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  1. snorbens_caleyman
    Further, further...
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    Have just discovered that my maternal grandmother - whom I never knew because she died young - was living there as a 20-year-old housemaid for the Frasers at the 02 April 1911 Census.
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    Are you telepathic as well as clairvoyant? The reason I say that is that I was just wondering what's the longest period of time we've gone without scoring. (Sudden death penalties don't count.) Just over three games now.
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    Two 3--0s in succession, and we are discussing the shortcomings of our strikers
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    And you'll stump up the compensation due to him for terminating his contract?
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    I wonder if they've been told by the new management that there has to be a big clearout for the club to survive. See if anyone can be sold in January, then see who they can ship in the summer (assuming that they are not promoted). Part-time next season if not promoted. (What would happen then to ongoing contracts?) Might explain a sudden loss in form and Robbo appearing lost.
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    Must be about time someone says our strikers are useless ?
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    Yup. The week in which our away record becomes better than our home record, and normality is restored ?
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    Thought we were playing Westlife? Big crowd guaranteed, and a chance of a win cos there's only four of them...
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    That's just what I was looking at. At the moment, our home and away records are almost identical, which is unusual enough. (Ayr's is about the same.) But we've all seen previous seasons, with different player and managers, where the away record has been better than the home record. I am more confident of a result when we are playing away from home. So what is it? Lack of atmosphere at home? Spending time together on the journeys travelling to away games? Maybe they should go on a bus tour before every home game.
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    So he's unlikely to go to Hearts then... ?
  12. snorbens_caleyman
    That's what BBC text says. Their match stats suggest that ICT haven't turned up today.
  13. snorbens_caleyman
    You're right! As I was typing that, I was playing the three versions - first time in many years - and was very amused when I heard that.
  14. snorbens_caleyman
    Just noticed in the Courier that David Balfe has died: "David was a successful songwriter penning amongst others, Chelsea Football Club's "Blue Is The Colour" and "Beautiful Sunday"." He also wrote ICT's first club song, "Bring It On Home". I am aware that a lot of folk used to slag it off, but it's a catchy, memorable tune. Not at all bad. An airing at the next home game would be fitting. With condolences and sympathy to his family and friends. (And, for those a wee bit younger than me, no, he was not in The Teardrop Explodes - that was another with the same name.)
  15. snorbens_caleyman
    The Gallo rosé in the picture at the top is currently £3.75 at Asda, and £4 at Tesco (in England).
  16. snorbens_caleyman
    BBC says we have had 15 shots, but only three on target ? Morton have had 4, with one on target.
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    BBC says so, too ?
  18. snorbens_caleyman
    This time with names. The "M Smith" in the back row is my grandfather, Murd Smith. He played left-half, and had been with Citadel for a few years by 1928. He went on to become their trainer for a while, and was also trainer for Inverness Thistle for a time in the 1950s.
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    I seem to have two different memories of that bakery. One - in the row of shops on the north side of Southside Road, diagonally opposite the Heathmount. There was also a butcher, a Post Office, and a general store of some sort there. Two - on the corner of Southside Road and Argyle Street, just across Argyle Street from the row of shops I mention above. Maybe they moved across the road, or maybe my first memory is false.
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    Another day, another traipse through the West End of London. A lovely day - except that the heavens opened when the vote on the Letwin Amendment was under way, which must surely signify something - and another fantastic turnout of people. Lots of Scots: we talked to folk from Falkirk, Dumfries, Fife and Glasgow. Many of them had a really good flag - blue background with both the Saltire and the EU ring of stars - very effective. The mood, and many of the placards, were more serious than back in March, although again the whole thing was very friendly and good-natured. We arrived earlier this time, and got a bit further. We ran into a people jam halfway down Whitehall - we had seen that Paliament Square was full about an hour beforehand - and ended up watching the Letwin vote on a giant screen in the street. So it wasn't the final act, and who knows what will happen next? It ain't over till the final whistle. Here are a few pics: And I suggest that ICT signs up the couple below for half-time entertainment. Costumes already almost the right colours. The lass has original songs and a... errr... hearty voice. What's not to like?
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    And confidence. Winning it was pretty much the start of the great end of season run-in in 2018.
  22. snorbens_caleyman
    I found a residential and business directory for Inverness for 1935-36 online. It confirms A Munro, butcher, at 16 Innes Street (which was a residential street of houses). But none of the many butchers' businesses in the town had "Munro" in the name, so I guess that at the time he was working for one of them. Buying a van or two is the sort of thing you would do if you were starting up your own business, so finding a business directory for 1938 or 1939 could be very useful. (Later addition: Duh! I've just seen that the directory that IBM linked to lists businesses as well, on the appropriate streets.) Similarly, copies of the "Inverness Courier" for that period - which are not online, AFAIK - might carry adverts for the business, though perhaps just a few, around the time of startup.
  23. snorbens_caleyman
    Bit worrying, isn't it? Quite a few players knocking on the 1st team door, yet beaten by a team three tiers below. Or am I being too harsh?
  24. snorbens_caleyman
    I've been wondering how much a part of the current problem that is. No criticism of anyone intended - it's just the way it is. Yes I know you can't simply manufacture local players of the required standard. And yes I know that we have a few who might become first team regulars. I'd start by suggesting that Charlie Christie asks Ryan to do some motivational talks in local schools, but I guess that may be impractical for a number of reasons.
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    I can't see any (responsible) insurance company wanting to go near that. Or the premium would be so high that they would effectively be saying to ICT "For 2-3 years we will take care of that money that you have raised". I reckon that an extra 1,000 fans through the gates would bring in maybe £400,000 per season, based on the current price of a season ticket plus profits on whatever else they buy during a season. That's about half the current annual loss. So while it would make the loss more manageable, it's still not the answer, and wouldn't be sustainable in the long term. Yes we need more fans, but that can only be a long-term project achieved by improving our place in the community. We clearly need to look at expenses and running costs, and make cuts as necessary. And a good fairy with oodles of cash would be welcome too, but must not be relied upon for the long term.
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