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Lets try something along these lines with a little experience and a bit of grunt in midfield with players who can pass and get the wide men working for a change, Esson Proctor, Tokely,Munro, Hastings Hayes, Gillespie, Duncan, Eagles Foran, Sutherland Bench: Bulvitus, Rooney, Allison, Cox, Mcbain

So he has done well has he, relegation says it all, he had chances to keep us up but quite frankly blew it good style. Since then he has failed to identify the squads deficiencies and make signings to address these failings, instaed he has concentrated on signing unexperienced and untested youngsters. His wage budget could have been spent more wisely.

What has Brewster got do with my original post? and no I'm not asking for Butchers head. The stated aim is for promotion back up to the SPL, the current strategy is highly unlikely to achieve this aim. We lack the necessary experience both on and off the field.

Yes indeed, get the Highlanders back in. The SFL will never be a display of pure football, its grunt and grind. The Scotland job was mentioned in Butchers post match comments, he won't be around much this week at ICT and will leave Malpas to report on any reaction to yesterdays match. Not exactly hands on then.

Well said that man.

I felt sorry for Lionel yesterday booed off by the ICT fans and laughed at by the County fans, no friends at all.

Two left ones I presume.

Agreed.

So Butcher used his contacts in the English game to source his players, as Scotland assistant coach and with Malpas as his assistant at ICT, surely they have enough contacts in the Scottish game to source a couple of players from the reported 300 unemployed Scottish players currently available all on free terms?. As for standard we were convincingly beaten by a team Scots yesterday who played with a great deal more technical ability than we did, and just to rub salt in one goal was scored by an ex ICT player.

Looking forward to reading your comments.

Why is it unfair to question this, yes I agree that all the signings are young but we have plenty of young unexperienced youngsters coming through the youth system so why has Butcher added another 6 into this category?. Like I am sure you know a little age and experience can be very advantageous, a couple of older experienced heads are needed to impart the necessary experience, to encourage and get the best out of the youngsters, we are sadly lacking in that department at the moment.

Its one thing starting 6 or 7 new signings but if they don't know each other then what is the point of doing that? you end getting beaten like we did today. Its poor management to do that, the new boys are all young and don't have any experience so where is the balance where is the experience, he certainly did not sign any. If the aim is to go straight back up then the signings so far are unlikely to produce the goods.

Lightweight and no imagination but a Butcher boy so probably won't get dropped.

NO

Butchers signings: Is it just me who thinks this, there is not one of these guys I had ever heard of never mind seen play and what is Butcher up to?, not a single Scot amongst them!!!. Isn?t he the assistant Scotland coach, what sort of message does this send out to other managers?. With 300 Scottish players currently unemployed its not great example and surely there must be a few scots who could do the biz. Of those signed I don?t see anything we did?nt have before. Players binned include Vigurs, Woods, Zanders and Mihadjuks all as good if not better than those brought in. I think his priority has been simply to the replace the last vestiges of the previous managers team regardless of ability. Also he?s reported in the P&J saying his squad is now a bit too big and it needs trimming back, so who is for the dunt, all the local lads I presume?. After todays performance its clear its time to change things. Ross Tokely should be back in next week hopefully for Bulvitus, Richard Hastings to replace Lionel and replace Stratford and Eagle by bringing in a midfielder like Dale Gillespie who can actually pass a ball and take on a shot at goal and bring in Duncan for experience. Having made all these new signings its clear that Butcher has not addressed the teams biggest weakness, which is our back four. Once again we leaked goals through poor defending. With two days of the transfer window left its worrying to think that it is rumoured that his priority is a 16 year old forward!!!. Its sad but I cannot see us getting promoted for sometime.

Oh Charles I?m disappointed in you. It must be playtime up at the IRA or are you just fishing for something to write about with your journo hat on?. This fangled interweb thingy has for once given the ?unrepresentative minority? a voice. No longer do we have to rely on the press to give us the news or should I say a watered down version of the club line as is fed to you on your thrice weekly visits to the stadium. Reports in which any criticism is kept to a minimum as you are mindful of getting your next interview. Maybe over the last five years the users on this forum have realised just how powerful a medium this is, it has given them the opportunity to air their views like they have never had the chance to do before and as a by product make those points and have them read by those it may concern. There have been plenty of hot topics for you to dip into and wet your journalistic appetite and gauge the feeling on the terrace. Mariusgate The Savage v Sutherland spat The Rory hate campaign The get Brewster out campaign We even had Robbo blatantly touting for the managers job. All delivered with a hefty mix of criticism, sarcasm, insult, innuendo, banter and a fair amount of pure BS but then that?s the web for you. There were a good few posters on this forum who identified the clubs relegation plight long before the board acted to deploy an action plan to save our SPL lives. Sadly the views where overlooked the axe wielded to late in the day and we got our just reward, relegation. Never mind though, we are a debt free first division side now. Right you lot, for criticising ICT its 100 lines each to be on my desk by 9 am tomorrow. ?I must not criticise Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club under any circumstances.? I must not criticise Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club under any circumstances. I must not criticise Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club under any circumstances. I must not criticise Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club under any circumstances. I must not criticise Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club under any circumstances. I must not criticise Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club under any circumstances. * * * * *

Not a huge surprise to see them sign for County shame that their future development will be stunted by the the Adams / Brewster management combo!!!!.

Thought it would be a good time to pull this thread back to the top of the list. Now we are in the 1st division how much harder is it going to be to attract new blood up here to Inverness. Already three of our emergency January signings are reported to be looking elsewhere for employment and I wouldn't be surprised if the others are looking south also. Wages on offer will be lower than ever and contracts likely to be short ones. I fear only the desperate will apply. Do you think the lure of working under TB will be enough to attract?.

Add Foran and Odihambo to the list of looking elsewhere and our squad is looking very thin indeed.

Dont think the club will do anything like that. Two words IAIN VIGURS. We could have got a good number for him CORRECT.

Yummie. Puntomatic football, my favourite.

Man U, totally humbled. Messi is awesome.

Alex did you see dale play in the 3rd division, i did quite a lot, for me he looked like he possibly found his level there as he wasn't that great. being there on loan from a SPL club he should have coasted that level as did zander and vigurs(at age 15) but Dale didn't. he isn't going to cut it any higher i'm sorry to say, so it's just wishful thinking to think he is a going to do a job for us in midfield. we won't be coming back up if that is the quality of player we will be playing. CaleyP I feel sorry for you taking in Elgin on a regular basis, surely you can find something better to do with your time. I took the time to go through to Elgin and caught a game with Dale Gillespie and Andy McNulty taking part. For Dale to have made an impression was pretty ny impossible, the majority of the Elgin players were truly awful and didn't even possess the the most basic footballing skills and quite frankly didn't care one little bit. I am led to believe half the squad were based in the central belt and didn't train at all and the north based players didn't exactly commit themselves either with on one occasion only three first team players showing up and that three included Dale and Andy. Liam Keogh had the right idea, persuaded to pull on his boots again and signing at the same time as Dale in January he walked away after two games having realised just how bad the Elgin squad was, the ICT players didn't have that luxury and had to stick it out. Thankfully with the ICT squad being pared down to the bare minimum will mean non of our youngsters will have to endure a loan spell at Elgin, a complete waste of time. Another season like that and they will go back into the Highland league or fold completely.

Can't see us signing barry somehow!!!!. If the link works you will see why. Barry pic

you do realise imrie is on over a 1000 a week, iain was asking for half of that? so because imrie wasn't good enough to be a player at 19 and had to work on a building site that makes him different how?????? stop talking noise. Ahhh - but he was good enough to be a player. He rose up through Junior Football, before being spotted by Clyde! He's a far more established and battle hardy player. We went down, largely, to the ineptitude of our Manager in Dec and Jan! Not because of our wage structure! If the manager and DOF cannot see talent when its staring them in the face then we are in serious trouble!.