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With apologies for posting this in the Caley Thistle Forum, but Ryan Christie is at the World Cup, this is being run by the Supporters Trust, and we wanted to maximise awareness of tis unique opportunity.... The World Cup is here and we’re giving you the chance to win a unique piece of football memorabilia. Win a stunning framed display featuring signed shirts from football legends Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo, complete with a certificate of authenticity issued by R.O.D Sport Memorabilia. Every entry helps support fan-led initiatives and strengthens the Trust's standing with the football club and the local community. By taking part, you're helping the Trust continue its work on behalf of supporters. Tickets are only £5. Entries close on Sunday 19th July at 7pm, with the draw taking place on Monday 20th July. Enter now: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/messi-ronaldo-signed-framed-shirts-draw Two of the greatest ever. One unforgettable prize! Thank you for your support. ICT Supporters Trust

As someone born and raised in Southampton...my time to shine!

Ben Corner, Shae Keogh and Sam Thompson have signed one year contract extensions and are now part of the first team squad. Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC can confirm that ICTFC Academy graduates Ben Corner, Shae Keogh and Sam Thompson have all signed new one-year contract extensions and have been promoted to the club’s first-team squad. The trio’s progression underlines the club’s continued commitment to developing young talent and providing a clear pathway from the ICTFC Academy into first-team football. Ben Corner, 19, signed his first professional contract with the club in 2024. After returning from a serious knee injury, he gained valuable senior experience during a loan spell with Highland League side Clachnacuddin FC last season. Shae Keogh, 19, also signed his first professional contract with the club in 2024. He continued his development with two loan spells at Highland League champions Brora Rangers FC, playing his part in their title-winning campaign. Sam Thompson, 19, signed his first professional contract last summer and similarly benefited from regular senior football while on loan at Brora Rangers FC last season during their championship-winning season. Charlie Christie said: “Huge credit to these three young ICT Academy players that they have now made the transition into our first team squad for this coming season. Scott and Billy recognise the potential in all three and everyone at the club is hopeful that training on a daily basis with the first team will help them further develop.”

... and hoping that Kenny Smith gets his ESTA woes sorted out in time to fly out and watch the WC.

Can't really complain - except when you look at how lightly Celtic have been punished. Their suspended closure in relation to the Hearts game is for just 1,000 seats rather than half a stand. Half of our North Stand is more than 1,000 seats. OK, we don't fill the North Stand, but who's to say it might not be a lot fuller in 2 years time. Celtic have been fined a token £7,500. In terms of a proportion of their annual turnover it is significantly less than our fine. Celtic's "punishment" for a combination of a pitch incursion and the illegal use of pyrotechnics at Motherwell is just £2,500 plus a tiny reduction in ticket allocation for one game. Celtic have form. It is time they were punished in a way that would make the club think seriously about dealing with their moronic supporters.

Yes it’s pretty light, especially closing half the North Stand 😂

He posted a live update this afternoon and he’s an appointment at the US Embassy at 0730 tomorrow and his Police Certificate is clean, so fingers crossed for him. He’s been supported by Jamie Stone who got Douglas Alexander to meet the US Ambassador on behalf of all the fans who have been caught up in it. And other than being mainly County fans, the Torridon guys are good guys as is their music.

https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-disciplinary-outcomes-51262 I'd say we've got off lightly here but let's hope we don't encounter more idiots causing trouble again 🙄. Closure of 50% of the North Stand for one SPFL match, suspended until 30 June 2028, to be triggered by a significant pitch incursion by home fans at a future home SPFL match Fine of £1,000

I share your feelings about Fifa and Trump but I am not going to let my disgust at the power brokers detract from my support for the players. For them, playing in a world cup is a dream come true. Sadly, the powers that be are tainting their dreams by the appalling way the tournament is being run and by the behaviour of the corrupt USA Government. The pricing and the politics means that overseas fans are being both discouraged and priced out with the result that the players will have less of their most vocal supporters actually at the games. Let's not make it worse for them by taking our support for the event away too. It is a shame it is too late in the day to move the event to another more welcoming country. Incredible though it sounds, players, officials and fans got a warmer welcome in Russia in 2018 than they are getting just now. The refusal to let the highly respected Somalian referee into the country is utterly shameful. Omar Artan has behaved with great dignity despite Trump having referred to Somalians as "garbage". We all know which one of Artan and Trump is garbage - and it isn't Artan. Apart from the politics, the players are also being exposed to extreme heat at some venues. This clearly puts players at risk. All the politics surrounding this event makes it more difficult for the players. This makes me more determined to watch a bit more of the football than I might otherwise do. I sure as hell won't be watching the half time "show" on the day of the final though.

Zoom? MS Teams? Google Meet? Where there is a will, there is a way. Seems to be a lot of issues, even for our own fans with ESTAs being cancelled at the last minute and such like. [example: https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/an-absolute-shambles-of-bureaucracy-highland-folk-rock-437123/] Although I would not need an ESTA or other visa with a Canadian passport, that's why, in the end, I decided not to cross the border and head for Boston. Theoretically I should be ok crossing the border, but too many issues in the news about Canadians who should also have no problems encountering issues over the last couple of years. Also, all that 51st state rhetoric and the tariffs have seen a huge increase in people deciding against travel as well as country wide "Buy Canadian" policies that have seen imports from the USA and travel to the USA plummet. I don't need to be involved in the political BS so just staying home and watching it on TV as well as volunteering at the Fan Fest / Volunteer Centre during the tournament.

Daniel Mackay in the P&J dropping big hints about his availability for ICT, should we be interested. Might be a decent shout if he can stay injury-free.

What a spineless and sycophantic cretin Gianni Infantino is. The US customs refusal to allow Somali referee Omar Artan entry into the States smacks of Trumps MAGA FU policies. For Infantino to simply cancel the referees involvement in the competition is disgraceful. If this corrupt FIFA president had any spine he should have shuffled three match officials such that Omar Artan could / should have officiated (refereed) in Mexico or Canada. What a cretin Infantino has shown the football world he is. It seems the norm now that football authorities put more emphasis on their own image, recompense package and pensions ahead of the game they are supposed to care for, develop and present in its best light. bc