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13 hours ago, The Mantis said:

He actually worked on the construction of the road bridge and when it opened in September 1964 I was there with one of the girls from my primary class.

Crossed it that very night - we were heading south to visit relatives in Newtongrange (aka Nitten-by-the-Bing).  The fog was so thick that my Mum had the passenger window down and was telling my Dad how close to the edge of the road we were.

8 hours ago, caley100 said:

92 employee's?  Wow    I'd like to see the breakdown of that!!!!   

Sure - but look along to the right at the pre-pandemic numbers.

And only 70 in May 2021 suggests that quite a number of people are employed for purposes associated with match-day crowds.

2 hours ago, STFU said:

Who do you think owns the club?

There's a list of shareholders here - https://pomanda.com/company/SC149117/inverness-thistle-and-caledonian-f.c.-limited - but how complete, accurate and up-to-date it is, I have no idea.  The figures add up to a little over 80%.

3 hours ago, tm4tj said:

.... as a youth, most Saturdays involved a trip to Kingsmills Park to watch Inverness Thistle.

He must have been gutted when they were playing away 

"We found it down the back of the sofa!"

3 minutes ago, Satan said:

2 ? !!!!!

Should have gone to Specsavers, Robert 

5 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

If Robbo is on a Mon-Fri 9-5 contract then I guess he can do whatever he wants on his days off, and he chooses to do a bit of media work.

A director of football who doesn't attend first team matches?   They're taking the mickey...

3 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Dodds sent to the stand according to Twitter

Should be some improvement in the second half, then.

Already quite a different line-up from last season.  Maybe Dodds still hasn't found what he's looking for. 

1 hour ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

This appears to be the most fervently anticipated game for a long time. Last time I felt like this was Lossiemouth away on a Tuesday night in January.

It is noticeable that the amount of discussion before and after games has significantly decreased.  

Scotty will be along soon to prove me wrong with the posting statistics 

And it was Rothes in February...

11 hours ago, robbo1985 said:

If things don't change and the level of disillusionment continues to increase what are the chances of some form of organised visual protest at a home match to demonstrate the strength of feeling and push for positive change?.... 

I have twice drafted a suggestion along those lines, and twice deleted it.  The problem is that anything like that is confrontational, and could well make relations between the club management and the fans worse.  Could also damage the relationship between the management and the Supporters' Trust, even if the ST wasn't involved (I am sure they would NOT be).

But, yes, a demo outside the ground before a game, or something inside before a game or at half-time - having tipped off the press beforehand - was what I was thinking of.  If it's outside, talk to the police beforehand to make sure that it's legal and that you won't be done for obstruction or something like that.

But have such actions ever been successful in any way?  I'm thinking about Man U here, and Newcastle.  Dangerous, too - if the management has other things lined up, then they might just get up and leave, putting the club into a worse position than it is now.

Other than continuing to press for better communications, especially via the ST, I can't see a way forward.

Quite the opposite. 

1 hour ago, Fraz said:

AI keep seeing folk saying 'we've no money' yet we have money for sporting director and video analysts etc. Have we seen any notable improvements on the pitch since their inception? 

Quite the opposite.  We have become worse.

We do still have Robbo.  But do we still have - did we ever have - a video analyst?

11 minutes ago, bdu98196 said:

Unfortunately missed this game as on holiday. Can anyone confirm if we have an injury crisis yet please?

Yes - Dodds is still uninjured.  

30 minutes.  0-1 down, and the BBC reckon that Queen's have had 73% of the possession.

The only way is up!

From a quick skim, it is a very thorough and professional piece of work.  Well done!

I hope you are preparing your PowerPoint slides, because I am sure that the Board will be requesting a presentation from you...

5 hours ago, ICT Supporters Trust said:

It's now possible to view the report without registering, as we realised some people might be reluctant to do this.

Thank you for doing that.   Your realisation is correct - I looked up your Privacy Policy and your Terms of Use, and saw that I was giving you permission to try to sell stuff to me 

To finish off, let's go from the sublime - wouldn't Citroen Sublime have been a great and appropriate model name? - to... well, maybe not the ridiculous, but certainly to the other end of the "sublime" scale.  Two very different Fiats.

After four games in which all we achieved was a one-goal win over the team that was 3rd bottom of the whole League last season? 

I don't have expectation - I have trepidation 

Confidence must be at rock bottom just now.  If we continue our current form into the early league games, then avoiding relegation will be the prime objective.

No prizes here.  I simply love Citroens!

It's an Iso Grifo.  DVLA thinks it was made in 1968. This article - https://www.classicandsportscar.com/features/isos-awesome-v8-family-grifo-rivolta-lele-and-fidia - thinks 1967.

"... Andrew Yaras’ green ’67 Powerglide Grifo.   It’s one of eight that were built with the two-piece removable steel sunroof panels...",  which you can't see in my photograph

One of the worst on record, full stop.   Sorry, mate, but this troll thinks we have serious problems.

OK, here's something to keep you amused while the match is on this afternoon.

Just one hint - it's NOT American!

I seem to have photographed mostly American cars this time.  McLarens and Ferraris are simply ten a penny, my dear 

Don't know what model of Cadillac this is, but if you fancy putting in an offer for it, give Mark a ring - his number's at the front of it.  Might need a bigger garage though.  And I'd advise keeping clear of the Rose Street multi-storey....

As well as the football, I'm sure that I remember Jackie as an officer in one of the BB companies, around 1970.

And my mind may be playing tricks on me, but wasn't he also involved in coaching at the Harriers as well?  CB would know...

Something for the weekend, sir?

"She had fun, fun, fun, till her Daddy...." .   Though I'm sure that hers would have been a convertible.