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Has Roberts signed then? No, but I'm hoping he does.

Actually didn't make any difference the size of the plane as larger plane couldn't take off from Inverness with a full fuel/passenger load so would need to have stopped for a refuel as well. A320 in 150 seat layout can range 3500 kmiles. Dont Thompsons use them from Inverness in summer for Spanish island holiday folks. No idea....just know that, of the planes available to the club, then going larger would have also meant a fuel stop for the reasons stated.

Yes, but you then have longer journey times in cramped conditions which isn't great for the players...especially ahead of a game. You also still have to transport kit etc...not impossible, but far harder to organise and you are at the mercy of third party baggage handlers (imagine even one players kit/boots goes missing?). Then there's being restricted to scheduled flight times, risk of delays/cancellations. How do you deal with repatriating an injured player if he needs extra room because he has a leg in a splint or whatever? Again, not all insurmountable issues...but they create greater areas of risk and inconvenience. Just look at how much more it costs to get a taxi than use a scheduled bus service....but how much more convenient it is. This is the same thing, just on a much larger scale and with a bit more planning involved.

I know it's not all about how hard you can hit it, but Jordan Roberts (small k) looks like he can fairly ping a ball after his goal v Clach. May rival Tansey in that department.

Actually didn't make any difference the size of the plane as larger plane couldn't take off from Inverness with a full fuel/passenger load so would need to have stopped for a refuel as well.

Not entirely sure of the ins and outs of it, but there's some rule that allows players to go out on loan to lower league clubs and be recalled if needed....but we can't loan them out to Highland League and recall them if needed!!! Given how small a squad we operate with, not being able to recall a player is a bit risky as you never know when you may need to call on them.

I believe the prospects are looking good for the league season, but Yogi doesn't think he'll make the Astra games. He didn't feature in the game v Clach, but he was out assisting with (and participating in) warm-ups before the game and at half-time.

Details of Official Club Travel now available on the website : http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1572-fc-astra-away--travel-info

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There were no video cameras at the game, so no. With no gantry or elevated positions to video from it's pretty much wasted effort trying to cover games at Grant St.

Nat Wedderburn....chunky? Are you having a giraffe?

Absolutely. It's encouraging to see that, despite last season's success, Yogi continues to look at ways to take the club forward. It's also good that he has an appreciation for the financial situation and, instead of just going with his hand out wanting more, he is willing to accommodate change within the budgets set.

I wish the BBC article had stated this directly under his quote and it would just show exactly how much of **** this guy is. The same BBC who had an article stating that Ryan Christie had won Young Player of the Month award for Ross County back in March?

When you read what Yogi has actually said and ignore the "spin" attached by the reporters, then I don't see any problem....nor do I see him say he was unhappy. Yogi has a different way of working when it comes to recruitment and he thinks there's a better way of doing something at the club. So, he'll sit down with the Chairman to discuss it and look at alternative methods. Sounds like a perfectly rational way for a manager and chairman to go about things.

Not sure where the info/idea has come from that there won't be a public sale. Sales have been good....but not quite that good. Of course, if people want to guarantee a ticket, they can always purchase a season ticket before the 1st July and get a ticket for the FC Astra game at the same time!!!

The club have a couple of temporary staff in assisting with ticket sales etc at the moment, so apologies if there was any misinformation given, or information not passed on correctly. The situation for our home leg is that the South Stand has initially been designated (as normal) for away support. However, should/when the Main and North Stands sell out then the South Stand will be made available (as much as possible) for home support. Allocation of tickets to visiting FC Astra fans is being done so as to allow us to maximise this, should it be needed.

I'd take those rankings with a pinch of salt as the vast majority of the criteria is for things that have little to do with the success of the youth setup at each club.

They have no specific purpose and are put in there as extras/spares. One of the situations which may require them to be used would be if a match was abandoned after fans were in the ground. Those who bought tickets would have a stub, but season ticket holders would not....and the spare vouchers would be used to allow them entry to the rearranged fixture.

Strange that the guy who came up with the system seems to have totally ignored the fact that ICTFC do not have access to the performance schools they are ploughing all the money in to...!!! http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?page=2660

Row S, the club have (and still are) looking in to that....they also appreciate and understand that some of those who may have been interested will have made other arrangements. The club did not expect to be in a situation after the draw where they would know exactly where we were going...in that respect we are all ahead of the game. The expectation, and the reason the club were asked to consider a larger charter to accommodate fans, was for a scenario where we would have had 4 (working) days to organise flights and fans facing the prospect of flights being way, way more expensive than they can currently be secured for. I don't know what the prices are likely to be for joining the club charter, but given that St Johnstone's is at about £950, then I hope nobody is holding off on the club thinking it will be a cheap/cheaper option than using scheduled flights.

Last line of the Chairman's comments when we signed Nat Wedderburn.... http://ictfc.com/news/team-news/1565-natll-do-for-me “John has a number of targets in mind and we are confident of adding another three or four faces to the squad in the very near future.”

Where's that showing? There's no confirmed time for either home or away game as yet. Ignore that...found it. Scotty must have added the games to the Fixture List. I've changed times for both to 00.00 for now, should hopefully get confirmation of actual time tomorrow.

Having got to know "Nick the Person" as well as "Nick the Footballer" I've got mixed emotions. Selfishly, would have loved to see him stay as I think we've still to witness the best of him and this could easily have been a big season for him and the club would obviously have got the benefit of that. Unselfishly, I think this will be good for Nick...in the same way that I think it's good for any young person to get away from home (even if just for a bit) and break out of their comfort zone. There's not many players out there who can say they've been at a club for 14 years....especially ones that are only 23 years old.

That's a bold statement given that ground capacity is only 8,500 and we took 15,000 to our last away game! They use the same system as Elgin for controlling capacity.

In regards to tickets for the away leg. I've been told we have more than ample allocation, so wouldn't be concerned about not getting one.