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My point was....we have nothing to mortgage, even if we wanted/needed to.

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Some people would rather see the team do poorly to prove their opinions right than risk ever having to accept they were wrong...on that basis, withdrawing support (financial and otherwise) only helps protect their own position....and when the club continues to thrive regardless, they can just disappear from the forums for a while and hope it's forgotten.

What are we going to mortgage?

Easy....if you've got 10's of thousands to spare.

The combined cycle/footpath runs right past the stadium. If you look next time you're down you can see that it's signposted as such.

It would be nice to think so Alex but THEY have decided not to renew. To get high value shirt sponsors you need a professional commercial / marketing department - something we just do NOT have. I'm going to love watching you having to eat your own words.....again!

Far too many people with delusions of grandeur.

Players may or may not have been told that they won't be offered new contracts...or players may have said they don't want new contracts...but until such time as current deals expire, they are still ICTFC players.

This year the club are offering fans the chance to vote online for whichever player they think has performed the best over the 2013/14 season. Alternatively, you can vote in person at this weekends home match versus Dundee Utd (Saturday 3rd May). To vote online, head on over to : http://ictfc.com/news/team-news/1276-poty-voting-1314

Injuries with Vincent & Raven and late call-offs due to a bug doing the rounds meant that's all that was available.

Hard to find proper stats, but looks like him, Hine and Stephenson all had in excess of 20 goals each. Imagine Chorley might struggle to hold on to any of the three.

I don't follow much football beyond Caley Thistle...but I've noticed Chorley have banged in a helluva number of goals this season. Seems like you've two or three guys scoring in just about every game. Any of them you think have what it takes and worth a look for us?

Why call the thread "Team for Celtic" and then post a team for ICT?

As I have just posted on Twitter.... The Rangers FC have spent more in the last 2 seasons than ICTFC have in 20 seasons....including the cost of our stadium.

Not directly, but there's a lot to be said for creating an identity that people can buy in to. Whilst the main focus of that identity should be on club values etc, (and I think ICT are strong in that regard) the visual element plays its part...especially for the younger generations.

Not strange at all...just unfortunate that due to rescheduling of games they ended up clashing and without sufficient notice for the Sponsors Night to be moved.

Hard to get a true gauge on specific reasons for crowd fluctuations when operating in an environment where kick-off times change so often. People only learned of the fixture 11 days ago. It was Friday night game. It's Easter Weekend. It was on TV. On the other side of the coin...the weather was good and probably added a few to the walk-up numbers. All that I will add is that every time I take part in any discussion groups and/or analyse the results of surveys etc (not just involving ICT fans), team performance comes pretty far down the list of reasons why people might choose not to attend a game....so I tend not to look at that as a direct primary cause for any swing in numbers, certainly not in the short term.

That's the unfortunate thing about these votes....it's generally the teams with most fans that win. Think there should be a handicap applied to scores. Maybe divide by the average attendance or something to offset the problem.

This time you need to get voting on Liam Polworth's goal which has been shortllisted by Sky Sports & PFA Scotland for SPFL Goal of the Season.... Click the goal on the list and then click vote at the bottom. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11781/9269504/SPFL-Goal-of-the-Season

Not yet.

Given the fact that the SPFL denied Aberdeen permission to have a display at the final which depicted a rising sun....not sure they'd allow it on any shirt!!!

If that's aimed at me, then you couldn't be further from the truth. I may not be so publicly critical of the club as I once was, but there's reason for that and it has nothing to do with becoming "cosy". There's two main reasons for it.....firstly, having people at the club who are willing to directly listen and take on board the views of the fans....and secondly, in allowing me to do what I do for the club there is the need for an element of trust (from both sides). I trust that if I raise a matter with the chairman he will give it due consideration and he trusts that I won't abuse the access and information that's made available to me and which allows me to improve communication with fans. I receive no salary and am not an employee of the club. There is no contractual obligation for me to refrain from being critical of anything...and I am critical when I see need. I'm pretty sure if you spoke to Kenny Cameron he would attest to the fact that I can be as big a pain in the ass now as I've always been when I get my dander up over something....I just don't see the need/benefit in doing that on a public forum when I can speak to the man direct. I would also add that anyone could phone up and ask for an appointment with the Chairman if they have an issue they wanted to discuss and it would be welcomed....just not this week as he's away for a few days. It wasn't just aimed at yourself but more those involved in CJT at the higher level, I have never seen one of them on here once expressing a worry about the way things are going under Yogi, perhaps its a coincidence and they are all happy and have no concerns going forward. I would question your reply about how you don't need to post on here if you are not happy with things yet will have a dig at fans that do have concerns. There is not much point in coming on a forum unless you put your views across.I hope you can understand that why this is as seen as just defending the club because you have relationship when as you explained this is not the case. I do not want this to be seen as a dig at CJT who I think are doing a remarkable job, however they like us are just fans and there is no real point on coming on a forum unless an honest opinion is put across or in my view that opinion losses credibility. Just to be clear. I have not been a CJT Board Member for about 7 or 8 months now. I think my views on Hughes are well documented on here and elsewhere, but in summary....I believe that there are far too many factors outwith his (and the clubs) control which have contributed to us not getting the results/performances we might have hoped for. I also draw comparisons to previous seasons when results/performances at this time of year have been much the same or worse. I like what he is trying to do with the team/squad. I like the fact that talented young players are being given a real opportunity. I'm heartened by the fact that players are invested in his vision for where he wants to take things. I'm encouraged by his willingness and ability to actively change things when it's not going right. I share the players belief in him...this is not only evidenced in interviews they give to the press bu by their actions in signing extended contracts etc. Do I like losing games? No. Do I have any immediate concerns about Hughes as a Manager? No. Do I buy into the theory that just because things aren't going our way then we need a fall guy? No. Do I think it would have been any different under TB or any other manager? No. It's human nature to want to attach definite cause to any effect. I choose to look at the wider picture and take all aspects of the situation into account whilst others, IMO, seem to be solely focused on a single element...the manager. There's really no arguing with many of these people, especially when they choose to ignore the possibility of alternative causes, dismiss counter arguments by claiming stuff being said is toeing the party line or lies, accuse those of making the arguments as being in some kind of cosy situation with the club or being somehow beholden to be non critical. You might argue that in refusing to accept an argument which points the finger of blame squarely at the manager then I am doing the same thing. I don't think so. I acknowledge that some people have that view and whilst I have dismissed it, I believe I have done so with reasoned argument based on all the information to hand.

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I've already had this discussion and am not in agreement that anything was abandoned in our match against Ross County. The only real difference was that we had 2 fit wingers for the first time in a while and that, IMO, better facilitated the balance that Yogi has been striving for. The big worry there Caley D is we only really have 2 wingers and if one is out his whole system falls apart as in previous matches, and why play a system if he doesn't have fit players to make it work ? Absolutely...and therein lies the need for change/development of alternative ways of playing.