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Scenes as the City of Inverness Celebrates......

For the most part, it's not the journalism that is at fault....at least not from the point of view of the reporters who spend a bit of time at/around, and have a good relationship with, the club. The issues come when you get people who try to report from afar and/or when the stories are being dictated/formed by producers and editors who have never stepped foot anywhere near Inverness and can't see beyond their own little bubble. This is something that is more prevalent with some broadcasters than others and the reason why STV are more readily able to satisfy regional needs/demands the way they do when it comes to reporting news/events.

Maybe once we win the league next season..........

I'm sure some of the pro photographers will have a better shot, but managed to stitch this together from the photos I took at the time....feel free to use/share if you so wish.

A lot....most(?)....managers instantly want to stamp their mark on a squad by bringing in their "own" players. I think it spoke volumes for Yogi's character that he didn't seek to do that, didn't even show any hints of wanting to do that. Even if he didn't bring the players in, it is very much his team. Try suggesting anything different to any one of the players...!!! Oh yeah.....while we're at it.....am I now allowed to finally say "I told you so?"

I believe it was just shy of 15,000....and that was before any "walk-ups" on the day were added, so I suspect we might have just sneaked over that figure.

I think Tyrone must have kidnapped the two Ryans and broke into the stadium...

I was greeting like a bairn....ok, maybe not the best analogy under the circumstances!!

Advise that everyone follow the information given out on the official website and join the celebrations at the Northern Meeting Park from 2pm. The Manager and Players will arrive there with the Scottish Cup and their travels to the NMP are NOT a parade.

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The display required over 2 tons of card and was made up of over 9000 individual sheets....info which adds some insight into the power of work put in by Fraser, Caley Jags Together and Volunteers. Absolutely tremendous effort, especially for the first card display we've ever had (unless my brain is totally failing me).

With all the works that were/are going on, no guarantee the roads would be open and the need to apply for closures for parades etc well in advance, it just wasn't possible to put reliable plans in place for a full street parade. Rather than risk messing people around and/or having to make last minute changes or find late alternatives it was decided this was the best solution....it also provides the best opportunity for the Manager, Coaches, Players etc to interact directly with the fans.

Northern Meeting Park, 2pm tomorrow. Info on club website etc.

Pretty certain you could....although my brain is so whacked at the moment I could be wrong.

Will hopefully get info from the SFA tomorrow on what the situation is with buying tickets (or not) on the day.

In a parallel universe somewhere, we're still being managed by Pele and about to enter our 10th season in the Champions League.

Should name the buses after the FIFA Officials who have done the same just for the craic.

ONE GREAT CLUB - TWO GREAT HISTORIES INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE FC

I've got an even better idea....let's all just cheer for the full match in celebration of the entire team and all those who have come before and played their part in where the club is today.

He was suspended for the Dundee Utd match.

Or Shinnie has just completed his hat-trick on the 3 minute mark....!!!!

Great to hear the level of sales but IMHO that begs the question(s) ... Should more stock have been bought? ... Should limited edition shirt prices have been set slightly lower for proportionately better total sales (much more units x slightly lower price)? The fact is win or lose (obviously hopefully win) that stuff could be sold after Saturday. I bought stuff and could have bought still more after the League Cup Final ...just saying. The club did their homework in advance and spoke to other clubs of similar size to ourselves to try and get a handle on what the demand might look like...then ordered a bit more, just in case. Sales have been way beyond that and....due to advance planning....the club were able to bring in more, which has also sold. On some things, the manufacturers have simply not been able to keep up with demand despite putting on extra shifts at production facilities. With shirts there was the same issue as has always cropped up with Errea in regards to their turn around times and the club got as many extra shirts in as they possibly could. I don't know the figures, but if I was to hazard a guess from just seeing the amount of stock passing through and how busy staff have been, I would say that the club have turned around 4 or 5 times the merchandise that we did ahead of the League Cup Final last year.

I can tell you without any shadow of a doubt that ICTFC are the "Home" team....even though the cup sponsors do have it listed the wrong way round on their website (probably where others have copied it wrong from).

One of the staff has gone in to Stadium and fixed the online ticket availability issue. Apologies from the club for the oversight and thank you for bringing it to their attention.

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