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Hughes didn't lead Hibs to 'the best place they have ever finished', caleydawson. They've been Scottish champions a few times in the past. But, even taking just 'recent' history - the SPL era, both Tony Mowbray and Alex McLeish had Hibernian finishing higher than Hughes managed.

I must admit, I don't really know what a 'one year option' means! I've seen the 'term' used but I'm baffled. As you pointed out, Ben Greenhalgh and a few others have this 'clause' but to me it seems strange. Surely, 'clause' or not, if the player on a one-year-deal didn't look like having a future at the club, they'd be moved on? And, similarly, a player on a one-year-deal who didn't have the 'clause', but who'd showed up well, would likely be offered an extended deal. The 'clause' seems superfluous! But, I'm maybe missing an obvious point! Anyway, the only Claus I understand at the moment is the Santa one. But last week I was informed he didn't exist so I really don't know what to make of it all.

Good find Renegade. Yeah, Watkins signed for 2 years. I think that means he's here until the end of 2014/15 season. The above list is still accurate until anything else is discovered!

I wonder if they could be looking at Neil Lennon? I think he'd be very tempted if an approach was made.

Signed up until the end of season 2016-17: • Richie Foran Signed up until the end of season 2015-16: • John Hughes • Dean Brill • Aaron Doran • Ryan Esson Signed up until the end of next season (2014-15): • Liam Polworth • Josh Meekings • David Raven • Billy McKay • Graeme Shinnie • Marley Watkins • Nick Ross • Daniel Devine • Ryan Christie • Gary Warren Signed up until the end of this season (2013-14): • Cameron Mackay (On loan at Clachnacuddin until mid-January 2014) • Calum Ferguson • Ross Draper • Danny Williams • Calum Howarth • Jay Cheyne • Adam Evans • Jason Brown • Matthew Cooper • Nick Draper • Carl Tremarco • Ben Greenhalgh • Joe Gorman • Conor Pepper • James Vincent • Alasdair Sutherland Signed up until the end of January 2014 • Torbjørn Agdestein

That's good news indeed. Not that I doubted you, CaleyD, but I hunted about for collaboration and eventually found it! http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/marley-watkins/profil/spieler_91315.html With this news, the update will be a pleasure to do!

Signed up until the end of season 2016-17: • Richie Foran Signed up until the end of season 2015-16: • John Hughes • Dean Brill • Aaron Doran • Ryan Esson Signed up until the end of next season (2014-15): • David Raven • Nick Ross • Gary Warren • Josh Meekings • Graeme Shinnie • Billy McKay • Daniel Devine • Liam Polworth • Ryan Christie Signed up until the end of this season (2013-14): • James Vincent • Cameron Mackay (On loan at Clachnacuddin until mid-January 2014) • Ross Draper • Adam Evans • Conor Pepper • Jay Cheyne • Calum Ferguson • Marley Watkins • Jason Brown • Joe Gorman • Alasdair Sutherland • Danny Williams • Calum Howarth • Nick Draper • Matthew Cooper • Ben Greenhalgh • Carl Tremarco Signed up until the end of January 2014 • Torbjørn Agdestein

Hopefully the last minute xmas shopping won't have a detrimental effect on the crowd. The later kick-off might help. Hopefully hit the 5,000 mark.

It also features the richest game in football (or any sport), the Championship play-off final!

Sounds like a really worthwhile, successful night. Great initiative from the club/Hughes. Yeah, I know a Dons fan who has been going on about 2nd place for months. I really hope McIness gets linked with being lured away to WBA and the Dons suffer the uncertainty and upheaval we had to go through before Butcher went. That period saw our only downturn this season.

Yeah, BT Sport are covering it. 12.30pm.

F.A. Cup - second round Adam Rooney (penalty) (Mansfield Town 1-4 Oldham Athletic)

CELTIC1-3CALEY.....isn't their a regular poster on here who goes by that name? Amazing foresight. Will have to ask him to pick my lottery numbers this week!

I think these are our best 'clean sheet' records and minutes without conceding. 2010 Inverness 3-1 Queen of the South (29 minutes of 'shut-out') Inverness 1-0 Morton (90) Ross County 0-0 Inverness (90) Inverness 4-0 Airdrie United (90) Partick Thistle 0-1 Inverness (90) Inverness 3-0 Ross County (90) Inverness 4-3 Raith Rovers (11) 29+90+90+90+90+90+11 = 490 2006 Livingston 2-1 Inverness (9) Motherwell 0-1 Inverness (90) Inverness 1-0 Dundee United (90) Livingston 0-1 Inverness (90) Inverness 2-0 Falkirk (90) Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 Inverness (90) Inverness 1-2 St. Mirren (54) 9+90+90+90+90+90+54 = 513 2013 Inverness 2-1 Kilmarnock (14) Hibernian 0-2 Inverness (90) Inverness 1-0 St. Johnstone (90) St. Mirren 0-0 Inverness (90) Inverness 4-0 Morton (90) Hearts 0-2 Inverness (90) 14+90+90+90+90+90 = 464

Yeah, we had 18 clean sheets in 36 games that season! Had a spell of 490 minutes without conceding.

I look at Celtic as the classic example of how money is king in football. They're considerably well behind Europe's best but equally way-ahead of their Scottish rivals. He admits that his club can't possibly compete in Europe at the very top level as clubs like Barcelona have a wage bill of £250million as opposed to Celtic's £35million. However, our wage bill is only £1.2million (?) so we're doing incredibly well and will always be well ahead of Celtic in terms of money paid per point gained.

I've decided to not mention the 'E' word (Europe) this season after thinking it was almost a cert at the 'split' last season! It just set me up for a massive deflated fall as the wheels came off in the post-split games! It's maybe too early yet despite us having a fantastic season and being beautifully placed in all three competitions. But it's feasible we could have our best ever season and not qualify for Europe! I'm happy to progress domestically and if Europe materialises as a result, then that's a bonus!

Saturday 14th December Premiership Stuart Armstrong (Kilmarnock 1-4 Dundee United) Barry Robson (Aberdeen 2-0 St. Mirren) League one Graham Bayne SENT OFF (Forfar Athletic 1-1 Arbroath) Highland League Calum Dingwall (Rothes 3-5 Keith) Martin Laing (Clachnacuddin 5-0 Lossiemouth) Daniel Park TWO GOALS (Formartine United 4-0 Fort William)

If my arithmetic is correct, we need to shut-out Aberdeen for the first-half and the first 5 minutes of the second-half to set a new club record of minutes played without conceding.

No, I don't work offshore Alex. Reading back, I admit my response to the original poster was quite negative! I maybe, wrongly, based it on 'old' experiences of two pals from Aberdeen who paid their own way through the 'RGIT' course (or equivalent) around 2001 and have never managed to secure a job offshore - however, they're both 'unskilled' and were looking for roughneck/roustabout work. Long since given-up I believe! Our chef friend has a skill, so hopefully, will fare better. I had a very wee think about it myself at the time, but I don't like heights, can't swim very well and get panic attacks looking at the crab-pools at Nairn beach. So, no...!

I was one of those opposed to him getting the job here. In saying that, But I'm glad he's got a job back in Scottish football, just glad it's not with us!

Make sure you tell him we would try a single 'Hughes', but weren't wanting the 'Hughes' with Rice.

Totally agree! How is it possible to 'support' more than one team at a time? It's illogical! The most anyone can support a team is 100%. That's a fact. If you have 'an English team' that's fine. But then you can't claim to be 100% behind ICT. There was a great 'catch-line' SKY Sports ran a few years ago aimed at youngsters regarding supporting a team - along the lines of, 'think carefully before you choose' because you'll never change when you become ingrained with your club! well, proper football fans don't never change allegiance! You're with a team for life. It's in your blood. Usually ingrained through family or upbringing. Changing colours is a crime! Particularly as it's usually always to teams currently doing well. Glory hunting, is the term! A team is more sacred than MARRIAGE! Hardcore fans stick with their team, regardless of their personal life. Marriages may come and go, but their team stays the same! Blokes will go through more marriages than teams! And folk laughed when Shankly said Football was more important than life or death! Anybody raving going on about their English team.....aaaagh!!! How? They are a football club who will be rivals to us if we meet. They'll have their own supporters. Why would you support the opposition? You can't be 100% for one team and a supporter of another. The arithmetic and logic dictates it's impossible.

I'm sick of hearing Celtic's claim as having 'the best support in the world'! What does it actually mean? A club has its support and that's that. No one support is 'better' than another. Having more supporters doesn't naturally make that club's support better than any another! Perceived 'atmosphere' at grounds is also a poor gauge as again, that's usually down to the number of fans in attendance. How about arrests made at grounds? Don't think Celtic would fare so well on that count! But again, they've so many fans that there's obviously going to be more fans 'lifted'. A Man Utd supporter from Belfast who travels to Old Trafford once a season for his routine visit to 'keep-up' the pretence of being a fan is surely not a better supporter than an Aberdeen based Inverness CT fan who makes the trip home very second week to follow his team! There's simply no such thing as 'the best supporters'. Indeed, I've more time for guy who supports only one team, whether it be Wick, Montrose or Dunfermline than a bloke who has sympathies for Chelsea, Manchester City, Barcelona and the obligatory 'wee' team, like Watford! These folk, for me aren't real football fans!

Auchinleck Talbot must be wondering what might have been! In the 3rd round, they were at Stranraer and leading 2-1 with around 10 mins to go. They then got a penalty resulting in a sending-off with Stranraer down to 10 men. If the Juniors had scored from the spot they'd have been 3-1 up against 10 men with only about 9 minutes to see out. Of course, they missed it! Arguably would have been the best result for Junior football since their admission into the Scottish Cup if they'd pulled it off. However, Stranraer notched the equaliser with literally (in it's true sense of the meaning) the last kick and escaped from Ayrshire in the replay with a narrow 3-2 win.