Eagle4Caley

Sounds like a great performance all round...Does Doran score anything but screamers.....however we have Celtic next week, which will be a test, I think containment may be the best policy for 75mins before trying to nick the game

So true!

Well thats was unusual...our manager's usually leave round about October!

Pleased to hear that Watkins had a good game when he came on.... I feel he could be an important player for us if he could consistently at a high tempo. Bit like Doran I suppose, you can look really really dangerous at times. There will definitely be one match this season where these guys both play brilliantly for the whole match and rip the opposition to threads!

Always lovely to start the season with a win and away too... should lift a certain amount of pessimism that was on this site last week....However it's a long season and the Accies are probably in for a difficult one. Lets hope we can get some early momentum going from this win.

I was sat with CaleyMad and pretty much echo his thoughts, and those of others...first half our line-up didn't really work at all going forward, although we looked quite comfortable defensively bar two mistakes for Brum goals. I thought Doran, Tansy and Vincent coming on made a difference and brought Christie in the game more...Doran actually looks quite a threat and if he pushes on this season could be crucial as will Christie getting more and more game time.....I'm a bit surprised to see Vincent operating on the wing as he did in the second half Which brings me to Watkins, who didn't seem to be in the game much, although some nice flicks....I feel he must contribute more for us to have a good season....and poor old Billy, so isolated yesterday (and much of last season)...just hope the plan is that Christie plays more often, up front, to give him some support In some respects 3-1 did flatter BCFC given the number of actual chances they created and that we had so nearly equalised just before the penalty! btw I thought Lewis Horan (trialist) looked a decent replacement for Raven when the latter had to go off early, and it would be good to sign him up Great to meet up with CaleyMad and Gringo (and Mrs Gringo) ...and bumping into Zoid (and Mrs Zoid) at half-time

Hadn't realised until Caley Mad pm'd me at the weekend...so now have train booked from Euston as well (1 hour behind Zoid it seems)

Couldn't agree more.... the fact that Rooney who has been useless at virtually every tournament, is still considered by the sporting press as our best player beggars belief...says more about the vanities of the EPL than anything

Don't worry when you get independence we wont vote for Scotland in the Eurovision Song Contest!

Yeah but they're French! Anyway I'm supporting Australia...the fact that Mile Jedinak is their Captain has absolutely nothing to do with it!

Yeah but they're French!

Aaron Wilbraham now released by Palace...would just love him up front with McKay or Christie playing off him

I think my brother will quite like being called a 'lad' ...he's 61 Oh and for the sake of accuracy apparently it was Wednesday not Tuesday he was there! It was Wednesday as he was just leaving when I arrived....any other day and he might have had to put up with my showing him around instead of the Chairman...or, god forbid, both of us Ah ha...He did mentioned this other guy turned up as well... so it was you!

I best bring a drum (and the Crystals) ...those last 15mins when Palace came back from 0-3 to level with Liverpool and destroy their title dreams will live long in the memory for the sheer crescendo of noise....from the whole ground.... ICT could be a bit of a challenge!

Well done to St Johnstone....hope to make a Caley game in Perth one day!

Mile Jedinak (Captain of Palace) will pull on the armband for Australia...their my team I have no beef with a Scot not wanting to support England, seeing that overrated oaf Rooney in the side when he's does F all is enough to make me wince!

I think my brother will quite like being called a 'lad' ...he's 61 Oh and for the sake of accuracy apparently it was Wednesday not Tuesday he was there!

So my brother Chas decides to go on a 5day 1600 mile trip from Southeast London on his motor bike and takes in Inverness...'drop into Caley Thistle' I say, so last Tuesday he did just that at 8 in the morning and lo and behold the first person he see's is the Chairman....'Hello' says Chas 'I've driven all the way up from Kent, and my brother supports your club and flies up to see matches here'...... and the very nice Mr Cameron invites him in, shows him around the ground and the Trophy room and also gives him a signed team photo for me! My brother describes our Chairman as a 'really nice guy' he also rather liked the City I think there could be two of us on the plane up next season .... and possibly my wife and eldest daughter will be paying visits too! Can't wait for next season

Ooh I know and stripes all the way down the back Mine is gonna have Eagle 4 Caley on the back!

It's shocking news. RIP Elena

Seen the highlights on BBC website... can't help thinking Brill should have done better with goals 2,4 and 6...but that said he seemed to keep the score down with other saves..... we looked way too open, and probably need to think about 'Parking a bus' or two against this lot next year.... we also need a forward up front with Billy who can 'bully' their defenders

Have to say it was a very convivial night! So interesting to see the faces behind the forum-names, the Philomena was a good venue (and easy to get to and find), they had several screens (and recievers) which meant no probs getting ICT on, and they were very helpful...we even got table service! Seem to remember watching a bit of the game! (Felt we gave Aberdeen a good game...but my usual comments re: needing another forward to help Billy out still apply) Looking forward to the next one! One day hope to see the place rocking with ICT fans...perhaps 12th Man we will get a flag to hang there when 'in residence' (and a small shout out to my other team for confirming their presence in the EPL for next season)

Life always feels better after a win over County..... only got to see a bit of the match and not the goals...so hope there are some highlights somewhere.

Be great to have a London and Home Counties branch that could meet over a beer when Caley are on the box...... would be hilarious to taken over a pub near the Emirates or Stamford Bridge and get the viewing switched to a SPFL match (that wasn't Celtic!)

I could obviously post this in the SACKED thread...but I hate seeing negative thread titles about managers (in capital letters!) so here goes So we had a bad run in March...but we had a great run in February; when we were unbeaten, why doesn't that count?, if everytime a club has a bad run they sack the manager that would see a couple of changes every season (like Fulham this season in the EPL) Managers have to be allowed to work things through sometimes, getting out of a hole is often more instructive to a manager than a run where nothing goes wrong....sadly this too often isn't allowed to happen (in the EPL especially, yet Norwich and West Ham probably will stay up because they didn't panic and sack the manager) Many posters on here have said that Terry Butcher didn't have a plan B..... given that our entire striking option for the last two seasons has been Billy McKay, and the board haven't provided any alternative, and most SPFL clubs know what to expect. Hughes is trying something different, but getting this to work consistently wont happen overnight The likes of Marley Watkins and Ryan Christie (and Williams to a lesser extent) are being given their chance under Hughes. In additional Aaron Doran seems to be thriving under Hughes stewardship Under Hughes we will surely finish in the top six for a second year running, which I think is a massive achievement. He does seem to have be able to maintain the team spirit. We got to the League Cup final, and in my opinion did very well against the club second in the country (in a great run of form), I think Hughes can take some credit for that All our key players seem to be very keen to extend their contracts, Vincent in particular was a good result along with Draper...the players must have some faith in Yogi? A couple of 0-5 reverses are disappointing, but don't discount the fact we were so close to a Cup Final (does strange things to the mindset of a player), the manager can't do too much if key players who have been playing well all season make a couple of mistakes...it's a long season for a small squad. The same can happen to more fancied teams (Like Arsenal in the EPL, 0-6, 3-6, and a 0-5) We won yesterday so surely everything is alright again....but seriously; stability is a good thing for a club to have, and provided the club do something about getting a decent alternative/additional striker to McKay (preferrably one who is taller, and can also hold the ball up) then I think Hughes should be in charge for next season and we will see what he is capable of. We should only consider a change if there is evidence that 'all the wheels have fallen off the cart', and that Yogi has 'lost' the dressing room There rests the case for the defence, M'lud