Yngwie

Was it our Paul Ritchie who was Lochee Utd manager for 3 years until this season?

I was with you until you suggested him as goalkeeping coach.

I suppose the answer to another question, which clubs have ICT managers goen on to play for, would be Dundee Utd, Aberdeen and County. What about this one : which former ICT players have gone on to be managers?

Indeed, although I actually left them out deliberately because none of their former players have gone on to manage ICT (as he went their after his 2nd spell with us).

You've got it. Hughes played for Alloa and Berwick early in his career, whilst for some reason Butcher turned out 3 times for Clydebank right at the end of his.

This might take longer to type than it takes someone to answer correctly, but here goes anyway. What connects these Scottish clubs? Aberdeen Alloa Ayr Berwick Celtic Clydebank Dundee Dundee Utd Dunfermline Falkirk Forfar Hearts Hibs ICT Livingston Raith Rangers St Johnstone

"Your honour, we weren't deliberately throwing matches, we were just implementing Brewster's tactics........"

Definitely Whitehawk, but I wouldn't rule out that he might still doing stuff for Brighton too (it was only U15s he was coaching there). There's no official mention of him leaving Brighton, but then again there was nothing about him ever joining either.

Indeed, but he's only 33!

Works for the SFA, coaching coaches.

I'd be delighted if it was Robbo.

He's not wholly convinced by the merger either. Was one of your lot, actually.

Where's IHE this week? Quietly formulating his thoughts about the appointment of Hughes? Or has it sent him into complete meltdown?

I wasn't convinced about Hughes but after reading that tosh I'm right behind him now

I'm loving the fact that Yogi's phone rang when he was with the players in the dressing room....so they fined him £5

He's effectively escaped any punishment at all. It was a 1 game ban (+1 if he reoffends), but he's out injured for the few weeks and will serve the ban whilst unavailable for selection anyway. I'd agree that aggressively putting your hands on an official should still have merited more than 2 games.

Having been a wee bit deflated by the managerial choice, I'm kind of hoping that the assistant will be a name that inspires me, one that looks like forming a great management duo and who could potentially be the next manager. We all know that the last management regime was successful despite comprising flawed individuals - but between them they had all bases covered and it worked well.

No we don't! There's nothing official about Hartley even being interviewed. Anyway, I would suggest/speculate that he very much wanted the job, provided it was on his terms, but didn't get it because he wasn't prepared to show sufficient commitment by fully relocating.

BBC: Chairman Kenny Cameron said that Hughes is in the process of selecting an assistant and "has not ruled out choosing someone already at the club".

Remember he needs more than just an assistant. Potentially another coach and GK specialist too.

On the day that Scotland's 2nd best team make a shock managerial appointment, the Daily Record's response is to devote 90% of its back page to 2 separate, boring, non-stories about a team in the 3rd flight. I really shouldn't be surprised, but still.....

Having had a look at a couple of other football forums, this is the first time as an ICT fan I've ever felt that everyone else is laughing at us.

Hughes would have been a very decent shout for manager if we were in a situtation like we were when Butcher took over : get the players fired up for the relegation fight, and if it doesn't work out then still a good manager for trying to get out of Division 1.

Foran and Hughes wouldn't have ever played in the SPL at the same time, but I did find Richie scoring twice in a 5-0 win against "a bemused John Hughes" as Falkirk manager. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4251204.stm

I'd have thought it kind of goes without saying that everyone will "give him a chance".