caleyboy

29 minutes ago, Jack Waddington said:

Caleyboy forgetting the benifits a loan to the Highland League can do to a player? Look at Graeme Shinnie. Went out to Forres pretty much as soon as he left the youth ranks, now look where he is, moved to a club that is highly favoured to go up to the Premier League and has 5 Scotland Caps under his belt.

I highly doubt, had he not gone on loan, he'd be bored out of his mind with no game time, and end up not being probably one of our best (if not the best) academy product...

Early loans are the best time to challenge players and make themselves ready for the jump into big boy football, otherwise, if it goes wrong, they could fail miserably and then the player is stuck going nowhere for the rest of his career...

and did we give Forres exposure on this forum? No.

2 hours ago, Jack Waddington said:

According to his Wikipedia page he was born in Prince George, BC (sod knows where that is), then lived in Vancouver before moving to Middlesbrough then heading to Inverness where he went to Millburn...apparently his parents were English, but IIRC, you can play for a country through the birth place of you, your parents or your grandparents...

thanks for the clarification 

41 minutes ago, Scarlet Pimple said:

Whew!    Caleyboy, not a very positive attitude.

Our boys are playing for  the Fort and all fans should encourage them or other smaller teams to forge on, always trying;  whether to  improve or win matches  it makes no difference. How do young players get experience if they aren't playing games anywhere they can get the nod knowing that our team is encouraging them.?

you have a completely missed my point.

1 hour ago, Moogthurso said:

Sorry

I believe at least 2 to 3 players from our youth will kick a ball for our team.

Jack Brown, Fyffe, Machiado, Daniel etc. 

This is developing local players for our team or for their benefit. We are a sports team if developing our local youth and supporting our community isn't what we do then support man city? 

I'm sure others could call out more. 

 

for a start Machiado and Daniel do not play for Fort William. Second, I fully support Youth Dev so I will politely ask you to pull your neck in. My point is simple. This is not the first time we have put players out on loan to SHFL teams but we have never given those teams exposure on this particular forum! Will we in the future?

Is Richrd Hastings not Scottish? My understanding is that he qualified for Canada through parents.

sorry to disappoint but I am not in the slightest bit interested in Fort William or how their football team gets on. Just because we have a number of players there on loan (the majority of whom will not kick another ball for ICT) does not, in my opinion, justify a place on this particular forum.

15 hours ago, Scotty said:

Having done a little digging, I believe you are right.

pleased to hear that

7 hours ago, ictbob said:

He’s not because part of the deal was he would be loaned back.

he's not what?

11 hours ago, old caley girl said:

Id imagine he has 

Here's hoping this basic condition is included.

Good point. Be happy people

22 minutes ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

What are you talking about again ?

Edit Edit Edit. Arithmetic arguably not an academic subject in the Academy. Didn't have that problem in the Tech cos none of us could read write or add up

If only we could play that 12 men all at once IHE 

On 8/10/2019 at 11:09 AM, buckett said:

A bit of game time at a decent level - this can only benefit the young players, and hopefully ICT.

Seem to remember a young nonentity being farmed out to Forfar  a few years back for a bit of match experience and coming back as the great Barry Robson!

aye the young Barry had his head up his ar.. but came back a mature laddie and a very valuable player.

good experience for them both

3 hours ago, Alan Simpson said:

How do u no he's not better never seen these young guns get the chance really rate McGregor but ffs to be kept out of the team by somebody like Trafford what's that all about

I would hate to play for this club with supporters like you around.

2 hours ago, Buster said:

One of the directors has said that it breaches the rules for sponsor size and they've had to order new shirts for the players.  Replica shirts will not be changed though.  They seem to think fans won't notice

things just don't change. laughing stock once again. why oh why can't we get such a small detail right first time. fgs we have been doing it for 25 years!!!

On 7/24/2019 at 12:49 AM, ICTPAISLEY said:

Absolutely great season for him 

30 goals? Doubt it.

probably our u17s

hope this is just early season bad day at the office. we have a few days to sort it out so come on boys go get em and prove the doubters wrong.

10 hours ago, IBM said:

He has been there since he left Clach.  I wonder what he did with his car registration C1ACH 

Last I saw it Jim Oliver was wearing it on his motor but that was a long time ago.

11 hours ago, Jack Waddington said:

Pretty much. Either until their loan expires or, unlikely, their recall. Reason why I'm saying unlikely is unless we've got an injury crisis and we desperately need players, they'll be staying there and giving Fort William some wins...

don't know about getting some wins as they will find a big difference playing senior football. good experience for them and I hope they develope their game so that they come back to us.

11 hours ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

One of my funniest memories is the game where the team consisted of a Dodo, Gogo, Coco, Tommo, Jojo, Johndo and Robbo. Lets just say that Mr Beaton was tongue tied and entertaining - until he ran out of expletives and gave up  !!!

That's because the lot of you were no f...... use

I would hope our club acknowledges JB by having a minutes silence or applause prior to ko tonight.

JB also had brief spells as manager of Clach and Nairn County. Lived for football.

Former ICT youth coach, Caley manager and Inverness youth football stalwart John Beaton died today. I think he would have been 71/72. Sad news, football was his life. RIP.