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    Scotty

    Boardroom Bust-Up???

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    There has been a lot of talk on the message boards and in the newspapers about an alleged Boardroom Bust-Up between management team John Robertson and Donald Park and the Board of Directors. Whilst there may have been a misunderstanding of certain things, there was no bust-up.


    Boardroom Bust-Up ?

    It is understood that two weeks ago the manager wanted to sign another striker, who it is assumed was Jim Hamilton (although this is unconfirmed). ICT are operating with their squad (due to financial sensibilities) on a very tight basis. Steven Hislop had already been brought in during the winter break as a future replacement in the squad for Dennis Wyness, therefore there would be no more money within the current wage structure to add another striker. The manager was told that he could discuss it with the chairman when he (the chairman) returned from holidays, and these discussions took place this past Monday. The manager was given permission to pursue his signing target(s) on Monday night.

    It is assumed that the P&J, who first broke the 'news' that there had been a "bust-up" spoke to someone within the club and during that conversation they managed to get only part of the story and came up with a poor headline that suggested lack of funds and a budget row. The Highland News are also set to lead their sports coverage with this negative and unfounded story.

    On the money side. A few people have mentioned the magical 500k figure again. This money was never meant to go to the manager for team-building. It was made clear from the very start, when David Sutherland and Tullochs invested it in the club, that it was destined to be used to maintain financial stability within the club for a number of years. There will be a better understanding of the current finances in the coming weeks as the AGM draws near, but for those that think that ICT are rolling in cash, just remember that the club may have made a fair amount of cash last year, but the debt was still in existence at the time of last year's AGM, and the verbalised aim of the board stated at last year's AGM was for the club to break even.

    8 pre-season wins out of 8 .... perhaps Robbo already hasa great squad !!




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