Alex MacLeod

People, long standing players eventually become too old to be competitive in the top division.

Going to be a bit contravesial here but NO Butcher is not to blame. The blame lies at the low fanbase. The lack of funds. The state of Scottish football. And the state of britian as a whole. Running a successfull football team needs money. The sugar daddies are few and far between. The fanbase is falling. The sponsors are tightening their belts and the whole country is fekked up. Add it all together and we, the humble citizens, cant afford our recreational hobbies.

I wasn't sure and could find no info. I thought he'd signed for us as an apprentice. I know he signed first team in July 09 and went out on loan to Elgin Jan 10.

Transfer window doesn't officially open till July 1st. My understanding on such things is that we could sign players within our own association just now butmust wait to July 1st to sign across borders.

Maybe his phone was hacked

Hogg is a player who will see signing on as repaying a debt. He is very thankful of the compassion and support he's recieved from ICT and the fans and will want to make ammends. Hogg and Warren as centre backs??

I think that in the last three or four years our standard has dropped dramatically. I watch games from all the televised leagues and, from the lower english leagues I see teams go out and have a go. They try and win games. What I see for the majority of the SPL games is a defend and panic attitude. Teams are not going out to have a go. They are going out to defend, defend, defend. Look at the number of teams that are going out with one striker. Why? Because there isn't a confidence in puting on a show. There's just a constant fear. Whether thats down to the standard of player or the standard of coach I dont know but we are at a very low standard.

Its all a bit confusing but I see no mention in the linked article of Rangers taking action against the SFA. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11781/7794238/Rangers-consider-options

My understanding is that Green has indicated that the club may go back to the court of session to ask for the original sanction to be nulled or to have the courts decision reversed and Rangers accept the original punishment. The administrators did not read the rule book prior to taking action and all at Rangers are now very fearful that punishment meted out under FIFA guidelines could be a lot worse than suffering a year of no signings. Not just for Rangers but for Scottish football as a whole. I think they now realise that their actions could affect the clubs in european competition and they need to reverse that possibility.

And just what is his standard? Have you seen him play? The fact is the SPL standard has dropped so much its probably on a parr with the Conference.

They finished 19th in BS Conference Premier.

Aye but we rescued him at a very young age. Dont think he ever played first team for them.

Barrowman has been told he can find a new club Barrowman has being heavily linked with the gypos across the bridge So they'd take him back after leaving them twice? Must be desperate.

Aye lets look at Fort William and Wick. Maybe even yon Speyside Thistle team that Marty Wares has affiliations to.

Ronaldo, as well as a restuarant and banqueting suite McDairmid has nine conference suites. They also provide all the electronics etc necessary for a conference. They have all weather pitches and they have an easy link to the roads network. I dont believe there are many clubs with all those facilities and it shows the foresite they had when Asda built it for them. As for the guy at the door selling season tickets. I'm sure that could be made to happen if you want to volunteer your free time. ICT ice cream?? That would be a first.

I'm quite sure there are good footballers come through the League of Wales just as there are through Highland league / Div 3.

That is another positive at Perth. There is a business club affiliated to the football club. They are a group of local business people who do what they can within their business's and social circles to help the club both financially and by providing services. As CD says though the St Johnstone infrastructure is very different to ours. The facilities are far superior to what we have and are used on a daily basis.If only I could get that Euromillions jackpot this week.

Looking at their accounts to 31st May 2011 they are actually a fairly well off club. Cash in bank = £1,095,904. Liabilities = £498,895. Assets = £1,842,945. Net Worth = £1,952,514. They have a very successful lottery that builds up a decent jackpot very quickly. Last weeks winner scooped £16,500. Tickets are sold in every pub in perth as well as a number of shops. They also have a very successful banqueting and conferencing business. All of which was built into the stadium they got for free. They make money from renting out their all weather pitches and have a constant stream of people dining at the stadium every day.

Yeh but its all geared up to meet Nadal in semi-final and I honestly dont think there is anyone out there who can beat him in the form he's in at the minute.

Bear in mind also that the difference between 10th and 7th (our position last season) is around £180,000. St Johnstone dont have much better marketing than us. The difference with them this season is they finished 4 places above us giving them £240,000 extra. They are also budgeting on getting a few extra quid from a european tie.

The only thing your links prove dougal is that at least one person living in Inverness supports Aberdeen and runs a website and another does the same for County. As for County having a bigger support. That wont happen simply because they will find themselves in exactly the same situation as ICT. When the novelty wears of the support will fall.

Has he done his coaching badges and would Andy MacLeod not object?

almost?????????? and you missed the a.

Barcelona will not sign any player to first team under 18 because they believe that to be the best age to start their intigration into first team football. Even then only a very select few make it to starting 11. Do we have any youths that are capable of the step up? Because that is the key. They have to be of a mature enough body and mind to go straight from youth to top flight otherwise they could be harmed physically and mentally.

If there was ever a post highlighting the lack of season tickets purchased to date this is it When the club shop resorts to pleading requests it's a fair indication that things aren't too rosey in the garden Dougal Christ dougal must everything be negative in you eyes. Do you not think that maybe the club shop are just reminding people that time is running out for early bird deals? Just as they have done every other season.