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I hope he didn't dive. I would rather not cheat and we draw/lose than cheat and we win.

To begin with I have never wholly accepted the oft put forward argument that the Away support has had any significant bearing on the away form of ICT - I have always considered that we are a small bunch of fans who really enjoy the away experience, get "jolly" in whatever terms you may wish to ascribe to but were / are deluded to even consider that we do have an influence on the team. I also have to concede that, although I have rarely been a welcomed figure at ICT by the "management", I find the home environment quite "boring" and "restrictive" and TBH "unfulfilling" - plus in these days of financial constraint I am loathe to spend the spondoolachs on trips to Sneck - and save ma pennies fer as many away games as possible. I get a real "buzz" away from home which - of course - may be due to the phenomenal winning streak. But watching the team - at the end of last season and through this season - there is only what I can describe as a "togetherness" between the away support and the team and I now really do feel that it has a distinct influence on the "on the field" away performances. The players quite clearly respond to chants and their "reactions" at all the final whistles this season only supports a theory that they are buoyed by the positivity and non stop encouragement of the away support. So am I being deluded or is the away support a 12th man ? Please do not get into the "how do we transform the TCS" aspect as that has apparent easy solutions but doesnt !! And fer once - please have a serious focus on the responses.

Morning all, I got shouted down in Brechins before Ibrox for offering my tuppenceworth re Mr Foran. In the 2nd 45 of that game he definately gave the impression of a man who had had a boot up the backside at half-time.. And quite rightly so. He went on to have a major contribution and was very unlucky not to secure the equaliser which may just have led to a famous win. My point in the pub beforehand was......is he giving his all? Is he back to full fitness? Is he being played out of position? Where is the Richie ;Mr 110%......oh how I hate that phrase!; Mr lead-by-example...that we came to take for granted last year? I'm not so sure he is back and I am not so sure why. Does he require more booting up the derriere......or am I just being impatient? We need to push on. The first part of the season has yielded a healthy points tally and a lofty league position. We must keep it up however. Clubs below us keep earning points and we never seem to get any further away from the bottom. With our home form being so poor, a couple of bad weeks could see us in the mire again and all the good work being undone. The opposite is also true of course. So, come on Richie, step up to the plate.....and show us what you are made of.

.............. oh and I forgot to say, Chris Maguire that win was dedicated to you, girfuy . Next time you dance in front of the away fans make sure you're actually on the winning team!!!!

NO - Sorry Alex - it is a lot more than that - CaleyAway just grows and grows - we practically are "brothers" - that is where the "feeling" and the "togetherness" eminates from - and it spills on to the pitch. And there are more and more yoof, leading the choir, aand increasing game by game. We are feckin enjoying ourselves. PLAYED: SIX ; WON: FOUR ; DRAWN: TWO ; LOST FECK ALL ; FOR: A FECKIN DOZEN ; LOST: FIVE CALEYAWAYWITHTERRYANDMO

is anyone listening to the guff from Mcgee in his post match interview..."He's no fit, He's out, He's injured, ive only got kids for the Rangers game " blah blah blah...god knows why he named Henrik Larsson. He's a muppet Face it...They're not famous anymore!

It would be bloody typical if that bunch of Lanarkshire clownshoes ended it on Saturday. Hope we can at least extend it till Celtic Park - think that would make it 52 weeks exactly. Watching online tonight I was really frustrated by how careless we were for a lot of that, because we could really have turned the screw on Aberdeen otherwise, but to be fair, Aberdeen fought really well until we went ahead again. Great containing football from us in the last ten minutes to see the result home.

time for odi terry!

Not a classic performance by any stretch but chances are coming and we just need to make them count. Wasn't certain Aberdeen had any fans here they've been so quiet, but someone dropped 50p from their pocket when we got the penalty and the feckers went mental until it had been found.

TBH they are are right to be miffed. Munro threw himself down, never a penalty it was a penalty i saw it on the radio

They must be due a red card at somepoint.......

Small wager at 150/1 for a 5-0 ICT victory. Well if cellic can put 9 past them who's to say we can't do 5

No luck on bet 365. Alba it is. Better watch some Speaking Our Language before it.

H-t 4-0 F-t 9-0 Ict scorer N/A Aberdeen scorer McGhee (is he registered?) Crowd 22000

Hi All, been a distant supporter since bell's sponroered the 1st and we won it! This hole crap with Dundee is laughable. I've been reading the storys and forum every day and I'm sorry to say but i love it. The fans started a supporters trust after the last time (DFCSS & D4Life) and they have a 26% share in the club and a seat on the board as a few people have already mentioned. The problem is that the dfc fans wont see that they're just as responsable for this mess as the rest of the board. You're not seriously telling me that the fans new f**k all about this! If they didn't OSCR should be on top of DFCSS and D4L like a tone of bricks for a miltatude of things! At the very least the fans rep should have said something! As far as I can see they deserve everything that's comeing to them! Liquidadate them. I love it how the fans are running round shouting "save the club!" What about the money the club owe Tayside Police and Dundee University? I don't see the fans or anyone at all in Dundee running round trying to raise ?45,500 pounds for them! Sorry but DFC deserve to go bust! Would it be diffirent if Dundee University we're in the same possition in a few months becasue DFC didn't pay? It's outragous how the police are haveing their budgets cut left right and centre yet DFC are witholding 30 odd grand from Tayside police! I'm fairly sure that's a lot to the cops now! Acsept you're fate Dundee! It's game over and your just gutted becasue we came from half way down the table and beat you to it! Yet again they tried to "buy" their way to the SPL and well they failed! Supper Caley Fragalistic Dundee are atrocious!

BACK ON TOPIC..........Not only would any potential shop probably have low sales volumes....ICT doesnt actually have enough different merchandise to warrant an actual shop (to my knowledge)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rot8eB_fz90 MissIct TV

There's a word that is used regularly by the Supporters Trust movement...Governance. Many people, wrongly, assume that Supporters Trusts are set up with the intention of taking over clubs. Whilst many will have contingency plans in place to effect such a move should it become necessary, that is not their core roll, function or objective. What they want is a system which puts "power" in the hands of all stakeholders, has clearly defined expectations, accountability and a monitored/verifiable performance matrix of some kind for the business as a whole. Such a system would almost definitely need to put a Board in place, but that Board would be accountable to the stakeholders and the stakeholders would have the power to remove anyone who was jeopardising the business. As things stand, clubs find themselves with Boards which are self selecting...the current Board choose new Board Members...and even the shareholders in many cases are unable to change that unless they all club together. As the initial Boards are normally put in place and "controlled" by the largest shareholders (who don't even need a majority) then it makes the business a closed shop and dangerously exposed to the whims of a few....a situation that becomes even tougher to change when your Board is made up from major shareholders and/or their representatives. Shareholders are also Stakeholders and they should be represented, but that should be through a vote of the Shareholders in picking a representative/s. Fans are Stakeholders and they should have a representation appointed by the fans. Local Authority, Youth & Community Development, Local Businesses and others who don't come to mind immediately are all Stakeholders in some way and all should be represented proportionately. Only once everyone is represented accordingly at the highest level can you begin to operate a club which balances the interests of all parties and is better equipped to prevent many of the problems we see arising on the business side of football clubs.

I've got some spare seats on minibus going to Aberdeen if anyone is looking for transport. Leaving Stadium about 15:30 (3:30pm in old time). Let me know via PM or e.mail [email protected] First come, first served.

At most clubs its only sections of the stands that make noise. Even at Ibrox. The big difference is that those sections have grown both in numbers and confidence over many years. We generate more noise at away grounds because we are huddled together in one section of any stadium and because we like to try and outdo the home fans in their own ground.

I think the more people go on about and/or try to analyse the whole "home v away" thing, the more it plays on the mind of the players and the bigger a hurdle it is going to be for them to overcome. The players are every bit as appreciative for the home support as they are for the away support and I have witnessed nothing that suggests they acknowledge one any more than the other. The sooner our fans can get over the need for the recurring c*ck measuring contest that comes up every now and again about which fans are better than others for whatever reason...be it home v away, north stand v main stand or whatever other criteria you wish to dream up...then the better it will be for everyone.

FFS... Any chance of us ever putting in a good performance against teams lower than Rangers or Celtic...

I find it unbelievable that we dont' have an ICT shop in the city centre!! Think of the extra income this would generate to the club Yes i know there is that decrepit portacabin outside the main stand but it hardly entices punters to enter, other than match days its unlikely they see a soul for the other six days off the week Both the old firm are giving it a big GIRUY to us by selling their merchandise in our city while we sit back and do nothing I'm not talking about opening a superstore or anything but a small outlet maybe similar to the size of the Celtic shop Thoughts? Dougal

I laugh when people on this forum call Old Firm fans backwards. Have a look at yourselves. Stupid ol' ********. The Green Brigade have made statement after Statement regarding the poppies yet why is it, it never gets released by the press? In short, they say people have FREEDOM to wear the poppy if they like. They have no problem if people want to wear one. But, a Club like Celtic who are supported by people from different faiths and countries should not be wearing a poppy on their top. You can all shove your poppy fascism up your arses tbh and say what you want. A lot of you say i talk pish, well, you go anywhere else in Scotland and i bet you lot will look the bunch of complete morons. Thinking that everyone must wear a poppy of support the poppy? Get a grip. Men who fought in the World Wars gave up their lives so we can choose to wear something if we want or not. I remember the men who died in WW1 and WW2 on rememberance sunday but i will not, and i refuse to remember those who died in wars such as Falklands, Iraq and N.I as they fought in wars that should never have come to pass. Starchief, if you bothered to stop being so fecking bias and ignorant you would realise that The Green Brigade have been against John Reid from the very beginning. Whos the real moron? They do not believe the poppy supports the Government. We know that they remember men who fought in wars that resulted in the death of innocent people. The same innocent people that relations support Celtic Football Club. Especially in regards to the Conflict in Northern Ireland. **** this forum. It's a pile of *****. If someone has a different point of view etc then they are shot down. Scotland is full of small minded idiots. Call me, The Green Brigade and Celtic fans what you want, the real small minded people are you lot. Shove your poppy fascism up your up-tight-arses.