list any confirmed ones in here ..... as well as key dates

KEY DATES

• Thu 17th June (10am) - SPL fixtures released
  
• Mon 5th July - Players return to training
  
• Sat 14th August - SPL Kick-Off
  

MATCHES

• Thu 15th July: [friendly] Clach -V- ICT
  
• Sat 17th July: [friendly] Forres -V- ICT
  
• Wed 21st July: [friendly] Elgin -V- ICT
  
• Wed 21st July: [friendly] Strathspey Thistle -V- ICT
  
• Fri 23rd - Tue 27th July: [friendlies/training] - 4 day training camp in Blackpool (2 friendlies included as below)
  
• Sat 24th July: [friendly] Fleetwood Town -V- ICT
  
• Mon 26th July: [friendly] Crewe Alexandra -V- ICT
  
• Sat 31st July: ICT -V- Queens Park - CIS League Cup Rd 1
  
• Saturday 7th August - [friendly] ICT -V- Royal Antwerp
  

Nice to see them watering the plants, has it been dry in Stellaland.

This was also a nice moment yesterday. Antwerp supporter and tv face Tom Waes played his song. The song was composed for a tv program (Tomtestosteron) and is a huge succes in Belgium.

http://www.rafc.tv/?page=1&video=1071

Complete guess, but is the ex-player Nico Claesens?

Nope, it's Hans-Peter Lehnhoff, a german player from our legendary squad in the early ninetees. He's now the teamanager of Bayer Leverkusen.

The Belgian police however, after hosing them down, held the gang in custody afterwards.

^Shocking^

Is the Elgin game definitely still on??

Am concerned about the weather.

^Shocking^

I presume IHE's ongoing brussel-sprout gag is because Brussels is in Belgium, as is Antwerp... hence, it's funny (to me, anyway )

Just called the club game at strath off game at elgin still on at the moment

^Shocking^

I've got a t-shirt fer ya.

Anyone know why Hayes, Foran and Proctor havent featured in pre-season yet?

Anyone know why Hayes, Foran and Proctor havent featured in pre-season yet?

Apparently they wont eat their sprouts.

^Shocking^

I presume IHE's ongoing brussel-sprout gag is because Brussels is in Belgium, as is Antwerp... hence, it's funny (to me, anyway )

I don't think it really needed explaining!! But well done anyway Sherlock for deciphering it!

I'm disappointed that the new version of this website does not (yet) have the various Smurf emoticons that the last one had. Using them liberally would have made our Belgian visitors feel very welcome, in a completely unpatronising manner.

Forget all this sprout lark, do you think they'll bring us some chocs?

Forget all this sprout lark, do you think they'll bring us some chocs?

:_talktalktalk:

:_talktalktalk:

I'm disappointed that the new version of this website does not (yet) have the various Smurf emoticons that the last one had. Using them liberally would have made our Belgian visitors feel very welcome, in a completely unpatronising manner.

Feck me - here is a recent phottie from the Royal Antwerp forum:

Anyways...

I see Foran isn't fully fit, according to the P&J; and he won't travel south with the first team squad this weekend. He'll instead stay to work with some of our younger squad.

There is also an article on Elgin City where their manager says that he hopes Butcher will loan out 3 of our younger players. He especially hopes we loan out Max Johnson, who is wanted on loan by other clubs apparently. Max is currently nursing an Achilles injury according to the article...

Anyways...

I see Foran isn't fully fit

Hmmm, what's he been doing for the last 2 months?

Recovering from the injury he sustained against Ayr in the penultimate game of the season?

That's OK, I was worried he'd gone back to playing Gaelic football on the side (like he did at Motherwell IIRC).

I was in Galway last weekend and managed to catch quite a bit of GAA on the telly. You'd be surprised at how few injuries there are! All shoulder to shoulder, no swipes or diving in with legs.

Hopefully Foran will be fit to make at least a substitute appearance v. Queens Park. However with positive performances by Shinnie, Eric, Sutherland and Gil, we are quite well covered I suppose.

I'm guessing Hayes will be travelling and playing this weekend...

I'm guessing Hayes will be travelling and playing this weekend...

Not quite. Foran, Hayes and Proctor all miss out due to injury and Mackay-Steven and Milne are not going either although Butcher said he was going to talk with them after we return next week so i'm guessing he is intrested in signing them perhaps.

A bit worrying that Hayes is injured in addition to Foran. Two of our most dangerous players missing a huge chunk of pre-season.

OK anoraks - how do I get from Chorley to Witton feckin Albion - sober(ish) and by car ?? :_doh:

OK anoraks - how do I get from Chorley to Witton feckin Albion - sober(ish) and by car ?? :_doh:

Just follow this guy.........