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not sure whether to be disappointed with the club or the player on this one as we dont know the ins and outs of the contract offer or other discussions. it is clear Nick could possibly have established himself this year, and played in Europe but has opted to sign for a rival that - with all due respect - has finished well below us for a number of years (although they do seem to be building a good team under the current manager). I wish him well in his future games except when he plays against us.

The calendar function on here has been vastly improved from earlier versions of the software so we will be adding all fixtures there and will try to cram in as much info as possible regarding travel or meeting place links as well as links to matchday threads or previews etc for those who are not going to a game.

can i suggest that those who are going to the game use the RSVP function in the calendar for the game which will give everyone an idea of numbers (of site members at least). For those who might be hiring buses or organising accomodation we can also accommodate adding an 'event' to the calendar where there are only so many spaces available so you can get pseudo bookings and know when its filled up. http://caleythistleonline.com/calendar/event/70-astra-giurgiu/

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Hey Chris Welcome to the board. If you are in Inverness you will see when the season approaches that we will have travel club info posted for all upcoming games. Buses listed on here are provided by CaleyJagsTogether and many of the organisers (or former organisers) are also members on here and can answer any specific questions you may have. This was last year's thread as an example: http://caleythistleonline.com/topic/28540-away-days-travel-thread/#comment-433606 . not sure if this year's info will be in a thread, or as part of the new fixture calendar, but it will be on here somewhere and we will highlight it. If you are living outside Inverness there are plenty of people all over the place that you might end up travelling with but no organised buses

that would be about 400 then as their stadium is around 8000.

As a shareholder, my dividend is seeing the club do well ..... I could care less if we make £10K profit or £500K provided that those tasked with the stewardship of the club are seen to be doing a good job and maximising our income (or minimising our loss) whilst providing the manager the funds to ensure he can get the lads to do the business on the pitch. Unlike some other teams we are very lucky and although its a huge juggling act our board have done it succesfully for a number of years.

I wont mention the Dodge Grand Caravan then

since we have now moved over to ford from vauxhall .... can we just focus here before we all go over the edge. looks like we had a lucky escape !!!

Use http://google.co.uk/flights and go to the map view to see where you might get cheap flights. then when you select a starting airport use the calendar to see if its cheapest to fly back on the friday/saturday etc. I looked for fun and found Stansted to Bucharest for £171 and Aberdeen to Bucharest with an overnight in Paris on the way out and Amsterdam on the way back (a nice little jaunt) for around £200 too Kayak.com/explore also offers same functionality. My search here comes up in CDN $ but looking in UK £ will likely be decent http://www.kayak.com/flights/ABZ,nearby-BUH,nearby/2015-07-22-flexible-1day-before/2015-07-25-flexible-1day

Official Press Release Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC www.ictfc.com : twitter.com/ictfc : facebook.com/ictfc Support Your City : Support Caley Thistle EUROPEAN DRAW Following today’s Europa League round 2 qualifying draw in Nyon, we are delighted to have been drawn against FC AstraGiurgiu from the Romanian Liga 1. Kenny Cameron Club Chairman said “Astra have been in the Europa League qualifiers in both 2013/14 and 2014/15 so they have a slight advantage in terms of European experience but I am sure John Hughes and the boys will be ready to meet the challenge as they take to the field on Thursday 16th July. Astra played against Celtic last season holding them to a 1-1 draw in Giurgiu with Celtic winning the reverse fixture 2-1 so they have experience of playing in Scotland. No doubt John will be speaking with his close friend and Celtic Assistant Manager John Collins to get the low down on them as we prepare for the game. This is a totally new experience for our club as we make our first ever appearance in European competition but an experience that we all look forward to and will relish the challenge. It is a big advantage that we now know who we play and are not waiting on the results from the first round games to find out who our opponents are. We hope to issue information on Tuesday 23rd June regarding the ticket prices for the home leg on the 16th of July. It is our intention, subject to UEFA confirmation tomorrow, that tickets will be on sale on Wednesday 24th June to our usual priority groups. The best way to ensure you get your tickets for that match is to get your season ticket for the coming season. For the away leg travel/match tickets will also be allocated on a priority basis for the first few days of sales so don’t miss out. We look forward to welcoming FC Astra Giurgiu and a bumper crowd here to the stadium on the 16th to cheer the boys on in our first competitive game since our historic trip to Hampden and the resultant William Hill Scottish Cup win. We are positive that Astra will receive a very warm Highland welcome both on and off the park and we look forward to an exciting game on the evening of the 16th July, another historic night for our club and the City ofInverness.” Support Your City : Support Caley Thistle #togetherNess

Use http://google.co.uk/flights and go to the map view to see where you might get cheap flights. then when you select a starting airport use the calendar to see if its cheapest to fly back on the friday/saturday etc. I looked for fun and found Stansted to Bucharest for £171 and Aberdeen to Bucharest with an overnight in Paris on the way out and Amsterdam on the way back (a nice little jaunt) for around £200 too

try google.co.uk/flights ... RyanAir for £171 from Stansted £189 from Aberdeen to Bucharest via Paris with AF (overnight stay) and another overnight stay in Amsterdam on the way back on Saturday with KLM !!! - that could be an interesting trip !

There is a calendar entry that will allow users to RSVP and we will add any travel info in there. There also appears to be a new thread for build up and info which was posted after you made this comment which we will pin and add info to. http://caleythistleonline.com/calendar/event/70-fc-astra-giurgiu/

you will note that the "upcoming events" in the sidebar now links to our calendar ... we will be adding all matches to the calendar with relevant links to matchday threads, travel info and a map. You will be able to leave comments and also RSVP to say if you are going. The calendar should hopefully manage to replace the 'roll call' threads and perhaps the away day travel thread as a source for information. I have added September to the calendar so you can see what I mean. We can also add club or fan events such as bowling nights, parties, end of season ball etc. so feel free to submit an event for inclusion. http://caleythistleonline.com/calendar/events/2015/08/

indeed .... TFC's ground - BMO Field - is officially the 'national stadium' but I haven't been to a Canada game there yet as I pretty much gave up on intenrational football during the Vogts and Levein eras. Have a few friends who are part of the 'voyageurs' supporters group and who go to most games. I keep getting asked to go along but despite now being an official citizen of Canada the timing just hasn't worked out for me ... and if I am honest, I would find it hard to cheer for anyone other than the dark blue in an international game !

Had this very discussion with friends over here recently. I dont watch the Champions League religiously like some folk. I may cherry pick the odd game here or there if the teams interest me, but when you step back and view it for what it is - a pure money-making machine for the elite clubs of a handful of countries - it kind of loses its shine. I think it should be renamed the 'Pigs at the Trough Trophy' or the 'Blatter Bowl' (where everyone is a winner). As a supporter of football rather than filthy lucre, I would go back to the scenario where the "champions" league required you to actually be champions of your country. If UEFA want multiple teams from one country then I might stretch it a little and allow cup winners into the competition as they too could be called 'champions' of a competition in their country, but not this ridiculous situation where you can finish 3rd or 4th in your league and go straight to the group stages whereas a true champion of a "lesser" country is forced to play 3 or 4 qualifying rounds to get that far. its not fair, its skewed against smaller nations has nothing to do with sporting achievement but everything to do with money, power and sponsorship. never going to happen though so I guess we just get on with it. I look forward to the day when ICT and TFC playoff in the Club World Cup !!!

he will so long as you promise not to whip out your undercarriage ! (again)