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Hard to say unless we know exactly what wage the likes of Bell and Adams are on and how good a replacement we would get for the same wage would be.

Genuine question - are you friends or family of Moff? What are you basing McCowan not being the answer on?

I'm sure you were the same this time last year and indeed said you were 'dreading' the season ahead. Chill. It will be fine. *feel free to come back and quote me on this in a months time if nothing has happened haha.

Moffat only scored in in match in 2019 as well which was his double away at Alloa at the start of February. Of course his overall play means goals aren't his main attribute but it does highlight the need to sign at least one goalscorer.

Aye. Certainly last summer our three best signings (unless i'm stupidly forgetting anyone) were Doohan, Murdoch (signed early / mid July I think) and Smith who was signed after the season has started. So personally i'm content enough with where we are just now. By the end of the month you'd hope those offered deals will have said yes or no and then as you say, the manager will know where to focus on. The one big sweat for me will be the keeper, especially if we are going to gamble on getting a young loanee like Doohan again which might mean leaving it fairly last minute.

Im feart to buy a ticket in case it turns out he is paraded as the new Dundee manager that day or something

I can't be bothered trawling back but i'm sure Lochwood always slates someone in our squad who I really rate, just cant recall who. Then suggests Ian Davidson? Jeeezus. He isnt even the best centre half at Raith! Horrendous shout. McGuffie clearly has ability and is still young...but needs to step up big time. At least when Forrest was coming through he used to always have a goal in him. I'd be worried if he was a starter next season but I can see why we are giving him another year. Of the two I have seen more in McCowan in 3 or 4 games than McGuffie in 20 odd. Nisbet didnt do much - i had suggested him as a possible signing based on the season he had but was anonymous today and fluffed a great chance in midweek. Thank f**k Vaughan hit the post in 93 mins by the way.... Edit: I'm harsh on Nisbet. Can see why he scores goals. Had at least 3 efforts over the 2 games that on another day might go in - only sitter was the 1 on 1 midweek

I suppose it's all about who would have better offers. Bell and Adams wont get any other full time teams offering better than we would. Geggan? Not sure based on his fitness record - how many games has he missed in 2 years? Ability wise of course you'd keep him. Moore - won't get another better offer in the Championship but strikes me as the sort of player a full time L1 team like Raith (assuming they stay down) should be all over. Moff - i really hope we keep him, although i'd also like McCowan to play a much bigger role and it's possibly up to Moff's Mrs dictating to him how many minutes he should play by the sounds of things. Thistle bound?

I can't help but feel that you would also have been extremely disappointed if we had done the total opposite and offered improved terms to the players being mentioned above to try and convince them to stay and have the team built around them....

Ryan Williamson away down south apparently Only as far south as Glasgow - saw he signed for Partick today!

No real surprises - we knew those 3 were away anyway, and unusally for us we had already announced 3 players not having their contracts renewed and also extended 3 or 4 contracts before season end. As everyone has said, the big sweat will be the keeper and as it's a loan deal from a big club we will probably be in a similar position to last season where we will be quite close to the Betfred games starting before we know if we are getting Doohan back.

Aye Rudden is one i'd definitely be keen on too.

Sickener seeing that equaliser. 2 Caley men attacking the ball with only one defender (think its Muirhead). Someone hasnt followed a runner and its so avoidable.

Preview has same team news as Tuesday with Bell Geggan Adams and Moore out.

It's very close. It's clearly offside but not the 'yard' McCall says which makes him just sound daft. Linesman should still see it though. Can't really tell from highlights re the penalty. Dont think it is one - but we had a similar one at the same end v someone (County maybe) when Rose gets a push and goes flying. Really dont get the ICT fans getting touchy when Ayr fans point out that their team bullied Ayr at the back and up front. It's just a fact that Ayr at the moment with the squad we have and the likes of Adams out injured can't cope with that. Teams like Partick play the exact same - the difference is that their big guys arent good enough to deal with our wee guys, whereas Inverness quite clearly can.

I can see your point but I would be happier knowing the manager was focussing his energy on getting the proper quality in to replace the top guys who are leaving like Smith Rose and Shankland to compliment the guys we have who have proven competent at this level, rather than having to bring 9 or 10 new players in and hoping they gel. There have been recent examples of teams with a far higher budget than us trying that and failing spectacularly

I quite liked him ability wise but then again only saw him in maybe 4 games - one of which was the aforementioned Dumbarton game when he wasnt interested. Although Raith look in a reasonably strong position to go up so might not be an option anyway. Noticed Ryan Williamson released by Dunfermline. Could tick the boxes for McCall as an option - young, likes to get forward, was well thought of but has lost his way after a couple of bad injuries.

I don't particularly rate him. Was just pointing out that we seem to struggle against the same teams whoever is playing. McCall needs to decide how he wants to play next year - the keeper and both CB's for Inverness shelled it almost every time today - but the rest of the team is set up to play that way. We need to pick one style or the other. Genuine question for ICT fans, how does White play against everyone else? As we just cant handle him at all. Probably the most infuriating thing for me is how even McHattie who looked dire for Raith every time we played them last season ended up against Docherty today and never looked troubled.

To be fair to Muirhead, thats 3 times i've seen us at home to ICT and the big high balls have caused utter carnage, and tonight was the first of those he has played. Rose seemed just as ropey, and Bell struggled against them too. Thought we were OK - we just dont seem to have a plan B against a Caley team who are horrible to watch but very very good at what they do. We tried a lot of nice one touch stuff at times but every time it ended up breaking down against a back two for ICT who did the simple thing every time. 1 goal from open play in 5 games against ICT says a lot. Going forward, McCowan really deserves to start up there ahead of Moffat. Didn't see the penalty as I was too far away so can't comment on that, and same for the 2nd goal being offside or not - I did wonder why Harvie went mental at linesman. Think all in all it's just been a step too far. If we get the first goal on Saturday you never know, but i don't see it.

Aye I tend to agree with McCall. Same as I think QoS (or whoever had finished 9th in this league) wouldn't have deserved to go straight into the final of their respective playoff.

I'm the same - we'd have got the fat lazy shite attitude Shankland that Morton got. Which is kind of my point re Nisbet. I doubt we will miss out on much due to being in the playoffs. The realist in McCall will know that a squad on average form with 3 fit defenders probably wont win a 6 game playoff so will have targets in mind for the Championship next season

Aye it was the 4-4 Xmas eve draw with Dumbarton that Nisbet went off and McCall wasnt happy - him and Andy O Connell up front that day, £10 million defender Scott McKenna scored for us and Daniel Harvie and Ryan Stevenson scored for Dumbarton. To be fair, Shankland fucked McCall over that season by agreeing to sign then doing a 180 degree turn and going to Morton and it annoyed McCall enough to mention it in an interview, didnt stop him from signing the big man 8 months later.

If Raith don't go up what about Kevin Nisbet? Seems to tick a lot of the Shankland boxes - clearly got talent, attitude issues on loan, got a last crack at FT football in League 1 and has battered in the goals.

How many did McCowan score for the reserves this season, does anyone know?

Not gonna lie, absolutely delighted to see that it was fatty Harkins that lost his man for the winner