Alex MacLeod

Where does this 'temporary' stand come from. These stands are far from temporary.

Ross, Sutherland, Shinnie, Morrison......are they not the product of our youth system.

Agree with Gordie. I think the Director of Football has been done away with. There is no mention of the position on the official website nor in last years accounts.

Mr Butcher do you remember your words at the relegation ball. "If only I had a team of Ross Tokely's". Like everyone else I believe Rossco could have done us proud for another season. On the point of loanee's is it not the case that often they dont cost anything as the club loaning them out does so for development purposes much as we are paying Gavin Morrison to go to Iceland. The one problem with loanee's though is that they generally aren't available for pre-season.

Hey look on the bright side Alex the above predicament of the club will bring back memories of supporting your club in the so called great days of yore you keep harping on about Thistle all end in tears Dougal Dont think you'll ever find a post where I harped on about the great days of yore.

People, people, people, no need to bring in the bitchiness. Everyone has a viewpoint but some are not seeing the big picture. It doesn't matter if its Butcher or Baker at the helm. The fact is we cant afford the calibre of player we need for this league. Christ, if we cant afford to keep Rossco, and I'd wager he was on not much more than a grand a week, then we cant afford to be in the market. For the last few seasons we've had to find financial bale-outs of 1/4 million just to make ends meet. I predict this club will be back in the lower leagues and part time in the not too distant future. Nobody has money to invest and gates are dropping. There are no assets to mortgage and the level of interest for football in the Highlands does not match the national average per head of population.

Murray may not have one a 'slam' but he's gotten further than any other Brit in recent years. Dont see him winning this time either. He has to come up against, possibly, the best tennis player ever in Nadal to reach the final.

The current situation is not of Butchers making. This club has no money. We cant afford to be in this league. When we came into the SPL it was reported that we'd need an average gate of 4500 to break even. Gates have dropped and costs have gone up since then. The dream that full stadiums would happen on a regular basis did not come to fruition so we are skint.

What is a good offer by ICT standards. Press reported during the week that £2000 a week was the Aberdire offer.

Johndo you need a holiday. All I read into starchiefs post is all the various comments made by many posters on here since Butcher took over.

Isn't it rather strange that Celtic and Rangers are going to be sheduled to play at home on that date. Must be the first time in the history of the SPL that the police have allowed such a thing.

How would you suggest subsidising that gamble? Overdraft? Dont pay the taxman? Chuck the bills in the bottom drawer? Administration? CVA? Liquidation? Newco?

While I would also like to see longer contracts being handed out I think we have to accept that with the current financial state of Scottish football coupled with the wider economic situation that we will not be seeing any players (unless they have a proven track record) being offered longer deals. Having said that I cannot see us being able to afford any players with a proven track record, so I recon it will be one year deals for the time being. On the topic of new faces and having no money, I think that Rangers should be made to give us one of their young players in place of the £40,000 they owe us... seems fair. No thanks..........some of us still remember the one they gave us a few years ago.

Suppose I'll need to think about changing my signature

story here: http://ictfc.com/new...are-on-the-way- This season really is a make or break season for us IMO and we really need to assemble a squad capable of firstly remaining in the SPL but also hopefully challenging for mid-table. Talking to players under contract?? Think league of Ireland is coming into mid season transfer window. Window opens tomorrow in Kenya and I think France season finishes soon. I suppose also that some players may be contracted in UK till end August.

Gavin comes back at end June so why leave him out?

Butcher has stated that he has players in mind but is giving those being offered deals at the club the chance to respond. If that is the case then I expect we will see things happening from now on in.

For me worrying doesnt start till the first game of the season. Close season is normally for bitching and banter. Sadly this close season seems to be for negativity.

The one for tougher rules that will mean rangers will be deducted a third of the points they earned this season next season? Only if they are still in administration at the start of next season. That wont happen though because they will not still be in admin. There's more liklihood of them being a Newco allowed into SPL without penalty.

Thats the one

What we all have to remember, when blaming Butcher for anything and evrything, is that its the youth coaches who recommend any promotions. They are the people who see, not only the players ability but his attitude. An example......Ian Vigurs.....Excellent player with delusions of granduer. Trust me I know how he has portraid himself and all he has said about where he should be playing. Same guy, if w believed all that he spouts, has one again signed for County. quote..."my Ian is so good he has asked me if I could live abroad". Please dont question the source......suffice to say his bideein is from Perth. That attitude is probably why Vigurs was let go. That attitude is unhealthy if you are a youth trying to make the big time. I'll say to anyone who wants to make it. You are never bigger than the club. You are never bigger than the managers but if you keep your nose clean and you have the ability then you can have greatness. Remember that the coaches are trying to help you.........not the other way around.

Theres also a wee Irish bar up a lane on Market street that does a cracking pint of the black stuff

Maybe, while on holiday Hayes has decided to stay but agent, looking for a decent fee for himself, has negotiated anyway.

Perhaps the reason is that many are on holiday at the moment. Players can be signed in three minutes. We still have over three weeks to pre-season.

Sorry Luke but this clubs chairman was one of the eleven who passed the new regulations today.