davie

12 passes! unbelievable.

We've filled the first official travel club bus and are now taking names for a second. It's dependent on numbers (we need to break even on this) so if you are going, come down on the bus with us - after all we could do with a good crowd for this title decider against our main and only rivals! Phone us to book your seat.

First bus is now FULL and we're taking names for a second instalment. If there are enough people, we'll run this bus and I'll let you know by thursday if its viable. So come on, get that second omnibus on the road! £15 return? cheap as chips.

Liz, its a thankless, thankless task that people do at clubs all over the country. Its yet another reason I'm so glad I don't support an old firm team! The bruises, now that's another thing altogether...

Sorry if you haven't got through on the mobile straight away, but I have to switch it off at work and when life intervenes. We are looking towards a way of booking on line, which will give you confirmation of booking when you complete a web form but that's for the future. As Laura says, if you can't get through leave a text and I'll confirm it asap. Now, who else can I get to take this phone...........................

Thanks to Laura and Mairi for organising this, and thanks to all who attended. Great night, great craic, shame about the result.

Best of luck for the season, from what I've seen on highlights with a bit of luck you'll do ok.

What kind of an excuse is that? However, you have a point Fraz - going one game at a time is the only way forward, and I would expect a really hard game against Motherwell. OK they've lost Higdon (thank goodness) but they have added a few. Celtic? That game will have no great expectation attached to it and will take care of its self when the time comes.

That was a fantastic display that could easily have been rewarded by 3 or 4 goals. Utd had no idea of how to cope with our front man, Dillon especially being terrorised all day. The midfield simply slaughtered Utd and in short we were better in every position on the park. Its looking good, very good and if we can (and i think we will) beat Motherwell, we are on the cusp of something.

Thanks to everyone who travelled on our bus yesterday, a great day out. Hope we see you all again for the next instalment.

I scratch my head at the reasons for this. There's no doubt that the team deserve a bigger, more vocal support at home games in response to the standards that they are currently delivering and perhaps what gets me most is wondering how much better they might be in reacting to a greater support. I know that there's this "highland reserve" to be overcome, but it can be - look at Johndo. I know there's an old firm allegiance borne of generations for god knows how many murky reasons, but if we attract them young enough, ahead of that stuff they will be back. That's where we need to concentrate, and if you want evidence come to next weeks kids kick around for evidence. There's also a feeling that Inverness struggles a bit with its identity - its subsumed into a "highland" definition (being only city, capital etc) which Dingwall isnt. As Charles says (or doesn't) is that RC's season tickets (based on demographics) share is 86% of the population of Dingwall. Really? Perhaps Caley D might enlighten us at some point about just where these ST holders are at County, and you know our support might just hold up under the scrutiny. We are playing a long term game here, County are not.

All the same.... just don't take the bait!!!! With all due respect I look at our stadium as a fan whereas you look at is a freeloader Let's face it wouldn't matter one hoot how many stands it has in your mind, just as long as you have a comfy press room with access to free hospitality with all your cronies Poor man's Frank Gilfeather in my opinion Dougal Do you pay to get into your place of employment Dougal ? Comfy press room......free hospitality with all of your cronies.....how I laughed. The facilities might be best described as "no frills" and hospitality extends to coffee and pies which are devoured by the central belt attendees who have starved their way up the A9. Top trolling Dougal and admirable restraint Charles.

And I love you too, Johndo xx Aye, me and all.

I'll ask some of the "young uns" if they want to adopt it under the conditions above. I have contacts.......

Dundee. My parents fault. As above, although they hauled us to Fife for a while, which was worse. After I moved up here in the 80's, but not regularly until the boy came along and started wanting to watch football. I'm in Inverness, which is unlikely to change.

A recruitment drive by CJT for what Dougal? We've thrown whatever weight we can behind any initiative that the Club has talked to us about and will continue to do so, but it is the club that sells season tickets, not CJT. As it stands, we have more members than ever who provide a mandate for doing whatever we can to maximise the exposure and uptake of season tickets to the benefit of the supporters and the club. If there's more that we should be doing, please tell me. Every season (it would seem) starts with the same dissatisfaction at the ST uptake and size of crowds in general, but I really think that you have to look at the wider community and question what reasons they have for not buying in. I have, and there are precious few common threads that appear to link reasons for non attendance. Yes there are still too many kids in OF jerseys. Yes there are still people who question the value of the "product" but it is what it is. I could spout stats all day on this, but the most important on is that our ST position is roughly static over our SPL/ SPFL history, as is our home attendance. It would seem that indicates a fairly stable market share that will improve when more kids filter upwards to become the ST holders of the future, and that's where any recruitment drive needs to bear fruit. It's a long game. At least (unlike others) our position is honest, transparent and open. Our numbers may not rise dramatically, but the quality of the support does, and that's something to major on.

I'd just like to echo LG's thoughts on this one. Its a huge commitment to run these buses week in week out and to maintain as much enthusiasm as Liz did was remarkable. Football fans always seem to be able to step up to the mark, but as LG says, we are going to have to establish a rota system for the buses so that no one gets saddled with that kind of workload on their own, and put together a clear bus policy so that everyone can work as well as Liz did. Volunteers out there? Anyone? Seriously if you can help us out, give me a shout with a PM so that we can share the load. In the meantime Liz, thanks a million on behalf of CJT

Sad, sad news. Gem of a bloke and a great Caley Thistle man. Will be especially missed on away days. I kind of understand where the club are coming from here, but if there is a "one mikey diamond" song, I'll be joining in. RIP.

Did I miss the news that Richie had been tried and found guilty of anything? Foran was dropped for the last match anyway. As far as I can tell from Terry Butcher (in the press) Foran had a slight injury and was rested, not dropped.

Jnr, it was nice knowing you..................

Honestly Al, I think he would struggle to get a place in this team ahead of Vincent, that seems to be evolving into a quick passing side that has real penetration (ooer) He would simply be too slow and too injury prone. He could see a pass though, and that left foot was like a hammer. If we need a holding mid, Ross Draper is yer man. See you tonight and we can discuss it for about 9 hours!

Certainly heard of Shelvey again and the wee guy in the midfield - Spearing - to name but two, but it didn't define "glamour" to me.

Re: Forres tactics. They are a physical side who were off the pace of ICT, had chased all of the game and the three poorest challenges were as a result of going in late in the 2nd half when they were fecked. No great complaints (or punches!) from our side. Another solid display, things are looking good for this time of year so Elgin on Saturday could be fun.

Tade and Cludge. Something apt about that.

I think all Alex was saying was that we already have a goalkeeping coach in Steve Marsala, who is one of TB's closest advisors. That's all.