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Final score 3-2 to us. Well done to the youngsters for racing into a remarkable lead and then holding on against a club with a reputation for having one of the best youth systems in the land. They deserve a good turn out in the next round against Celtic. The future looks bright and promising.

Thee seems to be quite a lot of criticism of the Board in these posts, mostly pleading rather than downing however. But are these Board Members rich or what? Are they in it for the glory or to boost the revenue of their possible business ventures--or what? . If they have funds then it is reasonable to at least expect some financial response from them with regard to exactly what they are putting back into the club for the privilege of occupying the position they wanted and now occupy? If they are penniless and don't want to invest a nickel then perhaps we should be suggesting a change of the Board member composition ! The only alternative is, as always, to take out a large loan from the bank which, of course, must then be paid back from income on a regular basis, not to mention the fact that the bank will probably not advance large loans without the protection of additional security. If the loans defaulted and the worst happens then the club would need to be placed into Administration if calling in the funds that had been advanced to the club could not be paid back, even serviced (interest payments), and then what? A firesale of residual assets, no less. And then the probable demise of Inverness Caledonian Thistle to boot unless the Prince of Thieves rode into town on his white charger and bailed the whole shebang out with,..what though? The way out? Well, for starters the club should perhaps concentrate their financial direction on club promotions, the offering offering of small gifts or rewards , or a small legal lottery with accompanying good rewards and so on. The club should now be embarking on a critical and continuous club promotion to garner more funds . Then spend money on direct promotion of the actual ,frankly pretty good, record to date of the performances of the young lads and how well they are holding their own and strutting their stuff. A little bit of hyperbole would not go amiss either to bring in the fans and newbies. If the stand at home is half empty then fill it at any cost just to improve the atmosphere of togetherness and welcome young boys and girls with special gifts that won't cost a fortune but will impress them no end. Also, once they are in the door, entertain them at half time with, golly gosh, even a clown on steroids for goodness sake ….remember Daddy (and maybe Mum also) has to come to the park if the wean is to enjoy the show., right? This is entertainment, lads and lasses, nothing else, Make it a family affair. It's showbusiness and the show must go on if the punters are going to spend their money. Nowadays we must cater to all the family and make it a day out, or close to that. EVEN a pipe band at half time coming into the stadium in full regalia will attract a few more people (especially if the nutters in Glasgow introduce Summer Football). I was not a young man when I took over a run-down office and window cleaning business in North Vancouver, British Columbia, away back in 1979. I gave myself a year as a trial period but stayed 29. I delivered leaflets round doors asking for business and within 5 years had quadrupled the business. Mind you, I worked very hard setting high standards of workmanship and loved being self-employed. Talking is fine but action carries the ribbon of success. Go for it--or remain standing where you are now! Suit yourself. Either moan -- or act! Approach the Board with suggestions and demand that they come out into the open for regular discussions then be sure to offer your services to help the club get more money into their coffers. I rest my case , M'Lud.

Inverness CT 3-v-2 Hamilton Mackay (12 secs, 20), MacGregor (10), Reilly (36), Winter (39) Our U18s team to face Hamilton Accies tonight in the Scottish Youth Cup Third Round. Kick Off 7:00pm Free entry. Go along and support the young team against the Accies who have a tremendous development system and have produced many excellent young players over the last few years. Daniel Mackay returns to action tonight with latest sensation Roddy MacGregor partnering him up front. Accies :- J Smith, Blair, Munro, Hamilton, Wilson (c), Meikle, Winter, Mimnaugh, Slaven, Reilly, Joseph, Subs:-Scullion, Redfern, Harrison, McLean. A home 4th round tie against Celtic awaits the winners.

If I remember rightly Robertson believed that we have something like the 6th biggest budget in this league behind County, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Dundee United and Partick. Whilst I agree it would be great to see more cash from the board let's not forget that the fans have largely walked away from this team as well. We're around 1,500 supporters down on previous averages and whilst a lot of that is due to reduced away attendances the massive drop off in the home support is going to start to bite sooner rather than later. We need them back. Desperately. With the new TV deal announced today rumoured to be valued around £30 million a season we really need to get back into the Premiership as soon as possible.

Absolutely correct. We need far more fans through the gates and we do play good football. Come on Sneck get behind ICT.

Great result for the ICT and full credit to Robbo and the boys. Quite agree with other posts that if we are serious about promotion we do need spend in the January window. Our unbeaten run and results like this show the team has a backbone but we do need some more firepower up front.

I do wonder though if the board did publically back Robbo with some cash which shows intent would some fans return again? There is a view rightly or wrongly that club are at our natural level and are not prepared to make a real push for promotion as that will take more investment. To get these missing folk back we need to prove otherwise?