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and the buck stops with you Mr Ferguson. YOU are the manager whether we like it or not and the players got treated like sh1t on YOUR watch. Now just F*** Off with the self-pity.5 points
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And so it should be after us dropping down a division, they all get paid to much.4 points
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Back to Life after Death It was another quiet week in the life and death of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, as we died a few times before Alan Savage once again applied cardiopulmonary resuscitation to breathe new life back into our lifeless soul. Having mentioned administration earlier in the day, his next statement shortly after was much appreciated by the fans. An "Amicable deal has been struck that saves club from administration all stakeholders should be delighted" quote from Sir Savage, or as we now call him around these parts Sir Alan Salvage, a title bestowed on him by one of our more astute forum members. Meanwhile the revelations keep coming, but at least Mr Savage has caught the attention of the fans with his transparency and speed at which he has conducted his "forensic audit", struck "amicable deals" and removed bad eggs. Nothing short of a miracle to be honest as he has strived to correct five years of wrongdoings in five days of scrutiny and integrity. The freedom of the City awaits Sir Salvage. In the meantime, we still have a team to support and olde adversaries Queen of the South come North on Saturday for a League 1 encounter. Queens are the only other 'full time' squad in the division with genuine aspirations of getting back into the Championship and we last played them at the end of season 21/22. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Shop/Bar Info Connall Ewan loan Oh No! Oh Yes! Challenge Cup 7th September ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Venue Pld Won Drn Lst For Agst + / - Home 21 12 3 6 38 26 +12 Away 20 8 7 5 34 22 +12 Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 41 20 10 11 72 48 +24 Home advantage is usually a good indicator as to the outcome of these encounters. However, given our plight this will negate that advantage and we will be looking for our defender heavy squad to keep us interested. Last 10 Competitive Meetings 1 - 2 (A) 2 - 2 (H) 2 - 1 (A) 2 - 1 (H) 1 - 1 (A) 0 - 1 (H) 3 - 0 (A) 3 - 1 (H) 2 - 0 (A) 2 - 0 (H) Our first ever game against Queen of the South was a Scottish Cup tie in December 1994: An indifferent display saw Caley Thistle lose their first Scottish Cup match to a competent Queen of the South side. The second division team were first on the attack and Bell nearly connected with a Jackson cross. In the 10th minute Wilson Robertson was set up by Charlie Christie but he shot over the bar. Both sides had further chances with the home side's best effort being when a Mike Andrew drive was well saved by Purdie. In the second half Purdie again saved well from Noble & Robertson. At the other end McRitchie made a tremendous save from Kennedy and from the kick out found Robertson in space - he ran towards goal but his 25 yard drive thundered off the upright. In 73 and 83 minutes the game was settled when the visitors scored 2 identical goals - direct shots from free kicks on the edge of the area by Bell & Bryce. McAllister scored a consolation goal in the last minute for the home side. Starting XI Mark McRitchie Dave Brennan Mark McAllister Mike Andrew Mike Noble Sergei Baltacha Steven MacDonald Norman MacMillan (McKenzie 56) Charlie Christie Alan Hercher Wilson Robertson Subs: Jim Calder, Paul McKenzie, Colin Mitchell. Queen of the South: Purdie (gk) B. McKeown, D. McKeown, Campbell, Hetherington, McFarlane, Bryce, Bell, McLaren, Kennedy Jackson FULL TIME: 1-2 Scottish Cup - Rd 1: Saturday, December 17th, 1994, 3:00 PM Telford Street Park, Inverness Attendance: 1,100: Referee: S Dougal Report by Ian Broadfoot ************************************************************************ Season so far Inverness: 1-1 v Dumbarton, 0-1 @ Annan Athletic, 1-1 v Montrose, 0-0 @ Kelty Hearts. QotS: 0-0 @ Alloa, 2-1 v Cove, 2-0 v Annan Athletic, 0-1 @ Montrose. Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts Those results show the table like this after four games 1. Kelty Hearts 4 2 2 0 6 1 8 2. Alloa Athletic 4 2 2 0 5 3 8 3. Q.O.S. 4 2 1 1 4 2 7 4. Montrose 4 1 3 0 3 2 6 5. Annan Athletic 4 2 0 2 4 4 6 6. Stenhousemuir 4 2 0 2 5 6 6 7. Dumbarton 4 0 4 0 7 7 4 8. Inverness CT 4 0 3 1 2 3 3 9. Arbroath 4 0 2 2 3 7 2 10. Cove Rangers 4 0 1 3 5 9 1 All 3:00pm Fixtures this weekend Arbroath v Alloa Ath Cove Rangers v Montrose Fc Dumbarton v Kelty Hearts Inverness CT v Queen South Stenhousemuir v Annan Athletic Latest Team News Inverness: Four players are out for around the next month. Keeper Jack Newman out for another three to four weeks, as is Luis Longstaff, who is awaiting news on a scan for his thigh injury and Ethan Cairns. The latest set back for the Caley Jags is is that Keith Bray is out for two to three weeks with a hip flexor issue. Hopefully see all these guys around November then. Jack Walker has been loaned out to Nairn County until January 2025. That no doubt came about as a result of the young County prospect, centre back Connall Ewan signing a one year loan from our neighbours. The Caley Jags badly need a proven striker, and with that in mind, they have managed to bring in midfielder Paul Allan who played as a sub at Kelty and defender Connall Ewan from Dingwall. Queens Team v Montrose last weekend Queen of the South: Queens suffered a surprise defeat at Montrose last week and to add insult to injury, defender Harry Cochrane, who was celebrating his 100th appearance, got his marching orders in the 91st minute moments after Brydon had left the field with a possible hamstring injury leaving just nine on the park at the end for Queens. Despite having favourable stats it was Montrose that took the points when Craig Brown shot into the bottom corner from outside the box in the twenty-first minute. Cammy Gill made a couple of great saves for Montrose to keep their noses ahead. Cochrane will miss this one after his red card. Fraser Brydon might miss out and Lewis O'Donnell took a heavy knock. Note that Kai Kennedy is at Palmerston and he looked a dangerous player when at Inverness a few seasons ago. Edited just now by tm4tj3 points
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At tomorrow's game, the Sports Bar will again be staffed by volunteers from the Supporters Trust. Please pop in and have a chat with them before the game. Full details are in the Matchday Information, copied here: SPORTS BAR OPEN The ICT Sports Bar will now open tomorrow from 1pm ahead of the match again Queen of the South Home and Away fans welcome Last Orders/Entry at 2.30pm with the bar fully closed at 2.45pm and then the concourse becomes available for all Main Stand supporters for catering/toilets. Thank You to the ICT Supporters Trust for helping get volunteers to make it possible.3 points
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Maybe Ketan has an office on board this one?3 points
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That would surely be the end of Big Dunc, then. We'd get Steven Gerrard instead3 points
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£3,000 for that jobbie is a disgrace. If we managed to find the money from somewhere to offer him that ludicrous salary it makes you wonder why it wasn't invested in the squad and literally anyone else brought in. We'd have had as much of a chance as staying up as we did throwing that stupid money at Big Dunce.3 points
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Will AS keep the current board in place given most (but not all), were present during the disastrous SG era and either turned a blind eye or did not do their job in holding SG and others in check. Surely the accountant knew the Club was spending money it didn’t have and buying things it couldn’t afford? This includes bringing in loan players etc. I hope these people are scrutinised by AS and those he has brought in to conduct his forensic audit.3 points
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James Nolan sounds like an interesting signing but so much for focusing on our promising youth players. Ferguson keeps highlighting that we are a young squad but he brings an 18 and 19 year old in?? I’ve lost all hope that we will get a striker.2 points
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He’s definitely a great prospect but, at his age, getting game time is important. He’ll be training with us and playing every week, rather than being on the bench or not even making the squad. For me, it’s a good move now we’ve a larger squad as he and Nixon will benefit from regular competitive game time and hopefully it helps them both become future first team regulars for us.2 points
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Good that he’s agreed a pay cut to help the club. However, I note he says: “For me, it is all about player care – looking after the players as best we possibly can. “That’s not really happened.” Absolutely. Is he taking any responsibility for the disgraceful treatment of Aaron Doran, Mark Ridgers et al? With SG out maybe he’d be able to talk about that (and blame SG for his own inaction if that’s correct), but he’s not mentioned it.2 points
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Sounds like another of Gardiner's ludicrous schemes!2 points
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So, he can't manage his own personal finances as well as a football team....2 points
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East Fife @ 2.4 ta… …liking that nice clear odds chart MrCJ2 points
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He still gets more in one week than I have to survive on for a month! I bet he a!so had a car and expenses2 points
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Only 4 hrs ahead of the Record and Scott Burns. Slipping up in my old age I note Luke Nolan hails from Chorley. Johndo would be delighted no doubt.1 point
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Back to Life after Death It was another quiet week in the life and death of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, as we died a few times before Alan Savage once again applied cardiopulmonary resuscitation to breathe new life back into our lifeless soul. Having mentioned administration earlier in the day, his next statement shortly after was much appreciated by the fans. An "Amicable deal has been struck that saves club from administration all stakeholders should be delighted" quote from Sir Savage, or as we now call him around these parts Sir Alan Salvage, a title bestowed on him by one of our more astute forum members. Meanwhile the revelations keep coming, but at least Mr Savage has caught the attention of the fans with his transparency and speed at which he has conducted his "forensic audit", struck "amicable deals" and removed bad eggs. Nothing short of a miracle to be honest as he has strived to correct five years of wrongdoings in five days of scrutiny and integrity. The freedom of the City awaits Sir Salvage. In the meantime, we still have a team to support and olde adversaries Queen of the South come North on Saturday for a League 1 encounter. Queens are the only other 'full time' squad in the division with genuine aspirations of getting back into the Championship and we last played them at the end of season 21/22. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Shop/Bar Info Connall Ewan loan James Nolan Loan Oh No! Oh Yes! Challenge Cup 7th September ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Venue Pld Won Drn Lst For Agst + / - Home 21 12 3 6 38 26 +12 Away 20 8 7 5 34 22 +12 Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 41 20 10 11 72 48 +24 Home advantage is usually a good indicator as to the outcome of these encounters. However, given our plight this will negate that advantage and we will be looking for our defender heavy squad to keep us interested. Last 10 Competitive Meetings 1 - 2 (A) 2 - 2 (H) 2 - 1 (A) 2 - 1 (H) 1 - 1 (A) 0 - 1 (H) 3 - 0 (A) 3 - 1 (H) 2 - 0 (A) 2 - 0 (H) Our first ever game against Queen of the South was a Scottish Cup tie in December 1994: An indifferent display saw Caley Thistle lose their first Scottish Cup match to a competent Queen of the South side. The second division team were first on the attack and Bell nearly connected with a Jackson cross. In the 10th minute Wilson Robertson was set up by Charlie Christie but he shot over the bar. Both sides had further chances with the home side's best effort being when a Mike Andrew drive was well saved by Purdie. In the second half Purdie again saved well from Noble & Robertson. At the other end McRitchie made a tremendous save from Kennedy and from the kick out found Robertson in space - he ran towards goal but his 25 yard drive thundered off the upright. In 73 and 83 minutes the game was settled when the visitors scored 2 identical goals - direct shots from free kicks on the edge of the area by Bell & Bryce. McAllister scored a consolation goal in the last minute for the home side. Starting XI Mark McRitchie Dave Brennan Mark McAllister Mike Andrew Mike Noble Sergei Baltacha Steven MacDonald Norman MacMillan (McKenzie 56) Charlie Christie Alan Hercher Wilson Robertson Subs: Jim Calder, Paul McKenzie, Colin Mitchell. Queen of the South: Purdie (gk) B. McKeown, D. McKeown, Campbell, Hetherington, McFarlane, Bryce, Bell, McLaren, Kennedy Jackson FULL TIME: 1-2 Scottish Cup - Rd 1: Saturday, December 17th, 1994, 3:00 PM Telford Street Park, Inverness Attendance: 1,100: Referee: S Dougal Report by Ian Broadfoot ************************************************************************ Season so far Inverness: 1-1 v Dumbarton, 0-1 @ Annan Athletic, 1-1 v Montrose, 0-0 @ Kelty Hearts. QotS: 0-0 @ Alloa, 2-1 v Cove, 2-0 v Annan Athletic, 0-1 @ Montrose. Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts Those results show the table like this after four games 1. Kelty Hearts 4 2 2 0 6 1 8 2. Alloa Athletic 4 2 2 0 5 3 8 3. Q.O.S. 4 2 1 1 4 2 7 4. Montrose 4 1 3 0 3 2 6 5. Annan Athletic 4 2 0 2 4 4 6 6. Stenhousemuir 4 2 0 2 5 6 6 7. Dumbarton 4 0 4 0 7 7 4 8. Inverness CT 4 0 3 1 2 3 3 9. Arbroath 4 0 2 2 3 7 2 10. Cove Rangers 4 0 1 3 5 9 1 All 3:00pm Fixtures this weekend Arbroath v Alloa Ath Cove Rangers v Montrose Fc Dumbarton v Kelty Hearts Inverness CT v Queen South Stenhousemuir v Annan Athletic Latest Team News Inverness: Four players are out for around the next month. Keeper Jack Newman out for another three to four weeks, as is Luis Longstaff, who is awaiting news on a scan for his thigh injury and Ethan Cairns. The latest set back for the Caley Jags is is that Keith Bray is out for two to three weeks with a hip flexor issue. Hopefully see all these guys around November then. Jack Walker has been loaned out to Nairn County until January 2025. That no doubt came about as a result of the young County prospect, centre back Connall Ewan signing a one year loan from our neighbours. The Caley Jags badly need a proven striker, and with that in mind, they have managed to bring in midfielder Paul Allan who played as a sub at Kelty and defender Connall Ewan from Dingwall. Is this a sign from Johndo as he watches over us. James Nolan, who was born in Chorley, has come to us on a season long loan from Manchester United youth. He's a versatile player from defence to attack. Queens Team v Montrose last weekend Queen of the South: Queens suffered a surprise defeat at Montrose last week and to add insult to injury, defender Harry Cochrane, who was celebrating his 100th appearance, got his marching orders in the 91st minute moments after Brydon had left the field with a possible hamstring injury leaving just nine on the park at the end for Queens. Despite having favourable stats it was Montrose that took the points when Craig Brown shot into the bottom corner from outside the box in the twenty-first minute. Cammy Gill made a couple of great saves for Montrose to keep their noses ahead. Cochrane will miss this one after his red card. Fraser Brydon might miss out and Lewis O'Donnell took a heavy knock. Note that Kai Kennedy is at Palmerston and he looked a dangerous player when at Inverness a few seasons ago. View full article1 point -
Yes, there are pies available in the Sports Bar.1 point
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Reminder that transfer deadline is 11pm tonight. I remember the days when the last few hours of the window would be exciting for us!1 point
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Did he want to go…… or was it a case of room having to be made????? He did not look out of place in the team in pre season matches.1 point
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I’m surprised to hear this. Jack has always been a stand out performer when I’ve seen him. I wish him all the best at Nairn1 point
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Jack Walker to Nairn I hear. In fairness it gives him and Sam Nixon guaranteed game time rather than just filling our bench.1 point
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... and that's likely one of the reasons why we are in £1.7m debt instead of a few hundred £K.1 point
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Potential new investor lying at anchor infront of the stadium this morning 'Elysian' Super yacht with owner John W Henry on board. Had a look at Aberdeen last week, Lossiemouth yesterday and Inverness today.
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Taking a pay cut and now telling us how dire the situation is with equipment for training/lack of physios etc... I'm surprised the penny didn't drop sooner, or is he just preparing the narrative for an exit due to circumstances outwith his control?1 point
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Fair play to Dunc for taking a significant voluntary pay cut. Probably the best thing he’s done for us. Hopefully it’s a turning point from him being part of the problem to being part of the solution.1 point
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I wouldn’t be surprised if his salary is the lowest of all Managers of full time teams in Scotland.1 point
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0-3 down against Ayr at half-time, coming back to win it 4-3 with 4 goals in 18 second half minutes from 4 different scorers (2000-01 season). Or that 7-3 game against them (same season) with the score going 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, (HT), 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-31 point
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Yeah, a fair point. An assumption on my part. Maybe after his book has sold a few copies, he might not need the Caley wage. I still don’t have sympathies for his wage cut though1 point
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The Courier is reporting that Ferguson has taken a 40% wage cut, from £2000 to £1200 per week, and that when he joined he was on £3000 per week.1 point
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I prefer the Pele Patterson mantra of scoring more goals than the opposition than worrying about conceding. It made for far more entertaining viewing.1 point
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I think that has more to do with power struggle frustrations during his stint as chairman as opposed to anything nefarious. He pretty much said that in one of the articles recently. Given what he has done in a couple of weeks in ridding us of Makwana & Gardiner and bringing both visibility and scrutiny to the eyepopping higher debt than our former CEO or board have previously announced, then I can totally understand his request for a mandate. Provided that mandate is reviewable, he continues to be open with us, and as noted, keeps the light on as he has said he will do, then I am ok with it. Bottom line personally is that I would rather give him the keys for 3 years than to some random wannabee internet influencer, and giving him full power for three years is two less than we gave it to our former CEO for, with, I suspect, far more governance in place and hopefully less unread emails. If I were to add a caveat, then perhaps it would be to say that any sale of the club to a third party has to go to an AGM/EGM for ratification. I don't think that is unreasonable as we don't want another 'fait accompli' with another Makwana but I also don't think that would happen given AS's ties to the local community, to local football, to youth development and to Caley Thistle.1 point
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I get your logic but can’t help feeling that if AS was not taking the approach he is, SG would be much more likely to take the matter to court. A bit like defending from the front to prevent the attack taking place at all. I, like many others, am enjoying it all1 point
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For the reasons I provided. It’s simply a poor investment of time, energy and money (even if it is AS’s). Better to move on and concentrate on improving the club professionally (both on and off the park). I know DF was/is SG’s ‘man’, and there are valid reasons to question his managerial capabilities. He knows he is under the focus of our new interim CEO and if performance and or results are not at an acceptable level, then I am sure we will have change.1 point
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I think AS has been very clever in how he has handled the SG situation. He’s made it clear he, not the club, is fronting it. He’s made it clear how badly he feels SG was performing and the poor decisions he was making. Making things like 7000 unread e-mails public highlights that there were deficiencies in his running of the club. It’s all been done to make it clear to SG that AS will meet fire with fire, funding it himself, and that there will only be one winner, which will not be SG. Surely, despite his well discussed ego issues, not even SG is foolish enough to take that fight on. If he is, AS will take him to the cleaners. And why should AS pay SG some or all of the £70k when he knows it would be much better used taking the club forward? Good on him!1 point
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Sounds like his £70K will not push us over the edge. AS has already asked for £150K to cover the other loanees asking for repayment and stated he would deal with this £70K personally ... then by the end of the day yesterday he indicated everything was in place. That would suggest he has either paid it already or most likely will now negotiate (through lawyers no doubt) an acceptable walk-away fee. Hopefully he has a few things he can highlight from his forensic audit to make walking away with a lower figure attractive. On a more positive note - we just got a loan player from Ross County so I assume this means we did pay our debts to them and any other club we owed money to for players.1 point
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I hear McD's are recruiting. I am pretty sure that is about the only chance SG has now.1 point
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As i said yesterday, I think he would relish butting heads with our former CEO. The quote that he would "deal with the £70K that he thinks he is due" is almost like drawing battle lines. I would however suggest that AS likely has a few rabbits that he can pull out of the forensic audit hat, so to speak. Oh, I don't know... You would think so wouldn't you. 7000 unread emails, existing technology that is working well replaced with something that doesn't (pixellot), strips ordered in an exponentially higher quantity than needed from Puma. Reported losses exponentially higher than stated, submission of accounts delayed, delayed AGMs etc. Does all of this (and more) pass the sniff test? Does anyone (else) benefit from any of the outwardly strange looking deals? I am sure AS has and will continue to look into these kinds of anomalies that go back to 2019. If I were our former CEO, I would be more worried about AS/ICT suing him than the other way around. However, I am with Big Cherly on this one. Get some agreement, close this sorry 5-year chapter quickly, and move on. We can move upwards, and our former CEO can look for employment with 78 Ventures or another club that is looking for his particular skillset.1 point
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Yes CbP, tend to agree but I would prefer AS would not go down this ‘road’. I would prefer a settlement was reached and we paid SG to disappear quickly (he will reappear somewhere else {England} i’m sure). My reasons are: # SG will want to keep his name in the limelight (Kahwana like), so his name and image of a ‘hard and demanding businessman’ in the sport world is ‘out there’. There are enough like minded individuals out there that care only about siphoning money out of clubs (Glazers spring to mind), that admire these attributes. It wouldn’t surprise me any if some future connection or venture with good old Ketan appears. # I would like AS to give his full attention to making ICTFC an attractive and sound investment for an appropriate and long term group or individual. (Anders Povlsen my ideal type). Wasting energy over a long drawn out legal battle in Court dilutes AS’s time on this matter. It also serves SG purpose above. # The costs for fighting any legal case submitted by SG will only go one way, and that’s up!! I can imagine the fun lawyers would have insisting each of the over 7,000 unopened emails are debated over in the minuscule detail to defend some abstract and completely irrelevant clause of corporate law. Cut our losses now and ‘heave’ SG. Give him the 70K to ‘get rid’! # Any legal case will inevitably drag the members of the Board into the quagmire. ‘I said this to XX, and he agreed’. No ‘I only said this’, and thought it was clear what I meant ….’ It’s just a mess waiting to hear the starting gun. God knows there are a pile (if not all) of the KK Board backers I’d gladly dump now, but I just can’t face more of these people pleading insanity!! # Lastly and more importantly for me, it’s time to close the door on the past 5-7 years of incompetence and self-interest, and move onto a new and hopefully brighter chapter of the club’s future. Let’s pay SG his 30 silver coins to see the back of him for good. Can’t think of a better way of insulting SG than starting with a victory on Saturday.1 point
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I watched the full council hearing on the link. Yes our application was far from perfect but they were clueless1 point
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AS: "I will deal with the £70,000 Scot Gardiner thinks he is owed"1 point
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I'd be very surprised if SG did that. Was it AS who first used the word "forensic"? That word has a specific meaning. SG and the rest of the Board will be keeping their heads down until AS gives the "all clear". Or maybe he won't, just to keep them in order1 point
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He appears to have sociopathic tendencies so he will want his day in court just to feed his ego. A decision that will no doubt bite him in his ass and further expose him as the loser that he is. His days in football are very much numbered. I would say AS is very much looking forward to butting heads with Gardiner.1 point
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If I was Gardiner, who reported £588k losses (the reality being £1.7m), I would avoid attempting to sue people or even trying to screw £70k out of the club, because I suspect the forensics have revealed some issues that may warrant further official scrutiny. If Gardiner has any naus he will slope off quietly, keep his head down, and try to save what is left of his career ... I suspect he will now struggle to get a job managing a public toilet. Gardiner being Gardiner and devoid of any real intelligence other than sociopathic tendencies, will no doubt want his day in court. From the standpoint of the battery farm, I am wondering how the said Councillors are feeling given that they almost cost local people their jobs. I hope the people of Inverness remember it during election time. Those clowns have truly shot themselves in the foot. I would love to see them lose their seats. I for one will be reminding people. It does make you wonder if Gardiner had not been involved if the battery farm would have gone through smoothly? I do hope that over the coming few months AS pulls all these clowns apart as I suspect he will. As long as he keeps being transparent then the clowns will be running from the fear of being exposed. Something I would relish seeing.1 point
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I may be wrong but I fear Scott Brown may have ambushed our attempts to bring in Alfie Bavidge. There was always a risk being so open about him in the press that a Championship side would cut our feet. I hope I'm wrong....0 points
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I am sure the Boston Red Sox fans will be happy to know they are now an American Football team according to this article!0 points
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I’m not sure he’s as wealthy as you might think, having been declared bankrupt 10 years after he retired.0 points
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We need to remember that Savage is only a consultant at this point and everything still needs signed off by the board and that includes how they deal with Gardiner. It sits a little uneasy with me that Savage is looking for total control of the club via a mandate from shareholders as opposed to through own shareholding. As much as I appreciate what Savage is doing and have no reason to distrust him I'm not sure total control sitting with one person is a wise move regardless of who that person is. There has been talk in the past of Savage waiting for admin to get control on the cheap and it feels like he's doing that now but without the official admin bit. It may be happening for all the right reasons and the alternative is/was a lot worse. It just has a wee hint of being power trippy.0 points
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All good in an ideal world but not so good if his £70k pushes us over the edge or leads to zero credit ratings via a CCJ against the club - the kind of thing expected of Gardiner. He will want reprisals one way or another.0 points
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Looking at it from a different viewpoint, could the councillors you refer to have stopped people already with money lining their own pockets even more? The way this has all played out, I would be very surprised if the supposed guardians of our club had any intention of using the proceeds to clear any of the clubs debts and use it as the rescue package they claimed it would be. It was only a matter of time before the club ended up on it's knees regardless of the many fishy deals these chancers tried to implement. Perhaps we should applaud these councillors for bringing forward what inevitably was going to happen anyway and bringing everything out in the fore unwittingly. I'm not saying they knew or had this foresight but regardless whether it be this deal or not, there would have had to have been one last final failed venture and this was it, the council just happened to be rapped up into it and are too easy to blame. It wouldn't have been them causing people to lose their jobs, it would have been our boards fault. It was one failed deal too many that these guardians had used the clubs name to try and fill their own accounts until they finally realised the club couldn't be used as a credit negotiator anymore. They were exposing the club to all the liabilities and not themselves, just remember that. It's happened so many times over, in the past at various clubs and will happen again.0 points
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