Caley Jags Together tonight released the following statement regarding the League Cup semi final date and venue:

 

 

"Caley Jags Together, the ICT Supporters Organisation are today writing to the SPFL to register the strongest possible protest against the time and venue for the Scottish League Cup Semi Final between Inverness Caley Thistle and Heart of Midlothian.

The choice of venue and timing make it almost impossible for the majority of Highland based ICT fans to attend this game due to the lack of public transport and this will do nothing to enhance the image of the cup when swathes of empty seats are televised to the nation.

The SPFL should re-examine this decision as quickly as possible in order to ensure that our fans can attend what is an extremely important match for them and the team. 

We hope that the SPFL see sense".

 

A full letter will be sent to the SPFL tomorrow morning, and the full text will be available on the Caley Jags Together web site at www.ictst.co.uk. We also intend to conduct an on line petition against this dreadful decision, and further details will be posted here.

 

 

 

'Looking into transport' sounds like Doncaster will say to Scotrail you fancy putting earlier trains on. They say no and tthat's that.

On another site an Aberdeen fan said that a special train was to be put on when they had an early kick off in the scottish cup semi final against qos. Scotrail wanted a flat rate of £60 per person and the train ended up being cancelled. So I'm fully expecting nothing to happen here

Well, it has been a week since the meeting, whatever Doncaster has in mind, it must be good.

He is liaising with IHE with a view to organising a 150 mile conga line stretching from Inverness to Leith.

whats the latest on the semi final transport have the spfl got anything sorted or was that all show for the media saying they will help us

I heard CJT failed and he SPFL are keeping it the same

CJT Board meeting this week. Would imagine a statement following the meeting?

You're right OCG. We'll discuss things on Tuesday and put out a statement after that.

I hope they don't embarrass themselves by assuming the ICT fans can be bought off on the cheap,  or I may be tempted to start delving in to how certain peoples salaries are construed and does it conflict with sporting integrity.   Anyway Im looking forward to seeing what the powers that be can come up with. 

Is there any update from the SFA/SPFL on this?.

At the meeting where CJT went all the way down to Glasgow end of November, the SPFL had nothing in place, except to say, let's talk on the phone next week. That was reportedly a conference call on the 5th December, last week.

After two weeks, with no updates, I suspect Doncaster had passed it on to an intern, who called last week with a list of private hire taxis in the inverness area. I think the SPFL have asked CJT to wait another week for the gumtree advert for carpools to go live.

All joking aside, I think CJT have told the SPFL "You really want us to go public with THAT???" and they've went away for another think.

Edited December 13, 201311 yr by Kirishima

Kirishima. Not quite! You are right, we've tried to keep this quiet until we have a definitive offer and that's not yet. We will have definite news this week (hopefully) after yet more negotiations (someone's been on holiday...) I appreciate your and everyone else's patience, bear with us for just a wee while longer.

Ta

Davie Balfour, Chairman CJT.

Any progress likely ?