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There is no "magic bullet" when it comes to low crowds or how to increase them .... both items are a combination of many factors most of which have already been mentioned. For my part I think cost is the biggest factor followed by boredom with the league structure meaning you play each team so often. I also would not underestimate the impact of televised football from many leagues which can be accessed for nothing or virtually nothing leading to a "cant be arsed" attitude in some and the disappointment (some) others feel when they do go along to their local club expecting them to be Barcelona or Man Utd and then dont go back. As for increasing the crowds then you can only do so much ... again, for me its all about the overall day out as opposed to some twee or cringeworthy half-time performance. Improve the experience for the fans and hopefully more will come. ICT are trying to do so on a limited budget (stadium bar as one example) but unfortunately its not having much effect yet due to those financial costs for fans, or the apathy and laziness that stops some people going in the first place. I think the club does try to improve things on a meagre budget - the bar being one thing I mentioned above - but I also wonder whether there is more they can do? The two biggest complaints I hear when I visit are the same now as they were when I still had my season ticket more than 10 years ago ... car parking/traffic congestion and the in-stadium serveries being slow/bad.

One gentleman came pretty close to hitting the target on Saturday. As stated above, the prize is now up to £300 and the next opportunity will be the Dundee Utd match on 25th October. To be in with a chance you need to enter at http://ictfc.com/shoot-for-the-boot

Scarlet, when do you suggest those activities take place? In the fifteen minutes of half time there is normally something happening on the pitch. Sometimes it even involves young kids. Most fans are in the various food queues at this time as well. The club and CJT already do a lot to promote themselves to schoolkids. There's player visits to schools. Free tickets for schools. Coaching sessions in school holiday time etc. Personally I dont think entertainment on the day has anything to do with dwindling crowds. I think cost is the big factor. The country is in a recession. Most people just dont have the spare funds for a family day to the football. They can go to cinema for a quarter the cost. Many others have other pastimes. The reductions in numbers is not only at Inverness. Its at every club in the country.