Shorty

There is players who were brought in this season on higher wages than any of the players still here from last season.

I spoke to you this week, why didn't you ask me then 😘

I look forward to away days more.

Gordie Fyfe told a friend of my uncle that they had to cancel work on the pitch for the summer that was going to cost £100000 because we've run out of money and are worried season ticket numbers are going to fall again.

Saw someone post this on twitter

Cut the groundstaff a bit of slack. Hard to prep/fix a pitch when the board won't (can't?) give them funds to hire in the equipment or get the supplies needed. They spend an hour at home on their ride ons a couple of times a year and think they know better. Shambles.

There's been no football, but there has been stuff that could be communicated/reported on. The club have been desperately calling around and holding crisis meetings about the finances. Apparently we need a sizeable six figure injection to see us to the end of the season. The players moved out to Fort George full time on a two week trial. That could have made an interesting feature. Our chairman made a big thing about improving communication, but after the early flurry of promises (few, if any, of which have been delivered) all we've had is posturing.

We should have the exlusive meet and greet that season ticket holders were promised.

I wouldn't expect those benefiting to agree. Would you be happy to see people rattling buckets to pay towards their travel to a concert in Glasgow? It's the same thing. The idea that others should be expected to contribute towards someone elses travel to a football match is utterly ridiculous.

Surely you and the club aren't denying a charity the opportunity to collect funds by allowing a group to rattle buckets to subsidise their own past-time instead? If that's the case, then shame on you guys for asking and shame on the club for allowing it.

It may not matter what they eat after a game. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3023064/Hooray-eat-fast-food-exercise-Burgers-chips-just-good-supplements-workout-recovery-study-claims.html

If people are causing the club and volunteers constant additional work, behaving in a way that disrupts the enjoyment of others, is risking the club being fined and/or meaning there's damage having to be paid for, then I hope they are gone for good. If others who know who the culprits are have been banned and refuse to speak up to help the club and themselves then they can have no complaint. These are not the actions of supporters, they are the total opposite. So good riddance to them. Maybe travel numbers will increase now a disruptive element is gone from them and away matches. Maybe those who use the service would prefer to pay a couple of pound more instead of being held to ransom by what appears to be an increasingly unsavoury group. Whatever way you look at it, dealing with this issue is not a bad thing.

I don't know what the income level is, but if the drop in prize money is any indication then it can't be much these days. The idea needs a freshen up to get people interested. What makes it inaccesible is not being able to sign up online and you can't pay by card. The fact that someone is employed to run it and is not out there actively signing people up is strange. What are they paid to do? Also, I can go into several shops in town and buy a ticket for clach lotto, why not us? Since ICTFC was formed stuff like this has always seemed a bit like jobs for the (Caley) boys.

Instead of making the 50/50 more complicated we should replace the centenary club with something more innovative and readily accessible.

Caleyboy, you claim to be party to very specific information. Did the club tell you officially that they might struggle to honour your wages or is it just unsubstantiated gossip?