jingsmonty

Butcher? NOOOOOOOOO!!! Robbo needs to be heald accountable for our poor form, but as I said in an earlier post, bit early to be talking about 'Robbo out' - although with the caveat that things aren't allowed to fester if there's no improvement in the fairly near future. I'd rather see a younger, ambitious manager coming in, if Robbo went (although some experience would be vital - although we've had rookie managers before, with varying levels of success, now isn't the time for a rookie). Previous ICT managers need not apply....

Definetly time to blood some of the youngsters - not all at once, obviously, but sooner rather than later - some of our squad need the competition for their place!

Not sure, JH has a Scottish Cup on his CV now...!

Definetly - Foran should have walked after the 3-0 humiliation at Hamilton in January

Houston won't come up here-think he was semi-retired when he took the Falkirk job on, only took it due to his attachment to Falkirk).

Very valid point & whilst it could be argued that a lot of these players are Robbo signings, can't help feeling his hands were tied due to the miniscule budget & the difficulty of attracting players north (without the sort of cash that County can splash) - Robbo spoke about this at the open night. Still, at the end of the day, he DID sign a lot of the players & he has to take responsibility for that - far too early to be talking about sacking him though, typical knee-jerk reaction which would leave the club with the same squad & rudderless (without much prospect of attracting a decent gaffer, either).

It's all very well saying 'Robertson out', but then what? We are a struggling championship club, that's where we're at. Hardly an attractive proposition. Problem is (Foran & Brewster 2nd time apart, possibly Yogi) is we've usually changed manager as a result of success - they have moved on. We aren't used to having a manager come in to a dire situation like Robbo has had to deal with - I think anybody coming in this season would have had a hard job. Reduced budgets, making it nigh on impossible to get the best signings & attract them up to the Highlands, amongst other issues. If we had gone down the route that we had gone down before (young manager trying to make a name for themselves), the forum would have been up in arms about how we need experience. After last season with Foran, I wouldn't necessarily disagree with that! We certainly should be questioning signings/tactics, etc, but too early yet to be thinking about changing manager. That time may come yet, as I said before, things need to improve soon - certainly should be thinking seriously if things are still not improved by Christmas..

Keeps playing underperforming players? He dropped Ridgers...

Sensible point of view which mirrors mine - no knee jerk reactions, but a recognition that the performances on the park are nowhere good enough & that things were allowed to fester for too long last season. Christmas sounds about right - time to give the team & Robbo a chance but (hopefully) not so far gone if things don't turn around & changes need to be made.

Think you are right, thought that cards for 'simulation' might be apealable? Guessing not

I remember Stevie Aitken's name being bandied about as a good choice for our manager in the summer - that's looking like it might have been a good move now... Like Council Juice said, I'm grateful for the job Robbo did 1st time around - have some great memories of that period in our history. I'm unconvinced this time around (to say the least) that he will achieve such heights again. Far too early for knee jerk reactions to a bog-awful start to the season..certainly, we persevered too long with Foran last season. Robbo's main problem is that his signings haven't performed (Ridgers springs to mind - there are others too). I would hope that Robbo brings through some promising youth players sooner rather than later, that would be a move in the right direction. We desparately need to get the defence sorted out ASAFP, that's for sure - if it means playing a promising youngster (and I don't mean Eldson!), so be it - Robbo has shown he isn't afraid to make changes (didn't see him dropping Ridgers for OFW, for one), so lets start with the defence - it's leakier than my old garden shed's rotten roof...Warren being suspended, although it sounds like it may be ripe for appeal - not sure, as I wasn't at the game (luckily for me, I was working..), may be an opportunity for a new, young & fresh face. Only area we look half decent in right now is midfield...

I bet the roof will come off both the main & north stands when Aaron's name is next announced on the team lines....

Agree, with Daniel Hoban hot on his heels..

I said this on another thread, but my hope us that some of these players are soon to be pushed for a 1st team slot by the up & coming youth players - can't throw all the youths in at once, obviously, but there are a few players who seem a bit too 'safe', in that they will be playing in the team no matter how sh#*e they were last week. Main worry is the length of deals (Trafford & Seedorf aside, who both look like good prospects) some of these players have been given...but perhaps Robbo feels he can get something extra out of them (which is possible, I suppose)..

Doesn't help that I work with a couple of refuseniks & am pals with another one (who professes undying love for The Sheep - even went to an ICT v Partick game in Inverness...in the away end!).

You don't know what team I used to follow though.....! I wasn't that old when the merger happened (early 20s), so maybe was easier for me to break ties (eventually) & follow my local team...we should all, as proud Invernesians (by birth or location) get behind ICT...the refuseniks still irritate me inordinately!

Main reason I support ICT? To coin a phrase:'is is because I is Invernesian'?! I, like a lot of people pre-1994, supported one of the Inverness Highland league teams (Inverness Thistle, in my case) & a 'big' team (too embarrased to say who they were now...!). After 1994 (I fully supported the merger - I just saw how much my home town deserved to have a team playing in the senior leagues), think a lot of people just wanted to have their 'local team' (go to games, have a laugh, etc) and the 'big team', who won things. I went through a few years of following ICT & a certain other team, but after we played together in a cup tie, I though 'nah, I'm a proud Invernesian - I need to get right behind my local team' - I saw the possibility of us playing in the same league as those ' big teams' ....and we did it & then some! ICT may not have been my 1st footballing live, but they are definetly my true footballing love (despite recent events...)! As for the 'big team' I used to follow? Can't stand them now...

Very eloquently put - couldn't agree more!

Exactly - I don't particularly like the 'Pride of the Highlands' crest either, but it doesn't particulatrly keep me awake at night... Plenty other issues for us to get ourselves in a froth about

Just a though...

I was at that game & we certainly played like they all had the hangover from hell...

Would a loan deal for OFW be a way out? Presumably this would have to wait until January 2018 though .

Rather than a slightly pathetic moan about pizza, I find the fact that the Fortune Tellers found Draper's fitness levels below par - is this an issue with our team or was Ross an isolated case?

Wasn't Usain Bolt partial to chicken mcnuggets? Didn't do him much harm...!

Interesting article - JR needs to sort out this situation once & for all beforev& not let it fester on.