micaley68

Considering the money made from our success last seasonI JH should get at least 50% to strengthen our squad. If not, our custodians should be absolutely ashamed of themselves OMG. Another one!

Will people please stop pinning their hopes on Stokes coming to us on loan. Very unlikely to happen IMO.

Are you being serious. Uncle Roy has bankrolled County again so that is how they have the money and if you think offering Shinnie and Watkins more money would have kept them here, you are deluding yourself. Simple fact is unless attendances pick up, club will run at a loss and any windfalls have to be used to keep club on an even keel. It's either that or someone takes over the club and pumps money in. It is quite frightening that some fans do not grasp the basic economics of the clubs finances. But surely the club should be spending the money they never got from the sale of the players that they never sold no??? Or how about spending the absolute fortune they must have gained from winning the cup last year? Enough of this baloney about having to balance the books! And whilst I'm on the subject I think you will find that we managed to travel to Europe on magic moonbeams so we never spent any money there neither! In all seriousness the above post was the point I was trying to make last night but in my angst was unable to put it across as well as this. Well played sir. We are all hurting about the situation at the moment but the way to get through it is to be realistic with our hopes and dreams for our club. Now is not the time for blame and finger pointing.

At last some sanity from amongst the wailing and gnashing of teeth! When will people realise we never sold Shinnie, Watkins or Ross? We never received any money for them. These players/legends chose not to stay a long time ago and ran their contracts down. I have said before on here and on P&B that we have no God given right to be anywhere near the heights achieved last year. Those successes may only happen once in a lifetime and are to be savoured not expected. Although when bringing this up with some of our delusional and downright daydreaming fans who believe that we should be pushing on and not resting on laurels I have been accused of being a happy clapper! I would rather live in the real world and enjoy my club playing at the highest position possible than unrealistically expect to roll over all other teams at will and dream of the day which unfortunately will never dawn of ICT being kings of the world. We are going through possibly one of our most challenging situations but people should realise we will probably be in this current situation more often than not. Don't particularly like it myself but that's reality.

surely references to convicted rapists should be the bigger issue???

^^^^^ Village idiot found!

I was about to say the very same thing!?!? Great minds eh!

Welcome back Iain, Brave move son. Proves you don't lack the minerals! I personally think this could be a good move for both parties. Very skilful player with a few points to prove and a few doubters to convince. And a team that plays in a style that suits his undoubted ability. I would like to think that our other creative players are looking forward to his arrival? Hope he can stay injury free and then we can enjoy his contributions to our team.

Now, where's James McFadden these days? He's free at the moment is he not?

You are spot on there! And usually doubles! He would just look at the barperson and say "Large!" We will miss Ali hugely. He was a stalwart both of Caledonian and ICT and must be given huge credit for one contribution in particular which was crucial to the formation of ICT. Caley Chairman Norman Miller took a serious heart attack towards the end of 1994 when the merger battle was still at a very critical stage so Ali, as Vice Chairman, stepped in. Within days he found himself chairing the crucial and pretty volatile (bangers exploding in the aisles etc) Third Battle Of Rose Street which finally saw Caley's assets invested in the new club. The manner in which Ali handled that meeting, which completed the final link in the chain, was masterful and it made a huge contribution to what we now see in front of us today. I and my friends, who were often in his company on a Saturday evening, will certainly be having a dram on his behalf in the Social Club tomorrow night. He was a gentleman who will be greatly missed both at the Stadium and at the Social Club. Not sure if true or not but I was in the Caley club on Saturday and was told by more than one person that Ali's family received condolences from the great majority of SPFL clubs but absolutely nothing from our own? Hoping it's not true but if it is then I find that very distasteful.

Ali used to live next door to me in Montague row and was always enthusiastic in his support of ICT. Would always stand his hand in the Caley club. Really nice guy and really nice family. Rip neighbour.

Skibo Castle? Was she on "HOLIDAY".

Was that Marios???

Depends on wether the natives moderate their language following Saturdays potty mouth shenanigans.

Just make sure you're not planning on getting a train that started in Aberdeen! Oh Balls!! Never thought of that. Mind you if I change my ticket to first class I should be ok, Will have the carriage to myself.

Me + 7 Just booked a long weekend in Stirling for me and the missus, And return rail travel from Stirling to Glasgow for a vey pleasing £8.10. Bring it on!

Just in front of the exhaust but somewhere behind the radiator grill....

On 19th May 1940 Winston Churchill gave his famous World War 2 speech including - "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" He also said "We would fight them on the beaches" quite apt really.