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Sounds good... Who is paying? Considering the budget shortfall for players, lack of decent match highlights package, not enough pies at big games, etc etc. How do we cut our cloth to properly address all these issues Kier? 🙄

This - in conjunction with the ticketing system - should be almost foolproof in identifying the ticketholder (or at least the ticket purchaser). From there it's surely down to any club/SPFL/police initiatives to determine effective punishments and, by extention, deterrrents. Clubs could lead the way - having their own policies - regardless of these lenient punishments dished out by the SPFL. In England a (countrywide) stadium ban and criminal record seems to work pretty well in the main.

I recorded it and managed to watch it without knowing the score. That was a tough watch, and I fear that we’ll come up short on goal difference and fail to be one of the best third placed teams. However, we’ve a record of not winning games like that so at least we won the game, only our fifth win at the World Cup Finals.

Well it’s a much needed winning start for us, but that second half was brutal and Haiti did not deserve to lose.

Tell you what.. Morocco are pretty feckin good, Playing either of these teams is going to be a tough one!

Are they in a studio in blighty? If not how the f*** did he manage to get in with his record?

That's why I'm only watching the game and doing something else instead of listening to the pundits.

Switched on ITV’s coverage for the Swi-Qat match this evening. The good news is that an ex-manager of ICT is one of the panel. The bad news is it’s Big Dunc.

Billy is almost certainly going to be signed as a player too, I hope.

Macintyre & Zimba have already been announced as departed. Hopefully we can hold onto Alonge. Still up in the air with the 2 Alfie’s - they both have a permanent offer on the table from Caley , they both have an extension with Aberdeen also tabled. I’d imagine both players have other offers as well.

The players still missing from last year in order of my preference Macintyre Bavidge Alonge Zimba I am assuming we have already lost Stewart.😭

Am I the only one thinking that the visual of the USA supporters in the stadium at their game looks like a "Where's Wally" puzzle !

Yes I seen that by 15 minutes flying tomorrow now. It will be costing him a fortune! You can see why so many cut their losses and didn't go.

Reporting Scotland said he’d missed his connection in Dublin.

He put some effort in to righting an administrative c**k up. What Scotty said in this thread appears quite widespread: Scottish fans having issues because they did not have a Police Letter from England or Wales. Hopefully Kenny’s efforts will have helped other fans in the same position.

That’s most of the best defence in League 1 secured for next season: Munro, Macleod, Devine and Savage. It’s a step up in standard for them but Devine and Savage have been there, done that before. A very positive development.

That looks better, a team and two subs Paul Allan Ben Corner Daniel Devine Shae Keogh Luis Longstaff Adam Mackinnon Calum MacLeod Ross Munro Logan Ross Remi Savage Graeme Shinnie Liam Sole Sam Thompson

Indeed it is

You're asking the wrong person...😊

Well C100, you’re asking the wrong person, this should be put directly at the custodians in charge and responsible for managing the affairs of the club. To me that is the owner, the CEO, the board and the security manager. If you take in any of my earlier posts you will have noticed my thoughts on getting those responsible for match safety and control. For what it is worth here my main views. # Deduct points - as it’s the only way to get complacent, lazy and negligent attitudes changed. # Install cameras at all entrances to assist with identifying profiles, clothing and physical features of all entering fans. # Have match crowd control risk assessment undertaken and recorded for all matches with a police representative identifying the risks and preventative measures required. Include a Supporter Trust member (not on the board). # Provide proper levels of match stewarding (not the minimum cost package). # Have a police attendant as part of high profile (risk) matches to assist the club security manager. # Advise the security manager to take a concealed phone to record all match control meetings, where in the event he is told to ignore any concerns he may raise, he can provide evidence in the event any incident results in any corporate or individual legal action. Any use? bc

Kenny is finally on his way.

That’s great news 😄

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZe7bNKAJvM/?igsh=ejN0dmR4eWgyeHc= Remi signs for another year

Well Cherly, I'd agree that the fines are paltry especially in Celtics case where the fine is about 2 days pay for one of their top players. However you've not given us any clues as to how you would sort the issue? It's not my field but trying to rectify the problem will not be easy. Firstly identifying culprits as we see these days is nigh on impossible unless they are physically caught! A fence all the way round the pitch is unreasonable and very costly! extra stewarding is expensive and fans will get past most of the corpulent stewards i've seen here. So what do we do? Is there a way of getting to the lads with letters handed to them with maybe the players asking them to avoid pitch invasion? I really don't know! Over to you!

I think the SPFL have run away from their responsibilities again here. The disciplinary punishment handed down to the offending clubs is paltry and simply puts this problem into a cupboard under the stair (put it out of sight so to speak), until it happens again at any of the top two divisions in our country. It is all so predictable with clubs pleading “you’ll ruin and hurt us (and YOU) if you fine or deduct us points!”. And the SPFL not wanting to ‘rock the boat’ by addressing the problem and hoping the Police or Scottish Government don’t force their hand. The punishment imposed on Celtic is bordering on the ridiculous. It presents no deterrent in my mind to the mindless thugs that enjoy courtship by these major clubs (Celtic here). Ie they want their money, noise and fear factor and tacitly accept the risk they will invade the pitch now and again. Fingers crossed no one gets harmed or maimed. In my club’s case ICTFC, they have been allowed to get off with next to no consequential penalty impact or imposition whatsoever. - I’m not celebrating this as unlike what was said by Scott Young after our Ned’s pitch invasion that ‘lessons to be learned’, thats precisely what we failed to do from the relegation match against the Accies in 2024! I expect our CEO and board to smile (“we got away with that Hey”) and just carry on regardless! In my book is ‘No pain - no gain’. I will continue to argue the case that until our club show clear steps of acting more professionally both on and off the park we will be unable to progress as a serious football operation. bc