Renegade

A straight 4-4-2 for me - Esson Meekings Tokely Williams Gillet Hayes Foran Tansey Sutherland Tade McKay Subs - Tuffey, G.Shinnie, Piermayr, Proctor, Ross, Morrison, Doran Hogg, A.Shinnie, Golobart and Jones are all out, though the latter is back to full training I believe. Don't know about Doran but even if he is only half fit I'd stick him on the bench just in case.

I think I'd offer him all a deal myself apart from Proctor, who's way way past it. I must say mind, I'm not a fan of these one year deals as we seem to go through the same shenanigans every season! I can see Tuffey going myself, unless Esson wants away and I think it's safe to say that Foran will stay put as long as Butcher is here. Tokely is someone I definitely would offer a new deal to. Even if he wasn't to play every week, I still think that even from the bench he'd have something to offer (kind of like what Mourinho did with Materazzi at Inter). I have heard from some sources though, that Butcher wants rid and this season WILL be his last. Edit - Owain Tudur Jones is also out of contract after this season as is Andrew Shinnie IIRC.

HT - ICT 0-0 HMFC FT - ICT 2-1 HMFC ICT 1st scorer - Foran HMFC 1st scorer - Skacel Attendance - 4,225

If Twitter are quite happy to have Gary Glitter twittering away, kind of says something about their ethics when it comes to this type of stuff.

Esson Piermayr Tokely Gillet G.Shinnie Cox Foran Tansey Tade Sutherland Hayes Subs - Tuffey, Meekings, Doran, Ross, McKay, Proctor, Williams

HT - DAFC 1-1 ICT FT - DAFC 1-1 ICT DAFC 1st scorer - Kirk ICT 1st scorer - Foran Attendance - 1,206

Niculae - he got Player of the Month the same month Brewster got Manager of the Month. January 2008 I think it was.

Going to Celtic would be a mistake I reckon. Chances are he won't get a game as much as he would here (in the same way that Mark Brown didn't), and would essentially be up against the same opposition as he is now - just less frequently! How will he grow as player if that's the case? How will he grow as player under the "expert coaching" of Neil Lennon? If he is going to go, he should go somewhere where he can get a game and really show to more people what he can do. That'll get him places - not by sitting on the Celtic bench. I heard a while ago that he misses playing in England - if he is going to go, then I hope that's to where it is. There's no reason why he can't play in the Premiership in a few years and going to a Championship/upper League 1 side is where he's more likely to fulfil his potential and show people what he can really do.

Oh yeah I remember he brought that in, not long after he came here. What it not called the "Circle of Unity" or something daft like that?

I actually feel that giving Rangers and Celtic the West Stand and part of the Main Stand was a mistake. Now people will say that the club will get more money, but I don't care, ICT ain't going to go bust because of it. It used to be that the OF fans were off at the other end, but now that they're in the West Stand as well, they aren't far from the North Stand at all, particularly those that sit over towards the right of it and I thought the atmosphere was far more tense because of it. Lets take Rangers out of the equation here - the only team that ever seems to contribute any crime/arrests/problems/damage at the Caley Stadium is Celtic. Now, anyone who's ever been to Celtic Park will tell you and I've had fans of other clubs tell me that this isn't unique to us, the atmosphere there is dreadful. At Ibrox and essentially other stadium in the country the home fans either sit and watch the game, or if you do get any grief, it's from 14 year old neds. Not at Parkhead. Forget what some people say about it only being "small pockets" or "minorities" of troublemakers, no, a good chunk of the Celtic home crowd are nothing but scum. The last time I was there I witnessed adults with kids shouting at the ICT fans really for no reason at all! I even saw one bloke sitting with his son who must have been no older than eight or nine. The Green Brigade did some stupid banner/camp looking card presentation and this idiot shouts in-front of his son at the small section of ICT fans - "Look! That's how you do it! That's how you do it!" His son will almost certainly grow up to be no different from him, ie - a moron. These people are idiots. Absolute idiots. We should try and keep the amount we let in the Caley Stadium at an absolute minimum and weed out the one who try and infect the home end, if not they'll be more trouble at games as time goes on, and knowing Celtic, it'll be "our fault".

Gillet is banned for this one. of course and Williams can't be involved - Esson Piermayr Tokely* Golobart G.Shinnie Hayes Foran Tansey Doran Tade McKay Subs - Tuffey, Cox, Sutherland, Meekings, A.Shinnie - If Tokely is out, Meekings comes in with Ross coming onto the bench.

I think Gillet is one of those players who you could put in any position and would always put in a good shift.

HT - MFC 1-1 ICT FT - MFC 2-2 ICT MFC 1st scorer - Higdon ICT 1st scorer - Hayes Attendance - 4,518

Richie Foran can speak it - the Irish version anyway.

The video clearly shows it's the number 10 who goes down. Barrowman was number 9.

I'm pretty sure it was Brewster. He was signed on the last day of the January transfer window in Brewster's first season back after he'd replaced Christie after three games. What was the deal with him leaving by the way? Seem to recollect Butcher singing praises and saying he should be in the Scotland team at one point. Did they not fall out or something in the end?

It'll be interesting to see in what way Williams will come into the team. I think it's fair to assume that if Tokely is available, then he will play. But what of Golobart? Will he be relegated to the bench? Could there be a switch to a back three system? Will WIlliams come straight in? I wonder as well, if he will, with Golobart getting a chance up-front, the other position he can play.

Aye apart from that one they did win - a sending off which you thought was the correct decision of course despite the referee admitting he was wrong........

Yeah I'm pretty sure Accies paid about £25,000 (the same as Dundee United) for him. I'm sure Brewster signed him for about double that mind. Like others were saying, if you look at his actual attributes as a footballer, he's got qualities that make him very good - just a shame he doesn't seem to realise that there are other people in the team as well........

Foran is banned for this game, Davis has gone and Chippendale is unknown! Esson Piermayr Golobart Gillet G.Shinnie Cox Tokely Tansey Tade McKay Hayes Subs - Tuffey, Morrison, Meekings, Sutherland, Doran, A.Shinnie, Ross Try and keep the defence with some continuity - Tokely goes into the "Foran Role" sitting in front of the defence as he did against Ayr earlier in the season. I did consider putting Piermayr in there as he was good in the midfield in an earlier game, but I think in a 4-3-3 he has more pace to get forward down the wings that Tokely does.

Going by his stats, his goal record isn't very good. 4 goals in 42 appearances for Aberdeen - doesn't look like a prolific goalscorer to me. He can play in goal though apparently, maybe that's where he should stick!

If/when the referendum comes, I just can't see independence happening. I can this "devo max" option doing quite well, but independence? Can't see it myself.

I have a prediction that when the next penalty comes, knowing our luck, it'll be missed!

Absolutely not. There's enough of their fans allowed into the ground as it is!

Well I was wanting Auchlenleck Tablot before the draw - now I'm glad we didn't get them cause they would've won yesterday. But seriously, that was bad, really bad. Plan A seemed to consist of long hoofs towards 5"7 Billy McKay who was up against two centre backs, both well over 6 foot! Absolute nonsense, no wonder he did nothing. Plan B by the way, didn't exist! As soon as Gillet was sent off the team seemed to have no idea what they were doing - Hayes, McKay and Tade seemed unsure what their actual position was. Foran is a far better player in the middle of the park than up-front and it showed yesterday. Golobart was solid enough, but three times he tried to shoot from miles out which was just pointless. The substitutions seemed awfully odd too - Cox was poor throughout and should've been hooked for Meekings by half time at least, but no, that change doesn't happen till the game's nearly over. Why was wasn't Sutherland put on when chasing the game? In fact, why wasn't he on from the start? Doesn't seem to get a game half as much anymore and he was the type of player that was needed yesterday. Also, I think the calls for Tuffey to replace Esson will die down now - his distribution, particularly from his feet was very poor and he looked quite prone to errors. Things can only get better I suppose.