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Wonder if he's referring to the contract on offer.

I don't mind building a completely different squad every now and then, especially when it's gone stale (and ours really has). The big issue here though is how we rebuild them. When recruiting a new manager, there should've been a lot focus how good a recruiter the perspective manager was. Has John Robertson rebuilt a side before? Not really, as far as I'm aware. Does John Robertson have the contacts to bring players in? We shall see. When Butcher did it in 2009, he had the contacts and the know-how to bring good players in. He also had a great backbone of a side of established players and those who knew Scottish football inside out. Esson, Tokely, Duncan, McBain, Golabek and Munro, as well as inheriting Adam Rooney. Don't have that luxury this time, especially if Raven and Draper are away. The next few weeks are pivotal. Get it right and we might be able to bounce back. Get it wrong and it could set us back years.

Think Brad Mckay is contracted until next summer.

You'd imagine he was one of the higher earners as well. Going by his replies on Twitter, he did suggest his playing career wasn't over.

McNaughton has gone.

This is the week they were due back before that.

I'd imagine the striker will be Scott Davidson after the interview with John Robertson in yesterdays Press and Journal. Talked about him glowingly.

I saw on Twitter that some Dundee fans had been saying on their forum that Dundee were making a move for Meekings and Draper.

I am?!

Cheers. Hopefully, providing there are no delays, I'll be in both America and Glebe Park on the same day!

Anyone know the best way of getting from Edinburgh Airport to Brechin?

Not a chance Fon Williams' is worth anywhere near that.

I see he's been released by Plymouth. Seems to have become half-decent in the years since he left us. He was very inconsistent last time - some games pretty solid, others absolutely abysmal.

Oh he has another brother. Is Ally Ridgers still playing by the way? He was at Brora as I recall and still Djing.

The same Ridgers brother who played for us (without ever actually coming on) in two separate spells? (Three if you include his loan spell)

Joe Chalmers is not very good at football. Ridgers is decent enough I'd say and you'd imagine that Fôn Williams is probably away. I'd rather see Cameron Mackay get a chance though to be honest.

Well we'll not be signing Blair Yule then. He's gone to Arbroath.

Who's the lad who was scoring constantly for Brora? Steven MacLeod or something. Went to watch Brora last season and saw he was playing at left back! Paul Brindle (Brora and ex-Clach striker) was linked with Lincoln City at one point last season. That's the type of market down south we've been operating in in the last few years. I'd also like to see us make a move for Shane Sutherland actually. A superb goal record for Elgin and never really got a run up front with us - constantly shunted to the wing by Butcher.

John McGinlay's first club was Fort William, though he is from the area. As many will remember, Cammy Keith was scoring bags of goals every week for Keith a few years back and had a trial at a club down south (Nottingham Forest or Middlesbrough as I recall). Seemingly we did scout him as well but it was deemed he wouldn't cut it in the Premiership. He went to Formartine United for £25,000 not long after.

Maybe a few years ago. I think he played in the Inverness welfare leagues for a while (at CSK Highfield perhaps?) and perhaps Clach for a while as well?

I think Scott Davidson is from Inverness. It's entirely possible he's just training with the club in order to get himself up to fitness to sign for another club in the Highland League. Despite playing for Fort William, he's actually a very good player in the Highland League.

As things stand - Goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams Ryan Esson Cameron Mackay (we think) Daniel Hoban Defenders David Raven Carl Tremarco Gary Warren Brad Mckay Alistair Stark Kevin McNaughton (if he signs a new deal) Midfielders Ross Draper Liam Polworth Aaron Doran Jake Mulraney Iain Vigurs Strikers Scott Boden Andrew MacRae John Baird One would presume Cameron Mackay and/or Daniel Hoban will go out on loan, while we can't really expect Stark and MacRae to walk into the first team straight away. We're well covered in goal, while (especially should McNaughton stay) our defensive is pretty solid. Could maybe do with one more centre back though. We can assume Baird is signed but I'd like to see one more Alex Fisher-style target man brought in. Midfield has quality, but maybe another central midfielder and another winger would finish the team off nicely. I'd make that four more signings after Baird.

Tomorrow's P&J says Shearer was told of his departure by voicemail. It also includes his own quotes confirming it. Poor show from Caley Thistle.

He's probably still more mobile than Doumbouya was!

It'll be interesting to see how Robbo's tactics are this season. I recollect last time he seemed to move away from Paterson's 3-5-2 and went 4-3-3 (with three strikers) and at times 4-4-2. We were quite a direct side as I recall (and obviously having Bobby Mann pinging the ball out from the back was a big bonus).