League season is sadly over. Attention for the next 4 weeks focuses on another big day out at Hampden, a chance to pull off one the greatest cup final upsets ever and earn a crack at the Europa League!

Was just having a look at the bookies odds for the final.  20/1 for the ICT win, no real surprise with that.

ICT to win 1-0 is 70/1, whereas Celtic to win 7-0 is only 45/1.

And if you fancy us to repeat our famous 3-1 win it’s 200/1, the same odds as Celtic winning 11-0.

Fair to say that the odds are against us!

I think the odds were something like 18/1 in 2000 much to the annoyance of Steve Paterson and he used that to wind the team up to our famous win.

What are the odds of us finishing with 11 players on the park?

8 hours ago, DoofersDad said:

What are the odds of us finishing with 11 players on the park?

Probably the same as Celtic getting a VAR pen

10 hours ago, Kind of Blue said:

I think the odds were something like 18/1 in 2000 much to the annoyance of Steve Paterson and he used that to wind the team up to our famous win.

Yup, I recall Charlie Christie talking about how Pele had lumped on it at about those odds.  Unusual for a man who didn't normally gamble 🙄

Any word on another match prior to the final? 

Could be interesting with the choice of referee...

48 minutes ago, Bobby said:

Any word on another match prior to the final? 

Passed yesterday and it looked like we had a game on

7 minutes ago, caleyboy said:

Passed yesterday and it looked like we had a game on

That was the u18s v Ayr 

12 hours ago, DoofersDad said:

What are the odds of us finishing with 11 players on the park?

With Beaton in charge not good! 

Heard we were playing Soartans in closed door match.

Cup Final song by Scooty and the Skyhooks was premiered at 1800 today here:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SAvnv4Ni4as&feature=youtu.be

https://ictfc.com/ictfc-2023-scottish-cup-song-caley-caley-by-scooty-skyhooks/

Edited May 23, 20233 yr by Robert

Is it only possible to get 4 tickets per person for the final? I'd like 5 to go with a group of friends, but the ticket site is only allowing me to buy 4. Any ideas how to get the 5th? 

32 minutes ago, lightwelter said:

Is it only possible to get 4 tickets per person for the final? I'd like 5 to go with a group of friends, but the ticket site is only allowing me to buy 4. Any ideas how to get the 5th? 

Go in to shop? Or get a friend to buy with you? 

ST holders can buy 8 I think 

19 hours ago, caley100 said:

Heard we were playing Soartans in closed door match.

For once I am with the surly detractors and would suggest that the choice of opponent is WRONG. According to the Oxford English Dictionary "Spartan" means "simple or severe - without anything that makes life more pleasant".

I hope that next season the league put contingency measures in place to avoid such a gap again or mitigations on teams for us to play. Will be pretty difficult build up after securing the League until the Conference League final having sat around for 4 weeks.

1 hour ago, bdu98196 said:

I hope that next season the league put contingency measures in place to avoid such a gap again or mitigations on teams for us to play. Will be pretty difficult build up after securing the League until the Conference League final having sat around for 4 weeks.

Conference League? So you don’t think we’ll win the Europa League qualifier?

4 hours ago, HawkeyeTheGnu said:

Conference League? So you don’t think we’ll win the Europa League qualifier?

History would suggest not to expect any Scottish teams to win their European qualifying rounds

On 5/20/2023 at 4:56 PM, bdu98196 said:

Celtic defence being rag-dolled today by Curtis main, appears the missing CCV means they can't handle physical and ariel threats. Shame we rely on a strike force that the borrowers look down on and lack a target man for Doddsball.

 

Celtic defence owned again.......

Anyone know what big Eddie is up to and if he fancies a game on 3rd June?

Sportscene pundits tonight not really acknowledging the possibility that we could win and claim the European spot. Even our former manager Neil McCann saying, of Aberdeen, “The money the are going to get from the group stages…”

7 hours ago, Yngwie said:

Sportscene pundits tonight not really acknowledging the possibility that we could win and claim the European spot.

Perfect!

This type of attitude is just the thing to fire our boys up for a win.🏆

Go Caley Thistle.

Another motivator is the fact Ross County look as though they are going to qualify for the play offs. I fully back Partick to beat them next week in the lead up to the Cup Final. 

Anyone know the score from yesterdays friendly?

Yes

4 hours ago, CELTIC1CALEY3 said:

Another motivator is the fact Ross County look as though they are going to qualify for the play offs. I fully back Partick to beat them next week in the lead up to the Cup Final. 

I don't follow how that makes any difference?