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I can assure you that our team won't need too much motivating for next week's game. The chance to get one over Brew (again) will be motivation enough. This is a special game for them and they will be up for it big time. I suspect Charlie might make some tactical changes to avoid the familiarity that Brew thinks he has with the players.

It has been widely reported that he isn't yet match fit. No point having him in the squad if we have enough fit players.

Glad to be able to tell you that the passports have now arrived at the Stadium. If you are planning travelling to the Motherwell game and are entitled to a passport (Season tickets holders 12 and under) then please get in touch with Andrina at the club and if possible pop in to pick them up. The club will send them out, but they are doubtful that they will all be processed in time for Saturday. There should be confirmation of this on the Official Site

Then hand it in. It would be funny if one of us won it. We could have a laugh with it or auction it or something. Just think it would be a laugh if a non Celtic fan won it. :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: :015:

Remember there is a Celtic shop in Debenhams. Unfortunately our local papers are revenue led and this will sell papers whether we like it or not. I think we should all enter just for a laugh.

Come on guys where did this all come from. Rig I think Charlie has realised that not mentioning names to the press is a good idea. He didn't want to mention names in case someone else came in for them. The first I saw on Dean Shields was in Friday's Courier (after the deadline). Also John Stewart was kept under wraps until after the deadline although I had heard it was a possibility. Gary McSwegan is cover for up front and has or will sign until the end of the season. Blackieforce - stop being so sensitive. I thought everything has been going really well on this new site - don't spoil it now by going in the huff. Deja Vu right enough. I don't think rig was having a go at you, just slightly differing opinion. My thoughts on McSwegan were the same seems like a panic deal, but I wasn't convinced as I couldn't find anything definite. I spoke to someone last night who told me he was here until the end of the season and the official site confirms him as a trialist on Saturday in the testimonial in Wick. I think that it is only the fact that they had the weekend off that has delayed the signature. And before someone jumps in to point out that I have contradicted myself, the players did have the weekend off, but some of the 1st team offered to go to Wick for the guy's testimonial as they thought it would be nice for him to have some of the 1st team represented. Back to rig and blackieforce, if you want to carry on your silly squabble, then you can do it by PM and not necessarily on this forum.

I confidently moved this topic back to 'on the park' after having his signing confirmed, but according to the match report from the Wick game McSwegan is just a trialist. Just a technicality I'm sure as it happened late on Thursday night. County must just have released him, which means he can sign with us anytime.

Official Site Match Report Notice McSwegan is mentioned as a trialist. He must have been released from his contract at county which means he can sign at any time, but possibly not yet put pen to paper.

Sorry guys but this had to be moved back to 'On the Park'. No joke I'm afraid. Signed until the end of the season. We had a team playing in a testimonial in Wick today. Some of the 1st team offered to go up as they had a free weekend anyway. I am very reliably informed that McSwegan played his first game for us today. (forgot to ask if he scored!!) If he can put a few goals away and it helps the cause, then I suppose he's good cover and he might be able to pass on some of his experience to our youngsters.

If he wants to go down the coaching role, that would make sense as Charlie is wanting to expand the backroom staff. He may be allowed to work on his badges and contribute to the coaching. This is only a thought and based on absolutely nothing. :003: :003:

Nothing sinister Johnboy. Your rank is Youth player etc and is identified by your number of posts. As you move up through the 'ranks' then your privileges increase a bit as Scotty said. Although if somebody just posted a lot of repeat or particularly bad post just to increase their 'rank' this would be noticed by Moderators or Admin and the persons privileges would be decreased rather than increased. The good thing about this site is that if someone misbehaves there are many courses of action that can be taken without banning them outright. Restricted privileges being one of the ways. That's my understanding of it anyway.

:tongue03: :tongue03: You're just jealous. :003: :003:

I always knew that TV cameras appeared to put on lbs, but on this occasion it looks more like stones. :015: :015: Good day out though

No panic just yet. I was listening on the radio yesterday and it seemed we played some really nice football. 4-1 definitely flatters the jambos. For those who missed the commentary it seemed like the first goal should never have been allowed to happen as it was a pass back which Craig Gordon collected. But we must learn not to waste time protesting as while we protested to the ref Hearts were already up the park and scored. Bad decision but we could have dealt with it better. They were really impressed with Bayne's goal and excellent cross from Barry. We missed a number of chances (this is probably the main point) we have to convert goal scoring opportunities. Wyness injured didn't help as I think he would have scored. Not sure about the second goal, but the 3rd was a gift from Rosscoe (not often he can be blamed - so just an unfortunate ball mis timed) and the 4th I assume came because we had committed everyone forward to try to get something from the game. We played 3 up front for the last while in the game. I for one admire Charlie's ability to make subs at the right time and he isn't frightened to change the tactics and push forward. Unfortunately that left gaps yesterday, but on another day he might have got the goals we needed with this formation. No panic - we played really well and some really nice one touch football, which is what I think we all enjoy watching. I felt on Wednesday night we were lacking confidence in front of goal and that might also have been the case yesterday. Just one of these days.

Inverness Taxis are a good enough company, but they wouldn't have had many cars working through the day on Sunday so that would explain that. Still better to be honest and say they couldn't cover it than let you down. Glad we were able to help anyway. Back to the Car Park. I don't use it as a rule, but tonight there was a low crowd and I was really early so was parked near the front and near the gate. Thought I couldn't go wrong, but an over zealous steward was letting everything out in front of me. I was at the front of the line and if I tried to move when I saw a space she stopped me. Even when there was nothing else moving towards the gate and I had a clear run at it, she told me to wait and she would get to me in a minute. Only when she looked round and realised there was nothing stopping me, she let me go. :008: :008: :008: :008: It still cleared relatively quickly as there was a low crowd and obviously less traffic on Stadium Road, but there was still clear signs of the ego that comes with yellow jacket.

I think Dods is quite a role model within the team and I would think he has the makings of a good coach. He could work a bit like Barry does at the moment, helping with the reserve team while working for his badges. I would like something settled one way or the other soon. It's getting very boring now.

One of Caley100's favourite I think. :015: :015: :015:

Barry returned to training yesterday and should be fit. Bayne in for Dargo, who is carrying a bit of a knock from Sunday, but even if he is fit Bayne will start. Charlie has high hopes for Bayne as he can hold the ball up well and just needs a bit of confidence. He has been in on his time off working on his touches, so he deserves a chance to get his goal scoring off to a start. I would expect Caff and maybe even Golly to start and it would be good to see Michael Fraser in goals. He is a very capable keeper who will only benefit from a bit more experience. Charlie has said definitely 3 changes but could be 4 or 5. I don't think Charlie and Parkie will be daft enough to underestimate Dumbarton (especially after last nights results). I think that, even with the planned changes we will field a team more than capable of winning through to the next round. I'm looking forward to it.

Shock result of the round so far has to be a win for Dundee Utd. :015: :015: :015:

I'll give you old wifie. :001: :001: :001: :crazy03: :crazy03: :crazy03: :crazy03: :crazy02: The things we do for money. (and a free top)

You are early on the go today Scotty!!! Yes I noticed that too. I have seen a number of comments that they want the official site to be the first port of call for the fans. I am however pleased that they have a dedicated member of staff responsible to updating the official site, so we might actually have a reasonable resource. You know only too well that the communication side of things was where there were massive problems. Hopefully the sites will work together to provide the fans with an all round service.

LIVE ONLINE (from Saturday's programme) WITH FIONA MCWILLIAMS WHY IS THE CLUB HAVING A NEW OFFICIAL WEBSITE? The club has a great relationship with Scott MacKenzie who has run the previous site so well for the last 10 years particularly impressive considering he has been in Canada for the last four years. However it was agreed by both parties that it was difficult to have an official website that included a fans forum which is often critical of the club and it's operations. Scott whilst disappointed at the decision has been very supportive of myself and the work I have been undertaking. The new arrangements wit PTV give greater opportunity for the club to offer new media services on a commercial basis. WHO APPROACHED YOU TO PUT TOGETHER THE NEW OFFICIAL ICT WEBSITE? I've been with the club for nearly three years joining fom Ross County. I was firstly involved in running the community programme in the local schools and the Hot-shots and then latterly coaching and administrating with the youth teams under the guidance of Danny MacDonald, which was all very enjoyable. About five months ago I was moved over to the operational side of the business by Mike Smith, Chief Executive. One of the main roles was to help extend the communication culture within the club both internally and externally. Also involved with this switch was to help progress the new official club website and also in the meantime put together content on the temporary official site which has been running alongside the unofficial site. HOW MUCH WORK IS INVOLVED DAILY AND ARE YOU ENJOYING IT? It varies from day to day, some days are busier than others. It really depends on what is happening around the stadium and if there are stories breaking or if match reports need to go up for any of the squads that have played. Obviously during pre season things could be quite quiet but at the moment there are always stories to be put together as the start of the season is a busy time for everyone at the stadium. I am also adminstrating the Centenary Club on behalf of the committee since Charlie took over as manager so that takes up time too. I am really enjoying both sides and it's been great to learn different sides of the business at the club which can only aid my development for the future. HOW DO YOU GET INTO IT AT THE MOMENT AND WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE? As of today we are now live on the official site and it can be reached at www.ictfc.co.uk. The website is run with premium TV and they are very experienced in the sporting website business. They also run the SPL, Rangers, Hearts, Newcastle United and over 90 english football league sites. For the future we will be looking to run audio and video sections for matches and interviews. WORKING WITH THE CLUB ON A DAILY BASIS MEANS THAT EVERYTHING THAT GOES ONTO THE SITE WILL BE UP TO DATE. THAT MUST BE AN ADVANTAGE? Yes, it's a huge advantage and it means we can put up stories and information as they are happening. It's important that I know what is going on in each department at the club so I am aware of something before it happens so that we can tell the fans about it. It also gives me greater access and insight to stories within the club that are maybe not breaking news but the fans would still like to know about too like the youth information. WHAT ABOUT MATCHDAYS. DO YOU PUT A MATCH REPORT ON TO THE SITE AS THE GAME IS HAPPENING? Yes since the pre-season games against Sheffield United and Ross County I have been putting up match reports both home and away live with the updates going onto the site when something significant happens. Before the match I will post a preview on the game along with the team line up, then a half time report and full-time report. Shortly after the final whistle I will also get Charlie's comments on te game and they will do up too. HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING THAT SIDE OF IT AND ARE THERE ANY DRAWBACKS GOING LIVE? This side of it has been really enoyable, getting to watch and report on all the matches home and away as part of our job is a major plus for me being a fan of the club. It's also a really important part of the website so that fans who cannot get to the match but have access to the internet know how the team is getting on up to the minute. There are a couple of drawacks with going live, firstly things can happen so quickly during matches that you can somethimes miss something or forget who crossed the ball for a goal so you may need to leave part of the build up out of the live report. To counter this ew put another match report up on a Sunday from club historian Ian Broadfoot which is fully factual and includes the attendance, man of the match etc. Secondly there maybe technical hitches which may stop me from putting up stuff live as it happens, this actually happened at the recent Aberdeen game when a problem with the mobile networks meant I could only put up a half-time and full-time report but not up to the minute stuff. HAS THERE BEEN MUCH FEEDBACK FROM THE FANS? So far there hasn't been much but we haven't realy promoted the fact that we are doing this for games, however with the new site we will be telling people about it and hopefully we will get more feedback then. The staff at the club have been keeping an eye of the content and they have been telling me whether they think something is good or bad which has been a help to me. I am still learning as I go along and it's been a steep but enjoyable learning curve so far. FINALLY. HOW DO YOU SEE IT PROGRESSING AS THE SEASON GOES ON? I'd like to think that now we are fully operational with the official site that the fans will use this as their first port of call when looking for the latest unique news on the club. apologies if there are any typos but I did this in a bit of a rush, for those of you who didn't get a programme on Sunday

The forres branch of the supporters club have been running for a while now and run buses to all home games. It is indeed encouraging to see them make the effort. Recently there have been fans from the Caithness area trying to organise something similar. I still think we would make more money at the gate if we reduced our prices. Hearts tickets this coming weekend are £15 and £10, quite a bit more affordable for a family than our prices. Lower prices - bigger crowds - better atmosphere - more money. Seems simple to me. Anyway back to Dods. I don't mind him moving nearer home, but Dundee Utd is a really risky move for anyone at the moment. Brewster can't buy a win, so how much longer will he be their manager???? Then what happens to the players he brings in?? Think I might prefer a little job security even if it is at a lower rate of pay.

I can understand his personal reasons for wanting to go nearer home, but the money has got to be the issue. If you were offered 2 or 3 times your salary for doing the same job would you want to take it.

Could well have been the company I work for. The only reason they would stop taking bookings is that they would have had enough bookings for the number of cars on shift. Also the traffic comes to a complete halt, so the turn around of cars takes longer. Better to say they couldn't take any more bookings than take your booking and not turn up on time, or even at all. I work with City Taxis (01463 222555) and it does sound like that could have been us. I do know they were particularly busy. Drivers like me took the day off. :001: :001: