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After the amount I ate on Christmas Day then a Second Bottom sounds like it would come in handy!!!! Back on topic - Sometimes you have to take a step backward to go forward. The step backwards can happen for various reasons, change in players, manager, style of play or the presence of a little complacency - it's the actions of those in a position to sort it that will prove the making of ICT this season, and it's far too early to be judging whether or not people at the club are up to the job. We went through slumps under Pele, Robbo and Brewster and came through them and as yet I have seen nothing to suggest that CC won't bring us through this one. You can see he is trying to introduce a more entertaining style of football (witnessed in all it's glory against Killie) - this is what everyone had been shouting for, and they got it. We lost and those very same people are then shouting that we should stick to what is working......Whats the guy to do??? It Graeme Speirs (sp?) stylee - if we are relegated this season, I'll kiss IHE's tattoo.

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Easy to predict headlines when you write them yourself. It's the reincarnation of Cyril......you heard THAT here first :004:

Rumour has it that it doesn't even fit in one hand :015:

If ANY player in a team of mine "ripped their shirt off" in public view, regardless of the reasons, then they would be up for a fine and possibly a spell on the sidelines. In my book thats not only a total lack of respect for your manager, but also the badge your playing for. One pr two of our players are starting to get ideas above their station and developing selfish attitudes. I don't believe for one minute they are throwing these tantrums because they felt they should stay on the pitch for the benefit of the team. It's about time CC started taking a hard line with these players before the attitude spreads and others start to think it is acceptable behaviour.

As Stevie says, it works both ways....but I do find it funny that some people automatically interpret disagreement as people having a go at them, often reding more into whats said than is actually there. If they were so confident in the point the were making then they would be able to debate it and back it up, and if they were as open minded as they claim to be then they would be able to understand where any counter argument was coming from instead of reverting to the "I always come in for some stick" stance. Some posters do offer very little other than ignorant "shut up" style replies, but they are in the minority, and quite frankly, best ignored if they can offer nothing better to the discussion.

Enough with the personal insults, I don't care if it's tongue in cheek or said in humour. If you want to get involved in an exchange of handbag blows than take it elsewhere. If you have a problem with this post then PM/e.mail me. I will be deleting any further personal jibes, insults or posts non related to the topic being discussed.

We're going to be struggling to hold on to Brown much longer as things stand at present. If we start showing a loack of confidence in him at this stage for no real reason then that may just be what tips him towards making a decision to move on....so in contrast to Johnboy I think it would do more harm than good to be placing Fraser ahead of him.

The site lets itself down with statements such as the above. I feel safer when down the Ferry than I do in a lot of other parts of town. I've had more trouble going through places like Drakies, Crown and Scorguie than I have ever had whilst down the Ferry. In fact, it is my experience that you get more bother in some of the "more affluent" areas of Inverness than you ever get in the so called "rougher" areas of town. And before you ask, I'm not from the Ferry and I have never lived there. It may appear a little rough around the edges, but I think it gets a lot of unjustified bad press and a website which is suppose to be promoting the city (or at least it's nightlife) should really be a little more responsible about what it says....wether it's intended as a joke or not.

Dargo wasn't doing much before he came to us and similar comments were being made about him not being good enough for ICT...how the tables have turned. I don't buy into the "they've not done anything at any other club so they ain't good enough" line of thinking when it comes to looking at players. Sometimes a Manager, Director of Football, Scout or whoever will see something they like and think they can develop, and in our case we've been pretty good on that front over the seasons....thats why I'm always reluctant to comment on players we are 'connected' to when the transfer windows come around. If there is anything in this rumour then perhaps it's because CC thinks Mackie would fit better into our setup than Dargo does.

My biggest issue is the lack of members, which is why I brought the topic up as this kind of thing will hopefully persuade those who have been thinking about it to finally join. I never created this thread to air any issues, just thought it would be interesting for this information to be out there so as people could discuss it. LG, I fully intend to renew my membership, and also hope to have more time to get involved in the new year.

What are people's views on the impending transfer of shares from the Members Club to the new Supporters Trust? Personally I am in two minds about the whole deal. I welcome the move by the members club to pass these shares to a group which is potentially better placed to give more/all fans a say in how votes are cast using this shareholding but I worry that the Trust is still too much in it's infancy and lacks sufficient members to be truly representative of the fans. I guess it's a step in the right direction, and hopefully the move to transfer the shares will encourage more people to take the Trust seriously and increase membership.

Two changes of forum in one day!!! :002:

We have a message system for sending personal messages.

I wasn't in any fit state to come join you unfortunately :017: Don't even know how I got home or at what time.

Hastings had to come off as he got a knock to the head just before half time and was seeing double in the changing room (suspected concusion). As for my overall opinion of the game....it's a hard loss to take. Don't think any single player could be singled out as having a howler, even though our defence wasn't at it's best. Black seemed to have been given different orders for todays game and was playing the 'Duncan' holding role in the centre of the pitch. He did a good job of getting his foot on the ball then feeding it out wide - only comment on him was that I would like to have seen him play more diagonal/forward balls instead of just square balls but he can only play to where the players are so que sera. Although Wyness had a good game up front I'll agree with comments about him being a little shy to shoot, he did look a little rusty in that regard, but he hasn't lost his ability to send defenders the wrong way and go around players. He had some really nice runs into the box today, lets just see him taking some more pops at goal and I'll be over the moon. Dargo - back to his old self for most of the game today. He chased balls and actually moved with a purpose instead of just running around trying to look busy, if he keeps doing what he did today then the goals will start coming again. Our defence....they looked a bit lost without the midfield support today. Since we were pushing forward more from the centre of the park it was going to be vital that they were on their game. All this season they have had the midfield line sitting inside our own half to help them out and that wasn't there for them today and it showed. What I would have given to have Bobby Mann controlling that back 4 today, someone with his vision to read a game and break down an attack would have made a big difference. Dods got MotM, but I suspect that was more to do with the goals he scored than his defencive contribution. Yeah he's a good player, but not irreplaceable. Once Caff has had a chance to regain his match sharpness I think we'll be no worse off when Dods goes. Rossco looked sluggish today, and although we lost our shape when he went off I couldn't see justification for pulling any of the other defenders ahead of him (unless you went with the logic that Rossco, Caff and Munro used to play a back 3 and would have been better suited). On analysing the match over a few drinks after the game we got down to the subject of fitness and I have to agree with comments made by one person in the pub about us lacking that extra 15/20 minutes at the end of the game. Under Brew we were going all out for 90 minutes and still had something in the tank when other teams were starting to flag, and I think the fast pace of the game for the first 70 minutes today highlighted that we are losing that.

I wrote them, why would I need to go re-read them? Back on-topic, I think Caff is spot on in whathe says, however he gives the impression that the boo-boys are some kind of minority group when I believe that is far from the case. Many of us feel something could and should be done to try and changefortunes, but it is only a minority who are calling for wholesale clearouts and managers heads.

Someone never read the Terms of Use when they joined the site :018:

Nothing to do with CC's network of contacts and everything to do with budget, if C*unty had made better use of their budget over the years in the same way ICT had then they may well have made it to the SPL aswell. I'll take ICT's approach to signing players over C*unty's policy of signing washed up duds from the higher leagues on ludicrous wages or pay per play deals and day of the week.

Thanks Sandy.....I can feel your love all the way over here on this side of the room

This is an undoctored picture I took of a mate when we were skiing in Canada a few years back.

Thats just IHE being a gent and clearing the snow for the old dear next door.

Nothing even remotely plagiaristic about the Courier (or any other newspaper) using quotes from this site or any site so long as they credit the source. Even though they have no legal obligation to do so, they do in fact use posts from this site with our (CaleyThistleOnline) consent, just as they have never made issue with the forum users quoting from their press articles. It's a two-way street and one which I hope will continue (and grow) for a very long time.

Why all of a sudden are players from the SFL not good enough? We've made very few signings from SPL teams in the past and it's served us well to date. Yes, it would be nove to be signing "bigger" names, but thats just not going to be a reality until we can improve the financial position of the club and thats going to take a few years yet. In the meantime we have to keep our faith that Grassa and Co can continue to bag the best of what is available and within our budget.

The exact same thing has happened in the past when players have left. We will replace them and soldier on.