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well, according to the Beeb anyway.... Wyness returns A place on the bench maybe?

I sent a rather sarcastic e-mail to Setanta sports yesterday which, basically, thanked them for spoiling my planned weekend in the highlands. Here's what I wrote:- I'm a football fan who likes to watch live football. Now, because of work commitments I can not always get to games each week to watch my team - Inverness Caledonian Thistle. I get ONE weekend off work every FOUR weeks and would usually look forward to a trip up North. I was planning on going up for the scheduled game against Aberdeen on SATURDAY 4th Nov. I now see that, to satisfy TV viewers and Setanta Sports that the fixture has been moved to MONDAY 6th Nov'. I'd just like to say thanks a lot for ruining my weekend away. Money rules and TV rules eh!? You people really arn't clued up in the lives of football supporters and probably care even less. Yours disgusted and upset. Now, I wasn't expecting a reply to my winging, moaning, disgruntled rant but I did. Here's what bollox they had to say:- In response to your e-mail I can confirm that it was not our decision to move this game it was on direction from the SPL and the police who have advised that this fixture should be moved to the Monday evening for safety issues. If there is anything further I can assist with, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours sincerely Karen Robertson Setanta Sports Customer Services So, from that then, what I can read is Saturday football in Inverness is unsafe and all fixtures should now be moved to Monday. As you can see from that bollox of a reply is wasn't the decission of Setanta but it was "on direction from the SPL and the police...". What a load of bollox that is. Spread the word folks - football is unsafe on a Saturday afternoon. Feck off Setanta and SPL - may the hairs on your backsides turn into bicycle spokes and back-pedal up your ersehole.

A sure case for a legitimate claim I'd say.

Aye..but only because yer feckin mobility scooter wont make it up them feckin hills....may the channels on your TV fail and get stuck on East-feckin-enders. :016: :016:

It does my feckin' head in all this TV bollox. Its bad enough trying to get folk to go to the TCS in the first place without moving the ruddy fixture. The SPL and Setanta have a lot to answer for here. As has been said, its the paying football fan who has, again, got to suffer for the money bags and greedy bosses in the ranks of the SPL. Football is a spectator sport not a feckin soap opera. I've just sent a sarcastic e-mail to Setanta thanking them for ruining my weekend - doubt I'll get a reply and I'm not even expecting one. Oooooooooh I'm so feckin mad..... :008: :008: :008: :008: :008: :008: :008: :008: :008:

Oh fer fecks sake not again....bang goes another weekends trip up for the footy. Feck it...I'm off to Nuneaton Borough. Hey Setanta - shove yer TV where the feckin sun don't shine. :008: :008: :008:

But Benfica lost 1-0 Harry - it doesn't work. :011:

NO :008:

...from the nutters. Nutter

FANtastic over without doubt. Will they be taking the mini bus or will there be enough for a big bus? It seems a shame that wee clubs like this are prepared to do this kind of thing for their supporters but the bigger club can't. Good luck Albion Rovers. Maybe some ICT fans would like to go along and support them!! :004:

It's going to be a tough one to call. We haven't won at home in the SPL this season and they haven't lost away in the SPL this season. I hope the guys are up it no matter what and that Blackie can keep his cool - there is no doubt he'll be in for some rough treatment in a effort to get him sent off.

Nice match report. Big crowd too by the look of it from the photo....and Denzil was playing... :010:

£15 ??? I'm sure I never paid that price for a new one when it came out. :010:

CC's comment on BBC Sport web-site: "He has something to prove and is delighted at this chance. "We'll need to work on his fitness, but his experience can be a help to us." I respect CC's judgement on this and always will, after all, he is in a much better position than me to say who's good and who isn't. To Gary I say welcome to the family of ICT and sincerley hope things work out well for all concerned. ...right....back to my fence... :006: :004:

Petrov - what a complete Bellend he is. Maybe I should take a trip down to Villa park in an ICT shirt, that could be worth the entrance fee alone.

Frightening to death I shouldn't wonder. Gary McSwegan

Just checked the calendar and it's definately September 1st and not April 1st :009: McSwegan?... maybe I shouldn't have thrown my boots away years ago as there seems to be hope for me yet. WTF? :007: :007:

Thanks Alex. (I'm not going really you know.... :004: :004: :004:)

Or, to keep the Yankie theme of things... Invernessie Monsters FC. :015:

I'll second that.

Well! Have we decided yet...19th or 20th?....come on, come on, a boy needs to know...stop pussying around....gizza date...go on, go on...gizza date... :003: :001: :015: :004: :006: :010:

Hmmm, fair point there Kingkojak...them yanks is as soft as shyte. Hope we don't push it too far though - i'd hate us to be sponsored by Mac-piggin'-Donalds... :015:

The secret is not to tell anyone I'm going (except Mrs G of course).... :004: :004: :004: Just want it to be Tuesday night because I can get the NPL updated before I go to work Thursday morning... :004: :004: :004: :004: :004: :004: :004: :001:

I'd wager there's more Inverness support in England than there ever will be in the piggin' States. Can't quite see what this USA biz is all about as the Yanks have as much interest in 'soccer', as they call it, as we do in piggin' Rounders. I'm off to sit on the fence again - but the view is getting cloudier by the minute... :009:

Could someone pull some strings up there to get this tie played on the Tuesday? Fanx.