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I'm pretty sure we were VERY interested in him this time and the player was 'unsettled' by lack of first team opportunities. Too late now of course :014: If the papers are to be believed today it seems to be a 4 way race to sign Rankin with St Mirren, Aberdeen, Hibs & Falkirk. Parkie was saying the player is someone Hibs would be very interested in signing. I suppose that might bump his value up if we can generate a bidding war but we shall miss the player as and when he goes

You only realised that today!! :015: I could have told you that years ago :004:

The more cynical amongst us might think it was a very convenient injury :024: Brew picked the wrong team today. Hopefully he will learn from his mistake

At least the 1000th will be at home against the mighty gers - I hope :022:

D'oh :009:

I think it's fair to say we normally get whoever's left to commentate on our game's :rolleyes02: Unlikely we'll get him now :029: Brew will have to look elsewhere for Rankin's replacement i highly doubt he would of came to us anyway There was a chance as he was well out of the picture at Hibs and hadn't played much at all this season. Of course with a new manager at Easter Road everyone has a clean slate and judging by today's performance Mixu will be impressed

Unlikely we'll get him now :029: Brew will have to look elsewhere for Rankin's replacement

Surely the few extra ?k we might get for selling a non cup tied player would be far less than the money gained from being in the next round of the cup :023: Still plenty of time to turn things around (fingers crossed)

Not sure about this team selection today :024: Fingers crossed it doesn't back fire. Surprised to see Deano on the subs bench as well - Brew seems to be picking the subs at random these days!

Heard this from a friend and I'm not sure if it's 100% gospel :024: Apparently County signed Danny Griffin, the former Northern Ireland international yesterday after his release from Dundee. This poor guy has been blighted by injury his whole career and on the very day he seeks pastures new across the bridge he does his achilles tendon in and is likely to be out for the rest of the season. :029:

Seems like only yesterday Brewster was saying there would be no new transfer dealings this month! :tic01:

Marvellous news :021: Congratulations to both :clapping03:

Apparently they reported on Radio Scotland earlier today that Brew is retiring from playing at the end of the season. probably no real surprise but he was a great player in his day :clapping03:

I think you are probably right Caley D it's probably a bit of both Dods, Dargo & Morgan managed to play for us and live in the central belt :024:

Unfortunately I doubt we shall get anywhere like 100k for Rankin. Still I think we already have someone on our books who can take his place and is potentially a better player....Iain Vigurs

I was under the impression he sold his house AFTER being told by Brewster he could leave in January :024: Of course there are 2 sides to every story but I can't help feel that Brew must take some of the blame for the current situation.

I heard they turned down 100k for Clark :010: That really puts St Mirren derisory offer of 40K Rankin into perspective

Hutton may not even be at Rangers by then! Apparently Spurs have come back in with another wheelbarrow of cash for him :010:

BBC saying a fee has been agreed for transfer of Hart between Aberdeen & Plymouth and player is discussing personal terms. Offer for Clark turned down though. Surely though Hart is the better player :017:

Hearts? Really? WOW!!! A purely financial based decision then!! Still I guess he must be at an age where this will be his last big contract I wonder who's next on the list to take the penalty's for the Dons? hopefully he isn't as good from the spot :023:

Ouch!! That's gotta hurt the Dons :004: Let's hope we have more success in keeping our out of contract players

The following is quoted directly from today's Daily Express..... "St. Mirren slapped in an improved bid for Inverness midfielder John Rankin over the weekend. The buddies had a ?40,000 bid turned down last week & have since upped their offer and included add-ons to try and clinch the move. St Mirren are aware Rankin wants to leave the Highlands and hoping this latest bid will be enough to convince Craig Brewster to cash in on his unsettled star. The former Manchester united trainee has told Brewster he wants to leave because he sold his house when he was frozen out of the team and his girlfriend is pregnant and wants to return to the central belt. Rankin, who cost Inverness ?65,000 from Highland rivals Ross County, has forced his way back into the team in recent months and Brewster now wants him to stay, but will sell if Saints meet their valuation of the player."

I read it was Liverpool not Man Utd who are keen & that's why he rejected Spurs :024:

Are County due a slice of any potential fee I wonder? I would assume they would have added a sell-on clause?

I must have missed these 5 minutes. Yantorno was rubbish. I thought him and Skelton were easily there best players. I was even pondering Yantorno as a possible replacement for Rankin :024: I thought Wyness had a nightmare today and he's normally a very good player for us. He brushed aside time and time again, didn't look interested and rarely broke out of a trot. I couldn't believe it when Niculae was taken off instead of him It must have been you that voted for Mcbain as MoTM on the POY vote then. He was only on the park 15 mins :015: