Johnboy

I was paying Setanta by bank direct debit which I cancelled on the Monday after the Falkirk game. I'm now getting letters from them saying I am in breach of contract and threatening me with debt collectors and possible court action. Anyone else getting hassle from them?

Totally agree.... This would be an extremely boring website if all its contributors agreed wholeheartedly with every decision taken my the management/board. Charles.... Try looking at other supporters' websites for any club, anywhere in the world (apart maybe from Communist China) There you will find a whole broad spectrum of opinion from all kinds of supporters from all kinds of backgrounds which is how it should be. To describe sections of our support as : The Unrepresentative Minority Disaffected Rumps A Cabal of Discontents Arrogant and Self Satisfied Discontented Knowalls Carpers and Whingers Notorious Dissidents Delusional Muppets is extremely offensive.

Bet TB's glad he packed in his situation with them, and got a nice secure wee job here in Inverness.

3 SPL clubs possibly forced into administration (possibly out of business totally). Would this force a 10 team SPL? or would we get promotion by finishing in the top 3? I am hoping for the latter. Time to get rid of all these over spending over-the-hill clubs. Football is now a game which is played both on and off the park Or if Falkirk or St Midden were declared bankrupt before the start of the season, would we be invited straight back into the SPL again?

I've tried that - he doesn't answer PMs for obvious reasons.

:024: Here we go again.... More from the pathetic, inadequate, feckin tube who's never made a sensible post in his feckin life.

That one result was the one game we only had to get one single point from to stay up, thats why. I do appreciate that it is the points total from the whole season but, does that not mean we can thank Craig Brewster for the win against Aberdeen in the first game of the season? That three points kept us in touch with St Miren and Falkirk come the end of the season, he so nearly kept us up. Yeah but we all hated Brewster, Knowledge... No doubt when we fail to come straight back into the SPL we'll still be blaming him. Everbody loves Big Tel.... the man's an absolute legend - bloodied bandages and all that sincerity... He can do no wrong... C'mon man... Get on the Butcher bandwaggon... we're really going places now alright! :024:

But the way our season panned out as it happened, it did come down to a single result - the last one... We knew exactly what we had to do in that last game, SPL survival was in our hands, and well within our grasp, but thanks to a couple of bizarre managerial decisions, we completely blew it... Even if the management could come out now and admit big mistakes were made I could almost forgive them.... But ach.... let's just blame Brewster - that's such a nice easy way out.

But we knew exactly what we had to do in that last game of the season..... We just needed 1 point... 1 feckin point from Falkirk at home and we were safe. I know. I single point. Yeap... 1 point. 1 point from the team that was actually bottom of the league.

But we knew exactly what we had to do in that last game of the season..... We just needed 1 point... 1 feckin point from Falkirk at home and we were safe.

Pele was a very successful Higland League manager before he came to us. On topic, i don't think this is the time to be having a go at Butcher or digging through his managerial history. He presided over a major turnaround in the team's spirit, organisation and results last season. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough, but the guy deserves our complete backing going into next season. Under Brewster, morale at ICT had sunk to an all time low, so it wouldn't have mattered who took over as manager... There was bound to be some kind of improvement in team spirit, organisation, etc.. The problem was Butcher was unable to sustain that improvement when it really mattered, and as CaleyP suggested, he ultimately got us relegated thanks to some bizzare decisions regarding team selection and formation. I'm not suggesting his contract should be terminated now, but if we are not in the top 3 in the SFL after say - 12 games, his position with the club should be seriously considered.

Couldn't have said all this when Marius was here!

The end of next season.... Do you think it will take as long as that?

Or Esson? Or Vigurs?

York City

Stirling Albion (if they still exist)

Nancy

Dunfermline Athletic

I never new Anton Rogan, was a dependable and popular Irish full-back... I knew he was Irish.

The SPL has pledged to pay 3 million to the SPL clubs, with or without the money due from Setanta.. See here.

Off Topic? You always manage to get me on some kind of a technicality!

Do you really believe that playing in Div1 under TB is a preferable option to playing under John Hughes in the SPL? Thats really two questions in one ..... Playing in Div 1 as opposed to the SPL should not be preferable for any player. However ........... playing for TB, the man who discovered him while at Motherwell and brought him to Inverness and got decent performances out of him in both places may be preferable to playing for Yogi in Falkirk. What if Falkirk get relegated next season? ... they almost did this year. What if he doesnt respond to Yogi's style? What about the ICT curse? Its a gamble and the answer will depend on a couple of factors I would have thought .... #1 is money. If he is motivated by that then he will be offski, no doubt. #2 is how much loyalty he has to TB and how well TB can make the case for how he sees next season going. If Butcher is setting the bar at going straight back up then maybe he will stay, but if the bar is set that we want a top half finish and be back up within two or three years then I would not blame him for looking elsewhere. I saw the last game of the season as a battle of wits between TB and Yogi... There wasn't much doubt as to who the winner was!

Do you really believe that playing in Div1 under TB is a preferable option to playing under John Hughes in the SPL?

And St Johnstone are interested in signing Deuchar...

Tricky one this.... Annan beat the pride of Fife, Cowdenbeath, 4-1 away last August... Rangers away, would have been a better draw!