Laurence

From the club administration point of view finances are a problem. I don't think they ( the board that is ) expected relegation , when they didn't ( or refused to ) delve into the coffers to pay for new contracts players were demanding after the cup win JH obviously got frustrated he was unable to keep his team together, or even attract loan players because of a shortage of cash RF took up the reigns with his hands tied behind his back. He was too inexperienced to keep the club up , only a couple of points between going down and staying up. The board miscalculated and the unexpected relegation shook them I am sure Relegation meant more cost cutting and the club only held on to a few of their former players , Again I don't think the board saw it coming that another relegation was possible. From what I am reading on this forum most of the fans also are totally shocked by the situation. the new manager also is under severe financial restraint , he is hoping he can get enough points together for survival , but he needs to find new players to score goals. the older players are getting depressed and moral is dropping like a stone. I wonder if administration is not far off , all the signs are there , that the only option maybe is to go down or go bust. Sounds horrible to contemplate I think it is pointless to blame this person, that person, or the board or the man in the moon It won't change anything. Somehow or another we have to start winning matches , The ball is in the boards court , it is their problem, and it all comes down to money.

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I shall ask my friend Richard who taught with you to elaborate a little more on your prowess, he was waxing lyrical about your abilities during a bridge game I partnered him.

My first reaction was Who ate all the pies ? Then I thought Which of us is D'Artagnan ? But that doesn't fit the " one for all and all for one", unless the one gets the bullet

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I agree with the quote in its entirety and most of the other quotes I have read I was a firefighter for 30 years, I never heard alarm bells this loud , and some of the stations I worked on the bells would awaken the dead.

During the match we appeared to struggle when attacking to worry the centre halves of the opponents , try as ICT did the killer through ball never materialised. I was always worried that the counter attacking speed of Queen of the South , would undo us. A few times QOTS broke through owing to our lads being too far up the park, only to see their forwards shoot wide. Whether it was their fear of Fon Williams positional sense at the last hurdle or just poor shooting I will never know. At one point I thought who is the biggest lad on our bench , it would be the now reserve goalkeeper Ridgers , I thought to myself why not bring him on at centre crash , at least he is big enough to head the ball down to the second man Connor Bell , who can play maybe. Man City once brought on their goalkeeper for that very reason towards the end of a game, Any port in a storm as they say. My other thought was TB the anathema of the fans and the club, but could he return to sort out the mess , As he said to the Hibs players , he would throw them under a bus, if they didn't perform. As we all know he got the sack there. But we also know that his abilities to get in useful loan players was amazing , they could ( the board that is ) ask him to sort out the club who it is obvious from comments I have heard that he still loves the club. Don't worry have a go at me if you think I am barmy, I can stand it

Just got in People round me mostly to a fan said " The worst match they can remember " It was pretty dire Player of the match was our goalkeeper . That sums it up. , Two first class saves . We had no weight up front , nobody to challenge with any force. No real shot or header on target A blind man on a galloping horse could see we need a big centre forward above all else. Now we seem to have the custodian situation sorted For the fourth match in a row in my opinion we were second best overall . Something will have to be done . The Mr Micawber character from the book David Copperfield, famous saying was he was waiting for something to turn up. Is Robbo from the Micawber school of philosophy. I wonder

I also mentioned George Best, who according to Harry Rednap had been out all night on the beer and scored a hat trick against West Ham having arrived late at the Old Trafford Ground. Whether I am a philistine or a member of the flat earth society is irrelevant. Another non trainer was said to be Gascoigne. Jimmy Greaves also trained on beer as did many of the players of the time. Bobby Charlton once admitted he couldn't wait to have a fag at half time. There is no team apparently trained as much as Spurs. It is said that Spurs start losing in March and April every year because the players are Knackered. Paul McGrath Aston Villar Centre half never trained at all he had badaged knees all week then played on Saturday. I know Charles I have been told you where a superb athlete in your University days , you are to be commended for that and I always read with interest your comments on fitness. Do you have a down on cricket by any chance ,?

Owen Coyle to me is a one team man ( similar to TB ) At Burnley he was the Bees knees and could do no wrong until he moved on, then he went from disaster to disaster - sounds familiar ? So maybe as an ICT supporter it may be good news if he goes or has gone to Dingwall

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If they want Robbo I would drive him there myself, and buy him a slap up meal to boot

I am not so sure that food is so important with a sportspersons performance Some cricketers where notorious for unhealthy lifestyles , Ian Botham comes to mind , and we now have Stokes and Hales - not to forget George Best Booze has always been a problem with sports people , the lure of nightclubs, The highlife , living it up. Lots of sports personalities have , not really looked after their bodies, yet been supreme at what they do.

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Maybe I am too old fashioned , but I don't like terms like garbage or duds. The guy is a human being, I think a poor player maybe but does he deserve to be insulted ?

Park and ride to the airport maybe ( tongue in cheek)

Bring back TB

There was once a sleuth who went by the name Barton to his friends Dumb Barton ( , Dumbarton ) had two sidekicks for want of a better expression, called Peter Head and his brother Richard , known as Dick. One day following information received from a man named Ross , who told them there was a County wide rumour that someone was plotting to Kill Marnock who was a notorious gangster believed to have stolen a Saxon hoard of Sterling ( Stirling ) silver. Dumbarton and his colleagues , put on their trusty (G) Aberdeen's and set off to Investigate . Having finding his mother well he marched on through the realms on Perfidious Albion to have a pint at the Rovers before leaving on the long journey to the south where it was though that an old ship named the Queen might be the hiding place for the silver t - The main clue was that the horde was to be taken away, and to Bury ( I had to get that in ) the silver beneath a Celtic cross, of course the problem was to avoid the Forest Rangers who patrolled the area . The problem was also that the Ayr ( air) above 3000 feet was very cold and wet . Before they could get to their destination a voice called our -" Alloa - Alloa - what's going on ear then ? ", It was the local constable on patrol , having just taken forfar ( four for ) at the police annual cricket match on Gretna village Green . Barton showed his licence card to Investigate , No problem said the Police Officer as it was ascertained the Maroch was in fact in Police custard, ( Marock spilled the desert whilst being questioned over a matter of a stolen rifle from the 3rd Lanark regiment ( That's one for the historians )" With their Hearts in their mouths , having had a lucky escape, They trudged through the thistles of Caledonia to find their way home.

To be perfectly honest, I felt that under JH we overdid the slow build up. Not because it wasn't affective but once teams realised what we were doing they crunch tackled us hard knowing the ball wasn't going to be played forward quickly. That caused a lot of the injuries you refer too. I didn't know you lived nearby, If you call in I have whiskey in the jar, as they say - next to Andersons. You can put me straight on my debatable tactics ?

When I look deep into my soul , I see players not good, but who can play at times. Against Livingston and Morton or even Dundee United had spells where they matched the opposition. I saw some good approach play , but poor finishing . I saw players make mistakes, but is that just down to lack of confidence. I have said before, and I will repeat. We need to play a simple game. watch the passing, Do not give the ball away. Close down the opposition runs , get close so they struggle to pass or shoot. Cover the corners better and clear the lines when in trouble. We should take a Big Sam lesson and respect the point. Most of all keep tight at the back . Our players are not superstars , nor are the opposition, but from what I have seen in the 3 home games the opps have been better organised, have better team work and fight for their own team right to the end of the match. I have seen better teamwork in Dog and Duck Sunday league matches,. These are aspects the management and coaches have to work on. No-good the manager blaming the players, it is his job to organise the team, work on the basics. I am sure all the lads have had their moments in the past, They have not got a job with ICT because they don't have a level of skill that most young men don't have. Lets see an improvement to moral and a work for the common good. The manger complains about players not picked banging on his door to get a game, surely that is a good thing. It would be a poor state of affairs if they were not asking oto play. It shows they are wanting to get out there and improve things. I expect the manager and coaches to get the team properly organised. For goodness sake we are not playing at the top level anymore.

As the bible says it s hard to be a prophet in your home land I am not from this land, so my experience is relatively new. I did for many years when I lived deep into Sussex watch another team, who were known as the Crazy Gang who like Inverness put the fear of God into the establishment, They never really got any credit, winning the F. A cup against Liverpool, Seen as some sort of joke. Their little ground in Wimbledon was condemned as unsuitable, They moved to Selhurst Park and continued to upset the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham, Man City , Liverpool , ( But never Man U Ferguson was too canny for them ) Then disaster occurred their manager, very similar to Terry Butcher, had a heart attack . The powers that be brought in a big name, the manager of Norway, Things stated to go wrong the team was relegated. The club was Franchised and moved to Milton Keynes and obscurity. The supporters started again from the 8th tier of English football , the fans bought a ground the spectators sat on hay bales behind the goal. Now they are back in what is known as league one. AFC Wimbledon, more than a match for the franchised mob MK Dons. My point with this diatribe is to the fans of Inverness, Don't give up. True a younger generation brought up on the spirit of Terry Butcher, know nothing but success . Let's hope we get a leader in the mold of Joe Kinnear or Terry Butcher . Leaders like this don't grow on trees , Maybe long ball merchants but who cares. The purists don't like it, But we are not purists.

I noticed on the news today, John Hartson is a coach at Livingston . No wonder Livingston played so well, with John in the background urging them on We could do with a personality like him to inspire our guys, I feel

Those horses all were well fed When the bell rang whatever they were doing in town, irrespective of the drivers command would attend the fire station pronto. The steamers were attached to the horses, the men would turn in and the first to arrive would get a shilling

I think as Big Sam said " Respect the point", If we are to get out of trouble - play for the draw , and hope for a win, maybe an option, Do a John Hughes keep possession and not give the ball away. Desperate times call for a more conservative approach, maybe ? One point from 9 at home is not what any of us expected . 3 points from 9 away from home is still not acceptable. I didn't boo at full time but a lot of people around me did. It wasn't just a defeat it was a diabolical performance, dished out by an opponent that went about their business in a professional workmanlike way. A team who had a plan, like Morton before did against us. We can't underestimate these teams. They might not have superstars, but they are well organised and will not give up. I was impressed by Livingston, they tackled hard, counter attacked and basically made our life a misery. My mind went back to last season and the Celtic match at home, how ICT was one of the only teams to get a result against the unbeaten champions, how have we sunk to this level I will never know. No point crying over spilt milk , life must go on, I.C.T has to rise from the ashes and concentrate on a simple game and try to keep the ball or these teams in this league will have us for breakfast.

With regard to my own experience As a Rugby league player in my youth I would always have a Capstan Full strength at half time, this settled my nerves. When I joined the Fire Brigade I was subjected to non stop training for 10 weeks. This involved days from 6 in the morning to 7 at night, we went home at weekends. We ran, carrying ladders , running out heavy flax hose. Pitching wheeled escapes. Carrying live bodies down escape ladders over 50 feet. Pumping water for hundreds of yards , repeating the drill over and over again, When I finished the course, I could play football for hours and not feel it. One of the hardest drills was running on Morecambe beach in soft sand till we dropped. Footballers have no idea how tough training can be and what the human body can stand. Strength and stamina are important to footballer. . My old team Wimbledon under Vinny Jones had plenty of that.