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Under 18s Full Time ICTFC 3-0 Ayr United Keith Bray with a double and Calum MacLeod with the other goal! Well done lads!

On this point, I had a neighbour who said he supported Gers, even named his dog after a Gers player! However, had never seen Gers, and, when Gers playing in Inverness didn’t go to support or watch them. They have very strange supporters. At least I support my local team, home and away, and haven’t named my pet after any player!

I understand you so well, you are out of touch with the electorate, just like I'm out of touch with the ICT fan base.

Do you know much about batteries...

Liz as you know some of the names of my pets I have no option than to support the mighty Caley Thistle.

You'll have been at approx more than him Lizi

Juggernaut, You make my point perfectly! For every kid wearing a ICT top or garb in Inverness you can multiply that by 20 ish for tic, 10 ish gers and English teams. I even see more County tops than ICT tops. - Maybe it’s just me that sees this and it’s just rubbish?? If my note raised the hackles with some forum fans then I have succeeded (a little), in what I consider one of the most critical aspects of our clubs future survival and development. Namely growth of the young ICT fan base! A successful team will attract kids wearing there strips & stuff. We have struggled in this matter for the recent past, but it is cyclical. Over the years I have noticed that as our aging fan base thins out the younger fans are not there in numbers. The ‘young team’ are selective and can vary in numbers from under 20 during the winter duff matches up to a hundred or so for big games. We (the club) has failed to address the decline in young fan recruitment for years. The lack of connection (suit, tie & dram) is generationally and culturally miles apart from youths of today. Until we bring in new thinking on whether we think this is an issue and how to address it, we will, I respectfully put forward, continue to see more celt, gers, ManC - U and County tops in Inverness.

How true. And sadly this can transfer to all aspects of life. I see so many youngsters who do not see the point in sticking with anything when the going gets tough. However I do see lots of ICT strips on children in Dalneigh.

END OF SEASON AWARDS Well done all.

I didn't know you had dandruff... I don't.

I was very impressed with the ICT no 5 today. A real warrior and leader Nicholson done well when he came on. Hopefully the club ties some of these lads up.

Is the season started yet?

They look more like stamp lickers to me - the generation of today never fails to amaze and shock me.

Given his name it may be a different shape of ball ??

Or they are nursing hangovers on Saturdays……

I agree, the older supporters like me, didn't have a Scottish league team to support, so we always had a 'big team' and our local team that we supported. I was a fan of Celtic since about 1965 and was an avid follower of Inverness Thistle since around 1962, but whenever these teams met, there was only one team that I wanted to win, that was the Jaggies. But I agree that the younger fans have no excuse for not supporting their local team, as we now have a Scottish League team of our own, but if you walk through the town, you see Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen and even Man City and United tops being worn by youngsters, but very few ICT tops. I even know a young lad a few years ago that was a fan of Chelsea, and I asked him why he supported them and not ICT, and he said because Chelsea, at that time, were winning everything and ICT were pants, his words. He probably supports Man City now, the young are very fickle!

No ones talking about being bankrolled but ICT are one of the biggest draws in the area even on a quiet midweek game and if it were County I’d expect the council to do the same. The club and council need to be closer and work together to make it an exciting and enjoyable build up to the final for fans and residents of the area. Some city centre presence like posters bunting etc wouldn’t cost much. I know the club have a space in the market which should be open soon.

Caley Thistle Trust to get £157,000 to create a 'Mecca' for the women's game at the former IRA pitches in a grant from the government.

In their final game of the season Hutchie Vale 1 - ICT 4.

What utter nonsense.. I'd expect the majority of our ST holders esp the younger they are to have no leanings towards the OF or Aberdeen

Catchy caption! But I absolutely agree with what you are saying.

I really cringe when the chief representatives of any sports clubs get caught on a photo greeting or glad handing politicians of any party. - They are invariably decried by persons not affiliated to that particular party. Irrespective of what you think of SG, he has to welcome any guest and to make them comfortable and hope they enjoy their visit to the club. We have to separate the club (all parts of it), from politics and religion. We have all seen how it turns out when this rule is compromised! The club has to retain a neutral position on politics and religion. End of story!!

Tory scum, what an embarrassment for the club.

Result from yesterday Morton Women 2 - ICT 4.

FULL TIME: ICTWFC 2-1 Morton FC Women Kayleigh Mackenzie with both goals for us.

Was just having a look at the bookies odds for the final. 20/1 for the ICT win, no real surprise with that. ICT to win 1-0 is 70/1, whereas Celtic to win 7-0 is only 45/1. And if you fancy us to repeat our famous 3-1 win it’s 200/1, the same odds as Celtic winning 11-0. Fair to say that the odds are against us!

Any change of putting a word in for a peerage in Bojos leaving honours list?

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

You’re not another Caley D alias are you? Dougal

So how about getting your offshore links to get us a few bob - and keep some for your good self.