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Should have invited them up for the game on Saturday....you could have met beforehand...around 12:15pm perhaps?

Game is on the Saturday with a 3pm kick-off. Ticket Info - http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1081-ticket-info-novemberdecember

Draper signed a 1 year deal for this season back in March.

Think we've had a new bookies favourite just about every day since Butchers departure was announced.

Couldn't have asked, or hoped, for a better signing at this moment in time. Butcher being poached could/should have been a real body blow, but it's a testament to the attitude of the players, club & fans that we've rallied together and lifted the club above all that and kept it moving forward. So much so that the appointment of the new manager almost seems to have become the side show instead of the main event. TOGETHER WE BELIEVE - TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE

Sacked and then re-instated almost immediately at Coleraine (sounds like some d!ickhead Director nonsense) before going on to win the league title (by 15 points), promotion and a cup that same season. Won another cup and finished 2nd in the league the following season. Resigned after Directors started berating him following a couple of losses to near rivals a couple of seasons later. Took on an all but relegate team at Ballymena and whilst he couldn't save them, he did get them promoted again at second attempt....won 2 cups and qualified for Intertoto in the process. 10 wins, 10 draws, 10 losses was his record at Larne, a job he resigned from due to his work with the national association. How good a manager was he at Kilmarnock though? While he may have won the League Cup, how much of what he achieved was through his own quality and not having a great platform for him put in place by Mixu Paatelainen? From what I can see, there could well be a chance that he's nothing more than this decade's Ivan Golac - only more annoying! Probably on a par with what TB achieved in his first two SPL seasons. If we accept the argument that Mixu left him a great platform to work from...do we not have the same, or better, platform for him to build on here? Shiels is not the only show in town...not by a long shot, I just think a lot of people only remember him for a few rants in the press...something which he got a lot of support for by people on this forum because he was sticking it to the establishment.

You are absolutely right that the purpose of a forum is for discussion and expression of opinion. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but you're not entitled to your own facts...and it is your expression of certain facts that I disagreed with and proffered my own opinion on. I get, and have acknowledged (either earlier in this thread or elsewhere), that there were certain interviews which didn't show him in good light...but having gone and looked at a lot of other interviews, this was certainly not the "norm". Given that you, and a few others, seem to think this is the case shows just how good a character assassination job the press performed. Part of what I do as media coordinator with the club is to manage these situations and work to prevent them arising in the first place. I don't know what the setup is/was at Kilmarnock, but I do wonder why it was ever allowed to happen and get out of hand in the way it did.

So it's confirmed then...Butchers away?

Sacked and then re-instated almost immediately at Coleraine (sounds like some d!ickhead Director nonsense) before going on to win the league title (by 15 points), promotion and a cup that same season. Won another cup and finished 2nd in the league the following season. Resigned after Directors started berating him following a couple of losses to near rivals a couple of seasons later. Took on an all but relegate team at Ballymena and whilst he couldn't save them, he did get them promoted again at second attempt....won 2 cups and qualified for Intertoto in the process. 10 wins, 10 draws, 10 losses was his record at Larne, a job he resigned from due to his work with the national association.

The only sensation he caused with the press happened in a very small window where Killie were on the end of what Shiels perceived as some extremely poor Ref decisions. So you continue to misrepresent the man. He only made one comment about the hassle of travelling to Inverness that I am aware of. Not sure I've seen anything to merit claims that the media spin doctors are desperate to have him back in work....no more so that "A N Other" manager, who changes twice a day.

Not the TV companies who impose rules on match blackouts. FIFA Blackout period for the UK is Saturday from 3 till 5:30 (I think) and have no impact or baring on any other sports. BBC may not want to show them at the same time, but no rules I am aware of which prevent it.

Who remembers this journey? Not the only one of it's type (for us other fans of other clubs) and bad enough with a 3pm kick-off. I can also accept that 3pm on a Saturday is "league time" and you have to go with the flow in regards weather etc, but to make a concious decision to move a match to an early kick-off on a Sunday when public transport shows little regard for fan safety.

Mckay (small k)

I've actually spent a large chunk of today researching the perceived "attitude problem" with Kenny Shiels and I think he has, quite literally, got a bit of bad press. Up until a couple of months before he parted company with Killie, all his interviews are what you want/expect from the manager of any club...standing up for his club, players, staff and the work he was doing with the team in general. A couple of dodgy referee decisions and the press got a couple of bites from him and they then continued to press his buttons...in fact, I'd go so far as to say they stitched him up. Granted, he should have had the where with all to see what was going on and take a step back from it, but nobody is perfect and whilst some of his comments might have upset the beaks and the blazers, it was all in defence of those I listed above (and himself). Aside from his comments about travelling so far north, he's never spoken poorly of Inverness and if you look back over his pre/post match interviews for games against us then he speaks fairly highly of the way we play and go about things as a club. The "Faith and Football" interview gives a decent insight into the real Kenny Shiels, as do the interviews and articles about the work he did in the community. It would appear that he spent a LOT of time out and about interacting with, helping and promoting football at all levels....look up references to Kenny Shiels and Youth Football Scotland to see for yourself. There's some talk about his "5 year plan" and I think Killie were only just starting to really benefit from that. Given his eagerness to build a team around young players...both home grown and by bringing some in...then I get the feeling his ideas are not a million miles from some of the stuff already in place/progressing at TCS. I've not pinned my colours to any specific replacement managerial mast, but Kenny Shiels ticks a lot of the boxes on my list of things we should be looking for. My only question mark is whether or not it's all KS or if the success is in the partnership with Jimmy Nicholl...if it is, then it would need to be a dual appointment.

Thank feck there's double doors into the stadium...!

On the payment screen, click where it says "Have a discount code?" (see attached image)

Nice try, I almost thought you were serious for a second.

Thanks

The U20's match between ICTFC & Motherwell is now available (in full) at CaleyJagsTV.com The following code will give the first 25 people to use it free access for 30 days.....first come, first served. CJTV-CTO1

Last week - Lazlo's agent notes interest if the vacancy arises This week - ICT tell him that if he wants to be considered he'll need to apply for the job Doesn't mean that ICT want him, just that they'd be interested in seeing his CV, along with many others no doubt. This.

Keep in mind as well that we've not had too much call to change the first team squad. A little unfortunate for those waiting patiently in the wings, but that's just the way it goes sometimes.

How long is a piece of string? It's entirely dependent on the level of subscriber uptake. Aside from that, it's not for me to be going into that kind of minute detail..especially where it might be considered "commercially sensitive".

With it being delayed footage then I would hope that it would have very little, if any, impact on attendance figures. Time will tell whether there is enough demand to keep the project going. Part of the reason we have chosen not to follow the same route as other clubs (in terms of the platform being used) is so as not to expose the club to large (many thousands of £'s) in up front costs. Any sponsorship would be a bonus.

Better question, why not CaleyJags.TV? :P Mainly....the .TV domains are far more expensive.

It's simple economics....we have to charge at a level which we hope will provide sufficient income to cover the cost of providing the service and increasing club income. The current charge is $10, but our intention is to increase both quality and quantity of the content being offered as resources permit. As that happens then the price needs to rise to cover the additional cost...or, in an ideal scenario, we get sufficient subscribers to allow us to maintain a lower price point. I've checked out some of the paid offerings elsewhere and I couldn't allow the club, with clear conscience, to provide that level of service to fans for any price. If we're going to do it, we're going to do it right.