Alex MacLeod

Ryan Babtie may have potential but I doubt he will ever fully fill Shinnie's boots. I dont know. The one thing Baptie has going for him is commitment so he could well be the next GS

Played 18 Won 12 and drawn 2. 5pts of the top is hardly what I'd call a stuttering start to the season.

Daily Star and pinch of salt

Has been doing his badges for a while now and has also been helping out with coaching at TCS. Indeed I recall an article a month or so ago where Hughes stated Richie would be next Inverness manager. To have an outsider come to our club with a desire to stay for the long haul shows that Inverness and Inverness CT must be something special.

From here http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/scottish/gossip/ Graeme Shinnie's agent has revealed the left-back will leave Inverness Caledonian Thistle this summer, having turned down a new contract offer. (Star)

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/owen-coyle-emerges-leading-contender-4606244?utm_content=buffera0b01&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

And we should not forget these souls either http://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/nov/14/firstworldwar.uk

The following is taken from SPFL website Tuesday 11th November 2014 Elgin City meet Annan Athletic tonight in a League 2 match at Borough Briggs, aiming to move off the foot of the table. Here are 10 things you might not know about the Moray club. 1 Elgin were elected to the senior ranks of Scottish football in 2000, alongside Highland League rivals Peterhead. Unlike the Blue Toon, Elgin have never made it out of the fourth tier. 2 Their best season since they joined the SFL came in 2011/12 under manager Ross Jack, when Elgin finished in fourth place but then lost to Albion Rovers in the play-offs. 3 Elgin have had 11 managers since joining the senior ranks, with seven permanent appointments and four caretaker roles, including former Scotland striker John Robertson, who was in charge for one game earlier this year. The managers have been Alex Caldwell (2000–02), Harry McFadden (2002–03, caretaker), David Robertson (2003–05), Jamie McKenzie (2005–06, caretaker), Brian Irvine (2006) Graham Tatters (2006–07, caretaker), Robbie Williamson (2007–08), David McConnachie (2008–09, caretaker), Ross Jack (2009–2014), John Robertson (2014), Barry Wilson (2014–). 4 Former Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Aberdeen and Peterhead manager Steve Paterson was in charge of Elgin in season 1989/90 when the Black and Whites won the treble of Highland League, Qualifying Cup and North of Scotland Cup. 5 Elgin had an impressive Scottish Cup run in 1959/60, when Forfar were defeated 5-1, with a home tie against Celtic being their reward. Over 11,000 fans filled Borough Briggs and Elgin almost caused a shock when Willie Grant put them ahead but Celtic grabbed two goals in the last six minutes to win through. The Glasgow side also met Elgin in 1967 and defeated them 7-0, just three months before beating Inter Milan in the European Cup final. 6 Elgin City had the tallest footballer in Britain on their books from 2010 to 2014. Six foot, 10 inch striker Paul Millar played in over 70 games and scored 15 times before leaving for Formartine United in the summer. 7 Former Scotland striker John McGinlay was transferred from Elgin City to Shrewsbury Town in 1989 for £25,000.McGinlay then went on to star for Bolton Wanderers and played in 13 internationals for Scotland. He scored four goals, including the winner in a World Cup qualifier against Sweden in 1996. 8 Manager Barry Wilson had a near 25-year playing career that started off at Ross County and saw spells at Southampton, Raith Rovers, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Livingston, Queen of the South, Peterhead and the Borough Briggs side. Wilson scored a last-minute equaliser for Elgin against Clyde when he was their player/assistant manager, just 16 days after turning 40. 9 In 1909 Elgin moved into their second home of Station Park but during the First World War the pitch was ploughed up to grow crops. When organised football resumed, the club was homeless and, after playing at Cooper Park on a temporary basis, City moved into their current Borough Briggs ground in 1921. 10 Elgin were formed in 1883 and two years later gained membership of the Highland Football League. They marked their debut with a 7-2 win over Inverness side Citadel at Milnfield. RC (Bob) Hamilton, scored four goals. He subsequently joined Rangers and won the first of his 11 Scotland caps in March 1899. Craig Stewart Read more at http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/10-things-about-elgin-city/

Does he have one?

Head to head v St Mirren = 24 wins, 14 draws, 9 defeats. Head to head v Falkirk = 10 wins, 8 draws, 21 defeats. Head to head v Ross County = 22 wins, 11 draws, 11 defeats Head to head v Celtic = 6 wins, 5 draws 27 defeats Stats from soccerbase and I cant be errsed looking at more

Maybe Shinnie will just need to do what others have done.................scrutinise his birth lineage.

From Toby

I think there's a lot more to Elgins woes than Barry can fix. Wyness and Andrews are well past it and the rest of the squad is made up of mostly youngsters released by ICT. Apart from reaching the play-offs in 11/12 under Ross Jack Elgin have been constantly at the bottom half of SFL3 / SPFL2. Perhaps they are one club who should never have left HFL. I'm sure Barry and Graeme Bayne do all they can to coach this team but think saving them from the drop will be the proverbial mountain.

Phil Bardsley pulls out of Scotland squad due to injury so does Shinnie get the call to replace him? No!! Instead we'll go for another young inexperienced lower league player. Calum Patterson of Hearts

Got me thinking of records so lifted following from Wiki On 20 July 2011, during the 2011 Copa America tournament in Argentina, Brazil missed 4 penalties in a row, which allowed Paraguay to reach the semi-finals 2–0.[citation needed] The current World Record for the most penalties scored consecutively in a shoot out stands at 29, in a Hampshire Senior Cup 2nd Round game between Brockenhurst and Andover Town on 9 October 2013, in which the 30th penalty was saved allowing Brockenhurst to win 15-14.[46] This beat the previous record of 27, in a Johnstones Paint Trophy first round match between Leyton Orient F.C. and Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. on 7 September 2011, in which the 28th penalty was saved allowing Dagenham to win the shootout.[citation needed] During the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations played in Senegal, Ivory Coast won the penalty shootout by 11:10 with the last penalty missed by Anthony Baffoe the stand in Ghanaian Captain. This is the most penalties in the final match of a major international tournament.[citation needed] Fourteen years later, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon needed 24 penalties to decide who would advance to the semi-finals of the 2006 African Cup of Nations. The Ivory Coast advanced by winning 12-11 after Samuel Eto'o missed his second attempt, as his was the only miss of the penalty shootout.[citation needed] The current world record for the longest penalty shoot-out in a first class match is 48 penalties during the 2008-2009 Greek Cup Final when Olympiakos Pireus beat AEK Athens 15-14[47] However, the record for the highest score in a penalty shoot out was set in the 1988 Argentine Championship, when Argeninos Juniors beat Racing Club 20-19 after 44 penalties.[48] On the 11 December 2012, Bradford City set the record for most consecutive penalty shootout wins. They have won 9 penalty shootouts since 2009 and that has included wins against Arsenal and local rivals Huddersfield Town.

Could well be back managing in Highland League next season.

Updated......two more replays on tuesday night.

Kilda, those you refer to above as being the very high earners are mostly employed by companies who already pay those at the bottom in excess of living wage. The majority of those on low wages tend to be employed by small business people who dont pay themselves high wages. By that I mean folk like small time hoteliers and pub owners, small time builders, joiners etc. People who need to keep costs down, due to competition, just to keep the business solvent. For those people the minimum wage is set into their budget and an increase to living wage would hit them hard. It is a very difficult area. Those who are prepared to work can find themselves having to give up on the luxuries of life like car or Sky TV etc because it takes all their hard earned just to feed the family and keep a roof over their head and clothes on their back yet there are very many who sit back claiming state benefits and enjoy their nine million Sky channels whilst beating the world on their games consoles. There are people who cannot work for whatever reason and need the help of the state but there are many more who wont work and will do all in their power to avoid work. Should they also qualify for living wage equivalent in their benefits? Government could help employers and employees by adopting a fairer taxation system. Increase the tax free allowance such that the living wage can be earned before tax eligibility. Around £15,500. Offset this by increasing to 50% earnings over £150,000. At present its 45%. Though it sounds a big figure the high earner will also be eligible to earn £15,500 tax free. Yes they'll pay more tax but they'll benefit the low paid. Government wont do this though because it doesnt buy voters.

Its a worldwide problem http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/11/08/with-41-of-global-wealth-in-the-hands-of-less-than-1-elites-and-citizens-agree-inequality-is-a-top-priority/

Just one question Scarlet. If all those oil and gas opportunities are there and are as good as you make out why do so many Canadians work in Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and Azerbiajan? The ones I speak to claim no opportunity, very poor conditions and low pay as their reason for travelling the world.

13 games 26 points..2 pts per game average. Only Celtic better that.

County keeping Killie of our shoulder

Finished Boness 5-4 Elgin. 17 goals over two games. Hurlford 1 up at Stirling A

A few minutes to go and Boness lead Elgin 5-3. That has been some tie for goals

And Gillespie is out for Accies