The next Fans Meeting organised by the Supporters Trust will take place at the Caley Club from 1200 until 1415 on Saturday 6 April.

The meeting is open to all fans, and follows on from the meetings held earlier in the season, which allowed many fans to put questions to the club Chairman, Ross Morrison, and Director, Scott Young.

This is your opportunity to ask your questions or to make your point about anything to do with Caley Thistle.

You can register your interest in the meeting or find out more about it here:

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/events-1/ictfc-fans-open-meeting-everyone-welcome-4

We have been delighted to welcome new members recently, and if you are not already a member, have a look round the Trust website and you can join here for only £5 (£1 for Under 16s):

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us

We hope to see as many of you as possible on 6 April.

 

Edited March 6, 20241 yr by ICT Supporters Trust

Following yesterday's planning decision, this meeting has become even more important.

You can register your interest in the meeting or find out more about it here:

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/events-1/ictfc-fans-open-meeting-everyone-welcome-4

The meeting is open to all fans, and we hope that as many as possible are able to attend.

The club's recently confirmed Supporters Liaison Officer, Scott Young, has confirmed that he will be attending the Fans Meeting at the Caley Club at 1200 on Saturday 6 April.

This gives all fans the opportunity to ask questions of Scott, and to hear the club's views on the many current issues it faces, at what is one of the most difficult periods the club has faced in its history.

We hope as many fans as possible will take this opportunity.

You can register your interest in the meeting or find out more about it here:

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/events-1/ictfc-fans-open-meeting-everyone-welcome-4

We have been delighted to welcome new members recently, and if you are not already a member, have a look round the Trust website and you can join here for only £5 (£1 for Under 16s):

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us

We hope to see as many of you as possible on 6 April.

The Supporters Trust Board met last night, and can advise that we will be announcing and launching an exciting new initiative at our Fans Meeting on Saturday..........

To be the first to hear about it, and how you can participate in it, come along to the meeting at 1200 at the Caley Club.

The meeting is also your opportunity to ask any questions you have of the club's recently confirmed SLO, Scott Young.

You will be able to buy tickets for the Race Night on Saturday 20 April.

The meeting is open to all fans, and we hope that as many as possible will be able to attend.

You can find out more about the meeting here:

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/events-1/ictfc-fans-open-meeting-everyone-welcome-4

If you are not already a member, have a look round the Trust website and you can join here for only £5 (£1 for Under 16s):

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us

We hope to see as many of you as possible on Saturday.

Welcome to those who have joined the Supporters Trust this week. It is great to see so many new members.

If you have not already listened to it, Trust Board Member George Moodie was on the Wyness Shuffle podcast released earlier this week. George is at 47.46. why not listen to George (and the full podcast) before joining us at Saturday's meeting?

It is at 1200 at the Caley Club, where you can hear all about our exciting new initiative.....

The meeting is open to all fans, and we hope that as many as possible will be able to attend.

You can find out more about the meeting here:

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/events-1/ictfc-fans-open-meeting-everyone-welcome-4

If you are not already a member, have a look round the Trust website and you can join here for only £5 (£1 for Under 16s):

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us

We hope to see as many of you as possible on Saturday.

As you make your plans for tomorrow's crunch game, remember to come along to the Fans Meeting at 1200 at the Caley Club.

It is open to all fans, and the Supporters Trust will be unveiling its exciting new initiative, which we hope many fans will want to participate in......

There will also be an opportunity to ask questions of the club's SLO, Scott Young, and to buy tickets for the Race Night on 20 April.

This is one of the most critical times in the club's history, and we want to increase the voice of supporters. Our membership has already grown by over 25% this year, and we hope that more fans will join us.

If you are not already a member, have a look round the Trust website and you can join here for only £5 (£1 for Under 16s):

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us

The image contains details of the meeting and we hope to see as many of you as possible tomorrow.

Edited April 5, 20241 yr by ICT Supporters Trust

It was great to see so many of you at the Fans Meeting yesterday, and to receive so much positive feedback about the meeting and the good progress the Supporters Trust is making in getting issues addressed by the club.

It is clear that we are making progress with many of the issues and concerns raised at the previous meetings, and that the club now wants to hear our concerns and to see if they can act on them where it is practical to do so. However, there is more work to do, and we will continue to pursue issues on behalf of fans.

As at this morning, our membership has grown by 33% this year already, and if you are not already a member, please consider joining, as it will increase our ability to get improvements for fans. Membership is only £5 (£1 for Under 16s) and you can join using this link:

https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us

We are very grateful to the Chairman, Ross Morrison, and SLO/Director, Scott Young for attending the full meeting and answering questions in a very open and frank manner. They also took the opportunity to speak to many of those present after the Q&A finished.

This update is not intended to be a full report of the discussion, but it will give those not present a flavour of the issues discussed.

Stronger Together:

This was launched at the meeting, and is covered on a separate thread:

https://caleythistleonline.com/topic/36172-stronger-together/

Battery Farm:

The Chairman advised that the club will submit its appeal to the Scottish Government Reporter, but it cannot do so until it receives the decision of Highland Council in writing,. The process is likely to take six months. He is confident that the Reporter will approve the scheme. However a new buyer has to found, so there could be a reduction in the sum the club will receive.

Club Finances:

The club is preparing its budget for the year starting on 1 June. This includes a restructuring due to the losses being incurred.

The Board is working hard to develop revenue streams, as it wants the club to remain full time. Income is now being received for the North Stand car park through the Red John project. Other revenue streams being are being pursued with the objective of raising £600k per year from the ground, the club's land and through greater use of the facilities. Issues being explored include sponsorship of the three stands, a tenant in part of the building, greater use of the Highlander Suite and Boardroom for conferences and events, electric charging points and a car wash.

Squad / Academy Graduates / Injuries:

The Chairman explained that decisions on players are taken by the Manager. The Manager reports to the Board, but it is the Manager's job to make decisions on players and he decided which players would go out on loan. The Chairman recognised that we have a lot of promising Academy Graduates, who have been out on loan since January and therefore not available to us.

Our injury position has been bad, but the Chairman pointed to other Championship clubs who have had similar issues this season.

There were a lot of concerns raised in the meeting about the Academy Graduates being sent out on loan when we should be giving them game time ourselves, and about what the reasons were for the injury situation.

Hospitality:

The SLO advised that he had taken on board the feedback about the cost of hospitality, and that next season there will be different packages for different games, with some being the current corporate offering and others being at a much lower cost and targeted at the wider fanbase. He hopes that hospitality will be in place for every home game.

The Supporters Trust has been pushing for this for a significant time, so it is good to see the views of our members being acted on.

Season Tickets:

This is another issue the Trust has been pushing for some time, and it was pleasing to hear the SLO confirm that there will be proper marketing for next season, including contacting fans who have not renewed.

Disability Issues / Singing Area:

The Trust has been seeking an on site meeting with the club to review the matchday experience for fans with disabilities. The meeting is scheduled to take place this week.

The club is also looking at options for a Singing Area, so will look to resolve both issues at the same time, ensuring the needs of both groups are met.

Stewarding Issues in North Stand at the Ayr Game:

The SLO had a positive meeting with Section 94 this week and outlined the actions taken following the incidents at the game.

A number of Section 94 members were at the Fans Meeting, and confirmed that they were happy with the action the club had taken and that they considered the matter to be closed.

30th Anniversary:

The club will share its thoughts with the Supporters Trust in the near future.