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11 minutes ago, Kingsmills said:

I know that communication from the club has been poor of late but surely that high profile friendly should have been better advertised.

It was Sherwood Forest.   5-0 to the trees, whose pace and mobility we could not match.

Jeff MacDonald's millions?  Urquhart to pull on his boots again?  Milroy for manager?  Russell Cameron to pump in more from Muirfield Mills? 

7 hours ago, Scarlet Pimple said:

But at Tulloch it does appear as if the pot of gold has run out.

It very much looks like that. The fact that the Draper fee is not being made available to buy players speaks volumes.

Possibly over-extended the finances after the Cup and league success, maybe paying high wages and anticipating an upturn in income which never happened. Not to mention paying off one, maybe two managers, and so on.

However, if it were true, the board wouldn't say it in public, because that could reduce the likelihood of future investment in the club, and of new players coming to the club. Would unsettle the current players, and could encourage other clubs to start sniffing around.

Might it be that there is money involved, depending on who initiated the action?

Maybe Draper gets a payment if it was the club that started it, but doesn't if he asked for a move.   

17 minutes ago, SMEE said:

Draper comes across as a real mercenary in the STV report. lost all respect for him

Haven't watched it.  But consider this.  Look at all the complaints here about the way that the club has been run for the last season and a half. Now imagine that you are inside the club, much closer to everything. What must it be like?

I've moved jobs when I've felt that my employer was lousy and that I couldn't make a difference.  Why should it be any different if your profession is footballer?

23 minutes ago, bdu98196 said:

...there should be more honesty and transparency through better communications.

So try and make it happen. Quietly, without fuss, and without a fanfare of publicity.

If I was a director, being slagged off every day and called a liar, I wouldn't want to talk.

I know that a couple of folk here have already written, and have been ignored. I'm not saying that a diplomatic request for a meeting would be successful, but if it was rejected or ignored then there would be a stronger case for complaint.

I'll shut up now, since it's easy for me to say this when I'm a long way away, unable to get involved.  But now is the time for someone to step up to the mark.

1 hour ago, caleyboy said:

I can see a meeting soon along the lines of the Rose Street Drill Hall if these Blazers don't get sorted soon

I suggested something like that yesterday. But I could see that there would be security problems.

So I also suggested that a few folk formally request to meet some of the powers-that-be. I would suggest that this is at a venue chosen by the management - most likely at the stadium - and would be mainly to hear to what the plans are for the club and team are. Yes, we are all concerned at how things are going, but confronting management with a litany of complaints would be the wrong approach. That could come later, if dialogue is established.

We can belly-ache as much as we like here, but this is just a fan forum and the management are under no obligation to take notice.

They are also under no obligation to respond to a request for a meeting, but I would hope that an opportunity for controlled, temperate, two-way communication would be welcomed. 

How you select the folk for the meeting, I don't know, since - unless I'm wrong - there isn't an official Supporters' Club.

31 minutes ago, HawkeyeTheGnu said:

No doubt our Chairman will put together a press conference to keep us fans fully up to date as a matter of urgency. 

The Courier says, in an article published yesterday (Wednesday) and updated this morning (Thursday) that "Ross County and Caley Thistle will hold press conferences today, with Draper sure to dominate the chat ".

I have no idea whether today means Thursday, or perhaps Friday if the article is primarily intended for the print edition.

Edit - 5 minutes later - have just realised that the Highland News is carrying the same article, so ignore my comment aboit the Courier print edition.

23 minutes ago, Council Juice said:

... if fans knew the Board of directors were there it might turn into a protest at this summers shambles.

So why not organise something for the next home game?  Keep it positive - "please tell us the plans for team and club".

Another suggestion might be to arrange a meeting yourselves, and invite the Chairman, COO, manager, etc.  Although I acknowledge that there would be difficulties in keeping it under control.

Is there still an official Supporters' Club?  Its officials and a few representative members could seek a meeting with the club.

Just a few suggestions from 550 miles away.  

"It doesn't have to be like this
All we need to do is make sure we keep talking"

Wasn't there the idea - back in the early days of the club - of using Clach for that?

11 hours ago, IBM said:

No but there might be an update in tomorrows Courier 

Well if there is, it's not on their website...

2 minutes ago, Moogthurso said:

Is that two goals or an echo...

Two goals according to the Beeb.

21 minutes ago, tm4tj said:

Who is left?

I've lost track a bit, but I think we could field an entire team of goalkeepers.

11 hours ago, Huisdean said:

Isn't Curacao blue and made by BOLS IHE

He's full of Bols,

He's big and blue,

Our lucky* charm,

Our boy named Sue.

*I'm assuming that Felitciano means "lucky".

16 hours ago, Caman said:

I think I can afford that at present 

Maybe so, but they clearly don't have a full squad.

Thanks, Dill5, that would fit.  I'd checked the Jags Honours Board, but had missed that.  Would be good to see another one, to confirm.

And welcome to the forum!

1955.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954–55_Scottish_Cup#Fifth_round

Result was 1-1. Caley won the replay 2-4, and then got tanked 0-7 by Falkirk.

Accepting advertising from the competition - "George B Rodgers ex Chelsea FC"      I suppose his money was as good as anyone else's

10 hours ago, Charles Bannerman said:

I think what IHE, true to form, is trying to imply is that if it's a football medal with Inverness Thistle on it, he doesn't believe it to be of much consequence! 

Well here's one for you, CB, which may be of more consequence.  My grandfather played for Citadel, and I think this is the only honour that he won with them - Inverness Charity Cup 1923-24.

1 minute ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

Probably for darts or dominoes.

I had thought of that, but would have expected an appropriate image on the front - not a footballer. And would have expected it to say "Inverness Thistle Social Club", not "F.C".

Can anyone tell me what this medal is?

I picked it up for next-to-nothing on eBay a few years ago.  It is sterling silver, so not a giveaway, but it's clearly not for a major competition. The hallmark is from 1975, which fits in well with the short shorts on the footballer. It's 2.5cm in diameter, so the photos are larger than life.

Maybe a youth tournament or something like that? 

7 minutes ago, MuirtownJaggy said:

He singled out Polworth & Mulraney as players who need to UP theirs game !!!!!!! 

Maybe if he selected Mulraney he'd be able to do that.   Or are today's team listings wrong?

Buckie in the bottle - Buckie Thistle strip! 

On 15/06/2017 at 10:36 PM, Yngwie said:

Can we close this thread, now that indyref2 ain't gonna happen in the short or medium term?

I think it could well be back on the table in a couple of years time, once the shape of the Brexit deal is clearer. 

Although it might also depend on how many more general elections we have had by then.

Here in England, people were compaining about 2 GEs and the EU referendum in successive years. Scotland has also had the indyref and the Holyrood election, so you must all be sick fed up of campaigning politicians. I feel that election fatigue must have played a large part in apparently reducing the appetite for indyref2.

On 13/06/2017 at 4:54 PM, caleyboy said:

Good idea IMO, for what it's worth. Many years ago our reserve team played the FREE Highland League Team and it certainly helped our young lads along the way.

Many more years ago Aberdeen 'A' twice won the Highland League

44 minutes ago, dougal said:

let foreword thinking people in

Far too early for thinking about the foreword.  We haven't even worked out the basic plot or the characters