Cowie joins on pre contract

[Joe DiMaggio]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t..._ct/6311987.stm

[gordyfromsneck]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t..._ct/6311987.stm

Seven years at County! Joined at 17! You get less than that for murder, as they say.

Charlie is always keen to stress how ethically the deal has been done. Are you hearing Brewster?

Must be a good thing, though, this means one of our middies can move up a bit temporarily, at least.

[Harry Chibber]

I take it everyone is happy with this signing due to the number of posts on this thread :023:

I think he will give us some good cover in midfield and he is still a young player so once he is thoroughly washed he could be a good acquisition.  If he is as good as Rankin then he'll be an excellent signing :003:

Welcome to the good side m8

[kencar]

Competition for places is always a good thing but it's difficult to get too excited about a new player who isn't going to come into the reckoning till next season

[RiG]

I take it everyone is happy with this signing due to the number of posts on this thread :023:

In fairness, and this isn't having a go at Joe either, but there have been so many topics on Cowie and this deal that most people have already said what they think in about 4 different threads.

[Harry Chibber]

Fair enuff...

still a new addition to the familia though  :003: :003:

[L_G]

I still wouldn't be surprised to see him in an ICT shirt before tomorrow night.

[RiG]

That depends on the other deal though...

[thejailender]

He's actually been at County for 13 years, he joined the boys club at the age of 11.

As for him signing before Wednesday night Caley would under UEFA rules have to pay County compensation, as Cowie does not turn 24 until March some point the new team would have to pay compensation for his training as a youth.

So for that reason I think County would be keen to off load him before Wednesday night, but I think Caley would be less happy to sign him beofre this date.

[Kingsmills]

We can wait, we're hardly short of cover in midfield at present.

[ictchris]

County fans thoughts

[DJS]

County fans thoughts

There's three words you rarely hear together in the same sentence!  :015:

[Feyenoord]

There's three words you rarely hear together in the same sentence! 

We have a better website than you, GIRFUY!  :016:

Goodluck to Don, not too much luck though.

[clacher_holiday2]

We have a better website than you, GIRFUY!  :016:

although there aint a single possible thing you could say about your side to an ict fan that merits GIRUY, i have to applaud you for trying

[RiG]

Amazing how many County fans suddenly think he isn't that good all of a sudden!  :015:

[CELTIC1CALEY3]

One of the interesting posts was 'I wonder how many players we have sold to Caley over the years?' Presumably the answer is 'Nil' because they leave of their own accord.

[Harry Chibber]

We have a better website than you, GIRFUY!  :016:

although there aint a single possible thing you could say about your side to an ict fan that merits GIRUY, i have to applaud you for trying

:025: :025: :025:

and I thought we couldn't agree on anything :014:

[kencar]

North Tonight reporting our main transfer activity as trying to get Cowie now rather than the summer  :014:

[RiG]

Predictable. Could Black be penning the Hibs deal now?

[kencar]

I'd be disappointed if this was to be our only transfer activity - I fear it will be though  :006:

[kencar]

I wonder who the player we tried to swop for Cowie was?

[Johnboy]

I heard from a very reliable source that the player who impressed ICT most at Dingwall on Saturday was the Dundee central defender, MacDonald....  He would be an ideal replacement for Dods...

But Dee are probably looking for much more than ICT could ever offer.....

[kencar]

He impressed my old man as well - said he won everything in the air

Read on teletext we made 3 unsuccessful attempts to get Cowie in now including a player swop. I was just wondering which palyer it might have been. Hart or Morgan perhaps?

[RiG]

Ian Black?

I think it would have been Hart. We tried using him as a bit piece in a transfer and he only find out through the papers which wouldn't have gone down well. I'd be very disappointed to lose him.