David Raven

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

Damn we missed out on Danny Crow - imagine having a crow and a raven flying dow n the wings.

[Libero]

Imagine we still had Robert Eagles!

It would be a menagerie we'd have at TCS!

[Proctor]

We should look into signing Jamie Mole.

[+bughtmaster]

We already have a mole----------------- from Stockholm :lol: :lol:

[Huisdean]

Sorry but no it doesn't. We are gambling on unknowns and losing the best of the players from last season - I will probably get peters for this but is Terry Butcher getting too "big" fer ICT - back in Sneck this week and the people I have talked to all feel that he has become "bigger" than the club.

Not too sure about being bigger than the club IHE but certainly think that someone at the club, at Board level, has to be preapred to stand up against TB, when required. I don't think, should that need to happen, that there is anyone ruthless enough on the board to do this currently.

On a slightly related problem, I think that is a major issue for ICT in that the board need a leader who can give direction/vison to the club to take it forward. That is sadly lacking, in my opinion, at the moment.

How do we know that nobody in the board does stand up to him? If you are talking about signings or releasing players the board are correct to let TB be free to make those desisions I don't want a board that gets involved in that, a manager live or dies by these desisions and whether they are right or wrong they have to be his.

I for am happy with Kenny Cameron at the helm, can you be more specific as to where we are lacking direction and vision?

Where is the vision that says where we will be as a club in 5 years, what we want from our youth policy, how to get more community involvement, what, if any plans for future investment, what plans, again if any for the stadium. I am not having a go at anyone but very little information comes out of the board about this. The flow of information may be marginally better now that Kenny Cameron appears to have the spokespersons role but the majority of the commenst seem to be reactive rather than proactive.

The Board needs to set the agenda that they want the manager to follow, as the board will be here when the manager is gone. I have no inside information, but from the outside, it does not appear to be the case. Happy to stand corrected if there is a master plan that I am unaware of.

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

Oh feckin dear - do the words "injury prone" not fill you with dread !!

With us (hopefully) signing this talented but injury prone David Raven, one of 2 things is going to happen.

1. He will avoid injury and be a great player for us, and having used us as a springboard to prove his reliability, earn a decent move back to England, prompting many of our fans to moan that we should have given him a long term contract rather than a 1 year deal.

2. He will get injured, prompting many of our fans to moan that we should never have signed him in the first place given his history.

If you want to have any credibility later in the season when criticising the club for getting it wrong either way, please nail your colours to the mast now and state your view without the benefit of hindsight, thanks.

So what has happened to the "injury prone" signings that we have taken on previously. When anyone has a recurring injury history it is a huge risk to take on - especially if it has caused regular disruption. Several other clubs have also clearly made their decision - and this should also be a step up in respect of fitness and SPL football. I am afraid that number 2 would be the more potential outcome by far.