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17th June apparently, with the first game taking place on August 14th. Hoping for Hearts at Tynecastle.

Aiming to make every away game next season - I missed two in the one just finished. Probably won't make many home games, though, as per usual.

I was really impressed with the team. They didn't have anything to play for beyond maintaining the unbeaten run, but for most of the match they looked really up for it and played some lovely passing football. As other posters have already mentioned, Hayes was outstanding once again - I really hope he decides it'll benefit him to stay with us for at least a season in the SPL. Thought Nick Ross looked skilful up front too, although he Iwelumoed big-style after a great set-up from Hayes. The celebrations lacked the real euphoria of Ayr, but it was still well worth coming up for. Quite looking forward to a couple of months off now, though: the epic hangovers every second Sunday are becoming intolerable.

I got Rooney's Irn Bru t-shirt, courtesy of Arbroathawayday, who being a foot taller than anyone else in the ground plucked it out of the air when Adam threw it into the crowd.

In the picture Nod has posted I appear to be the only person not looking up at Tel... in fact I look like I'm pinning a tail on Top Six Next Year...

Some excellent photos there. I'd forgotten about Johndo standing up in the stand with that sheep on his head - what a spectacle...

That has got to be one of the best days out I have had as an ICT supporter. The game passed in a bit of a blur, to be honest, but I couldn't believe how easy it was. Ayr just seemed to lie down and of course our players were playing with a huge amount of confidence. It was nice to see Sanchez finally get on the scoresheet again - a header, most surprisingly - and Eagle and Morrison also took their goals well. The day was all about the supporters though. The Ship was a great wee pub and by two o' clock it was so stowed with ICT supporters that you could hardly move. A lot of people just took their drinks out onto the street and the staff turned a blind eye until about fifteen minutes to kick off. Really good crack on the train back to Glasgow too, with Stirling Observer on the pipes leading the songs. I hope a few of the people who don't normally make away games but came down yesterday realised what a great crack they can be and aim to make a few more in the future - it would be great to have that kind of support for games in the SPL. I'll be up next weekend - looking forward to it already - but it will have to be some party to top yesterday.

Just caught the last half hour of this programme. The armchair managers of Scotland have voted, and the result is: Goram Jardine McLeish Miller McGrain Johnstone Souness Bremner Cooper Law Dalglish Manager: Stein Quite hard to argue with that, although I'm not sure that Cooper ever quite showed his Rangers form for Scotland. As a Jaggie who had Aberden as his 'big team' I always had a soft spot for Jim Leighton, but the footage they showed of Goram was pretty convincing - some absolutely astonishing saves.

Paul Hegarty has a horrible record as a manager.

Shame they never had SatNav back then. Sounds like your old man must have found himself on the classier side of the river Fixed that for you, Mantis. :004: Sadly both grounds are gone now, Laurence, but you might still be able to visit the old Thistle pie stall - last time I saw it, it was perched proudly like an exotic red and black bird among some drab lock-ups near Tomnahurich.

What an achievement. Going to have to break the habit of a lifetime and arrive at the ground nice and early on Saturday - can't miss the team coming out.

Toasting the title with a cheeky Sol.

I voted for Dundee to win because I've been fantasising about us going to my favourite away ground to win the league for weeks now. Feck 'em, though - Dundee are a disaster area, and we deserve to win this division by as many points as possible.

Agree 100% What a great discovery that was!

Get a webcam and tease him a wee bit...

Funny that, I think Killie's one of the best days out - maybe it's because I don't have to find my way back to Edinburgh once I've finally stumbled off the train at Glasgow Central. I don't much like either of the new grounds at Falkirk or Paisley, and Falkirk's is probably the harder of the two to get to, but on the basis of the free buses running from Behind the Wall and the fact that their fans tend to be a bit more generous about us on P&B, I'd say I want Falkirk to stay up and St Mirren to go down.

I don't quite agree with that actually - I do think being a 'yo-yo' club like, say, West Brom in England would become very fraught and frustrating, but for the change of scene, the shake-up to the squad and the excitement of the year's promotion challenge, our first experience of relegation last year was well worth it. Obviously I don't want to see it happen again for the foreseeable future, but I've enjoyed this season more than any for a good while.

First couple of lines are particularly inspiring... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hL8MYFBtV0

I think you'll be OK, Miss. A small group of our supporters apparently had a bit of trouble with people last time we were down there, but that was outside a pub away from the ground and a couple of hours after the game - the sort of thing that could happen anywhere if you're unlucky. I've been to Somerset plenty of times and never seen any problems. The only thing that might attract trouble is if large groups of our supporters get too bositerous in the town after the game. I should be ok then, you would never see me being too boistrous in town after a game You'll be needed to film the conga going over the old bridge and up the High St...

You wait years for your user name to be accurate, then it happens in successive seasons?... That reminds me, I must take an extra ?20 with me next weekend. I have no idea how we're going to look next season. It depends who can keep, who we can sign and how well we adjust. Bottom half, I'd say, but no more than that.

I think you'll be OK, Miss. A small group of our supporters apparently had a bit of trouble with people last time we were down there, but that was outside a pub away from the ground and a couple of hours after the game - the sort of thing that could happen anywhere if you're unlucky. I've been to Somerset plenty of times and never seen any problems. The only thing that might attract trouble is if large groups of our supporters get too bositerous in the town after the game.

Unbelievable performance from the team since around December - well done to all. Looking forward to the confirmation party next Saturday then presumably the presentation of the trophy the following week - and I hope as many fans as possible still make the trip to Ayr next week. Top Six Next Year has phoned me three times in as many minutes from the stadium asking if it's full time at Cappielow yet... :D

Airdrie equalise. County are out of it.

Dundee equaliser... TBH I'm quite happy if Dundee go on to score a winner and win in midweek so next week's game is a genuine live issue - means we might have 1000-odd fans there as opposed to 300 if the league's already tied up. Even if Dundee do win, we are NOT going to throw it away against Ayr...

2-0! I wish I'd just jumped on a train this morning... 1 back for Dundee Ooh - 1-0 County - that puts it back on ice again.