I remember about 5 years ago (2007/08) on this forum this exact question was asked. The general consensus then was that we had gone as far as we could, as had County, and a merger would be the only way both clubs could compete for the top positions.

With ICT riding high atm after such an amazinng season last term and Ross County also playing in the top flight now, how do we feel about the question now?

Personally my position hasn't wavered since the question was first asked. NO FECKIN WAY! If a merger was ever considered I would form a break away club called AFC Inverness or something

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I'd be all for another merger.

Where's Dougal?

 

He would enjoy this post!

Haven't had a decent merger for twenty years now. High time we had another one.

Ross County and Brora Rangers sounds like a good one.  Between them they have about as many ICT players as we have!

Bit early to be on the wine forza

The plans are still viable given the TCS aquifer, the Tinkerwell legoland drainage problem and the continued availability of land by the Tore roundabout.

Saaaaaaakes

im sorry but delete this we don't care about any merger even county's one in 1928 we have heard enough about mergers for the last 19 years 

No. Just no. Please take this away before my brain explodes.

BEHAVE!!!!!!!!!!!

Good idea IMO.

Looked at totally clinically and objectively there is actually a strong case for this. But it's a completely nonsensical non-starter which virtually no one would want.

The case for the notion is that I do wonder if the population base of the inner Moray Firth is capable of sustaining two top six Premiership sides? Things have changed massively since two teams came into the Third Division in 1994. A single team would be a significantly more formidable entity.

But here's the top and bottom line - there is absolutely no desire for any merger to happen and there are one or two other massive factors against it as well.

Apart from what I said in the first sentence of the second paragraph, there are no factors in operation which would make a (further) merger desirable or feasible.

* Unlike what happened in 1993/94, Dingwall and Inverness are two completely distinct communities. The earlier case offered huge progress for the single entity of Inverness.

* There is also not the well defined carrot, such as Inverness at last getting into national league football after decades of rejection, that there was 20 years ago.

* The question of location alone would kill the whole thing stone dead.

* Mergers tend to take place when both parties' fortunes are at a low ebb - as was the case in Inverness in 1993. This is most definitely not the case at the momernt - quite the opposite.

* A merger now would be rather different from selling the notion simply  to season ticket holders. Voting power in both camps now lies with shareholders and the personalities involved, I am certain, would want none of it.

 

So... I actually agree with Davie here. Let's not go there or there will be exploded brains all over the place!

In fact, looking at the OP, why did FC start this thread in the first place?

Edited September 29, 201312 yr by Charles Bannerman

This post is not made in reference to either ICTFC or Ross County.

Hypothetically, there's a financial case to be made for Scottish teams merging. However, I think our game will implode before we see any radical changes (or mergers). It's interesting looking at the fortunes of merged clubs from Scandinavia though - Danish club FC Nordsjælland playing in the Champions League springs to mind.

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A single team would be a significantly more formidable entity.

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How much more formidable? Zeroth place in the table rather than first?

Forza I think you got the reaction you wanted, take a few aspirins and have the day off, you will feel better tomorrow

CB just wants to pen another fairy tale.

I reckon Caley could go it alone!

I reckon Caley could go it alone!

 

I agree and I bet, if they did, they would give Wick and Brora a good run for their money.

Should ICT and RC merge? What a stupid question!!!!!

I think this should be moved to General Nonsense!

If we ever had a merger with County I would call 999!

it's a completely nonsensical non-starter which virtually no one would want.

Should've just stopped there Charles!

If we ever had a merger with County I would call 999!

If you did history suggests that the final outcome would be 444