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Well done 1more, I too have removed Hearts from my wardrobe as it became more and more difficult to put my hand on my heart and say they were the team I was supporting. When my sons grew a bit older they made their own decisions, one being to stop taking him to see Ross County playing, the second to buy him ICT tops instead of Hearts tops. You get a 'feel' for the club the longer you stand on the touchlines watching them plough their way through the divisions and put teams from the south to the sword, even in blizzards and howling gales. Yes it does take time to find your true identity, but once you do find it, there is only one team to focus on, and that is when over the years the fanbase will become stronger. Therefore, lets back the club and whoever is at the helm, they are doing the best with limited resources.

would that be text page 536 on Grampian/STV whatever they call it now.

WoW clacher, is that you? Good post with many valid points, maybe not what everyone wants to admit, but nonetheless true.

Post more later when I get a chance......We were under the cosh for fair parts of the game, but Dods coped brilliantly and was my MoM. Black started well but faded and was subbed later but Dods remained solid. We got what we deserved.....a draw, fair enough.

He is a professional and his integrity is at stake, he will perform admirably.

It appears to me the problem is caused by Dods. He is still under contract and if we decide to play him or not is up to CC to decide. He has been partly at fault for the goals this season, but he has not suddenly become a bad player over the close season. Mental therapy may solve the problem, anyone know a good shrink........cold water does it for me. I say we should keep him to the contract, whether he plays or not. If he plays we could get extra revenue worth more than the transfer fees, Sky TV, cup run, league position etc. This nonsense about cashing him in now is just surrendering our rights under the contract, a legal document. He should be going nowhere unless we deem him of no further benefit to the club. Play him today Charlie, it's your choice. No, God, none of these players suddenly become bad overnight, and Munro will be a big player for us this year. I see know one is keen to slag off Brown for his part in all this, he was as much to blame for the St Mirren goals. The Dons goal was not so culpable for the defence, pass beat them whether Dods waved his arms or not, he was not going to catch Crawford. The back five from last season were the reason we were so good, aided by Dargoals, and I see no reason they will not feature heavily this season as well.

Coffee smells fine for me, and Charlie likes the smell as well. Two games into the season is no time to pass judgement.

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His tennis play was fine before, it's a session with IHE that Murray needed, his head was broken. So far the vinegar and brown paper seems to be doing the trick :003:

Is that 3 minor accidents D :017:

If you noticed the goals Derry scored against Gretna, most of them were stunning strikes, the others were only brilliant goals, full marks to Derry for the quality of their goals :clapping04:

Hey, how about we turn the tables on Brew and snatch Wilkie from under his nose :016: If Dods really wants to move and has no intention of giving 100% then he would have to leave, but at a cost.

Personally I would start with all three of them, but if not I can't see Dargo being the fall guy. Therefore based on that Bayne gives us more aerial threat and roughs up the defences. I said after the St Mirren game that Wyness was the link man when the midfield disappeared to help the flagging defence, in fact I think I voted him as my MoM. But, basing it on the chances that CC will drop Dargo or play three up front at home,(perish the thought), and the fact that he liked the way the team performed once Bayne came on at Pitoddrie, then that is my reason and opinion. I also think Denzil is a very good player for us and if he put himself about a bit more would be even better, he has all the attributes to score great goals with skill, but does lack the extra pace of Dargo and the heading ability of Bayne. So, this Saturday, I would start with Dargo and Bayne. I would also bring Morgan back, or has he fallen foul of the management? Not so sure about the central defender bit, but maybe he could.

I thought he was too big as well. :010: Of course he is SPL standard..........what is this SPL standard we keep hearing about, is it something special. He gives his all for the cause, and should be ahead of Denzil at the moment. He kick started our SPL two seasons ago and lets not forget that. He will come good given the chance and I don't mean ten and fifteen minute subs appearances. Rumble them up Bayners, and get stuck into the nancy boys this weekend. Thats a thumbs up from me. :003:

Dods................erm...........erm, eh, no, thats a new one, transfer speculation....gosh, what next. Rusty, definitely, that will be the problem, but he won't go from being our best player last season to being the scapegoat for the lacklustre defensive displays. The whole defence should take a look at what is going wrong, and I include Brown in that, he was as culpable as anyone. Anyway, lets get right behind whoever plays in whatever position......................then we can critisise after the game :015: Who would be a professional footballer footballer :010:

I remember coming through to Inverness maybe around 1966-1968, to watch wrestling. Mick McManus and Jackie Pallo were 'performing', would that have been at the Empire?? Think it was somewhere on Academy Street. I was only a boy at the time and never paid much attention. It may even have been before then, anyone know the dates?

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I'm not listening to anything just now.

Thessaloniki,

Saturday definitely, the worst of the worst :010: Falkirk, three goals from four breakaways, we had about a dozen good chances to score, we could have played till midnight and still not scored, Wyness missed one from six inches under the crossbar, it wasn't going to happen. St Mirren, throwing the game away, defending poorly, and not being able to create anything, overall inept display, possibly the worst yet, no creativity, no urgency no good.

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The team did not give us much to cheer about I'm afraid. No loud raucous cheering from us when the defenders gifted the goals, only heads in hands in despair. Anyway, we only have a core fanbase of aroung 3,000. Just as well St Mirren took along 800-1,000 or the season would have started with a fizzle. The general apathy goes on in the Inverness area, and the game is still pricing itself out of the market. Performances like that will not help the bank balance either. The first half was a shocker and fans were disgruntled before halftime. The icing on the cake for the disgruntled came when our mainstays broke and we let Saints in. If the club wants to attract more fans, then the club will have to have something on offer to get them through the gates. This was not on display on Saturday. :019:

Sophia...............we must talk :003:

Settle down Andrew, one bad game doesn't make a season! Are you the chairman of the Caff fan club? It was a disappointing start, but CC would have had his reasons for selecting the players that failed on Saturday. I am sure he will sort it before long. Some were maybe not first choice but should still have given us a platform to build on, but too mant players were hiding on Saturday, with the back five, including Caff, the biggest sinners. I could not see St Mirren scoring on Saturday, but we gifted them two goals to spoil the day.

It's a shame really, a couple of years ago Golly was a hero, leading by example and scoring the first SPL goal in the victory over Dunfermline at Pittodrie. I suppose we all have short memories when the chips are down. unfortunately along with others yesterday his performance will be reviewed by CC and this may result in changes for next week. We can all have off days, and yes it is not pretty to direct it all at one person. Those that did not perform well, will already know that, and CC will be on the case on Monday.