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    Ayr United (H) - 21 August 2021

    in Caley Thistle

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    The difference between a team that will be in the mix come the end of the season and one that wont is the ability to grind out results and to win ugly .... it wouldnt be easy to watch and no-one would have fingernails left but I couldn't care less if we win every game 1-0 this season ... if we did then we would win the league by at least 12 points, and likely a lot more .... Would be great to get one over on Killie next week a real confidence boost and the proverbial 6-pointer that could stop the momentum - or at least slow it down - for one of the sides. Would also settle for a hard earned point away from home. 

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    Favourite Watering Holes ?

    in Olde Inverness

    Posted

    I'll agree with you on one ...

    1. Muirtown Motel - first underage pint(s), pool team for many years, good friends made, some long nights after work ... :drinking05:
    2. Caley Inn - Great wee pub when Don and Bridgit ran it. First meeting place of a lot of the people on here. :drinking01:
    3. Innes Bar - where we moved after Don/Bridgit sold the Caley Inn. Colin was immense and it was (and is) a great pub. Only one I really go to when I go back for a visit. :drinking06:

    CTO Prediction League

    in Gringo's NPL

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    should be fixed now - the system allowed me to update the score to 2-2. please let us know if the points don't look right ... I thought I would have to amend manually right in the database itself but was able to do it from the admin section so just want to be sure .... 

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    ICTFC Squad Update 21/22/23/

    in Caley Thistle

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    7 hours ago, Jockdoonsouth said:

    Dodd's signings so far have proven to be less than inspiring ... 

    He can only sign who is willing to come here from other clubs, or who already stay in the area if they were here with other clubs. He cant force people to sign with us, and we don't have the financial muscle to make players an offer that's hard to refuse!  

    I feel we all need a bit of a reality check at times .... Lets face it, ICT in the championship, in the middle of a pandemic, with a less than stellar wage budget is hardly going to attract the type of player - or perhaps manager - that (some of) our support wants (or even had as recently as 6 years ago) ... but if we can claw our way back to the Premiership then perhaps we can build on that as we have done before .....   

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    Streaming

    in Caley Thistle

    Posted

    Clubs have always had the rights to stream/broadcast their own games but for 3PM Saturday games or other specific dates/times can only do so live outside the UK due to blackout arrangements set by UEFA.

    My understanding (from a few years ago now so some details may have changed) is that it is the governing body of each country who submit their blackout requests to UEFA each year so there is no barrier to streaming provided the relevant associations were ok with it. However, I dont think we are just dealing with the SFA here, but also the FA and potentially various European FAs as they would request no live football from within their TV areas on a Saturday afternoon.

    Realistically speaking, they dont care about ICT, but the excuse has always been that they don't want a Celtic - Rangers game, or Man City -V- Man Utd game live on TV at 3pm potentially affecting attendance elsewhere. Its all nonsense really in my mind, because those games would get scheduled for a larger TV audience anyway ... but it is where we are at.  If ever there was a time to change this, then it is now. Maybe lower leagues could be the guinea pigs for allowing live football at 3pm on a Saturday? Does anyone really think that ICT -V- Arbroath on PPV would tempt folk to not go along to Arsenal -V- Spurs? 

    There are so many fans who cant or wont go to games even when allowed for various reasons - travel, immuno-compromised, COVID concerns, not vaccinated, cant get a reduced capacity ticket, etc - but I doubt anything will change. For a club like ICT, its not going to affect our attendances, those who will turn up will turn up anyway as football is better in person, and those who have already paid for a season ticket probably could and should get access to a livestream. Having a PPV livestream available for the casual observer would be good for those who cant or wont go for whatever reason and could add additional revenue to the club. I plan to try and watch at least some games this year on livestream if its available .... but the one caveat is the cost to the club of providing the service. Its not cheap to pay for the bandwidth and technology so if its not financially viable then I would prefer the club to come out and say that and put those funds or resources into the playing side ... get us back into the Premiership where the budget could be bigger and support more initiatives like this.    

    There is one comparable here in Canada I can think of and that's the new CPL (Canadian Premier League). No games on TV whatsoever, just streaming on OneSoccer which is a subscription service. $10 per month or $100 per year gets you access to all CPL games, Canadian international games (men and women) as well as LigaMX. All MLS games are live on cable but I think the CPL is a better comparison given the size and budget of the clubs and the typical attendance levels.  

     

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