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We have Ross Stewart who was Sunderland’s top scorer season 21/22 who probably isn’t fast. He now plays for Southampton so will be well versed on how to hide behind a tree and film opposition training sessions. Fly old fox Steve Clarke.

DD, I was the mini bus driver on many occasions to Glasgow throughout the years. I was at Hampden 1973 the night we drew with the mighty West Germany when Billy Bremner had a penalty saved at 1-1 and joined in the chant “We sank the Bismark”. Again the night of the Maurice Johnston game when we beat France 2-0. The Dalgleish game when we beat Spain 3-1 with the wonder goal. At Wembley for a drubbing when the chant was “ Keegan lost his daddy”. Sounds so crude nowadays. It was also the day the London tube went on strike and we had to walk in after the game to Pimlico where we were staying. Stood in the queue for a burger on that walk and was behind a Scottish fan who asked the burger seller how much his burgers were. When he heard the price he toppled the van and put it on its side with the seller still in it. Legged it quick. Witnessed while walking a fan in a supermarket trolley holding the rear entrance hand bar of a double decker London bus pulling him to the city centre. Often wondered if he made it past the first corner. More recently took some grandkids to the mctominay Spain game where we won 2-0. The Portugal game so they could see CR7 live. Witnessed the Craig Levein era and the 10/0 formation. This old guy has been there, done it, seen it all and needs his beauty sleep. Oops forgot the T shirt

Sorry, its just me. I have no intention of watching Scotland games therefore can’t possibly chat about them.( might have a look in now and again see what you are all saying though 😀) This sums up Scotland for me from the 2024 euros “Scotland failed to register a shot on goal in the opening period but Che Adams soon had an effort just after half-time which soared over the bar” Ps……. Was speaking to a mate a few weeks ago who told me he was going to the World Cup. How did you get the tickets I asked. Oh I don’t have any tickets, just going. Scotland eh, wha’s like us. The phrase "Wha's like us?" is a famous Scottish toast. It translates to "Who is like us?", which is immediately answered by the punchline: "Damn few, and they're a' deid"

Have yourself a long lie in, nothing to see here. Caley Thistle manager Scott Kellacher admits he’ll have to show patience in the summer transfer window. Fresh from leading his hometown team to the League One title in his first full season as head coach, his work has not stopped since winning promotion a month ago. There are player contracts to sort out, but the signing of Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie on a two-year deal was a great opening move, with goalkeepers Ross Munro and Logan Ross and midfielder Paul Allan all signing new contracts last week. Kellacher is also trying to secure the signings of Alfie Bavidge and Alfie Stewart, who helped ICT win automatic promotion back to the Championship. The duo, who were on loan from Aberdeen last term, have been offered contracts at the Dons, having been told they would not be staying before Stephen Robinson became the manager in March. ‘I’m quite impatient. I like to try and get transfer business done early’Most of Caley Thistle’s transfer work was concluded early last year, but Kellacher’s assessment in early June is some targets might take longer to land. He told The Press and Journal: “There is still a lot of work to do in terms of players we want to keep at the club as well as bring to the club. “I’m quite impatient. I like to try and get transfer business done early, so that we’re settled. Caley Thistle manager Scott Kellacher after winning the League One title. “I just need to be more patient, because there is a lot of interest in players we’re trying to sign, as well as working with the players already at the club and sorting out contracts. “We’re almost there with a few more, so hopefully over the next couple of weeks we will get more players in. “If we’re to take one or two loan players in, we can’t get frustrated if it’s later on. That’s how it might have to be.” Kellacher’s pride in promotion featStenhousemuir, who took the League One title race all the way, joined Caley Thistle in winning promotion via the play-offs, winning the final against Alloa Athletic, who had sent Airdrie down. Livingston have been relegated from the Premiership, while Championship runners-up Partick Thistle were edged out 2-1 by St Mirren, keeping the under-pressure Buddies in the top flight. Kellacher can’t wait to be back in the second tier of Scottish football in a division which also includes Arbroath, Dunfermline Athletic, Raith Rovers, Queen’s Park, Morton and Ayr United, who have taken Gary Naysmith as their manager from Stenhousemuir. He added: “I’m so proud to be back in the Championship with Caley Thistle. “It’s an exciting league, including this season when Partick Thistle were very unlucky not to go up. Credit to St Mirren, they got the job done. “The play-off final is always weighted to help the Premiership side, and it is always hard going for the Championship club. ‘There are a lot of good players and good managers in League One’“When you see the Championship games on a Friday night, they are brilliant. “We’re glad to be part of the Championship again. “League One is a hard division to get out of. We got the job done, but we fully appreciate how hard it was. “I have to give a lot of teams credit. They were resilient and the play some good football. “There are a lot of good players and good managers in League One. “It was a great learning curve, so hopefully that stands us in good stead for the season ahead.”

Take your pick, although B……it doesn’t appear below.😀 A rumour (or rumor in American English) is an unverified piece of information, story, or statement that circulates among people without concrete proof. While it spreads rapidly by word of mouth or online, it may turn out to be completely false, partially true, or entirely accurate once verified.

County’s demise last season was, I think, due to having too many starters whose legs had gone or were too slow. Gallagher, docherty, lacovitti, Gary Mackay Steven. . All good players but old Father Time has caught up with them. Jay Henderson another one, decent crosser of a ball but couldn’t go past anyone. If he couldn’t cross it, passed it backwards. In fact, wasn’t that the way he was with us. I saw Gallagher sent off twice in a month after county attacking corners were cleared and Gallagher who was last man took out the fast opponent heading over the half way line to goal. They think dropping down a level is the way to go, to prolong their career ( or last big pay day) but a lot of quick young guys in the championship. Just saying.

Dylan smith and wait for it…… Big Jordan. PS…….I would take Noah Chilvers. County were heading for top 6 in the SPL, he did his knee in, was out for months and the decline of county started as they begun dropping to the bottom and into the championship. Only returned to squad in April this year with 3 games of the season remaining, wasn’t up to speed for those games.. He made them tick before the injury. I will leave it to the management team to get players in, too many county players would be a bad thing for us.😃

Rumoured we are looking at signing two of them. I would also take Connor Randall if he fancies staying in the area another couple of years, decent player, but is 3 underachievers too many.

Looks like Roy's finally seen the light

Coming away from the stenny v ict game a few weeks ago I got talking to an old stenny fan walking back to the car. ( probably a bit younger than me but he looked older 😃. O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us / To see oursels as ithers see us!" He said he hoped ict go up and stenny stay down. Your team is playing well and you have a very good manager I said, why not go up. We are happy watching the team, winning more than losing, enjoying the football. If we go up we will have to find money for the increased wages getting better players in. We have a set number who come to watch home games so where is that money coming from. Very astute I thought.

Allegedly one was on 4K a week and rumours are he is signing for us. Looks like he will need a job in the mallard every 2nd Saturday to supplement his wages. With the squad rotation we were using this season a word in Kellachers ear they could sort a rota out.😀

Can someone waken up Gringo from his slumber. Enjoy the 2nd half.

Anyone feeling a bit nervous here is the perfect chill out before the game.

No worries here. One or two on this thread play the betting forum or NAPS competition as I do. I get random numbers selected by grandkids and I have been using this system for 34 games ( cheating really) and never has an ICT game been involved. Last week, game 35 the numbers for the 1st time pointed me to ICT v EF as a DRAW. And it was. ( i thought 3-1 to us but went with the numbers) Granddaughter on Thursday, for game 36, selected 8 and 1 . ICT v Hamilton a HOME WIN.. So it’s written in the stars, an omen, BUT, salt stays firmly in the cupboard today, no black cats in my vicinity, won’t be adjusting any squint mirrors and definitely no walking under any ladders. As I said no worries.

The Liverpool version of an old football joke. 2 players near the touch line jump for a header, there is a clash of heads and the liverpool player crashes to the ground. The trainer runs to check him out and shouts “ Boss, he is concussed and doesn’t know who he is”. Grreat son, says Shankly, tell him he is Pele and get him back on. Fast forward to Saturday 2nd may, Sarens PSG stadium Inverness. It’s 10 to 3 where the ICT players in the dressing room are eagerly awaiting Kellachers final instructions before running out the tunnel. Kellacher walks round the room tapping all the players on the head with a hammer. He says to the physio, “ assess the players” Physio reply’s “ Oh no Kels, they are all concussed, they don’t know where they are” Kellacher says “ excellent, tell them it’s a Tuesday night, we are away to Peterhead and it’s time to head out for the 2nd half.” Champions. Simples.

My daughter has worked out if county beat the rovers 2-0 and airdrie ( a game airdrie must win) beat Morton 2-0, county and Morton will both be on GD - 18 and 37 points. What happens then. Morton will be 35 goals for and county 36 goals for. Or do they then check the 4 games they have played against each other.

I saw the initiative when it first appeared on ictfc.com. I went to book a test but all slots were taken. Put my name on a waiting list and a few weeks later a second session was announced for the stadium. There were 78 slots available, I booked my test and started what’s apping mates who I knew didnt frequent ict web site. Each one (7) booked the test and to a man thanked me as they didn’t fancy going to their GP and bothering them like people who go with a cold or a sore toe. Men EH. Just checked and 0 slots available again for tomorrow’s session. My story is a heart stent fitted in 2013. My doc set me on a 6 month check up schedule,, blood pressure etc. Then in 2018 he noticed my kidney function had dropped to 46%. This started me on the path for a stem cell replacement for blood cancer multiple myeloma. 8 years in remission now. I was putting the tiredness down to old age and would have done nothing about it until my kidneys packed in. Sometimes woman get mis diagnosed for this cancer as it is in the bone marrow and eats away at your bones. Very easy to break bones and be told at first look it is osteoporosis. As the guys above say when things start to show themselves get to your GP don’t wait till it’s too late. Ps…… was told by consultant in Edinburgh hospital after the stem cell that the longest one of his patients had before the cancer popped it’s head up again was 8 years. I would have bitten his hand off if I was offered that. But, that 8 years has come and gone in a flash. Ps….. on a lighter note a couple of years ago I was on 1st tee at my GC when the pro asked if a visitor could join me rather than play on his own. On the 6th tee he asked what I did for a living. I then asked him. He said in Los Angeles he worked in cancer research. What cancer I asked , myeloma he said. I have that I said. Is it multiple ( eg has it affected a major organ) he asked. Yes was reply. Oh, sorry to hear that and never talked about it again. That spooked me that day.

The guys that do the betting forum on here will be hacked off with my master plan for selecting my choice each game. I have no skill in my selections just ask a grandkid for a number between 1-15 and a 1, 2 or 3. 1-5 championship, 6-10 league 1 and 11-15 league 2. 1 home win, 2 draw , 3 away win A Granddaughter selected 6/2. A draw for 1st game in league 1, EF v ICT. I was going to change the selection for first time in 35 games as I thought we would get away win. It was a stick or twist moment. I chose stick, it only dawned on me sitting on the train after the game every cloud has a silver lining. Nearly happy days.

Just arrived home from fife, thanks for the comment. When I saw who it was I immediately thought here comes the usual face palm. I must be mellowing in my old age. 😀

Waste of time watching that, imagine filming into the fife sun. Nearly as bad as the stadium announcer yesterday, couldn’t understand a word he said.

What a disappointing game that was. Hoof ball at its very best from start to finish. Brian Easton won every ball and was rightly mom. Moment of brilliance from Billy. We have been limping agonisingly towards the finish line. Very little football played by us just long balls to a centre forward who can't control the ball. He even tried a step over and fell over the ball. Then pushing forward with the ball to accidently stand on it and ball shot backwards like it came out of a gun barrel. We were better when billy and spoony came on. How can't the manager see what the supporters see. A tough game again next week. I don't know if we can do it, certainly not with today's starting 11 And tactics.

Looks like we have. On ict site but can't open up.

Hope these guys aren’t knackered after 88 mins of game time on Saturday. Not a fan of TV sport, get too distracted at home. Didn’t even watch back nine of masters on Sunday night. So fast start and keep banging in the goals. Or my attention will start to drift towards flicking through the WC qualifiers on offer tonight starting with Scotland v Belgium. Come on ICT do me a favour please.

Cameron Stirling is a Scottish referee who was approximately 21 years old as of early 2024, having started his senior refereeing journey at age 17. I know how he feels. I get the same flack. Entered a golf open at old torvean when I was 60. Trotted up to pay my entry fee and was asked what can I do for you by the lady taking the fee. I am here to play the senior open I said. No you are not she said, you have to be 55 and over to play. Me and cameron just can't help it. Won't mention the time at torvean again on the practice putting green a women came out of the clubhouse and asked was I daniel o' donnell who might have been playing Eden court at the time. 😁

Don't get me wrong I was berating the ref with everyone else at the game. There is a bit of talk about the stenny player not being near the ball for the penalty, on tv commentary also. That doesn't matter. It was clumsy by devine watching it back this morning. Not to be too boring, I was at RC v Rangers a few years back. Ball into rangers box, cleared and rangers quickly breaking up field and into county box. That left lorenzo amaruso ( spelling) and rc forward arguing in box at other end of park. The big guy had enough decked rc player with a right hook to the jaw. Ref was alerted ran the length of the field sent amaruso off and awarded county a penalty. Ball couldn’t have been further away from the incident. Ps.. I would have sent off stenny no 9 for the push on Savage into the tv scaffolding that was about a yard off the pitch. Dangerous.