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Cameron Ferguson is only 21 and is still learning his trade. People who are not happy with Duncan Ferguson should know better than to take it out on his son. All our young players need encouragement. It will affect their confidence if they are getting verbal abuse from fans, even if it is only a small minority who are thoughtlessly doing it. Those involved should know better and use their energy in a positive way. We won the game 3-0 which makes their reported actions yesterday even more moronic.

Sounds like all the parasites are crawling out of the woodwork. Robbo has a brass neck considering we stuck by him through difficult times and even created a nothing, well-paid, BS job for him when he wasn't capable of being manager by his own admission. Even allowed him plenty time to work a second job while we had games on. Gardiner's gall has perhaps given an opportunity to really scrutinise his tenure and conduct which will hopefully come back around and bite him on the erse.

Robbo has got a feckin cheek. Got two years salary for doing f*** all.

Great topic!!! Year 1 = Survival In the first 12 months, on and off the pitch, get a grip on the outstanding issues, plug the holes AS has found, stop the hemorrhaging of money. Look to reverse the negative trends of the past 5 years by being open and honest with the players, the staff, and the fans and try to maintain a steady position in the league. Playoffs or promotion would be a bonus, as would any windfalls from previous ventures (eg battery farm). Complete the forensic audit and take appropriate actions based on the result. (By) Year 3 = Consolidation By year 3 we should be back in the Championship (or pushing for it) as that will bring a little more revenue by itself and should be the lowest base level that we are willing to accept. That may sound arrogant, but as one of the few full-time teams in League One, we should at the very least be challenging. Off the field we should hopefully now be generating more business and cashflow by having won back previous business and personal stakeholders/sponsors and working to maintain those relationships rather than just have unfounded expectations or a sense of entitlement. An increase in sponsorship, higher season ticket and merchandise sales and a willingness to be out in the community fostering good relations should also help us consolidate and get back to where we were prior to 2019. Whatever we do, we have to try and get as close to balancing the books as possible. Fiscal responsibility should be the core principle. As a side project we should also be looking at realistic non-football ways to generate revenue. I do not know what these are, but the stadium location next to a freeport and main transit routes both land and sea should have some merits worth exploring. Some of the ideas could be pie-in-the-sky plans like those of our former CEO, or less likely to succeed, but provided we do not step over others to get there, nor base our operating accounts on getting any such high-risk high-reward ventures over the line then there is no harm in dreaming, provided we are getting the basics right. (By) Year 5 = (Re)Growth By year 5 we should be back in the top half of the Championship, with the odd cup run to help keep the books looking healthier and pushing for at least a playoff, if not a championship winning run. This is where we should have been in 2017 but we went in the opposite direction gathering pace until almost crashing off the rails this year as we all know. The aim at the end of 5 years should be promotion back to the premiership. By now our youth system should hopefully have recovered and we may have uncovered a couple of gems who we can get behind or even sell-on to generate a little more revenue. Perhaps we have also now established links with other clubs, either through an investor who owns multiple clubs (as AS noted a few weeks ago) or because we are once again an attractive destination to farm out loan players to get them developed (but not at the cost of any highly rated local talent). Then we continue to consolidate and grow as we did between 2004 and 2017. No matter how tempting it is, we must also keep our core principles of fiscal responsibility and community responsibility firmly in sight. I have purposely not gone into the level of detail as Big Cherly but can't really argue any of the points raised. All good things to bring up and all good things that may warrant further inspection. Some of the 'little things' like repairs, de-weeding, painting are all things people have volunteered for before and perhaps this new era can see the club once again appreciate volunteers and those who seek to help primarily because they are simply fans of the club and not because they are looking for favours or financial gain ... a cynical viewpoint those running the club have taken at certain times over the years. Provided we move forward then the timeline can be adjusted. it took 10 years to get to the SPL based on the "Road to Premier League" document Dougie McGilvray and the board at the time produced in 1994 and there were a lot of twists and turns along the way. However, we did it within the 10-year plan, and if we make a realistic plan now, we can do it again.

Saw this in my email from the club and then the Supporters Trust followed up with the email quoted below: You have been asking for this and now it’s here! Supporters hospitality returns for the home game against Cove on Saturday 21st of September. Priced at only £50 (inc VAT) for season ticket holders or £70 (inc VAT) if you don’t have a season ticket, you can enjoy full pre match hospitality in the Highlander Lounge that includes a free drink on arrival & after the game (pay bar for rest of the day), 1 course curry lunch, halftime pies and, various player/former player interviews plus much more. Come along and enjoy a great day out and watch ICT in the best way possible. The Supporters Trust would like to thank Scott Young for all his hard work to make this happen and hopefully we can sell the room out for the game. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/pM47kpQMYmdYEKF6/

Nitten by the Bing as we call it, with the Dean Tavern, a classic Gothenburg pub, and the streets built (1st street, 2nd Street, etc) by the Lothian Coal Company. Just a couple of miles away from here, and in a sliding doors moment they would have been in SFL2 instead of Bonnyrigg having dominated the East Juniors for years. Similar to Elgin losing out to Ross County. A couple from Myreton, a 1961 Zephyr Mkii, 6 cylinders and 2553cc., and a 1961 Humber Super Snipe, 2965cc, which was owned from new by Younger the brewer. According to the info card, the Humber didn't handle well but was good for 100mph...

https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/former-caley-thistle-ceo-s-legal-action-has-opened-pandora-s-360743/ Inverness Caledonian Thistle advisor Alan Savage says legal action pursued by former chief executive officer Scot Gardiner has opened a Pandora’s Box at the club. Sherriff Court officers visited the Caledonian Stadium at the end of last week over £70,000 that Gardiner believes he is owed by the club - £50,000 of which was through the Caley Thistle concert company and £20,000 being made up of loans to the club. The Caley Jags now have three weeks to formally respond, with Savage planning to dispute that claim. As part of the process to provide evidence, ICT will this week enlist lawyers – paid for by Savage – to go through communications between the football club and the Caley Thistle concert company, which is at the heart of the claim. They will also have access to bank statements to track what money went where, with Savage promising to get to the bottom of the situation. “There is a forensic search of the emails being carried out across all aspects of the concerts being done,” he said. “It may be that the club were carrying out work for the concert company, and Gardiner was getting paid by the club whilst doing work for the concert company. “I don’t know the legalities of that, but why should the club pay for the concert company? It doesn’t make sense whatsoever. The club wasn’t a shareholder in the concert company, but evidently it lost about £950,000 that wasn’t reported with the liquidator. “Gardiner has opened a Pandora’s Box, there are a load of implications of it, and we will go through the detail meticulously to put up a robust defence. “The bank statements will tell all. We’ve got a set of statements from the club and the concert company during that period, and between the two we will see which financial transactions were crossed, if any. We’ll be able to get a good look at this assertion that he’s owed money. “The ball is then in his court. He’s got to produce evidence that shows he has loaned money to the club and what the agreement was, and then we’ll have to reply, so this could take months and months.” While there may not be a quick resolution to the dispute with Gardiner, Savage is hoping an audit of the club’s 2023/24 finances will be completed slightly sooner, within six to eight weeks. That will allow ICT to provide a clearer financial picture to potential investors, but again that is not without complications. Fundraising efforts are currently ongoing, with the Caley Jags being given £1000 just last Saturday for example, but Savage expects ICT will need £1.6 million to get to the end of the 2025/26 season, and a decision on the long-running battery farm saga is only expected before Christmas. Since Savage came on board to battle against the tide, some have looked to recoup money they feel they are owed, with former manager and sporting director John Robertson just one example as he is looking for £7000 in redundancy pay from when he was on sick leave. Caley Thistle’s plight will be featured soon on the BBC show A View From The Terrace, which Savage hopes will bring them to the attention of potential investors, and he has promised to be open and transparent with supporters too about the outcome of the audit. “We should have a good indication of where we are by Christmas,” Savage added. “It won’t happen overnight, it’s up to us to speak to people and get more interest as people realise what state we’re in – but they can do something about it by putting their hands in their pockets. “There’s no reason why we shouldn’t be optimistic about this, Inverness is a great city that needs a great football club. “We also need Ross Morrison, David Cameron and Allan Munro to commit to where we are on the battery farm, because we need to know where we stand. “The 2023/24 season audit is under way, and that will give a clear picture of the club’s true financial position. “I don’t think it’s going to get better because there are still things crawling out of the woodwork all the time, but off the back of that we’ll be able to give a potential buyer the due diligence answers they would want. “I will make sure that audit is absolutely forensic and goes into everything that’s been going on at the club and the battery farms and concert companies so that there are no legacy issues that could affect a deal. “In the season ending in 2023, the accounts showed that the club lost £1.7 million. It beggars belief. I don’t know what happened, but we’ll get to the bottom of that. “We have to explain to the fans and stakeholders what happened. You can’t just move on, people want to know why. “It’s important that we communicate, because otherwise they’re only getting half the story. People want to know, even on a macro level, who was responsible for what and why.”

Good to see that season ticket holders are getting it at a discounted rate. I hope it is well supported.

I appreciate it is a different meal offering, but that is a real bargain compared to the limited hospitality offerings in recent seasons that have been priced at £105 plus VAT, so £126 in total. I hope it gets well supported.

The abuse aimed at Cameron Ferguson was completely unnecessary and shameful.

At least your tattoo won’t look like a sticker you get from the dentist. One of those ones you get as a kid that peels off with ease. Mine arrived on Friday, very happy with it.

And me. Shameful behaviour. We have to remember that so many of the team are young lads, often far from home, and be mindful of everyone's mental health when passing opinions.

Totally agree. Would these folk like this happening to their young son? Not his fault who his dad is. It's a bit out of hand

Comfy win -we can only play who we are up against. Strong in all departments. I appreciate he might not be brilliant but some of the abuse aimed at young Ferguson - before he even set foot on the pitch was over the top. He is a young person, who will have feelings too, trying his best and right now he plays for us -encouragement works better than putting someone down .With his few touches he mainly found his man but still got terrible abuse. Id like to see them saying these things to his dad!!