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Its a start ... here's my tuppence worth !!! If the mess of the Dunfermline game has been cleared up then I think its a good thing and the board and supporters trust are both to be applauded. However, if it has not, and we have seen no statement from anyone to suggest that any resolution or conclusion has been reached, then I reserve judgement on what is basically a good idea until said incident has been cleared up to the satisfaction of those involved ........... there is a reference to a different 'style' of stewarding in an earlier post so maybe I am being too pessimistic. In principle, the idea sounds good. Unless you know you are going to want to sing at every game and therefore buy tickets specifically for that section then you can buy season tickets elsewhere in the ground and move over when you feel like it .... got a sore head one day, stick to the quiet sections ...... need to sing out and enjoy yourself then off you pop to the singing section ..... However, one thing concerns me and that is that it seems for 'big' games its just going to be another normal section ? as there is no guarantee those who want to sing can get in and those who don't can get out !!! I guess there has to be a little compromise somewhere in an effort to help pay for it etc and what is proposed does sound good. However instead of being negative about the fact that it will be a normal section for some games, I actually have a couple of suggestions for the club as they seek to organise this. I hope these are somewhat constructive as they are based on my experience of the "supporters section" that Toronto FC initiated in their new stadium. 1. Please make it clear on tickets for this section (if possible) or on signage if its not possible to put it on the tickets that this is the "supporters section" and therefore there is likely to be more noise/singing than in other sections. Dont want the sweetie rustlers losing their way and ending up standing sitting next to IHE and then complaining. :crazy07: 2. Initiate a "ticket-exchange" program for bigger games. There will undoubtedly be those who want to keep their normal seats in the main and north stands but may want to go into the singing section for bigger games. Conversely, for these same bigger games, there may be supporters whose only option was to buy singing section tickets but they want to be in the quieter bit. The ticket exchange program could be done through official channels if there is a way to make the ticket system at the stadium work online and if it offers this capability, conversely it could be something as simple as an additional message board on here (which would have to be sanctioned by the club before we would permit it) where users could make requests or offers to swap tickets. no selling would be allowed, just swapping tickets. We would be happy to provide the means to make the swap service available for ICT fans (and the club) if they were to sanction it. This works really well for Toronto FC who operate both schemes ... I can officially email my tickets to myself at work through ticketmaster (at no charge) if I forgot to take them with me for example, or I can email them to someone else if I cant go to the game. On the unofficial side of things, I can also offer up my tickets for sale or swap on one of the unofficial sites (at face value or below) which is sanctioned by the club and moderated by the board owners.

I thought that was in Stonehaven ? (the ship inn i mean)

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would it be ICTs first black player? excluding ashikodi/ fetai/ namouchi or who ever it was from rangers on loan to answer the question, yes he would be, but to be honest, I (and most other ICT fans) would be more interested in his ability than anything else ........

sounds like he might be looked at to fill the spot that was there for Buchanan rather than as a replacement for Dargo ?

Russell Duncan ..... hopefully, this coming season, Rory will also be seen as one who has been under-rated previously !!!!

They make hygiene products ...... their brands might not have reached Dundee yet :023: :023: :tic01:

Not sure how to take this one .... as an ICT fan I am quite happy as I think he has flattered to deceive on many occasions in the SPL and his signing for DUFC was based on only a handful of decent outings at his previous club. Dont think we were ever linked with him but its interesting to note that he is now heading over the pond for a reputed wage of around £1000 a week which should have been within reach of most SPL clubs. As a Toronto season ticket holder I am worried but also intrigued. The style of play here is different and if he actually tries he could be a big hit (in the same way that a journeyman pro like Danny Dichio is currently the cult figure at TFC !!!). He does have skill and talent when he wants to show it but I fear he will only show it in flashes and be a lazy bar-steward the rest of the time and that wont cut it at TFC. Not sure whether Mo has signed him to play up front or on the wing .... the first choice pairing of Dichio and Jeff Cunningham are starting to score goals and the main reserve striker Andrea Lombardo is a Canadian U20 who is already a bit of a favourite so I think he may be used on the wing where Andy Welsh is a bit lightweight ..... I guess we will see ........ however, if he doesnt play well, Mo is more than likely to trade him away to another team for draft picks or another player he might want such as Dwayne De Rosario !!!

:015: :015: - feckin spellchecker !!!!

Well, it wont be Collin Samuel !!! Samuel signs for Toronto

According to the cops when I took the bullets to the station, many of those returning from the war or involved in the civil defense movement after it (both of which were categories that my grandfather fell into), either kept or acquired rifles, revolvers and even heavier equipment (machine guns were also apparently common !!!) .... according to the cops, this was frequently used to for 'leisure' shooting (deer / grouse or even target shooting) as opposed to crime and in 'modern times' weapons from this era were routinely handed in every week !!

Before I left for Canada, one of the things I did was to rip down our old (dilapidated) garage and leave it as decking. The garage had been built by my grandfather and he had always said there would be a "surprise" for anyone who tore it down. We got a surprise alright .... two full (and at that time, unopened) boxes of rifle ammunition which were from the 50s (civil defense) and still, believe it or not, in pristine condition due to the sealed vacuum container that gave that satisfying whoosh when opened. The other surprise was that when we took them to the cop shop beside the college, the desk officer said, "thanks, we get this sort of stuff all the time." Seems that with the amount of building and renovation work going on in town,many people had been finding things like guns and ammunition that now elderly (or deceased) relatives had hidden away after the war or during civil defense days in the 50s.

I did point it out on another thread but probably a good idea to mention it on here as well .....

2 qualify from each group = 12 4 of the 6 4rd place teams also qualify = 4 12+4 = 16 ... knockout from there.

Because the people who compiled the stats for PTV (the providers of the ICT website) arent football fans and cant tell one Ian Black from another ... in other words, they fecked up (just like the Canadian TV station that said Hastings was a midfielder)

no need to start getting quite so abusive - :32:

Which part of the question DID YOU WATCH THE MATCH did you not understand ??? If you had watched it you would have realised what samuelbarros posted is exactly what happened .... and what the Canadian fans posted on the other site that I reproduced in one of my postings. In other words .... the TV station got it wrong !!! Most TV stations over here barely knew the game existed 12 months ago and are not exactly experts in the game let alone the players !!!

I believe Mr McAllister handles the press releases these days.

Lesser known yes, but not necessarily lesser talented. There are some quality individuals in some of the teams but because they arent playing with a fashionable international side or alongside the Raul's, Beckhams or Ronaldo's of this world (although some of them will be playing alongside Beckham in a couple of weeks) they dont get noticed as easily. Overall, I would say my estimation is that a team like Scotland would probably do very well in this competition but equally, they could also quite easily go out to the likes of USA (Fifa rank=16), Mexico (26) or even Canada (who jumped up 38 places in the FIFA rankings this month to 56 while Scotland dropped 9 to 23rd).

CaleyD .... what is failed to be shown in those stats is that Glasgow (and Edinburgh) have a far wider range of house styles and conditions .... eg depressed areas that bring the average down. If you were to compare like for like in terms of both neighbourhood as well as style of house etc I am confident that Inverness would not be more expensive. HGTV over here has a lot of property programs from the UK and I recently watched one where a Glasgowcouple were looking to move to a bigger flat. One of the houses they looked at was a former council house in Paisley that had been done up. I would say that the house was comparable to similar areas in Inverness like Dalneigh ..... the house was listed at about 160k ..... which is higher than the average former council house price in Dalneigh of around 110-130k.

Why do I get the mental picture of a young lad pushing a bike up a steep hill with 'Hovis' music playing in the background .......... :015: :015:

I cant access youtube at work but thats a strange lineup (and only has 10 players BTW), but did you actually watch the game ? Once again, let me assure you that he did NOT, let me repeat that did NOT, play in midfield. This is a comment made by one of the supporters on the supporters site .... "Fantastic game all around. I liked how Stalteri and Jazic were getting forward a lot and the pairing of Hainault and Hastings was alright. I was just glad that it wasn't the Sportsnet lineup that they introduced the show with with DeGuz as CB and Hutch as LB."

Geography IS a factor in the minds of (many) prospective players and their agents as is the perception that Inverness is a small town in the middle of nowhere. In my mind, there are only a couple of things we can do to minimise that perception .... 1. Pay higher wages - not sure we should go down that route .... we should pay what we can, but not offer silly money. 2. Put together a positive package (a brochure even) for prospective players that highlights the good things about the area and plays down some of the myths about transport links. If someone says "but its so far away", the response should be "its only 90 minutes from London and you can get there and back for 100 quid" or similar. If someone bemoans the lack of good restaurants or pubs then show them a copy of Gordon Ramsey's program from Abstract or get Charlie to cook them a meal !!! If someone moans at living costs show them what 150 grand buys in Inverness compared to Glasgow/Edinburgh etc etc etc. In other words, play up our positives instead of agreeing with the often incorrect negatives. some positives ....... - less than 3 hours by road/rail from most other cities in Scotland. - Scheduled flights to Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Nottingham, Dublin, Leeds, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Southampton. - beautiful scenery very close by - clean air, clean water - decent restaurants, bars and facilities (maybe not the same amount of choice as bigger cities but you can find good ones) - reasonably priced housing (in comparison to some areas) - less of a "goldfish bowl" than other cities

I am sure the club have got plenty of tops on back order and Errea will send one or two in advance for the press launch. The sponsorship deal wasnt just organised yesterday so there is/was plenty time to make sure the orders were placed on time and get here soon. One of the (other) things that always seems to hold up things is that many Italian companies have a summer break where the whole company shuts down for several weeks - I believe Errea are one of them. prediction. ICT to receive about 6 tops very soon - 3 home, 3 away for press launch ICT to receive the commemorative tops for those who paid for names on them towards middle/end of July along with the team shirts for the season. ICT to receive merchandise to actually sell .... about 3 weeks into the season.