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Not necessarily - although very likely. We absolutely could meet teams from Israel or Armenia.

The top-scoring team in the league actually ended up getting relegated!!!

Yes! Would be a great draw in my opinion! I can imagine I'd buy a tee-shirt from Maarlon for that - West Ham-Inverness Cup!

No we don't!! 'Country- protection' as UEFA call it. No teams from the same Association can play each other until the 'last 16'. (Quarter-finals in Champions League).

Poor formatting - this is better: A 20% increase would see us with an average home gate of 4,500. Fingers crossed some will return!

After much speculation about how many we'd sell, what was the official ICT attendance on Saturday? I've seen 14,000 as a reported figure. I remember the 7,800 for the League Cup final and always hoped we'd be able to 'mobilise' 10,000 if we ever made the big final. Think, it's safe to say we shattered that!!! St. Johnstone won the cup for the first time last year and saw a 20% increase in their attendances this season - up from approx. 3,800 to around 4,600. 2013/14 2014/15 Celtic 47,000 45,000 ê Aberdeen 13,000 13,000 Dundee United 7,500 8,100 é Motherwell 5,200 4,300 ê Partick Thistle 5,000 3,800 ê St Mirren 4,500 3,900 ê Kilmarnock 4,200 4,100 ê St Johnstone 3,800 4,600 é Ross County 3,800 3,500 ê Inverness CT 3,600 3,700 é

Signed until the end of next season (2016-17): • Gary Warren • Richie Foran • Greg Tansey • Josh Meekings Signed until the end of this season (2015-16): • John Hughes - Manager • Russell Latapy - Assistant Manager • Dean Brill • Aaron Doran • Danny Williams • Ryan Esson • Ryan Christie • Carl Tremarco • Ross Draper • James Vincent • David Raven • Daniel Devine • Ali Sutherland • Jason Brown (Development Squad) Out of contract: • Nick Ross • Marley Watkins • Liam Polworth • Lewis Horner • Edward Ofere • Calum Ferguson • Tarmo Kink • Cammy Mackay • Jaime Wilson (Development Squad) • Kane Hull (Development Squad) • Struan McArthur (Development Squad) • Blair MacLennan (Development Squad) • Calum Howarth (Development Squad) • Chris Brown (Development Squad) • Stephen Rennie (Development Squad) • Chris Blackett (Development Squad) • Daniel Hoban (goalkeeper) (Development Squad)

It's quite surreal to think that a European team will be flying into Dalcross to play Caley Thistle! Just the Polish and Greek leagues are left to complete their seasons (on Sunday) and the full list of clubs we can face will then be known! We'll be one of 117 clubs involved in the Europa draw on 22nd June - and of our potential 116 opponents, at this stage, only 5 can be 'ruled out'. St Johnstone and Aberdeen obviously, but 3 others who will definitely be joining us as unseeded clubs in the Q2 draw, with IFK Gothenburg being one we won't face. Exciting times!

Incredible to think that we'll be lining-up for our first Euro adventure in just 45 days time! Everybody at ICT deserves and needs a break now, but there are still contract negotiations outstanding for a number of players. As for the European game, I imagine the squad would have to be in for 'pre-season' at least 10-14 days before that - no idea if we'll have any 'bounce' games or friendlies - it's very much new territory! But, it's a very short break for the players. And for Graeme Shinnie, it's only 31 days before Aberdeen's first competitive game!! He may be 'excused' the dons' opening Euro tie - but, I guess, that's not our concern. Let's hope we can get some of the out-of-contract guys to stay. Ironically, winning the cup may be the 'catalyst' for some to bow-out-on-a-high, but the lure of European football may also be a reason to commit to staying longer!

Remember the 'crazy guy' pointing at iain Vigurs a few years ago? Was watching the game back and the camera briefly scanned the crowd - Bingo! There he is...still looking like a cross between Liam Gallagher and a hit-man!

There is an Istanbul team lurking in the next round, so if we can win our Qualifying round 2 tie, there's a chance!

They also put 'Football Club' after the names - so it's a lot for the engraver!

Jugs116 - If you read it properly it clearly says it will NOT be an open top bus nor will it be a TOUR! I'm also reading it as Open Top Bus Parade! The open top bus will travel along a pre-planned route from the Tulloch Stadium – Stadium Road – Longman Road – Shore Street roundabout – Chapel Street – Friars Lane – Bank Street – Ness Bridge – Ardross Terrace – Ardross Street concluding at the Northern Meeting Park.

Probably because, InvernessDawson...sorry, CaleyDawson, you'd feel a 'little pull' towards your former club, if in 50 years time, football, as is likely, is a different animal, less supported or relevant, and simply a part-time game for many clubs. Say, we're merged with Ross County to sustain viability in the north. Inverness County FC are in the cup final - the boys from Dingwall, Alness, Invergordon etc are giving it 'big licks' about bringing-it-home to Ross-shire..and although it's true, wouldn't you also feel it's significant to mention that Inverness also had some input in events?!!

It's an 'old chestnut' but will always be part of our history. I get irked (and will no doubt again when I watch back the recorded TV coverage of the game), when we are often patronisingly referred to as this new club, as if we literally sprung-out-of-no-nowhere 21 years ago! Almost like Inverness decided, as a growing town, to suddenly embrace football and create a team to fill a vacuum and apply for a Scottish League vacancy. Caledonian and Inverness Thistle were clubs that existed from 1885-1994. A rich heritage, that combined with ICT, dwarfs the existence of other Scottish football clubs. Unlike The Rangers (couldn't resist it), who are legally an entirely different entity - our 'bloodline' has never been broken. ICT can be viewed as a continuity of both Inverness Thistle and Caledonian, albeit in a merged team. However, I think it's naive for anyone to think that there's no 'divide' anymore. And I'm not referring to the refuseniks! There are still many, who are very regular attenders who refuse to 'acknowledge' the club by any name other than the one they previously supported. I 'used' to be like that, and for years refrained from calling them 'Caley' and absolutely would not join in with that 'song'! But similarly, few former fans of Caledonian FC ever refer to us as 'the Jaggies', 'The Jags' or even 'Thistle'! Inverness City, in hindsight, may have been a good option!

Imagine if Collum's just given Tansey a straight-red or Falkirk snatch the lead bang on 3-minutes....and we all start applauding!

I'm still waiting to see what Maarlon's got to offer....Inverness Cup Final

And let's not forget Craig Brewster! Ryan Esson's been with us for so long, that he was actually a Brewster signing!

Inverness has considerably more than a population of 45,000. The 'Inverness area' (as of 2013) has 79,415..probably 80,000 now. http://www.highland.gov.uk/info/695/council_information_performance_and_statistics/165/highland_profile_-_key_facts_and_figures/2

...that's the seventeenth time, Graham!!

I don't see why Falkirk need to 'stay' anywhere..being only 27 miles from Hampden!! Approx the distance between Forres and Inverness.... Using Google Maps distances, Mar Hall is about 16 miles from Hampden. That's like Forres Mechanics preparing for a big game in Inverness by booking into a hotel in Nairn!!

I really thought this week was going to drag - but here we are at Thursday! The team's already in Glasgow (or wherever they're staying) and many ICT fans will be arriving in Glasgow tomorrow...it's very close now!

I really don't think it would even threaten the top 40, let alone making no.1 !! The don's fans had a concerted, orchestrated effort to get 'Peter Pawlett Baby' to no.1. Northsound played it constantly, Facebook pages were dedicated to it, it was being played on local radio stations around the UK; Steve Wright was singing it on his Radio 2 show, BBC News had an item on it and was on the front-page of their webpage....a fans representative travelled to Sheffield, where The Human League are from, encouraging the public to download the song. Threads were cropping up about it on all manner of forums across the web. The timing of when people would purchase was decided to 'concentrate' the sales into one big week's assault on the chart. I think it was the very definition of something 'going viral'! Fans were buying it multiple times to bump-up the sales etc etc - yet it 'only' got to no.19!!!! I think you were maybe getting a bit of 'Cup Final fever' there 12th Man!

Statto?! Aye, he made my coffee! That was a wonderful program - un-miss-able! (no catch-up TV or YouTube then!) Skinner & Baddiel... and Statto!!! Fantasy Football League! Phoenix from the flames....legendary!