Alex MacLeod

Todays SPL so far Motherwell two up against Aberdeen Gretna one up at Killie

Think, if we want Phil in the lineup against Dons, we'll have to shell out some cash to Dunfermline

One for Pittodrie on 2nd Jan While shepherds watched there flock of sheep In the pitt at Aberdeen The Angels of the north came through And stirred up quite a scene Fear not said Brew, the mighty Reds Wont trouble us today For we're the Snecky Caley Jags And we will win this fray Granty stops the Dons attack And Rankin makes the play Then from the head of Niculae The first goal comes our way The reds are stunned, their heads are down They know they've lost the game When Caley Jags stand up and cheer A goal from Graham Bayne The whistle blows, the record's gone And Caley Jags all scream For in the end the Longman boys Destroyed the big red dream

Could we change some of the users. Back in the bygone days of div 1 and into the SPL the site was full of wit, humour and good natured banter with opposing fans coming in to have a go and join in the fun. Now it seems, there's nothing but moans about the team and players, bickering, animosity and downright rudeness towards fellow users. Cant remember the last time an opposing fan came on for a dig. Other than HielanDee and Arab4ever, who are regulars, nobody else wants to make an appearance. And even thse two are fairly infrequent contributors now.

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Defensive duo hold key to success By Andy Dixon Inverness Courier Published: 11 December, 2007 STATISTICS show that Saturday's win makes the central defensive pairing of Grant Munro and Phil McGuire the best Caley Thistle combination since the side entered the SPL. Of the nine games they have started together Inverness have won six and drawn one, collecting an average of more than two points per game. Together they have also helped keep four clean sheets ? all in their last four starts alongside each other. Comparison to Munro's regular appearances alongside third-choice Stuart McCaffrey and former stopper Darren Dods, who moved to Dundee United in the summer, indicate that while the partnership has played fewer games in total, it averages out as the best of the last four seasons. Club captain Munro is hopeful McGuire ? who is currently on-loan from Dunfermline ? will remain in the Highlands beyond the new year when he is set to return to Fife. "We're starting to work off each other with us both playing well and the team is keeping more clean sheets so I hope the manager can work a deal to him here at the club," said ever-present Munro. "It would be good because it would give our partnership the chance to flourish a bit more and hopefully the team will continue to do better and keep more clean sheets. "But it's not only about Phil and I, Richard (Hastings) and (David) Proctor have been fantastic with Michael (Fraser) being very commanding over the last few games, which has helped us as well. "Obviously you want to keep quality players at the club and he (McGuire) is a quality player," he continued. "We have a lot of quality in the squad and hopefully the manager and director of football (Graeme Bennett) can work a deal with Dunfermline to keep Phil here longer, which would be great for the club." Player/manager Craig Brewster praised the partnership but stressed everybody had a part to play when defending. Last week he started talks with McGuire's agent to keep the 27-year-old in the Highlands and is still hopeful of striking a deal to enable him to continue the partnership with Munro. "They are obviously working well as a pair and that's given the rest of the team a lot of confidence," he said. Brewster signed McGuire on transfer deadline day in August and handed him his Inverness debut in a 5-0 defeat at Celtic Park in September. Since then the only other time he has lost in Caley Thistle colours was in the 2-1 home defeat against Aberdeen a month later. A troublesome groin injury ruled him out of the November losses against Rangers at Ibrox and at home to Motherwell, but the team has won all three games since ? without conceding. The run has added confidence to the whole Caley Thistle squad according to Munro, who was confident they could get a result at home to league leaders Celtic this Sunday. He believed positives could be drawn from St Mirren's 1-1 draw in Glasgow on Saturday. Munro equalised against Celtic in a 1-1 draw at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium in August 2006 ? the last time Inverness took any points from the fixture ? and is hopefully of getting off the mark in this campaign soon. Only Ross Tokely has netted among Brewster's back-line and if the manager cannot hold onto McGuire, he may have to revert back to the Munro and McCaffrey combination that has started seven matches this season in games the team have gone on to lose. More protection has been provided by a five-man midfield in recent weeks, according to 27-year-old Munro who, believes the added competition for places has helped improve his overall game this season.

My sources say he's been training in Perth for last few weeks and will likely sign so it is possible he could be SPL next season :023:

Is this argument not played out yet. Fact is Ian, being small of stature, has to go into a tackle hard and fast. If he gets his timing wrong he gives away a foul and may get booked. Saturdays tackle in question was timed to perfection and he got to the ball first. Ian is a very defensive player who is not frightened to tackle and win the ball, unlike some who shall remain nameless, and most of the time he does it very well. He will get booked, he will get hooked, others will niggle and wind him up. He may even get sent off but he will never give less than the 100% he does give. Its football. Its a tough game.

Oh come all ye faithful Witness us triumphant Oh come ye Oh come ye To East Longman Come and look over The mighty Caley Thistle Oh come lets all support them Oh come lets all support them Oh come lets all support them The Caley Jags

Question is, who wears the trousers in that house? Will she be a Caley Jag or an Arab? Congratulations Ian and Alison.

I wonder how much of this team spirit is down to forthcoming contract talks with half the squad.

But in the dying seconds, prior to the fall of darkness, one Ruraidh of the clan MacAlisdhair, against the wishes of the Brewster, broke rank and galloped forth towards the enemy lines. In a last gasp arrowhead formation he led the charge, and the enemy lines, battered and broken from ninety minutes of onslaught, could not hold out. Ruraidh was through and Markus, frozen to the spot by the sheer force of this charge, allowed the young pretender the final honours of battle. And the day was truly won for the highlanders.

So its not the Romanian Society for the Prevention of Accidents

Ike McGuire, Munro, Hastings Tokely, Cowie, Black, Rankin Wilson Bayne Niculae Thats if they start with the usual one striker.

No No No Never moan No No Nothing could make me think that Always supported him Not at work just now Positive is IHE's middle name Rankin always plays good football

I never seen him get booked and all the other media reports McGuire as the only booking of the match. As for Marius........he has the skill, his goals were well taken, but he was never my MotM. That honour goes to Rankin for me. Niculae is seriously lacking pace for the loan striker role but maybe it'll come.

A fair few peoe congregate on stairways and exit corners to get an easier exit out of the stadium when the whistle blows. There aren't all that many who leave before but a fair few that do do so to catch trains or buses. i.e.17:12 to Aberdeen,

More likely to follow Mowbray

Lets heckle him into a mistake. You going out to play friday night mannie? :drinking09:

...........and there's always some saddo who obviously watches Hollyoaks :023:

I believe that Richie is impressing Brew though other forces may dictate whether he stays or not. Dean has not impressed.

Many congratulations Rob and Julz. We'll be in town friday and saturday if your going to be out and about :drinking09: :drinking08:

Wouldn't be too sure TODAY'S P&J

Boruc is going to be out for quite a while now so Mark has an excellent opportunity to show what he can do.

Rory will stay cos Brew signed him and he still satisfies the U-21 rule. Hart will stay cos he's Brews type of player, hard working and strong. Watt is still injured and may be sent back to Wales. Dean McDonad is another who still satisfies the U-21 rule. Zander may not come back cos we've got too many midfieders of slight stature. Patti and Ridgers coud be on the way out. Patti cos of injury problems and Ally for lack of experience and size