Sponsored by the Granville, Toich and William Bell Research Society (GTWB)

The aim of the study is to record the apathy levels amongst supporters of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club over the period between Saturday 18th February to Monday 13th March. The participants of the study will be the willing supporters of the ICT Online Forum.

The aim is to produce a report which demonstrates any changes in the mood of the support, particularly in regard to the levels of apathy.

The levels should be based on the level of anticipation that the club has the capability of automatic promotion, ability to reach a play off place and taking into account the overall performance of the team i(inclusive of tactics) in each game during the stated collection period.

Following every game participants will be asked to score their levels of apathy following the game, utilising the following scoring criteria - and providing explanations in regard to the reasoning behind their scoring.

1 - Totally devoid of any glimmer of hope.

2 = Just about ready to throw the towel in.

3- Beginning to see a shimmer of light but not overly hopeful that the light will develop.

4- Things are looking slightly better but not exactly giving me too high a level of anticipation.

5 - Signs that things are beginning to improve and an increased confidence that it could be maintained.

6 - We appear to be going in the right direction and the continuing improvement gives definite hope for the future.

7 - We are maintaining the levels of commitment and change of approach which eminated from Livingston and things are looking a lot brighter.

8 - If we go on like this we could make the play offs comfortably

9 - If we go on like this we could make the play offs and reach second place.

10 - If we go on like this we could win the Cup again and make automatic promotion.

PLEASE ADVISE OF YOUR APATHY LEVEL PRIOR TO THE LIVI GAME AND AT THE PRESENT TIME PRIOR TO THE HAMILTON HOME TIE TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE

Thanks to Smirnoff and Coke for their support throughout the Research Process.

On 2/18/2023 at 7:23 PM, RiG said:

Pre Livi - 3
Pre Hamilton - 4
Pre Hamilton (midweek) - 2

Pre Dundee - 1

Yeh -1 pre Dundee too 

Well it wasn't a humping but with a huge incentive to win this one we still managed to lose.

That'll be a 1 then, and can't see that changing for the foreseeable.

 

 

 

 

Like most, my bucket is empty as well.

To quote Joan Armatrading, Down To Zero With A Word, Leaving.

And a 1 for me.

A generous 1 from me now. 

I too have dropped but only to 3. I may have stuck at 4 as the performance on Tuesday - apart from the finishing - was actually quite promising BUT the loss of Billy is a big blow - and I will be amazed if Carson will be fit for Dungdee. Shure he will want to start but ??

2 for me, but sliding toward 1. Really thinking about not renewing my season ticket in the summer. 

Post Dungdee I remain at a 4. My main hope is a Hampden appearance and I am very close to giving up on the play offs but in this league, this season anything could happen. The wounded are drifting back and Dodds is evidently looking at the Fan Forums and taking direction !!

Still 2 here 

Still 1 here.

We need to start winning for my score to increase.

Unfortunately we don't seem to be able to raise our game against the lower teams in the league. (not that there's many below us now!)

Except Cove.

8 minutes ago, buckett said:

Still 1 here.

We need to start winning for my score to increase.

Unfortunately we don't seem to be able to raise our game against the lower teams in the league. (not that there's many below us now!)

Except Cove.

Still - 1, can’t see it changing anytime soon. 

I think the total lack of posts on the match thread speaks way more for fan apathy then any post on this thread.

Sad times.

I am now up from 1 to a high of 2.

On 2/22/2023 at 8:39 AM, RiG said:

Pre Livi - 3
Pre Hamilton - 4
Pre Hamilton (midweek) - 2
Pre Dundee - 1

Pre Ayr - 1

I'm still down at the lowest point, and can't see it changing anytime soon. I've come to the conclusion, on recent games I've witnessed, that we don't scout our opponents but they scout us. Dodds says teams sit in against us! If he knows that, set the team and tactics to counteract that. Play smart, keep possession, don't play Hoofball, get your opponents to come out and get the ball. One thing I always remember about Yogi's time with us was he always went on about ball retention, if we look after the ball, we control the game. Far too many times we get caught in possession or give the ball away cheaply. So, until we change tactics, it's only going to remain at the lowest ebb for the foreseeable. 

11 hours ago, Jaggernaut said:

One thing I always remember about Yogi's time with us was he always went on about ball retention, if we look after the ball, we control the game. Far too many times we get caught in possession or give the ball away cheaply. So, until we change tactics, it's only going to remain at the lowest ebb for the foreseeable. 

Absolutely!

Yogi turned a bunch of 2nd rate players into a potent unit that was an absolute joy to watch!

(Apologies - off topic)

 

Still 3.....but only just

I’m back up slightly to 2 after getting that draw. 

Tempted to go up to 6 but will put the brakes on and stay at 5

Oops just got a warning from the Seer Society 

A cautious 4

Likewise cautiously up to 4. 

I'll round a 4.5 up to 5.