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But I thought they got put out 3-2 aet in the semi finals?

Rubbish. They are not being consigned to the dustbin. Despite finishing rock bottom of the SPFL they have the lifeline of a play off. If after that, they are unable to beat the most successful non league team of the season it's only fair that that team takes their place. The Scottish League was for over a century a closed shop and it's not as if Montrose will then be locked out as aspiring Highland clubs were for over a hundred years. They have the opportunity to return the very next season but only if they prove themselves good enough. I believe the term is sporting merit.

Very excited. Flying in from oz especially for the final!

If it was a grand. I would get a job as a steward and shout at everyone to stand up.

£25 for a cup final ticket at the national stadium in my opinion is reasonable. Concessions also being a fiver is a bonus too.

By the time Brewster left pretty well everybody preferred Butcher to Brewster....

Yer maw's house lol

Guy can't stand up for falling down.

I think the Clubs & SFA have got it pretty much spot on in terms of balancing income with affordability....and delighted they chose to do that in a manner which makes it more attractive to families and the younger generations. The only thing I would have done different is to charge the moany old feckers double

Looks like we've got the Celtic end. How does it look like that? Cos it says so on the official website?

Prices don't seem too bad at all to me. That said if it was £1,000 i'd still be going

The facility now for relegation from League Two is something for which Scottish football has waited far too long. If you are not good enough in whatever way, then you need to go. Remember also that it was the former closed shop status of the bottom division that kept Highland sides out of Scottish League football for decades. The one irony is that now the closed shop has been abolished, the procedure for replacing the relegated team involves a degree of compulsion on clubs which may not want the onus and expense of nationwide travel. A case of the stable door being closed long after the horse has bolted and demand for Scottish League football up here has largely been satisfied. I have a lot of sympathy for Brora in this respect in that the people who run the club understandably don't seem to want League Two football. However they are now in the play offs so must either make the upward jump or face Trial By Tam Cowan and (as they were on Saturday's Off The Ball) be accused of throwing the games if they don't beat Edinburgh City. No one should be exempt from the consequences of failure. Laurence's proposition regarding Montrose is really no different from those who said that Rangers and Hearts should have been allowed to continue in the SPL irrespective of their financial mismanagement.

While it would have been good if tickets were cheaper, don't think we can complain too much about the prices especially the concessions. If you go to a concert, you will pay much more than this on average and for people who may only attend this game this season, prices are reasonable.

great news very reasonable pricing set up bring on the family cup final

Thanks. Date's in the diary!

I can't agree. This is the national cup final. It's a once in twenty years occasion for us and a pretty rare occasion for our opponents. The 'cheap seats' are no more expensive than we charge for a walk up to the Main Stand for a routine league match with concessions a good deal cheaper. The clubs each need to be fair to their fans, which I believe they have, but need to balance that by trying to maximise their income from the cup success with a view to being solvent and perhaps enhancing the playing budget just a little over the next couple of seasons.

Being born and brought up as a Jambo I have great admiration for both Jamie Walker and Sam Nicholson. I was also at school with Sam's dad. Ryan is a great talent and thoroughly deserves the nomination. However I cant help feeling that the West Central Belt bias will see Denayer win it. I hope I'm wrong though. Question i have is, should loan players even be allowed to be nominated since they are coming from a higher level of club. ''Question i have is, should loan players even be allowed to be nominated since they are coming from a higher level of club.'' Surely that's a question for the Compliance Officer - he dabbles in many things.

Glasgow city centre Close enough to even walk to the game.

Well done to 'The Cherries'

And of course the red and black link

Was expecting people not being happy with the areas given. From what I can gather (and I could be wrong) the Clockwork Beer Co. will be for Falkirk fans only as they have the west end of the ground.

I was pleasantly surprised with the prices. Especially kids tickets. £5 for a Scottish cup final. Fantastic.

Danny Williams against Killie at TCS.

Yes, reasonable. £60 for family of 4 is good value for a cup final Imo.

It's a national cup final so I doubt we could have expected any cheaper tbh. Last year the expensive seats were £35 and concessions more expensive.

Billy McKay collecting the ball in our half. Sprinting up the park and scoring against Killy. We have had a few good team goals where the build up was better than the goal. Best goal for me though would be he scores when he wants Dave the Rave at Hampden.

Tansey's V Patrick in the cup was good from an individual perspective. In saying that, I think i remember it being better at the time than it looked on the highlights.

Would rather a 12 pm kickoff though.

Reasonable prices ad far as I'm concerned. Cup finals don't happen often and a nice percentage of the gate is going back to ICT.

I disagree with this. For a category A game at ICT, you are paying the same price for equivalent seats alongside the pitch in the main stand. And only 4 quid more than category B games. While the concession prices for the final are less than half the price for what you would pay for being alongside the pitch in Inverness. For a game at ICT I am not trying to convince a number of adults to come along for a day out who would not normally go to any football.

I disagree with this. For a category A game at ICT, you are paying the same price for equivalent seats alongside the pitch in the main stand. And only 4 quid more than category B games. While the concession prices for the final are less than half the price for what you would pay for being alongside the pitch in Inverness.

Seems reasonable for a cup final especially the concessions.

When's the final?

Ticket details have been announced. William Hill Scottish Cup Final Ticket Prices: East and West stands - £25 adult/£5 concession North Stand - £30 adult/£10 concession South Stand - £30 Accessible Areas (North and South Stands) - £15 adult/£5 concession Tickets sale details will be confirmed shortly. I thought they might have gone a bit cheaper than that, but I don't think we can complain overall. http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1530-scottish-cup-final-info

by bus perchance?

But of course the best scenario is finishing 3rd as it gives the club more money and winning the cup allows the two week extra break to prepare

As for "Meekingsgate 2", is there any official confirmation yet that he was indeed eligible to play yesterday, and that for the 2nd time in less than a week the SFA wrongly tried to ban him?

France. My first Inverness match in 'real'. I think I will be the only French in Hampden.

The Clockwork Beer Co

This time last week Josh was an ICT player known mainly by his fans . This week there are not many in the football world who hasn't heard of Josh Meekings .Our Josh has made history .Go on now Josh and make history for ICT on the pitch .We are all very very proud of you.

Regardless of conspiracy theories, here we have Scotland football's top legal adviser not even knowing the basics of his job. He cannot read and was made to look completely stupid before the tribunal was due to start. The process was abandoned because of his incompetence. Based on TV evidence it is impossible to blame Alan Muir. His view is completely obstructed by Leigh Griffiths. Even the referee has just the same nanosecond as Josh to assess if the ball hit his hand or head. I do not regard what he did as a mistake. He was not certain, asked Alan Muir and possibly the linesman and none could see what those higher up in the stadium, or on TV could see. As for conspiracy theories, remember that Yogi is always trying to outwit Mr Ranger!!

Some incredible paranoia on show here which rivals that of some Celtic fans.

Is it just me but I would prefer it to be the faithful / loyal. With little allowance for letting people sit together you often can end up surrounded by people that you have never seen before and may never do again. This was even irritating at the semi final with the decision to leave a gap between two elements of our support.

Can't believe it's 5 years tbh. Probably still my fav tbh. The Ship inn pre match, terracing, congas, 7 goals by 7 different players and the sermon from the stand. Perfect!!!!!

So the incident was outwith the jurisdiction of the CO. Seems a pretty elementary thing to check before going down this route. Looks like the SFA hoped we'd just suck it up and take their attempt to appease Celtic. Makes the position of the Current CO untenable in my opinion, as he clearly doesn't understand the scope of his powers or the protocols to which he needs to adhere.

In an interview with STV Ryan saying he wants to stay at Inverness and learn his trade despite interest from down south. Old head on young shoulders and very refreshing to hear.

SUPERCALEYGOBALLISTICTHECOMPLIANCEOFFICEISATROCIOUS

One minor (and I accept it's minor) plus point from this affair is that Caley have received alot of publicity this week, almost entirely positive, both on TV and in the written media. I've even had people in my office in London talking about the team

Haven't seen much of the Hearts pair, but given that he is playing for one of the best teams in a higher league, surely Ryan must have an outstanding chance of getting this. Don't really get the fuss about Denayer, and I know that a lot of my Celtic-supporting work colleagues feel the same. Marley Watkins has handed him his @rse on a plate when we've played Celtic this season.

Bump! In other news. Well done Ryan on been named on shortlist for SPFL Young Player of the Year. The full list is: -Ryan Christie (ICT) -Jason Denayer (Celtic) -Jamie Walker (Hearts) -Sam Nicholson (Hearts) No reason he can't win this.