Alex MacLeod

Not sure how thats arrived at. My understanding is that if the winners have already qualified for a Europa League place then the runners up get the cup place. Hence Gretna, Falkirk Dunfermline and Queen of the South playing in europe in recent years.. I know the SPL tried to change the ruling so that next top team would qualify over runners up but not sure if it ever happened. On saying that I'm sure Motherwell got the place when County were runners up.

19th and 26th April. 3rd, 7th and 10th May. 12th/13th April Scottish Cup semis

The dates are already known. Its just the fixtures that need sorted. I'd hope it'll be soon now that the split teams are known.

We'll have a new home strip for next season anyway...and the current away strip will remain and just have the sponsor details changed. Would be nice if it was a home strip that went some way to reflecting our heritage rather than being a Rangers tribute act. Red and Black verticles??

That's not how I understand it. The only time the cup runners up get the Europa spot is if the cup winners have qualified for the Champions league. Therefore if the league finishes with ICT 4th behind Aberdeen and Motherwell; DU v Aberdeen final = Aberdeen win, ICT in Europe, DU win, them in Europe DU v St J final = Winners in Europe Aberdeen v Rangers = 4th place in Europe regardless of result Rangers v St Johnstone = Rangers win, ICT in Europe, ST J win, them in Europe My understanding.........there is one Champions league place for league winners and two Europa for 2nd and 3rd + one for cup winners. If cup winners already qualify then the place goes to runners up. Also cup winners cannot already be in Champions League this season

No I've never been a teacher but I do teach though I prefer the word train. I prepare presentations. Some short some over a number of days, and in a very wide range of subjects, mainly to young adults with a limited grasp of the english language and a head never out of a mobile phone.

The only real certainty of getting to europe is to finish third. Fourth place is not a guarantee. Without meaning to sound pessimistic I feel we may have blown our european hopes. Even with a game in hand its going to take something special to dislodge Aberdeen or Motherwell. Assuming we overtake DU for 4th and Motherwell/Aberdeen stay where they are the scenario would be DU v Aberdeen final = DU in Europe regardless of result. DU v St J final = Winners in Europe Aberdeen v Rangers = 4th place in Europe regardless of result Rangers v St Johnstone = St Johnstone in Europe

05/06 Season.......................13/14 Season 7512 v Rangers....................No Games 6704 v Hearts.......................4034 6809 v Aberdeen,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4810 7382 v Celtic.........................6384 7017 v Hibs...........................4261 7380 v Rangers....................No Games 5027 v Hearts.......................3392 7368 v Aberdeen..................Only 1 home game 05/06 was very much a novelty trip for many away fans. I've said it before and I say it again. Our home gates will always average a little over 4000. We have a core support of less than 3000 and the visitors can't afford to travel. Thats the reality and no amount of discussion is going to change it. Highland region is an area where football is not the be all and end all of spectator sports. Professional football in the region is very young and other interests were chosen many years before. Nobody can suddenly change attitudes and expect mass involvement overnight. One day in the distant future we may well exceed our current averages but I dont see that happening by very much in my lifetime. It is also a fact that gates are down at every other ground in the country barring the two faced with extinction.

To OP. If you're unable to choose the individuals that fit into your formation then there's no hope for success. I'd go old fashioned 4-4-2 Brill Raven Meekings Warren Shinnie Doran Draper Foran Ross Christie Mckay

I think one of Yogi's problems at the moment is he needs half a game to suss out the opposition. I think, agreeing with what RiG is saying, when things aren't looking good after twenty minutes changes should be made.

Rangers indeed cant play in Europe. We still need to get a fourth place for a chance regardless of SC winners and that means overtaking someone and that would likely need to be Aberdeen or DU as I think they and not Motherwell are the ones who'll drop points.

Charles, you blame the system for the education problems. Personally I blame the profession. Perhaps its time teachers worked the same hours as everyone else. With the same holidays as everyone else. No that wont happen. They'll continue to demand more for less work. They'll continue to blame society because they dont have the leadership ability to control children. And they'll continue with their 14 or so weeks holidays + bank holidays. Local council decision making......your having a laugh. It was bad management and poor decision making that led to the mess that local councils got themselves into. It was the failure of local councils that brought about private sector roads management. It was local councils that allowed our schools to fall into disrepair. One example of stupid decision making I can give is a certain local council that took a decision to use a shut down sand and gravel quarry as a rubbish dump and then had to spend millions digging it all out again because they didnt do any land studies beforehand and ended up near destroying a river with leachates. It was the decisions of local councils that created out of town shopping complexes to the detriment of the inner towns and cities. If local councils were left to make all the decisions would you be happy paying 25% or so more in council tax?

For Mahonio

554 minutes.

Every season ticket holder could have taken a friend for free. How would you go about giving a ST holder a discount anyway. They do get opportunities when books go on sale.

Even an ICT Tayside and Angus. We'd need a slogan though

When will he get that chance? We have a squad signed up for next season with little scope for for the manager to build even if he had that ambition. So far he hasn't brought much to the club but we are stuck with him for the time being so I hope he can listen to others' advice and play to the strengths of the players we have. None of us know whats going to happen in next window. We may have players signed who become targets for other clubs with some cash. We may have players signed that will be let go because they dont feature in Yogi's plans. And even if none of that applies we still need a couple for cover. Especially a decent striker.

From now to end of season we have a lot of midweek games. I'd imagine Ryan will feature a bit more and I think come next season he'll get a fair few starts.

Really good interview and insight into what goes on behind the scenes. And if further inspiration is needed then look no further than the big man behind the media operation. Someone with a true passion for the club and appreciation of our situation. Someone who, though a falling out resulted in him being relieved of his duties as announcer some time ago, persisted in his quest to give the fans what they were screaming out for as far as transparency and information output were concerned. I'm also sure the big man hasn't yet achieved the full potential of what he's aiming for and that there's a lot more to come. A big well done and thank you to Caleyd and his media team.

Three games in Denmark

Should Hughes be sacked? No. When he's had a chance to build his own team, which may well be the one he has now, and he's still failing then yes. Since he came in we've lost five out of around fourteen games. In Butchers last fourteen games we lost five. Did anyone call for his head?

Info here: http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1239-thank-you

Very thoughtful gesture

Mr Keevins would probably fail to comprehend that place. I've known him for a fair few years and I think of him now as I did when I first met him. He was my uncles best mate but still a tw@t. Actually thats not true tw@ts are useful.

Yep it was translated into the languages spoken by the population of Scotland. Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Spanish, French, Hindi, Chinese etc. Particularly so that all who make up our multi-cultural country have a good understanding of the vision before making the decision. Considering around 16% of our population are of non-Scottish descent who have a right to vote in the referendum then its only fair they are provided with the information in a language they fully understand. Charles, I dont see the date of the vote as any sort of delaying tactic and I dont think the majority have any thought whatsoever about a war from 700 years ago. The SNP didnt get majority rule in parliament till 2012. It then took a good few months to get the proposal through statute and a good years notice to allow the people to make an informed decision on how they plan to vote. To those who seem to know about the number of copies of the 'manifesto' that have been distributed can I ask two questions: 1. Does the figure include the number of downloads and the number of times its been read online? 2. Why should it not be publicly funded considering it affects every member of the public? Going back to Yngwie's post #626. I had a discussion with a couple of Norwegian colleagues on this and yes they have a high cost of living but their wages are also higher. Their terms and conditions of employment are better and their welfare system superior. Norway doesn't need to increase the pension age because they spent the national insurance funds on non welfare issues. Norwegian parents get shared, paid (p)(m)aternity leave covering a period of two years. The elderly infirm get state support without having to sell the family jewels and without means testing. All in all Norwegians are happy with their lot. Norways defence budget equates to atround 1.5% of GDP compared to Britians 2.5%. But then Norway does not support ICBM's or any other form of nuclear deterent. Just to put the figures in context UK spends US $57.4 billion on defence. Norway spends $5.7 billion.