RossP

Iain Brines

I think he should play on the left, he did really well there last season. Has a lot more drive than McBain and Morgan.

I'd like to see Rory start ahead of Wyness.... :010:

I get more and more worried every time i see Stephen Caldwell in the squads... Have we never learned. Just bought my tickets for the Faroes and France game :clapping04:

Archie Knox has named his first Under 21 squad since being appointed as National Youth Teams Coach, for the team's difficult UEFA qualifier in Slovenia on 16 August. Three members of the talented Under 19 squad have been included - Calum Elliot, Steven Fletcher and Scott Cuthbert - while there is also a first call-up for Jay McEveley of Blackburn Rovers. McEveley did once play for England at Under 21 level, but has now elected to play for Scotland, for whom he qualifies through his Dumfries-born grandfather. However, Hearts defender Christophe Berra is missing as he is suspended. In naming an extended 26 man squad, the new coaching partnership of Archie Knox and Maurice Malpas will have the opportunity to work with and assess the players for this game and the home qualifier against France on 1 September. Player eligibility covers those born in 1984 onwards. SCOTLAND UNDER 21 SQUAD Goalkeepers David Marshall (Celtic) Craig Samson (Ross County) Iain Turner (Everton) Defenders Kirk Broadfoot (St Mirren) Scott Cuthbert (Celtic) Alexander Diamond (Aberdeen) Richard Foster (Aberdeen) Alan Hutton (Rangers) Jay McEveley (Blackburn Rovers) Paul Quinn (Motherwell) Steven Smith (Rangers) Steven Whittaker (Hibernian) Midfield Charlie Adam (Rangers) Scott Brown (Hibernian) Paul Lawson (Celtic) Charles Mulgrew (Celtic) Rocco Quinn (Celtic) Kevin Thomson (Hibernian) Ross Wallace (Celtic) Mark Wilson (Celtic) Forwards Craig Beattie (Celtic) Darryl Duffy (Hull City) Calum Elliot (Heart of Midlothian) Steven Fletcher (Hibernian) Ross McCormack (Motherwell) Steven Naismith (Kilmarnock)

Yep, there with bells on!! :clapping04:

Calum Murray :019:

Fit aboot a 3-5-2 formation? It worked in preseason. -----------------------Brown------------------------ -------Caff----------Machine---------Munro------ -----------------------Duncan----------------------- Wilson------Black-------------Rankin--------Morgan ----------------Dargo-----------Wyness------------

Dundee Utd's response - http://dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2...342&cd=2006 We are totally bemused by the statement released by ICT Chairman David Sutherland. It has been fairly common knowledge for some time that these players were of interest to our Manager and, indeed, the subject was discussed with ICT as long ago as last January. In the interests of a good relationship, we agreed to a 'gentleman's agreement' not to make an approach for these players until after the end of the season. Importantly, we upheld this agreement fully. Since the end of the season our Manager, Craig Brewster, has been in regular dialogue with Graeme Bennett, Director of Football at ICT, regarding the players. Only as recently as this weekend did further face to face discussions take place in a cordial attempt to break the impasse. Formal written bids for all three players have been made, in accord with the request of Mr Bennett and only yesterday Mr Bennett informed us that despite a reluctance to sell, "every player has a price." Graeme has proved very adept at these type of negotiations in the past. He has also, as everyone knows, proved very adept at using the media to suit the purposes of ICT and we can't blame him for that. It is however a bit ironic for ICT to now accuse us of the very same thing having done it so often themselves, particularly as we assumed that the players had been kept fully informed of our interest. In a fresh attempt to resolve the matter, it was decided to submit three separate bids today. We now understand the players have indicated that they wish to listen to what we have to say. The issue of today’s news release from Inverness Caley, however, does not auger well for future dialogue on this subject. Nevertheless, we remain available for discussions at any time.

Under 19s :016:

I take it you can pay at the gate?

Pretty positive i'll be there. Playing a gig in Aberdeen the night before, so it'll be early train!

Is Dargo on the bench!!?? In the stadium!!!?

Ok, my two cents. Rankin i was actually impressed with. Everytime the ball was played to an attacker, he was bombing forward to offer support. Can youi actually remember a time he gave the ball away? didn't think so. He'll come good for us this season, maybe in a wide left position though. McBain: Usually i'm not a big fan of his performances, but tonight he impressed me. If only he had blinding pace, he'd be unstoppable. Bayne: Another i'm not a fan of, but i think he could be the man to replace denzil (who was poor again) up front with Dargo. Unlucky with the header off the post, dreadful miss with the one on one, but did well to get into that position. Never stops trying. Ritchie: did very well in my opinion, and maybe deserves that right midfield slot more than barry...

Once they are on sale in the club shop, are you allowed to try on a size to see how it fits, before you make a purchase? All this 'up one size/up two size' talk is a bit of a roulette

I read that there is a train strike for First Scotrail on Sat 29th, that could affect quite a few people planning on travelling to inverness. Me included!!

http://www.fundadon.co.uk/index.aspx If we adopted this idea, I don;t think ICT supporters will be able to contribute as large an amount as the Aberdeen fans, but it would be a great way of raising money to help with the retention of players. I also think businesses will look to invest money, so that they can have their names associated with those that donate the most. Is there any way businesses can donate money to ICT at the moment, where they recieve a bit of generous advertisement of their generocity?? Apart from Tulloch of course... Any opinions?

Did anyone else think Ritchie Hart looked a little overweight at this game??

Brown Caff - Dods - Munro - Hastings Wilson - Keogh - Black - Rankin Dargo - McAllister

Glass? Who he?

Nearly shat myself when i saw the headline "Caley duo look for exit"!. Taken from TeamTalk.com Fox, who made 10 starts last season, had talks about a transfer to Livingston and was keen on the move but John Robertson's interest has cooled because of tight finances. Parratt, a Scotland Under-19 international signed last summer from Birmingham, has not had a first-team start and manager Charlie Christie is keen to prune his squad. He said: "Both Liam and Tom need games and their chances could be limited here so we're willing to farm them out. "I don't like a top-heavy squad and with John Rankin's arrival from Ross County, I want to trim down our numbers a bit

One of the stewards showed me the team lineups including subs, and we used all our subs apart from the Goalie Smith. Therefore Fox, Bayne, Sutherland, Proctor, Fraser, Parrat all weren't there. One thing that did give me some pleasure was that there was plenty of talking in the side

capacity was 580. Pretty much agreed with your views of the game, i've rated the players in the other thread

Well... 2-0 to Caley. BROWN- some great saves in the second half, poor kicking- whats new? CAFF- Solid, looked confident going forward, always looking to get up the wing. GOLLY- Not great, lost the ball frequently. DODDS- Solid in first half, ropey in second half, allowing through balls, not challenging for headers. MUNRO- Solid first half, subbed for Hastings at half time WILSON- Ups and downs, good volley that was miracously saved by Renton MORGAN- Some poor crosses, some great. Didn't look comfortable running at players. BLACKIE- Player of the first half, scored a good 20yard goal. On recieving end of some tasty tackles KEOGH- Did well, looked busy, always had head up WYNESS- Completely absent, didn't look hungry. Not a great game. Managed 2 good shots however. DARGO- Ran ragged. Reminded me of the start last season. Strikers tap in at back post for opener. SUBS HASTINGS- On for Munro. Solid enough, some lapses in concentration though. HART- Looked positive, but dare i say it.... overweight? DUNCAN- Didna do much, some good tackles, some good passes, nothing out of the ordinary. MCBAIN- Poor game, wasn't impressed with him today. Not sure about his future at the club. MCALLISTER- Really looked confident, some good crosses, good turns of pace, looked to take on players. First half we could've been about 4/5 up if it wasn;t for the heroics of the elgin keeper. 2nd half we were under the cosh due to some lapses in conversation, and our entire midfield disappearing up front when it wasn;t necessary trying to glory hunt for a goal; elgin then countering. Hopefully we'll improve in the next 2weeks, and by the looks of things Elgin could be pushing for the 2nd division!!

Gary McSwegan