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Athletics, Shooting & Lawn Balls I am apparently least suited too.... Fair enough on the first one, but I have proven to be pretty not bad at the old clay pigeon shooting and have bowled at a decent level. My conclusion.....thank feck the BBC aren't doing the talent scouting for Team Scotland.

Afraid not.

The New 2014 Home Shirt junior sizes are now in stock.

I believe Horner can play in a few different positions, so probably viewed as a useful utility player to have as part of the squad. Rules for the U20's (now called the Development League) have changed to allow 5 players over the age of 20, so there's a bit more scope to work with players that are a little older to bring them on. Under TB we had quite a bit of divide between the younger lads and the "first team" when it came to training etc. Yogi does things very different and views them all as part of one big squad with everyone training together far more regularly. One of the main reasons we're seeing the true potential of these lads, IMO. I think the benefits of that have been apparent all pre-season. Even today we didn't have what we might consider our strongest/preferred starting squad, yet we looked in control and comfortable for the vast majority of the game. If you work on the premiss that the other team can only score when they have the ball...and we limit that possession...then logic dictates that you'll concede fewer goals and in turn, lose fewer games. You then build on that and look to turn that additional possession into additional chances and the logic follows through to dictate that we should win more games. We've got the first bit in place and are building on the second part. Having seen all but one of the pre-season games, there's been a progression in terms of how direct we're being when getting into the final third and that will continue to improve.

Nobody who was at the game today could possibly argue that the strip was disliked by any sort of majority....place was swimming in people wearing them.

Yes. There's the UEFA Blackout rules which prevent any and all matches within their jurisdiction showing "live images" for set periods of time....which is why televised games have to be moved from 3pm on a Saturday. You then have the SPFL's own rules....which aren't actually that much of a hindrance in themselves as they just state that clubs must show footage online from behind a membership wall and geoblocking needs to be in place so as it's not viewable within the UEFA defined zones...etc etc. Until we get anything approaching a decent broadband service speed at the TCS (BT's fault, not ours) then it's not something we need worry about as any kind of live streaming is impossible on matchdays.

Tickets are available online from https://www.eticketing.co.uk/ictfc/default.aspx Or by calling the ticket office 01463 227451

For a man that's so pro-Union, it surprises me that you choose to present Yorkshire as an independent nation in your argument. Some might even suggest that you were more anti-Scottish than pro-Union?

Do some people have any real problem with stereotypes in general....or is it more to do with the fact that they'd like us to cast off the Scottish stereotype, only to have us use the British stereotype instead? Given the choice, I know which one I prefer!

The Club Shop will be open on Saturday & Sunday from 9:30am till 2:30pm (and for a short time after the game on Sunday)

Don't quite understand the attempt at secrecy. No attempt at secrecy, I just couldn't remember the name off hand when posting Interesting (or not) fact. Horner made his first professional appearance against ICT.

I can't name who it was, but it wasn't Gow.

Also pointed out at the bottom of the launch article on the website - http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1329-2014-home-kit-launch

Next week.

We used to get them with that but Ryan doesn't like it (and actually picked the padding out of his shirts) so it now comes without.

What colour are the goalie shirts? Black

Sizing on the new home shirts is a little more generous than the current away shirt and old home shirt.....I may even get one that fits this season!

Shirt price is £45 Adult and £35 Kids Goalie shirt is available to buy....I just ran out of time to get it online this morning and only just back to my desk.

Not seen any team lines, did we have more than 1 trialist listed? If not, it wasn't Gow.

Tomorrow...... https://twitter.com/ICTFC/status/492007154464075777

Still not been confirmed whether or not there will be pay at the gate, so strongly suggest anyone planning the game purchase in advance....either in person at TCS, by calling the ticket office (01463 227451) or online at https://www.eticketing.co.uk/ictfc/default.aspx

Make sure you've got plans to be at the Fleetwood game

Thought today was a good demonstration of what Yogi is trying to achieve in terms of ball retention and movement....in all areas of the pitch. What we all need to keep in mind is that these are essentially training games and the main objective/focus (for now) might not be how many goals we can score. I know from discussions I've had with Russell and stuff we're putting in place for video analysis (first season where we're being asked to produce footage specifically for that purpose) that the team are concentrating on positioning at the moment and both he and John were happy with what they witnessed today in terms of the progress being made on that front. Raith Rovers are no slouches and having spoken to one of their guys after the game he was both surprised and impressed by how much we frustrated them by not allowing them to get any time on the ball and limiting their options to all but trying to catch us on the counter....and credit where it's due, they just about did on a couple of occasions. What was also reassuring was the fact that we made 5 half-time subs with a further 2 later on in the game....and every player that came on slotted into the team seamlessly. That goes a long way to removing the fear I've had in previous seasons where injuries etc have left us having to rely on untried players or players without much match time. Anyone who's not had a chance to see much or anything from the pre-season games should make sure they get themselves along for the Fleetwood game next Sunday....I have a feeling you'll regret missing it if you don't.

I did at the time