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    New Chairman Announced

    in Caley Thistle

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    That sounds a bit ungrateful Johndo. :thumbdown:

    The guy probably saved the club and totally secured our SPL status - BUT he had his own agenda and fair dos to him - BUT for the good of this club he should bow out - as perhaps he should have done in 2006.

    I have all the time for devotees but little for narcissists trying to save face.

    Jojndo, there's no "probably" about it - he did save and advance the club.

    Against All Odds- Online edition

    in Caley Thistle

    Posted · Edited by Kind of Blue

    I speak as someone who was a keen observer and participant in the birth of the merger. In my opinion and to cut a long story short, Caley on its own would not have got the funding (or site) for a new stadium. It therefore would have, at best, got into the 2nd division but no chance of the SPL. I actually voted against the merger at the Muirton meeting but now have no regrets that the merger was absolutely the correct path to follow. I relish the memories of the many fantastic highs(and forget the lows)over the past 17 years and look forward to many more good times again.

    Who is ICT's most underrated player

    in Caley Thistle

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    nice thread .....

    I agree about Paul Bradshaw .... potentially good player for us (maybe even great - we will never know) but dont think he was really under-rated. As noted, his personal life meant his football career ended so if anyone under-rated him it was likely himself. Gary Farquhar is another who might fall into that same category.

    Under-rated ..... perhaps Paul Ritchie in the beginning? He got dogs abuse from some sections of the crowd but was a very effective provider for Dennis Wyness until he got his own scoring boots on ! Andrew Allan was another who I thought might go on to have a longer career at ICT than his 19 games, and I would also agree about Tony Low but thats probably because I used to have the odd pint with his father and am a bit biased.

    Looking through the list of former players it is quite hard to pick a few out and say they were under-rated as I dont think we have ever binned anyone who has gone on to greater things other than Allan Smart and its questionable whether we under-rated him or his other teams over-rated him ! Loads of youngsters in the list, but who knows whether any of them might have scaled the heights if they had been kept on .... Rory McAllister is perhaps one to watch right now given his scoring exploits this season, but was he really under-rated given that he played 62 times for ICT and scored 5. He can ceertainly score at his current level but if any D1 or SPL team takes a chance on him is he now more confident and able to do it at a higher level?

    Scotty, a good shout with Paul Ritchie. I remember being at an away game in Perth which wasn't going too well and Paul came on as a sub and got dogs abuse from our fans on his first touch. He had many critics in regard to his work rate but as far as I'm concerned his goal scoring record speaks volumes and his contribution should not be underestimated.

    As for other under-rated players, how about Daisy Ross - he never got the credit he deserved.

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