Guys, I lived at both ends of Kingsmills as a boy.
Something happened nearly 20 years ago, both Caley and Thistle ceased to exist except in our memories. Had the merger not happened then we would not be following the team that is currently top of the Premier League/ship what ever it is this week. Rather I suspect a team in the middle of the leagues due to funding being a fraction of the tight budget that Terry has now.
Think the idea about using kit to commemorate the founding of this club from the ashes of the two former clubs is a very good one. I also believe the atmosphere and support will improve as us older folks may way for the new generations who don't care what happened 20 years ago and only want to support their team.