Scotty

I get where you are coming from, but the simple fact is that football clubs cannot be compared to any other traditional businesses. Where else would you have people throwing money into a loss making business year after year other than football clubs or some other comparable venture where loyalty, support and tribalism is more important than profit. Whether you have 250 shares or 250,000 shares in ICT you did not buy them for any expected return. However, you can only go to the well so many times before it dries up so yes there does need to be a plan and it does need to be communicated to the supporters openly (and quickly by the sound of it). Depends on how much those individuals are being paid, how much revenue they generate, and how crucial the tasks they perform are. For those whose main task is to bring in revenue then its easy to measure if targets were reached, but for those who may provide support services or perform duties that enhance the matchday experience then its harder. We know that after our first relegation the staff was pared to the bone, perhaps too close to the bone, and many staff were let go with those remaining taking on multiple roles. I am not sure how things stack up now but given my dealings with a few folk then some of those same people are still doing multiple roles ....

Its a little more complicated than that I would think. Whilst the previous board may have overspent on a premiership budget with premiership income (plus the odd windfall from other clubs' European football escapades or indeed OFW bonus from the Euros), the concern here is current and ongoing problem highlighted in the auditors report. We have obviously taken steps to reduce our spending since leaving the premiership and we are now operating on a championship budget with championship income (leading to grumbles about the quality of play). Part of the issue may be a legacy from our time in the top flight, but not all of it. I would be interested to hear how we are aiming to plug this hole. Using the stands as collateral to our debts is a recipe for disaster and the admirable idea to crowdfund some more finances will - in my opinion - only scratch the surface. What is the plan ?

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Thanks for the kind wishes CaleyHedgehog. It made me realise I had not updated things for a while. My Movember charity push was a success - I ended up raising $2235 for the organisation. My initial target was $1000 and then I raised it to $2000 so many thanks to all on here who donated. My works team raised a total of $8285 so we were all very pleased. W/regards to my surgery. I wont go into all the gory details but went in just before Xmas and all went well. I have a lovely scar from bellybutton downwards to show for it and after a couple of weeks the catheter and staples were removed. Initial results from the pathology were good and I had to wait until the end of January to get my first PSA test done. The results of that were '0' which is the best possible outcome. For now that means no radiation or chemo, just watchful waiting and a test every three months to make sure the PSA value does not rise. If it does rise then the gap between tests would reduce and after three rising numbers I would likely have to go for radiation treatment. Lets hope it doesn't come to that. You are right CaleyHedgehog - you are not relaxed again after this kind of thing. Every twinge is suspicious and a few days before the test you get a little nervous about the results even though its irrational and there is nothing you can do about it other than get the results and deal with them from there. This has taught me one thing however and that is not to do the very male - and very Highland - thing of thinking something will go away or sort itself out. It has taught me that we need to talk about these things to our doctors or specialists or even to our peers so this is why I have said to anyone from the start that I am available to talk about my experience or to just chat about it in general with anyone going through or about to go through the same thing. I am also urging males of a certain age to pack away the embarrassment and go for testing, it could save your life if you catch it early enough.

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Scotty : ICT @ 1.95 CDN Girl : Clyde @ 1.90 SOS : Peterhead @ 1.90

Scotty HT: 1-0 FT: 2-1 1st ICT: White 1st Opp: Millar Crowd: 2366 CDN Girl HT: 0-0 FT: 1-0 1st ICT: Walsh 1st Opp: Johnstone Crowd: 2577 SOS HT: 1-1 FT: 3-1 1st ICT: Polworth 1st Opp: McHugh Crowd: 2445

Whilst it is true to say people from the club do read this site, and at times do comment, we are not an official communication channel. One of the board directors - who was a site member long before being a director - is inviting questions to his official club email address and saying he will answer or pose those to others. He has already answered some of the questions posed on here so far from kicking things into the long grass, I would say he is mowing that grass to try and make a smooth path ! As they say, dont look a gift horse in the mouth - especially when one of the complaints people have is a lack of communication !

Putting this in here as its the betting forum and not everyone is keen for us to promote our partnership on the main forum (which I understand and respect). For those who do like a flutter ... here is a sign-up offer from Fansbet, just click on the link:

There is a mad obsession on any football forum for sacking the board when things are not going well .... I haven't logged onto the Toronto FC boards yet this morning (dreading it) .... but after going down 4-0 last night in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League to an unfancied Panamanian side and now having to score 5 at BMO field in Toronto next week to progress, I expect to see multiple discussions to sack the board, the manager, the kitman, everyone ... and also to sign about 20 players that people will name to solve the issue of replacing the departed Sebastian Giovinco, Victor Vazquez and Gregory Van Der Wiel ..... its not an ICT thing or a Scottish thing, its a football thing. It happens whether you are a poor club or a rich club, its just the logic and rationale that are different. For me, Kingsmills hit it on the head as quoted below ... you can call to sack the board if you want but before you do make that knee-jerk reaction perhaps you should have a clear idea of what or who you want as a replacement and what they can bring to the table. In ICT terms, after a few years of being ostentatious in some peoples eyes, we are now cutting our cloth to suit our level right now and everything is magnified because we were operating at a higher level until recently. As with Kingsmills, I have my own opinion on the current board based on my interactions with some of the members over the last couple of years but not in 'sack the board' territory just yet !!! I look forward to seeing the shareholder accounts very soon to see if there are concerns over the stewardship of the club. If they steady the ship then look to put us back on an upward path then I have no concerns.

yes. 5 out of 5 penalties. McManus penalty saved by Ridgers. we are through.

i wish you luck ! thats a horrible airport !

Scotty: HT: 0-0 FT: 1-0 1st ICT: White 1st Opp: Mckay Crowd: 3554 CDN Girl HT: 1-0 FT: 2-0 1st ICT: Doran 1st Opp: Gardyne Crowd: 3784 SOS HT: 1-1 FT: 2-2 1st ICT: Polworth 1st Opp: Stewart Crowd: 3677

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FC Cincinnati are the new boys in MLS this year and given that they play in orangey red/blue vertical stripes, I think over the coming years we might get a glimpse of what our own strips could be like if made by Adidas.... got to say I quite like these although some on here might prefer Atlanta’s new strip ...... https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/02/15/atlanta-united-unveil-new-primary-jersey-ahead-2019-season

Ross. Appreciate the responses so far and for you taking the time to give your own opinion/answers on the questions asked. You have been registered on here for about 10 years, so as a fan yourself and not just a director, you know that most are realistic in knowing we always have challenges and that supporting any football team is a rollercoaster ride, but receiving responses to questions and regular communication is sometimes all thats needed to calm fears and defuse bad feeling when things are tough. Even if the answers are tough ones too. We had a great few years of success so this current malaise is hard to take. I wish you well in trying to turn it around.

Where did you get a warning? Did you report the post using the reporting system? if not then get down off your high horse. IHE has had more warnings than you have had birthdays.

Ok, I'll bite. Your multiple accounts over the years have all ended in you getting personal with others and dishing it out but not being able to take it in return, then taking the huff, dishing out abuse and buggering off to P&B for a while before coming back and registering a new account all of which are pretty obvious to anyone who has seen you post before. All your other accounts are still there - just marked 'pending' until discussion with site admin. This is a private site, with rules. They are not very complicated ones, and if you keep wanting to ignore them then this account goes the same way. Your choice, not ours. be civil. We do reserve the right to refuse or revoke membership to the site ... its not a public service so the entitlement you display is unfounded ! If you think there is something wrong with any particular post from IHE or anyone else then use the reporting mechanism in place instead of hijacking the topic. The mods will discuss and make a decision. As the site owner, I can and will say that if you continue to bad mouth site users and try to moderate within topics by throwing out insults then we will simply set your account to post moderation. I have other things to take care of in real life and no time to babysit grown up children.

Highlighting another travel deal that just came up .... would be interesting to know if anyone ever booked these deals I have posted ! I keep looking for one that goes in the other direction but they seldom come up! This time its Inverness to San Francisco for less than £270 !! San Francisco is great (we went there last year) and if you stay on the other side of the bay, somewhere like Berkeley then Air BnB can be pretty reasonable .... https://www.secretflying.com/posts/inverness-scotland-to-san-francisco-usa-for-only-259-roundtrip/

from what I can see its you starting to get personal with others. cut it out now and debate the topic rather than the poster. you have already stated your opinion. let others do the same before preemptively labelling them !

Ahead of our replay against County, Fansbet are allowing CTO users to suggest what the special bet to be promoted on their site should be for the game next week ? If you want a specific special listed please put them in the thread here and they will chose one at random, assign it odds and feature it before the game in the fan boosts section : https://www.fansbet.com/en/betting/sports/fan-boosts/

Scotty : Dunfermline/ICT draw @ 3.40 CDN Girl : Elgin @ 2.37 SOS : Raith @ 2.40

Scotty HT: 0-0 FT: 0-1 1st ICT: White 1st Opp: Higginbotham Crowd: 3775 CDN Girl HT: 1-1 FT: 1-2 1st ICT: Polworth 1st Opp: Muirhead Crowd: 3212 SOS HT: 0-1 FT: 0-2 1st ICT: Doran 1st Opp: Anderson Crowd: 3534

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