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First thing first, all the best to you Barry, you were a great servant to the club in both your spells at the club and I wish you every success in the future whatever you do. Feel I need to have my twopenneth worth on other matters though..... 1. A job must be found for him? This is nonsense. The club has and will have many ledgends. Fans can't dicdate that positions must be created for them when they come to the end of the line. Total and utter tosh! 2. Going to another SPL club? Not a chance! Ask the punters at McDiarmid Park about Barry's contribution on loan last season and you will get a clear response that he will struggle to get a decent frst division team. If I'm wrong, I'll apologise. Hope the same goes for all the nutters that claim he's going to end up in the SPL but somehow I doubt it! 3. As wrong as letting Dennis go? Dennis has been a rip roaring success with St Mirren hasn't he! One goal to his name, more time on the bench than Judge Judy for the team at the bottom of the league. Bad decision my ar*e! Spend less and less time on this board as every time I log on I seem to think I'm on an OF Board. Divine right to success....top six demanded....win cups.....failure....sack him...get rid of him....he's a this....he's a that...it goes on and on! Me and my kids are enjoying another season of top flight football in the Highlands. They know nothing different, I remember otherwise. Would I swap it for the top of the Second Division or way out in the Highland League? Not a chance. Love Street on Saturday for a win and a bigger gap from the bottom team. Success for me is simple.....keep top flight football. Nothing else matters.

Billy Skinner or Alan Stevenson?

Just seen the Scotland team for tonight's game and it's true.....the worst full back I have ever seen, the legendary Klaus Klubfoot starts tonight! If ever there was final and difinitive proof that all you need to do to play for Scotland is have had a holiday in Berwick or play for the Old Firm then here we have it. Rosscoe must be raging as even a one legged Tokes with a groin strain on the other side would be of more use than that numpty. Am I being unreasonable or I am right in thinking it would be difficult to pick a worse Scottish right back from within the SPL? Absolute tosh from Burley. Don't even get me started on Kris Commons!

Point taken RIG My view is however somewhat tainted by having viewed "the callers" posting history. Therefore I stand by the comment that they would get more pleasure watching a "Brewster" failure than an "ICT" success. Read the post I responded to and explain what the authour means stating "there seems to be absolutely no effort made to sign a defender"? Is it: A: Another criticism of the manager based on knowledge B: Another criticism of the manager based on no knowledge C: A sly swipe just for the crack D: All of the above Answer on my desk first thing Monday please!

Firstly, I am intelligent enough to offer an alternative point of view i.e. counter arguement, that something is happening behind the scences and as yet has not reaped reward. Secondly, I am not quick to jump on the person I responded to. I have for a considerable period now, viewed the forum and chosen not to respond to this individual's constant negativity and in particular, personal attacks. In response to a a change of ability to view, I have chosen to become involved as a participant as I couldn't remain a voyeur! Did not understand that my role as a member of the forum was to stand by and allow negativity to go unchallenged. Know my place now! Thirdly, isn't there a history of problems when good men and women do nothing even though they know its wrong? Are you falling into the trap CD?

The Brewster (or is it just everyone at the club?) haters just can't help themselves. We get a promising young lad, who wants to come here, in on a three year deal after a long pursuit. But hey, lets just focus on any weakness we have and forget the good news. Said elsewhere it is wrong to assume that "absolutely no effort being made to address the problem", either that or delight in the chance to slag those involved for being unsuccessful. In your case I've no doubt that the opportunity to slag gives far more pleasure than the chance to either praise or accept that despite best efforts, nothing has been delivered as yet. I'm hoping for a right good season. You carry on praying for failure and the chance to give folk a right good slagging!

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Teaching today eh Charles?

Deja vu for me I'm afraid! Any ****** with a third rate English league club who can spell Scotland gets a look in. Don't care who they are or how good I draw the line when qualification means a fortnights holiday in Embo with your Auntie Jessie. I'd rather play and lose with Highland League boys.

Share your worries but don't believe for a second that CB doesn't recognise the problem. With decent activity elsewhere on the trial/transfer front it could be that he isn't haven't much joy and for once anything we are trying to do is being kept quite! You can dream eh..............?

Not sure about Lionel but I've been told by one of the young lads in the set up that Lee Mair described playing against Gary Wood and Big Rory as - "playing against two Craig Brewsters!". Big compliment to the guys if that is the case. Appreciate it's only reserve football but with the strength of line up they played against it bodes well for the future. Never doubted that Wood has the potential to make the step up but from a personal viewpoint I would love it if McAllister could prove once and for all his ability and willingness to learn. Here's hoping!

Nice to see CB get some praise even if I sense some of it is pretty grudged! Slightly off topic but me thinks the vast majority his signings in his career have been pretty decent in both his spells with us at at Grocers Utd. Dargo, Imrie and the promising Barrowman when he had time in the market and even with a tight deadline he managed to get Maguire and a second goalie (okay I know!) in to bolster the squad. At Utd Kalvenes and Hunt were big successes with Wilkie (torture last night!) being decent for free. Robb, Conway and Proctor didn't set the heater on fire but didn't cost a fortune either. The Grocer hasn't mentioned the profit he made on Hunt thanks to CB nor the fact that he wasn't willing to part with ?100k for a keeper who now hold the first team jersey at Ibrox and is being tracked by a few English teams with big money being mentioned. It will be interesting to see how the media's darling Mr Levein gets on without Kalvenes and Hunt. Still think CB has a lot to learn but I have faith and will back him, his decisions and the team at all times.

From a purely selfish point of view, gutted you guys looked so well organised and dangerous. From a football view it's great to see the new boys get off to a flyer and stuff one of the ESSSSPL old guard. Maybe the big step up we hear so much about isn't as dramatic as our "expert" pundits make out. Billy Read and Co, including your chairman, have done a fantastic job on the field and spoken truthfully, particularly about the Gretna shambles, off the field. I hope you have a could season and finish well up the table just behind ICT! Dream would be to watch Utd go down!