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WE CAN NO LONGER TAKE BOOKINGS FOR MOTHERWELL AS BUS IS NOW FULL 

We can No longer take bookings for bus to Motherwell tomorrow as 

great news Bus is Full .

Any truth in rumour that Billy MacKay has injury and won't be fit for Sat ?

2 hours ago, Gringo said:

I for one can not see any light at the end of the tunnel tbh. I really think appointing RF was a big mistake - I hoped I was wrong but it doesn't look that way the moment. I can't see us avoiding the drop with the current tactics. We're not creating chances or putting them. We need goals (and stop leaking them) and we're not getting them. We still have talented players in the squad but the gaffer doesn't know how to play them from what I can see. Experience is everything when fighting a relegation battle and RF haven't got this. Please prove me wrong RF.

If ever I wanted to see someone proved wrong it's you Gringo !!!! and it's nothing personal :-)

3 hours ago, forresjags said:

Not sure what you mean about other results going against us. To be honest this season I think we have been very fortunate that with only 4 wins we are still within touching distance of the clubs that are above us. The form we have been in, it is a minor miracle that it is now April and we haven't been cut loose at the bottom. 

Still hope..... starting with a home win on Saturday.

Maybe other results going in our favour is a more understandable way of expressing what I mean .

On several occasions this seasons I and many others have hoped for other teams to lose and it 

didn't happen . Hope you can make sense of that . I agree with what you say we are lucky to be 

where we are at this stage . Pleased to see you haven't given up hope and like yourself I too am 

hoping for a  win on Sat. 

Am I the only one on here who isn't giving up on us staying up ?

Love or loathe Richie it's far too late to do anything as far as a manager

goes .Personally I don't have a problem with him . We shouldn't rely on results

elsewhere but apart from Celtic we are not alone in that ,and this must be our 

worst season for other results going against us . It's not over yet so get behind 

the team and KEEP THE FAITH !!!

1 hour ago, ictfcsince94 said:

harsh, reality, and frustrating.  frustrating for the club that we will finance his recovery, as is our duty under contract, and then we'll likely miss the benefits of this.

After the service Aaron has given the club over the years it's the least we can do for him !! 

I wish him a speedy recovery and really hope it's not the last we see of him on the pitch .

Im off to Partick hoping for a good result just wish Aaron was coming with us !!

1 hour ago, Huisdean said:

The simple fact is he did track back and as the ball hit him rather than him deliberately using his arm/elbow, what has that got to do with anything. Vigurs is not the only player who has not always performed for us this season but seems to be getting all of the criticism from certain quarters which is wholly unjustified. I will say it again, the booing of any player by the home fans is simply not justified in the circumstances it was done on Wednesday and should not be condoned by any ICT supporter.

Totally agree !!!

10 minutes ago, Renegade said:

Any fans caught booing should be made to take a walk of shame around the pitch at half time of the next game and made to write Together We Believe, Together We Achieve a thousand times on a blackboard IMHO.

You should be in charge of the rule book Renegade :-) :-)

A lot of fans will boo their team at some point during season (I'm not one of the I would like to add )but when it comes to picking on an individual player It's time for club to step in to protect said player .This was not a one of as far as Vigurs is concerned .

Verbal warning

Written warning 

Ban 

I don't think that is over the top !!!

24 minutes ago, Sir C the 3rd said:

Agree to a point. I think Vigurs is an easy target. For me Polworth can be as lazy at times.

As much as I don't agree with booing our own players, but banning people who do? Slightly over the top.

Agree about Polworth sometimes wonder why he doesn't get subbed but a manager has very different views of players than fans .Maybe banning is a bit over the top a written warning may just be enough .How do they expect a player to give his all if that is the treatment they get before they even kick a ball .Im sorry if you don't agree but sometimes making an example of the mindless culprits is the answer .

Under 16s now travel for £10  until end of this season .Next away game is Partick Thistle ,bus and booking details above .

Book early to avoid disappointment !!

How many on this thread can honestly say they expected anything other than what happened last night ?What is adding to our woes are other results at this time not going in our favour .I know before I get blown out of the water we shouldn't be relying on other results but it is what it is . We all need to pull together and get behind Richie and his team ,starting against Partick a week on Sat that will be a crucial game ...CJT are running bus to this game so please book a seat and come along and show the team we are not ready to give up on them . Bus details on another thread . 

As for fans booing Vigurs it's a cheap form of bullying and these supposed fans should be filtered out (someone knows who they are )and given a ban we don't need that disgusting behaviour .IMO Vigurs is one of our strongest players . People seem forget it wasn't his choice to leave us in the first place Butcher in his madness got rid of him .I for one am glad to have him back in our team ..... I await the backlash ,and I don't mean on the pitch !!!

23 minutes ago, Kingsmills said:

I expressed no view on the player's character. He has done nothing wrong. I haven't passed any opinion on his father's character. As it stands, he has not been convicted of doing anything wrong.

I merely asked the question whether, in such circumstances which are very widely reported into the bargain, the poor man is in a position to focus on his job. I know that, in such circumstances, I would find it difficult to concentrate on mine.

IMO this comment doesn't have quite the nasty tone as your original but I still

dont see why you had to bring up something which I'm sure he struggles with.

33 minutes ago, tm4tj said:

The comment about the players focus seems reasonable to me. The rest is public knowledge. 

Maybe so but why would anyone highlight something so cruel .

Would it not be better to focus on the players football skills rather

than something he has no control over . IMO it's stooping pretty low .

2 hours ago, Kingsmills said:

McGowan would be a solid signing but I'm not sure how focused on football he would be able to be with his father currently facing trial for murder.

What a vile nasty comment .Shame on you !!!!

15 hours ago, Renegade said:

It must be part of the reason why CTO doesn't seem anywhere near as busy as it used to be.  Anything critical posted, no-matter how accurate is immediately shot down by the Together We Believe... mob.  Sad!

"Nail on head "comes to mind Renegade .Well said !!!

Interesting to see how the No votes are on a par with Yes votes ,earlier today it looked like 

no hope for Richie .  Hope sense will prevail in the end .

CJT STILL HAVE A FEW SEATS AVAILABLE ON THEIR BUS .

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US ON THIS MOMENTOUS NIGHT

PLEASE CALL or TEXT ...07951309504 .

8 hours ago, ictfcsince94 said:

Eh?! Who's condoning bad behaviour? And I'm certainly not criticising anyone for organising away trips! What I DO have issue with is that our image as supporters is that of the 'sweetie rustler' variety and there are members of our own support who perpetuate that by criticising the more vociferous amongst us. 

Violence is not the answer and is never acceptable, but goading and 'banter' between groups of fans is part of the football match experience.  I honestly don't think any of our fans travel to games with the intention of being involved in any argy-bargy but perhaps some lack the maturity to walk away from confrontations. 

It doesn't help when people who weren't even at the match make assumptions based on pre-conceived ideas.

as has been said previously, due to our small numbers at both home and away matches, these 'issues' seem to gain more attention than they really deserve and are no more serious than the handbags we saw on the pitch with Brad! 

All of the 'incidents' our supporters have been involved in could have been prevented and/or minimised by better policing and stewarding.

 

edit. 

And while I'm at it, what's with leaving home games early? We moan about poor attendances but still feel the need to be rushing from the ground five minutes before time or at the very least leaving our seats and obscuring the views of those remaining. It's not like there's 50,000 of us trying to get home! How off putting it must be for the players to watch an exodus when they haven't even finished playing! 

8 hours ago, Charles Bannerman said:

I really am quite bemused at the constant whining we seem to get from what I would imagine to be our younger supporters but, which failing, certainly the less mature, who appear to believe that there is some extra virtue in going to a football match and making a complete &rse of yourself in the process. On the other hand, if that's what they want to do then I'm quite happy to let them carry on - as long as they don't detract from the enjoyment of others or behave in an anti-social manner or break the law. On the other hand these people should also be tolerant of those who would prefer not to make the said &rse of themselves and who have actually grown up. They should also realise that they will eventually get to, say, approaching 60 and look back with some embarrassment on their previous demeanour....apart from the odd sufferer from Peter Pan Syndrome who will continue to behave in such a fashion even though they are approaching 60.

As for the young team, it seems to me that these kids are simply undergoing an anti-social rite of passage and, as time goes by, will steadily morph into acne-ridden little garden gnomes in baseball caps, peering over the dashboards of sandwich boxes on wheels with pen!s-substitute exhausts as they thrash them about the city streets.

8 hours ago, ictfcsince94 said:

Eh?! Who's condoning bad behaviour? And I'm certainly not criticising anyone for organising away trips! What I DO have issue with is that our image as supporters is that of the 'sweetie rustler' variety and there are members of our own support who perpetuate that by criticising the more vociferous amongst us. 

Violence is not the answer and is never acceptable, but goading and 'banter' between groups of fans is part of the football match experience.  I honestly don't think any of our fans travel to games with the intention of being involved in any argy-bargy but perhaps some lack the maturity to walk away from confrontations. 

It doesn't help when people who weren't even at the match make assumptions based on pre-conceived ideas.

as has been said previously, due to our small numbers at both home and away matches, these 'issues' seem to gain more attention than they really deserve and are no more serious than the handbags we saw on the pitch with Brad! 

All of the 'incidents' our supporters have been involved in could have been prevented and/or minimised by better policing and stewarding.

 

edit. 

And while I'm at it, what's with leaving home games early? We moan about poor attendances but still feel the need to be rushing from the ground five minutes before time or at the very least leaving our seats and obscuring the views of those remaining. It's not like there's 50,000 of us trying to get home! How off putting it must be for the players to watch an exodus when they haven't even finished playing! 

I was at game on Sat and saw first hand what was happening ,and yes I agree there was equal amounts of abuse from both sets of fans .This is not anything new ,and actually sometimes the banter /singing can be more entertaining than the game , and believe me nobody enjoys a bit of banter more than I do .Saturday was a bit different as I was also at the Hamilton game when our boy was attacked and had his drum stolen .The outcome of this was whoever was on our supporters bus that night  got free entry on Sat as an apology from Hamilton .Now do you think that one of our younger fans holding up a drum and making rude gestures to opposition at the end of the game is acceptable Then the inevitable happens . 

I hope I've made my point clear . 

As for leaving a game early no idea what this has to do with current thread but I've personally never done it but I'm sure people have different reasons for this .

29 minutes ago, ictfcsince94 said:

How the Inverness support is perceived and is perpetuated by our own support...

how our own support perceive the Young Team/NSB's:

Shanny deek mun!! We seem more intent on criticising our own support and booing our own team than anything else these days! 

 

This thread is taking a nasty turn with  remarks aimed at the people who give up a lot of their time to ensure all fans who travel to away games have the best experience . What chance do they have of success when you have immature adults condoning bad behaviour . We all need to pull together to nip this in the bud .

3 hours ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

Looks like I won't be needing a seat on the bus Hearach . Got my own transport !! :-) :-) 

11 minutes ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

Cheers I'm on the case !! :-) :-) :-) 

12 minutes ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

Where do we hire one of these from ? Problem solved !! 

If there is a bus running to both I would go as the team needs our support 

regardless of where we are playing . I'm not going to let thugs spoil my

enjoyment of football .Hopefully I'm not alone in my thoughts !!

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