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On 8/9/2018 at 2:13 PM, ictchris said:

Aberdeen would the obvious choice.

Who has all had testimonials with the club?  Ross Tokely, Roy McBain and Grant Munro are the ones I can recall.  Did Russell Duncan get one?

Russel Duncan & Grant Munro had a joint testimonial...I remember it well!

7 hours ago, Kingsmills said:

I know that he had a testimonial many years ago but can the club please look into organising a benefit match for his family ? I am sure that the ground would be well filled whatever the opposition.

What a fantastic idea, Kingsmills...I, for one, would love to see this happen.

Alan Hercher will never be forgotten....taken far too soon at a shockingly young age.

I spotted Ryan Christie in the Eastgate Centre last week, but I'm not holding my breath for a return...!

On 6/19/2018 at 12:12 PM, mcdonnell761 said:

So....duty rumour is Nick Ross has been seen in Inverness. Corroborated by several independent witnesses. Anyone willing to confirm or speculate?

Ah, it's the time of the year for the obligatory 'Nick Ross spotted in Inverness' thread...

20 hours ago, Yngwie said:

Good signing! Interesting that we have “agreed terms with Celtic” to get him. Hard to imagine that we would pay anything more than a nominal fee. Maybe a sell on clause instead?

Hope so...look at how Dundee Utd managed to get a substantial amount of cash from the sell on clause they had when Andy Robertson was sold on.

It does make you wonder how Robbo would have done with the budget that Yogi & Foran had....that's a pointless 'What If?' question, I know...

Good to sign Jamie McCart on a permanent deal...a known quantity & a decent signing with plenty of potential.

It shows one of the reasons Robbo was appointed this time around...he knew the club & took an interest in it, so he was, no doubt, well aware of McCart from his previous loan spell...

4 hours ago, Laurence said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SepdQNv_Bs

 

Or to play when we score

I know there are (c) problems but maybe that can be sorted

No. Just No. 

Maybe get Mark Ridgers to ask his brother to do a funky remix, though.....

It says a lot for the way we ended last season, that our manager is being touted for a Premier league job (less so about how we started last season, mind you ).

1 hour ago, bdu98196 said:

If Robbo is interested, then it indicates the lack of respect he has for those who took him back to the club after such a long time out. Although it was an 'old pals' network that got him the role, there was significant risk with a guy out of active management for so long - and while towards the end of the season we saw positives, lets not forget the first 12 games we were honking only for the next 12 to improve by shutting up shop and preventing goals being conceded - we still weren't scoring much!!!!

With the St Mirren & Livi jobs available I'm surprised by the levels of candidates linked in the press - most of which are bigger names than Robbo but I'm assuming he he would appeal due to his ability to accept and work with small budgets plus he'd probably be cheaper option than the 'names'.

 

 

 

I think we are reading too much into this...think the papers are on a fishing expedition, personally!

I'd be suprised if Robbo left - once bitten, twice shy & all that....maybe if Craig Levien wants him as Hearts head coach, but Robbo lives up here, for one thing...I don't see the Livvy job as being that attractive to him, to be honest.

17 minutes ago, ictchris said:

Can't say I know that much about White but he has a decent record in this division previously with Livingston.

Here is a shaky YouTube video of some of his goals from Livingston.

 

Seems like a good solid signing...as much as I rate Austin & Oakley as a partnership, we can't rely solely on them...or Daniel Mackay either (who I rate highly as well).

We need cover & competition for positions.

2 hours ago, Kingsmills said:

Maybe so but they are in the Premiership and, as a result, will have over a million pounds more than us to spend next season.

That said, I suspect that he will stay even if he is offered the job which itself is, in my view, unlikely.

I can't see it - he left us last time for Hearts, who I think would be the only club he would leave Inverness for. Once bitten, twice shy!!

He lives up here, after all too....

Would agree that Livvy wouldn't be an attractive proposition for Robbo...personally, I see it as a positive reflection on the job he did last season (atrocious start notwithstanding) & the squad he is building here, for peanuts, that he's been linked with a Premier league job!

1 hour ago, Fraz said:

I believe that relegation clauses are standard. Usually around 20-25%.

Or so I'm told.

If that is the case, then it makes the club's conduct look even more suspect

31 minutes ago, RiG said:

The club can't afford to pay players off otherwise the likes of OFW and Raven would have been gone long ago.

The ball may well be in Warrens court but only after we've very publicly made it clear we really don't want him to be here anymore. Not exactly a great way to treat a long serving player.

It's symptomatic of the way the club was ran under the previous board....unfair that guys like Gary Warren should have to be forced out as a result. 

Yes, he was given a long contract which, I presume, didn't contain a relegation clause. You can hardly blame Gary for signing it!  

This is the same group of people that thought giving Richie Foran a 4 year contract as a rookie manager was a good idea, don't forget!

I don't have a problem with the club saying to Gary "look, if you get a move to another club that suits you & your family, we won't ask for a fee & will let you go for free", but I DO have a problem with the club going public &, basically, forcing him out - it's a pretty shoddy way to treat a long serving player & captain, who would, clearly, run through a brick wall for the jersey!

Said it before, but I feel that Gary still has a role to play at the club, even other than as a player. He's a great example to the kids on how working hard will bring you success.

1 hour ago, Adamskibeats said:

I see Nick Ross has left Sepsi in Romania......

 

#LookingBackwards 

Would he improve the team as it stands? I'm not sure he would...maybe a bit of overseas experience may have been a good thing for his game, I'm not sure?

Jury out on this one for me....

Me too - as I said on the other Gary Warren thread, I think he has a lot to offer us - not necessarily just as a player. Given the fact he has had to work hard, playing non-league football, etc, he's a great example of what hard work can achieve & I always saw him moving into a coaching role, over time (a bit like Ryan Esson has done).

13 minutes ago, Alan Simpson said:

Just renewed the now a card system what's the script with that unmanned turnstiles? Hope I still get my 2 yo in for fcuk all! Speaking to Collin Seedorf in the shop what a kwl guy hope he gets sorted with a decent gig for nxt season 

Didn't realise Collin Seedorf was still in Inverness, to be honest...

On 5/30/2018 at 10:20 PM, bdu98196 said:

He is well within his rights to sit and see out his contract which is legally binding and was agreed by the club. He has no obligation to look for another club or walk away. This is going to be another embarrassment same as Raven last season who was cast out then brought back and OFW who was in and out like the hokey-cokey. For a club that is known to struggle with recruitment of established players or those experienced from elsewhere in Scotland doing such business in public will not go un-noticed.

Refresh is acceptable, as is removing  'deadwoood' and under-achievers but it all has to be done the right way. If the club want GW out then pay off his contract or reach a settlement mutually agreeable, otherwise have the discussions behind closed doors and keep it that way - with those who are brave enough to make these calls need to be aware that if GW stays they need to get back to the table and maximise what he can bring to the club in whatever capacity can be accommodated and agreed.

That's my thoughts in a nutshell....we, as a club, never seem to be good at this sort of thing...

On 5/30/2018 at 12:01 PM, ictchris said:

People always hark back to former players because we are fans, not scouts.  Most normal people don't have the time or inclination to compile in depth knowledge of available players within our budget range.

I'd agree with that,  most players that would be instantly recognisable to me would either be ex-players or players we couldn't afford...

I'm not against re-signing players, but only on the basis of what they can offer us NOW, rather than what they did previously....&, as I said elsewhere in this thread, only if they fit into our current wage structure. Re-signing players does work sometimes (Wyness, Vigurs), but it's more often that not, not the best way to build a squad..

Far more likely that Robbo would go for younger, unproven players who can get a chance & have something to prove. 

I renewed yesterday...can't go to every game (as I work 2 out of 3 Saturdays), but it's my way of supporting the club, even when I can't go

1 hour ago, caleyboy said:

 

 

i would like to see Gary Warren here next season

Me too - I think he still has a lot to offer & not just as a player...he'd be a great coach, as someone who has had to work hard to get to where he's at now.

4 hours ago, Alan Simpson said:

If a former player was willing to return specially if he's better than what wev currently got then why not an obsession in these threads with people dissing former players! 

Each transfer should be assessed on a player by player basis, whether they've played for us before or not..

As for Tansey, yes, he was a great player - sometimes. He coasted for most of our relegation season....not 100% sure I'd want him back, wasn't very impressed with what he said immediately after our last Premier league game when we went down.....

2 hours ago, mikeyrob73 said:

what is it with always looking backwards? Robbo has actually had time to look at players that are needed this year instead of a rush job

Definetly! Last year, I think the priority was to get a team - any team - onto the park. I really wasn't suprised by our terrible start.

I'd like to think, with a fairly settled squad & a couple of cost effective additions, along with some Youth players (Daniel Mackay has certainly shown talent already), that the way we finished last season will be more indicative of where we're at, rather than the start!

Most of Robbo's signings have been effective & the ones that haven't been, are away.

4 hours ago, Kingsmills said:

Probably the best we've been provided for as far as forwards are concerned for five years.

I don't know about that, I'd include Billy Mckay (1st time around) & Marley Watkins in that, but certainly an effective pairing nonetheless

That's a new Away top bought, along with a season ticket renewal....

2 minutes ago, Eagle4Caley said:

Bell had a very good start I thought, and he scored 7 goals up to the New Year and he was getting a fair number of plaudits from posters on here (he was one of the bright spots in a poor start)....sure, he went off the boil a bit, but he'll only be 22 in July and has plenty of development to go, surely we don't write someone off for a temporary loss of form, when the overall signs are good

Very fair point - not all of out players have been consisrently good from the get go...Wyness & Billy Mckay (1st time around) spring to mind.

Agree that Bell is worth retaining...