Robert

Is Going Ballistic still available anywhere?

Thanks Scotty. I may inadvertently have hit the “report post” icon. If I did, it was totally accidental as I was looking for the pre order link. Hopefully there is enough interest and support to get it into print.

Polworth on the mark for Motherwell tonight in the Europa League, with Hayes scoring for Aberdeen.

After spending most of the season on the bench, Polworth may now get a run of starts with Turnbull signing for Celtic.

Once again we have a high profile player in trouble, with bad publicity for the game at a time it is not needed. If reports about the incident are true, and as he was found guilty we must assume they are, it seems an unsavoury incident, compounded by him trying to use his status to buy his way out of trouble. England should not have selected him given the live court case and have, rightly, dropped him. Manchester United now need to show what stance they are taking on it. Money and power seem to have taken away any sense of humility or understanding of right and wrong that he ever had. After his part in Leicester’s unexpected title win a few years ago, when he became a role model, how the mighty have fallen.

Oh for players of that calibre today.....

I’m no cricket fan but that is a tremendous achievement.

He’s in the starting line up this afternoon.

Someone on here (Alan?) will be upset but the majority will be happy. Anthony Stokes has signed for Livingston, removing the prospect someone was calling for of him joining us.

Marley Watkins has joined Aberdeen on loan from Bristol City until January.

If the cup goes ahead this season, a sensible solution would be to restrict it to the 30 teams in the Championship and Leagues 1 and 2. Give us and Raith byes to the second round so last year’s final can take place on the weekend of the first round games. That means 28 clubs play in 14 first round matches, with us and Raith making it 16 clubs for the second round. That avoids fixture congestion.

It was a very poor game last night. I had the misfortune to watch it and would fancy us against either team if we got them in that form! Rooney only got the last few minutes and may not get much game time as they were playing a back three. McCart was poor too, particularly his distribution.

Sorry for the confusion, that should have been two left backs, McHattie and Harper, so we don’t need another (in response to the suggestion that we should have signed Foster to replace Tremarco). As I have said before, I see our priority as finding a right back.

Indeed, one of our favourite linesmen!

And his mrs is based down there, Amy MacDonald, whilst we already have two right backs.

Credit to the club for the honest update and great news about the level of sales.

I have sympathy with those who pre-ordered. It is not unreasonable to expect it to be delivered before sales are available in the store. Equally I understand why the club wants them on sale in store as soon as possible. Perhaps waiting and having them on sale in store on Monday would have been the best compromise but sometimes you just can’t win.

Is it in the Dunoon area?

The club website has the opening hours for tomorrow and Friday for anyone wanting the new kit: https://ictfc.com/puma-store-open-tomorrow

We need to see how pairings develop, But fitness permitting I’d go with Toshney and Deas with Devine and McHattie as cover. If we have a right back by then, Mckay comes into the mix too but I’d stick with Toshney and Deas. It will be interesting to see who is preferred at left back, McHattie or Harper. I must admit I was pleasantly surprised how McHattie did at centre half in the latter part of last season, and he seemed calm and unflappable. As a result, I suspect he may get the nod ahead of Harper, at least initially.

https://ictfc.com/club-shop-closed-tomorrow

Don’t think that’s been confirmed. Last I saw, Robbo said he knew who would be captain and it would be announced at some point. Welsh would be my choice.

Don’t remember him playing right back for us.

I recall a pretty high profile hand ball by Meekings..... lol....

https://ictfc.com/pre-ordered-home-kit-update