MrCaleyjag

Again it looks like no one has run a dream team this season for the SPL, I don't know about everyone else but I quite enjoyed it when it was running but now go for the EPL dream team competitions when they run. Has anyone else picked a dream team with The Sun and if so have you started a league or not? I am trying to guage whether or not there were enough people on here with a team where we could start a league with us all in it, for fun and bragging rights more than anything. Or has anyone gone for other dream teams outwith the one mentioned above that we could use instead? My team is 'MrCaleyjags runners' but I haven't started a league yet .................

I'm sure or hopeful that if they were offered someone that was of a standard to improve the team then they would seriously look at him but reading from what he said it's like he was happy with the business done and maybe take a step back from actively looking. It's not to say though that things won't happen. We have brought in ten new players though, at what point do you say enough is enough and start concentrating on what you have?

Listening to TB on the radio before the game he seemed to suggest that his transfer business for this window is finished with and he was delighted with this weeks captures. All that being said I believe we need an out and out striker, someone to score the 20-30 goals a season that we need in all competitions and judging by what I heard today we lacked that rather than lacking the chances. It's so disappointing to lose the game with the last kick of the ball almost and in the 93rd minute, a new season but still unable to see a half out until the very end.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! :angry:

Aldred hit the post

Sounds like we are getting closer, Foran put a good chance over the bar and Tade came close there too and goal disallowed with Tade offside. In terms of Esson I'm sure they'll try and get him through to ht and see how he is, nothing been mentioned since then though

Reportedly looks like Esson has taken a whack in the face and struggling, Tuffey warming up

IMO the biggest signing of the season so far, a player who knows the club, knows the area and knows the management team, what they expect and their philosophies. Yes it was reported that he had some problems last term but I am sure that he weighed all these up when he made the decision to rejoin. Delighted with the news and great to see he goes straight into the squad to face his old team.

It's a sign of progress that the club are prepared to move further afield than normal pastures to pursue better talent, surely it's good that the club are willing to branch out and go that extra mile? I think it is also a symptom of the countries poor performance at bringing through young Scottish talent that can compete at the level that is needed to help clubs progress, yes clubs do their best to promote this talent but with the harsher financial burdons that are on clubs and the ever increasing need to stay in the top flight due to money not many clubs are willing to take what they see as a 'risk' in blooding these youngsters and keeping what we may regard as traditions going. Saying all that are there really enough 'local talents' out their that would go straight into our first eleven that aren't already here that we haven't already had? For a club like ICT we will bring a small steady flow of youngsters through the ranks but not at the rate we need to that would fill a team and unfortunately the need for money to stay in the league and progress will ultimately mean that if we unearth a gem or two we will sell them. In this vain our budgets don't allow us to bring in Scottish talent that are good enough as they are out of our price ranges so bringing in young international talent is the natural progressive route to go. I don't think the question should neccesarily be is it a sign of progress for ICT, the question should be is it a sign of progress for Scottish football which would throw up a whole new argument in itself.

He's billed as a LB.. We have signed an Austrian called Piermayr RB!!!!!! just waiting for international clearance seemingly! COME ON ICT!!! He played against Buckie at RB, he played for his last team at RB, and why would we sign a LB when we have Gillet and Shinnie? Anyway, welcome to reality. we are humped on the first day, not a good start, need to sort out the defence a bit Terry, and having no defensive midfielder on the park is criminal. he's a right back who CAN play left back. as for the defensive midfielder, we need someone to fill the void while cox is out. WHY THE HELL ISNT STUART DUFF HERE!! You'll need to ask Stuart Duff that, he's the only one that knows why he choose not to sign the contract he was offered

I think it's still just a selected match, tonight it's the Aberdeen v St Johnstone game

I hear what you're saying but the thing that I am holding onto is that we still have 4 players some not available today that could easily have a case for being in the team from the start: G Shinnie, Cox, Doran and Piermayr. From the sounds of things it's in defence today that we have struggled, the guys at the game will be able to tell us better, but we have made chances and been good on the ball according to reports.

Tade off, G Shinnie on

I spoke too soon I see :irritated:

Another chance there, Tade this time. Game seems to be swinging in our favour a bit, really need a goal soon to pressure them and make them shakey

It's all ifs though, Rooney might not have been in those positions. The positives to take from it is that Foran got into those positions and the goals will come. I'd be more worried if he wasn't in the game at all.

God damn it!!! Murphy for them, 2v0

Hammell for M'Well, 1v0

Foran just hit the post

I can't find anything regards this and hasn't been mentioned on the radio yet, where did you hear this from? Nothing on their website either, I hope it's not true

Finished 1v1

12 Tuffey, 19 Shinnie, 17 Morrison, 29 Martin Laing, 30 Smith, 18 Sutherland The radio must have cut out for a second when they were reading out the subs, I never heard it properly

Only 5 subs named though

Davie, I was going to bite and had typed out a reply to our friend Dougal earlier but decided he can only post negative thoughts or be completely opposite to everyone else as it's the only way he will be noticed on here. I agree with your post 100% and the only shameful thing regarding this thread is Dougals choice to compare our fans to cretins, no matter your thoughts don't turn on your own, yes I have posted last season on the issue discussed but the only time I have slagged one of our fans was for his language and use of one particular word and I wasn't the only one to mention it.

Excellent news, very thin on the ground with defenders especially a decent RB, hopefully the clearence will come through in time for him to go straight into the team for todays game