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The role of SLO is one which all clubs competing in UEFA competitions must have under article 35 of the UEFA Club Licensing&Fair Play regs. Interestingly,I had a call from the Chairman today and I advised of my own concerns re communication and that of other fans.I didn't say I would print what was said,so to be proper I will not go into detail here.We had a robust honest exchange of views and he listened to what I had to say.He said he would take on boards my points and he directed me to Gordon Fyfe, SLO. I covered my issues with the person covering this role also and I am now waiting a response from the SLO. Suffice to say I haven't renewed my season ticket yet until I hear what the SLO says. As it stands I am not convinced there will be change soon.

I am a long time season ticket holder who also goes to a lot of away games but have decided that this season im just not renewing my season ticket. Ive renewed year after year, even though with not living in Inverness I tend to only be able to make games on a Saturday. So, with with missing Friday/Midweek games, it usually costs me more for my season ticket than if I just did pay as I go. With the season tickets going up by 10% and the feeling of being totally unappreciated by the club as a fan, I'm going to save a few pounds and just pay for the games I can get to. So I will carry on supporting the players on the pitch but refuse to be taken for granted by the powers that be who only communicate when they want us to renew season tickets. If this makes me any less of a supporter then so be it! .

What garbage! It's the only power we as fans have so folk are entitled to choose how they spend their money What about folk that choose to pay as you go or only go to away matches? Are they not real fans either?

Hello Alan, I have taken time to digest what you say regarding true fans. I understand your point where you ‘support your team though thick and thin’, but stop and disagree at ‘No matter the circumstances’! - I have followed football as a fan boy and man going on over 60 plus years simply because it thrilled and excited more than any other sport! It extended beyond a simple sport to include and represent the community, people and town /area I lived in. For the most the people in control of the clubs I followed were from the town the club resided and were woven into the ethics and ‘sole’ of the supporters. In essence the club and team represented the supporters. In todays football society the connection between the club hierarchy [+team] and the support has been diluted as money overcame every aspect of the game to where the supporters connection has been reduced or diluted to ‘customers’, or to put it in more financial terms ‘cash cows’ via aka season tickets and sale of merchandise. What I have observed at ICT since we won the Scottish Cup has been a slow and somewhat painful decline both on and off the field. Excluding the Covid period and a fortunate cup run, the performances and direction over past two seasons with the team and CEO / Board had been alarming to watch and read! I feel the current club hierarchy do not have the same connection with the fans and community I mention above. I hate saying transient hierarchy but that’s where I am just now. This disconnect is most tangible in the almost bewildering and belittling regard of the fans worth and communication. So Alan, I have reached the point where I don’t want to continue with the current arrangement where I pay to receive more of the same ‘service’. As OCG eloquently put ‘it’s the only power we (fans) have’. To get the powers to pay some attention is to show that in their pocket, (Money again)! So to end my spiel, bring a true fan in my book depends on your interpretation on what you think is best for your team, and what you do to bring that into effect, (and loose). I respect your view but you don’t have a monopoly on what constitutes a fan. bc

I really can't believe the ongoing lack of anything from the club. Surely someone at the club looks at their fans forum, to see what the mood of the support is and to try and give them some positive information at a time when selling season tickets is at its most important. Maybe they do, and they are so far out of touch that they don't care. I am on a few Facebook sites relating to various football teams, Championship, Highland and North Caledonian leagues, and when I was a boy, I took teams from every Scottish and English and followed how they got on. I still look for their results, and more often than not they have information about their team, pictures and players who've left and who had signed, and even Fort William has a better promotional side than us, a second tier Scottish Championship. No word about Billy Mckay, no word that I can find that Allardice has left apart from him being paraded on the county page. This is truly turning out to be the worst close season for apathy from the club I can remember. It certainly doesn't bode well for the mood around the club, with the new season rapidly approaching.

Buses booked for all away league games for season 23/24. Leaving times etc will be posted nearer the time. We are keeping our fares to £20 a seat - where else can you find such bargain prices?

He's a bigoted sectarian *****......that's proven. Just the kind of guy we want around the family club we are supposed to be.

I don't think anyone is questioning footballing ability. Did we learn nothing from the Gardyne situation and the dangers of signing players with a disruptive history?

Although i will support my club through thick and thin , I too am seriously contemplating renewal and I can totally sympathise with people who don’t want to renew their season ticket this year. In seasons gone past I really feel the club really did value and appreciated season ticket holders , communicated with them and worked with them to improve match day experiences doing there upmost to keep the small but loyal fan base they had. However this is no longer the case and, This factor along with increasing costs of travel and tickets , in a cost of living crisis have got me most like giving up my ST this year. For several years I have keenly travelled up and down from fort william for games but I’m now I’m really starting to get really fed up with the club and it’s efforts with fans and players alike , I feel we are very much on a downward spiral and there are now far better ways I would spend my Saturdays than driving up and down the a82 to watch really unattractive football in a stadium with little to no atmosphere at a club that seems to no longer give a toss about its fans and then leaving the stadium more often than not disappointed. I can’t see this situation changing in the next few seasons with the current board at the helm , all efforts seem to fall on deaf ears and I am really starting to think … What’s the point ? I would rather keep my Saturdays free and my money in my pocket.

I renewed my season ticket yesterday after giving the matter serious thought. And I consider myself a true supporter. I am appalled by how this club is being run, or not in our case. Especially the lack of communication with fans. I am, or was, involved in sponsorship of two players and have decided not to renew this. I shall be telling the club my reasons when the inevitable e mail is received. With training due to start on Monday we still don’t know what’s happening with Billy McKay. Are we really so lacking in ambition that we will let him go to another club who will be one of our main rivals for promotion?

Well said OCG! I was like the team last year: very mid table. I’m hoping to challenge at the top time time!

I am making contact as a forum member of Caleythistleonline. Initially can I request confirmation of receipt please. There does appear to be many CTO members who are stating that they are not receiving any response from the Supporters Liaison. The major concern at the moment would appear to be Player Sponsorship opportunity. As a long term supporter I am concerned that many people would appear to be NOT renewing their season tickets nor attending as many matches in the future. Support is crucial. Please advise as to what is happening with the SLO link. John MacKenzie AKA Immortal Howden Ender Sent to SLO - no receipt automatically made

Our Championship Fixtures will be published at 09.00 tomorrow Friday 30th June.

I presume you are unaware that that he married a Catholic? Seems more likely that he is just a bit stupid and over-exuberant in giving certain fans what they want, rather than having genuine sectarian attitudes.

Missed the fact that Todorov joined Airdrieonians a couple of weeks ago.

If this is true, and I really hope it's not, it will be all of Dodds Christmases coming at one time. His tactic of loving the old Hoofball will be getting laldy.

Whoooo hoodoo! Bring it on.

Partick on a Friday then

Can't believe it's all kicking off again in a couple of weeks. Can someone slow the clock down a bit please? Looking forward to the challenge of retaining my title.

So I had another look and I think Montrose are the SPFL club we are most overdue to play. July 2009 in the Challenge Cup.

Nice one Ol’ Gringers - looking forward to going again, the withdrawal symptoms are kicking in hard this summer. Weekends just aren’t the same without the challenge of yer NPL predictions

The club has never used the SLO role effectively imo. If you want to see how it can work well have a look at @SJFC_SLO on twitter. Beverly is fantastic in this role. Hate to say it but Kenny OTB pretty good too. He is @RCFC_SLO for those on twitter that wish a look

Thanks for all the thought out logical and constructive posts on this topic which we all agree is important. In relation to my own situation I resent my letter to the Chairman having not had an acknowledgement or response for 29 days.I posted it first class and this time also Emailed it with a time received and read receipt.I got an Email today telling me the letter has been handed to the Chairman. Now let's see what if anything will happen. Gordon Fyfe is the fans representative and so far he has failed to answer any of the Emails I sent him on this topic. I agree with other posters. It should not matter whether you are an individual or part of a group if you write to the club with a genuine query they should acknowledge and respond. In this day and age it is highly unprofessional just to ignore incoming contacts and basically keep those with a vested interest in the dark. If we cannot get these basics right what chance have we.

email address seems appropriate given the speed of response.

ICT are good at automatic emails - another received regarding renewal of season ticket. I’ve already renewed. I wish they were as quick to respond to fans emails and queries.

Single callers not attached to any fan association should be listened to and responded to BUT let's face it - it is always more effective to provide a group comment and with "official" status. So who is the designated person at the club responsible for fan communication ?

Hi folks, long time CTO member, infrequent poster. Like so many who have already posted, I too have become increasingly frustrated by the poor communication and service from the club in recent years. I would moan to friends and family about it but decided to do something about it and reached out to the supporters trust to understand their role and to see how I could help. Scotty is right in earlier posts, there are only a small band of dedicated supporters who are giving up a lot of their spare time in support of the trust, in particular on the fan survey to date. Whats clear is the current club board appear to treat all fans the same, including the supporters trust. This has to change going forward. The outputs from the survey when published won’t be easy to ignore! I can 100% assure anyone that the trust is not in the clubs pocket! I’ve now been co-opted onto the supporters trust board. Why? Because I do believe relationships between fans and the club can & must improve. I believe as loyal fans we can take our voice to the club and though open dialogue and cooperation that we can make things better for all fans at the club. There is a strong willingness from the supporters trust to improve the fan experience at the the club, we just need the club to listen, acknowledge and take action. If you are also frustrated then there is something you can do about it. You don’t have to go as far as me and join the board (I’m happy to discuss that with anyone who is interested) but even by joining the supporters trust then you are already playing your part in trying to improve the fan experience. It’s only a fiver, less than a city centre pint these days. If we can increase the trust membership then there is no way the club can ignore the fans voice! https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us

nope, communication should not be dependent on membership of anything. However, if the trust can reach a tipping point where it has a significant membership, seen to be representative of the support then they really do need to listen if the Trust speaks with a representative voice. Whether they do or not is another question. I would wager that many of those who don't get a response or who are grumbling may be shareholders. I for one would be happy to proxy my miniscule holding to the Trust for any meetings in future. If you have a few hundred more like that then you take the 10% voting share they already have and make it a little more. That just might be noticed. If we do manage to make it back to the premiership then it is also worth considering that our current method of communication - or lack thereof - may not stand up to UEFA club licensing criteria.

I have, over several seasons, given my tuppence halfpennies worth of suggestions on the forum and other platforms, and at the time you hear the right noises coming from above, and that's where it ends. Small things, easily achievable things that the club could quickly implement, but nothing. So I can relate to the 'banging your head against a brick wall ' scenario. I've got to the point where I just come to all the home games, and go home after. If I didn't have all my health issues I might have more inclination to get involved, but those times are sadly gone.

Where are you seeing that?

Lafferty has signed.

Jay Henderson signs for County, another sickener!

Inverness courier to day 4 pages mostly ross co I thought ict were the inverness team no communication again from ict no squad update nothing what about Billy mackay can we really afford to lose him what is going on at the stadium don't think I will renew season ticket

We say that every year but it’s true

They only want our money. Not interested in fan engagement. I'm not renewing my season ticket as I am drifting away from ICT with the way they are run and their lack of interest in us fans. Sad, but true. Also unsubscribed from getting their emails. I'll go to the odd game but I'm just not anywhere as near as interested in going to games like I used to be.

All these posters who say they are not renewing their season tickets can't really call themselves true supporters. You support your team through thick and thin no matter the circumstances - the players need all the encouragement they can get from those of us who are the real fans