diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/base.py b/rhodecode/lib/base.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/base.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/base.py
@@ -9,30 +9,36 @@ from rhodecode import __version__
 from rhodecode.lib import auth
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import get_repo_slug
 from rhodecode.model import meta
-from rhodecode.model.hg_model import _get_repos_cached, \
-    _get_repos_switcher_cached
+from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel
+from rhodecode import BACKENDS
 
 class BaseController(WSGIController):
-    
+
     def __before__(self):
         c.rhodecode_version = __version__
         c.rhodecode_name = config['rhodecode_title']
         c.repo_name = get_repo_slug(request)
-        c.cached_repo_list = _get_repos_cached()
-        c.repo_switcher_list = _get_repos_switcher_cached(c.cached_repo_list)
-        
+        c.cached_repo_list = ScmModel().get_repos()
+        c.backends = BACKENDS.keys()
+        self.cut_off_limit = int(config['cut_off_limit'])
+        self.sa = meta.Session()
+        scm_model = ScmModel(self.sa)
+        #c.unread_journal = scm_model.get_unread_journal()
+
         if c.repo_name:
-            cached_repo = c.cached_repo_list.get(c.repo_name)
-            
+            cached_repo = scm_model.get(c.repo_name)
             if cached_repo:
                 c.repository_tags = cached_repo.tags
                 c.repository_branches = cached_repo.branches
+                c.repository_followers = scm_model.get_followers(cached_repo.dbrepo.repo_id)
+                c.repository_forks = scm_model.get_forks(cached_repo.dbrepo.repo_id)
             else:
                 c.repository_tags = {}
                 c.repository_branches = {}
-                    
-        self.sa = meta.Session
-    
+                c.repository_followers = 0
+                c.repository_forks = 0
+
+
     def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
         """Invoke the Controller"""
         # WSGIController.__call__ dispatches to the Controller method