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Even it was Tokely doing the hoofing, give me Pavels and Tokely over Munro anyday.

I know why Esson was dropped and trust me it wasn't a footballing decision . Esson and Butcher's alledged fall out perhaps?

Imrie to me aint much of a striker but he can have excellent games at left wing but if I were boss I'd do te following next season - -----------------------Imrie------------------- ---Prolific Striker---------------Foran-------- If Imrie played behind a front two of Foran and a decent prolific striker, I reckon we'd see the best of him.

I'd play it safe and go with the better option - Esson.

I'd like to see a Pavels/Rosscoe defence line at this point, especially with Munro not necessarily at the top of his game and doing this constant hoofing nonsense, that if anything will lead to more goals conceded by simply gifting the opposition possesion could be pivital in ICt current circumstances.

I for one believe that ICT shouldn't have sacked Brew. Watching ICT struggle was hilarious.

It's a lot of nonsense.

There's every need to play attacking football. At a time like this winning is everything and teams at this stage that play ultra-defensive, hoofing nonsense get relegated. And 5-4-1 is even worse than that 4-5-1 rubbish Brewster used to play. Here's my team anyway: ---------------------------------------Esson------------------------------------------- ----------------------Tokely-----------Munro----------Mihadjuks------------------------ ----------------------------------------Kerr--------------------------------------------- ---Morais---------------------------------------------------------------------Imrie------- ----------------------------------------Black--------------------------------------------- ---------------------Odhiambo--------Barrowman--------Foran---------------------------- Subs - Fraser, Djebi-Zadi, Rooney, Vigurs, Duff, Hastings, McBain ICT need to win so an attacking 3-4-3 is needed. Fraser to the bench as he aint quite as good as Esson and may be more keen on helping his new employers and not give 100%. A back three of Tokely, Munro and Mihadjuks. Munro passing the ball ALONG THE GROUND with Tokely making runs throught the middle. Tokely and Mihadjuks should go up for corners and free-kicks leaving Munro back at all times to defend. Morais wide right, Imrie wide left, Kerr says in but a plays a defensive midfield position with Black sitting behind the front three. Odhiambo as the right sriker so he can run with some pace, Barrowman in the middle and Foran as the left striker. The main tactic should be keep the ball along the ground, pinging it to either wing for crosses into the box. On the bench is Djebi-Zadi who should be brought on to replace someone like Kerr and would swap places with Black so he can do was he does best, attacking. Maybe throw Rooney as well in the second half along as he seems to do better when he comes on and also possibly Vigurs as he is a fairly attacking midfield with a decent shot.

Those weren't clearances, they were intended to be long passes! That's his biggest weakness unfortunately. With Munro is all punt, punt, punt. Here's the thing with Lionel though, would he be better in a more attacking position so he could run at the oppostions defence. It could be someothing like that that's needed in the next few games. But rememebr Hastings has been off the boil for quite some. Last season countless goals came from the area where Hastings failed to defend properly, or sometimes he wasn't even there. What about McBain? Not that great at left back it has to be said. What about Byrne? Would he be worse than Lionel? What about Gathuessi? Is he even here? Is he even still alive? Does he even exist? What abut Proctor? No thanks. What about Duff? Jesus Christ no way he was dreadful at right back. What about Vigurs? What about Imrie? What about Black? My prediction is this - Lionel will continue to the end of the season and will score the winning goal in the final game which will save ICT from the drop, mesmirising his doubters.

Let me give you the highlights from the first post. Butcher says he'd like 3 Tokely's. Can anyone name any other possible targets for the prew-season who are Tokely-esque?

I see Butcher reckons he had three Tokely's in the Caley Thistle team. Two at the back and one up-front. So are there any other Tokely-esque players about who ICT could go for in the pre-season? Tokely seems to have a black brother in Djebi-Zadi so I'd stick him up-front which leaves the big man himself either at right-back or centre-back and someone else in the position he aint. What about Lee Bullen? He might come, especially if Falkirk go down. Nearly came to ICT a couple of years back but had "unfinished business" at Sheffield Wednesday which he obviously sorted rather quickly. What about the legend himself Cafu? He was playing for some obscure Unibond Premier League team in Yorkshire. Don't know where he is now. Or about the great Craig Moore? Even better now than when he was at Rangers. Only signing one season deals with Brisbane Roar, his wife is Scottish. He's big, he's a leader, he's got great pressence, he has quite a good goal record, he's only 31 and will probably be Australia captain at next years World Cup. Would he consider a return to the SPL? Discuss.

Full Time 1-1 Not too bad a result but a win would've been excellent, could do with a few points from the upcoming away games and beating Falkirk at home.

Morais OFF Odhiambo ON

I was watching a bit of the Asian Champions League in the week and Pohang Steelers had a really good striker called Denilson. Bit like Bayne but a bit better. Scored a hat-trick too. Link

McBain OFF Barrowman ON

Could do with sticking another striker on. I'd stick Rooney on.

Red Card to McArthur! It says on the P&J site that the Accies manager is "John McCormack". I thought it was Billy Reid.

Oh sugar

Sounds like Lionel's got a handful. That's the beauty of 3 up-front though, always pressure on the defence.

Well that's no very friendly is it? But it is true though that Chelsea's support (especially since they got bought) has rocketed, with it usually being kids it has to said. The same would happen if it were another team though, like if someone like West Brom got bought by some Saudi bloke, signed some decent players and had quite a bit of success, then there would be loads of new West Brom fans. Follow the money, as the saying goes.

Well that's not very nice is it. :thumb04: But of the players who are out of contract at the end of the summer: Iain Vigurs - Aye Brian Kerr - Aye Pavels Mihadjuks - Aye Richie Foran - Aye Thierry Gathuessi - No Filipe Morais - Aye Richie Byrne - No Lionel Djebi-Zadi - Aye Zander Sutherland - Maybe (loan him out) Eric Odhiambo - Possibly Roy McBain - Hmmm Players who aren't out of contact but I'd still dump - Phil McGuire, Oh please get rid of him, please!

Popping up? Your a few years late there! I was a Chelsea fan before we became rich anyway. Of course you were.

A number of players contracts are up at the end of the season, but who's would you renew if ICT stay up?

This Saturday is Terry Butcher's 100th day as manager of ICT. So how's he done? I reckon he's done pretty well so far. I know it's still pretty early to really say but the Americans seem to going on about Obama's first hundred days so we may as well do Butcher. But I would like to hear from others who were against his appointment at the time, and if they have changed their minds, or is there anyone who manted him in and now wish someone else had got the job? Discuss.

Your defo going to be our next manager. Let's hope so.