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“Caley Jags Together, in conjunction with Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC and The Highland Council are delighted to announce that First Scotrail will be providing additional train services for The Scottish League Cup Final on 16th March. Train 1 will have a capacity of 400 seats and will depart Inverness Station at 09:00. It will return from Glasgow Queen Street at 17:52. Because of the generous assistance of The Highland council and the cooperation of First Scotrail, we are able to limit return fares to £30 for adults and £10 for children. These tickets are only available through CJT after 1st March and cannot be purchased anywhere else. They will be for sale in the Sports Bar at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium (cash only) on 9th March before and after the game against Dundee United and at other outlets before that. You can reserve yours on 07951 309 504 or at ictfcfinaltrain2014@gmail.com If train 1 sells out, another will be provided, so get your tickets and get on board as soon as details are announced! We are particularly pleased to offer child tickets at a rate that cannot be matched anywhere else because of the generous assistance of The Highland Council. We, like The Council and First Scotrail recognise the importance of involving young people in sport and this occasion will go a long way towards achieving that aim. Being able to experience a national cup final for as little as £15* makes this a great deal for a family day out. Caledonian Thistle belongs to the city, so let’s make sure that the city belongs to them on cup final day” TOGETHER WE BELIEVE, TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE * Lowest child match ticket/ bus price

Reluctant to lock the thread. Someone may have left a post in it they want to retrieve.

From Dirty Dancing I had the time of my life And I've never felt this way before And I swear it's the truth And I owe it all to you. After all .... "No one puts baby (ICT) in the corner!"

Well you started it.... you invaded Poland

I will be coming over from Norway. Made it for the semi-final and no way am I missing the final.

The car is not clamped it can move, plenty car parks are locked at night. You're saying if one person drove to an ICT game had a drink decided to leave the car it would be illegal to lock that gates 5 hours after the game and after everyone had gone home in case they wanted to return to get their car at their convenience?

Just to make sure we didn't fall foul of any rules, I ran the designs past the SPFL and they've come back with a few alterations that need us to make....

we hope to make an announcement abot trains in the very near future

It's available worldwide at the moment...and that will not change. What we hope will change will be the ability to offer live overseas broadcasts for our home games...but that's very unlikely to be this season. We're also investigating a possible new option for live online match commentary, but those discussions are in the very early stages.

With us being in the League Cup Final, the Scottish Cup Quarter Final and in a strong place in the league, we must surely come out of this season in a very healthy state financially speaking. Last year, we produced very positive financial reports with us making a profit for the first time in years. In many ways, we have already bettered last season. In the League Cup last year we got to the semi final, and we've gone one better this year and we all know what comes with that. In the Scottish Cup, we are one round further than last year....with the QF tie being televised too. In the league, we are well on course top at least match out finish lady year with two games In hand on 4th place United. Makes for very positive reading!

Good work. Let's make sure that second train is needed.

Yes. Would probably be easier if you emailed.

Yes, please use the email address if possible to book your places. Remember to mention how many tickets you need adult/child, names and a contact number please. Trains are dry I'm afraid.

I am all over this. Absolutely brilliant effort and well done to all involved!

http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News/Special-trains-for-Caley-Thistle-fans-heading-to-league-cup-final-20022014.htm

What price is the first class seating?

Feck me a 400 seater bus !

A bus probably will though

I remember being at Millburn when Darren MacLean was transferred from Inverness Thistle to Liverpool in the mid-80's. I seem to have a vague recollection of there being TV crews set up for interview in the gym...or maybe I'm confusing the time Radio 1 did an outside broadcast from the school. Anyway, I digress! He moved to Merseyside for around £30,000 IIRC. A huge amount of money in those days especially for a Highland League outfit. I wonder what the club did with that windfall? Did it all go on appointing Jim Leishman and putting him up in the Kingsmills Hotel! A fair bit went on carrying out essential repairs to the perimiter wall which was in such a poor state it was close to being condemned. If I remember rightly, a large part of a Leishman's salary was funded personally by Jock MacDonald.

Agreed - putting the fans first! I'd also like to put in a good word for the SPFL - but I can't think of anything at the moment.....

http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1208-ticket-info-scottish-cup-v-dundee-utd Excellent once more from the club -

Just make sure you're not planning on getting a train that started in Aberdeen! Oh Balls!! Never thought of that. Mind you if I change my ticket to first class I should be ok, Will have the carriage to myself.

Not sure how being as the UK is abbreviation of United Kingdoms of Great Britian and Northern Ireland. If Scotland wins independence then there is no United Kingdoms of Great Britian. rUK does not need Scotland..........that is not quite true either. The rest of UK will continue to be dependant on Scotland to meet their electricity, gas, water and cereal needs as well as other foodstuffs. They are also highly unlikely to suddenly stop drinking whisky. We also export large amounts of minerals from mining and quarrying. This includes 100,000 tonnes of silica from Lochaline to Merseyside for specialist glass making. None of that is going to suddenly stop.

Just make sure you're not planning on getting a train that started in Aberdeen!

It's more than 2 weeks since the Orangemen tweet. Is Gorman still suspended, or has this been dealt with quietly and internally?

Does watching game in the messroom of ship, in the Norwegian Sector of North Sea count as abroad ?

I know that you know that he knows that I know that she knows that I don't think I know what the last 2 posts mean

... guess you dont know what Kingsmills does for a living then

Many years ago I went to an early evening meeting at a school where the premises were surrounded by a 6ft iron fence with 3 pronged spikes at the top. I parked in the school car park. After the meeting 3 of us decided to go to the pub and we stayed a while. When I returned the gate was locked so there was no way I was going to be able to drive home. However, the bigger problem was that my house keys were in my coat pocket - and my coat was in the car! I therefore decided to climb over the gate to get my keys. I did that fine but getting back again was more of a problem and I caught my foot on the spikes and gave myself a significant gash on the ankle. I limped the 2 miles home and then limped back the following morning to collect my car. I couldn't blame the school caretaker for doing his job, the fact that my car was locked in and then that I injured myself was the result of my own stupidity. I was happy to have a laugh about the situation and move on. From what 12th man says, it would appear that as my car remained in the car park, the caretaker should have left the gates open. How absurd would that be! The gates are there for a purpose. I could have decided to have a few beers and walked home leaving the car there all night. That would have left the gates open for anyone to come in at night and do whatever it is that the gates are there to stop them doing. In these circumstances, if the law says the school caretaker should have left the gates open then the law is an ass. No. Irrespective of the technicalities of the law, if you park inappropriately then it is at your own risk and if your car gets locked in then so be it. Accept responsibility for your actions and get over it.

Don't park your car in Morrison's car park without a ticket

You mean like they or the police let people going to Ness Bank Church park anywhere they like along the Haugh or the Riverside on a Sunday morning, the only difference being that this obstructs traffic while parking on the verge at the stadium doesn't? 12th man - the OPINION that people can park on private property when they like and at the same time also deprive the owners of that property of the right to operate it as they choose, such as by closing gates, is nonsense!

I agree that everyone should be singing. But who starts the songs? You need a section of like minded individuals (the caleyaway regulars) who will start and lead the singing and it will spread across the stand....hopefully. The singing section at the semi was immense!!

On most match days this car park is normally off limits to fans. They usually lock the gates well beforehand so it is surprising a number of cars got trapped in there last night. Also I have to say that the parking habits of a lot of fans out on the adjacent roads (pavements and verges) at the Courier building is pretty disrespectful to pedestrians. Many are illegally parked around the junctions. If they parked like that in a residential area they would be booked by the police or wardens. There has been a few near misses with pedestrians trying to cross over the road perpetrated by illegally parked vehicles opposite the New Century House access. It is only a matter of time before someone gets knocked down or the police take action as they did on the verges on the A9 approach to the stadium.

Was gonna hold off and just go to see us in the Scottish cup final but suppose better attend both if we're doing the double.

I never drink and drive - I drink and cadge a lift.

It's testament to the idiocy of the SPFL and Doncaster et al. that such an obvious plan for ticketing arrangements was botched so publicly.

Because he is. He is the kind of wee nyaff that if he won 3 million quid he would moan it wasn't 5 million. As the song says - you ain't somebody until somebody hates you! And he still ain't somebody!!

I think the club deserve some credit for the ticket prices yesterday, as I fear the crowd may have been something embarrassing had they not reduced the prices. With it being a cold Tuesday night, against Stranraer and competing with a big game on the box I thought the crowd was....reasonable.

Having just read the HIBS thread on Rig's post, even I was depressed. Glory and stability in the past ....to this kind of depression and back-biting. It's fine having a short fuse as TB is reputed to have but showing it to the players is not the way to go for a new manager --he will lose them. A club that is down, with players who are also emotionally drained by defeat after defeat, needs encouragement and help. Now he has Malpas with him they had better work very hard together and use praise and encouragement from now on or this team will be a basket case before the end of the season. Hearts have had a torrid time of it but their spirit is still "tails-up" and they still have a bright future. What was it that was so great about TB here at ICT ? Was it the great help he got from his support staff. the potentially good players he brought in from England, or do :clapping:es he really have the right stuff. All I can opine is that the way he "arranged" his departure left me cold as ice and a man of real character would not only have acted differently but been much fairer to and honest with the Chairman of ICT. 'Nuff said. He made his bed and now he will have to lie on it. Poor Hibs! They picked the wrong man --Their loss is our gain. John Hughes has twice the personality and character.

It's simple economics....we have to charge at a level which we hope will provide sufficient income to cover the cost of providing the service and increasing club income. The current charge is $10, but our intention is to increase both quality and quantity of the content being offered as resources permit. As that happens then the price needs to rise to cover the additional cost...or, in an ideal scenario, we get sufficient subscribers to allow us to maintain a lower price point. I've checked out some of the paid offerings elsewhere and I couldn't allow the club, with clear conscience, to provide that level of service to fans for any price. If we're going to do it, we're going to do it right.