Council Juice

That vid makes me a little sad. All those good players. All those good times. :tonguecheek:

I'd have Dargo in for Wyness. Bit quicker and different to Niculae. And swap Rankin and Black over. I'd have Brown. He was excellent for us. Wasn't perfect. Not saying that Esson hasn't been a great signing. But for me, just have Brown in over him.

This is already on non ICT. View generally seems to be. We all love him but not sure if it would be practical and a centre half should be priority.

Thats what made it even worse. Juve liked what they saw and gave him a contract. I think I would cry if he signed for ICT. Unhappy tears. If George Burley thought Kirk Broadfoot was limited, he'd love Jonathan Zebina.

That sums it up perfectly for me. As a fan and remembering the good times it seems a great idea but when thinking about it, its a luxury we probably cant afford. I really dont know how good he would be now. A no on Camara. No better than what we already have. And with him there is no real connection. So its all head thought there. My only worry, and it will probably happen, is one of our rivals will sign Wyness and he'll be the thorn in our side.

Is Imrie out of contract at the end of the season as well? cripes!

I do get what CTID is getting at. It is quite alarming that attendances could dwindle that much. It seems fair enough that alot of people may not be able to go but to lose that many puts the frightners on. It would be more alarming if home attendances were to tumble in that manner as that would be revenue loss for the club. As long as the 75 fans travelling south make up for their absent fellow supporters the best they can then I think thats good enough for the short term. If people are stuggling to afford it, or make the time, it only takes for promotion challengers to be mid table to make that decision easier to stay at home rather than travelling to Airdrie etc. I can understand that. The most important thing is that when we are there we back the team. Get behind them and make some noise.

I'd love for something to be sorted. He's settled into that defence well and he also offers a big goal threat for a defender at set pieces.

Yeh I know what you mean mate, he must be an excellent trainer/brown noser because I've never seen him have a good game... tbh there has been a few players that have played for Milan and the Azzuri, who have flattered to deceive or to quote Carlos Tevez "A boot licker" All he seems to do is disrupt play and not even that well. Seedorf must have something to have done as well as he has. Nothing in particular stands out skill wise but he does have a very good footballing brain. And I think everyone thought Sivestre was an odd one. I remember another player playing in Italy in Jonathan Zebina for Roma. I cant fathom how he got a game for a top flight Italian side. I cant even remember a game where he didn't make an error of some sort, usually leading to a goal against.

I'd love to have him back, and I reckon he could do a job for us. Though Im not sure how much of that is sentiment for a player I admired alot when he was here and thought Brewster treated him shoddily. And when I think about it, up front isn't really a problem area. Defence, centre mid perhaps are the areas of the team that need strengthened and even then another loan as cover may be worth a try over getting someone in permanently. The left back slot does need sorting however we have 3 and its not very good handling of resourses to get another one in unless we cut 2 loose. Which we probably cant afford to do anyway.

Hey I beat you to this! no fair! Merge may be in order eh.

Just read in the ever reliable Metro, that Gus has told Wyness that if he wants more regular football then he would be allowed to find himself another club. Given his proven track record in the 1st division, would it be worth moving Barrowman on and bringing in Wyness? He came back before so its not like its a hoodoo thing. The only problem may be his wages.

Agreed. Remembering the likes of Baresi, Maldini et al is becoming a distant memory. They definitely missed Nesta. If the game had been a week later he would have been available. I wouldn't say Seedorf is a defensively minded player. But after his introduction he was only effective for about 10 minutes before Cambiasso snuffed him out. But starting with Gattuso, Ambrosini and Pirlo leaves alot of work for Ronaldinho. Both having to link with Borriello and makes the runs from midfield, neither of which he did to much effect. I dont rate Ambrosini all that highly. Granted he's a good solid squad player to have but it seems odd how he's ahead of someone like Flamini. Is Pato injured at present?

I didnt even realise they had really missed out on Dzeko. Is he not still favouring a move to the Rossonieri?

Ac have alot of players at the club who are in the twilight of their careers now. And they missed the commanding influence of the more and more injury prone Nesta at the back. Borriello is a decent striker but he's not in the Milan class. They've had him for years but kept loaning him out or co-owning him. The likes of Seedorf, Jankalovski, Inzaghi, Favalli(i think his name is) have had their day. Gattuso, Pirlo, Beckham, Ronaldinho, Nesta, Ambrosini are all part of the 30+ group now and whilst there is no substitute for experience they need some fresh blood. You'd think the likes of Huntelaar and Flamini would have supplied that but for various reasons have either not settled or been out the team. Rossi is a legend but had been well passed his best for years and he was still there. He probably still is.

somebody took a fairly tame shot early on and he screamed his name like he had had a very pleasurable(on his part anyway) trouser accident. I was actually worried what might happen when people scored. I think I missed the penalties. I was drifting in and out of the game.

22 goals conceded in 18 games for a team like Stoke... I doubt James competed with that tally last season at Pompey Mark Yeates [Middlesbrough - Sheffield United] Undisclosed He just moved to Middlesbrough at the start of the season, I thought he was decent as well ... Strachan obviously not a fan A good record yes but Stoke in general have a fairly big solid back line. And they're a physical bunch who dont really concede. But I wouldnt say Sorensen is the key to that.

He seemed genuinely suprised that after 2 and a half minutes there was no score. I was thinking Jeez its not Basketball! Or "there goes the starting whistle" the what? really?! i mean really?!!

I can totally empathise with this sentiment. It started for me much earlier. I've always been a bit of an armchair follower anyway. Or part timer. But since we got promoted and games in general started getting more expensive I just stopped really going to games full stop. And away games were much more available to me given my location. I had Hibs and Hearts in my city and could have attended those games but both those clubs charge a fortune. I used to be able to get through to Glasgow, watch ICT play, back and it was still cheaper than an Edinburgh brief. I keep telling myself that Im going to improve but have yet to do so. But as RiG says, football isn't the priority in my life to go and see the team play.

Yep, Manny, for me Sanchez is a creative force, but still has improving to do. Needs to be played in the right way. Agree with that comments, I love it how he gets dropped by some for not doing much, well again IMO that Esson chaps the same, just stands in the box and doesnt really do much...... I think Sanchez clearly has talent but like alot of our squad is a touch rough around the edges. I wouldn't say he merits being dropped. And I agree totally regarding Esson. Cant remember last time he popped up with a goal.

Oh thats easy... the last 3. I think nowadays people are less willing to spend money on the things they realise they can do without. Add to the fact "its this time of year" ticket prices are more expensive than they used to be (in general) food, fuel all more expensive. I wish I was 14 again. Cheap trains/buses and cheap football. Trust me, your friend has it lucky at 14.

I remember Dida used to be a fairly good penalty stopper. But given his stature (as Craig Burley said "something like 6 foot 6") he should able to save a fair few. He didn't even appear to attempt for that free kick. Its something Milan have lacked for years is a good dependable 'keeper. Abiatti is erractic. Sometimes good sometimes ridiculously bad. And then they had a Kalec - the number 3 Oz keeper. An older guy - Rossi I think. None of them are really any good though. Then you look across the City(in the sense its the other team) and they've had an abundance of top keepers. Paliuca, Peruzzi, Toldo and now Julio Cesar. Inter were superb with 10 men. It was another tactical masterclass from Mourinho.

Crazy, just kicked off. I hate the american commentary.

True dat. Its relative to the money in the game. The players are the cattle or the goods.

Its because Italian football realises people can have fun and not nesscessarily be dangerous. Good game. Had a feeling that Julio Cesaer would save Rons pen. Wes Snjeider was ace until he decided to show his admiration of the ref. Dont know what Dida was doing for the free kick. It was well taken and on target but almost right at him and he never even dived for it. I've never really rated him.