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Its in the press and journal and also on pieandbovril.com, but thought i'd post these stories on here for those that don't have access to either Pie and Bovril rumours P&J I think it'd be a good move for all concerned. Plus i'd be able to take in the odd Elgin City game when i'm back visiting mates, if ICT are playing away from home

I voted for Celtic. Don't actually hate the club itself. Just really despise their fans, after numurous visits to Parkhead.

Its on the official Dons page that they've just signed him on a 2 year deal. Derek Young that is, not Angus Young :015: :015: :015: :015:

Keep up! Taxi :023:

I'd love that to be true, chance to wear it for the Rangers game :clapping03: I'm not holding my breath however :023:

Just hope Markus doesn't get a haircut like Rory's, otherwise we won't be able to tell the difference between the two! I won't comment on the comparison in performances :tic01:

And the black away top with everyones names on it? My folks bought me that for my birthday on the 29th August, any chance it'll be ready by then?? Or are we going to be playing in the white training tops with hastily ironed on numbers and lettering for our first away games :tic01:

3rd hole of the playoff and on the screen comes... LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE WILL NOW NOT BE SHOWN Blast! There goes my evenings plans :029:

I'd like to think a few folk from these Elgin/Keith/Clach games who went either as home fans or neutrals, may even go to a few ICT games this season. There are plenty of people I know that are Dons fans or Elgin fans, who come to the odd ICT game with me... That added revenue of even a few thousand £'s could be better than the added costs of playing teams of about the same standard in Wales or Ireland.

I'm thinking about it this way.... Yes, we aren't playing some of the so called 'big' teams others are. But this season we'll be playing against at least 4-8 teams that are probably the same ability level as us, where only one goal will seperate us in a game. If our strikers and midfielders get plenty of chances/confidence in preseason they'll feel good for the start of the season. The same goes for the defence when they finish a match with a clean sheet. The level of opposition: Qatar under 21, decent Romanian team with quality youth players, top 2 Highland league teams, 2 title contenders for the SFL division 2 and a decent div 3 team. All these teams will sit in and defend against us, hoping to take something on the counter attack. Something that will happen a lot of the time when we are playing at home v. Motherwell/St Mirren/Gretna etc etc, so this is good practice in having to work for goals. Indeed its been frustrating in the games i've seen against Keith and Elgin where there are 10 opposition players behind the ball, but as the game takes its toll on the other players or they chase a goal, our counter attacks have been devastating. A good sign for the games against the Old Firm/Aberdeen etc. I'd much rather us have 75% of the possesion in a game getting practice at passing etc, than chasing the ball for 75% of the game like Falkirk could be against the likes of Ajax. Perhaps next season we'll get bigger teams, but at this stage i'm not concerned.

Good on you for not cashing in by selling it to a Hun. Hopefully some genuine fan takes you up on the offer :021:

I thought Roy was ok against Elgin. Lots of running, but on such a small pitch that wasn't hard. Passing was a bit loose and too often he was playing long balls instead of the simple pass. I keep thinking this will be the season he'll feel confident to use his right foot more, doubt i'll be correct with that guess though :tic01: Perhaps its because i've never been a big fan of him, and have been annoyed at how he seemed to be first name on the team sheet with performances of 1 good game in 15. I have a similar distain for Duncan. They seemed to be a first choice midfield, despite neither offering an attacking threat (I remember about 4 goals between them in 2 seasons!) Whereas Paatelainen, Hart, Black have all provided goals or assists consistently, but been in and out of the team (Black partly for suspensions obviously).

Forgot about Paatelainen, glad he's playing. Not the biggest fan of McBain, perhaps he can prove me wrong with a wonder display :tic01: Wood and Wyness up front.... No Rory :024: Could this be a sign that he's off somewhere on loan for 6 months to a year

Agree wholeheartedly with what CC said about Deano in the papers today... Dean certainly looks a goalscorer. He seems to come alive in the box. He can still work harder off the ball but we'll get that out of him He had some good touches, a couple of good runs and some cracking shots. However, when he didn't have the ball he did look a bit out of the game, and his first touch wasn't great. As CC says though, if we can get a bit more fitness out of him, he'll shed those few pounds and really do well for us. The young guy Gillespie who came on in the second half and played center mid really impressed me. Good physique, good runs with the ball and always looking to get forward and support the attack. One we'll see a lot of in the future i feel. Bayne wasn't as commanding as he was in the game against Elgin. Unlucky with his shot that the keeper spectacularly saved. Wilson played excellent in the second half, but i still have one gripe. In the first half there were occasions when he wandered from the left (where he was supposed to be) over to the right and made no effort to get back. Now i've seen him wander about effectively in games i.e. goal against celtic in last seasons scottish cup Q/F, but have also seen him leaving massive gaps for guys like Nakamura and Telfer at Parkhead to exploit when he's lost the ball in the opposite side of the pitch. Either the team need to re-adjust quickly when Barry goes from r-l or l-r, or he should cut down these tactics.... Opinions....?? :symbol_question: Cowie and Rankin were excellent i thought. Loads of energy, always looking forward or to the widths. Rankin's goals were expertly taken. Guy Kerr again looks a player. Composed on the ball, not afraid to come forward with it to look for a pass instead of leathering it up the pitch to no-one.

Alas I won't make today's game, but thought i'd start a dedicated thread for those who are at the match to report back. Hopefully this'll be the chance for Niculae to start, along with Black. Perhaps Marsh along with another trialist?? My team would be.... ----------------------------Ridgers------------------------------ Marsh--------------Duff------------Munro---------------A.McDonald Sutherland---------Black------------Niculae-------------Morgan --------------------Wyness---------McCallister-----------------

Phone number ??? :023:

I thought along with Hastings/Rankin and even Wilson....! Cowie was the fittest player on the park. Thought he did really well, always looking for the ball, making good passes. Duncan's passing was a bit suspect again :020:

Marius Niculae was again in the stand to watch the game by the way

Our players were calling the right back 'Jake' if that helps...? Thought he put in a good shift.

I'd love to see him play at Keith, as that'll be the last pre-season game i'll make :029: Hope he gets his fitness up to scratch in superquick time

Just saw the North Tonight report, quite glad that Niculae speaks English as it will make his integration and communication in the team a lot easier. In patchy English he basically said he wants to help ICT get into the top 6 this season and is not here for the money :tic01:

He's also a midfielder apparently

Its a bit of a worry that his name rhymes with 'Pie'

I'll be in Aberdeen to see the midnight showing of Transformers, so think i'll get up and head through to Keith before going back to Elgin straight after the game.

I've read a lot of reports about how he's an attacker who can also play in midfield. Does anyone know where in midfield he plays?? Would like to see him playing in an attacking center midfield role if possible, to bulk up our presence in the middle of the park. He'll be able to get onto the ball a lot more, as well as making late runs into the box to tuck away a fair amount of goals. That way we could keep a striking partnership of MacDonald and Bayne, who i would like to think will work well together. Opinions??