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Don't worry IHE. We'll get a bit of fannies action after the game

HT: 1-1 FT: 1-1 1st ICT: Tansey 1st Opp: Shiels Crowd: 4096

The one going to Kilmarnock. Or the random one that goes to Newcastle via Killie... never quite worked that one out. As GJ said prob 11.30 - 12.30. We'll decide nearer the time but i'd like to go closer to 11.30. I do like the Hunting Lodge.

Quite a few of the central belt based supporters will be in the Hunting Lodge pre-match. Meeting at Sir John Moore wetherspoons near Central station, Glasgow early doors before getting the train to Killie for anyone else that wants to join us.

HT: 0-1 FT: 1-2 1st ICT: Tade 1st Opp: Murphy Crowd: 3003

Martin, thanks for last night.\

What?! what r u on about? When did i lurk about? Have we met?!

And @YorkshireCaleyT

So he hasn't got a club at the moment? Am I right in saying that we can sign him right now as he is currently unemployed? It could be the answer to our scoring problems, however probably not worth the risk considering his injury history and our tight wage structure. The SFL is probably where he will see out his career. All the best to him!

The guy is a legend! Unfortunately, he ain't coming back!

"Mother Teresa never joined in anti-war demonstrations. She only joined in peace demonstrations" Terry Butcher, August 2011 So let's have a thread on what's great about Terry Butcher and what he's brought to this club, instead of what's bad about Butcher. We have the lowest budget in the league, sit 1 point off safety, but we have the ex-England Captain, Terry Butcher as manager. How far has this club come that we have someone who's image is so iconic in British if not world football. He ain't perfect, he's made mistake, quite a few since the summer in fact, but I for one am glad he's our manager. Sam Allardyce was relegated twice with Bolton, and won promotion twice with the same club. Terry Butcher has increased our image in British football. He has brought us '2010 with Terry and Mo'. The amazing away run that will never IMO be beaten by an ICT manager in our history. Let's give him a chance for the rest of the season. Let's get 100% behind the team. We the support, along with the players, and back room staff are the club. We all have our disagreements but we all have the best interests in our heart. The team, the club, ourselves, need us now!

how did you do this week? Feck off! lol I'll be at the top of my game again next week! I'll put ten pence on that!

I think that football as a whole has progressed a lot over the last decade or so in terms of attention to conditioning, nutrition etc and Craig Brewster certainly was at the forefront of that movement and I also had a few good discussions with Charlie Christie on the subject. Getting the balance in football between the necessary fitness to last a 90 (120) minute game with random episodes of high intensity throughout whilst also maintaining the necessary skills and technical abilities is a huge task and different formats seem to work for different managers and teams. On the other hand I wonder if football players in general are regarded enough as individuals as opposed to being part of a group undergoing a "one size fits all" training strategy? Certainly as an athletics coach with 35 years experience at all levels from primary schools up to Commonwealth Games and other major international champoinships, I don't envy football managers and coaches what is a very difficult task to balance. I noted with interest the section of Capital Caley's post which I have quoted above. The extreme, almost Messianic fervour with which the "no static stretching" bandwagon was driven through sport a few years ago was intriguing and it was interesting to see the sheer intolerance accorded to anything other than complete agreement with this latest Holy Grail which was going to be the final saviour of sport. As with all its predecessor Holy Grails, this has not turned out to be the case any more than education's current Holy Grail, the Curriculum for Excellenece is going to be a final answer there. Basically this is someone's latest career enhancing bandwagon and the case has, as so often happens, been over stated. I think the case against static stetching did have some merits with regard to LONG static stretches which understandably can fatigue muscle but I really don't see anything wrong at all with repeated shorter (5-10 sec) static stretches. Also, if this Holy Grail really had genuine Canine Testicle status, I would have thought that its implementation would have caused an instant drop in injury levels and increase in performance levels throughout sport - which I am not aware of having happened. I used the static stretching as an example - i'm sure this is not the main problem, if a problem at all at ICT. However, you are right in terms of the length. There is plenty of evidence indicating that a dynamic warm up with static stretches <10 seconds is benefical and >10 seconds is detrimental to performance factors. Football has improved a bit in it's methods employed but not anywhere near the rate of other sports IMHO. There are however, football managers who really want to engage in science. From what i've heard, Craig Brewster is one of them - but maybe not the best example considering his record! John Collins, Paul Le Guen as well. I also think that European football seems ahead in terms of science. I have noticed in the past that managers who have a keen interest in science are either main land European (example Le Guen) or have played in main land Europe (example Brewster). This may just be a coincidence though.

Any more takers for 10pB? Week 14 kicks off in just over 1 hour......

For my Thesis I conducted a study on pre-match training methods for team sports and the physiological responses from it. There are plenty of studies published providing evidence of the best training methods / warm ups. Ten years ago, athletes of all sports were doing static stretches during warm ups. I'm sure you all had it in PE as a child. The teacher telling us to do our stretches. Within the last ten years or so, just about all the evidence points to static stretching as a warm up protocol increasing the chance of tears and strains and significantly reducing various performance factors such as repeated sprint ability and vertical jumping. Football however is sgnificantly behind the times. Take any other sport in the UK - cricket teams have exercise physiologists working for them. If you play squash at a high level you have exercise physiologist, sport psychologist, dietician etc etc. In football however, the people that take the training are ex players turned managers. They may have football badges but no real scientific understanding of what they are doing in terms of phsyiologically getting the best out of players. Some clubs have started to cotton on though and have employed full time Strength and Conditioning coaches or Physiologists. I have no idea what the players do in training or if they are being given the most up to date scientific training methods. I don't know if MM or TB sit at night researching studies on the most effective training techniques - if they don't, then I hope thet have employed someone who does! Peter Davidson was S+C coach part time during the Brewster era, although I do think he got some things wrong as they appeared over trained at times. Richard Hastings brother was a fitness coach after him I believe, working as a gym instructor at JJB. What professional football teams need (they do it in every other sport) is some one much more qualified. PhD level and an expert in Physiolgocial training. ICT used to have a sports psychologist named Donald McNaughton on the books part time. As a professional sports club they should aim to have an expert sport / exercise physiologist at the club as well. The job would be to work with and/or advise TB / MM on creating training routines that would best prep for performance AND strengthen the players in a way that decreases injury. i don't know if we have someone like that on our books. Maybe if we did, we wouldn't have as many injured players (certainly nothng could have been done abiut Doran and Hayes injury). But Gillet collapsing in agony at East End Park with a muscle injury? Maybe, just maybe with the right physiological training throughout the season, players would strenghten various phsyioloical factors and injuries like that would not occur. If Butcher is correct in using the injured players as an excuse, then the benefit of this is very simple. less injured players = higher up the table. Not being relegated would probably pay for the physiologists wage.

3-3 V St Mirren

HT: 1-0 FT: 3-1 1st ICT: Tade 1st Opp: Barrowman Crowd: 3101

I would agree with you, but I always find it odd having a goalkeeper as a captain, in terms of motivating the forwards and midfielders. The problem is, there isn't really any outfield players I would think of as candidates. Foran hasn't been motivating this season. In fact, his constant growling at the players may have an adverse effect. However, he has proved in the past that he is a good captain, so Butcher needs to help him find his form and confidence... quickly!

Wilson Christie Cowie Sheerin Robson

Most of the usual Glasgow Central Station / Queen Street Station guys will be leaving Q Street at 10.41. Should be at the Tulloch just before mid day. If anyone wants to join us we'll also be in the Counting House on George Square around 9.30 ish for breakfast and a pint.

JOKER HT: 0-1 FT: 2-1 1st ICT: Tade 1st Opp: Sheridon Crowd: 3473 1st Yellow Card: Foran JOKER

Calder Tokely Mann Munro McCaffrey Wilson Christie Sheerin Robson Stewart Ritchie

Stewart Wyness Rooney Ritchie (He's never talked about but he scored a heck of a lot of goals!) Dargo Hopefully if you ask in a year, Tade will be up there as well.

Paterson Butcher Robertson Christie Baltacha

In terms of legend status, Calder has to be number 1. But on skill, probably 1. Esson 2. Tuffey 3. Calder 4. Brown 5. Fraser It's difficult to judge, as Calder never trained full time. If he had trained full time throughout his career, he may have been number 1 on my list or gone on to greater things