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2 hours ago, Sir C the 3rd said:

Just a wee bit of fun. Every so often the topic of the best ICT team or the worst ICT team crops up. So just for something a bit different, what about the all time 2nd XI or the unsung heroes team if you like. Just some players that have done well for us but don’t ever seem to make it into our best ever XI. 
 

So here goes

 

GK Dean Brill

RB Ian Mcarthur
CB Gary Warren

CB Mark McCulloch

LB Richard Hastings

RM David Bagan

CM Paul Cherry

CM Ian Black

LM Aaron Doran 

CF Craig Dargo

CF Scott McLean

subs

Mike Noble

Liam polworth

Iain Vigurs

David Xausa

Sandy Robertson

Brian Thomson

John Scott

 

 

They would all make our first team now. Some cracking players in that list.

2 hours ago, CaleyCanary said:

Looks like you might not be so far off CaleyD - here's an extract taken from an interview Partick's Gerry Britton has given to the BBC...

"I genuinely fear for a lot of the smaller clubs who are on a real tipping point and a situation like this could very easily push some clubs under."

Partick Thistle find themselves in a precarious situation at the bottom of the Championship if the league season was to finish early.

The Glasgow club are two points adrift of second-bottom Queen of the South, but have a game in hand.

However, Britton says clubs at the top of the table should be rewarded for their success so far, even if clubs like his own avoid relegation.

"There's a number of scenarios being spoken about," he said. "If the league stops here then okay, teams have to be rewarded. We are into the last quarter, so the teams at the top need to be rewarded.

"It's hard not to be self-interested. When I look at it, the one proposal I've heard of the top two teams getting promoted with no relegation, of Kelty and Brora coming up, that works for me.

"If we did have an experiment with the top tier going up to 14 teams, we might find it works."

So if that's the way it pans out we'd be going back up to the Premiership with DU.

I'll believe that when I see it. Hope he's right but can we survive time without any income?

35 minutes ago, old caley girl said:

Id be more worried if they were not meeting to form an action plan tbh 

I just hope there is an answer but having to pay wages without any income is a challenge to any business never mind one without reserves.

6 hours ago, Jack Waddington said:

Hearts are straight down. Probably going to be Hamilton we're going to play of we make the finals

I think Hamilton will survive. county are my choice.

42 minutes ago, Alan Simpson said:

Think by the way we play most of our players have had corona virus half the season defo think White and Traff should be tested pronto

you must really like these guys

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don't think anyone has the answers you are looking for. speculation fuels real uncertainty.

3 hours ago, Scarlet Pimple said:

The only thought that comes to mind is that it's not the club's responsibility for the individual players to keep fit. It's theirs and a good, honest player knows this and works with his trainer  on moves and actions to achieve this.

Basically it's called ambition and self respect. Sooo…. midweek games should not be a huge impediment to achieving a high level of fitness. Surely not at this crucial and advanced juncture of the season.

True professionals and semi pros are not the same thing. The honest and really ambition and responsible athlete  works this out.

on the sherbet again

4 hours ago, CaleyD said:

Easy 0-3 Away Win

please please please keep your predictions private for our remaining games.

well done guys

Downside: No matter, a one goal win against a team of kids is nothing to shout home about.

Upside: It is highly probable that most of them are earning as much if not more than our guys. Another cup final which is very winable. Well done guys in what could have been a banana skin.

There was only one team playing good footie out there and that was us. Well done guys.

1 minute ago, CaleyD said:

Our cost base (spending) since relegation has barely changed from when we were in the Premiership, so if Robbo doesn't have the budget...where's the money being spent?  Something, quite literally, doesn't add up.

I doubt very much if we were spending *£400k per annum on youth when we were in Premiership but then again maybe we were.

I really don't know how much more people can ask from Robbo considering what he has at his disposal and the budget he has. Dundee fans must be wondering what we are complaining about. We are still in second place ffs! short memories, don't forget this team took the runaway leaders to bits.

Maybe trying to get Shane in this month?

Maybe Todorov will drop into CB as he has seemingly played there before.

Personally I feel we can look forward to yet another season in this league if we don't sign another experienced  centre back in the window. I'm not a great fan but I would take Berra from Hearts until the end of the season.

personally I don't think they will give their all when they know their future is secured elsewhere.

1 hour ago, Yngwie said:

Pleased to see Saints stating that he will arrive in the summer. I would imagine that they enquired about buying him now and our board were able to say no. Hopefully that’s the end of it.

He doesn't want to be here so I would cash him in now.

32 minutes ago, Jack Waddington said:

Jake Mulraney is confirmed to be going to Atlanta next month

thankfully not coming back here then. maybe we have a cut of transfer fee coming our way

On 1/21/2020 at 10:31 PM, Andrew said:

Looks like Mccarts off to St Johnstone 

Better player than Donaldson IMO. I hope we did our best to keep him.

6 minutes ago, CaleyTennis said:

I see St J are eyeing up Mikey Devlin in exchange for Matty Kennedy going the other direction whereas Aberdeen are offering Curtis Main. 

Would either be worth getting in on loan or would we have to pay some of the wages? 

Paying some or all of his wage would be quite normal.

speculation...................

33 minutes ago, bdu98196 said:

Curry has gone and now with strong rumors that Coll and Rooney have signed PCA's and the club are looking to get settlements for early departures, do we play them or plan for the future and drop them?

                      Ridgers

B.Mckay    McCart     Tremarco  McHattie

Doran       Trafford      Keatings   McGregor

                              Storey

                             Todorov

I would drop them now. Obviously loyalty is not one of their attributes.

42 minutes ago, Robert said:

Rooney and Keatings in for Mckay and McHattie. 

sound like positive changes.