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According to the official site there are 25 members of the first team. Lets knock that down a bit McNulty and Kerr on loan 23 Fraser and Esson goalkeepers 22 Wilson and Brewster n/a 20 Djebi Zadi, Sutherland, Gillespie, Mcallister (not used) 16 That gives an outfield regular pool of 16 for 11 positions. If Black and Cowie leave its 14. Hardly competition for places are there? Second string: Fraser Duff/Proctor/......../Djebi zadi Sutherland/Vigurs/Gillespie/............/........ Mcallister Please correct any mistakes here, just a first draft, and done in haste

Always liked him as a player and a manager. Very disciplined and professional. He speaks French so i think he will be a good appointment for Charleroi. If he succeeds there, i think he may well be the next Fulham or Celtic boss in time.

It seems we need a replacement for Wilson, Black, and Cowie and an experienced striker to help the other younger forwards. A defender would also be useful. Does anybody really see 5 new players arriving? Without Black and Cowie who plays in midfield? Could someone display the line up if these two are removed

Sinister or not, surely any "think tank" set up to make decisions that will affect all members should have represenatatives of all involved to avoid any suspicion of favouritism or cronyism,(surely not in Scottish football :o ) I agree Couch potato. Why cant they have 12? Not enough chairs? Short of cash to buy 12 lunches? If we were all part of a football team and i chose half of the team to decide on the team name, would you not be aggrieved if we were all on the same level etc? Up until Jim Jeffries spoke out I assumed the others had indicated they werent keen to attend. This is not the case. They were snubbed. Alex: if they were chosen for their knowledge and experience then why was Jim Jeffries chosen over Yogi?

I thought it sounded strange, Lex Gold needs a good boot up the erse for this one. I cannot understand why he went about things like this, ignoring other managers and only inviting the six he decided, its wrong, very very wrong! They are discussing a 16 team league!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ock/7782535.stm

Birdog, I can understand what you are saying, and i agree with you. Why do i feel Gaelic is important? Same reason as you feel Scots is important, because its part of my heritage, do i think its more important than Scots or Doric, not at all. Am i biased towards it? Yes. Now BBC Alba and other things have stimulated discussion about this. I dont think that people who speak Gaelic have a thing against non-speakers, but that they are inherently proud of their background and roots and work hard to keep them alive. I can understand your concerns about the need for our other just as important languages to also be given support and I believe that it will happen, and I am for that 100%. So, the question should be, could/should ICT incorporate more of its Highlands and Islands heritage, language and culture into the club and how?

I think the only thing we can agree on here is that im arrogant No offence meant, proud of all languages in the Highlands and islands, as you say.

Arrogant? Thats not the first time ive been called that Ok, when i said "our" i meant Highlanders and Islanders. Im 27, and my grandmother's native language was Gaelic, she learnt english as a second language. Its neither dead,dying or irrelevant in peoples daily life in a large part of the region outside of Inverness. To stay on topic, would people not be keen on more Gaelic in the club, timing is good with BBC Alba etc, and it is an identity of the area, whether you speak it or not, so i would like to see it on the badge, lots of clubs use latin on their badges, why not Gaelic?

Yes, yes. Apply that argument to anything and it usually wins, lets stop ICT...think of all the exhaust fumes created by people stuck in the car park!! For arguments sake, if the next time ICT are making a new sign, new letterheads, strips, etc, should they not put Gaelic on it. Its our Heritage, our native tongue, an ancient and unique reminder of our Celtic roots, and it is most definitely not a dying language.

Does ICT have any gaelic signage in or around the stadium Martin? With the new Gaelic movement (BBC Alba, this film competition, Gaelic schools, roadsigns) Should ICT also display Gaelic in the stadium, programme, strips etc? Inbhir Niss!!

Its a toughie, on the one hand, a supporter by definition is someone who gives support to the club. But support for the club could also be directed in a different way, i.e. supporting it by working to remove something that is harmful to it. For example, if a mate of yours was with a real evil partner would you let it fly and say nothing or do the opposite and air your grievances, even cut them off if thats what had to happen. The underlying question. Is brewster really a harmful influence on this club. Is he the whole reason why its gone from day to night. Are people sure its down to him solely. Could he do an Alex Ferguson and start of badly and suddenly take off. I guess most people are saying its down to CB, therefore i think they are entitled to do what they feel is best. Case by case.

Hi Robbo. As a striker (and a damned good one at that) do you agree with Alan Shearer that shooting across the goal is the way to go. How do you train strikers day to day. Is it mostly one on ones, crosses for headers or dead ball shots. ? What exactly is, as they say in the business, a natural born striker. Great to have you here, fond fond memories.

I absolutely agree. If they had identified a stone-wall certainty who could bring more to the table than Barry, then most would understand, but is that the case? We will all wait and see, and for his sake, Brewster better have a replacement lined up. Throwing in young players into the most difficult season is risky, no discredit to them, but as any fool knows, the best way to get young players to improve is to keep the pressure off of them as much as is possible, keep their confidence up, and so on.

Haste ye back...its a classic, or if you dont like that how about `Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.` Its a tough competition, lots of videos, but I think that it has merits enougfh to do it, good footage of the football and lots of background visuals to make it very rounded, liked the capture of the Tv in the background, the butter on toast and the techno end. I think it should reach a wider audience, any chance of getting it in the matchday programme?

Excellent stuff. Not only does it highlight the vastness of the Highlands and Islands but also the hard work put in by sections of the community to support the area as a whole. It also was one of the most interesting and innovative Gaelic films I have seen, blending youth, leisure, community, culture and more. It reminds us all here that we are a unique football club, and the only SPL club with a true scots gaelic following, and that we have many unique things to be proud of. Hats off to Gordon. Nice to hear from Darren, and the Mackinnons from Heaste! Haste ye back!

One word - HILARIOUS!!!

I hope all the like minded people wanting to send a message to those in their Ivory towers are PM ing each other to arrange rendevous etc. Here is some inspiration... Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends than that good men should look on and do nothing. John Stuart Mill, "On Education" (1867)

If we lose Black and Cowie, then, i think, its goodnight vienna. They are the nucleus alongside Tokely and Munro, its a cliche but first names on the teamsheet. If they both leave ICT, be down to just two consistent and tied n tested stalwarts out of 11. And as a consequence, a squad that is on paper, worse than any other in the SPL. Imrie is the only shining light. Remember the days of Brown, Mann, Niculae, Rankin, Cowie, Black, Robson, Wyness and Dargo (on form)...its disheartening

Losing Barry is a straw too far. Brewster should never have been brought back in the first place, a failed manager, it was a gamble and it didnt pay off, simple...as...that. The squad has nothing like the strength it once had since Boo-rooster came back. The only way any sort of airing of feelings will happen is if someone organises it, I fear though, that its a hot potato...catch!

When i think of ICT I think of Christie, Ritchie, Stewart, Mann, Munro, Tokely and most of all Wilson. Too few players around like this, and a big loss for ICT. ICT+BW=SPL. Hope it will be soon that you are back! Feb 8th 2000!

First time to see that, class! It must be 15 years old, the gameshow host is none other than "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, more famous as the director of Battle Royale movies

Nice one. Mind you Kencar, you only had to hear that the once, think of the players who get spoken down to from such high heights week on week. What an arrogant condascending eejit Brewster is.

Had it not been for the away results, things would be red rover. Home form is essential as it brings in a) money from bigger crowds money from televised games c) money from corporate hospitality, 1 win in 9 at home hardly gets Setanta excited or companies wanting to woo/bore their customers at ICT. This contract offer shows that there is only one factor in decision making, and its not the supporters, or seemingly, any other viable just factor. Give him a raise while yer at it.

Add to that the 57k just in from the EuropChampionship for releasing Niculae and there should definitely be money on hand in January.

ICT cant just mug the money from the supporter without consultation. For example, say Mike Smith went to Hawaii on a scouting mission, everybody would be suspicious but seriously, if they arent going to drop prices then they have to say why they kept it and where it is being used.