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Hi, hope people dont have any issues with me posting this, I work with Caroline Strong (Daniel's mum) and she asked me to post this ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel is 5 years old and is the son of Buckie goalkeeper Darren Strong. On 10 October 2010 he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. He spend a total of 16 weeks in hospital both in Aberdeen & Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospitals. During this time he underwent 5 operations on his brain and during the biggest one which was to remove the bulk of the tumour and which was 9.5 hours long, he suffered a stroke which left him with a weakness down the left side of his body which meant he was unable to move that side at all but this is now coming back with intensive physiotherapy and hard work on Daniel's part. As a result of the tumour he is also now blind in one eye, has limited vision in the other and also now fluid on the brain for which he has shunts in his head. Daniel is a real football fan and came to the fore in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup where he walked Buckie Thistle and Brechin City onto the football pitch, refusing to use his wheelchair. (can insert video from youtube if you wish, search under Daniel Strong). All proceeds from this game will be split equally between the four charities which helped Daniel and his family during the very traumatic period of his illness. These charities are Aberdeen Sick Children's Hospital, Edinburgh Sick Children's Hospital, Clic Sargent and CCLASP. Please come along so we raise as much many as possible or if you're unable to make it and wish to make a donation the Daniel Strong Charity Bank Account has been set up - Sort Code 800666 Account Number 06019486. Thanks for all your support --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lets try to get a big support through if not to support the team but to help charity and show support for Daniel Daniel leading Buckie out

I have to agree completely with SMEE here. As far as I am concerned Inverness Thistle FC, Caledonian FC and ICTFC are all part of one continuous history. The Mods may disagree but my own view is that it is completely appropriate to celebrate the history of the two merger partners on this ICT forum. In fact I think that such a practice is very much to be encouraged as long as it is done in a positive way which it more or less invariably is. It's a definite asset to be able to remember a past of which a lot of ICT's older fans are rightly proud and should remain so. I actually hesitated there for a moment as to whether I should use the word "older" and concluded that I had perhaps better since it is now 17 years since these Highland League teams actually played. In fact I noticed with interest when Liam Polworth came on for these few seconds against Hibs at the end of the season, at that point he became the first player to appear for ICT who had been born AFTER the club was founded. Then at the other end of the scale we have the question of the oldest person who has played for Caley Thistle. In terms of oldest at the time of playing, I've forgotten whether that accolade goes to Jimmy Calder or Craig Brewster. But what I actually mean is the oldest person at this moment in time who has pulled on an ICT strip, it has to be Billy Urquhart who will hit 55 later this year. 16-54... that's a fair range for a club which is only 17 years old! Also... are the Polworths perhaps also the first father and son to have played for the "Caledonian and Thistle Tradition" since ICT was founded? I have a feeling that someone will come up with another example here! Anyway... apologies for digressing there. I'll just conclude by saying that I think that the scarf in the OP does have that "70s" look about it and it also seems to be a generic blue football scarf on which the name "Caledonian" has been printed... beneath the Thistle!"

Coz, incase it escaped your notice....ICT roots were Caledonian FC and Inverness Thistle. So stop trying to create a situation where there isnt one

This isnt EXACTLY in keeping with this thread...however....it is kinda...in a round about way. I would like to shre with you a whole series of quotes, from one of my fave movie scenes EVA!! I think the dialogue in this scene is brilliant and so intense. WARNING....strong language!!

What is this item doing on the ICT supporters site?????