Niculaes future to be decided today.....

[stevico1]

well hes definately going    P&J

correct news ,but wrong clubs :029:

[alimci]

well hes definately going    P&J

correct news ,but wrong clubs :029:

So which were the correct clubs?

[jamie ictfc]

well hes definately going    P&J

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but

Caley Thistle opened discussions yesterday aimed at extending the contract of midfielder Don Cowie

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now all we need to do is start talks with the other key players  who are out of contract at the end of the season

[SMEE]

Well...according to the article, ICT are doing it to free some wages etc. Severe lack of ambition yet again. Our Board should be disgusted wi themselves! :020: :020: :33: :008:

[TomCaleyJag]

well hes definately going    P&J

correct news ,but wrong clubs :029:

Which bit of it exactly is correct?

If its just the fact that two bids have been rejected then I don't see that as meaning that the club are "prepared to sell him to the highest bidder."  Since when did rejecting transfer offers send out the signal that you are depserate for the player to leave?

I'm not saying the board are desperate to keep him either, but maybe the P&J are putting a spin on this to make ICT's position seem more desperate. Jamie I certainly don't think that "he's definetly going" based on this article.

Or am I just being too optomistic?

I want my Marius back  :019: :019:  :tic01:

[kencar]

As soon as a club comes in with an offer that meets ICT valuation he'll be allowed to talk to them.

The Express says we are holding out for ?1 million.

[tm4tj]

Excellent piece of business if that is the case.

[big man]

Regardless of what happens to Marius I was chuffed to bits sitting in the maldives watching the football and hearing, and now on comes Marius Niculaes of Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

[jamie ictfc]

well hes definately going    P&J

correct news ,but wrong clubs :029:

Which bit of it exactly is correct?

If its just the fact that two bids have been rejected then I don't see that as meaning that the club are "prepared to sell him to the highest bidder."  Since when did rejecting transfer offers send out the signal that you are depserate for the player to leave?

I'm not saying the board are desperate to keep him either, but maybe the P&J are putting a spin on this to make ICT's position seem more desperate. Jamie I certainly don't think that "he's definetly going" based on this article.

Or am I just being too optomistic?

I want my Marius back  :019: :019:  :tic01:

if we knock back two "other clubs" who nobody knew wanted himim pretty sure he will go,if a few clubs want him and we are waiting for the highest offer we will get a fair amount i recon

[Joonya]

Although it may be a god pirce of business, it oes almost nothing for the club on the field.

Pre-season matches are due to kick off within days - what would be the point of starting marius and barrowman up front if we're evenually left with just barrownam and Rory/gary/Dougie?

ICT should be looking to extend marius contract for 12-24 month, especially if he has a great pre-season under his belt - allow him to perform on the park for one more full season and maybe then sell him next year. This way we have a superb striker to see us through the next campaign and also reep the rewards finacially should the likes of Lisbon, Bucherest etc etc come back in. Who knows, he may well end up gaining ICT more than the ?500k-?1m that ICT are looking for.

He came to life half way through last season and I for one think he has the makings of an ICT legend (if he isnt already).

[kencar]

Excellent piece of business if that is the case.

I don't think anyone could argue against that!

My only concern is that even with all that money we'd still struggle to attract players who will improve the first team, plus of course, the fact we have some cash automatically bumps up the price of any player we are trying to buy

[Pele_Is_God]

Well if we sell him for a good price Brew has to be given funds to bring in two quality strikers, and i don't mean Callum Elliot. Next few days are going to be interesting!

[Yngwie]

Well...according to the article, ICT are doing it to free some wages etc. Severe lack of ambition yet again. Our Board should be disgusted wi themselves! :020: :020: :33: :008:

No, you should be disgusted wi yourself for failing to distinguish between fact and journalistic speculation!

[Scotty]

Absolutely disgusted with the things I have heard over the last 24 hours and just want to comment on the fantasy football piece from the P&J

"Inverness will let the player leave in an effort to reduce their wage bill and raise revenue"

BULLSH!T - He is being forced out because of internal politics. This has nothing to do with money and nothing to do with football. Its the end game of a boardroom pissing match that went on for the whole of last season and just about ripped the heart from our club. Marius does not want to leave. He is (was) happier than he has been for years at any club.

The attacker earns £4,000 a week and his departure would give manager Craig Brewster increased clout in the transfer market.

BULLSH!T - As has been stated before, he earns nothing like that figure and the funds to pay his wages are already in place and have been since the day he signed. How exactly it will give Brewster more clout is up for debate. He might receive a small portion of the transfer money certainly, but our club is continuing to expand its growing reputation for treating players like sh!t and few will want to come here unless we pay them a premium wage and thats gonna cost more than Marius so whats the difference !

“We have had a friendly and constructive discussion with Marius".

BULLSH!T - telling a player he is not required and will be sold to the highest bidder despite his offer to extend his contract and protect the club's investment and future profit from his sale is not constructive.

"In the meantime he has begun training with the first-team squad and will be available for selection until or unless we receive an offer which is satisfactory".

BULLSH!T - He is to start training with U-19s from Monday.

Time for the mushroom avatar/signature to reappear ..... at least they enjoy being kept in the dark and fed on sh!t

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[Pele_Is_God]

This comes down to Graeme Bennett's lack of experience. We need a new DOF to take us to the next level, as Scotty says Marius seems really happy here and what the board are doing smacks of dishonesty.

[Scotty]

Graham Bennett is not Gepetto

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[Alex MacLeod]

This is nothing to do with Graeme Bennett. he was the one, along with Alan Savage, who persuaded the board to take a chance on Niculae in the first place. Brewster wants Marius to stay, Bennett wants Marius to stay. Sadly those with the biggest clout, and I'm sure theres a bagpipe tune called Sutherlands Men, dont want to keep him.

Rather strange also that the annual accounts haven't appeared yet.

[SMEE]

Well...according to the article, ICT are doing it to free some wages etc. Severe lack of ambition yet again. Our Board should be disgusted wi themselves! :020: :020: :33: :008:

No, you should be disgusted wi yourself for failing to distinguish between fact and journalistic speculation!

Ok smartass...... Give us the facts then since you give off the impresion you are in possesion of them :024:

[Alex MacLeod]

SMEE please refrain from name calling.

The first fact is that the P & J have the wrong teams being turned down. Second, the free up wages bit is guesswork from a journo.

[SMEE]

What teams have the P&J sed were turned down and who are the correct ones then? Seems theres a lot of potential for would be journos on this board

[Alex MacLeod]

Dinamo Bucharest and Karlhsrue are the one reported in P & J.

Stevico, who's a good friend of Marius tells us these were not the teams who made offers. For reasons known to him he wont divulge who the correct ones are.

[Scotty]

not sure about the Romanian one, but the other one isnt even from the right country .......

[kencar]

Daily Mail reported clubs from Turkey & Greece were the bidders but then they went onto say Niculae earns ?5k a week!!