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He may not be as prolific a scorer as in previous years, but don’t underestimate how much Mckay still brings to the team, both through his experience and his guile to pick out the pass others wouldn’t see.

And here is why...

Mulgrew must stay!

We stopped in Stonehaven for a drink with friends after the game. Got into the company of a couple of Cove fans and it turned into a bit of a session and we ended up kipping at their house. They treated us to an amazing fry up before we got on our way today. In an age where football rivalry can be painted as all bad this was a refreshing experience.

Complex solutions are possible, what we're dealing with in the terms attached to the AS offer is the impossible. The solution I would like to see is also far from complex, but it would be possible.... All shares over 250 reduced to that level...this allows everyone who already has shares to keep a token 'ownership' in the club. All other ordinary shares returned to the club and cancelled. Ordinary shares are then reclassified to have no voting rights. 3 new shares are created. 2 with 49% voting right and one with a 2% voting right....I'll come back to this. All those who are writing off debt, handing over large shareholdings etc. form a 'Board of Investors/Trustees'...this could possibly sit under the existing football trust umbrella...which would be useful for tax purposes. The purpose of this group will be to find/bring in capital investment, essentially building up a pot of money which can be used to drip feed income to the club and/or for any capital expenditure. They could also be responsible for developing additional income streams. The strength in this idea is that all directors are equal. Any ego flexing/competition between them to bring in the most money doesn't have the club being used as a pawn in the game. A separate management board is formed and contains people with the skills necessary to oversee the running of a football club in a more day to day fashion....e.g. people with a background in finance, marketing, business development, community engagement, fan/customer engagement, player recruitment, medical etc. Someone could conceivably sit on both boards. This setup means we have qualified people making the decisions and not just those with most cash/influence. Back to the 3 shares mentioned above... 1 of the 49% shares is held by the Board of Investors/Trustees. 1 of the 49% shares is held by the club sponsor in return for their investment, but is then surrendered/passed on when that changes. The 2% share is held by the Supporters Trust. This means that fans always have the final say on any big decisions. It's not a perfect setup, and it would certainly be challenging to get it going, but I believe it's the best way to bring everyone together and give the club the best chance at long term viability and growth.

Leaked footage has emerged this week of Keith Bray developing his new tricks ahead of the visit to Cove. He was asked by one punter to see if he could pull the rabbit out of the hat at Cove. He went one better and pulled the rabbit out of the hat whilst juggling three balls and felt this might be an omen of things to come. It really was the icing on the cake for Keith. As Clare Grogan said; Happy Birthday!

Today's was an excellent result along with others going in our favour. If we win next week do Kelty start looking over their shoulders? This is their form under Mulgrew

It's not disrepect i'm afraid, It is a fact, Yngwie was pointing out his goalscoring mojo has left the building, but as a link player he has with his experience he has still a lot to offer to the team!

Keith Bray is now joint third top scorer in League 1, whilst Paul Allan is second for assists.

Thanks tm4tj, Unfortunately, any kind of technology is my nemesis, but I love your pictures.

One shot left? Copy the missus next week

Fantastic performance today against a poor Cove Rangers outfit( might be we made them look that way). Bray was fantastic throughout and a real threat , really sad we will lose him, but wish him all the best. Although results went our way today, I have no doubt we have the players in our team to get ourselves where we need to be.

February and March Update. Only 3 games during February with 1 called off. Two home wins against Queen of the South and Kelty Hearts and a bad loss away to Arbroath. The Player of the Month for February is Luis Longstaff second equal Alfie Bavidge and Charlie Gilmour. A mixed month in March with 6 games a home draw against Montrose, away win at Dumbarton, a fantastic home win against Stenhousemuir, loss at home to Annan, a home draw against Alloa and a bad loss away to Queen of the South. The Player of the Month for March is Keith Bray second Ben Brannan and third Adam MacKinnon. Luis Longstaff still leading in the Player of the Year but he will not play again this season so it will give others the chance to catch up as it is still close. 1. Luis Longstaff. 2. Keith Bray. 3. Adam Mackinnon. 4. Musa Debaga. 5. Charlie Gilmour. 6. Remi Savage. With four games this month before our last one in May I will tally up the totals after the last game so please keep your votes coming in, thank you.

Hopefully just four left to play Gringo!

Never so pleased to be so wrong! Fantastic result today.

Alex Samuel vs Raith Rovers, Jan 2024.

Prefect day and results all round. Can’t remember when and who had a hat trick last for us! Well done Bray and every player, manager and fans at the game today. Feel today’s results are significant. Kelty in free fall may be manager less by next week and clearly in a position to overcome. No looking back!! bc

What a turnaround from last week with so many other results going in our favour. Congratulations to Kells and all the lads for such a great effort and result!

What an encouraging result after last week's disappointment. Well done to all, especially our hat trick scorer. Annan losing gives us a bit more breathing space as well. Onwards and upwards.

What an amazing day for us, and for Keith Bray in particular.

Wow! What a result well done to Keith Bray and all the team today

100% agree. He’s got a great career ahead and hopefully the add ins in the deal that Charlie mentioned at the Fans Meeting mean we will get more money in the future.

Results going our way for one today!

It does. I am one of those people who wrote off my paltry £250 investment the day I made it. I never expected any profit, dividend, or influence in the decision-making process, it was simply a way to own a bit of "my" club. At AGMs, most were boring and uncontentious, so you simply voted to confirm whatever the board were suggesting. I can think of only a handful that ended in any form of vote where you actually had to debate and make a decision. In return I felt obligated to do my part and gave the club thousands of hours for free in IT/Web support, website design stuff etc. and where expenses were incurred, the club was asked to cover it at cost, no profit involved. We were in it together. The biggest thing for me was - at some point - to transfer the shares to my son who is the next generation of ICT fan and who I hope will have that same connection to the club and city despite not being born in Inverness. Owning a piece of that club, even if it is 0.0000625% is a part of that, along with timing our visits (where possible) to coincide with the football season and making sure we can get to a few games, restock at the club shop, and generally fill up his ICT cup so to speak. He loved meeting the players when he was a mascot, he loved chatting with - as he puts it - "Ryan Christie's dad", getting on the pitch while Tommy C said I could not, holding various cups thanks to Kenny Cameron, CaleyD and Davie Balfour, and he loved training with the players on the kid's day at the stadium a couple of times. He's got all the Real Madrid gear, all the Toronto FC gear, but he still goes off to school proudly wearing his ICT puffer jacket (which we bought in multiples sizes a few years ago)... His ICT top (another we bought in multiple sizes) will get pulled out again once the weather is better, and if and when the black strip ever becomes available, we may just have to grab a few of these too (including one for dad). None of this adds up to the financial backing that a single one of our chairmen has probably ever done, but multiply it by a lot of shareholders and the value soon becomes apparent. If we can't retain our personal shares, then that's another reason why I personally feel we must protect the Supporters Trust. It may be the only way to have a voice, however quiet and minority in scale.

It was just a wee oil painting I did in my spare time............ Just a wee white lie. I create them on AI where you can let your imagination run wild. This one came out like an oil painting, not sure why as I never asked for that, but yeah, it came out OK. Have a dabble and you can create anything. The world is your Lobster Google Gemini AI Microsoft Co-Pilot

tm4tj, Slightly off topic and you may have discussed this before, but I wondered where you get the beautiful artwork for your pre match statement. These pictures are always so apt, and I particularly like this one with the eagle and thistles, and Cove looking lovely (although I hear it can be cold and miserable at the games there). Hope it is a great day for ICT today.

That's not at all what was said or how they said it but great effort at spinning it.

The disrespect for Billy Mckay from some is disgusting or is this what is suppose to pass as football banter these days?

And in one match Bray scored more than Billy has in 39 games this season!

Sorry Gringo. Better luck next season.