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Trust the process, this current let's be honest relatively successful era is an ' Iain King wet dream '.. This was the mantra that was driven years ago under Wotherspoon, King and EWB which couldn't gain any traction and was scrapped for various reasons back then.. Good luck to the lad though,

.Most memorable game I can remember was the first league game of The Archibald era, Sombrero Saturday it was called, roasting hot , sombreros everywhere and we ended up on the the end of a 4 goal hiding.. Both clubs fortunes we contrasting back then.. I saw you guys against Dumbarton a few weeks back, alright you lost, but in any other game you would have won easily, Welsh and Carson is as good a midfield pairing going around ,what's happened are you in a managed decline status as a club..

I think we signed owenie at that time from Ross County, don't know what happened there, he seemed shot when we initially got him back, but McCall somehow got that side to click and we had a great season although ultimately ended in heartbreak on and off the park. ICT have had a great run, do you think you will get back to the Premiership, or is not that good to be a fan in that league, Dodds from afar seems to be doing a decent job, hearing a few rumblings that is not the case, Dodds is a west coast media whore though, so everything is always rosy..

Good luck to young Justin, a player when Murray had him looked like a typical 18 year old Loanee, got released by killie, Rhys picked him up and came back a totally different player, that doesn't happen to every player released by bigger clubs, it shows there is talented laddies getting lost to the game.. What will happen next it won't be signings that's for sure.. In saying that we have signed GK Liam Prunty and CH Joe Cassidy from QP they I would imagine would go into the Under 18s , and also we are in the old Reserve League West this season which starts next week, so whatever fee once it gets diced up by Jackie Mac's cut, Killies development cut and whatever we get left with which will be split up into a payment schedule anyway, I would imagine it will go into the club 'infrastructure' to help fund the Under 18 and new reserve setup, To be honest not bad for a lad on a one year deal though is it..

Remember it well, Inverness were the next big thing, and Airdrie put them to the sword, with Lee Gardiner pulling the strings. Funny how things worked out that season, Inverness ended up being the next big thing and we went bust....

Sometimes in Football you learn a lot more about your team in defeat than you do in victory, even although we lost in extra time and a potential cash bonanza, we have showed enough to suggest we are better than an 8th place target, only if we realise our potential and invest in the squad****, time to cut the bungee. Cord and see where this team and management can take us, while they are here (I can see Falkirk failing laughingly yet again, think about it). My problem is a talented side only on one year deals (Watson aside apparently) , Management team on one year deals, Being in the Championship is where we should be, I do not ever want to darken league 1 again, The Excelsior is buzzing and so it should be, that is what is was built for, alright costs go up, tell us about it, but the prize money and additional crowds gate money is substantial and we really shouldn't be scrapping around with 15 or 16 players.. if so all of the above will be irrelevant and all this potential and positivity will disappear and we will end up unfortunately where we started with nothing and a lot of regrets... The time is now , look up don't look back, we all know we need a 2nd GK, our style of play means Josh gets caught in areas of the park and he will see red again due to it, our centre Half's including Hancock are very good on the deck, our Achilles heel is still cross balls and lack of aggression , yesterday we struggled with White all game and at times Graham last week, so an aggressive siege centre half, a replacement for Devenney who to be fair hasn't been involved much this season, but is still a major loss,, heard a few talking about a potential Stanway transfer at the game (Thistle want money for him, surely not). We know what we need to take baby steps further in the teams progression, will we get them, would you be shocked if I wasn't confident....

A thistle fan I bumped into when out with the dog about 2 hours ago, he was right about McInroy last time we spoke.. FFS where else do random diddy team transfer rumours come from

To be fair he does have his coaches badges...... In all seriousness Willie became a bit of a joke figure, but stepped into the breqch when we as a club were completely on our arse and nobody would look at us,, we have come a long way.... We had quite an enjoyable afternoon with him at the helm at Clifton hill did we not...

Smith to Thistle is the latest I have heard, bit to be fair, it's about the only team he hasn't been linked with

Interesting in that tournament you have to have a designated ground, with the B lowland League side being removed due to the well discussed fall out... I will take a shot in the dark and say Broadwood....

So you are agreeing with me kenny_m, we are old hats at this game, Hold on we are not kicking the can down the road again are we, Loan window is end of September, You are going to run out of excuses soon.....

Haud me back, a happy bench warmer just what we need, Don't want to be over critical but do you think we are in for any of players mentioned and have we a working recruitment policy.... Doubtful is my answer to both....

Just got a feeling it will be Stanway on a permanent deal..

Time is now guys, this has to a line in the sand moment, We had the same problem a number of years ago when Ballantynes managed decline remit came to a head... it wasn't pleasant but needed to be done to survive and eventually prosper.. All this talk of boycotts is no use, alright for your vigilante mob, that will do nothing long term... It needs calm heads and a plan , it is your club, can you buy out the owners, not sure of clubs status, these kind of things tend to have an over subscribed consortium attached short term, enough time to change the direction and vision of the club.. Time to be brave.... If you don't you are on a one way ticket to oblivion... Oh and get Duffy tae f**k

This thread is turning into a bin fire this week, after arguably our biggest win in seasons in our return to the championship, Remember League 1 forum for the League 1 pish. Any further update on Devenney, is McCabes injury a season ender and do we plan to increase the squad before the window slams shut.. A Facebook rumour of a signing on Monday, surprisingly came to nothing,, Someone must be ITK... And not to forget a massive League Cup tie against Premier opposition coming up on Saturday..

Connor Smith is a good player, he scored 5 goals in 15 games last season in a relegated team, he came to the fore with 2 good performances against a 3 rd place League 1 team(us).. was he all that performance wise in the championship ( Hamilton fans help) he might have struggled we don't really know... It is a position that needs upgrading, are we even in for him ,,but so does no2 GK, LB , CM we have a fortnight to go to get players in , are we confident, we have 3 Loanee slots left, Devenney will surely go to Palace, McCabe could be out long term, all of a sudden we are short in midfield, we have holes all over the squad, Saturday was wonderful, we are a breath of fresh air, let's keep our feet on the ground and sign what we need, if not the feel good factor will disappear like snow off a dyke.. We don't have to wait till the last minute, how about signing a couple this week and play them against Ross County to increase our chances of progression..

Gutsy performance from Airdrie, stuck to their game plan and passed the life out of Thistle, we had a 20 minutes spell in the second half when Thistle couldn't live with us, Graham and co are top finishers, but they didn't do the hard yards today, Well worthy winners today, injuries seem to be piling up again a McCabe didn't look great, looked more like a lower back injury initially, and he then appears on crutches with an iced knee and McMaster who was very good came off holding his hammy.... A little disappointed with Partick, what has happened to Harry Milne , a stick out at Cove, he looked very unfit and blowing out his arse after half an hour,

Looks like 600 max Thistle, remember the days they filled that stand.. FFS Hamilton brought more. #. Crowdwankwarning

Did Jimmy Boyle sign for Queens direct from Celtic back in the day, decent right back was Jimmy

I will guarantee you he will be the best player on the park in the Ross County cup tie

As Kennym is always saying it's all about the money, no chance Devenney will start.. We are a little unlucky with injuries possibly 3 out in most teams isn't much of a problem, 3 out in our side is catastrophic (too much I know). Looking like same as last week with Aiken replacing Telfer with little or no option off the bench, Partick are the exact opposite to ourselves and signing players at will it seems.... We cannot afford too many more hard luck stories this league is ruthless and let's be honest everybody knew it would be.. With Partick signing all and sundry what's the odds of Stanway coming back on loan......

What's happened to Euan East, think he could.end up back at Palmerston....

The best and easiest to get rid of another media whore in Billy Dodds is sign another media whore in Charlie Mulgrew, it will then be death by a thousand cuts, Scottish football you have got to love it..