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Given the crowd funding has been mooted as an idea by the club for years - 5 in fact, making the questions and points raised in this thread even more relevant and still pertinent to this day. It seems we are still looking for fans to provide money without clarity on what exactly for and while the picture on finances & future now are a bit more clear (very bleak) through the work of AS we still dont know what funds will do and for how long is at all the club survives on the back of it.

On 10/6/2024 at 1:08 AM, CELTIC1CALEY3 said:

  After the cup final against Celtic - just out of interest for those attending on Monday night 'what happened to the £1m plus windfall?' - we have not seen good players producing for the city or shirt. And I do not blame them.

not really sure the point of the Monday mtg is to go over old ground and seek justifications - its about moving forwards and the strategy to survive. Not dismissing the validity of a deep dive across the finances & decisions but it'll just bog down in mud slinging and deflection of responsibility all while distracting from the bigger priority.

I did hear those words on Sat from Robbo on the radio, which is hugely ironic considering his contract and fact even now he is (allegedly) chasing damages. He's doing well with his Radio Scotland clique to present himself as a 'good guy' in all this with complete deniability of what was happening at the club. As DoF if the players were not good enough for the money invested he had a significant role in who was recruited and also visibility of what remuneration. Shame nobody in the media on a Sat afternoon has the balls to confront him or Dodds (EBT Billy) and call bullshit on their takes - both complicit yet reputations fully in tact

20 minutes ago, robbo1985 said:

My idea for quick injection of cash - glamour friendlies against Everton and Newcastle.

Nice ideas but sadly i think we'd get higher gate monies if he got a huns select from his time there to play us, bring out the Inverness orange pound. Probably more interest in the city than seeing EPL youths and reserves

10 hours ago, Yngwie said:

If your house is on fire, there are 2 things you want to do.

1. Save the house and its inhabitants 

2. Find out how the fire started.

One of those things is a million times important than the other, but is less likely to happen if you place too much emphasis on the other at the critical time!

However for not it feels like we have 2 options

1. get a bucket of water and try prolong the inevitable

2. let it burn then start again

Option 3 doesnt appear on the horizon - Fire brigade arrive and there is minimal damage

Still have hope that now the windows are closed and seasons underway that some of the free agents out there who had higher expectations than Scottish League One will be re-evaluating options to get back in the game. Fingers crossed that we might get some quality out to prove themselves in even if its short term drawn by the profile of Dunc and The Caley (see Wortherspoon last season for example)

Supporters - We want more fan & community involvement in whats happening - club needs to do more

Club - Lets get fans to design the commemorative 30 year badge, get some involvement

Supporters - New badge looks ****, who the **** decided on that

*sigh*

That loss last wk to Annan has really damaged the plan to go unbeaten by drawing all 36 league games

Much like last wk, I'm going all out and predicting a 1-1 draw. Caley to go ahead only to conceded late on after dominating the game.

Expect plenty sad tears from players who are still bitter about having to live in the central belt and opt for Kelty after the dream possibility of turning out for the divisions big team was snatched away.

Only winner from this one is Fife council.

If you aren't behaving like a **** then it's an absolute irrelevance and doesn't change anything for your day out experience.

Thrilling 1-1 in store with gardyne ejected from the stands for waving his willie at the home supporters when we collapse and let Montrose equalise in the last 10mins after huffing and puffing after an early lead.

Prove me wrong!!!

2 hours ago, big cherly said:

Paraphrasing what someone else says mentioned earlier, businessmen are on the whole not nice people and mostly look at ‘what’s in it for them’ (that’s how the best succeed). 

I for one will be probably forever grateful for AS saving ICTFC. What form or shape in the future I don’t know,

 

Exactly this. In around all the fanfare and excitement there may still be movements which surprise some and may not be overly welcomed before stability can be built but perhaps better received given the proponent is 'one of our own'.

11 hours ago, Yngwie said:

 I’m surprised people are surprised!

I'm more surprised that people consider reading anything 'The Sun' publish and that we are looking at leaders of any large business as being moral compasses who consider integrity & ethics above profits & portfolios.

Other than the 2k fans (a percentage of whom no longer even reside in the HC area) would there actually be any real objections if it went to public consultation within the city for a change of use especially if its bringing higher incomes to the council?

Its prime industrial land with direct links to the A9 avoiding any traffic through built up areas, easy access to the harbour avoiding urban areas. With GEG expanding in Nigg and ongoing works at Ardisier port there isnt many prime coastal locations with the direct infrastructure (for others that want into that space) - also is additional land around the stadium open for deals (traveler site/HC yards etc) through Highland Council?

Throw potential Free port expansion, and terms such venture capitalists with the existing board members signing over shares (which you would assume have caveats) and back slapping for the Highland Council, I think the bigger concern will be which geographical location will we be playing at in a few years and where will HC allow a smaller, low cost ICT hub to be built (if the club even exists which I'm not sure many of the stakeholders involved will even care about if the returns are significant)

Cant wait for this thread to cover the usual territory of no hopers and tedious ICT connections..........be easier to just add a link to previous threads

If Dunc goes given our financial positions its likely your new manager is already at the club in Bollan - whether anyone likes it or not

We won't be playing Premiership teams every week, thankfully we can take solace from the fact the rest of our seaside league compatriates are crap too going by results.

5 hours ago, The Mantis said:

. Whatever happened to Scott Allan's career

Combination of over hyped, injury prone and falling victim to joining the OF not because they wanted his talents bit to weaken opposition teams leaving him rotting away in hid prime years. Sure there's plenty others with similar trajectories sadly.

Thoughts with his family and friends. Not a person id met in person but clearly the definition of a stalwart fan and will be missed with his contribution on here and throughout.

55 minutes ago, old caley girl said:

I don't get why you keep saying this tbh. Most of the folk I know that haven't renewed are long standing fans not glory hunters. I've supported the club through 2 guises for 48 years. What league we are in is not an issue to me 

Noted, but your position may not be the same for others.

53 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

Are suggesting that fair weather fans don’t want to admit to being so, and instead find another justification for staying away? It is inevitably a factor for a section of the support

For some the social and economic situation wituin society there may be less stigma using the current club issues as reasons not to return rather than costs. For others simply seaside leagues and lower levels do not appeal (other entertainment options or pressures provide perceived betrer value) - when we dropped from prem to champ there was a fall in attendance so why is it unrealistic to expect the same?

Simply my point is that you now will never be able to attribute the drop in attendance to any single factor however it will mostly be spun as due to Gardiner which may or may not be the reality.

10 hours ago, CaleyTennis85 said:

Courier stated that DF looking at SEVEN trialists in the hope Nico leaves. Surely Nico not on enough wages to cover 7 new additions !

No but likely the club will have paid accommodation and relocation along with salary and any other support, so as a complete package his monthly outlay to the club may be better transitioned elsewhere if its one out and more than one coming in.

Where are we covering the that a seaside leagues caley doesn't appeal that much but off-field events just provide a useful narrative to stay away? 

59 minutes ago, ICTPaisley said:

Are people really that hard up for cash these days? 

No but Scot Gardiner of course.

Just don't think seeing a seaside level caley is appealing to that many in reality.

Don't know anything about him but hope he's better than the last striker we took from falkirk as he was dug meat

I expect attendance to drop as we progress and more fan melt downs blaming everyone when we sit mid table and it's evident the squad depth isnt deep and most of our youngsters aren't good enough or ready for this level. Fingers crossed Brooks or Cairns might get us goals because I'm not sure Billy will otherwise it'll be closer to the bottom than the top.

This has been a slow downward spiral for almost 10 years starting with a failure to develop and capitalise on successes culminating in a Scottish Cup and European football. Not looking at sustainable finances at that point and seeking investment and sponsors when our stock was high to then subsequent CEOs making incorrect choices.

Cameron and Rae are equally culpable in this mess which has only been escalated by poor on field results and bad decisions through to the current regime.

47 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

What do we want the club’s new name to be - Loch Ness Monsters or Highland Bravehearts FC?

First obviously then we can walk out to 'the family ness' theme tune please