Our Twelfth Man

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July 23, 201510 yr

It is a bit of a football cliché to refer to the crowd as an extra man but tonight I believe our support could just be the difference between progressing or not.

What a magnificent effort by the 'Caley Away' crew who have travelled to Romania in such impressively large numbers.

I am certain that the 500 or so will out sing the home crowd and, with this tie firmly in the balance, can inspire the team to victory.

Well done to the Highland ambassadors, every single one of you, sing and cheer until you're hoarse and make sure that even more of us can join you at Upton Park for the next instalment of the adventure.....

July 23, 201510 yr

It is a bit of a football cliché to refer to the crowd as an extra man but tonight I believe our support could just be the difference between progressing or not.

What a magnificent effort by the 'Caley Away' crew who have travelled to Romania in such impressively large numbers.

I am certain that the 500 or so will out sing the home crowd and, with this tie firmly in the balance, can inspire the team to victory.

Well done to the Highland ambassadors, every single one of you, sing and cheer until you're hoarse and make sure that even more of us can join you at Upton Park for the next instalment of the adventure.....

What he said!

July 23, 201510 yr

500? Wow!!

Thats more than County have taking to Inverness for the last few derbies...

#justsaying

July 23, 201510 yr

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Agonisingly close but that ICT twelfth man more than did their bit, without doubt, men and women of the match......

July 24, 201510 yr

You could hear them pretty well at times on the stream that I was watching with TSNY and ICTChris.

July 24, 201510 yr

The impressive number of fans were a credit to ICT.

July 24, 201510 yr

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The impressive number of fans were a credit to ICT.

Much more importantly, they were a credit to themselves....and each other.

July 24, 201510 yr

The first of many :lol:

Edited July 24, 201510 yr by TheMantis

July 24, 201510 yr

Any more fence pictures bud. Could you pm me them. Think we need a thread for all the videos and pictures and videos...

July 25, 201510 yr

Here's one

July 25, 201510 yr

Seeing the fans on the news and social media all day before and after the match, absolute credit to the club and brought a big smile to my face!

July 25, 201510 yr

Any more fence pictures bud. Could you pm me them. Think we need a thread for all the videos and pictures and videos...

Here's another one for you:

July 25, 201510 yr

The first of many

At the front there, is that Johndo making a pre-emptive call to his lawyer and the Bristish embassy?!

July 26, 201510 yr

Any more fence pictures bud. Could you pm me them. Think we need a thread for all the videos and pictures and videos...

Here's another one for you:

Quality pic Alt. You don't have another 1 min later by the time I climbed up? What a trip! Classic.

http://caleythistleonline.com/gallery/category/487-europa-league-astra-giurgiu/ For all the pictures..

Edited July 26, 201510 yr by SanMiguel

July 27, 201510 yr

Here's the only other one I have

July 27, 201510 yr

Shamelessly stolen from a mate but..

July 27, 201510 yr

Quality pic Alt. You don't have another 1 min later by the time I climbed up? What a trip! Classic.

http://caleythistleonline.com/gallery/category/487-europa-league-astra-giurgiu/ For all the pictures..

Nah, mate, sorry - checked again and that's the only one I have. I've just added a couple of others to the gallery though.

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KDM Trophy 26/27

Those six games were key in getting oscar , jordan and others up to speed and also supporting a two squad team.

By Moogthurso · 11 hours ago11 hr
KDM Trophy 26/27

So getting promoted means we have six games fewer than last season. Not everyone will agree, but I think that's a good thing.

By snorbens_caleyman · 13 hours ago13 hr
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Cove (away) on Tuesday 7 July with a 1900 kick off.

By Robert · 13 hours ago13 hr
KDM Trophy 26/27

KDM Evolution Trophy 2026/27
SPFL announces expanded KDM Evolution Trophy format
The SPFL has today announced the format of the KDM Evolution Trophy for season 2026/27.
Following the success of last season’s revamped competition – which included an inaugural league phase – season 2026/27 will now see more clubs compete in an expanded 40-club league phase.
The following 10 guest clubs across the Scottish Highland Football League and the Scottish Lowland Football League East and West have accepted invitations into this season’s competition:
Banks o’ Dee
Berwick Rangers
Bonnyrigg Rose
Clachnacuddin
Clydebank
Cowdenbeath
Cumbernauld Colts
Formartine United
Fraserburgh
Gala Fairydean Rovers
They will join 10 William Hill League 1, 10 William Hill League 2 and 10 William Hill Premiership B-teams in the tournament’s opening round.
Clubs participating in the league phase will be split into four pots by division, with each club playing two different opponents from each other pot, totalling six matches. William Hill Premiership B-teams will again play all league phase matches away from home.
Points gained by clubs across six matchdays will feed into one league table, with the top 22 clubs qualifying for the knock-out Round of 32.
William Hill Championship clubs will enter the competition in the Round of 32 as seeded clubs, alongside teams finishing in the top six of the league phase, with the remainder of the competition following a traditional knock-out format.
Member clubs and the Scottish FA considered the new set-up hugely beneficial for youth players in providing more opportunities in the key ‘transition phase’ of ages 16-21, as players move from the academy environment to senior football. Youth prospects aged 15 will continue to be eligible to participate in the KDM Evolution Trophy, following a successful trial. The Scottish FA Cooperation System, which was designed to strengthen youth development in Scotland, has also been extended.
Neil Doncaster, group chief executive of the SPFL, said: “We are delighted to build on the success of last season’s new-look competition by inviting 10 guest clubs to participate in next season’s tournament, which will be sure to benefit the community clubs we have invited and provide new challenges for our member clubs.
“While we will continue to minimise travel with broadly regionalised league phase matches, following discussions with our members, home clubs will now retain gate receipts in full in the league phase, to support clubs financially.”
Over £1.3 million in prize money was shared with clubs for last season’s KDM Evolution Trophy, which was an increase of more than 50% on the previous year. The SPFL is pleased to confirm that last season’s prize money has been maintained for the 2026/27 tournament, with the winners receiving £150,000, and the runners-up £100,000.
The Scottish-based, internationally operating construction firm, KDM Group, remain proud title sponsors of the competition.
Iain Jones, Chief Executive of KDM Group, said: “We are extremely excited to continue our partnership with the KDM Evolution Trophy after a highly successful first season of the new-look competition. Next season’s expanded format promises to deliver even more excitement and opportunities to clubs and players across the country, which reflects KDM Group’s support for Scottish football across all levels of the game.”

The KDM Evolution Trophy league phase will commence on the midweek of August 11/12, where participants will look to better Inverness Caledonian Thistle’s run to the final last season. Championship clubs will again enter at the Round of 32 stage on November 3/4, with the 2026/27 showpiece final taking place on either the weekend of March 27/28 or April 3/4.
The fixtures for the 2026/27 KDM Evolution Trophy league phase will be published on Thursday 16 July at 1.00pm.
The full schedule of prize money for the KDM Evolution Trophy is set out below:
Winners: £150,000
Runners-up: £100,000
Eliminated in semi-finals: £75,000
Eliminated in quarter-finals: £50,000
Eliminated in Round of 16: £40,000
Eliminated in Round of 32: £30,000
Eliminated in league phase: £15,000 - £18,500 (depending on final league position)
A summary of key competition dates is set out below:
League Phase MD1: August 11/12
League Phase MD2: August 25/26
League Phase MD3: September 8/9
League Phase MD4: September 22/23
League Phase MD5: September 26/27
League Phase MD6: October 13
Round of 32: November 3/4
Round of 16: November 24/25
Quarter-finals: January 12/13
Semi-finals: February 9/10
Final: March 27/28 or April 3/4

By tm4tj · 16 hours ago16 hr
World Cup

I agree with that.
I can't see Argentina repeating and my Brazilian colleague tells me that they are not good right now, although in Brazilian terms that likely translates to only being good enough for the quarters or semis! No other country springs to mind as an eventual winner other than France or Spain although Spain also have a bit of controversy going on after naming no Real Madrid players to the squad.

Don't know what to make of Haiti. That's a pretty good result but looking at the squad list there are only a handful of players at recognisable clubs. One of them - Derrick Etienne Jr - plays for Toronto so I see him every week. A pacy winger, who will be familiar with the stadium in Boston, but someone who flatters to deceive most weeks. Scored something like 8 in 46 games for Haiti and only 5 in 60 for Toronto but popped up just a couple of weeks ago to score an absolute banger against Charlotte. Hopefully that is him done scoring for the season - internationally at least!
Not that I put much faith in the rankings, but it does have to be noted that Haiti are 83rd and New Zealand are 85th. The two lowest ranked teams in the tournament. Even Cape Verde (69) and Curacao (82) are ahead of them. Scotland are at #43. What surprised me - in the rankings - is that Ghana, who I thought were higher ranked, are listed at 74th spot so round of the 'worst five' according to the rankings.

By Scotty · 16 hours ago16 hr

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