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Indeed. Unless anyone can think of a better player to have come through our youth system so far. I certainly can't. Still not a patch on his dad though 😁

Absolutely. I hope that we are talking to Roddy anout a contract extension. If he continues to imorove and develop at the rate he has been it is inevitable that he will move on to a much bigger club at a higher level. That always bitter pill would be considerably sweetened by a substantial fee.

One of the signs of a mediocre journalist is an inability to get basic facts right 😁

I agree. If we continue to win our more routine games we needn't have a 'must win' at all this season.

Extremely well deserved. A Highland lad who is now back where he belongs and who hopefully next season can have the ability to demonstrate that, despite his long spell as a part timer, he always did have the ability to be a threat at Premiership level.

We will be facing probably the best player in the division in Liam Polworth. A Premiership quality player who remains, with all due respect to Daniel McKay, the second best player to have come through our youth system.

An additional incentive, if any were needed, to go one better and take all three points from Rugby Park next week.

Are their women's team Ross County in disguise?

This season, above all others, is all about results rather than performances and we are three games, all victories and no goals conceded The road to the title and promotion can be paved with narrow 1-0 victories and, right this moment, I will happily settle for another one in our top of the table clash next week.

I am getting the irony but finding it frustratingly familiar rather than hilarious.

Me too. With tonight's Fife derby abandoned due to floodlight failure, an opportunity to put further 3 points between us and two pre season tips for promotion as well as to stay joint leaders at the very least. Let's hope for a large and enthusiastic crowd and an entertaining game.

A step in the right direction. Let's hope for a decent turnout.

I absolutely agree. This season, I will happily settle for a couple of dozen narrow 1-0 wins with the odd draw and a handful of defeats as long as, come the end of the season, we finish with at least a point more than everyone else. Entertaining football would be a bonus but, right now, it's not the priority.

'Letting' their Women's team on the pitch strikes me as somewhat condescending and patronising. If we had an artificial surface, I am pleased we do not , I would be proposing double headers. Since we do not, I am simply suggesting that the women are afforded the respect to play at the stadium on weekends when they are at home and the men away. As far as the use of the pitch is concerned, it's not so very long ago when Highland League teams would train twice a week on the pitch which would also be used by reserve and youth teams. I would hope that a decently maintained surface could cope with one or two additional matches a month. If, during a bad Winter, there was an issue with the surface, the Women's team would clearly have to play elsewhere.

On match days when the stadium is free they should be playing there.

Raith Rovers victory over a full strength Aberdeen side today puts our league win against them into an even more positive light.

We paid a heavy price for appoting a former ICT player with no previous experience as our manager. Ultimately, Brechin paid an even heavier price for doing the same thing.

The fact that Celtic Colts strolled to a 10-0 away win today demonstrates what an ill judged decision this was.

The pyramid structure is a hundred years or more overdue but it's still really odd to see Brechin playing in the Highland league.

Thank you for posting that. At long last, women's football is getting some attention although still not as much as it deserves. Good luck to Karen and her team for the season ahead. All part of the ICT family and richly deserving of our support. We know these girls will be playing for the Jersey as it certainly won't be for any money !

If we are not bringing in another defender as cover then we should certainly be looking beyond this season. I think we have seen enough of Manny Duku now to appreciate that he is an effective and talented forward who, with the right service, can score not just at this level but probably at Premiership level as well. He also has skill as provider as well as finisher. Looking at his CV, he seldom if ever spends more than a single season at any club. At 28, he is coming into his prime, assuming his demands are reasonable, I would be looking to extend his contract for at least another two seasons and yo tie that up now before he starts coming to the attention of other clubs.

It's the week after next. Next week is Ayr at home but, with restrictions easing at the start of this week, there will, without doubt, be away fans permitted.

How could I possibly have forgotten one of the most memorable matches in our history against green and white hoops!

I can't recall any memorable ones, can you ? 😁

I would hope that a home tie against either of the Ugly Sisters or Aberdeen would generate a crowd in excess of the general limit of 5,000 which may well be abolished by then but there is no guarantee. Another reason to make the application just now just in case.