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Ground should be renamed the ‘Mutual Consent Stadium’ in recognition of Sir Roy’s contribution to promoting and introducing managers into Scottish Football. bc

For anyone not travelling Dumbarton have a stream available for £10 for this one. UK viewers included.

Liam Sole has extended his deal just now

KDM @ THE ROCK We face Dumbarton at the Rock on Tuesday night in our re-arranged game in the KDM Trophy last 32 fixtures. There are seven fixtures re-scheduled for the same night after the recent heavy rain and wind postponed these games and we were held up by our Scottish Cup tie against Tranent taking precedence over the KDM fixtures. The draw has already taken place and should we progress, then we will be be away to the winner of the Cove v Partick tie also to be played on Tuesday night. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/Info Liam Sole Loan extension ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inverness had topped the group stages of the competition and our reward for that was avoiding the Championship Clubs who entered the Trophy for the knock-out stages from 32 teams down to a final. Thus we drew Dumbarton away. Here's all the fixtures in the last 16 with the seven games also showing that will be going ahead on Tuesday night... This was our preferred starting XI in our final KDM Trophy group game against Dundee United 'B' which resulted in a 6-0 thrashing of the young Arabs. KDM Group Results Elgin 1-4 ICTFC ICTFC 4-1 Dons B ICTFC 2-1 Binos ICTFC 6-0 Dee B Forfar 1-4 ICTFC ICTFC 6-0 Arabs B The Caley Jags are now unbeaten in ten games since we lost 3-1 at Hamilton back on the 4th October and top League1 by 5 points. Chanka Zimba scored his 13th goal in all competitions at the weekend but took a knock and was replaced by Alfie Bavidge at half time as a precaution. At the extreme end, Billy Mckay notched his 125th goal for the Caley Jags. What a servant he has been! News from within the Caley Jags camp is that crowd pleasing winger Liam Sole will be with us until the end of the season after Livingston agreed to extend his stay in the Highlands. He said “I’m really happy, I really like it here and I’m in a good place.” He added “I’m really happy to get it all sorted and over the line and I can continue to focus now.” KDM Evolution Trophy Last 32 Tuesday 16 December 7.45pm kick-off Marbill Coaches Stadium Ticket InfoTickets for away supporters are available in advance from FanBase. Tickets can also be purchased at the ticketing window with cash or card. Adult (Over 18s) £12 Concessions (65+ & students with valid ID) £5 Under 16s £5 Under 12s free (ticketed) Both home and away supporters should enter via Turnstiles 1 & 2 at the East end of the stand. ICT Supporters Travel ClubDumbarton bus 16/12 leaves stadium 2pm. Picking up in Aviemore and Pitlochry. £20 a seat. Book through The Travel Club’s Facebook or on 07462218717 Dumbarton's last KDM fixture saw them go down 0-2 at home to League1 Stenhousemuir. Sons KDM voyage Sons 4-2 St Mir B Sons 1-0 Jambo B E Fife 1-1 Sons Sons 3-3 Kelty Sons 1-0 Gers B Sons 0-2 Sten Top scorer for Sons in the KDM Trophy is wide player Scott Honeyman with ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ The Sons sit 8th in League2 but come into this game off the back of an excellent 2-0 win over League leaders East Kilbride at the weekend having lost three on the trot. Frank McKeown replaced Steve Farrell on the 5th of December after relegation and a run of poor results and they immediately picked up three points in his first home game following a tough 4-3 defeat at fellow strugglers Edinburgh City. And here he is: KDM Rock Live Oops! Sorry, that was Kid Rock.......must be his young brother.

The move, final pass from McLeod, run and finish for Zimba's goal was top class. Great to see Billy back playing with a proper strikers finish getting his foot in there. Good timing with Chanka being withdrawn as a precuation.

Sorry LCJ I managed this to miss this thread when it was first posted. Welcome to the clan, and you picked a great first game to watch Caley live! As Gringo noted I have been around for a while (2013 was my first live match v our rivals Ross County no less, which we won) and I also support Palace (53 years and finally a trophy!) and also Sutton United. (so clearly a glory hunter!) I think I am part of a small but growing band of English Caley supporters, and its a great way to discover Scotland too, having done trips to Inverness (sometimes with my wife and even mid-week). Away trips have included Ayr, Dumfries (QotS), Dundee, Dunfermline, Livingstone, St Mirren, Airdrie, Queens Park, Falkirk and Partick Thistle {plus Birmingham City and Charlton for friendlies), missed out on Kilmarnock [Covid] and Hearts [Storms]...also made it to one League Cup Final, two Scottish Cup finals [inc the one we won] and two SC semi-finals [with Caley Mad}. I live near Croydon so Gatwick gives me good Easyjet access to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness, whilst I have also used Heathrow [BA when the ticket prices are sensible] and Luton Airport [I can get a direct train from East Croydon or St Pancras where I work] I have also trained it from Kings Cross and Euston, and coached it up once [Scottish Cup Semi Final when it was a 12:15 start and I watched Palace the afternoon before!] and back several times from Edinburgh or Glasgow from matches around the central belt. I think my family think I am slightly bonkers, but they also recognise I love the logistics of getting up and back. Definitely a case of planning in advance and playing the system, can I get a good hotel deal or is a day trip possible? So next on my list is East Fife away in April! I have met up with a couple of fans in London in the past to watch Caley live on TV when we were in the Scottish Premiership , but as you can imagine since we dropped out of that league we have been confined to viewings on BBC Scotland and BBC Alba, which surprisingly London Pubs don't show on a Friday evening! Are you thinking of an away match or two in the future [even Inverness home matches are 'away' of course'] Living in Stepney Glasgow and Edinburgh are do-able from London City Airport, or Stanstead, or Luton. A trip to Inverness usually means an overnight stay esp mid-week Happy to meet up in the New Year if you fancy it for a pint in Central London [or Liverpool Street]

The Supporters Trust survey (for which Highlander has posted the link above) showed that 75% of respondents read some of the digital matchday programme with half claiming to read all or most of each issue. Despite this, Gardiner put an end to it, presumably because it wasn't his idea. I think that the level of interest shown and its potential benefits warrants its return. A digital version has a lot of advantages over the paper version. It is cheaper to produce, it doesn't (usually) cost the reader anything, it can be read before the game, it is quicker to produce, it can be more up to date, it can include links to associated articles etc and it doesn't need staff to handle it for selling / distribution. I understand the argument that so much of the information in traditional programmes is already available on line, but it is far better to have information relevant to the match all together in one place (with links to further detail) than to expect people to search online for the info. There is also a lot of stuff which is not readily available on-line. If a digital programme was started up again, it could include, along with the usual specific match related stuff you would expect, things such as interviews with players and other club staff; a "where are they now?" series with info about what favourite players have done since leaving us; latest club news (the club isn't great at putting stuff on the website); updates from the Supporters Trust; a "fan of the week"; links to short surveys on issues the club wanted to hear fans' views on; the range and prices of food and beverages available at the serveries and Bar 94. And. more. There is also the possibility of making a little bit of money out of it. It could, for example be distributed free to folk on the Season Ticket holders' mailing list but to others on a mailing list for a modest subscription rather than putting it on the website. It would also be possible to run a limited number of copies off on the club photocopier (paid for by a sponsor?) and sold for, say £2.50 or free if wanted for people buying 5 or more halftime draw 50:50 tickets. It could also be sent to our opponents for the game to put on their website so that visiting fans could get the programme free of charge. This could also include a standard additional page for visiting fans with a bit of information about pubs and restaurants for those planning to spend a bit of time in the city. Us older fans can get a bit sentimental about programmes from our past. I am sure most of us have a good few somewhere in the house which we never look at but wouldn't ever think of throwing out. But times change. Printed programmes are no longer the only source of the relevant information they once were. Therefore, the purpose of a digitally produced matchday programme is different from the traditional printed one. Rather than inform people who are already at the match, it informs people before the match and can therefore be a useful tool in encouraging people to attend the game and therefore can potentially increase revenue for the club. I am therefore strongly of the opinion that the club should look to re-introduce the digital programme as soon as possible. Sadly though, I have to accept that the traditional routine matchday programme is a thing of the past, although I do think they should still be considered for special occasions.

I guess there is a chance that this excellent result could get wiped from the records if Hamilton are unable to complete their fixtures? Think it would depend on how much of the season they manage to complete.