caleyboy

What on earth happened with the catering on Saturday? The Qs before the match and at half-time were huge and many fans were told by stewards to go to their seats when the match started/resumed.

I know the future is in encouraging the younger generation to support the club but would it help attendances in trying to encourage the "oldies" by reducing the concession age from 65 t0 60?

Like many others, I'm an old Caley fan but I was pleased to see a black and red away strip launched this year. IMO the black with red stripes looked good but the additional blue and red makes it look like something made out of spare material left over from another job. Here's hoping we can get back to basics in the future with a blue and red stripe home strip and a black and red away strip. Simple styles sell well.

Don't see many games nowadays but IMO Ryan Christie stood out. Who were numbers 2,4,7 and 9?

Good idea to extend to U16's and I don't know if it would cot us any money OCG. If this idea were to be taken further, I think the club should carry out a turnstile survey over 2 or 3 games to see just how many U16s go to games. If it's only a few I would agree that we should provide free tickets to U16s as I am sure you would see this group increase considerably.

Luton Town website says he was released as his contract was up so how come he is only on loan?

You blame the lack of support from schools and teaching staff - but you are once again barking up the wrong tree Alex! Tell me - why should schools and teaching staff help senior clubs when they do not allow their players play for their school team?

I agree with Mantis

"The Builder" hasn't had any direct connection to the club for quite some time...either as a member of the board or as a major shareholder. Do you really believe that Don?

Sorry but the red shoulders and blue trim spoils the whole strip. Why can't we keep it simple!!!

Please knock that efing eyesore down. A bludy tent would look better!

You mean 'The Tin Shed'

How about the "Howden End"? The South Stand could be renamed "Kingsmills"

Would be perfect as a man sized incontinence pad. Nae chance - I wouldn't have that anywhere near my privates thanks

This should have happened when the club was formed - blue home red and black away - better late than never I suppose. But why can't Errea get it right? The shirt would look far better if the black stripe ran down the centre of the shirt!

Kevin is a top guy and it was so cruel for him to be struck in such a way. Kevin was employed by Tulloch and I am sure Sutherland used his "democratic" influence at the time and his boardroom pals would not have shown any resistance

Heaven forbid a bit of humour on this site eh. Let's not forget these guys were trying to earn a living so as long as you can all accept people laughing at the your work performance then that's fine. Sorry but not my idea of humour

What a terrible subject! All these guys must feel really good reading how they were thought of at this so called "family club". I bet not one of you could lace any of these guys boots!

Heard he is joining Clach as Polly has found him job. Don't think Tokes has signed for Brora - last I heard was he was looking for SFL club til end of season.

If he wants to go - let him. One man doesn't make a team.

Pray tell me Alex how do you know how good our youth coaches are? Oddquine is making some really sensible points and you reply with your usual drivel! My count of first team squad players who have come all the way thru our YDP is Laing, Polworth, Ross & Morrison. From my reckoning Shinnie and Sutherland arrived either at U17 or U19 but I stand to be corrected. Where you and I differ caleyboy is that when I see players being signed as sixteen year olds on the modern equivalent to the schoolboy form and then they sign as first team professionals that is a credit to the coaching they've been given. I don't know what your problem is but this is not the first time you've jumped on me for defending our coaching. If you have issues with the current youth coaches please take it up with them and not me. It's not my fault the highlands are not producing talented footballers. I don't even see them coming through at County and they have the academy on their doorstep. But in answer to your first question I base my judgement in the fact that our teams at U-16 and below regularly get invited to competitions around europe and regularly do quite well. Not too many Scottish teams get that opportunity. You either don't want to or can't answer my questions Alex so I take it that your 30% of first team squad is somewhat high. With regard to invitations to tournaments, I would suggest you don't listen and believe everything you hear. The tournaments our kids play in are not top drawer and very rarely, if ever, include clubs of our status. Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Aberdeen etc are the clubs invited to tournaments with top English and European teams but this has been the case for many years. For the number of local prospects in our area it just isn't worth employing top quality coaches even if they were available! I expect we will always produce one or two PROSPECTS each year but most won't get passed the U20 grade.

I think it's Alex that's had too many pints

Pray tell me Alex how do you know how good our youth coaches are? Oddquine is making some really sensible points and you reply with your usual drivel! My count of first team squad players who have come all the way thru our YDP is Laing, Polworth, Ross & Morrison. From my reckoning Shinnie and Sutherland arrived either at U17 or U19 but I stand to be corrected. Any others I have forgotten?

So the under 20 team consisted of 4 (as far as I can see) over 20 first team signed players, plus Laing who, as far as I can ascertain, is signed to the first team, (going by the Courier blurb when he signed) earning appropriate wages and Cooper who has been benched and has played for the first team, even if ICT may not yet have upped his wages. Devine and Roberts are imports from England,..so of the players in the under 20 team....only Skinner, Watson and Ferguson are homegrown ICT youth players...and the only ones, (apart from Devine who has been here ten minutes) with no first team experience. Heck that bloke with the funny name we don't appear to have signed got more games for the under-20s than most of our own youth players. So excuse me if I am being logical here....but was the whole idea of the under 20 set up not to give a cross between allowing up to four over 20 (first team ) players (not an obligatory four over 20s) to get match practice after injury etc and the eligible players in the youth system to get accustomed to playing against older, more experienced players, given the lack of a proper reserve league and nothing but the under-20s at a level above the under-17s? If what ICT is producing is a reserve team-lite...what do the other seven of the signed under 20s do..twiddle their thumbs every week, because there is nowhere for them to get a competitive game? If we are so hard up for cash....why bother with an expensive youth system at all, when we can do as we have been doing over the last couple or so seasons, taking kids from other clubs, not playing those we have been raising from the age of nine or ten and just punting them at the end of the season? Why are we paying out for what appears to be crap coaches raising players the ICT management appears to think are crap? A lot of what you say is spot on Oddquine. The abolition of the Reserve League certainly has NOT helped any genuine U20's with much needed game time and I just cannot see how our youth development programme can be justified under such circumstances. I don't know how many young pros we have signed this year but if they don't play regularly why bother!

IMO how well the U20 team is doing is not important. Player development is the priority and if this means players going out on loan to get first team game time then that is what should be done. This also creates places for others to develop in the U20's.