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Graham Dorrans - LINK

off the top of my head .... We have quite a lot more backroom/non-playing staff We have a far larger playing squad Our pre-season now includes a foreign training camp Wages are higher but not ridiculously so Bonuses are higher and based on a percentage of the SPL payout for final league position We have more responsibilities/costs associated with non first team squads (U19s / reserves etc) Because of the club licensing scheme we now have specified minimum standards to reach in every area of the club's operation from lux levels of floodlights, to equipment in medical rooms, to customer areas, to all sorts of other things. Because we are in the SPL, our standards are also set at a higher level than if we were in div 1 and we have to constantly make sure repair and maintenance of these standards is met. We must also make sure that all staff have been put through certain levels of certifications in their area of expertise, and maintain those certifications. We were in the black by virtue of some nice cup runs and things like that. we are not making money hand over fist and I really think you should retract the "back pocket" comment as I find that offensive to people who are working hard to make sure we have healthy accounts each year. There may be some spending that you could question here and there, but for the most part, as a shareholder, I have seen (or heard) nothing untoward and certainly nothing deserving of the claim made. In our first SPL season (04/05) we made a loss of 102K because of the rental cost of Pittodrie In season 05/06 - as shown in the report - we made a gross profit of around 220K (before tax) In season 06/07 I believe we also made a profit, cant remember details though as I dont have my copy of the accounts to hand In season 07/08 I believe we may make a small loss due to the offset of Marius' wages against Rankin transfer and no cup run. Because of the way our financial year does not mesh with our playing season, I think the Mark Brown money is in the 05/06 accounts and the Brewster/Proctor money in the 06/07 accounts or perhaps spread over both but at the end of the day, both figures have a large part to do with profits made in 06/07 and 05/06. Bottom line is that we just about break even each season but transfer dealings and cup runs should hopefully ensure that year-on-year we maybe slowly increase our positive bank balance but its not going to buy us a new stand or a(nother) star player anytime soon.

matters not the reason, a transfer fee was still paid Was it ? Dundee Utd were paying in installments for both Brew (compensation) and Proctor (transfer fee) and there is/was a lot of discussion/speculation as to whether they ever paid in full......... Anyhoo, that particular deal aside, the bottom line is that we are still a loss making side who need to pull out some good cup revenue or transfer profits each year to break even. The last couple of years have been decent for us but the simple fact is that most years, any unexpected revenue simply goes to keeping us in the black. This year, the 'profit' from the Rankin deal might offset the increased wage bill, otherwise i fear we will make a loss because of our early cup exit.

I'm with Bronson on this one. every time we lose a game ... and sometimes when we win ... certain posters seem to need a scapegoat who must be expelled from the club or ridiculed to the max. it is getting quite boring, predictable and making them look quite silly. I was actually able to wangle some limited coverage of today's game and thought Rosscoe looked decent enough. not wonderful, but certainly not the worst on the park. No-one covered themself in glory today but no-one is deserving of a lynch mob because we lost to an 89th minute goal from a team that should - on paper at least - be pumping us each time we meet.

sleeping. It was a 9AM kickoff where I am so got up around 8-15, made a coffee and then ambled down to our basement "media room" to surf the interweb as well as cable TV in search of coverage. [and found it too :003: :003:] Kudos to Scarlet Pimple who was also surfing - it was a 6AM kickoff for him :017:

Charlie Adam just had a goal disallowed :015: :015: :015:

see what you mean TheresNoEsInBlack - the link takes you back to sportsound page where there is no link to audio ...... you could try the email link to Sportsound at the bottom and ask them where the actual link is !!!

This is the live text link. for those in the UK, the listen link at top of page should work: http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal...ult.stm?refresh

good start. pretty even first 10 minutes and a good save from Mikey :003:

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Until we got to the SPL we tended to make a loss unless we got a decent cup run so transfer monies just got gobbled up in the overall accounts. Here's the PWC report on Scottish football from 2006. compared to some, we are doing rather well. [attach=1] pwc_spl_report_sep07.pdf

Hearts would be a terrible move for anyone right now ..... who knows if they will even be around this time next year. 40m in debt, wages at 98% of turnover (and rising), rumours of administration looming ...........

never been stopped for speeding - guess I am lucky - although I came close in March 2007. Was in Windsor, Ontario for the weekend and we left early Sunday morning to come back to Toronto. Was driving a hire car as dint want to put the mileage on my own one so before i realised it was belting along the highway at 160 Km/h ... saw a cop car about 500 yards ahead hidden in bullrushes (or similar) and thought I was well and truly knackered. The limit was 100 and for each 10 kmh above the limit the fine goes up by several hundred dollars - at 160 I was looking at over $1000 and possible impounding of the car. I slowed down, got in behind some other traffic and tried to look "innocent" :023: ...... :015: :015: A couple of minutes later, the cop car is driving alongside me (at 60 Km/h) and when I look over, the cop is smiling and just wags his finger at me and mouths the words "slow down ***hole" .... i gave him the thumbs up and he drives off .... what a lucky escape. I guess he didnt fancy the paperwork that early on a sunday morning.

not sure it was an outfield player as Berwick made a sub straight afterwards. bottom line is that he scored, and lets hope he does it many more times. here's the match timeline .... talk about entertaining [attach=1]

1 - the 8th goal, which came after Berwick's keeper was red carded

ok.can we please tone down the personal abuse. Terms like moron or comments about execution whilst perhaps mentioned in jest just make us look like the bigots. This thread is about how to deal with away supporters in the home ends at tomorrow's game and will be closed if the abuse continues.

lets get back on topic please

SPL games all showing as home wins at the moment ..... would be good for ICT if it stayed that way and we could do similar tomorrow :003: Celtic 1:0 Killie DUFC 3:0 Aberdeen Gretna 2:0 Falkirk :010: Hearts 1:0 Hibs St Mirren 3:1 Motherwell Peterhead now 9-2 up :017: County now 3-2 up

Glad to see he scored - was getting worried. If he can score freely at Peterhead he may come back to us a better (more confident) player. Robson scores his second of the day as Arabs go 3-0 up on the Dons

and Rory makes it 8-1 to Peterhead :clapping03: :clapping03:

lets get back on topic please.

Current score has Peterhead 7-1 up on Berwick - sounds like a mental game. 5-1 at HT and another two goals in the first 10 minutes of the 2nd half. 3 of the goals have come from ex-ICT players but current on-loan star Rory hasnt hit the net yet ! Bavidge x 2, Mann, MacKay x2, McDonald, Sharp Golly has scored County's second goal today as they lead Airdrie 2-1 (Barrowman got the 1st). oops Airdrie just equalised Buchanan scores again for Partick. seems a natural goalscorer think we missed out here despite off-field issues.

To get back on topic If there are a block of 60 Rangers fans from "Inverness True Blues" in any part of the home section then a thorough investigation needs to be held after the game as to how they got those tickets ... if what I have heard ever since we got to the SPL - where ITB have allegedly had large swathes of tickets for every Rangers game - is true, it would be a very short investigation as half of Inverness "knows" how they get them. During the game, Rangers fans displaying colours in home areas of the ground should be removed by police/stewards. If they do not do this then fans should make a stink about this. it is against the rules and a potential health and safety issue. If they are sitting there quietly pretending to be ICT fans or a neutral then fair enough, nothing you can do.

where's the "brings tears to the eyes" smilie ...... :010: