The Mantis

Have renewing ST holders got their cards by now? What about buyers who weren’t existing ST holders?

So I had another look and I think Montrose are the SPFL club we are most overdue to play. July 2009 in the Challenge Cup.

Ritchie was a proven veteran goalscorer at a time when we were a desirable club to join. Likewise Eddie was on loan when we we were one of the best teams in Scotland. You might add Toddy and Fisher but that would be pushing it… Keatings looked like a class signing but it never really paid off. But then there was John Baird. Scott Boden. Billy King. Doumbouya. Manny Duku. Joe Hardy. Mitch Curry. And Oakley and Austin were both gash IMO although some might disagree. Edit - forgot Susan If Billy goes it’ll be an even longer season than the dark days of last winter when we were getting thumped by the likes of Morton. The Lafferty rumours are depressing. What a staunch club we’re becoming.

What about Telford Street and Caley Stadium?

Think I’ve bagged your old seat btw Likewise

Tired and emotional. Norway 1 Scotland 2. What a result!

Coruisk going by Duart Castle the other week

Same here, hit or a miss any time I try them. Eventually got through the other day when I thought it might be lunch break. Got Emma but wondering if they just let it go to voicemail when they’re busy.

This habit of spending Saturdays at the wee team has been a bit of a sore point for a while. Also a friend of mine, who has a ST at Tynecastle, took hospitality for the Celtic game in March. So I see him on FB getting selfies with Robbo. Fair enough our game was on the Friday night but even so...

Had a glance at the e-ticketing site. There doesn't seem to be a button for choosing senior citizen? Also are the 2 league cup group games normally not included?

Ah yes, his two brothers Andrew and Graeme also featured

Met this guy David Bauckham when he flew all the way up from Sussex to see Gala v Whitehill. Very detailed article. https://dbauckham.exposure.co/concrete-ambition

Well I usually have a decent memory without having to look stuff up, but for all the great games in that season, I completely blanked the fact that Airdrie were even in the division. I see that we beat them 1-0 away with a Rooney pen, and I was there but can’t remember a thing

Nerd alert - Pretty sure we haven’t played them since the CC Final in 2003. It’s the club in the SPFL we’ve gone longest without playing, not including Bonnyrigg

I thought Mr Rendall might feature in a list of well-travelled ICT fans. I see him often but I don’t think he posts on here (cue Jim proving me wrong).

Nobody’s mentioned the Denmark trip either.

It was an U20 game v Hearts in 2013.

Cheers, thought this was just your wish list at first Dumbarton and Bonnyrigg away please, so I can walk to one of them. @RiG usually knows how this works... is it Dundee and Bonnyrigg at home?

Thanks Chris for remembering Newtongrange… that makes my tally 56. All SPFL from 2022-23 except Bonnyrigg, Elgin, Annan, Peterhead, Dumbarton, Meadowbank. Gutted to miss both games at Dumbarton, and for Elgin, had match ticket and train ticket bought but was ill on the day… Non-league - Spartans, Ness FC, Goathill (Stornoway), Newtongrange, Clach, Brechin, Buckie, Broadwood, Cowden, Gretna, Inverurie, Keith. Demolished - Telford St, Brockville, Love St, Bayview, Firs Park, Boghead, . The National Stadium. Furth of Scotland - Astra, Birmingham City, Fleetwood.

Well we all know the answer to the first one We also know that success comes in cycles. Cowdenbeath were in our league quite recently and now they’re in tier 5. Rangers were winning titles and Celtic were nearly bust. Then there’s Falkirk We can definitely sustain a Premier team if we can get up but it will take a perfect storm as it did in 2004 and 2010. This includes how strong the league is, good fortune with injuries, getting a good crop of players together at the right time, Dundee sh*****g the bed, etc etc, plus a slice of luck. Unfortunately we took several steps backwards after winning the cup which with hindsight could have been avoided. I’ve ranted about that many a time. As much as anything we could do with a generous backer as @RiG says: to me, it seems there are a few big names in Inverness, but with egos to match, otherwise they could cooperate for the sake of the club. We’ve got Dodds in charge again so it is what it is. Dundee Utd won the Prem with a very small squad so maybe this is the season we actually don’t have an injury crisis, and Cammy, Nicolson, Roddy and other youngsters step up to the plate. Maybe Lewis Hyde does a Denzil and becomes a god. Having some of our own in the team is a big factor for me with positive knock on effects for the supporters. Apologies for the Bannerman-sized post but I’m still riding a wave of optimism from the weekend.

Did you not go to Ainslie Park?

Can’t say I noticed that

It appears to be a sort of online fishmonger.

I miss Gregor. Maybe if the soapdodgers release big Jordan he can make a comeback.

That was my impression too. Fair play to him for being so upbeat - if that was me I’d be sticking my head in the oven…