Council Juice

hey why not we are ravaged in defence

Haven't read every response but c'mon folks remember we had 1 win in like 8 in our 1st SPL season and still did very well at the end. Don't get worried. Keep the faith and get behind Terry "does anyone have any vodka?" and the lads

Jose Goncalves Abdessalam Benjelloun Michael Ball Fernando Ricksen - would all be fantastic signings for any non old firm team. Patrick Cregg - Greg Cameron- aye I'd take (either) Lionel Djebi-Zadi - suprised we've actually not offered a short term deal Filipe Moraias - Why have we not offered a short term deal?

PS i'm pretty drunk so forgive any errors in that last post!

Spot on man,Spot on! Just when our strikers are all getting fit our defenders are all dead. Surely a short term (hopefully pacey) centre half till january would help but we (not me as I'm a dirty scumbag armchair fan) need to ignore midweek and get behind what could be THE most important game of the season.

Slightly depressing viewing today. We were creating opportunities. Plenty enough to win a game but falling asleep at key moments cost us again. It was our undoing against Celtic and might cost us again. Though I did get a chuckle when Suso squared up to and shoulder to checked Rossco. Then good Mr Tokely just burst into a fit of giggles at the thought of this 5 foot midget thinking he had a chance of survival in any physical contest between the two of them. Yep a highlight it was in an otherwise bad day at the office.

To be honest I don't think it's the formation. Could be tinkered a little. Why not play Cox Duff and Duncan in the midfield and encourage Duff and Cox to support as much as and when possible. But for any formation to work, simple errors have to be cut out. You get away with it in the 1st division but teams such as Hearts will punish mistakes.

It's getting to the point where your going to have to ask permission if you can go for a leak. "Oh now it's half time folks, you've got 15 minutes to go and get yer pie and sit back down, Yes Mr Ender you can go for a widdle but you'll have to be quick"

If anything, having 20 odd "officials" standing in the stairwells is both a fire hazard and health and safety risk. It's alot easier to make an example of a small group, even if there is no real reason for it.

-Esson- - McCann - Tokely - Munro - Gillet - - Proctor - Duncan - - Cox - - Odhiambo - Hayes - - Rooney - Was Gillet injured yesterday? I include McCann as due to extra injury recovery as well as the fact it's in his loan agreement couldnt play yesterday. Reckon we should go more 4-2-1-2-1. Give a bit more in the middle of the park but allow Cox to push forward and support the attacking three with Proctor and Duncan protecting the back 4. Would have Proctor push out to support McCann with Cox dropping back and Hayes helping Gillet when on the defensive.

A much appreciated apology from a hibs fan who like his fellow club supporters have done nothing wrong but has went beyond the call of duty to make it. But only getting a point against the Easter road lot. Bit embarrassing journey North for most I'd suspect.

Alan Gow would in my eyes be perfect. A striker who can play behind the front man and on the left (cover for Foran there). It will probably never happen though and I imagine he'll be a St Mirren player shortly. I'm suprised we didn't sign any of the young centre halves we had on trial as Im pretty sure any could do a better job than Proctor in that position. Jack Ross used to be a pretty good player but at 34 perhaps a touch over the hill. If he was deemed surplus to requirements after a month by Billy Reid, a man who he had played for before at Clyde, then I can only imagine he'd struggle to cut it any longer at the top level. (famous last words no doubt) Odhiambo, Foran, Hayes Sanchez and Blumenstein can all play up front as well as Sutherland. Signing someone who is just an out and out striker, unless he is unproven, would probably cause more problems than it solves IMO but again a left sided attacking mid/ striker might not be a bad shout. I'd like to see Shinnie given a chance on the left though. Free transfers are not restricted by the window if without a club. I wouldn't mind a couple of players on loan. Centre half and a left centre mid maybe?

For a moment there I thought we'd resigned Rory! Give the kid a break! It's his 1st season in the 1st team picture and he's being played out of position. Yes he does need to fill out but again, he's 18. If he tries to bulk up too much now then it will probably be more detrimentle in terms of injuries etc in the future. Im not too bothered about playing people on different wings. It can work and does for Hayes. He can be devastating when cutting in on his left. However surely it would be of more benefit to play a young unseasoned rookie in his best position and let the slightly more experienced Hayes play on the left? Just a thought. Either that or play Shinnie left side as he seems to have a good cross and weighs in with the odd goal. I won't have this pick on young Ross nonsense. It's really not on. He can only work with what he's given and no player was anywhere near good enough yesterday as a team. It really disheartens me when "fans" lay into young prospects like this. No wonder our national game is up feacal creek.

I guess 3 from 9 isn't awful. Most outsiders would have expected us to lose to Celtic and Dundee Utd away whilst would give us a chance against Hamilton at home. To be honest I'd much rather have lost to DUTD and beaten Hamilton as I can't see Utd being in the relegation mix. We are more likely to be. Had to be that wee soap dodger Imrie with one of his 1 in a 1000 30 yard "specials" though didnt it.

Watching the game I thought we were pretty good today. We dominated the 1st half an hour and Mulgrew couldn't cope with Hayes explosiveness. Unfortunately by half time I thought Johnny was looking pretty jaded and was dead on his feet by the hour mark. Did well considering his lack of match fitness. Might have been wise to take him off at least 10 minutes earlier. I thought Nick Ross played pretty well today on his less favoured side. He has no real experience of this or 1st Division level so I thought he performed amicably. Certainly didn't look out of place as what some seem to be suggesting. His passing was in general precise and he showed quic feet in tight spots. Needs to bulk up a little but he's only 18. His only real error was not to react better to Cha Du Ri missing the header but again, with experience, he'll learn to read those situations better. Odhiambo was very bright and alert which caused Celtic problems but his 1st touch was absolutely murder at times and I had to check to see if someone had replaced his head with a 50p because his head must be that shape to have missed the header. You don't get many chances in these games and he had to take that really. I thought McCann played well and got forward at the right times with a few decent crosses into the box. He was however pretty badly at fault for the goal. He stood off and allowed McCourt to cut inside to run along the box. Always show them down the line. After that no one could make a challenge and it was a good finish. Up to then Paddy the Pikey was annonymous. Gillet played well and made some very good tackles and interceptions. Maybe, like Rossco got caught out of position a little but I think he's got the talent to do well here. After our good 1st half display and initial bright start to the 2nd half Celtic began to take over after looking beyond mediocre up until then. And they are title favourites? Really?! McCourt took his goal well and there was a good 15-20 minute spell where I thought we were going to implode. We survived that scare and I thought Sutherland should have been brought on to support Rooney earlier and Hayes off earlier... maybe instead of Ross. After that spell Celtic eased off and had we decided not just to lump everything forward aimlessly we could have given them a nervous finish. In short a good perfomance in the 1st half. A little over ran 2nd half. Can be pretty content and few could argue with the result. As long as we show the same desire for the rest of the season we should not fear anyone. Could do with a left winger. And ?4.5m for Scott Brown. Are you kidding me on?!!!

Bad hygiene, eh? I wouldn't hold it agianst him - the smeg gets the better of most of us from time to time. Bad hygiene, eh? I wouldn't hold it agianst him - the smeg gets the better of most of us from time to time. Have a green dot for making me lol. But you're still a disgusting pig for saying it. :_lol: Yeah credit where credit is due. Taht was a good one. I consider myself owned.

Oh SMEE, Im guessing your having a slow day. Not a great deal to do or are at least in the mist of a large dose of procrastination. Anyway good call on this thread. :_thumbup: My team after some deliberation- - Brown - - Tokely - Dods - Mann - Golabek - - Cowie - Black - - Wilson - Robson - Rankin - - Wyness - Subs- Calder; Munro, Dargo, Christie, Foran Even though Brewster was good as a player he's left such a bad taste in the mouth I couldn't consider him. The likes of Niculae miss out as he was a class player but only showed glimpses of that. Hayes would get in there if it wasn't for Foran and the strength in attack. Duncan just misses out to Christie. They'd be in my squad though(Hayes, Duncan and Niculae). And special mention to: Bayne, He might not have been a regular or goal machine but he always got important ones. Hislop for his winning header to take us up to the SPL 1st time round. Cherry, Esson, Hastings and Ritchie.

I'd like to see Darren Thompson ressurected for us...... as a better player! Love to see Wyness in his prime again, scoring for fun. Darren Dods was the defence master in terms of winning every high ball. Robson was 2nd to none in terms of left mid creativity and goals. I miss Rankin too. He was the 1st real contender as a replacement for Robson and that I can score from any range type has never been replaced. Really hard to nail down 1 player but it really has to be, the one, the only, Bobby Mann, oh or Jim Calder.

Good touch and passing ability but slow as stated. Might benifit from a more central role. A deep lying playmaker in the Pirlo (ok bit of a leap quality comparison wise, but Im talking positionally) mould but he'd need to spend some time in the gym.

Yeah I pointed out that myself. A huge amount of Rangers and Boro players in the squad. I can't really argue with any of them mind, except maybe Broadfoot. If Boyd and Thompson hadn't went to Boro there'd be 9 Gers players in the team by my reckoning. Think it's a bit early for Wilson as a centre half. He's just 18 and whilst should be kept under consideration, should be allowed to work on getting into the Liverpool team. If he does that then he'll merit a squad place. I've always been in 2 minds about Riordan. Whilst he is one of the most natural finishers in the country, he has less of a work ethic than Kris Boyd and none of his physical presence either. Wouldn't mind having another look at Snodgrass and George Boyd, hopefully a B international might be arranged at some point.

Wow, poor Allan really upset you boys. Was it getting drunk and giving the fingers to media that upset you so much, or has he messing with your wives? Yawn, so he made a petulant childish mistake. He's apologised and hopefully learnt from it. Think its about time to get over it. If he's the best available and willing to give his all then Im fine so long as he takes his 2nd chance and doesn't make a mistake like that again. The whole LIFE ban was a joke anyway. It was blown way out of proportion by the tabloid media and the mugs who take it all in. If Levein is happy then so am I. We got over the fact that Gary O'Conner missed the trip to Ukraine and never even bothered to apologise because of "family issues" (out on the **** from what I hear) Everyone makes mistakes in life. Some people take things way too much to heart. All this nonsense about insulting and betraying his nation? Oh c'mon really?! Back on business Im quite satisfied with the Squad. Probably as strong as we can hope for. Suprised to maybe not see Conway or Goodwillie there. And O'Conner has had a good pre season thus far. Bit of a Boro/Gers XI. Reckon it'll line up with: - The "Traitor" - - Hutton - Webster - Berra - Wallace - - D. Fletcher - Thompson - - Brown - - Dorrans - McFadden - - Miller* - *reckon he'll get the nod but him or Flecher would do nicely. Half each. Fletcher needs to get some games under his belt. Boyd is best used against weaker teams for goals and at home. Away we need runners and creativity. Be interesting to see what Craig Levien goes with. He's had alot to say over the last year and I wanna see how we crack on from the Czech game.

Touch early to say with pre season not complete yet perhaps but I'd go- -Esson- - McCann - Tokely - Munro - Gillet - - Duncan - Cox - - Hayes - Odhiambo - Foran - - Rooney - Or if Foran and Hayes aint fit yet (given they haven't really played a pre season game yet) then - Esson - - McCann - Tokely - Munro - Gillet - - Proctor - Duncan - - Odhiambo - Cox - Sanchez/Blumshtein - - Rooney - No idea why anyone would contemplate dropping Esson Reckon Tokely will be playing central alot with Munro and Innes backing up that. Think Gillet will be number 1 Left back this season, reading between the lines of what has been said etc. Duncan and Cox are the number 1 pairing in the middle but perhaps against Celtic it might be both them and Proctor with Cox pushing forward more. Extra man in midfield and all that with Proctor anchoring? If Hayes and Foran are available they really have to play but if not, Sanchez and Blumshtein will probably do a job there. And Odhiambo deserves a start after a fairly impressive pre season in front of goal. Rooney picks himself.

Admire the optimism, but we definitely need to keep our feet on the fround this season or risk being brought crashing back down to earth. I am keeping the feet on the ground, i think around 9th place in the league will be avery good result for us but i think a good cup run is very possible and since the bigger teams tend to feild slightly weeker teams in the CIS cup, i think we can give it a good go ICT tend to put out a weaker team in the CIS cup, never mind just the "big" teams. It's clear that he means the SPL title.

Sorry DC- To confirm it is 3-0 Cox 22', Odhiambo 55' and Tokely 57'

Thats 3-0! Rossco gets in on the act. Get in! 56:19 GOAL - Ross Tokely : Inverness CT 3 - 0 Queens Park Goal scored by Ross Tokely from deep inside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Inverness CT 3-0 Queens Park. Now hopefully I wont click "add reply" then another goal.