Renegade

HT - ICT 1-1 Rangers FT - ICT 2-2 Rangers ICT 1st scorer - Jones Rangers 1st scorer - Naismith Attendance - 6,511

I happen to think that Butcher would be interested in taking over Rangers, after all they are his team, along with Ipswich and I can't see him turning either of those jobs down. My hunch actually is that he might actually be away sooner than some might imagine - I can't see him being a Guy Roux/Jim McLean character myself.

I think what can be at times detrimental to Tade's game is that he might be a bit too keen. In saying that though, I'd rather have a player that was too keen, that one who couldn't be bothered.

Bring back Angus!

Ah but what style will get you there in the first place in order to do that as much as possible? That's the thing.

And what's the deal with these wee short corners? Just get it in the box!

I was just going to say that actually. Tade I think would work very well in that "super sub" role, especially as teams grow more tired as time goes on, where Tade would have more freedom and space between the lines or out wide to do whatever it is he does. If he is used in this manner, he could become a very dangerous player indeed.

Of course the long ball has it's place - it's worked for other teams, Egil Olsen's Norway and John Beck's Cambridge United to name but two. The problem I have, is that I think the long ball should be, in the majority of times, the last option, but some people seem to think it should be the first option. On the last part, would I like to see ICT go down playing tiki-taka? Of course not - I would rather see them stay up playing tiki-taka -and there's no reason that they can't have success by playing positive, attacking football, just as was done by Mixu's Kilmarnock last year,

From the TV coverage, I could hear them booing Tade AND Gillet every time they touched the ball (even a few when the latter was getting stretchered off!). They were doing the same to Nigel Hasselbaink the other week.

The long ball has never worked for ICT and probably never will. It's a boring and unimaginative style of play that should never be played by this club.

Thought not. I rated him last week yes, but if you'll read my other posts you'll see I described his performance yesterday as a donkey. Make of that what you will.

He was quite good last week. Were you there Dougal?

From the coverage I saw, Proctor seemed to have an ice pack on one of his thighs after being taken off. In times like that and other important moments, I wish the gaelic channel would put up English subtitles to help those who can't speak it to understand what is going on.

Even though Nick Ross did well when he came on, I wonder if that is his place in the team. ICT's version of Ole Gunner Solksjaer if you will - perhaps doesn't make much of an impact when starts, but changes the game when he comes on. And that's a role that's needed in every team - the super sub.

Esson Piermayr Tokely Aldred Gillet* Ross Jones Tansey Sutherland Foran Hayes * - If Gillet is injured, then a straight swap with Graeme Shinnie. Subs - Tuffey, Tade, Hogg, A. Shinnie, Doran, Proctor, G. Shinnie

Well I just watched the game as live on the Alba channel. I didn't even know the score before the start and deliberately all TVs and radios so I could enjoy it as if I was there (I even shouted at the TV like I would in real life!). Oh dear - not good at all. Another late goal, a defence that looks terribly weak and Tade in an ICT kit! And what happened to this supposed passing football that was going to be played this year? Hoof after hoof after hoof. There's no way that team will get top six at this rate as that performance was just not good enough. From the defence, aside from Esson, only Piermayr to me looked a good player (though Aldred looked better when he came on). What's happened to Tokely? Way off the pace yet again. All this chopping and changing at the back will do no favours. When Gillet came off, why didn't Graeme Shinnie come on? Where was Graeme Shinnie anyway?! Tansey looked good in the middle, but Foran seriously needs to calm down. Arguing with everyone under the sun will do no-one any good whatsoever. Tade looked a right donkey too. Improvement in all corners is desperately needed. BTW - did anyone else hear a lot of booing from the coverage? Now Tade I can understand because he's ex-Raith, but Gillet as well? What lovely people.

The last question is a bit of a funny one. IMO Grant Munro is just as good as Aldred and Hogg. If Tansey is a replacement for anyone it's Ian Black - and it's long overdue. I would say though that from the one occasion I have seen him, Owain Tudor Jones looks to be a better, stronger and taller version of Russell Duncan, so that position has been improved - Jones also looks like he's capable of passing the ball to a team-mate, which is more than can be said for his predecessor!

I see this post got mentioned by Butcher in his pre-match interview last week!

HT - DAFC 1-1 ICT FT - DAFC 1-2 ICT Pars 1st scorer - Kirk ICT 1st scorer - Doran Attendance - 3,718

Those sorts of prices and that mentality work well on the continent - the German league in particular.

While it is commendable that ICT have topped this list, football in Scotland (and the whole of the UK for that matter) is still widely overpriced.

Following on from what someone else was asking on another part of the site, it made me wonder about old posters on here. I seem to remember a guy called "Latviaman" who used to post regularly (he found Bulvitis for ICT as well! ). Any others?

I disagree. BTW - how did that Greig get on? I was impressed when I saw him against Clach.

If wearing a white shellsuit with matching joggers and a football short on underneath isn't worthy of the death penalty, I don't know what is!