Scotty

remember one game where one of the young guys was fouled badly, and in our part of the stand, the chant that started up was "Bobby's gonna get ya ...." repeated ad infinitum .... until he did Bobby's distribution was at times sublime - I recall on more than one occasion where a 50 yard ping went from his foot to one of our players and led to a chance. Agree he was our best centre back.

unexpected bonus to see the game on Vimeo .... but it was not fun to watch. Enjoyed the commentators more than the game. Biased banter, but banter none the less ....

Scotty: Partick @ 1.57 CDN Girl: Raith @ 1.87 SOS: Kelty @ 1.26

Scotty HT: 0-0 FT: 0-1 1st ICT: Billy Mckay 1st: Arbroath: Dowds Yellow Card: Broadfoot CDN Girl HT: 1-1 FT: 1-2 1st ICT: Sutherland 1st: Arbroath: Nouble Yellow Card: Devine SOS HT: 0-1 FT: 1-1 1st ICT: Carson 1st: Arbroath: Craigen Yellow Card: Little

Scotty : Kilmarnock @ 1.83 CDN Girl : Kelty @ 1.70 SOS : QOS/Ayr Draw @ 3.20

Scotty HT: 1-0 FT: 2-1 1st ICT: Billy Mckay 1st Hamilton: Ryan Crowd: 1412 CDN Girl HT: 0-1 FT: 1-1 1st ICT: Sutherland 1st Hamilton: Moyo Crowd: 1555 SOS HT: 0-0 FT: 1-0 1st ICT: Doran 1st Hamilton: Smith Crowd: 1314

Indeed - my second favourite goal after Archie Gemmill. James McFadden scored a few beauties for us too ... with that goal against the French being most memorable in my mind.

ok, was easy to find ...... SPFL YouTube channel. 1:14 mark for the OG.

only visible in UK .... cant be bothered working around it ... sure it will surface on youtube or elsewhere.

Scotty: Partick @ 2.05 CDN Girl : Peterhead @ 1.85 SOS : Annan @ 1.85

Scotty HT: 0-0 FT: 0-2 1st ICT: Billy Mckay 1st Morton: Ugwu Crowd: 1214 CDN Girl HT: 1-0 FT: 1-1 1st ICT: Doran 1st Morton: Oliver Crowd: 1111 SOS HT: 0-1 FT: 1-3 1st ICT: Sutherland 1st Morton: Reilly Crowd: 1178

forever to be called "Gardyning Leave" from now on ......

Scotty HT: 0-1 FT: 1-2 1st ICT: Billy Mckay 1st Morton: Oliver Crowd: 812 CDN Girl HT: 0-0 FT: 0-1 1st ICT: Sutherland 1st Morton: Ugwu Crowd: 1001 SOS HT: 1-1 FT: 1-3 1st ICT: Macgregor 1st Morton: Reilly Crowd: 586

That is some coincidence !! ... or was that in the days of travel agents and you both used the same one so ended up in the same hotel?

Word has just reached me, and it is with great sorrow that I have to report that Colin Macfadyen, a good man, true gentleman, and previous landlord of the Innes Bar, passed away in Raigmore last weekend. [note: click images for full size] Colin was a big reason, maybe the only reason - other than Big Stewart moving across the road from the bar - that the supporters group, loosely formed by users on this website, and formerly housed in the Caley Inn moved to the Innes when Don and Bridgit sold the Caley Inn. Colin welcomed us with open arms and many a great night was had in there both drunken and sober! He retired from the bar a good few years ago now, and left it in the very capable hands we see it now, but there are so many fond memories of times there with Colin. I will raise a glass to you my friend, and drink from the nice malt you gave to myself and Christe that was bottled with our names on the label, and I will always treasure the embroidered flag you gave me for the Innes Bar ICT Supporters Club when I left for Canada in 2003. Just a couple of the many touching gestures over the years. I know others in our group, and the Innes Bar clientele can also speak to similar acts of generosity and friendship. I had actually come across Colin many times over the years before we moved in there with the CTO supporters ... first as a darts player, playing against the Innes (for the Loch Ness) in the Mike Sutherland days and then as the secretary of the (IDPA) pool league delivering fixtures and again playing against one of his pool teams on a regular basis. It was always a good time in the Innes and that came from the attitude, kindness and demeanour of the host. You always felt welcome. Rest in Peace my friend. You will be truly missed. Trying to find a good picture of Colin - I know I have some - but this seemed fitting. While all the folks are in the foreground enjoying things, Colin can be seen in the background making sure those things worked flawlessly ......

Scotty : Forfar @ 1.95 CDN Girl : Stenny @ 2.10 SOS : Edinburgh City @ 1.95

Scotty HT: 0-0 FT: 1-0 1st ICT: Billy Mckay 1st KFC: Shaw Crowd: 2112 CDN Girl HT: 1-1 FT: 2-1 1st ICT: Sutherland 1st KFC: Robinson Crowd: 1986 SOS HT: 1-0 FT: 1-1 1st ICT: McGregor 1st KFC: Polworth Crowd: 2021

Hamilton, Ontario Great nostalgic footage ... that was some team back then.

Aww fer fork sake !

Scotty HT: 1-0 FT: 2-1 1st Scorer ICT: Billy Mckay 1st Scorer Morton: Oliver Crowd: 1314 CDN Girl HT: 1-1 FT: 3-1 1st Scorer ICT: Doran 1st Scorer Morton: Blues Crowd: 1715 SOS HT: 0-0 FT: 1-0 1st Scorer ICT: Duku 1st Scorer Morton: Ugwu Crowd: 1746

and the groups ...... Portugal / Italy / Turkey / North Macedonia Scotland / Wales / Austria / Ukraine Russia / Sweden / Czech Republic / Poland So i predicted 10 of 12 teams correctly .... That's pretty much one of the best draws we could have hoped for ... ties that are winnable .... A victory over Ukraine at Hampden would set us up nicely for another memorable night against the Welsh .... I remember Archie McPherson's commentary ... but that sent me down a rabbit hole because I thought he had uttered those famous words "Argentina here we come ..." turns out that was Arthur Montford on STV : Wales 0 Vs Scotland 2 - WATCH THE RARE ARTHUR MONTFORD COMMENTARY. 1977 - YouTube Now I am in an endless loop of watching Scotland goals !!! Kenny Dalglish scored some crackers but James McFadden against the French, with Gordon McQueen in the SKY newsroom and the Radio Clyde guy going absolutely nuts is my favourite so far ! A slight edge over the Dave Narey 'toepoke'

Ok, as much as I have also heard the same rumour, and it may be confirmed as fact in the near future ... because there is no official word or source I have moved this to the rumour mill for now.

If we take the concept rather than any of the individuals - past or present - out of the discussion then the best place for a noisy section is right behind the goals. Look at a lot of clubs and with only a few exceptions, the loudest and most raucous sections are right there. Not only does it fire up our players, but it can also be distracting to the opposition when defending their own goal. Looks good on TV too when we score at our own end and there is a load of celebrating fans. I can only go back to my Toronto experience for this kind of thing and we have had - from day 1 - a 'supporters section'. This started off as two sections of one of the stands, but is now an entire stand at the south end of BMO Field. Expanding it did involve moving people but they had the option to stay or to be relocated. Most stayed as it is the cheapest stand in the stadium, and in that entire section fans are encouraged to stand, wave flags, make noise etc. I've had my season ticket in here since 2007 and its brilliant. (Pre-Covid) It was always full, people trying to sneak in and join the fun, and although somewhat self-policing there are also rules with consequences. Some of the supporters groups have fallen foul of those rules and people were kicked out, even arrested and/or banned, but on the whole the different supporters groups work with the club to stick within the rules. It took work, but the drums came in as did controlled smoke (as opposed to early attempts by fans to use road flares!) ... Nowadays, the players are even involved and after a victory you will often see them come down to the South end, pull the drum out of the crowd and one of the players will lead the 'viking chant' (another Motherwell reference I guess) while banging the drum. Even in a stadium with close to 30K fans, the players always say how important it is to them to have that South end being raucous and loud .... the rest of the stadium is not silent but sitting (and by extension sweetie rustling) tends to tone down the atmosphere in those sections. I've had a few ICT supporting friends at TFC over the years and they all commented on the atmosphere! As for using bad language to justify not putting a supporters section behind the goal or away from a family section (in the past), I always thought that was wrong. Its a football game, not church, so you expect to hear some colourful language. I have been taking my son to TFC since he was about a year old ... I try to minimise my bad language when he is with me (or when I see other kids around) but unless someone is getting really foul mouthed on a constant basis then I am not going to get upset .... he hears the same thing on the school playground.

Probably contacted by a bidder to clarify if it was signed or not and had the bid withdrawn when it came back unsigned. Now the disclaimer to say unsigned so no-one can say they didnt know.

I agree they should not need to comment on any baseless rumours .... but once those rumours reach a critical mass and are coming from multiple directions, then it needs to be addressed. Our club - like almost any football club - is a sieve when it comes to keeping info and gossip quiet or secret. Too many people who want to share their "knowledge" whether it is true or not. We are not exactly renowned for our communication skills and the original question earlier in this thread about minutes from more than 2 months ago is indicative of that. Either commit to communication, or do not ... I've been through that a few times over the decades where various combinations of the club, ourselves and at times, the media all collaborated to have regular bi-directional communication channels with supporters which started well and then tailed off, always on the club side .... and this feels very much like deja-vu.