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Feckin hell, never saw Andrew Shinnie getting 'stuck' in very much, and were we glad to have him last season. You dont have to get stuck in (which he actially did), he scored tons So you are dismissing my opinion. I have been watching football for nearly 60 years , I have run junior teams and been a ref. I think I know a good player when I see one This guy lacks a lot of what it takes

When I was a boy all the major clubs in England had several very talented top International players from Scotland Names like Bobby Collins, Denis Law, Dave McKay , Alan Gilzean , Kenny Dalglish . I am reminded of the Liverpool team who won the European cup, with a team made up totally of Scottish and Irish players, ( from memory) . There were scores more mostly born in Glasgow or around Glasgow. Even my own boyhood team Bury had Roy McLaren in goal two Scots at fullback Robertson and Conroy centre forward Bill Calder , and Jimmy Hubbard signed from Rangers on the wing. Now to see that Celtic has only 5% of young Glasgow talent in its ranks is very disturbing. No wonder Scotland under 21s lose to teams like Iceland. Hardly a bastion of population. Maybe all the Youngsters are playing for Rangers. It was nice to see so many youngsters turning out for the Gers last season. Where as all this talent gone? It is not just Scotland England's shocking performance in the Under 21 world cup only highlighted how poor the young footballers are right across the British Isles. I don't know the answers , you really can't blame the schools, My own son now 44 was a first class goalkeeper, 6'4 and captain of London University, when he went to Layton Orient and asked for a trial he was told to get lost, it was down to the club to spot talent , not for players to put themselves forward. I only mention this because a lot of clubs can't be arsed finding players they let other clubs do that and get them on short term contracts, ( like we do), usually when the top clubs don't want them anymore.

Feckin hell, never saw Andrew Shinnie getting 'stuck' in very much, and were we glad to have him last season. Ha Ha , As they say in London " You are avin a larf * You just cant be serious, how can you compare Andrew Shinnie and Roberts. like comparing a race horse with a mule. For goodness sake !

Steve Harper recently retired from Newcastle is looking for a club I wonder if the offer of a coaching role may encourage him to join ICT http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18206138 On a months loan at Brighton, but Brighton have first team goalkeeper, He would be a great and a loan signing after Brighton

Every time I saw him go up for a header he was at least a yard off the ball. Every time when the team was hot under the collar striving to win the ball in midfield, he was seen on the wing hogging the touchline, miles away from the play. I was always glad when he was substituted and a guy like Morrison came on who plays with some blood and guts, and gets stuck in. A wide midfielder in this league has to be able to mix it. It is no good swanning about like a kid in the school yard, hoping to find a loose ball and score a goal, and impress the teacher. Lets realise in this league football is played at a high tempo, and when you go in front you tackle hard keep possession and metaphorically park the bus. I just don't think Roberts fits the bill he is just not hard enough.

With or without fans like us, he would be better off elsewhere and so would we He is a nice lad but he is far from good enough to play for ICT, . We need players who will get stuck in, this is a physical league, we can't afford passengers.

Schumacher of Bury - No not that Schumacher Scored a great goal in the Friday night televised match against Notts County. He was available a real prospect.

great watching

Marilyn Monroe Rin Tin Tin Any other warm body Terry Butcher

We should learn to park the bus

You would have to be a complete and utter idiot to vote yes

Should it not be I never felt more like swigging the booze when Everton win, and Liverpool lose?

You are not a bigot because you wave the Union Flag. Millions of Brits died for that flag over two world wars including many Scots. Have some respect.

I heard you went to Latvia last year but you've forgotten!

I was a a bit worried of us qualifying and it being a non event, like playing Derry City or Sligo Rovers , so I looked at the fixtures for this year link below http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_UEFA_Europa_League You can see the no hopers are in the first qualifying round, no team from Scotland played in that The next round you can see St Johnstone, and the competition is improving , but still a few 3rd ranked Scandinavian teams Dundee United played in the next round which was the entry point for Liverpool Motherwell and Hearts of course managed the Play Off Round. It seems to me that 2nd place is a must if we are to avoid a long trip to some best forgotten Latvian place. Just a thought?

The BBC charter does not cover an Independant Scotland its funding is purely UK So the Nationalist won't presumably be worried about BBC coverage http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/strategy/licence_fee/local_tv_contribution.html The BBC is purely a UK based funded organisation No BBC in the South of Ireland which was a former member of the UK

It is quite amazing that only three people voted against being British all those miles away. Yet I was talking to a guy in Jedbugh only 12 miles from Northumberland who wanted Scotland out of thr UK. Why ? because he had been a miner in Mansfield and his hated for Margaret Thatcher still riled him all these years later. I disagree with the statement made by Mantis above in its entirety. Although the "sports" , pages of the Sun have an aspect a lot of building workers like to pin on their walls, I feel the Evening Standard , to be about as useful as the Glasgow Herald, a nail behind the WC door comes to mind.

I rather think the banking sector had more to do with the overspend then anything Gordon Brown did What do you think he should have done let investors lose their funds? Give me strength

Although one has to have some respect for a great parliamentarian like Margaret Thatcher, I feel that David Cameron was well over the top waxing lyrical on TV last night. Somewhat hypocrital too. No mention it was the Tory party that gave her the boot from office. Do you remember the farcical ballot for leadership of the Conservatives, Michael Heseltine thretening to fight against her, meetings in smoke filled rooms to rig the election in favour of John Major. margaret Thatcher crying as she left Downing Street. The Falklands conflict , the whole United Nations condemmed it, France sold misiles to the Argentine , Americal tried to it's best to pusude her stop it. Agentine battleship topeadoed without warning , Nicola Sturgeon would have a field day on her upside down doll squeak of "illegal wars", she uses as an excuse for independence. She shuld remember both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were born in Scotland. Do you remember the Poll tax ? True you would expect David Cameron to make the most out of the demise of Margaret Thatcher , but the truth is she was no saint.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/dunfermline-will-face-penalty-for-entering-administration.1365000923

2 - 2 headed goals from ICT centre backs

He would be wasted at right back. His great asset is his shooting ability from distance, His tackleling is not the best and he has a tendency to give away free kicks and penalties, ( Paul Scholes syndrome) keep him up front Wales.

Ask not for whom the bell tolls ? It tollls for thee - John Donne

I seem to have chopped my head off a few on this forum will be glad about that Can't unchop it like Charles 1 drat.

I think it will be a shambles I think the play offs when the teams start at zero points is a farce I think we should have a top league of two teams that play each other 38 times a season with no promotion or relegation A second division of 22 teams Forget about Glasgow let them stew in their own juice.