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  1. Well said lizi I always applaud the blue rinse brigade they are always upbeat regardless of the performance and they are there through the good times and bad so I’ve given you a well done Do you lot still dish out the home baking the shortbread was to die for? Dougal
  2. You say we are skint but yet we can pay the current manager a colossal wage? You could argue Gardiner is deliberately taking us down the part time route in an attempt to start from scratch again there is certainly no evidence against such a stance anyway. The club has been in a constant decline since the Scottish cup win and while communication is non existence you have to wonder what really is going on behind the iron curtain Dougal
  3. Why on the companies house site is the name Inverness Thistle Fc and Caledonian Fc named rather than Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fc which it surely should be? It’s just an observation but it’s very odd. Dougal
  4. Ok there is an undoubted overwhelming stench of currant bunnary within the club and we are classed as the Sevco of the north by all other supporters. Having said that Big Duncs appointment has put shock waves throughout the football world a lot further than just Scotland. Master stroke or disaster I think it will become clearer sooner rather than later but I wish the big man all the luck in the world. One thing this appointment has done has highlighted how many ICT fans support either side of the old firm something I suspected all along. Dougal
  5. Wow don't you catch on quick? Dougal
  6. ICT were formed for the businessmen, the businesswomen and the ego trippers. It comes as no surprise to me that the so called guardians of this club treat the trust or any fan for that matter with utter contempt. I’m afraid it won’t matter if the trust has five members or five thousand members they will be looked upon and treated the same. Rumours are rife regarding the clubs poor finances are we closing in on part time football? Are we heading for liquidation? I see parallels with ICT and the Orcs there certainly seems to be the same deluded mentality from board level and a large section of our support. I actually feel sorry for Billy Dodds let’s be honest no one in their right mind would want his job while the club is in this state. Even some of the most deluded happy clappers are now seemingly seeing it as it is shame it took them 30 years but hey ho. Dougal
  7. Let’s be honest the real problem here is finances and as a result we find ourselves light years behind our highland friends further north. Our fan base is just not sustainable for a SPL team it could be argued that we are punching above our weight to even survive in the championship. The honeymoon period for the great highland franchise football experiment is well and truely over and there are now some serious cracks in the armoury. For younger fans they are at least experiencing what it was like supporting Inverness Thistle back in the great days of yore. Unless there is a serious change in direction which I don’t personally think will happen imminently anyway I’m another not setting a foot back into the dump. Boycotts organised walk outs or demos outside the main gate may help but I doubt there are enough fans that are that interested anymore. Dougal
  8. If big Kyle does sign will we start to see the union jacks reappear again at the dump and the unsavoury songs from a loud minority? We do seem to attract has been ex orcs not sure why but maybe that has something to do with the armed forces days that are encouraged and the loyalist marches that have appeared in the city in the past. I don’t want him at the club if I’m being honest too much unwanted baggage. Dougal
  9. When a franchise is created being that a business or a football club communication diminishes or completely disappears. Fans groups or trusts etc are wasting their time trying to work alongside folk that DON’T WANT to work with normal working class punters. Fans groups have historically failed miserably to attract decent numbers to join up because the majority of sane minded fans know it’s futile. Unless there is a complete rethink and direction change at board level communication will continue in its current form. The so called guardians of this club present and part are not interested in the fans we are just going round in circles discussing the same p1sh Dougal
  10. Mr Mantis Refreshing to see the Septic fans and the Jaggies mingling and drinking together with no hint of trouble especially when the venue was meant to be for Inverness fans only. Dougal
  11. Well said Lizi 100% agree with you. I will be doing the same if I see any fans that have Celtic tattoos and speak in strange Lancashire or Canadian accents the nearest steward will be informed immediately. Dougal
  12. How much came out of the Inverness common good fund again? It’s time ICT try and promote themselves and not rely on other parties to do so. Dougal
  13. The club was formed on the basis of exclusion and division. It’s maybe a little late now to come to that conclusion Dougal
  14. Why should the Council step up at all they are after all the Highland Council and not Inverness District Council. The clue is in the name any council funding is long gone. Astonishing that some ICT fans think the club should be bank rolled by the local government especially when there has been so many budget constraints over the last twenty odd years. Dougal
  15. You’re not another Caley D alias are you? Dougal
  16. The link is no longer works is this still available to watch anywhere else? Kind regards Dougal
  17. I wholeheartedly agree with this however it sadly would have a drastic effect on our home attendances which are already at an all time low. Do we really want to exclude more than half the site admin and moderators along with a very large number of prominent posters on here? There’s no point naming names they know who they are and shame on them however in their defence they were the exact type of supporters the initial board of ICT wanted to attract while they shafted the football fraternity of Inverness. Dougal
  18. Maybe it’s just me but CTO seems extremely quiet? This could well be down to the way ICT are playing presently I guess and the lack of direction from the board or indeed the silence from the Supporters trust or a combination of all three. Have ICT fans left CTO for Pie and Bovril I sincerely hope this is not the case I used to enjoy P&B but now it seems to have attracted the moronic fringe of our support. You would be lucky to scrape a brain cell if you merged SandyCromarty and Sophia there really is wiser eating grass! Im thinking of some of the great posters of yore that you dont see anymore,yer Scarlet Pimple, Dalneigh Caley, sneckboy, top six etc even CaleyD Thats only a few I can think of off the top of my head but feel free to add any names you would like to see post again there will be a large number I reckon. We need them back!! Best wishes and a happy new year to all or most ICT fans out there from myself Dougal
  19. Yes it sadly seems so unfortunately the majority of our support reminds me of the Sevconian orcs at times where they just bury their heads and walk away. Dougal
  20. So the ICT board are to blame not the Trust we got there in the end. No sorry I’m heading to Lanzarote on the 1st so won’t be at game either. Maybe a blessing you ain’t there a dirty protest would probably be a step too far. Dougal
  21. So reading between the lines you are indicating that the club have not always been at fault here and that there may have been issues with previous individuals representing fans groups. I personally fail to see what difference more members the trust has as that 10% figure will never increase. If it was as easy as you say then why are there not hundreds of new members joining up. In my opinion the ICT board look at the Trust as an inconvenience to them and a minor one at that. Dougal
  22. Ok DD fair enough it would be interesting to hear the supporters trust opinion on what is happening presently with the club. How is the relationship between trust and board now think it has been pretty non existent in the past but happy for you to correct me if I’m wrong. Historically I believe the so called custodians of the club have failed miserably to engage with the fan base regardless if they are in any official group or not. Dougal
  23. The shoes off debacle has to be the most cringeworthy demonstration of all time. Its embarrassing at best ridiculous at worst. A demo outside the main entrance before kick off don’t enter the ground at all or if you have too just after kick off and then a designated time for a mass walkout at a set minute should have the desired effect. Another point that hasn’t gone unnoticed for me anyway is the disappearance of the Supporters trust or whatever they call themselves these days. Why have they apparently gone to ground once again? Dougal
  24. Billy Dodds ain’t going anywhere the club can’t afford to sack him as they can’t afford the compensation. More concerning still is why the club decided to employ Robbo in the role what he is now doing only the board can answer that one as I certainly can’t. Until these guys contracts come to the end we are stuck with them so no amount of your inane ramblings and use of CAPITAL LETTERS is going to change that. Neglect and mismanagement since the Scottish cup win by the so called guardians of the club Dougal
  25. STFU you must remember that you are dealing with some of the biggest happy clappers in Scottish football. I admit all clubs have their fair share of happy clappers but ICT definitely have more than any others which is evidently clear on CTO. From 1994 there are still a large number of businesses who refuse to put a penny into ICT but do so to a club from a tiny village further north that they had absolutely no ties(zero nil nowt) too previously. That alone is very worrying in my opinion. Therefore my original point stands we can ill afford to lose future investment coming into the club any future investors will not look favourable on us due to the concert fiasco. Dougal
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