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It doesn't surprise me that it was Caley fans who complained. Ever since we've been in the league there has been an element that goes to games who react like this when fans try and support the team or behave like every other clubs fans do. I remember at the 2004 Scottish Cup when we scored the fans I was with (minibus of about 20 lads) were going mental celebrating and a guy in the row in front of us didn't even look at the pitch but turned round and stared at us, before telling us to settle down. I watched the last derby from the main stand and although a few of the guys I was with were absolutely wrecked you'd have thought we all had two heads given the looks and comments we got. It's sad that given we are developing a pretty good core of supporters who will get behind the team that this tendency in our support comes out with this stuff. I mean, every single derby these things get chanted, presumably the complainant had been to one of these games before? Mike Smith also sounds like a complete waste of space, an empty suit. What's his salary and does he do anything to justify it?

Playing wind-up tunes over the tannoy is rubbish. We should go back to the classic Telford Street tunes like 'Crystal Chandelier'.

Paul Bradshaw was offered a deal with Coventry City when Gordon Strachan was manager but turned it down as he wanted to sign for a 'big club'. Coventry were in the Premiership at the time.

I'd rather not get pumped twice in a month at home by County thanks.

According to County fans on P&B they have only sold 300 odd tickets. I'd imagine that given the empty spaces at the last game a lot of people will just pay at the gate - that's what I'm doing. When we last played County in this tournament the crowd was around 3,000, surely we'll get more than that?

So, er, can you pay at the gate?

--------------------Esson---------------------- --Proctor----Bulvitis----Munro----Golabek--- ---Ross-----Duncan----Cox------Hayes----- -------------Sanchez----Foran---------------- Rosscoe's suspended. I can't think of anyother changes we could make, maybe give McBain a shot in central midfield, use his industry?

People that start boycotts are usually attention seekers.

I am going.

Can you pay at the gate?

Our home form is just desperate. I might start supporting Queen of the South if we continue like this.

Robert McHugh, header.

that's the spirit!

For tonights game. ------------------Allison------------------ ----------Tokely------Munro------------ -----------Rooney-----------Barrowman----- --Foran---------Hayes---------Stratford---- ---------------Djebi-Zadi---------------------- -----------Duncan--------Proctor--------------- My prediction for Renegade's team selection.

Unless someone drives me through and buys me a ticket then no.

Some absolutely awful teams picked in here :D

Foran wasn't that bad - targetmen strikers depend to a large degree on players around them. Foran recieved a lot of long balls up to him because the midfield was so poor and when he won these balls (and he won a lot of headers) it came to nothign because he was isolated. If the midfield was stronger then we could get higher up the park before trying to hit Foran, allowing him to attack the ball more and provide knock downs for his partner. I still don't know if Sanchez and Foran is the best partnership. Barrowman is a poacher, pure and simple, and if he was up front with Foran perhaps he'd take advantage more. However, if Barrowman had been playing yesterday he'd be getting all the stick because he wouldn't have been able to do anything with the service provided either.

---------------------Esson---------------------- --Tokely---Bulvitis----Murno---Golly----- ---Hayes---Duncan---Cox-----McBain---- ------------Sanchez-----Foran------------ Foran wasn't that bad yesterday, he just got too isolated. He won plenty of headers but there isn't much he can do without anyone around him. If he's played correctly then he's absolutley key to us this season.

Er, we are fifth, Dundee at sixth - Link I think what we should have learned from the first six games are that, perhaps with the exception of Morton who could be whipping boys, there aren't any easy games or 'gimmes' in this league. County have had the best start but yesterday could only beat newly promoted Ayr by a single goal. I think we'll see a very close league with only around six points seperating the sides in the top half until well into 2010 when the contenders will pull away. What I do think we need it to put either Russell or Roy back into midfield and drop Stratford. I also can't wait for Imrie to get back and put Eagle on the bench. A midfield of Russell hodling with Cox going box-to-box with Imrie on the left and Hayes on the right sounds tasty to me. We need to improve our home form also - we've only had two home games from six yet these have both been disappointing results. Three of our next four league games are at home - I'd say we have to win at least two of those to give us some momentum in terms of home performances.

I am just writing the report for the site now. I will just say that Stratford is just abysmal, absolutely honkingly awful. To have Russell Duncan on the bench and Stratford on the pitch is beyond me.

I am going.

I am on a course with work and am going on holiday a few days later. I'll try and get there.

Lets be honest - if Andy Barrowman scores the clincher against County in the Alba Cup tie at the North end of the ground then ran 90 yards to slide in front of teh County fans and get it right up them, who on here will be complaining? I'd be absolutely loving it.

Niall Calder was a young midfielder around the 2001/2002 season. I can't remember him ever coming on but he was definately on the bench against Partick in early 2002. We had a few injuries and played with only three on the bench IIRC - Jim Calder, Neil MacDonald and Niall Calder. Calder was 15 at the time, I think MacDonald was 18 or so. We lost 4-1. Calder may have gone on to play for Clach, I could be wrong though.

David Buchanan - Don't know anything about this guy. David Craig - Played for Elgin City, perhaps still does. Dougie Green - Played a few games in 94/95, I think he went back to Elgin as well. David Hind - Another Elgin City player! Gregg Hood - I don't remember him but I'm reliably informed he ws abysmal and teh slowest player in history. Danny MacDonald - Yes, he's in charge of Caley's youth development and would have been a far bigger player in our history were it not for a bad knee injury. John McDonald - Vaguely remember him in teh first season, can't recall anything about him. Steven McDonald - Went on to play for Clach. Neil McDonald - Also went to Clach, now a copper. Dave McGinley - Ended up at Elgin? John McGinley's brother. Paul McKenzie - I have no idea where this guy ended up. Don MacMillan - NOpe. Craig MacMillan - Buckie Thistle as mentioned above. Norman MacMillan - No idea. Chris Miller - Looked like Paul Scholes, sadly didn't play like him. Went to East Fife, I think? Colin Mitchell - Mitchie played loads of games and scored a few goals. Last seen at Clach. Gary Nicol - Did we not have him on trial only for County to buy him? Ex Celtic, thankfully he was crap. Mike Sanderson - Was Clach's captain, I think he might have retired now. Neil MacCuish is mentioned earlier in teh thread, he is the current Clach captain. I think he's in his testimonial year at Grant Street.