Yngwie

Good advice there. Which got me thinking - at some point in the future after a few bad results, it's inevitable that a shout containing the phrase "English b*****d" will be directed towards the dugout. Can someone more PC than I am clarify the likely response from the PCs on duty at the time?

Great thinking, but only Raith Rovers have any chance of getting that kind of support (again).

I don't recall a poll where so many people sat on the fence. Normally we're a very opinionated bunch! It goes without saying that only time will tell. But the Board didn't having the luxury of waiting to see if he turns out to be a good manager for us, they had to make a decision and I was just interested to see what the "approval rating" is before a ball has been kicked.

It'll be interesting to see how willing their fans are to shop each other. And was the very low crowd at Hampden last night because most of them were lying low?

Lanark utd --> Clyde (Div 1) --> ICT

Many fans have been critical of the Board recently. Have they got this one right? Time to nail your colours to the mast.

Not sure if Butch is into Cohen - but I do know that he was stood behind me at a Motley Crue gig in 1989!

This is the first ICT manager to have had prior experience managing above Highland League level. Progress!

The point is that no other club holds him in as high regard as we do. Not least because he got us promoted, still lives in Inverness, and generally endears himself to our fans. And yet we still don't offer him the job. Most of us believe he has the ability to manage well at this level, but SPL clubs might just see another out of work manager, one who left 5 clubs in quick succession, in acrimonious circumstances. Barge pole stuff. Edit - maybe Johnboy's right, this summer could be his best chance.

You are kidding. One of the most cultured defenders I have seen in the SPL, and even in his late 30's he was a stand-out for Utd.

By all accounts, Robbo was runner-up this time. He must be gutted. His passion and commitment were apparent, and it was clear how much he wanted this. On the other hand, if he hadn't walked out on us years ago he might still be with us as an SPL manager, who knows, so maybe he doesn't deserve too much sympathy. Was this Robbo's last chance of becoming an SPL manager?

All these foreigners on the pitch and now another one in the dugout.

It's like one of those bad horror films where every time you think the baddie is dead, he somehow gets up again.....

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My understanding is that to all intents and purposes Robbo was sacked as manager at Hearts. It was reported that after Romanov came in, Robbo's wishlist of signing targets for spending the massive budget included the likes of Golabek, which led his new masters to believe that Robbo did not have sufficient vision or ambition to take the club forward. But there's no disgrace at all in being forced out by that regime.

You didn't let me down Gillian! Anyway, I'm just off to the press to publicly criticise my current employers methods, just to see if I'll get off scot free.

Bennett says there: "The question we're asking all of the candidates is, 'How much do you want this job?' " If that's the most important question, there's no doubt that Robbo would give the most convincing response.

Shut it down sadly, couldn't even find a buyer. I'd guess that he paid a 6 figure sum for it, although he should have comfortably recouped that over the years when it was trading profitably.

Trouble is, even if a fee is agreed with the Broken Hearts, how likely are we to ever receive the cash?

I'm looking forward to a certain poster coming on and telling us that Blackie is an absolute angel, butter wouldn't melt, and everthing is other people's fault.

It's a full page feature in the Sunday times but I can't see it online.

As a footnote to this, Pressley has now said in an interview that: - the interest from Switzerland was FC Vaduz (actually in Liechtenstein). This was his preferred move but it then fell through. - he then chose Falkirk over us simply because of geography. He didn't want to commit to spending 3 nights a week up north. Take note, people who say that our location is not a deterrent to attracting players.

I think Robson got a few decent ones, I recall a superb "up and down" one in a midweek 2-0 Cup win at Arbroath. But I don't think we've ever had one as spectacular as Imrie's. Definitely the best I can think of, by miles.

I don't think that's the case. And Setanta haven't actually relocated to Luxembourg as such, they just set up a company there with a few people in an office, and EU legislation allows them to benefit from a lower rate of VAT on their UK subscription income which all then goes to the Luxembourg government rather than the UK coffers.