MorayJaggie

It was amazing in the cup tie how quickly the tannadice crowd turned on their team after Chalmers screeching goal. If we can contain and frustrate utd then the home crowd will turn on them and put them under more pressure. Our boys have nothing to loose and everything to gain. So we might as well go all out on Friday.

Utd only started to get a grip of the game after we went down to ten men. They then took advantage of the extra man releasing McMullen (cheating wee scumbag that he is). Even though our defence did it's job and it was unfortunate the goal they scored.

2 hours ago, Jaggernaut said:

I think you may have to swot up on your geography.  Fort William is the second largest settlement in inverness shire after Inverness, followed by Fort Augustus and Portree. I have been to Claggan Park on many an occasion, to watch inverness Thistle play,   and I can confirm that it is definitely in Fort William, which is in Inverness shire. If you google it, I think you will find that I am correct.

By your Google search the website you've chosen to base your brilliant knowledge of geography on also had moray as part of Inverness shire. However ordnance survey maps the aa road maps and Wikipedia (not 100%) accurate all place it bang slap in the middle of lochaber. Inverness shire stops just south of fort Augustus. Please don't use goggle to study for any geography exams you may be waiting to sit.

The club themselves admitted they would be operating at a loss putting on the ayr game due to the amount of money the spfl take from the revenue generated from ticket sales. The club unless we win promotion will have eaten into that extra 75000 we got for finishing 3rd over 4th. Not having gone through the system before it's annoying and shocking how the spfl can actually male clubs run at a loss to host a match just to fund their parachute payments. 

1 hour ago, Jaggernaut said:

As far as I know, Fort William still play at Claggan Park, which Is In Fort William, which I

You sure your not getting Fort William and Fort Augustus mixed up?

Just now, DWH said:

Which I guess reinforces the point the original and subsequent posters made.

The dead wood self preservation types in charge of Scottish football need to be moved on .

Let's hope ICT can make it a first..................

Agreed. We have a habit of making history.

2 minutes ago, HawkeyeTheGnu said:

The only two championship sides to have made it through the playoffs in the current format are Hamilton and Livingston, both of whom finished second. 

Which would indicate fatigue on the sides who have come from 3rd/4th to get to the final for not progressing.

37 minutes ago, Jaggernaut said:

Why do we not try and do a deal with Fort William. They are in Inverness shire, and are always looking for good players. Our youngsters could be just the shot in the arm that they are looking for, and give our boys a good introduction into the mens game.

Agree with your sentiment about them needed a playing boost however they are well and truly in the middle of lochaber and not Inverness shire.

29 minutes ago, old caley girl said:

I think its minimum pricing set by spfl 

Whilst not too bothered at prices personally I do conceed this has caught a lot of folk out. Families thinking they had paid for season for instance. As above a family of mum, dad and 2 kids would be an extra £46 tomorrow night. 

I believe the pricing for this one under spfl rules is the same as the quarter final. But could be wrong. 

3 minutes ago, DWH said:

As I've said before, only the Scottish football authorities could dream up such a skewed play off system.

Would be interesting to know whether a 3rd / 4th placed Championship team has actually achieved promotion?

 

I'm assuming you mean English championship. If so then yes they will have as three get relegated from English premiership

 Top two from English championship get promoted and 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th battle it out for remaining slot so potentially you can finish 6th in the English championship and be promoted to the premier league.  

13 minutes ago, IBM said:

It will definitely not happen so the club will have to think of something else. 

Why not?

13 minutes ago, tm4tj said:

Not unexpected to put the price up. It's only £3 extra, and for the next level of game, no big deal really. 

Plus £8 per child under 12so a family of three would pay an extra £19. Family friendly club? Why scrap the under 12's free just pricing games out of family budgest. Ludicrous. Especially as the spfl takes a sizeable chunk of the cash to fund the parachute payment for the premier league side.

Under 12's 8 quid for this match. 

Cove 4 nil winners today looks like there will be an opening. Getting back on topic.

I'd assume they most likely place for them to play is the highland football acadamey on the artificial surface. 

Yes thank you for the effort put in to get this up and running I will be using your service on Saturday. Hope it goes ok and I get to enjoy the whole match.

We could potentially get another first for the highlands in promotion to the premier league via the playoffs. Yes county got promotion this year as champions after relegation we have done that and I literally have the t shirt but winning promotion via the playoffs is much more exciting I think.

1 hour ago, Huisdean said:

Sweeping statement there pal, and the specific example of the stands was not down solely to the club as the legal ins and outs had to be done. As I have said before, I know for a fact that the current board were unaware of this arrangement when they took over. The board aren't perfect but it does seem to me some posters have such a toxic view of the board that I find hard to understand. The season ticket deal is a good deal, and I get that some people may not be able to purchase in the time scale but using a credit card, or the finance option, if available, must surely help both the club and individual. You just seem to be going out of your way to denigrate this offer, for no real reason as far as I can see.

So your advocating folk go Into debt just to buy a season ticket for a football club? Not everyone owns or wants a credit card and there is no credit option available. If it is like zebra was at 0% then fine but if not it does not help the individual. 

1 hour ago, CableGuy said:

Ridgers has extended his contract until 2022

 

 

This will be his way of saying thank you to the club for giving him a chance. Great result for us and like has been said let's hope that encourages some of the other players in our team to extend. Agree with the Austin comments also I'd happily let him leave brings nothing to the table. Be better taking a punt on a lower league striker wager to prove themself.

47 minutes ago, WYNESS101 said:

Can't see BT putting another game on those nights with these big games on the same night

What about 19.05 kick offs on BBC Scotland.

6 minutes ago, old caley girl said:

I dont think its a totally lost cause but families do influence there is no doubt about it. Not a reason to give up though as peer pressure has an effect too. We need to go back to school/youth group tickets and encouraging teenagers to come as they are more likely to return? Id let all u16s in free but I do realise that has implications financially. 

 

Yes i totally agree with you. There needs to be that grass route engagement. This is where it seems to fall apart. 

13 hours ago, Alan Simpson said:

I meant bus obvs probs a mini bus can't imagine fleets of west coasters bouncing down to Dingwall but still a mini bus more than we get!

Alan when I worked on the trains on a Saturday the train from Kyle by the time it got to dingwall would have in excess of 30+ fans from Kyle strathcarron Garve etc all going to the match so I can completely agree with you there.

14 hours ago, Kingsmills said:

Twenty five years is a whole generation. That excuse is wearing a bit thin.

It's not really. Children learn from their peers and family and if that family don't have a support for the club they then won't want to engage. We need to accept our crowds are our crowds. We will always loose out to the ugly sisters when the bus loads leave every weekend down the a9. Unless the club really get active in the community, schools on a regular and sustained basis. This won't change. Adding to that. Now living in Angus and Montrose FC are heavily involved in all the local primary schools in their are to the point every game like has been  suggested free tickets have been issued, free Easter eggs for kids at the last home game. Social media advertised well in advance well priced sportsman dinners, family end of season get togethers in the afternoon to allow families to attend and balls. They use social media for everything raffle results, lottery results man of the match presentation bybthe sponsor. After school football clubs rather than just the weekend which as a working parent is cheaper than other childcare and my boys are kept fit healthy. There just isn't this same engagement from ICTFC.

56 minutes ago, northstandfan said:

county having 900 season ticket holders in inverness cant help. there must be a reason why people are going to see county and not us. they have more season ticket holders than we have attendance most games, including away fans and as much as it pains me to say it Mcgregor is doing things the right way for the club as a whole and the community aspect they have is a lot better than ours has been in a long time. i understand he has a lot of money but it feels as though we just can't get the basics right, and that is an issue.

It's because countys fan base is the whole of the North of Scotland and the only big place they can move to for decent j9bs housing education etc is Inverness. We as a town based club have only the city to draw our fans from. Remember ictfc are only 25 years old county were formed how long ago a more established club. 

Community and fan focused.?