There is an article in todays Courier regarding some pre-season problems and also some info on new signings, see below

CALEY Thistle?s pre-season trip to England is under threat if a third fixture cannot be confirmed.

Inverness are set to face League One side Yeovil Town on Tuesday 12th July before facing relegated Bristol Rovers, now of League Two, two days later at Twerton Park in Bath.

If another game cannot be arranged, it is likely Inverness will not make the 550-mile trip to the south-west.

?If we don?t get a third game, we will probably just cancel the trip,? said Caley Thistle assistant manager Maurice Malpas yesterday.

?Hopefully we can get something confirmed. We will need to get that done in the next three or four days.?

The trip will be preceded by a visit to Almondvale Stadium to face Livingston on Saturday 9th July. The only other confirmed pre-season match is against Clach at Grant Street Park on Monday 27th June.

Meanwhile, Inverness manager Terry Butcher is set to unveil the first stage of his new look squad tomorrow.

He is expected to reveal at least one new signing and announce which players have agreed new contracts with the club.

It comes after he released 10 first team players earlier this month and held a 31-player trial game at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium just over two weeks ago.

?I am looking at releasing some news on Wednesday about players that have re-signed and players that are going to sign,? Butcher said yesterday.

Inverness are waiting for responses from top scorer Adam Rooney, midfielder Stuart Duff, defender Kenny Gillet and youngsters Shane Sutherland and Gavin Morrison, who have all been offered new contracts because their current deals expire this summer.

Caley Thistle have been monitoring former Hibs defender Kevin McCann, who was on loan at the club last season; released Rangers midfielder Andrew Shinnie, who played in the trialist game and is the older brother of Inverness full-back Graeme; as well as French forward Gregory Tade, who has been linked to several SPL clubs since leaving Raith Rovers.

* Caley Thistle goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey made his seventh appearance for Northern Ireland in a 2-0 defeat to Wales in the Carling Nations Cup on Friday night.

Nice to see the rebuilding process starting

I get cheesed off every time I see someone post that why did we not offer more than one/two year deals etc.

If only we could offer a decent mix of one and two year deals we wouldn't have our entire squad up for grabs come January.

Aye, in an ideal world that would be the bees knees ICT Paisley, unfortunately it's not always about us and other persons/clubs/fans come into play as well.

What was that saying............You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not please all of the people all of the time.

"Oh how tickled I am..."

I've no problem with players/management coming to an agreement about one-year deals. However, it seems though we jumped the gun, giving recent soundings, that that is what we are looking for first and foremost. Assuming salaries are ok, with built-in safeguards (many clubs have relegation clauses - maybe even most), why wouldn't we begin with a position of getting Hayes, Ross etc tied to three-year contracts? If they KO it, fair enough but we don't seem to be aiming for that point of view. All I can go on is the public statements and nuances of the club's position.

Frankly couldnt be ersed reading through this thread but I am very reliably informed that this is ALL about our performance and achievement next season and the likelihood of Terry and Mo staying on thereafter. Now to me that is a real feckin positive in the short term.

BELIEVE - we are going places next year - Yeovil, Bristol and Aldershot in 2011/2012 - Juventus, Braga and Anderlecht in 2012/2013.

Juventus, Braga and Anderlecht? I would be happy with just getting a semi.

Juventus, Braga and Anderlecht? I would be happy with just getting a semi.

So I have heard

I think 2 semis in the same season would be asking too much, so I'll settle for just 1 and fingers crossed might go further.

So I have heard

I think 2 semis in the same season would be asking too much, so I'll settle for just 1 and fingers crossed might go further.

I have had 2 in the same night....

I think 2 semis in the same season would be asking too much, so I'll settle for just 1 and fingers crossed might go further.

I have had 2 in the same night....

So I have heard

Anyone know if the Tansey situation has been resolved? Im sure i saw someone post that he has joined us for pre-season training, but with nothing official i have no idea!

He has permission to train with us but cant sign with us to 1st July cause his Stockport contract doesnt finish to 30th June