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The Board of Directors at ICT would like to thank the fans for their patience at this difficult time.

Firstly we can confirm the resignation of our Chairman and Board member Ross Morrison. He leaves with our sincere thanks for the dedicated service he has given to the Club and we are indebted to him for his passion, tireless effort and crucial investment in the Club.

We can also announce that our CEO Scot Gardiner has tendered his resignation, which has been accepted by the Board. Scot is now serving his notice and will be continuing to help the Club get through this difficult period.

Following the continued restructuring of the club, including a revised football model and budget to take us into and beyond season 2024/25, the club is pleased to announce the sale of Season Tickets for this coming season from 10 am today, our historic 30th Year Anniversary year, with special thanks to Caley Jag Stewart Coghill for the brilliant 30th Anniversary logo.

While the last few weeks have been difficult for everyone connected to the club, as a Board and as a club, we now respectfully ask the supporters to rally around the team and the management, and a squad which will feature more Inverness and Highland players than we have had for many a long year and if ever we need the fans, it is now. 

The striking new commemorative 30th Anniversary Puma ICT kits will also be revealed over the weekend and with hugely positive discussions currently ongoing with a number of potential new investors, we hope the Caley Jags fans can also rise to the occasion when we need you the most.

Season Tickets will be available on our ticketing website www.eticketing.co.uk/ictfc/ – which is powered by Ticketmaster Sport.  

If you are an existing Season ticket holder we have reserved your existing seats. 

https://ictfc.com/club-statement-2024-25-season-tickets/

 

I will wait to see what is happening with our club and confirmation that Gardiner has left the building before I renew

 

Well THAT Club Statement didn't say an awful lot!

Scott Gardiner still in residence.

We'll have lots of Inverness/Highland-based players this coming season.

Now please cough up and buy your season tickets.

And some Puma gear!

No actual confirmation that we'll be solvent next season. But that's not really any of our business, is it?

 

Yet again we're told nothing, but expected to cough up for season tickets without knowing; if we're entering adminstration, which players have been offered new contracts, which players have left, is the manager being kept on, when is the ceo actually leaving the building, who are these Inverness/Highland based players you mention. . . .  ?

The level of contempt the club has for its fans is unbelievable!

 

1 hour ago, buckett said:

No actual confirmation that we'll be solvent next season. But that's not really any of our business, is it?

I think it’s more the case that there’s not a lot they can say just now whilst discussions and deals are still in progress.

“hugely positive discussions currently ongoing with a number of potential new investors”

I don't think they would be selling season tickets if they did not expect to be solvent, as that would be a serious matter the directors - wrongful trading under the Insolvency Act.

 

Anyone else think that pricing structure is bizarre? Compare to last year's prices. Main stand prices lowered especially over 65s in main stand whilst almost the same for North? 

Lowering the old 16-21 ( formally 16-25) even further looks like SG revenge on Young team to me. 

 

At last a statement. However, in terms of due diligence, I think supporters need some answers before we invest. 

1. Can we see the accounts for 2022/23 please?

2. Who has currently signed for the Club.

3. What is our Management Team?

I would respectfully also ask if a Trust Member will be on the new board even if new owners emerge. 

 

 

Not a detailed statement but I’m just happy that it sounds like we will have a team to support next season 🙏

 

Would I be right in saying that if you did buy a season ticket ( once more detail comes out ) using a credit card then you would be able to get a refund if anything does go t*ts up ? . 

 

1 hour ago, strutty1965 said:

Would I be right in saying that if you did buy a season ticket ( once more detail comes out ) using a credit card then you would be able to get a refund if anything does go t*ts up ? . 

Doubt it . I’ll be holding off for now and see when the ceo resign date is before parting with anything . What a crap statement to put out after all this time 

 

1 hour ago, caley1 said:

Doubt it . I’ll be holding off for now and see when the ceo resign date is before parting with anything . What a crap statement to put out after all this time 

No I think he/she is correct. You are protected if credit card and over £100. 

 

They will take our money for season tickets and then hit us with news that Scott Gardiner staying on in a different role.

 

1 hour ago, old caley girl said:

No I think he/she is correct. You are protected if credit card and over £100. 

Article today regarding similar situation at Reading FC.  Quote below from their supporters trust, STAR.
 

“We recommend that anyone purchasing a season ticket considers using a credit card for added security.

“If, for any reason, the Club cannot fulfil the season ticket, paying by credit card ensures that you would receive a refund (pro rata) under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974.”

 

Statement issued by our Supporters Trust asking fans to renew season tickets. They seem to have been able to obtain more information than is in the public domain in arriving at that stance.

Edited June 14, 20241 yr by EvilWhiteStripe

13 minutes ago, ClickbaitProponent said:

If you want to know what is really going on within the stadium then hold on to your hats ...

A family member of mine is a steward and they were told by management to identify anyone protesting inside the stadium. Once identified I can only imagine those individuals will be meeting with a ban. That is what we are dealing with here. It has Gardiner's sticky paws all over it. 

Where is the line drawn I wonder .. perhaps opening a Werther in a flamboyant manner ? 

3 minutes ago, Leaky Blinder said:

Where is the line drawn I wonder .. perhaps opening a Werther in a flamboyant manner ? 

You tell me ... the management are clearly bothered about the potential protest. I would be inclined to test their resolve to see if a ban was forthcoming - could start by lobbing jelly babies in Gardiner's general direction.

Action can only be taken against someone if they are breaking the law or breaching the conditions of entry, I would have thought?

6 minutes ago, ClickbaitProponent said:

You tell me ... the management are clearly bothered about the potential protest. I would be inclined to test their resolve to see if a ban was forthcoming - could start by lobbing jelly babies in Gardiner's general direction.

Aye the orange ones .. 

5 minutes ago, Leaky Blinder said:

opening a Werther in a flamboyant manner ? 

Oh Leaky, I just love that phrase, and the vision it conjures up. I hope always to be someone who opens my werther in a flamboyant manner (not a euphemism). 

 

6 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

Action can only be taken against someone if they are breaking the law or breaching the conditions of entry, I would have thought?

I wouldn't be surprised if the conditions of entry will have been changed quietly. Why else ask stewards to identify protestors? 

4 minutes ago, CaleyHedgehog said:

Oh Leaky, I just love that phrase, and the vision it conjures up. 

If done en masse it could become the werther wave 

3 minutes ago, ClickbaitProponent said:

I wouldn't be surprised if the conditions of entry will have been changed quietly. Why else ask stewards to identify protestors? 

To identify people who might interrupt the game by going onto the pitch, perhaps? 

1 hour ago, ClickbaitProponent said:

You tell me ... the management are clearly bothered about the potential protest. I would be inclined to test their resolve to see if a ban was forthcoming - could start by lobbing jelly babies in Gardiner's general direction.

Lobbing the jellies where? He's not going to home games.

1 hour ago, Yngwie said:

Action can only be taken against someone if they are breaking the law or breaching the conditions of entry, I would have thought?

https://ictfc.com/ticketing-terms-and-conditions/

Plenty there that they could cite - 9, 10, 15, 22...

 

Number 19 is a good one - "The wearing of colours and/or regalia of any Football Club other than ICT FC in the Main and North Stand is not permitted. Persons wearing the colours of other Clubs will be refused entry to these areas and if already admitted, will be ejected from the Stadium."

Presumably directors of visiting clubs are asked to remove their club ties? 

 

2 hours ago, Yngwie said:

Action can only be taken against someone if they are breaking the law or breaching the conditions of entry, I would have thought?

True, but the Stadium Regulations give plenty of excuses to evict people from the ground.  For instance, we are all "obliged not to behave in a manner which may reasonably be expected to cause any persons to be alarmed, upset or annoyed."  

I think it reasonable to expect that the CEO and the club Board would claim to be both upset and annoyed by chants of "sack the Board" or "Gardiner out", notwithstanding that the wording of such protest is not threatening, vulgar or abusive.  The same goes for any written banner with that message.

Of course, by the same token, we could reasonably argue that we are alarmed, upset and very annoyed that certain people are still in the building and therefore by the club's own regulations, they should be removed from the building!

In practice, as long as folk stay off the pitch, there really is nothing the club can do to prevent a significant number of people making a non-threatening, non-abusive protest in the stadium before, during or after the match.  

New strips due to arrive this week ?

43 minutes ago, DoofersDad said:

 The same goes for any written banner with that message.

 

Ah, that explains Saturday. I take a rucksack to every game, it has couple of ict scarves, ict beanies,  gloves etc, medication EPIPEN and sweets for us, moams not werthers, we are not flamboyant. In the north stand I get asked by the security team if they can search it looking for bottles. No problem. On Saturday the guy searched it and said he was looking for flags. I said cheekily what are you looking for, the sticks on the flag. he said no, flags. 
So he meant banners. 
An old guy with a 10 year old and two 9 year olds I must be looking shifty in my old age. Or maybe not looking my age, seen as a younger delinquent.😉

3 hours ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

https://ictfc.com/ticketing-terms-and-conditions/

Plenty there that they could cite - 9, 10, 15, 22...

 

Number 19 is a good one - "The wearing of colours and/or regalia of any Football Club other than ICT FC in the Main and North Stand is not permitted. Persons wearing the colours of other Clubs will be refused entry to these areas and if already admitted, will be ejected from the Stadium."

Presumably directors of visiting clubs are asked to remove their club ties? 

 

So you can’t wear colours or any regalia from other clubs but what if you are covered  from head to toe in other clubs tattoos? 
Maybe it’s something the stewards need to start checking for?

 

Dougal
 

 

18 minutes ago, bishbashbosh said:

Ah, that explains Saturday. I take a rucksack to every game, it has couple of ict scarves, ict beanies,  gloves etc, medication EPIPEN and sweets for us, moams not werthers, we are not flamboyant. In the north stand I get asked by the security team if they can search it looking for bottles. No problem. On Saturday the guy searched it and said he was looking for flags. I said cheekily what are you looking for, the sticks on the flag. he said no, flags. 
So he meant banners. 
An old guy with a 10 year old and two 9 year olds I must be looking shifty in my old age. Or maybe not looking my age, seen as a younger delinquent.😉

Aye they were checking handbags of two women in front of me the old folks are an easy target   it is no surprise that the young ones manage to get in with smoke bombs!

11 hours ago, Leaky Blinder said:

Build it and they will come ...

Protest outside his house in Tornagrain 

5 hours ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

Number 19 is a good one - "The wearing of colours and/or regalia of any Football Club other than ICT FC in the Main and North Stand is not permitted. 

 

“Regalia” of other clubs. Presumably that includes bowler hats, umbrellas and orange sashes?😩

13 minutes ago, Charles Bannerman said:

“Regalia” of other clubs. Presumably that includes bowler hats, umbrellas and orange sashes?😩

Lol. There was an old guy in Lower E yesterday wearing a Rangers jacket.

9 minutes ago, Row S said:

Lol. There was an old guy in Lower E yesterday wearing a Rangers jacket.

So does this mean that Scot Gardiner has been banned from the directors’ box?😂

Edited July 21, 20241 yr by Charles Bannerman

11 hours ago, DoofersDad said:

True, but the Stadium Regulations give plenty of excuses to evict people from the ground.  For instance, we are all "obliged not to behave in a manner which may reasonably be expected to cause any persons to be alarmed, upset or annoyed."  

Excellent. I look forward to Scott Gardiner being turfed out of the ground given his actions have caused so many fans to become  annoyed 

11 hours ago, dougal said:

So you can’t wear colours or any regalia from other clubs but what if you are covered  from head to toe in other clubs tattoos? 
Maybe it’s something the stewards need to start checking for?

 

Dougal
 

 

But the CEO can clearly have his Hun material and Hearts etc memorabilia on his office walls which is clearly visible to anyone . This guy is a rocket . Oh how they Gardiners must love their unpopular status around town . 

13 hours ago, dougal said:

So you can’t wear colours or any regalia from other clubs but what if you are covered  from head to toe in other clubs tattoos? 
Maybe it’s something the stewards need to start checking for?

 

Dougal
 

 

It was certainly an effective method of flushing out SS combatants hiding amongst civilians at the end of WW2.   Not convinced it's quite the same scenario 🤔 .. although anyone discovered with a "SG"  tattoo on their (upper left inner) arm should be removed for interrogation and de indoctrination purposes .. 

3 hours ago, RiG said:

Excellent. I look forward to Scott Gardiner being turfed out of the ground given his actions have caused so many fans to become  annoyed 

See above ... currently hiding amongst the civilians 

13 hours ago, Charles Bannerman said:

So does this mean that Scot Gardiner has been banned from the directors’ box?😂

I can assure you it wasn't him.  😆

On 7/21/2024 at 4:03 PM, ClickbaitProponent said:

A family member of mine is a steward and they were told by management to identify anyone protesting inside the stadium. Once identified I can only imagine those individuals will be meeting with a ban. That is what we are dealing with here. It has Gardiner's sticky paws all over it. 

Ha ha! Now Scot can't do anything about an old duvet on display in the layby cos it doesn't break his rules!