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League Cup Draw Dates to be confirmed St Johnstone (H), Morton (A), East Fife (H) Linlithgow Rose (A).

By far the best option for us is for Stenhousmuir to get promoted. Alloa have had sustained time in the Championship in the past, I think they have a bit more money behind them than Stenny and they would be a bigger threat. Stenhousmuir have had an amazing season, unprecedented for them, but it's likely not sustainable. As other have noted they will lose Naysmith and Brown Ferguson and most likely a few players as well. It will be very hard for them to compete. In terms of relegation, it's probably best for us for St Mirren to stay up. Relegated teams get the parachute payment boost, they will also have far more prize money to spend and the money that they earned from their league cup win. They will be a much harder proposition than Partick or Dunfermline, although all of those three will probably be title contenders.

Any idea about what's happening for tickets with this one?

I see that Edinburgh City have been deducted fifteen points after a liquidator was appointed following unpaid debts. EC have appealed the decision - the SPFL see this as an 'insolvency event', the same as our administrator. I'm sure someone who knows can advise but I think the main difference is that administration is seen as a way to save companies whereas liquidation is a creditor looking to recovery any potential money. Seems like the liquidator has been appointed by petition meaning that a creditor for EC has got fed up and asked the court to help them get their money. Sad times with both of last seasons administration bound clubs (us and Dumbarton) managing to get out of their situations by the start of this season.

Obviously a very enjoyable game. We were on top in the first half, threatened early with Sole looking dangerous. He won a free kick that Allen came close from but the keeper put it wide. Billy had a chance with a low shot that was just wide. EK took the lead with a goal from a set piece, hard to see from our end of the pitch but looked like a fairly simple goal from a corner - poor defending on our part. We equalised shortly afterwards, when Alfie Stewart put in a great ball for Mckay to head home. For the rest of the half we were teh better team, Stewart had a chance when he was put through but the keeper saved and also he knocked one wide. EK hit the post after a short backpass but didn't threaten that much. Second half and we went on a run where just about everything we did went in. Sole knocked a ball back in and Allen finished it to put us in front. For the third Chalmers drove on from midfield, played in Longstaff who finished really well from the right. Callum MacLeod came in from right back and hit a low shot to make it 4-1. Savage hit a long pass for Longstaff to go in and score his second and then a free kick on the right saw Stewart hit a low shot straight into the far corner. At this point I was wondering if we were going to equal or overhaul our record victory but the game naturally got back to a bit of balance and we made five subsitutions which, as you would expect, disrupted the rhythm of play a bit. We did have one or two other chances, Wotherspoon probably should have scored but their keeper blocked it. EK scored a free kick right at the end for their second. Overall, a fantastic performance - the start of the second half we literally looked like we'd score every time we had the ball, and pretty mcuh did just that. I lost count of our goals, not sure I've ever done that at a game before. I thought Longstaff was outstanding in that spell - scored twice, set up one and (I think) won the free kick for the sixth. Alfie Stewart also had a great game, he was all over the place, looking dangerous and using the ball well every time he had it. Paul Allen covered so much ground and was available all the time as well. LIam Sole had a good start - his booking by the ref, former Ross County player Jamie McCunnie for diving was ridiculous - I felt he faded a little when he and Longstaff switched wings but he was always an outlet. With a bit more time in the team he could be fantastic.

We will agree it and then sign when we are officially out of admin. It's all been agreed, it's just waiting for it to pass through the legal process.

Pre-season training restarts today, any new faces at Fort George?

That agent must get paid by the word, what a windbag.

Hamilton have a few dodgy characters associated with them in terms of ownership. I feel very sorry for their fans, can't be easy supporting a non-OF team in that part of the world.

Press conference is soley to announce return of Lionel Nessi. Nothing else will be discussed.

Oh great, more early round Challenge cup games, it's just what everyone has been crying out for!

We have the same kit as Palace, this basically counts as a trophy win for us.

Probably worth keeping an eye on players that are represented by AJ100, through whom we obtained Musa and who all the trialists in March were with.

When Dundee went into admin in 2010 they were deducted 25 points and were bottom of the then First Division by twenty points. They managed to finish sixth after going on a 23 game unbeaten run, including winning eleven of their twelve games after the deduction.

45 is no age, what a terrible thing. I'm sure he was our youngest ever player for a few years. I remember him making his debut in a derby game, although I might be wrong about that.

We need to beat Kelty and Montrose.

Hopefully we are bought by some insane oligarch from a tinpot dictatorship who has access to infinite money because he won the Gibrovian potash wars in the 1990s.

Another amazing meeting, which we seem to have had many of recently. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/inverness-caledonian-thistle/6716456/transformational-ict-shareholders-summit-lessens-liquidation-fear/

I heard a rumour that there's a statement coming today btw.

We can just build the stadium where the battery farm was going to go, we own that land anyway, or David Cameron does, and all the goodwill we've built up with the people around there and the council we'll sail through the planning process.

Reading stuff about building a new stadium really makes me worry about what is going on. We need a buyer for the club but haven't had a bid, now we are talking about a new ground? That will cost millions and would put any buyer off. I think things are very bad and liquidation is probably the most likely outcome at this point.

At the end of it, these guys are owed £3m by a lower league Scottish football club. They aren't getting their money back.

Courier reports that we have lost our Bronze license.

Any update at all on progress to find a buyer? Hasn't even been any rumours of buyers.