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I got coach prices a week ago from Maynes of £950 (which would be £20/head). Don't know if they're still available but if this is an acceptable price and you think the demand is there I'm happy to get involved in organising. I'm already discussing with CJT and school liaison about doing the same as last year as it would be tragic if the demand was there and the only reason people wouldn't go would be for lack of transport. I don't want to step on any toes and I know CJT are doing everything they can but if some key people on this forum were to help promote it then we may indeed be able to swell the numbers.

Rubbish. Shinnie's agent was blabbering off in the media as soon as he turned down a new deal, a couple of months before he signed for Aberdeen. I've read some nonsense in my time of here (a fair chunk written by me!) but saying that we should drop one of our best players and thus not field our strongest team for our biggest game ever, just to spite someone's agent is up there with the biggest amount of garbage I've ever read!

Hi Guys , Falkirk Bairn here, Ive been reading your posts about ticket sales etc and some of u are right its not a competition to see who sells most its a competition to see how full BETWEEN US we can get Hampden. I appreciate travel is far more difficult for your lot ...we have an easy journey. But you are representing the Highlands and I hope along with the ICT fans other fans will join you in what could be / will be a great day. At the moment Falkirk have sold 14 000 and have requested another 2 000 .....our allocation like yours is 18 000 for the game. Id guess ICT are on about 8-10 000 which is fantastic . Im sure you will sell many more ....remember we are still over 2 weeks away. Lets show these idiots who reckon the "wee teams" cant fill Hampden ..".its going to be the lowest ever Scottish Cup Final etc etc etc" ....Sponsors allocation and neutrals have 10 000 set aside (about 200 for every team in the Scottish leagues) So between us lets aim to fill the remaining 42 000. I predict a crowd in the region of 44 000 and whether we or you have the most fans is ifrrelevant both sets of supporters will raise the roof.....Looking forward to seeing you there. BTW I dont know if ICT are doing this to promote sales but Falkirk FC have been visiting all the schools and industries in the area with the Scottish Cup to drum up sales. Why dont you get local schools to organise buses filled with £5 ticket kids too. Cheers " A Bairn"

In his career, he's issued more yellow and more red cards to Falkirk than he has to Inverness, despite officiating two fewer ICT games. (34 ICT matches - 32 Falkirk matches). We need to stop being so paranoid. After what happened in the semi, can we really be in a position to criticise referees?!

never really had any issue with Falkirk. The last ever game at Brockville, which was between Falkirk and ICT and had Hughes in the managerial dugout for them was my last game before emigrating and I have fond memories of us beating them 3-2 with goals from Bobby Mann (1 credited to Davie Nicholls who sliced it into his own net from a free kick, and 1 from a superb free kick where there was no doubt. Bobby of course would no doubt say "Meh Goal" to both) and the winner from Charlie Christie. After a season where we had fought it out fiercely but they had simply been the better side over the course of the year (dont think they lost at home that year until the last day) it was a great finale. Falkirk were of course denied rightful promotion to the top flight (for the second time) because the beaks would not let them groundshare while they built a new stadium .... something they allowed after a fight for Caley Thistle just a year later. I am surprised that more has not been made of the Falkirk connection to Hughes who is in their top 5 managers for games managed (regardless of the conflicting figures on different sites). I am looking forward to this despite not being able to make the journey and despite Willie Collum being the referee. I really hope we do not underestimate Falkirk in the slightest as we have had some real ding dong battles over the years and as we know ourselves, the top clubs in the championship can certainly go toe to toe with premiership sides, especially in a one-off game for all the marbles !

Because this is me each day at work since we beat Celtic

Good luck to you also Dealwithit. Collum is ref, so it's going to be emotional! Could be 7 a side by the end

The last ever game at Brockville was the first ever arrival of the Highland Marchers - they treated us really well on what was big party day for them! Left me with fond memories of Brockville and the Falkirk fans and I'm delighted we're getting to share our first ever SC final day with them. Party time - bring it on...

Not sure if someone posted it but Steven Hislop is now the assistant manager at Arbroath

The problem is with Collum - full stop. It is nothing to do with paranoia, it is simply the desire to have a competent set of officials managing what should be the showpiece of the season. The events of the semi final only serve to highlight the poor quality of our officials. I don't believe that it was a biased decision, just a very poor one c

a number of the development squad players are in meetings today to discuss their contract situations. Alisdair Sutherland signed a new 1 year contract today.

Wonder if he's used all his time off to do something productive, like his coaching badges? Or watching the entire DVD boxset of 24?

Dalgety BJ are you the guy who donated funding last year for kids to attend the final, well done if its you. Locals appreciate the fact that our local team are going to a final,I had one family keen to get a Culloden bus down to Hampden knowing that it would be a good crack bleathering to locals on the way down on a bus they could walk to, get taken straight to Hampden and it only costs £5 for the kids to get in. Sadly the bus sold out on the same day it became available. If bus prices could come down a bit again and replicate the Culloden example throughout the community then we are on to something. Even if the initial bus allocation sells out we should be able to hire buses within a certain radius and still keep within driver working hours to keep costs down. For all I know this could be getting discussed anyway as the club and CJT seem really proactive of late.

Roy MacGregor bought 10,000 then gave them away so beating county's sales will not be difficult . Why can we not just enjoy the moment, sell as many as we can, then see what happens as this club has nothing further to prove. we are "the pride of the highlands" and are barely 21 years old

Instead of worrying about how many tickets we have told or Falkirk have sold how about drumming up some additional sales for ICT by getting family or friends to go along? Try and get as many folk involved as possible.

We only used one sub, so our 12 players: Cammy Mackay 0 Chris Brown 0 Calum Howarth 0 Kane Hull 0 Jason Brown 0 Stephen Rennie 0 Liam Polworth 5 Chris Blackett 0 Ali Stark 0 Tarmo Kink 4 Ali Sutherland 1 Ryan Baptie 0

I have been to only 5 games at TCS this season, but have managed 14 away games? Does that mean I am a glory hunter? Our diaspora is spread throughout the world. I am sure there are plenty of people who would love to attend more games, but geography/finances dictate otherwise. It is hardly surprising that a number of those will make the effort to be part of a momentous occasion. That doesn't make them glory hunters.

Celtic shop has closed down I believe, due to the rate increases in the Eastgate. It would be a kindhearted gesture for ICT to send Josh Meekings down to give them a hand clearing it out.

Yellow card accumulation I assume. When you get to a certain caution level, you end up missing not the immediate next game but the one after.

Don't go on the General Election thread then whatever you do!

Laurence I have space for you. Well I assume it's you that has been emailing? I will sort so don't sorry but we are rushed off our feet. Off to the football, I will be in touch probably tomorrow. Hope this helps I now have my ticket , Thanks. My lap top was faulty and would not fallow links. My wife sorted for me on her machine.