summer. As far as I am concerned, the matter is closed. There are more important things for us to be concentrating on than fending-off offers from other clubs desperate for players. "Dundee United have tabled three bids for the three players, but they are derisory. We received bids originally for David Proctor and Ian Black which were rejected. We then received second offers for the same two players which were even lower. To me, that was absolutely nonsensical. "You just have to look at the Portsmouth situation with Stilian Petrov at Celtic to see how it works. They tabled a bid for the player which was rejected and came back in with an improved offer. Surely if the first bid is rejected, you increase your offer? "The second bids were also rejected, but then, out of the blue, we received an offer for Darren Dods which was very disappointing, given we are so close to the start of the season. The bid was not even considered because it was so ridiculously low." And where did you all hear that first [move]Feckin pre season gossip. Aint it feckin great :015: :015: :015: :015: :015:[/move]

I have just had ma morning cuppa and the tea leaves show an outline of Darren Dods without the captains armband. :010: :010:

More "evidence" from the Daily Retard!!! :006: :006: 28 July 2006 DEAL OR NO DEAL Thompson insists targets will sign on Christie says Caley players are staying By Euan Mcarthur DUNDEE UNITED chairman Eddie Thompson last night refused to give up the fight to land Inverness Caley Thistle's top players. The Tannadice supremo's claim comes despite Charlie Christie's vow that Ian Black, David Proctor and Darren Dods are going nowhere. The two clubs have been locked in a war of words for the last 24 hours over Arabs boss Craig Brewster's bid for the trio. And a defiant Thompson is adamant United are still hot on the players' trail despite having renewed bids knocked back. He said: "We've been told the door is closed but as far as we're concerned our doors are still open. We've been told this sort of thing several times in the past on fairly important decisions and still managed to overcome them. "The same sort of thing happened when we went for Craig as our new manager and we still got him. We're not giving up just yet and we're still here for discussions." But Thompson was quick to defend his club against allegations of tapping. He said: "It's also well-known that we've made our approaches through the proper channels. "We've honoured the gentleman's agreement between ourselves and Inverness, as reported by the Immortal Howden Ender. We agreed we wouldn't touch any of their players until the end of the season and we've done everything by the book." Thompson still reckons the bond that exists between Brewster, Dods, Black and Proctor could yet swing the deals in their favour before the close of the transfer window. He said: "It's well-known a number of Inverness players want to play under Craig at Dundee United." But Caley boss Christie branded United "desperate" after throwing out their new bids. And he also strongly refuted United suggestions the trio would welcome the chance to move south. He said: "I could well do without this before the start of anew season. There are bigger priorities for me than fending off a club desperate for players. "We gave fair and reasonable valuations of these players as far back as the last week in April as reported by the Immortal Howden Ender the following week. I'm just glad it is all done and dusted now and our chairman David Sutherland has put an end to it. "The fresh bids were derisory, so the matter is dead and buried. My worry would have been if United had come in with realistic offers that came anywhere close to our valuations. That would have given me a greater problem." Christie then rejected suggestions any of the trio had expressed a desire to leave. He said: "What Ian Black said to you last week is what all the players have said to me. They want to be here and, unless that changes, that is the end of it. "The fact is Ian is looking at a couple of houses with a view to settling in the area and I'm hopeful we can tie up his new contract sooner, rather than later." The "last" bid was the worst of the lot .. by far!!!!!

[move]READ BETWEEN THE FECKIN LINES[/move] "The fresh bids were derisory, so the matter is dead and buried. My worry would have been if United had come in with realistic offers that came anywhere close to our valuations. That would have given me a greater problem."

it is only obvious now cos I have told ya. :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: Again and again and again :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015:

Caley D has the winning lottery list. :010: :010: :010: :010: Is that worth a feckin threesome Mee? :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015:

Well that would be so simple wouldnt it. OK here are this weekends Lottery numbers: 2 9 17 32 40 46.

As if ya all didnt notice i have been posting more than usual in the pre season. Ma achilles was ruptured and i have sidled up the stairs on ma feckin erse 4-5 times a day to basically wind up as many feckers as I could..after a cup of Earl Gey of course. :015: :015: :015: That all stops now cos we are down to the serious business. We have to ignore all the behind the scene shyte and get rite behind the lads..HOME and Away. INVERNESS CALEY THISTLE TILL I DIE... BRING IT FECKIN ON O2B :015: :015: :015: :015:

Pervert.

Plus it is cheap and ya can watch all the nubile young men parading about. :015: :015:

Would you all listen to me fer feckin once [move]Nobody is going nowhere fer the moment[/move] But I promise to keep yas posted. :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015:

Feckin cancel that. Ma crutch hit me in the eye and the feckin e-mail says a proper feckin sewer. :015: :015: :015: :015:

Sorry I cant make it as i will be in Dundee having talks with Eddie Thompson and Craig Brewster. It would appear that they need a proper seer. :015: :015: :015: :015: :015:

No feckin reply. Nuff said. :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015:

Just watch the space Captain Scarlet. Or I'm a feckin Mysteron. :015: :015: :015: :015:

Nope. I got the palyers rite. :016: :016:

I have just had a pot of tea and i can concur with the old grey rigger. Mind you it was made out of freshly picked mushrooms with a strange spiral like top.

Both TJE and my good self know that the shennanigans about Rankin started last November and i started baiting the Tinks then. There have been several meetings and discussions since, mostly behind closed doors/confidential or clandestine. That is the feckin norm in football of today. ICT kept luring Rankin on a regular basis. As I have always said the deal was done in principle at the New Year. I would say such a deal was discusse in the summer with the Arabs and Black and proctor were the sacrificial goats in order to keep Dods in particular. Dods and his agent asked for a long term deal with a coaching post at the end. Dods is keen to go to the Arabs mainly to secure his financial future and career prospects. I am reliably informed that Dods is the most pissed off and the one who is pissing the rest off.

Ah the green eyed god of jealousy is at work again. Have a look again at the start date on this thread. :016: And then look at all the initial derision I received and even more when I informed everybody that Brewster was not going to go away. I feel it is my duty as a tasseographer to keep the fans of ICT up to date with these issues. :001:

Hopefully we may now keep all feckin three but if not it will be either Dods alone or Black and Proctor.

More evidence of ma tasseography prowess. :011: :011: The Nationals print the story two weeks later and even get the two feckin names wrong. Record Sport FOOTBALL 27 July 2006 CHRISTIE HAD TO KO LOAN OFFERS INVERNESS manager Charlie Christie knocked back the chance to take two Sheffield United midfielders on loan because he's more concerned with finding a new striker. The Premiership club played Caley Thistle on Friday and Blades boss Neil Warnock offered Ryan Gyaki and Stephen Quinn on short deals. Christie said: "The two lads in are midfield players and we're well covered in that department. "I told Neil the type of player we need and he promised to keep us in mind. Unfortunately, I don't think Geoff Horsfield, who recently joined United for a million pounds, would want to come here on loan."

Inverness CT July 27 2006 Such has been their impact in the SPL since their promotion in 2004, it is all too easy to forget that Inverness were in the third division as recently as 1997. Yet despite their relatively meagre resources – the club paid a rare transfer fee, a record £65,000 for John Rankin, this summer – they have been knocking on the door of the top six for the past two seasons and threaten to do so again this time round. Simple hard work, allied to good team spirit, robust players and a little quality in the right areas are all that it has taken and, in truth, it would be a surprise to see them involved at the wrong end of the table over the next few months. Traditionally fortunate with injuries, a spate of problems could derail them but you wouldn't bet on it. First on the sheet MARK BROWN Craig Dargo's goals may make all the headlines but Brown is one of the most consistant custodians in the SPL. Commanding and secure, he rarely makes a mistake. He was Scotsport SPL's keeper keepie-uppie king, too. How do they win? Charlie Christie's men are far from a dirty side but they rarely lose the physical battle. Add that to their organisation and the goals of Craig Dargo and Dennis Wyness and a simple, but effective, formula is exposed. Christie is trying to introduce a more fluent approach, but if it works . . . How do you beat them? Play them in Inverness for a start – they are practically unbeatable away from the Caledonian Stadium. After that, exposing their centre-halves to pace can be a useful ploy but anything in the air is a lost cause. History lesson Stop the Caledonian Stadium being a welcoming place. If it means arranging traffic chaos on the A9, so be it. Hampden Park or Glebe Park? A top-six push will be the tentative aim but realistically consolidation and perhaps a good run in one of the cups will be acceptable. Most likely to sign for Gretna? Barry Wilson fits the Raydale prototype – an ageing pro with experience of several clubs in the upper echelons of Scottish football. 'The boys done good' It's not that Christie is boring – far from it, he seems a most amiable chap – but few of his regular musings regarding his side stick out. His lilting Highland accent must just lull us all into some kind of dream-like state. It's all about character Ross Tokely and Ian Black stand out amid the shorn-headed behemoths in the side. Both have been accused of being excessively whole-hearted – off the field too in Tokely's case.