Lobey_Dosser

How much was he looking to sell the club for?

Think there's a wee mixup with the predictor from last week. I received 7 points for a 1-1 at Tannadice. Whereas the boy above me got 1 point for the correct score.

Not easy but surely achievable. I don't see why we need to be different from the vast majority of clubs in the UK. I accept that Scottish football isn't of great appeal but if we prove to be self-sustainable then there will be businessmen interested.

The society was always going to get some media coverage this week given our Jambo love-in.

From the outside, he delivered nothing of note. Wonder who the next chairman/puppet will be.

Whether we are loking at short, medium or long term, questions need to be asked to why we have signed so many players since Les' arrival, many of which will never have any sell-on value.

How so many signings were authorised in the summer is beyond me. How many times do we need to flirt with administration, the club must live within its means and stop chasing pipedreams.

Respectable 2-0 defeat.

Les doesn't invest, he lends. One positive from today is McGhee's post match interview. Straight talking and well reasoned.

Clarkson is done. Absolutely done.

Injuries may be forcing his arm a little but I can't believe we go to Dingwall with 2 wingers and 2 strikers. Such naivety from Baraclough was why I never had any confidence in him. Given McGhee's experience we are entitled to expect better. At the very least, we should be difficult to beat.

Really dismal result, Too early to panic though, we're lucky to have Les and McGhee at the helm and a change in fortune is inevitable.

Who's left back today? Taylor?

I see the WS have been busy on twitter today. So the point is being reiterated that we're looking for 2,000 members contributing an average of £10 a month. A target we hoped to achieve by Dec 15. So £240k a year, a decent buffer. Am I right in saying that out of out 1600+ members, around 25% are contributing monthly?

Fancy us to win this for some reason but we'll need to defend well. 2-1 Skippy and Moult.

There is no way that the WS, in it's current guise, is capable of owning the football club. Little leadership or business nuance has been demonstrated from the start and we're struggling to generate sustained income. It was mentioned above that 60% of ST holders haven't joined the WS and phonecalls will be made. 25 years of going to FP and I've yet to receive 1 call. I appreciate this has partly been due to an outdated database. However every single one of us that bought tickets for the playoffs should have been bombarded, capitalising on our state of euphoria. It's time to be realistic about what is achievable. At the inception of the WS I ascertained that our role was to provide an interest free overdraft. This was denied by the club and society. As it transpires, I think this is the best we can offer. It's time to accept the limitation of our combined interest and expertise and commit to providing a financial buffer during lean times. This security would be in exchange for a proportional and engaging share of the club, nowhere near outright ownership. The club meanwhile needs to budget accordingly and seek leadership from inside. I'm concerned to read that we're still budgeting on top 6 finishes. This is preposterous for a small club looking to live within it's means.

I'll no be attending myself but hopefully it's a night where some confidence is restored and a viable strategy is presented.

Am I right in saying that while £180k has been repaid to cover Les' 2nd loan in January to pay for Straker, Thomas & co, there is no word if the arrears on the £650k repayment schedule has been cleared?

Murphy fits right into the Strachan style of play and was worthy of a shot when Anya went off the boil. Rightly or wrongly, Strachan wouldn't entertain League 1 players though. Pleased to see him and McCormack do so well in England and hopefully their time in a Scotland jersey comes.

I'm not much of a Vigurs fan but I naturally applauded his sublime strike, as well as the cross from Tansey. In a league that is bereft of quality I'll applaud or acknowledge a fine piece of skill in a run of the mill game regardless of what shirt they are wearing. Regarding the pen I thought it was a stonewaller at the time due to how high McManus hand was. Watching it back it's a soft award but can see why it was given. The retake is also the correct decision. Seeing the highlights this morning reaffirms my initial feeling of positivity coming away from Fir Park. Show that commitment and belief every week and we'll comfortably finish mid-table.

Really encouraging performance from Grimshaw imo. He didn't always make the right decision but by and large, he looks capable of running a midfield in a similar manner to Jennings. He's the one loan player we should hold onto in January.

I'd say 8/9 out of the 11 who started today are more than good enough for this level. We just need improved coaching and proper full backs.

Some of our play was flawed today but I really enjoyed it and at 3-0, still thought we had a chance. McGhee got his tactics wrong in 1st half. Time after time Inverness have overrun us in midfield at Fir Park and that wasn't going to stop with Marvin playing as a 3rd midfielder. To be fair to McGhee, we don't have many options in midfield. We were unlucky to come in 2 down at half time to a retaken, albeit stonewall, pen and a deflection. Our luck was really out cracking the woodwork. Vigurs then rubbed salt into the wounds with his annual screamer. On the plus side, I think we have plenty of quality going forward. There was signs of McGhee's interplay coming to the fore but it didn't quite click. Albeit I think we'd have had a better chance of getting a point of Skippy had stayed on. His legs were going but his brain is miles ahead. Grimshaw my motm, Moult cementing his place as my favourite and Joe Chalmers woeful. We'll be fine this season if we continue to match the level of effort put in today.

No mention of his career threatening back injury? Looking forward to today. Hope to see Moult and Skippy upfront.

1600 members is quite a lift. Were we not down to 1100/1200 after the ticket hungry h**s dropped off?