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Sorry RIG but he had the power to say NO and if he had any football knowledge he would have done so. I honestly get the feeling that Foran took advantage of him. I think Hughes saw through him.

Theyve overspent because we didnt budget for relegation!

Any official website has to up to date and accurate. Breaking news such as signings should be announced on site before there's anything near a media tip off. And any necessary changes regarding departures needs to be kept on top of. The process should be a statement and then have the media team remove any necessary material straight away. If anything pictures should be removed before the announcement is published. Getting new signing news via digging around secondary journalistic sources shouldn't happen.

Whilst the standard of football wasn't the best, that game was definitely not forgettable. I will remember that game and the whole day for as long as I live.

Without being disrespectful ocg when I remember us winning the Scottish cup the last thing I think of is Kenny Cameron.

While I have a great deal of sympathy for anyone afflicted by this dreadful debilitating illness and for their families, there is an inescapable irony in Jimmy Calderwood appealing for understanding of a mental health related ailment.

Caley jags together hold a significant shareholding in these circumstances. How do they intend to use these shares or consult the membership on how they should be used in any possible boardroom schism?

In our position, every little helps and a cup win is always pleasing.

Budgeting for relegation should always be part of the calculation. I don't believe Mr Cameron was on top of our spending as can be evidenced by him giving Foran a 4 year deal on, what is believed to be at least the same money as his playing contract.

I'm taking the diddy cup seriously in the hope we can re-group our 500 euro veterans for an away fixture in Ireland

I would like us to take it as seriously as any other competition. Probably our only chance of silverware this season and, were we to reach the final, some reasonable and much needed income to be gained.

Is that what you think we will get or need....... Very optimistic if you think we will get there.

If Peterhead is in use, would it not make more sense (especially in regards to the away support) having the game at say Keith or Inverurie?

Agreed bughtmaster.......................moderators?

Surely the manager and Board work in tandem over contracts. Whilst the Board should not interfere over choice of player, they will set the budget which the manager has to work within. There is a grey area in between regarding the roles of different people in the actual contract negotiations. Bottom line in this is that the person leading the negotiations needs to be clear about the strategy regarding length of contract and the implications of paying a high price for a player the manager particularly wants to (re-)sign. For instance, if the Board say that there is enough budget for £4k a week in wages, there has to be clarity on whether the manager thinks the one player is so crucial to plans that all the money goes on him ,or do we, say, limit it to £2k with £1k each for 2 other players? Responsibility for unaffordable contracts is therefore a joint one. My take on our current situation is that after the cup win and gaining a European spot, the Board in general and Cameron in particular were conned into thinking that Hughes was a decent manager and that he would further consolidate our top flight status thereby boosting revenues. As a result, they gave into his demands for additional funding which was then spent either on poor players or on inappropriately generous new contracts for existing players. Meanwhile, gate revenues slumped as fans stayed away in response to the mind numbingly boring dross Hughes was delivering on the pitch. Cameron also had too much faith in Foran and gave him a decent budget too in an attempt to keep us in the top flight. Nice guy that he is, sadly Foran was not up to dealing with the mess that Hughes had left. If only Cameron had let Hughes talk to Dundee Utd when they came knocking things might be very different now. A 3 year deal for Trafford might sound, on the face of it, that the club still has not learned from past mistakes. But it very much depends on the size of the deal. If we are paying him a relatively modest, affordable wage, then if the lad develops we either get the opportunity to make something on the transfer market or we have 3 years of a player playing above the level he is being paid. Bottom line here is that for a club with resources as tight as ours and as uncertain as ours (we could be relegated again) long term contracts should only be given if they are at a wage level which the club will be able to afford if revenue takes a further significant dip. If we can get promising players in on that basis, then great.

The power to say no to what exactly? The managers signing targets? I think we'd all be a little concerned if the chairman of the club was involving himself in our transfer dealings and making decisions above the manager as to who was coming in or going out.

I wouldn't wish this terrible illness on anyone.

Absolutely agree. The banter pre match was superb. I believe the following photo should be captioned #SquadGoals

I don't see how Cameron is to blame for Hughes and Foran spunking the clubs cash on utter jobbers. Per the list ICTChris posted the other day we've barely made a good signing in something like two years. The quality in the squad dropped dramatically under our last two managers. That said I do (partly) blame Cameron for our relegation for not binning Foran earlier but overall I think he did a good job.

I don't recall many people criticising the contracts offered to Draper, Raven etc. If anything fans clamoured for it. Interestingly, we've signed Trafford on a three year deal and paid a transfer fee for him, although considering the length of contract it's probably minimal.

his so called investment sfter success was totally misguided cos he knew absolutely nothing about football. that's why we are where we are.

Seriously PandB... the Companies House entry for Inverness Thistle and Caledonian gives the state of the parties in terms of share ownership as at March 1st. The only significant changes since then that I'm aware of are the transfer of the Hospice shares and what I am assuming will be the creation of 500,000 new ones as described in Moday's statement, provision for which was made at the recent EGM.

After all the critism of the silence and, worse still, misinformation coming from the club, such a frank statement has to be welcome as, in my view, is the resignation of the current chairman who, in his short tenure, has presided over chaotic administration and communication to such an extent that his position very quickly became untenable. His going is the right thing to do, possibly the only right thing he had done as chairman and his replacement is a first and necessary step to restoring our reputation and credibility. As for restoring our place in the Premiership, that is going to be a difficult and uphill task given our limited financed but it will be an impossible task without everyone from the boardroom to the dressing room to the stands putting recent differences behind us and now pulling in the same direction.

It was a long term agreement of £5K per week plus VAT. Almost identical to the bar bill at the Heathmount.

Interesting way of looking at things. I've said before if he ever became our manager I would not attend ICT games for as long as he was in charge. That said, despite my dislike of the guy, I wouldn't wish an illness like this on him so hopefully he battles through it as best he can with the support of his family and friends.

Feel sorry for the man but in no way should he ever have been our manager

Only two scorers tonight, 15 Aug ....................... Phil Roberts with another for his new club, Braintree Town, and the prolific scorer, Curtis Allen with another for Glentoran.

And get rid of that NAFF badge ONCE & FOR ALL - PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just noticed that Phillip Roberts has scored twice in 2017, once while on loan at Chesham Town in the Southern League Premier, and once, about a week ago, for his latest club, Braintree Town, in the National League South.

They will change it when they get round to announcing the pre season friendly with Clach.

Further to the ICTFC Board statement issued on 14 August 2017, we are pleased to announce that the “Open Night” with our season ticket holders has been scheduled for Monday 21 August 2017 from 18:30 to 20:00 pm at the Press & Journal Lounge in the stadium. As space is limited to 120 attendees. Should the meeting be over subscribed, arrangements will be made for a follow up session as soon as possible thereafter. Afterwards, attendees may wish to stay and watch Monday Night Football and the bar will be open. Representatives from the Club will include the Directors, Chief Operating Officer, Football Manager and senior coaching personnel. As part of the Club’s communications plan, we plan to hold regular events of this type with multiple ICT stakeholders with the objective of keeping our supporters up to date with ongoing business and footballing activities followed by a Q & A session. This is an opportunity for the Club to engage with the supporters, share ideas and embrace their feedback. Apologies for the short notice of this event, but we feel it is important to get this forum started as soon as possible. Graham Rae

Obviously the chairman/board sets the budgets but it's the manager that identifies the players who they can get for that budget. And whilst the chairman might block a signing because of financial reasons "sorry we can't afford him" it's clearly undermining a manager if they are having a say on signing the player due to quality. "NAH sorry boss he's guff." Generally the money men will trust the managers/coaches/head of recruitments judgement regarding the player and then try to ensure the contract falls into the budget. They might go back and say he wants "x" to which they all might come to agreement he's not worth that percentage of the player budget.

I'm not going to get drawn into an argument with you so let's just agree to disagree.

I've got to agree with RIG there. The final decision on signing players has to lie with the manager. Especially considering that he'd be the one to assess what he needs and if those being looked at are suitable. If the chairman doesn't trust the managers judgement then you'd have to wonder how the manager got the job. If the manager asks for a player to be signed and the club can afford it they have to go with it. If not its a relationship that won't work. However If I remember correctly that when Hughes was signing utter nonsense like Lopez and complaining that he didn't have the resources to sign an adequate goalscorer, it was in fact Cameron who located Miles Storey. Not Hughes. In hindsight it's worrying that one of the most successful signings during his tenure was done by the chairman. I'm baffled how we're able to offer 3 year deals in the championship. Most teams generally stick to 2 years, as a) it presents less risk, you don't want to be stuck with a dud for 2 years or pay a contract up to release them. No budget room. and b) it motivates the player to earn a new deal. Contract extension clauses can always be added if they prove successful. When Butcher was signing players most were brought in on 1 year deals initially. We didn't actually lose many of them at this instance. It was usually at the end of their 2nd deal. The longer term deal that Draper got has earned us 100k. So that's a positive. As for Raven, if his wages are an issue, and he's still capable of delivering on the pitch why not offer to swap his remaining 6 month contract with a 12 month deal on lower wages and appearance money? As someone settled in the area having a years contract, despite earning less, might be favourable.

I do not think a comment such as that latter half was called for, it is in very bad taste and should be removed immediately.

Maybe a good point and the reason why people such as Charlie Christie shouldn't be allowed anywhere near running the club. Although it could be argued that he didn't really hack it as a manager, then again the dwindling lotto hints that that's maybe beyond him as well!

Sad news. Still, i'm off to stick a tenner on him to be appointed as our next manager.