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Ryan has certainly played very well this year and responded positively to the presence of the other two goal keepers after the number one spot. We now see speculation or name dropping about the Faroes game. Just in case Levein has forgotten him, does anyone know if Ryan has a Scottish grannie? Previous call ups seem to be irrelevant.

Ross County Enterprises are our official travel partner for all European adventures. We start off in Glasgow meeting at Hampden but unfortunately it is all down hill after that then there is no way back. Marius is then organising transfers back but these may cost quite a bit.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3207272/Soccer-boss-Terry-Butcher-gets-honorary-degree.html The Sun shines on ICT again - brilliant honour Terry.

"We went out wanting to win but some of the players were tired," said Foran. "They're playing every game and we didn't have the freshness for the last pass, the last touch. "I suppose it's better this result came early in the season as we'll be aware of it in the next match. "We have a small squad and we are feeling the demands of so many games. But it's not the end of the world as we're still fourth in the table. "We have to pick ourselves up for next Tuesday. You don't need motivation for the Scottish Premier League. When you come out on the pitch and hear that music it's a different world. It's such a vital game because if we win or draw we're still on our way to qualify for the top 6. "You don't feel tiredness in games like this. It's more mental. That's why we must forget Rangers and concentrate on Motherwell and Aberdeen." For those who have not seen Broughera's whinge, just change a few words in the above report.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9137550.stm Why is the female supporter wearing ICT colours not joining in the celebration with Eric, Adam and Richie?

Those on the team bus will be dancing in the high street of Aucterarder with their fish suppers tonight! Can you imagine Rangers or Celtic's players and management getting that treat!

Inverness have a payment by results system so far as I know which ultimately incentivised people to perform. Dundee took players like Richie Hart on what appeared to be on high fixed wages and long term contracts. There were others with one or two quite big transfer fees paid. In general Meldrew went in not only a as saviour but benefactor. His ego grew. Nobody did due diligence on him. They believed he was a philanthropist almost. As a 'businessman' he appears to have allowed costs to escalate beyond his expectations or else he could pay the tax bill now and then walk away. He did of course promise to stay for the long term. The culture he seems to have engendered is the sugar daddy not the pragmatic manager or business person. We can have severe gratitude that our club, despite its criticisms, has after a major shock sought to operate on a very sensible basis. Most clubs live on a knife edge so ICT's scrapes with survival are probably quite common. However, after Gretna's flirtation with a sugar daddy, someone should have been stricter with what happened at Dundee and second time around in recent years. Only a fool does not learn from a recent big mistake. The lesson for all clubs is 'where are Gretna now?'

30 years ago there were no big TV Deals nor big sponsorship deals. Some people are more attracted to the big lights than others. Some people are more pragmatic than others. We won the First Division title on blood sweat and tears and a tight budget. That should be the message sent out to all clubs in Scotland. The rules on points deduction should be strengthened. Clubs should perhaps submit audited statements every three months to their league association showing a true and fair view. Those with income to expenditure ratios such as Dundee and having legacy debt to HMRC beyond a sustainable level should be subject to a player recruitment restriction and pay freeze. That should be built into players contracts which might restrict the role of agents feeding off clubs.

If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing. When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing. And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... And to think they took the Alba Cup off us!

?75,000 better off! St Mirren fans ecstatic. 45 minutes for Foran. Look on the bright side - Hamilton were humped last year and learned an enormous amount from it. Motherwell eventually started to get results last year. We were heading to the Second Division at this stage last year. 6-0 may go down as a great result because it will wake every player up.

Hope Essen is awake in the first few minutes to prevent another Doug Imrie

If there is to be consistency a lot of Managers should be cautioned by the police for foul and abusive language.

In days gone by in the SPL we struggled to get draws. Fantastic never say die spirit.

Personally I thought Duff did very well in his loan spell. He seemed to settle in very quickly which was not an easy task. This time around it is make or break. This may be his last big chance and I suspect it will bring the best out of him and others. He brings considerable experience to the team and is well known to the management team.

So are the supporters. Celtic's millionaires duffed it last night. Our players would have done just as well if not better. Our players still play for the club not their agents.

Tuffey - McCann - Munro - Procter - Gillet Odhiambo - Cox - McBain Hayes - Tokely - Ross Tokely has to be groomed to take over from Rooney!

To tell you the truth, I don't think it's that bad a stadium anyway... Cheeky little getting Juanjo sent off patronising conman.

That's it then, Celtic get an easy win and wrestle the title back from Rangers, win the Europa Cup and Lennon becomes Sir Neil as a result.

I notice Brewster has not come on the website to say 'sorry lads, my being in denial about turning things around and my management style, losing Donald were probably the root cause of relegation.' If we had sacked him a few months earlier and given him a wad of cash to go things might have been a whole lot better. However, that is history, and hopefully many people including supporters do not want to make the same mistakes again.

I like the idea of the Players after their warm up running around the inside and interacting with fans. That creates a better bond and may be useful against Celtic at least as a start.

Hertha Berlin have a fantastic home support albeit at the Olympic Stadium. We need a kilted mascot to wind up the home troops. A person who before kick off leads the 'Caledonia' chorus. Now that Smithy has gone stand up that man and take us forward.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/8886730.stm Great news for Tuffey who is above McGovern obviously in the pecking order. Esson or Rossco for Scotland?

Playing in the SFL rarely got us on the sports news let alone Scotland nationally. With BBC Alba our broadcasters restricted numbers to a select few. China will see what they missed with Rossco.

Certainly balanced and reasonable. The Brewster return is the reality check. There was something at that time which indicated a downward trend. There is sensible optimism at present with what appears to be some some very fresh signings to change last year's pattern in order to prepare for a much tougher league.

It would be fantastic to let the team parade before the Celtic game.