Not a fact at all - just an opinion!
And my opinion is that Caley, on their own could have done just as well as ICT have - possibly better because they wouldn't have had the merger baggage.
As the only Scottish League team in Inverness they would have attracted just as much investment as ICT have and would have made it into the SPL in a similar timescale, attracting larger crowds as they progressed.
Don't believe me? Look at Ross County!!
No comparison. ICT have stayed, barring one blip, in the top league for near a decade. Compare when and if RC can do the same.
No comparison!!??
Perhaps I'm stating the obvious, but Inverness is a much bigger town than Dingwall, with a much bigger fanbase.
And yet, looking further up your post, near the top, where you talk about a part-time team making the odd foray into Div 2 . . . . a few hundred fans!
I think our neighbours across the bridge have long exceeded that status!
Don't get me wrong - I like the way things have turned out with our merged team. But each of these teams could have gone it alone and achieved as much - no doubt about it!