Yngwie

When Cownty come calling, we're sticking them in the uncovered west stand on a Friday night in October. They'll be absolutely Friesian.

I was surprised to read that Levein's percentage of matches won for Scotland is actually higher than he achieved at any of the 5 clubs he managed. His record in competitive matches, however, is pretty poor, just 3 wins from 10, and they came against Liechtenstein twice (2-1 and 1-0), and Lithuania (1-0).

But which pot of balls will we be in by then?

That league table is out of date seeing as we have played 4 won 4. It seems to get updated quite erratically. Having previously been just for the SPL teams, this season the league got expanded from 12 to 15 teams to increase the number of games, creating places for the relegated team Dunfermline, and the top 2 non-promoted First Division teams Falkirk and Hamilton. The rules don't allow 3rd division teams a place in the league.

Oh dear. The 2 year road to Rio is over in its first week.

After 4 matches we must be close to matching last season's final U19 points total.

Why do people want Rooney back in January when Claude Gnapka is available RIGHT NOW!

Highlights now up on the SFL website. Our match (just the goals, but they are both belters) starts at 8 mins 30. Enjoy! http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/sfltv/league-cup/

Reidford played as a trialist that day, as did Sanchez, Bulvitis, Stratford and another keeper, Kelly.

I see Piermayr has signed a 1 year contract with Austrian side Wiener Neustadt. Hasn't played yet but was on the bench for their most recent match.

The best matches reports tell you the final score.....

Had one - I think they were forced to replace it with grass when they joined the SPL, so we might never have played on it. Currently I think Stenny, Alloa, Montrose, Forfar, Airdrie, Annan and Clyde have synthetic pitches. Spartans and Gala Fairydean too. As the technology keeps improving I can see them getting more and more common.

I was struggling to remember any times at all, but then I recalled that Dunfermline used to have one and I'm pretty sure we played on it in our first SPL season. Back then Celtic were were publicly concerned about their players getting injured by the Pars pitch, and then got even more riled when John Yorkston famously responded that Bobo Balde injures more players than their pitch does!

Yes, that's it. 2009.

Stenny's keeper is Callum Reidford, who I'm pretty sure played some pre-season for us a few years ago whilst on trial. Might have been summer 2008? Did we sign Esson instead?

Artificial pitch - when was the last time ICT played on one of those?

It's just a real pity that we don't have our £14m striker wanting to play for us. A small nation needs to have its all its best players fully commited to have any chance of doing anything. Do other countries have this problem? It's one thing for players in their 30's to decline call-ups to concentrate on club football, but to have top players throwing the rattle out like Duncan Ferguson did in the 90s is so disappointing. Croatia are top seeds but have you seen the crop of players Belgium have these days, and the clubs they play for? Scary.

Interesting to note that every club he has been at has wanted shot of him within months. Off field problems and disciplinary matters. Admitted in an interview that he needed to "sort his life out" and "be more professional on and off the pitch" - and he has obviously done something right since, to earn a move to Celtic. But where did that one come from? The guy had done nothing in his career and had hardly played any games, yet got from being unwanted by a Blue Square team, to Celtic? BUT he must have quite a talent to have impressed Celtic sufficiently whilst on trial. There's no shame in not breaking in to their first team, and hopefully he has the right attitude now to really make a go of this loan move. I have my doubts about this one, but Terry will know the guy's background and must be confident of getting the best out of him. Time again for ICT to relaunch someone's career.

Perhaps Rangers are confused, offering money to HMFC when it should be going to HMRC?

Well they've offered cash to Hearts today for Templeton and McGowan.

Monday at 2pm. Games to be played 25th/26th September.

........after David Davis and Liam Fox.

George Brislen-Hall must be the 3rd ICT player to have the same name as a Tory MP!

I see there are 2 teams in the group stages that ICT have beaten - with David Proctor scoring in victories against both. Perhaps the Champions League is his level?