Reading the attached article it looks like,if funds could be made available, we could have a synthetic pitch in the future. Also interesting to note the club are in negotiations with back of shirt sponsor.

 

http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Football/ICT-giving-serious-thought-to-artificial-surface-05062014.htm

A high quality synthetic pitch would be great imo.

Is this quote referring to any any one/team in particular ? 

 

""As we all know, there are teams with far larger budgets than ours, who have state-of-the-art facilities, but regularly underperform, so it is not all about what you have in terms of facilities, but more about what you are as a club and the environment you foster as part of your club ethos."

 

I remeber watching highlights of one of the early rounds of the Scottish Cup and couldn't believe how many snthetic pitches were available in the lower leagues. I used to be dead against these (anyone remeber the shambles at Loftus Rd many years ago with one of the early versions - like playing in a car-park!), but having actually had a shot on one of the 3G versions, I think it is sensible. Our pitch was dire last season for a few months and it doesn't suit the Barca style.....

Is this quote referring to any any one/team in particular ? 

 

""As we all know, there are teams with far larger budgets than ours, who have state-of-the-art facilities, but regularly underperform, so it is not all about what you have in terms of facilities, but more about what you are as a club and the environment you foster as part of your club ethos."

 

Rangers??

I would have thought it was a wee dig at Hibs.

http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20140606/new-fifa-and-irb-compliant-3g-pitch-to-be-installed-at-rugby-park_85961_3885684

 

Killie are playing on a 3G pitch this season coming up

Noticed from that link that the league table on the official Killie site shows them having finished 7th instead of their actual 9th, and ICT 6th instead of 5th!

Noticed from that link that the league table on the official Killie site shows them having finished 7th instead of their actual 9th, and ICT 6th instead of 5th!

To be fair the table does say we had played 2 less games at that point :P

What about a 3D pitch and synthetic drugs ?

Regarding funding perhaps the bank of Caley Thistle could be set up.

If a credit card can be issued where money goes towards your football club.

 

Then what about peer to peer lending where say  a 2% interest rate could be arranged and be set for 3years  or 5 years at 3%

The £400,000 loan  would only cost the club  £8,000 to 12,000 pa.

The club would only have to find  £92,000 a year for 5 years to pay for it outright.

 

It really depends on how long the surface is going to last for and  whats Tommy going to do for a living.

Yes that's it !!! well done IHE, a 3D pitch...... We will all be wearing bright coloured glasses and the drugs wont be real as they will be synthetic......so no probs there then!!!

Regarding funding perhaps the bank of Caley Thistle could be set up.

If a credit card can be issued where money goes towards your football club.

 

Then what about peer to peer lending where say  a 2% interest rate could be arranged and be set for 3years  or 5 years at 3%

The £400,000 loan  would only cost the club  £8,000 to 12,000 pa.

The club would only have to find  £92,000 a year for 5 years to pay for it outright.

 

It really depends on how long the surface is going to last for and  whats Tommy going to do for a living.

 

In terms of man hours, synthetic pitches need just as much maintenance as real pitches, especially if being used more often....they even have to be watered.  In that regard, ground staff are very much a necessity, so jobs would be safe.

That's ok then I thought Tommy would have to retire early

He has a very capable deputy these days....succession is in place.

Club could easily make its money back hiring the pitch out for community use in the evening and whatever day the pitch isn't getting used at the weekend. The west stand could have a storage section to store the 7-a-side goals that local youth teams would be using.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27741185

I see Killie are letting fans get their hands on the outgoing turf.  If ICT did that, which precise piece of the pitch would you want?

 

Incidentally, my lawn is turf from Tannadice.  When the house was built, the first owner was a Utd player who got it when they replaced the pitch one summer. Thankfully it wasn't from the time their pitch was a barren sandpit.

Or,

Is it possible to demolish the west side of ground and build 3/4 5aside pitches in it's place? Could also build a social club with changing room facilities

Or,

Is it possible to demolish the west side of ground and build 3/4 5aside pitches in it's place? Could also build a social club with changing room facilities

We could pay for all this by selling advertising space on the playing strips.

The papers said the additional advertising money is going into the managers budget

Edited June 14, 201411 yr by 12th Man

4,000 FANS BUYING £100 OF SHARES EACH AND JOB DONE WITH NO DEBT AND FANS GETTING A SHARE OF THE CLUB!!

I know I know where do we get 4000 fans from -maybe the new supporters clubs around the world and half of the league cup final supporters -just a thought!

 

4,000 FANS BUYING £100 OF SHARES EACH AND JOB DONE WITH NO DEBT AND FANS GETTING A SHARE OF THE CLUB!!

I know I know where do we get 4000 fans from -maybe the new supporters clubs around the world and half of the league cup final supporters -just a thought!

I think what you are proposing and describing is possibly called a "share issue"?

4,000 FANS BUYING £100 OF SHARES EACH AND JOB DONE WITH NO DEBT AND FANS GETTING A SHARE OF THE CLUB!!

I know I know where do we get 4000 fans from -maybe the new supporters clubs around the world and half of the league cup final supporters -just a thought!

 

Most fundraising ideas are great on paper but incredibly difficult to put into practice. I have that from first hand experience when ICT nearly went to the wall more than a decade ago. In Ian Broadfoot's book and in his 'season history' he notes the "Pay a Player" scheme I tried to get off the ground to help Pele with his player budget .....

 

It was great, people were very positive, and liked the idea that they could pay as much or as little as they wanted per month (subject to a £5 minimum). We were in the final stages of preparation when David Sutherland came along and sorted us out so the scheme never actually saw the light of day but the difference between people's attitude when talking about the idea compared to asking then to fill out the forms so they could part with some cold hard cash was like chalk and cheese ...... I estimate about 1 in 20 of those who said they would do it were prepared to follow through ......

 

Same can be said to a lesser extent with our own player sponsorship ..... its simple, easy, and only a tenner per share but it still takes us on average about 3 months to reach our target .... and that's only £500 not £400K !

We don't really know what weight is behind the concept.

I can just imagine the media asking the question solely based on Hamilton joining the SPFL and they get a reply.

We could also train at a facility that not only isn't built but isn't even at the planning stage.

The cost is also a sticking point.

I would rather spend a small amount of money on improving the match day experience and not only catching up with other SPFL clubs but exceeding them, not in size but overtaking them with creativity and vision.

The traditionalists will say we are a football club and the enjoyment is solely down to what 11 players can do.

Well 2nd in the league didn't bring them in, £10 for a Scottish cup QF didn't bring them in, even free tickets for a ST buddy didn't bring them in.

We need fresh ideas to brighten up spaces, so the heart races and enlighten faces.

We need fresh ideas to feed the sole, to aim for a goal with a bit of rock and roll.

We need fresh ideas to scream and shout and let it all out, that's what its all about.

We need fresh ideas to come together, to embrace the weather and give them hell for leather.

We need fresh ideas. We need fresh ideas.

Welcome to the ICT Experience.

Edited June 17, 201411 yr by 12th Man