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My bad....need to stick a post-it on my laptop to remind me to do both twitter and facebook next week.

So basically a bunch of PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS struggled doing this and you are only giving £100 for it, i doubt many people could get it in a boot of a car from 7 yards never mind 67!!!!! Must be nice to have so much money that £100 is such an insignificant amount!

Nah....we'd just "Dig a Hole"

I checked today and the dimensions I was given previously were meters written as yards....the tape has it at just over 61 meters (about 67 yards).

Think you need to brush up on your Pythagoras!

It also discriminates against guys like me who can't kick a ball to save themselves

Distance is from centre spot to just off the pitch at the North East corner of the park.

I was at the game this evening. One of the trialists was watching the game, not sure if the other guy with him was the other trialist or his Agent - probably the latter. You're probably a little young to have recognised the latter...!!!

Someone might have given the players the impression that the first to get it in the boot got the keys for the car...hence the celebration

Inverness Caledonian Thistle have teamed up with Ness Motors to bring you a great new competition. At half-time during selected home matches throughout the 2014/15 season we will be running "Shoot for the Boot". Three fans will be selected and given three attempts at shooting into the boot of the Ness Motors Car....if you score, you walk away with £100 Cash!!! Full Information at : http://ictfc.com/shoot-for-the-boot

We did have a few games towards end of last season where Mckay seemed to be under instruction to stay pushed forward....but think that was as much a part of the transition as anything else and done to try and encourage the midfield and wider players to do the pushing instead. When trying to explain myself to people (as to why I've remained so positive) I use the analogy of a metal worker who, when bending cold steel, has to push it beyond the final position because when you release the tension it will naturally spring back a bit. Yogi has been doing that with the team....pushing them to over-play the "tippy tappy" football throughout pre-season knowing that when it came crunch time and he removed the shackles the team would naturally spring back and naturally re-introduce more of what we already know they're good at to the overall mix of play......and that includes Mckay getting here, there and everywhere. Like the metal, it'll need some final fettling and it'll pick up a few dents and dings along the way which will need worked out.....but early indications are that Yogi has successfully re-crafted the team. Only time will tell whether or not they're worthy of some silver plating....I'm confident they are. I thought Motherwell were the Steelmen ? I guess that makes us the Plasma Cutters

We did have a few games towards end of last season where Mckay seemed to be under instruction to stay pushed forward....but think that was as much a part of the transition as anything else and done to try and encourage the midfield and wider players to do the pushing instead. When trying to explain myself to people (as to why I've remained so positive) I use the analogy of a metal worker who, when bending cold steel, has to push it beyond the final position because when you release the tension it will naturally spring back a bit. Yogi has been doing that with the team....pushing them to over-play the "tippy tappy" football throughout pre-season knowing that when it came crunch time and he removed the shackles the team would naturally spring back and naturally re-introduce more of what we already know they're good at to the overall mix of play......and that includes Mckay getting here, there and everywhere. Like the metal, it'll need some final fettling and it'll pick up a few dents and dings along the way which will need worked out.....but early indications are that Yogi has successfully re-crafted the team. Only time will tell whether or not they're worthy of some silver plating....I'm confident they are.

Fair comment. But interested to hear the "played with width" - "movement on and off the ball " - "pressing the ball when opposition have it " - and the only negative would appear to be getting support for wee Billy. I was concerned about not using the flanks - I was concerned about the midfielders moving more backwards and sideways and wee Billy being too static. I presume that has been worked on. On that note will The Christie role also be tinkered with ? That means that Yogi has noted the flaws and has tinkered with the system. Bodes well for the future. Let's face it - any result (even a back to the wall draw) against Cellic will be an accomplishment . I think Yogi's biggest strength is his willingness and ability to identify what's working and what's not....and to then take that to the training ground with a view to rectifying it. Part of the problem in trying to get Mckay on to the ball more (IMO) is that the opposition know what he's capable of and set up to neutralise him. That's frustrating for Mckay, but it does open up opportunity elsewhere. It's something the manager is working on changing, but I think time itself and the performances from others will play as much a part in that as anything. Other teams will come to realise that there's goal scoring threat throughout and that they perhaps can't afford to tie up a man marking Mckay. I don't buy into the home/away setup thing....never have. Why do half of the opposition managers job for him by having a pre-determined way of approaching the game based on location instead of ability and opposition? Just doesn't make any sense to me.

Didn't see any change in overall tact....the players are just benefiting from competitive game time, growing confidence with what's being asked of them and learning when to mix it up a bit.

There's a definite erection joke in there somewhere...!!!

Still more to be done in the concourse to brighten it up a bit yet...over and above the addition of the TV and the painting. It was discovered over the summer that the internals on some of the external speakers was badly corroded so they were replaced.

See Yogi's comments in the last 30 seconds or so of his Dundee preview video..... http://youtu.be/KPwSCe0QFl0?t=8m51s

Yogi touches briefly on the matter in today's interview...

If you check further back on the clubs Twitter feed you'll find it was announced sooner...that was only the tweet put up when the article went on the website. If you want to get picky then technically speaking Hamilton were the first to announce it with the team lines (A delay in the paperwork on Friday meant it wasn't a done deal till after business hours. People travelling to the game and other things prevented the club making the full announcement properly on Saturday. Sunday.....feck it, we all deserve at least one day off!!!).

That's correct....as I pointed out elsewhere, there will be commentary on the "Home" Bauer station for the Away team.....so ICTFC v Dundee should be on Radio Tay (although obviously will be more Dundee bias).

Not likely. The cost of running it far outstripped the subscriptions received.

Excuse my ignorance on contractual matters but how does that work , the club can insist on a second year even it the player doesn't want it ? I have no idea what the specific terms are, but that's pretty much how I understand it....although the "option" is generally on enhanced terms for the player. I guess it's a compromise from both sides. The player may not have got the terms he wanted now and the club may not have wanted to commit longer than they have. With this kinda deal, the player gets a chance to prove themselves and earn the enhanced terms and if it doesn't work out then the club can let them go at the end of the initial contract. Again, I don't know, but there's also the chance the player might get some kind of lump sum in regards of "back pay" if the option is activated. When the player has the "option" it generally involves meeting certain triggers which then allow them to activate it....that might be playing X number of games, or for a striker, scoring x number of goals for the club. Probably a whole host of other things that could be in there that I haven't thought of.

It's a one year deal, but the club have an "option" on a second year.

Russell took press a few times last season and will do so again this season....who knows, we may even have others give the "coaches" view pre/post match. It has nothing to do with anyone not wanting to speak. It simply shares the load and sometimes it's good to read/listen to someone else. Here's what Russell had to say to Iain Auld after the game....yeah....Yogi didn't speak to us either!!!

Thanks for the suggestions and I will try them out. I don't necessarily agree with your point that users would be intolerant of the activity on matchdays though - after all, they support the team so getting goal updates shouldn't bother them. Hibs manage it quite well: https://www.facebook.com/HibernianFootballClubOfficial?fref=ts I was maybe reading a bit much into what you were wanting/expecting. If it's purely goal flashes/updates then that's easily within the realms of doable.