Caley Stan

SMEE, that is one of the most horrible, small-minded, and ill-informed posts i have ever seen on these forums. Who do you have in mind when you use the word "immigrants"? Is it the Poles and Italians who settleed in the UK towards the end of Second World War? Or maybe you mean the Asians and West Indians who came to the country in huge numbers after the war. Perhaps you're referring to the thousands of African asylum seekers who have come to the UK fleeing persecution, or people from Eastern Europe who now have right to freedom of movement throughout the EU. If you look even further back into the history of this island, then you'll discover that it is a history of immigration. Picts, Celts, Angles, Saxons - they were all ******* immigrants. There is also the long history of Scottish emigration to consider. Many Scots left these shores fleeing poverty and searching for a better life. I don't think you should deny other people the opportunity to do the same here just because you didn't like a couple of people that you saw on a bus.

It's not a Romanian consortium fronted by Georghes Hagi and Popescu, is it?

The`last three World Cup qualifiers are on the 12th of August and the 5th and 9th of September. We don't play on those days so there shouldn't be a problem.

It's ironic that all this scaremongering is coming from Australians and Canadians - two nations that were built by immigrants who killed most of the indigenous population and imposed their culture on the few that remained. I don't believe that there is some kind of grand plan to impose Sharia law on the western world. It strikes me that the overwhelming majority of Muslims living in this country practice their religion discreetly and don't seek to impose it on the rest of society. The video on muslim demographics, that Bob and Johnboy have posted links to, doesn't take account of this. It just bombards you with statistics while using the words 'muslim' and 'immigration' repeatedly in a way that seeks to scare people without any justification. The video ends with a call to action, but it doesn't say what action. Somebody who is taking action, action to dispel some of the myths about Islam and to bring peace between Islam and west, is

OK, perhaps a poor choice of words on my part. By the establishment, i simply mean those who are in power i.e. the board and major shareholders. I felt that there was a tone the posts of yourself, mainstander and Charles Bannerman, that suggested we fans should shut-up and let the people who know best get on with running the club in the way that they see fit. I feel that the level of dissent expressed on these boards over the last two seasons has been a perfectly natural response to some of the decisons that were made by those in charge.

In our last stint in the First Division, average attendances came to little more than 2000. In the four years we spent in the division with County, our average attendance was always lower than theirs. We'll find out next season what effect five years of playing in the SPL has had on the fanbase. Hopefully we can add 500 or so to the crowds we were getting lat time, but even that might not be enough to compete with the likes of Dundee, Dunfermline and Partick who last season averaged 3788, 3112 and 2966 respectively.

Absent Friend, Mainstander, Charles Bannerman - we have just been relegated. On the road to relegation a lot of decisions were made by managers, board members and shareholders that supporters are entitled to question and naturally wonder if they were the decisions that led to this outcome. Some of our most loyal supporters are being chastised on this thread for asking those questions. I'm glad that it's people like IHE who speak up in difficult times rather than friends of the establishment like you three who are willing to sit on their hands while people like Brewster and Bennett jeopordise the success and spirit that this club has built over the last fifteen years.

For all of its failures, New Labour has succeeded in moving the politics of the UK towards the centre. They've been in power for twelve years, and while i don't agree with their methods, they have raised taxes and invested huge sums in public services. Even the English would not be able to stomach a traditional Tory voice bleating about wasteful public spending and offering tax breaks to rich at the moment. So they give us as Cameron, a millionaire with one of the most right-wing voting records in parliament, and brand him a 'compassionate conservative' who loves the NHS and stays up all night worrying about global warming. I just hope people don't buy this bullshit. Maybe you're right though. Maybe the English are just reverting to type. If that's the case then we should get shot of them as soon as possible.

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.

Don't be fooled, Cameron is a Tory through and through. He's just the face of a P.R. department that realised pretending not to be Tories was the only way to become electable again. Cameron and today's Tory party stand for all of the things that most people in this country rightly despise. Cutting investment in public services and promoting private healthcare and education. Lowering taxes for the rich and victimising the vulnerable people in our society. Labour's twelve year spell in power has been a great disappointment, but punishing them by voting Tory would be cutting of your nose to spite your face.

In fairness to latviaman, he makes more sense than our own Director of Football.

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No.... It would be more like Steve Paterson and Duncan Shearer... That'll do....... Or how about Charlie and Barry. Butcher was always a last gasp attempt to stay up. It didn't happen and i wouldn't be surprised if he walked and was replaced by a couple of ICT greats. We're in a new world now.

Yeah, congratulations Pugsy. Now fluck off back over the bridge.

Winning at Pittodrie, Easter Road and Ibrox. I'm still trying to come to terms with the fact that we were relegated in a season that saw us win at those grounds. Tokely's winner in Paisley was probably the highlight of the season for me though. I thought we'd done it that day. I'm still trying to come to terms with..........

The day was bright and sunny But the game I wont relay And there was no Kilmarnock bunnet To make me want to stay But I'm not going to talk about it No, I'm not going to talk about it

Aye, but we took it well. I don't think they quite realise that we won't cause anybody any hassle if they just leave us alone. And as The Knowledge has pointed out, it was Chibber's shiny, pointy, homosexual, tacky, cheap call centre shoes that got the barstewards attention in the first place. The away support has been fantastic for the last few weeks. Long may it continue.

I thought we were very good for the first 10-15 minutes when we matched Motherwell's 4-3-3 by giving Imrie the freedom to support the strikers and drift to either flank. We really should've gone ahead during that period but Morais' flicks, Foran's flick-ons and Blackie's through balls didn't quite come off. Then Motherwell got a grip in midfield (mainly because our midfield was so wasteful) and by the time they opened the scoring Dougie bas back in right midfield where he stayed for the rest of the game. We were in danger being over-run when his flash of of genius set up Morias for the equaliser. We`played well for most of the second half and were unlucky not to get the win. IHE - i think you're being a bit harsh to our full-backs. Lionel didn't start well but he came onto a game and does wonders to create the second goal. Proctor obviously isn't in the same league as Rosscoe as a right-back but he's been pretty solid since he moved there. It was Rosscoe who lost his man for the first goal and a number of players were guilty of slackness for the second. Generally though, i've enjoyed watching Caley since Butcher took over, no more so than last night. The fight and spirit in the team is great and while we don't pass the ball all that well, in Foran, Imrie and Morais we have exciting forward players who, on their day, can give us a chance aginst anybody. We are staying up.

This was the high point of the season so far. We`were very solid and even threatened to play football at times. The support was fantastic and Rosscoe rifled home a winner in Paisley! I can't ask for any more. Great day.

East Fife @ 6.00

"Stan did you watch it online on gsp" I think so. The link came form ********. I was really impressed with Dinamo. Haven't seen any stats but they must've had about 70% of the ball. They did use the width of the pitch very well and could've scored many more than the 5 they got. Are they always this good or are Bistrita a small team?

FT 5-0 Dinamo. Great entertainment and a really sexy lineswoman as well. This is one of the best Tuesday afternoon's i've had for a long time.

This is fantastic stuff. The Dinamo keeper gets injured and having used all 3 substitutes they put hat-trick hero Marius Niculae in goals for the last 10 minutes.

Marius just completed his hat-trick with another header. Yes, the quality of the crosses has been good, Dinamo also keep the ball very well and are clearly superior to the other team, Bistrita. Another factor is that Marius is playing on the last defender, very much like a penalty box striker, just like IHE always said he should.

Marius just glanced in a header to put Dinamo 1-0 up. The guy didn't even jump for headers when he was with us.