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tm4tj has finally had a well earned day off with our league finished for the season. I remember when he worked a four day week, I bet he would like to do that again It will seem a bit strange with play offs and other football still going on tomorrow we will be thankfully looking from outside waiting to see what the setup will be for next season. With the weather we have had recently it brings a thought for summer football but it's not likely to happen in my lifetime. I will be busy in the garden and check the results later and no PotY or stats to do tomorrow Hope you all have a good day.

He sure does a fantastic job which is appreciated throughout CTO. For years he has been asking for assistance with the match day previews and reports but there's been nobody coming forward. Well done @tm4tj for keeping going.

Thanks guys. My task was made much easier when IBM and our good friend and former work colleague EWD ict came onboard to lighten my load by doing all the background stats. Sadly Eric is no longer with us and Iain now does that side of it on his own. It's a considerable contribution which allows me to be more 'creative' or a pain in the erse, depending on your sense of humour. The late Johndo contributed many reports and previews & Smileymometers and we used to have a conveyor belt of reporters who occasionally contributed if I badgered them enough. (Liam, OCG, Granty, Davie, Maryhill etc etc...)However, with the advent of other great media outlets like the fabulous Wyness Shuffle, X (twitter) the popularity of the written word takes a hit in favour of more 'hip' options. (see what I mean about antiquated terminology) In an ideal world, I would like a young fresh reporter or two to come onboard and bring a new creativity and dimension to the CTO articles. So the offer of fresh ideas new blood is always on the table. Let your creative juices run free, mine are drying up. Might be an idea for anyone looking to get into writing/journalism/sports... Get in touch if you fancy penning a few articles, As IBM said, we are no getting any younger...

Voted by CTO Online Keith Bray PotY Keith has had a great season picking up points for outstanding performances throughout the season, scoring 11 goals including a hat-trick away to Cove Rangers. He picked up two yellow cards in the season, and has been a tremendous all round player for the team on the ground or in the air. Keith also won the Official ICTFC Young Player of the Year Award x2, voted by the players and by the fans. What a season for the young man from the Western Isles! He signed a four year contract with Dunfermline in January and were lucky to keep the young man for the second half of the season to help us remain in this league avoiding the play-offs. Good luck for the next stage of your development, I'm sure with your commitment and focus you will go on to greater things. Player of the Year Winner with 70 points is Keith Bray Second with 64 points Luis Longstaff Third with 57 points Adam MacKinnon Fourth with 52 points Charlie Gilmour Fifth with 47 points Musa Dibaga Sixth with 35 points Remi Savage Monthly Winners July Keith Bray August Adam MacKinnon September Musa Dibaga October Adam MacKinnon November Luis Longstaff December Luis Longstaff January Alfie Bavidge February Luis Longstaff March Keith Bray April/May Joint 1st Bray - Gilmour - B Mckay Well done Keith and all the best for the future with Dunfermline and hopefully at a bigger club in the years beyond. Here's what we will be missing and what the Pars will be gaining... Here is the breakdown of Keith's PotY winning season:- Goals Scored Jul 20th, 2024 League Cup (H) vs. Bonnyrigg Rose 3 - 0 (17') Nov 9th, 2024 League (A) vs. Cove Rangers 2 - 1 (67') Jan 18th, 2025 League (A) vs. Annan Athletic 3 - 0 (49') Jan 21st, 2025 League (A) vs. Queen of the South 2 - 3 (74') Jan 25th, 2025 League (A) vs. Alloa 2 - 1 (21') Mar 1st, 2025 League (H) vs. Montrose 1 - 1 (80') Mar 11th, 2025 League (H) vs. Stenhousemuir 4 - 1 (47') Apr 5th, 2025 League (A) vs. Cove Rangers 3 - 0 (36') Apr 5th, 2025 League (A) vs. Cove Rangers 3 - 0 (13') Apr 5th, 2025 League (A) vs. Cove Rangers 3 - 0 (72') Apr 26th, 2025 League (H) vs. Arbroath 3 - 0 (9') Hat-Tricks Apr 5th, 2025 League (A) vs. Cove Rangers 3 - 0 (3 goals) Thank you again for all your votes throughout the season please continue for the next one Thanks to IBM for compiling the PotY stats throughout the season along with other background chores to help keep CTO up to date. View full article

Getting clearer... Alloa Hamilton ICT Kelty Montrose Peterhead QoS Stenhousemuir Airdrie or Cove Annan or East Fife

To be realistic, League One is quite far down the pecking order for there to be any full time wages at all. Football tends to live in something of a bubble in that there seems to be this expectation of payment down to a very low level. This is way out of step with just about every other sport and, while football also has more money than most other sports, much of this excessive payment is made possible by subsidy of clubs by wealthy individuals. This really is quite a false situation, and is the root cause of so many clubs hanging in on the edge of the financial precipice.

Well done to the Supporters Travel Club for another season under the belt. Keep up the good work

Cheers Gandalf

Thank you manfer, your efforts are always appreciated here in Australia. We always look forward to your excellent previews.

Following our Board Meeting this week, and Special General Meeting last night, we have issued an update to members. The update covers the outcome of the Special General Meeting, updates on Trust activities and our plans for the close season: Update to Members: May 2025 If you are not already a member, we would welcome you joining us. It is only £5 (£1 for Under 16s) and you can join here: Join Us | ICT Supporters Trust If you do not know what the Trust is about, have a look around our website: Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ICT Supporters Trust

As a whole I'd say a switch to Scandinavian league dates (summer football) may well help. When I stopped going to ICT games due to Gardiner etc still being at the club, it became difficult to start going back to winter time matches, then the 'habit' changed to just not going at all. Now I am in my 40s I find the cold nights / winter Saturday afternoons sitting at a football ground not enjoyable.

I certainly am, especially with Scott Kellacher and Billy McKay the management team . Recruitment is certainly going to be very important, imho we need to target the right players (prefer some experienced players) to help the current crop of youngsters that will hopefully be signed up on new deals whenever that is possible . I'm not a fan of loans tbh but I would actually use that avenue again if we can get the right players in, both Alfie's and Brannan have proven to me that loans can be successful too . Let's hope Alan's takeover is complete very soon so that Charlie and Kell can firstly get new contracts out to the players they want to keep them look at the recruitment process once from next Monday I'd presume.

Welcome to the forum. There is a lot to sort out but we are heading in the right direction both on and off the park and I along with many others are looking forward to next season