TheresNoEsInBlack

I agree with most of what you say in your post, Scotty but I think that the decisions made by an employee of the club on whether they choose to stay or not are based purely on business reasons and in that respect it is like any other other job. Sure, the fans get attached to players but that feeling is not reciprocated when it comes down to money. Its the fan's problem if they're going to get upset and annoyed with a player due to the circumstances under which they leave the club (circumstances which we'll probably never get the full story on). We should get used to the fact that something similar to this is likely to happen every year. The curse always gets them anyway... The curse should get squad number 13 since no-one else wants it. Charlie could get a shirt printed with "CURSE 13" on the back and hang it up in the dressing room as a reminder and point to it whenever he needs to :001:

So what do you suggest we do to stop this happening under our noses? Take Dargo prisoner perhaps? Make his bird leave him so that he'll stay? Take away all his rights to live in a free world? Make him get a tattoo on his erse like IHE's? All footballers are out to get the best deal they can, get over it man, don't get so upset about it!

Every time someone leaves we get this outpouring of anger from some folk. I don't understand it and its getting boring. For the players its a job, a career which is much shorter than that of a 'normal' job. As a result they will inevitably make a number of moves in a shorter space of time. Think how many times you might change job in your own career. Managers have to be cut-throat when picking the starting 11 every week and the players have to be the same to get the best out of their career for their families. The players that leave are not ICT fans like us and should not be subjected to the same rules that we follow as fans because it just doesn't work like that. They are employees of the club that we pay for and that's where it ends. It is much easier in my opinion for players like Rossco to commit their long-term future to the club because he has found his level in the game and there are plenty players around who could do a similar job. With Dargo its a little bit different, there are few top quality strikers and he has every right to go and get the best deal he can. Who cares that he took his time telling us. Any one of us would have done the same if we were in his position. Think positively folks, there are going to be so many excellent players turning out for us in future. Its not the end of the world that Dargo is gone. We're going into our 4th season in the SPL and we're not going down any time soon so lets get on with it and talk about who we're going to get to replace him. I'm looking forward to taking money off the Rangers fans in my office again next season :011: I've already got one of them to sign a statement that he made saying ICT would never take 7 points off them again in a season. I was aghast at the outrageous imperialist c0ckiness that only and Old Firm fan could have. Roll on the first game of the season! Dying to get it right round them.

How about trying to get a Rangers youngster on loan? I've heard Steven Lennon (a midfielder) is a highly rated 19 year old who scores for fun... He's young so maybe he could adapt to a striker's role. Perhaps if he could do a job in some first team SPL action with us for a season that could stand him in good stead with Rangers, which is obviously what the player would want. http://sport.scotsman.com/football_scottis...fm?id=649982007

Indeed, if you're going from the north why would you be anywhere near the Forth Bridge? Someone needs a lesson in Scottish Geography.

Jason Scotland and Wes Hoolahan (I think he's on loan from Livi to Blackpool just now)

I've got a current away shirt signed by all the squad that Neil Lennon got the players to sign for me when they were up in the Sneck last year, what a guy, he didn't need to do that! I forgave him for getting Juanjo sent off. I've also got a photo that I bought from the Scotland on Sunday of our first SPL match in Inverness against Dunfermline, got the players to sign round the border under the glass. Both look brilliant on my living room wall.

I live in Glasgow and I want to go to the game... Does anyone have a spare ticket? I can meet you outside the ground. Gimme a shout 07917 274004 Cheers, Fraser

For anyone who has been annoyed by old firm fans sitting in the home stands... Rather than stopping from coming to the games and supporting the team you love why not do something positive about it? If I were you I'd make a note of some of the seat numbers around you that aren't held by season ticket holders and the next time the old firm come to town, go and buy one or more tickets for those seats for a mate (or a kid relative) of yours who doesn't normally go to the football. That way: [li]The old firm fans don't get them[/li] [li]Your mate gets to sit near you[/li] [li]The club still gets the cash[/li] :022: If everyone brought just one extra person occasionally then we'd be laughing.

That was the worst I have ever felt after a game. Losing 2 - 1 to a team like Celtic is never a disgrace but its just the manner in which we lost that hurts so much this time. There was a fair bit of hype in the media before the game asking the question, "Could we really do it again?" As a result that was in the back of everyone's minds as the game wore on and it only served to amplify the hurt of the final score because we believed, as all true ICT fans do. We will have plenty chances to win the cup in future if we perform like that for the full 90+ minutes and I for one cannot wait to get behind the team and put right what went wrong on Sunday. So I ask you folks..... [move] DO YOU BELIEVE?:021: [/move]

I agree with the bit about giving possession away at times but I think you could be a bit more positive about Barry... He did more than OK, he was feckin tremendous!! He skinned Mark Wilson to set up Bayne in what can only be described as a class move - he showed both class and composure to do that. Had we held out those extra few minutes then Charlie would have been hailed a tactical genius for playing him in behind Bayne as Strachan would've expected him to be out on the right wing. Also, Blacky was fantastic in midfield and showed the class and composure that you said was non-existant. He ripped Celtic's midfield a new ersehole on several occasions and looked extremely comfortable on the ball at all times.

1979: Inverness Thistle and Falkirk finally played their Scottish FA Cup tie - after it was postponed a British record 29 times :010: because of the weather.

We owe them a doing. Bring them on! They can dodge soap but not ICT.

Exactly... All the physical qualities that he is presently low on can be built up with the right training regime. He needs to bulk up a bit and if he does that he'll be laughing and so will we. He's only 20 FFS!! He's not long stopped growing. He has the skill and just needs the extra muscle as back up to "let the other player know he's there". Well done Rory, get stuck in about them.

Yes, I found the grimacing particularly upsetting to say the least :015:

It was all a bit of a laugh, here are some I heard after Strachan spat the dummy for about the 8th time and did a wee bad mood temper jig: [li]Shut up Strachan ya gurney wee shyte[/li] [li]Are these some of your toys up here Strachan?[/li] [li]He's not short, its just a really big jacket...[/li] There were some ginger references also. The players shouldn't react to the opposition fans and neither should the manager especially. The fans are always going to get on their case when they're so close to them, its just a wind-up FFS! :004:

Jarosik is about 2 feet taller then Black. He should've got a red for being big bully. Just after that though, Hastings(?) I think, got Jarosik back - took his legs clean out from under him and the ref gave Jarosik nothing... Class! At least there was one act of justice today.

ICT will hardly have any problems getting good talent to choose us over Peterhead!! No disrespect to Peterhead, but given the choice between an SPL club and a 2nd Division club, the talent is going to come to Inverness.

Yeah we got to a semi-final against Dundee and got beat 1 nil. Denzil hit the woodwork in that game.

Jimmy Calderwood is a good manager and a current bun through and through. I wouldn't be surprised if he was in with a shout.

Just like an unbeaten streak must come to an end, so must our current downward trend. Every team hits a rough patch some time in the season. I predict a change of form this Saturday. There's no-one we can't beat (apart from Aberdeen - we'll get them next time). If we do beat you KGC, mind and come back on here so we can administer your slagging. :005:

Correct me if I am wrong but that is 360 minutes of football played in which we have failed to score. Fair enough, we've played some of the best sides in that time but we should've answered some of the 6 goals put past us since 6th November. :007:

Peach

A very astute signing indeed. It will sell another 30 thousand of this year's shirts and could possibly be a stroke of genius by Sir Alex in fending off Chelsea.

Dundee Utd -£40000 - 1 Dunfermline Ath :twisted: