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Bob - as I mentioned on another thread - can you please stop publicly pointing people to illegal footage of SPL games. People know how to PM you and as the P can stand for 'Personal' or 'Private' we dont monitor it. Please dont take the 'P' out of us by Persisting with this procedure :004: :004:

thread closed - use normal 'matchday thread'

at least you can get coverage (if they switch it on) .... once again another game blocked for non-uk residents.

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EWS - are your brother and friends in the limited number of family seats in the main stand or in 'normal' seats ? Sounds like Rebelwithoutaclue may be in the family seats and for some reason (discussed on another couple of threads), like the family section of the north stand these seats are not available as 'family seats' for this game .... While family seatholders can probably buy there tickets for their normal seats in the north stand at full price, it doesnt seem fair that they wouldnt let you purchase them at all in the main stand, even at full price ... they will no doubt be reserved for additional members of the prawn sandwich brigade.

According to Ian Broadfoot's stats - which are the most accurate on the planet - Barry had made the following appearances to the end of season 2005/06 LEAGUE Starts 205 Sub (on) 24 Sub (unused) 2 Total Appearances = 229 Goals 62 SCOTTISH CUP Starts 19 Sub (on) 1 Sub (unused) 0 Total Appearances = 20 Goals 5 LEAGUE CUP Starts 13 Sub (on) 0 Sub (unused) 0 Total Appearances = 13 Goals 4 CHALLENGE CUP (Bells Cup, Challenge Cup, B&Q Cup etc) Starts 8 Sub (on) 1 Sub (unused) 0 Total Appearances = 9 Goals 3 OVERALL TOTALS (to end of 05/06) Total Starts 245 Total Sub (on) 26 Total Sub (unused) 2 Total Appearances 271 Total Goals = 74 His 2006/07 appearances are as follows: League Starts 24 Scottish Cup Starts 2 League Cup Starts 2 Unused Sub - 1 game (Falkirk V ICT, SPL, (30/12) Goals 4 so that makes his overall stats as of today as follows Games Started (LGE) = 229 Games Started (CUP) = 44 TOTAL = 273 starts Games where came on as a sub (LGE) = 24 Games where came on as a sub (CUP) = 2 TOTAL = 26 appearances from the subs bench LEAGUE GAMES PLAYED = 253 CUP GAMES PLAYED = 46 OVERALL TOTAL PLAYED = 299 GOALS SCORED = 78

guess he means me :015: :015: .... although I do buy from the shop, still pay my centenary club membership, and have more hassle trying to listen to games than most do trying to park at them

I have mentioned this before, but in my opinion, Toronto FC, a brand new 'soccer' team in a city where hundreds of thousands of youngsters play the game at a young age before changing loyalties to Ice Hockey, Baseball, Basketball and even Lacrosse have got it spot on. [li]They have a graded pricing plan for different areas of the ground that will be in operation for all matches. The lowest price is equivalent to about £7.50 and goes up to £30 for seats at the half-way line, season tickets cost anything from £100 to £850 and they will also have multi-game packs which are good for those who cant attend all games. [/li] [li]They advertised season tickets very early and made it worthwhile - decent discount and a small 'welcome pack' that will come with your season ticket. There will be nothing special in the welcome pack as far as I know, just a badge, fixture list, and details of things like how to get slightly discounted additional tickets for friends/relatives should you require them for occasional matches, details of how to upgrade your seat for certain matches if you want to then sit beside those you have bought extra tickets for, and a few other 'little' (and inexpensive) touches to make you feel valued. [/li] [li]One of the best touches - in my opinion - is that they also supply you with a direct dial number to your very own account executive. Should you need to contact them for anything regarding customer service or your tickets you will always deal with a real person and unless they are on holiday or something, it will always be the same person. My account exec - Matt - seems like a thoroughly decent chap and helped me enormously when I was trying to figure out a few things about my seat.[/li] [li]Season Ticket holders will get first refusal for their seats for playoff games at the end of the season[/li] [li]Cup games (up to 5) are included in your season ticket[/li] [li]15% discount on merchandise[/li] [li]First refusal on your seats for International games and the Youth World Cup in July 2007[/li] At last count, Toronto had sold more than 12,000 season tickets and that was before any players were signed or the fixture list published, and well before it was announced that David Beckham would be coming to the MLS. Obviously, sales went up a fair bit after the Beckham revelation, and will probably take a further upswing today as the fixture list was announced yesterday and it seems that DB's first ever game in MLS will be in Toronto in August (unless Real release him before the end of the Spanish season). Whilst it may not seem fair to compare Toronto - a city of 2.5 million - with Inverness, it is perhaps closer than you might think in football terms. Other than a small hardcore of fans, local support for football has been apathetic to say the least. Although hundreds of thousands of people play the game on a casual basis either at school or socially, the last professional team here - the Toronto Lynx - had an average crowd of only around 3500 and with the formation of Toronto FC have recently decided to drop down a few levels to become the equivalent of a Highland League side. In effect, Toronto will now have the equivalent of ICT & Clach playing in the city. The difference - the owners of TFC have gone all out in an effort to grab fans attention and make them feel valued in the hope that they can develop brand loyalty very quickly ..... and it appears to be working. I dont necessarily think that ICT should drop prices across the board for games like this as they are a chance to raise revenue and we are still not a rich club so do need money from games like this to make the books balance. However, I do disagree with the removal of the family section and think the club could do a lot more to make its customers feel valued. They have to look at the overall ticket and pricing structure (season tickets, family tickets, gate prices, 'graded pricing' for various parts of ground, a voucher scheme perhaps, 'away' season tickets, 'multi-game' packs etc etc etc.). Probably the one comment on this thread that perturbs me the most is the following from Maimie ..... This indicates to me that there is an issue and that fans are concerned about it but that it is being brushed aside each time it is brought up. To those on the trust who ask this question time and time again, I would say ... dont say 'for some reason' .... ask the question and publish the exact response. The trust is in the position of liaison between ordinary fans and the club and it is obvious that something is getting lost in translation if fans are bringing it up all the time and the club is saying no. To the Board, I would say ... There may well be a good reason for it but until the reason is explained the issue will not go away. Regardless of anyone's opinion on this matter - whether you feel ripped off, frustrated, or undervalued or whether you think the club are 100% correct - the mere fact that this discussion is taking place means that there is a significant quantity of customers who are not currently feeling valued and the simple fact is that disgruntled customers will eventually go elsewhere.

SKY eh ...... mmm, in that case there just might be a chance of it being on TSN Sportsnet or FOX Sports Canada then

Whilst I agree that the club could and perhaps should have done something on prices, I would just like to clarify a couple of things that have been said in this thread. Its not a hike - its the standard price for an 'A' rated game : TICKET PRICES As mentioned elsewhere in the thread, the family section doesnt exist for cup games. I am not sure why, nor do I necessarily think that it is a good idea, but its not just this cup game where it has been unavailable. The initial ticket price is not set by the club. For SPL clubs, it is set at the same level as your normal home games (which for most clubs means a premium ticket price Vs the OF). The clubs can get together and negotiate a lower rate but lets be honest ... thats not going to happen against the OF !!! PR blunder ? possibly .... fiscal prudence ? definitely. As I said at the top of this reply, I would have liked to see the club make more of a gesture to fans by having a deeper discount for concessions and some availability for family tickets - the cost of which would be more than offset by even a portion of the SKY money - but the rest of the ticket prices cant really be argued with.

... there's an obvious line here where we could mention the dog owners name and one of the girls from the Mystery Machine, but lets not go there :015: :015:

Funny how nobody else actually mentioned trackie bottoms, ye should have been watching the game Row S, not Emily's erse. Anne Summers ye say though, I may have to start watching Livi games. :005: to be fair .... when she was at ICT someone did sponsor her trackie bottoms and she would rush out onto the park when needed with a big white handprint showing !!!

I thought I had this info in the clubguide - obviously removed it for some reason. I believe CaleyD is 100% correct with the 115yds length but I just cant remember if it was 75 or 80 wide ..... but it was definitely the largest playing surface in the UK after Wembley closed down.

Maybe has done this elsewhere, but in this thread the word 'their' as opposed to 'there' or 'they're' was used correctly -- i.e. as a possessive pronoun

Casino Royale ****/5 I liked this film despite myself. I went in with the pre-conceived idea that Daniel Craig was the wrong man to take over the mantle of Bond. Connery is Bond and the role will always be measured against him. Only Pierce Brosnan has ever come remotely close to matching him in my opinion. Lazenby, Moore and Dalton were not even close. Daniel Craig however goes straight in at number 2 for this effort that remakes Ian Fleming's first novel (if you bother to count the Woody Allen version). No gadgets, gimmicks or any of that stuff, unless you count a heart defibrillator ... but a gritty performance from a man that could and perhaps should play Bond for quite a few more films. The Queen ****/5 Helen Mirren is a shoe-in for the oscar as the Queen. Wasnt quite so convinced in the actors who played Philip, Charles, and especially the Queen Mum but the Tony Blair actor was strangely hypnotic :015: Think most people know it deals with the aftermath of the death of Diana and although it shows up the Royal Family badly, the Queen eventually comes across a little less badly than the rest. Quite enjoyed it. Snakes on a Plane **/5 "I have had it with these mother****ing snakes on this mother****ing plane" said Samuel L Jackson about 2/3 of the way through this excruciatingly mind-numbing overhyped piece of pap. The only surprise was that I was still awake to hear the line. Probably the best example of a crap movie that made it to the big time based primarily on a lot of Internet hype.

think it warrants a thread poll - have added one :004:

Final score 1-0 :021: :021: Dunfermline just scored to put Hearts out .... Bobby Mann sent off conceding a penalty in his debut at Peterhead. 4 ex-ICT players in Peterhead's lineup (Mann, Gilfillan, Keogh, Bavidge)

According to our esteemed Mr Bannerman on 'open mic' (no commentary for overseas listeners) Caley Thistle almost scored again - McAllister nodding just wide

1-0 ICT - Russell Duncan

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Yes, I think I did .... Thomas the Tanked Up engine indeed :023:

info here : http://www.ictsupporterstrust.co.uk/

maybe this character might be just as good for you Heilandee :004: [attach=1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripperella

Think I like feeder club better .... rivals usually play in the same league as each other :015: :015: :015: Think it was Raith Rovers - just as they started having financial problems - they bought Marvin Andrews, Steve Tosh and Alex Burns for less than 100k in total and then went on to sign Davide Xausa, Mark McCulloch and Barry Wilson from ICT ........

Fred Flinstone & Homer Simpson would be my choice ....... although I did consider adding Mr Benn and Mary, Mungo and Midge and the all time classic the 'Clangers' http://www.toonhound.com/tvtoons.htm (British Toons) http://www.toonopedia.com/ (mostly American)