Eagle4Caley

Well done Caley...a profit is a profit, however does £28K represent a 1st team footballers wage? In other words hard to see any additions to the squad now without someone going first, and I suspect without a run in the Scottish Cup, more than one might have to go in the summer to balance the books Also shows that even minor improvements to the ground are not affordable

5 minutes of highlights off the internet doesn't tell me much, other than it was a pretty scruffy game...although Billy did look pretty sharp St Mirrens' ground looks pretty smart, obviously only a few years old...have hopes of making the Feb match my first ICT away match (if you exclude the cup final)

Not when you include air tickets! (haha), but seriously that's good! Also puts our league performances into some sort of perspective given the size of our crowds and the cost of going....points per attendance spend must put us top of the table!

The international break really seems to kill the domestic scene, I guess we run out of stuff to discuss come the weekend off which means by the following week interest seems to be slow to build....even down here interest in the EPL etc only seems to take off Friday night before resumption....although plenty of talk about the 'price of football' although not seem to much analysis at SPL level Back to this Saturday...I suspect RiG is correct on the line up, although if we go behind be interesting to see if our new signing gets thrown on for the last 15mins.....Vincent doesn't seem close to being match fit as yet....I would like him firing on all cylinders to see him operating next to Tansey Will be keeping an eye on the Accies v Aberdeen, wonder if their momentum will be maintained.....now: do we want Ross County to take anything off Celtic?

Personally I have little to go on, so will sit on the fence! (I'd take the latter though with a few goals lobbed in)

Although technically (correct me if I'm wrong) he is the only player we currently have that has played (and scored) in the English Championship, albeit just a couple of games. Tansey I think is the next highest level performer having played in English League 1. Initially he has to impress enough to get a longer contract, at 21 he has plenty of time to develop if he can stay at ICT long enough Actually some CPFC fans said that neither Andy Johnson nor Mile Jedinak were good enough! But making snap judgements after a couple of games is not very insightful

Welcome Ibra...now a proper (almost) connection between my two clubs.....below is an extract from a club forum when he signed a two year deal in 2011 "Sekajja, 18, scored on his first team debut as a late sub last month, finding the net to equalise at Hull City which ensured Palace's Championship safety. The striker, who had already agreed a one-year deal in March, has been with Palace for seven years and has been rewarded for a superb season with the U18 side where he scored 24 goals. Palace boss Dougie Freedman told the official website: "I can remember when he was in my office and I told him that he would be one of the players who would be given a professional deal, there was a tear in his eye as my explanation was sinking in. "He has been with us for years, I remember coaching him when he was 13. We don't just pick these kids up from anywhere - we get them when they are young and work hard to develop them. That's the way we work at Crystal Palace." Hopefully he will find his feet at ICT and earn a longer contract...there were a few people down here who saw him play in the U21/friendlies who saw alot of potential...but in a side that was going for promotion to the EPL , he wasn't going to get too many chances when we had Zaha and Glenn Murray..he was released by Palace in May of this year....fingers crossed

Got to see an hours worth of highlights last night on Sky....talk about a game of two halves!! We were shocking in the first half, and nearly came a cropper at the start of the second. Fortunately Yogi dusted off Plan B, and we looked sooo much better in the second half. Christie and Watkins looked good, and lovely surge down the wing by Dorans rewarded by being taken off! (Plan B.2). Mckay looked alot more threatening and was unlucky not to score when County's goalie pulled off a good one....I think he will score soon Not sure about Draper yesterday, and wayward shooting from Tansey, .... Meekings/Warren were uncharacteristically poor...maybe a break for one or other is due...I don't believe 'tippy tappy' translates to sell your own goalkeeper short! SPL still looking the most open for years...shame I can't get up for Dundee U match...that could be a cracker! Second biggest crowd of the season for a televised early Sunday game...yes I know a local derby, but I guess they stayed away too?

I've just watched the highlights....seemed quite an even game which defensive lapses cost us, that said.. is Hayes one of the fastest guys in the SPL? He set off on a few runs that no one seemed to be able to stop. Interesting to see Goodwillie having a half decent game for the Dons, he had the briefest of spells at Palace a couple of seasons ago, where he looked slow and cumbersome (although what can you tell from one game!) Not too worried about the County game...Doran, Watkins and Christie are in good form, and Billy is due a goal, being the slight superstitious guy I am (football wise) if County hadn't won at the weekend they probably would against us! SPL this year looking so interesting with Dundee Utd and the Accies doing well..... not a 'shoe in' for Celtic this year?

I like it with Coca Cola! ...but then I'm a 'heathen' or a moron, or possibly both! From 5mins of highlights we looked pretty good...maybe the other 85 left a bit to be desired! SPL looking quite an open contest thus far?

Damn SPFL awards....not seen any video highlights yet, but it sounded like we were pretty decent for a while. Good to see another Doran goal.

Kids for a quid for this match perhaps (given that a paying adult is £30) and not just the family section (where is that, the uncovered section of the main stand?) ...and a couple of surfer flags with pictures of people seated on it!

Just like to say I started the 'Yogi should stay' thread last season...which no doubt I'll get reminded of when it all goes 'tits up' later in the season... btw if the awards aren't mentioned in the media then the 'curse' doesn't strike...hopefully

Terrific result! Watched the first half on the telly down here and we looked pretty good...Watkins especially, and surprisely Billy didn't look so isolated as in some recent games. Looks like the team are buying into Yogi's style of play, a few more wins like this and we can be pretty sure we should be safe for another season! BTW great to see the surfer flag laid out in the main stand Didn't see the second half as I had to go and watch a car crash! (Palace)

Thanks for this... two great goals! And the new strip looks great on TV!

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!