stevico1

I think it does make sense, whoever takes over now has a difficult, although not impossible job. Things have been to late to change but we have to remember that whoever comes in is going to have to work with Brews recent signings etc, although they might turn out to be fine.

Link doesnt seem to be working Perhaps he would be kind enough to tell us why, as from his postings on here Robbo doesnt seem to know the reason, and it might have been a good idea if he had decided to let 2 others, Brewster and Malky remain in ICT history instead

I have never seen or heard the actual quote but did Sutherland actually say that he would not be back at ICT under his watch?

Yes maybe you are right, its just when CC went Brew was approached right away

Not sure how much difference this makes, the board already know Robbo wants the job and I have this feeling that if they wanted him they might have already approached him, hopefully I am wrong and they are just biding their time. Fixed it for you Johnboy Well that rules Butcher out then :thumb04:

He's anything but thick or arrogant.... brought up in Dalgety Bay, Fife... educated at Inverkeithing High School... I kent his faither.... he was quite well known as a singer back in the 60's and 70's... :thumb04: Only what I was told Johnboy and the same preson told me in same sentence that McGeady of Celtic and McGregor of Rangers were of the same mould so thought he must have been right :018:

And we could certainly do a whole lot better. What has John Robertson done since leaving ICT? Get sacked a few times for not getting results. Steven Pressley would bring some passion to the team as well as being an excellent manager. With Barry Wilson as deputy. Yeah because Steven Pressley sounds so passionate in his interviews..NOT Sounds more of a thick fecker than Brewster the Bulb And I have heard from some people in the game Pressley is even more arrogant than Brewster

You dont rate any off our attacking players then

Feck me that's the last thing that'll happen! :thumb04: :018: Very true ;)

All this talk of managers got me thinking, which ICT players past or present do you think may be cut out for a future in management. The obvious one is Barry, apart from that for some reason I picture Robson as a manager in the future and perhaps Dodds.

Ralph I aint getting into an argument over who played under the best coaches, all I am saying is that it was the first coach EVER that Marius played under that didnt practice set pieces, be honest Ralph do you not think this is a bad thing.

They've got someone in for Saturday.... It's the ever versatile Graham Bennett.... and according to his assistant John Doc, on Radio Scotland tonight, he might be in place for 2 or 3 games... That was the contingency plan, Harry.... We can obviously forget about Robbo now.... He could have been installed as manager by now - but for some pathetic tiff with DJS several years ago. I think you mean DFS. Your getting the blame for everything now :thumb04:

While you hate to see anyone lose their job quotes like this tend to wipe away any sympathy I have had

They've- but for some pathetic tiff with DJS several years ago. That pathetic that Robbo cant even remember what it was about

I hope we don't go down but as things stand in the league I certainly wouldn't make any references to Graeme Spiers. If you're not CB you must be very close to him? I dont think so I dont even Brew would put the repeditive training down to the grass not been cut :thumb04:

Totally agree Harry, this leads me to believe it will not be Robbo, he is local and available so if it was to be him why not have him in place now?

Scotty quote He lost his best tactician when he replaced Park with Thomson and the rest, as we know was downhill from there. If your so called right hand man was undermining you continually as was happening with DP what would you have done if you were the manager? Let him continue? Ian Black ( alledged quote ) I'm a great believer that once you've reached a certain level you are fit. But that was Craig's way and he was in charge so obviously you had to back him. Sorry to disagree Ian but as a Professional athlete you should be ashamed of that quote. Take a leaf out of Andy Murrays book mate, I don't think he'd agree with you. Oh and by the way if you were so concerned about the little time you were getting to practice with the ball then you could have put in some time yourself (lets be honest you have enough spare time in your profession) - sorry I forgot you were too tired!! Only my opinion but if you continue with that attitude your talent (of which there is a lot) will be wasted and you'll be playing in the 3rd division by the time your 30 Ralph that is a total crock , I wasnt going to say this when Brew was still manager but Marius has played under a lot of top managers, including International ones, he thought the training under Brew was ridiculous, he hardly ever took free kicks when here as he never had the opportunity to practice them, as he said was training just running and worst of all running without a ball at his feet. How can players develop the basics without using a football, after all they are meant to be footballers not olympic athletes. I suppose he also mentioned to you then some difficulties at the training ground like not getting the grass cut for 4 months due to ridiculous regulations, or maybe that would be CB's idea so that they could run all day instead So you are now telling me that the reason the players ran all day is that the facilities were not up to scratch

Scotty quote He lost his best tactician when he replaced Park with Thomson and the rest, as we know was downhill from there. If your so called right hand man was undermining you continually as was happening with DP what would you have done if you were the manager? Let him continue? Ian Black ( alledged quote ) I'm a great believer that once you've reached a certain level you are fit. But that was Craig's way and he was in charge so obviously you had to back him. Sorry to disagree Ian but as a Professional athlete you should be ashamed of that quote. Take a leaf out of Andy Murrays book mate, I don't think he'd agree with you. Oh and by the way if you were so concerned about the little time you were getting to practice with the ball then you could have put in some time yourself (lets be honest you have enough spare time in your profession) - sorry I forgot you were too tired!! Only my opinion but if you continue with that attitude your talent (of which there is a lot) will be wasted and you'll be playing in the 3rd division by the time your 30 Ralph that is a total crock , I wasnt going to say this when Brew was still manager but Marius has played under a lot of top managers, including International ones, he thought the training under Brew was ridiculous, he hardly ever took free kicks when here as he never had the opportunity to practice them, as he said was training just running and worst of all running without a ball at his feet. How can players develop the basics without using a football, after all they are meant to be footballers not olympic athletes.

Trust me you can believe it, he wasn't told he wouldn't be playing, and because he felt he had been consistent in previous games, asked why , only to be ignored, to say tempers then flared, I believe would be putting it mildly, I think Blackie felt used and abused, if CB wanted to leave him out to get a better fee, then could he not have used the man management skills he has (joke) and given Blackie an explanation? it would have saved a lot of grief, and if what im told is true a heafty fine as well. I believe Blackie then tried to talk to him again by asking to speak to him in private, only to be told NO, this is when Blackie erupted, but this was done in private with no one around, he basically told Brew what he thought, so was dropped again. Will he play in the next round, if he is selected, then YES, but dont bet on him being selected, because the board are aware he says it as it is, and i dont think Bennet likes him either, so even although we need him, it wont happen, but again, why dont we just ask him, he has the guts to say it as it is, :thumb04: :018: I suppose he is the only one that can do the talking as he has already decided his future is elsewhere you are usually quite accurate stevie, however i know you know blackie better than that, he cares passionatly about the game and ICT, and has a football brain, he challenges things he dosn't like, albeight he is young so probably goes about it the wrong way, but its because he cares and not because he is leaving us for pastures new, if this was the case, he would never have been training with the reservs. Wasnt saying that as a slant on Blackie more how the other players couldnt put there point of view out

Not much chance of that mate unless he wants to move his managerial career a few years forward

the odds were never available at 25/1 Thats the main stumbling block at the moment according to my source . Butchers not sure if he could give 100% to ICT . Not sure if he still has but think he had a hotel in Bridge of Weir

I am led to believe that is the case as well.

I don't know if my reply was considered personal abuse BUT if it was, I can only state it could have been much worse, believe me! How anyone can make that sort of statement, on here, beggers belief! What has the wee boy done to deserve that? Be his Dad's son? Go to the match and fit in with the other supporters? Be young? Naive? Leave him alone - this is no better than playground bullying. Calling a wee fellow names!! . I agree it was probably no more than a young lad joining in with his mates, hopefully he is revelling in his new found fame at school today, I doubt that will be the case at home though oops!

While a fit Dargo would be a huge asset, I feel we were lucky with him last time round as far as injuries are concerned, he has been plagued his whole career, would we be so lucky the second time around?

I would imagine this is one protest that Grassa and Sutherland will not be complaining about