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Caley Thistle started the pre-season with an easy win against Italian side Montecatini and followed it up with a 5-0 win against a Tuscan select in their second game. There were no ICT fans present at either game, but fortunately the press were present and Charles Bannerman reported from the first game and brief details of the second game were gleaned from various sources. MONTECATINI 0-12 ICT By Charles Bannerman A number of club records were broken in this one. The 12-0 scoreline certainly eclipses the 8-1 against Annan Athletic and the attendance of 7 (SEVEN) members of the public must also be a record low (it rose to 19 by the end.) Also, given that the media are strictly neutral, this must be the first ICT game with NO ICT fans present! It was almost totally one sided although Mark Brown did have one decent save to make in the first half. Michael Fraser came on in the second along with 5 others but Michael had very little to do. The goals were - 19 sec - McAllister header. 2 -  Wilson - lovely 20 yard volley. 27 - Keogh 32 - McAllister 38 - McAllister completes his hat trick. 5-0 half time. 48 - Black - largely made by himself. 61 - Dargo straight into the top corner from an acute angle on the right. 67 - Duncan header. 70 - Dargo penalty. 77 - Dargo completes his hat trick. 82 - McCaffrey scored what Stuart describes as the best goal of the game! Barry might dispute that! 90 - Wyness. Charlie said that although there was a big differenece between the teams it was a good and worthwhile start for his side, although he hopes that Saturday's game against another local side will be tougher. The starting eleven was - Brown, Parratt, Golabek, Munro, Dodds, McBain, Wilson, Wyness, McAllister, Keogh, Morgan. There were mass substitutions at half time and nobody who was in any danger at all of worsening any minor injury was played at all. TUSCAN SELECT 0-5 ICT By various sources. ICT completed their Italian tour with a 5 nil victory against a Tuscan Select.

ICT lined up in 3-5-2 formation and the only goal of the first half came courtesy of Craig Dargo in 30 minutes. the formation was changed back to a familiar 4-4-2 for the second half and whether it was this change or the 5 substitutions that were made it was a bit easier in the second half.

Goals in the second half came courtesy of Craig Dargo, Dennis Wyness, Barry Wilson, and Stuart McCaffrey.
  The starting eleven was - Fraser, McCaffrey, Dods, Hastings, Hart, Duncan, Black, Fox, Morgan  
Dargo, Bayne
  Golabek, Wilson, Wyness, Keogh and Brown replaced Morgan, Black, Bayne, Fox and Fraser at half time and youngsters McAllister, Soane and Sutherland all made appearances during the second half.


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By Guest in News 2006-07 ·

2005-06 – Charlie becomes the Boss

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After the SPL honeymoon of 2004-05 this season was expected to be all about survival. It started that way but great performances and results led to a push for a top six finish and Europe via the Intertoto Cup. In the event seventh place was achieved, one better than 2004/05, the points total was considerably higher at 58 but Hibs took the one allocated Intertoto Cup spot. The league cause was helped by the decline in fortunes of Livingston, Dunfermline and Dundee United and also Falkirk’s difficulties in adapting to the top flight. On the managerial front there was disappointment when Craig Brewster was lured to Dundee United mid-season.  John Docherty and Charlie Christie took temporary charge and, after three wins in a row, Christie was appointed to the top job (with the title of Head Coach) on a permanent basis with effect from 27 January. It was a popular choice made even better when he brought back Donald Park as his assistant.
After the SPL honeymoon of 2004-05 this season was expected to be all about survival. It started that way but great performances and results led to a push for a top six finish and Europe via the Intertoto Cup. In the event seventh place was achieved, one better than 2004/05, the points total was considerably higher at 58 but Hibs took the one allocated Intertoto Cup spot. This was not quite the end of the Intertoto saga. UEFA announced that Scotland (therefore ICT) were first reserve in case any club pulled out. The bad news was that this would not be known until 5 June, 16 days before pre season training started. The league cause was helped by the decline in fortunes of Livingston, Dunfermline and Dundee United and also Falkirk's difficulties in adapting to the top flight. On the managerial front there was disappointment when Craig Brewster was lured to Dundee United mid-season. John Docherty and Charlie Christie took temporary charge and, after three wins in a row, Christie was appointed to the top job (with the title of Head Coach) on a permanent basis with effect from 27 January. It was a popular choice made even better when he brought back Donald Park as his assistant.
Pre season training started on 29 June with two new faces - striker Craig Dargo and defender Tom Parratt. In a break from tradition Craig Brewster took his side to Denmark on 5 July for three pre season matches. They were based at the ground of premier league side FC Nordsjaelland at Farum, half an hour north of Copenhagen, with superb training facilities on hand. They played first division side Nykobing F Alliancen 24 hours after arrival in Denmark and lost 2-1. On 9 July the top match of the mini tour took place against FC Nordsjaelland at Farum. Caley Thistle bounced back from their earlier defeat to win 1-0 thanks to a David Proctor headed goal. Two days later the final match was against the amateurs of Hornbaek and the result was a confidence-inspiring 6-0 win. The following Saturday Colin Hendry's Blackpool came to Inverness and Richie Hart gave Caley Thistle a 1-0 win. On Tuesday 19 July it was off to Peterhead and the Buchan Cup. It ended 0-0 but Peterhead won the cup 7-6 on penalties. A week later the top team played its last pre-season match at Dingwall and lost 2-1 to Ross County.
The SPL campaign started at Falkirk on 30 July as the Bairns made their bow in the SPL and the First Division flag was ceremoniously hoisted at the magnificent Falkirk Stadium. Craig Brewster scored both goals in ICT's 2-0 win. A week later Rangers made their first competitive visit to Inverness in front of a record 7512 crowd and Barry Ferguson earned them a 1-0 win in what was a very close match. A 1-0 win against Dunfermline and draws with Kilmarnock and Dundee United earned sixth spot by the end of August. There was also a resounding 6-1 home win against Alloa in the CIS Cup. In the last two weeks of the summer transfer window Bryan Prunty moving to Airdrie United and Steve Hislop signing for Gillingham. To the delight of all at the club Dennis Wyness arrived on a season's loan from Hearts.
September was less successful with league defeats (all very close) to Motherwell, Hearts and Celtic and just one win - 2-0 against Dundee United at home in the CIS Cup. By the end of the month there was a slip to eighth. Three of the five October matches were draws (Aberdeen, Livingston and Rangers) and one was an excellent 2-1 away win against Hibs. The one defeat of the month was a bad one. The evening of 26 October was one to forget as Falkirk deservedly won 3-0. Eighth place was retained at the end of October and there was no change in November despite being undefeated in the league - a win against Dunfermline and draws with Kilmarnock and Dundee United. There was disappointment on Tuesday 8 November with defeat at the hands of arch rivals Livingston in the quarter final of the CIS Cup. It started well with a Craig Dargo goal in 54 seconds but this was cancelled out by a Livingston goal just before the interval. A Paul Dalglish goal three minutes from the end of extra time was enough to see Livi through to the semi-final. Mark Brown made his 150th appearance in this match and it was 150 in a row. December was much better - two 2-0 wins (against Motherwell and Hibs) and draws with Hearts, Celtic and Aberdeen earned a climb to seventh spot with Craig Brewster being named Bank of Scotland Premierleague Manager of the Month. The Motherwell victory was rather against the run of play but the victory against Hibs on 26 December (the club's 500th competitive game) was well deserved. In between a 0-0 draw away to Hearts ended the high-flying side's 100% record and a 1-1 home draw with Celtic could have gone either way. Craig Dargo scored in a record 31 seconds but John Hartson equalised in 21 minutes then Dargo saw his penalty on the half-hour mark saved by Artur Boruc. On Hogmanay a visit to Aberdeen ended 0-0 but it was an exciting encounter despite the lack of goals.
The new year started with Craig Brewster's 50th game in charge - and in the event his last. The home Tennent's Scottish Cup tie on 7 January against Ayr United did not go according to plan. Brewster made five changes but the new formation did not really click and it ended 1-1. The real trauma of the season started on 10 January when Gordon Chisholm was sacked as manager of Dundee United. Speculation that chairman Eddie Thompson would move for Craig Brewster started even before Chisholm finally left. When Brewster came north from Dunfermline in November 2004 it was known that his first love was Dundee United and that he would relish the chance to return to Tannadice as manager. All in Inverness just hoped that this would be later rather than sooner. Talks began on 11 January and two days later agreement was reached all round. Brewster left for Dundee United taking with him assistant manager Malcolm Thomson and coaches Steve Campbell and Peter Davidson. For the third time in just over three years Director of Football Graeme Bennett set out to find a new manager. Coaches John Docherty and Charlie Christie took charge in the meantime and their first challenge was to handle two games in three days.
Livingston came to Inverness the day after Brewster left and were soundly beaten 3-0. On the morning of the game the club was represented in depth at the funeral of team coach driver Tony Fraser. Tony lost his long fight for life on 11 January and will be remembered fondly by all. He drove the team up and down the country from day one but he was much more than a driver. He took a great interest in everything about the club and was a friend and confidant to players and officials alike. This interest never waned and even close to the end he would talk football for hours. His son Alan is a worthy successor in the driver's seat. Alan was in post just two days later as the team headed for the cup replay at Ayr with Sky TV broadcasting the match live. Despite a delayed arrival (due to technical problems with the bus) and heavy rain ICT recorded a 2-0 win - thanks to a goals from Craig Dargo (a penalty) and Dennis Wyness.
The interim management team took their side to Falkirk the following Saturday with the odds in their favour. Falkirk had not won a home league game all season but, of course, this had to change sometime. Caley Thistle powered to a 4-1 win to ensure they would not be the ones to end that particular record. The result did however give the interim management team of Christie and Docherty a 100% record and strengthened Christie's credentials for the permanent post. After much heart searching he threw his hat in the ring and after speculation linking many others with the post a press conference was called on 27 January. It was no surprise when the new manager was revealed as Charlie Christie assisted by Donald Park - with the titles of head coach and assistant head coach respectively.  The club looked forward with confidence to this blend of a football man wedded to the club and another with a long successful history in management and many contacts throughout the country.
The new management team took charge at a time when SPL survival was virtually if not mathematically assured but it was still going to be hard. Park had seen it all before but for Christie this was his first step on the managerial ladder and to start in the SPL was a major challenge. History was however on his side as Craig Brewster had successfully done exactly that in November 2004. In the January transfer window Juanjo moved to Hamilton on loan and in the event did not return to the club. A bad leg injury had kept him out the game for seven months and he could not break back into a team that had grown in SPL stature without him.   
The Christie/Park partnership had a baptism of fire when Rangers came north on Sunday 29 January. The match was live on Sky TV and the 3-2 win for Rangers ended Caley Thistle's 11 game unbeaten run. TV pictures confirmed that the home side had been unlucky - one Rangers goal was illegal (Marvin Andrews ‘scored' with his arm) and a penalty should have been awarded when Ian Murray handled in his own box. At the end of January ICT sat proudly in sixth spot. The following Saturday it was Round 4 of the Tennent's Scottish Cup and Partick Thistle were the visitors. It was a hard match which ended 2-2 with the second Partick goal coming from the penalty spot in the dying seconds. It was a bitter result to take but it set up another lucrative replay on 15 February, with Sky TV once more covering the game. In between there were draws with Dunfermline (2-2) and Kilmarnock (3-3). The Killie game was a classic which could have gone either way and was a fine advert for the SPL. The Partick cup tie turned out to be a major disappointment. It ended 1-1 after extra time but Partick won the penalty shoot-out decisively. There was one more February match and a 4-2 win away to Craig Brewster's Dundee United ensured that sixth place was retained.
Into March and a poor start with a 1-0 home defeat to Motherwell. A stirring performance at home to high-flying Hearts on 11 March ended in a goal-less draw. On Wednesday 22 March there was a traumatic visit to Celtic Park where the home fans gathered in droves to celebrate the life of the late Jimmy Johnstone. The new ICT record crowd of 57451 witnessed a narrow 2-1 win for Celtic. It was more emphatic than the score suggests as Richie Hart's goal was merely a consolation in the final minute. The following Saturday Hibs were beaten 2-0 at Easter Road and March ended in sixth place. It was not to last long. The ‘Top 6' race came to a head on April Fool's Day with the visit of Aberdeen on the second last Saturday before the league split. ICT were in sixth spot but Aberdeen won 1-0 and Caley Thistle slipped to eighth. Now it was all down to an away match at Livingston on 8 April. John Robertson's new side were ten points adrift at the foot of the SPL and looking doomed. They had to win this match to give them any remote chance of survival. Caley Thistle had to win and both Motherwell and Aberdeen had to drop points. Livi won 2-1 but for ICT the result was academic - Aberdeen beat Hibs 1-0 to clinch the top six spot. The aim was now to beat last season's points total and overtake Motherwell for seventh spot. Motherwell's visit to Inverness the next Saturday thus took on some significance. Craig Dargo scored for a 1-0 home win and the first target was reached - the 46 points already on the board was more than last season's tally of 44.
The second target came within sight on 22 April when Craig Brewster's Dundee United were beaten 1-0 in Inverness. This set up an interesting visit to Livingston the following Saturday. Livi needed a miracle and in the event results elsewhere did send them to Division One. Livingston old boy Barry Wilson scored a goal in 56 minutes direct from a free kick to hammer the final nail in Livi's SPL coffin. Motherwell's 3-2 defeat by Dunfermline was one of the results that relegated Livingston but it also assured ICT of seventh place. The following Wednesday Falkirk came north for the last ICT home match of the season. A rather dull match was livened by a superb goal from 30 yards by Russell Duncan and Craig Dargos's 20th goal of the season. The 2-0 win extended the SPL unbeaten run to a record four - and four shut-outs at that. Reserve goalkeeper Mike Fraser was given a first start instead of Mark Brown whose record 176 appearances in a row came to an end. 
Just one game to go and it was off to Dunfermline on Saturday 6 May. The first half was flat but the second burst into life when Alan Morgan scored from 25 yards in the 53rd minute. There were no more goals so the team finished with an impressive 58 points and a run of five wins out of five after the split. In a strange quirk of the league split ICT finished with more points than fourth placed Hibs. Craig Dargo ended the season as top goalscorer on 20 - and topped it off by taking the Players' Player and Official Website Player of the Year trophies. Darren Dods also took two awards - Supporters' Player and Matchday Programme Player of the Year. Mark Brown won the Supporters' Club Player of the Year cup. Mark Brown made the most appearances with 44 out of a possible 45 - Darren Dods was one behind on 43. With a job well done the players headed off for a break in Magaluf.
At the AGM on 28 November shareholders voted unanimously in favour of the club reverting to a private company and this allowed a £400,000 cash injection from Tulloch Ltd to be made. The AGM also saw Ken Mackie stand down as chairman after three and a half years and his predecessor David Sutherland resume the role. David Sutherland joined the four-man SPL board in August 2005. In March Nigel Spiller left the Board after five years due to pressure of work following his relocation to the Luton area. On the administrative front there were changes to reflect the increased workload and organisational pressures that come with an established SPL club. The main move was the resurrection of the role of Chief Executive with chartered accountant Mike Smith taking office on 1 June. The first wedding ceremony at the stadium took place on 23 July when staunch supporters Emma Stokes and Kevin Fraser tied the knot on the centre spot. Tulloch Caledonian Stadium was chosen as the venue for a Scotland Futures international against Turkey on 15 March. Mark Brown, Craig Dargo and Ian Black featured for Scotland but they lost narrowly 3-2. There was a large local support (and a fair few vocal Turks) which resulted in a 15 minute kick-off delay. The SFA delegation was impressed by the whole operation and support. Further international matches in Inverness are a distinct possibility. The ICT Supporters Trust was launched on 25 August and its first 8-person board was elected in advance of the inaugural AGM on 17 November. Les Kidger was appointed chairman at the first board meeting on 23 November - interim chairman Allan Sellar then stepped down. A dialogue was established between Club and Trust at Chairman level and this should pay dividends in the years to come.


Copyright to and used with permission of Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC Club Historian - Ian Broadfoot
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Chairman to step down

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Change at helm as new Sports Trust is set for shares control David Sutherland will step down as chairman of Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC as construction company Tulloch, principal shareholders of the Inverness club, seeks to transfer its shareholding to a new Inverness Sports Trust. The changes will take effect from the club's AGM in August. Change at helm as new Sports Trust is set for shares control David Sutherland will step down as chairman of Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC as construction company Tulloch, principal shareholders of the Inverness club, seeks to transfer its shareholding to a new Inverness Sports Trust. The changes will take effect from the club's AGM in August. Mr Sutherland's successor at the helm of the SPL club will be Alan Savage, founder and chairman of Inverness-based international recruitment specialists The Orion Group. He has been a strong supporter and sponsor of the club and its youth development programme. Mike Crowe, head of LifeScan Scotland, the club's shirt sponsors and a major employer in the city, has accepted an invitation to join the club's board. The new Inverness Sports Trust will be launched with a £200,000 donation from Tulloch. The Trust directors will be Mr Sutherland and Caley Thistle director George Fraser, deputy chairman of Tulloch plc. Mr Sutherland said:"I flagged up when I became chairman just under a year ago  that I did not see it as a long-term measure because of my other commitments. I also feel that a club like ours should be open to fresh leadership, probably on a three-year cycle. "Thus I will be stepping down but I have put in place a strategy for the continued success of ICT FC under the leadership of a highly successful businessman in Alan Savage, working closely with the Board and Chief Executive Mike Smith, who has full responsibility for the club's administrative and commercial arms. Graeme Bennett will continue as director of football. "I'm delighted that Alan has accepted an invitation from the Board to take the helm and he knows he can rely on my continued support.I would like to thank my fellow directors for their backing and commitment during my time as chairman."  Mr Sutherland added:"I have a wider interest in sport and, having given the club a significant financial legacy, I wish to provide through Inverness Sports Trust a vehicle to assist a range of other sports, including athletics and shinty. "The Tulloch shares in the club will transfer to Inverness Sports Trust when fiscally expedient. Tulloch will give the Sports Trust initial funding of £200,000 to give it recognition and profile. We hope there will eventually be further financial backers." Incoming ICT FC chairman Alan Savage said:"I'm very honoured to be invited to take the chair at a club whose fortunes I have followed since its inception. "David Sutherland is a hard act to follow but I've been assured I can call on him for advice at any time. I look forward to working with the directors and staff to underpin and extend the club's outstanding progress. Our third SPL season beckons, under talented young manager Charlie Christie, and we all need to work diligently in pursuit of ensuring Caley Thistle have the best possible opportunity to  survive and prosper in the top flight. "Running a business like Orion, with a £150 million turnover, has given me expertise which I hope can benefit Caley Thistle. Orion has grown worldwide from Inverness over the past 20 years and being club chairman will help me put something back in to the city from which my company has flourished." After the AGM, the directors of the club will thus be Alan Savage (Chairman), Graeme Bennett, Sandy Catto, Mike Crowe, George Fraser and Ken Mackie.
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By Guest in News 2006-07 ·

ICT FIXTURES - 2006/07

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC kick off the 2006/2007 season on Saturday 29th July with a home match versus league newcomers St Mirren FC. With Aberdeen, Hibernian, Celtic and Hearts in the following 4 fixtures, the team will need to hit the ground running to stay ahead of the game in this years League Campaign. BANK OF SCOTLAND PREMIER LEAGUE Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fixture List 2006/07 Day/Date Opponents H/A JULY 2006 SAT 29th 3:00pm St Mirren H AUGUST 2006 SAT 5th 3:00pm Aberdeen A SAT 12th 3:00pm Hibernian H SUN 20th 2:00pm Celtic H SAT 26th 3:00pm Hearts A Full Fixture List Copyright © and Database Right 2006 The Scottish Premier League Ltd.  All rights reserved.  No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means, (including photocopying, recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means), without the written permission of the copyright/database right owner.  Applications for written permission should be addressed c/o Football DataCo Ltd, 11 Connaught Place, London W2 2ET.  Fixtures are subject to change." Fixture list reproduced under license from Football Dataco Limited. All rights reserved. License No. NEWMEDIA/CALTHON/98066a
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By Guest in News 2006-07 ·

Rossco's Testimonial

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When you think of Caley Thistle you don’t think of multi million pound players, huge stadiums or a club with bottomless pit of money to continually buy (so-called) ‘better’ players. As nice as those things may be, the Caley Thistle ethos has more to do with hard work, team-spirit, loyalty, effort, and a desire to do well that has seen the club move upwards from the 3rd Division to the Premier League in a few short but eventful years. For many supporters this is a lot more satisfying.      When you think of Caley Thistle you don’t think of multi million pound players, huge stadiums or a club with bottomless pit of money to continually buy (so-called) ‘better’ players. As nice as those things may be, the Caley Thistle ethos has more to do with hard work, team-spirit, loyalty, effort, and a desire to do well that has seen the club move upwards from the 3rd Division to the Premier League in a few short but eventful years. For many supporters this is a lot more satisfying. How fitting then, that Ross Tokely, who truly epitomises that Caley Thistle ethos - and has taken the field for ICT in all 4 divisions - is to celebrate 10 years at the club with a testimonial match that sees ICT take on English Premiership opposition for the first time. Rossco’s testimonial season gets underway with a match against Sheffield United at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium on July 21st. Vice chairman Graham Bennett was quoted as saying “It will be a nice day for Ross and I hope we can get a decent crowd to attend so that we can make a few bob for him. He has been a great servant to the club over the years”. Ross made his first appearance for the club on 3rd August 1996 against Clyde and broke Charlie Christie’s record of 314 appearances when he made his 315th appearance in the game against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in season 2004/05. At the end of last season he had made a total of 362 appearances. As Ross is still only 27 years of age, it is quite conceivable that the Caley Thistle stalwart could surpass 500 appearances for the club which in this day and age is almost inconceivable.
Virtually every time Caley Thistle have been promoted, there are nay-sayers who doubt the big man’s ability to raise his game to the next level, but Ross has stuck two fingers up at them all on each occasion and remains one of our most consistent players. The jump to the SPL was another big task for the whole team but yet again, Rossco proved the doubters wrong and made club history when he won every single end of season award from both the players and supporters in season 2004/05.
Ross, speaking in the P&J (link) said, “It’s an honour to be the first Caley Thistle player to have a testimonial against an English Premiership side. I have played under four different managers at Inverness, but I've had a tremendous time at this club and I hope the fans think I give value for money. I've gone from the Third Division through to the SPL and it has been a fantastic journey. This game is a real career milestone.”
Well Ross, if I can be bold enough to speak for a large portion of the fans with this article, I would say this … There are very few occasions when you have not given us value for money. Your effort and hard work on the pitch make you one of the supporters’ favourite players and your loyalty to the club and to the fans ensures that you will definitely be regarded in years to come as a true ICT legend.
Lets hope the fans turn out in large numbers for this match and for any other events that may be organized for Ross’ testimonial season.
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By Guest in News 2006-07 ·

2006/07 Strip Launched

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Picture © Ken MacPherson NEW STRIP LAUNCHED FOR 2006/2007 SEASON Caley Thistle will adopt a more ‘tigerish’ approach to their third SPL campaign – for their first new strip in two seasons sees a switch to more stripes on the shirt.
NEW STRIP LAUNCHED FOR 2006/2007 SEASON
Caley Thistle will adopt a more ‘tigerish’ approach to their third SPL campaign – for their first new strip in two seasons sees a switch to more stripes on the shirt.
The broad panels are replaced by narrower stripes and defender Ross Tokely who has made a record 362 appearances for the Inverness club says “They are very different to what we have worn in our first two SPL seasons but I think the players and supporters will find them attractive.” Director of Football Graeme Bennett said “The stripes are much more in line with the designs we wore in the Third and Second Divisions but have taken those forward.  Kit manufacturers Errea designed them in Italy and we have taken delivery of a full first team strip ready for SPL duty. Replica Strips will be available for supporters by mid-July so they can wear our latest colours for the new season.”
 
Picture © Ken MacPherson  
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By Guest in News 2006-07 ·

Pre-Season Preparation

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Despite doubts still remaining over whether or not ICT will secure a place in this years Intertoto - boss Charlie Christie is ensuring that plans are in place to provide a suitable pre-season work out for the players. Three Friendlies have already been arranged against Elgin, Peterhead and Ross County.  Charlie Christie played down comments about the lack of "big game" opposition saying that "Quite often when we've played against English clubs in the past, they've been less than impressive games". It is his belief that the most important fixture which has been arranged so far is that against Ross County which will take place the week before the new season kicks off.  He said that "It was certainly the most worthwhile game we had last year in pre-season." This is not to say that more challenging opposition will not be added to the mix.  With Charlie Christie keeping his options open on both the Training Camp and the Intertoto, whichever route the club end up on it will add at least 2 games which will provide the players with a "stiff tests". Although things are still a little up in the air with regards where and when ICT will be making their pre-season preparations, it is good to see that Charlie Christie is taking a sensible approach, and while keeping his options open,  plans are being put in place. The above news should help alleviate fears of the "Intertoto or Bust" approach some thought might have be in the minds of the club and boss Charlie Christie.  However, it seems we will just have to be patient to see which far flung exotic destination we shall be following the club to during the summer. Confirmed Friendly Dates Wednesday 12th July - v Elgin Tuesday 18th July - v Peterhead Saturday 22nd July - v Ross County
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