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Thanx to Roy McBain, I now need a new mobile

You will need more feedback to get the overall picture. Difficult to crticise anyone after a good away win. We know about our defensive frailties, but McGuire does leave himself open to crticism, and justified I believe, as he does allow the ball to bounce which causes problems when the attacker nips in. He did this last year and Proc was then the scapegoat and was red carded. However, playing as a unit, Grantie stayed deep and marshalled the defence brilliantly leading by example and ticking off guys who stepped out of line, notably McGuire and Hastings. Duncan did a superb job yesterday after his initial burst of slack passes, he started the attack for the goal, and generally kept it simple but effective. Imrie and Cowie were quick to back up Barrowman and Roy played like on Olympic sprinter in the second half. I suppose we started 4-5-1, with Cowie and Imrie in support, Black filled the gap and Duncan mopped up. Rossco looked sharp yesterday keeping the wingers under control. Still, it's only my observations, if others would care to post and complete the picture we will see the gameplan better. Dons ended up chasing the game and we could pick them off at will. Only disappointing feature for me was that we could have lost a goal or two right at the death, even after Roy scored when they hit the post then someone lifted the ball over the bar from three yards. Overall, we were well worth the three points and could maybe have won by more, but I'll settle for that.

Thanks for that stunner Roy, can you buy me a new mobile phone please. When the ball was on it's way to the sweet sweet back of the lovely juicy Dons net, in my youthful exuberance I (and a few hundred others) leapt to my feet and bounced around uncontrolably. At the apex of my orbit, my mobile phone slipped quietly out of my top pocket and landed at Uncle Albert's feet in the row in front... (during the war that often happened). Caley100 did a similar leap and his hands whisked the specs straight off the head of The Mantis in the row behind. (what a spectacle) The specs are OK I believe, but my mobile is fooked, the screen is burst. Anyway, great to see grown men and women united in unison and belief, belief that we will be top of the league (and you're no) even if only for a day, for to stick one on the Dons chin in their own backyard was worth the toothache and six hour round trip. I was there, yes, I was there the day we beat the Dons, something to remember when I am old........hmmnnn. Don't listen to Tangomans downright lies, we were the team in command, moreso in the first half and deservedly took the lead. This involved a ten man move. Duncan nicked the ball around the edge of the centre circle, shifted it across his feet then let wee Blackie take over, he squared the ball to Imrie who in turn shipped it to Rossco. The big man strode forward a few paces then slid a low curved and angled ball into the six yard box, behind the defenders and in front of the keeper, missing five Dons defenders by millimetres in synchronised defending. It made it's way through to Barrowman who stroked it home nicely, bliss, superb end to the ten man move. Second half Don's as expected pushed for an equaliser, but our defenders were having a good day and Mike had nothing to deal with of any consequence. Perfect for us, hit on the counter. Imrie picked up a loose clearance but shot too early maybe, as he picked a spot a yard high of the crossbar. A disallowed goal also from Roy after Barrowman knocked a deep cross back into the box, flag up though. Don's continued to fumble their way forward, we continued to thwart them and our tactics paid off when we broke forward as if Pele was in charge and Roy broke my phone, yes, Roy broke my phone. Fandabbydozy, breathtaking box to box sprint from Roy. McGuire did his best to upset the away support leaving some high balls but Aberdeen were inept. They did hit the post at the death and miss from three yards but too little too late for them, who cares, I don't. Cap'n Grantie roasted a few ears, well done Grantie, keep them on their toes you had a great game today only eclipsed by Russeldinho for me, although as said elsewhere, difficult one to call MoM as everyone played their part. Happy car on the way home with Caley100, Uncle Albert, Caley Stan, Zogg and a mobileless tm4tj purring contentedly. Yep, the cats have all the cream.

We are no all goin to agree on player ratings, but it's always a good guide for others to work from whether we agree or disagree. So here is mine Fraser... :015: :D ...Solid when required, handling and kicking was pretty good, unlike the Don's dodgy kicker. Tokely... :P :021: :D :D ...I thought he had a solid game and kept the Dons wingers mostly in check and provided a great ball in for the first goal, found time to get forward and overlap. McGuire... :D :D :o ...He will be the subject of much discussion this season, but overall he did OK, but he should have attacked a couple of balls better but allowed them to bounce through causing much grief at times. Munro... :D :D :D :D ...Captain courageous today, immense in the heart of the defence with timely interventions and clearances, the right man for the job today. Hastings... :D :D :D ...Like Tokely on the left fairly sound game today, still prone to hoof it when keeping possession looked to be better options, but as part of a defensive unit he played well. Cowie... :D :D :D ...Again not one of his best games, but nevertheless still worked extremely hard and did nothing wrong really. Black... :D :D :D :D ...This guy is a giant, kept his temperament in control and just simply ooooozed class. Duncan... :D :thumb04: :018: ;) ...Russeldinho started off in loose mode, but by the end of the game he was in superstar mode, brilliantly setting up the attack for the first goal with blocking tackle and quick feet, well done my MoM for today. McBain... :D :D :D :D ...The invisible man was quiet in the first half but had a stormer of a second half, he made lots of deep runs and scored a great goal.....with his right foot, well done Roy, keep this up for another season please. Imrie... :D :D :D :D ...Another good day at the office for Dougie, I do like the way he tries to get the fans involved, good lad. Might have done better when keeper duffed his kick out, but he lashed the ball over from eighteen yards, still, good running and kept Dons on their toes going forward. Barrowman... :D :D :D ...As said elsewhere, cheers for that County. Took the goal well........well he took it, was in the right place and thats what striking /poaching is all about, also held ball up well when isolated at times.

I believed you believed and I believe your belief was believed to be correct. (believe that if you like)

.............and for a certain, we're top o' the league and you're no thread

Now let me think...................I've thought and we will not have a full house for Hamilton game, probably around 4000. Therefore with only 900 tickets left for the testamonial, I'l go for the Liverpool game to have more.

Well, he was certainly a Captain yesterday, one of his best performances ever, leading by example and giving everything for the cause. He did a good job at shouting down Hastigs and McGuire at times when they stepped out of line. He just showed yesterday, he is the real man for the job.

Just confirmed, I will be there with Caley100 and zogg and I believe Caleystan as well.

Earlier today the BBC had the squads for Dons v ICT online and Hart was in ours

Dick Dick Dick Dick Dick Hastings, dick.

Strangely enough.......... The heading in todays Courier is:- Caley Thistle boss believes youth team products have the chance to show their potential this season. And an even bigger heading is:- Young players can do the job-Brewster

Courier has it that Grassa and his counterpart John Rudge were deep in talks, but it was looking unlikely that a deal will be done before the opener at Aberdeen. It looks like what we have now, will be the squad, with Rooney being the only addition once a deal has been agreed.

Brilliant Scotty, works perfectly.

Thought I might have got away with my original description..........I knew what I meant Scotty, it's the one called Forum Home on the drop down menu at the bottom right of page, not sure if forum index is the correct name, but it is the page that shows all forums, the one you arrive at when you click on the forum button on the main page. At the moment, I click on the arrow at the bottom of the page to return to the top then click on caley thistle fans forum. A link like that at the bottom would be neat. Caley Thistle Fans Forum > OTHER > Technical Support

There is also an arrow on the bottom left of each post which takes you immediately to the top of the page. Scotty/Don, as birdog said, there is the dropdown menu, which is further down on the right hand side, but is it possible to put a forum link where these links are <<Next Oldest ? Technical Support ? Next Newest >> on this forum for example. It may just be me, but my laptop does not scroll correctly (driver problem on the graphics i think) and I always used the link on the old forum to navigate to the forum index once I had read all posts in the forum I was in. One click is better than two.

Mens footie starting just now, first up Brazil v Belgium Ronaldinho playing.

Well, Have you been to see any shows at the Fringe Festival yet. I saw a few last weekend and one you don't want to miss is Ivan Brackenbury's hospital Christmas radio show Very very funny Took in another show while we were waiting.............well we got freebies for it, and it was well acted and it's amazing what you can do with a few filing cabinets and a desk. Hilarious surreal dream and some great character acting by the three members of the cast.You don't need to know that If you believe in justice, watch this one. Both these shows at the Pleasance Courtyard. One to miss:- We watched The best of Edinburgh Comedy Showcase 2008................The compere, Andrew Stanley, was excellent, and looks like a name for the future, but woe is me, one of the comedians, if you could call him that was very very unfunny, Dermot McMorrow is his name and he is doing his own show at the Gilded Balloon, Dermot McMorrow: 13 Black Cats in the shape of a Magpie, think I'll give this one a miss. He looked nervous and appeared to be struggling for his next lines during the Comedy Showcase, we all thought he was going to die on the stage and everyone felt embarrassed for him.

Hey dick, don't call me ahh so :o

Don't recall Black Sabbath ever playing in Inverness, but I could be wrong. Black Widow played at the rock concert in Telford Street circa 1969/70ish and ther song was Come to the Sabbat, (satans there) my mate wikipedia said Black Widow were a progressive rock/hard rock band that formed in Leicester, England in September 1969. The band were mostly known for its early use of satanic and occult imagery in their music and stage act. The band were often confused with the better-known heavy metal band Black Sabbath, but the bands were only superficially similar. I saw Black Sabath in Aberdeen around the same time.

Have a look at the bbc sport web page dick.

The Olympic Tournament has started now, Germany v Brazil on Eurosport. (women)

Hi Don, the zip file is the same file as all the individual photos I have uploaded, 49 photos I think. The screen started loading then seemed to get halfway through the process but no further, eventually showing an error screen after six or seven minutes, something like the page can not be displayed, and when I refresh the screen, it took me back to the album page and showed no further photos added. If you check the individual photos on my album you can see the image sizes, I would not know if they were big or not.

I created the photos first, and when I tried to add them ten at a time, the site froze and failed to add the pics, so I tried six at a time which worked, but seven seemed to be too many for the upload to handle. I then created a zip file on my hard drive and tried to upload the zip file with the photos in it to test that method, but this froze and failed to upload. No rush Scotty, I was just trying to suss out the new functions.

Scotty, I was creating an album and the path is galleries/members galleries/championees