Sir C the 3rd

Change as been written in the stars since the end of last week apparently. Hopefully there is some good news today.

When drawn in position 2, we almost always play team 3 & 5 at home. So it should be Dundee & Annan away, Arbroath & BR at home.

Alan Savage saves the youth academy.

It was great to see so many people there and I agreed with the vast majority of comments. One fan in particular who stepped up to the mic being particularly passionate, witty & eloquent. However, we’ve been completely done by the board. Deal agreed weeks ago, announced after the season end to stop any protests at the games. In such a short timeframe I can’t see how anyone can stop the move to Kelty. It’s going to happen. We are moving to Fife. Just insane.

Nobody wants this. Nobody wants Scot Gardiner at our club. I’ve had a season ticket for 30 years, I know 100s of people & faces who I’ve attended games with, had good times with, had bad times with, had pints in Inverness with, had pints away with and pints in Europe with. ICT is a part of me. All that has to end because of Scot Gardiner? Just get out of my club you absolute utter cretin.

Maybe next season we’ll get it right.

Not so. I got an email today saying I have a ticket for the game. It’s possible that perhaps someone said they couldn’t go and I was the next name

The premier league is essentialy run by the premier league clubs. Clubs nowadays are businesses. Businesses only care about cash and profit. There was no way reconstruction was ever going to happen. If anything, the teams in the top league would more likely vote for a reduction to 10 teams. The 11v11 game of football on the pitch is still a sport. Everything outside of that is money and business. Everything.

I’m fairly sure after the US he came back and played for Deveronvale. Was his dad the manager or something like that? But he did leave us to go to the US, I think on a scholarship. He scored a belter against Forfar at Telford Street. Broke through from the half way line and rounded the keeper if I remember.

Just a wee bit of fun. Every so often the topic of the best ICT team or the worst ICT team crops up. So just for something a bit different, what about the all time 2nd XI or the unsung heroes team if you like. Just some players that have done well for us but don’t ever seem to make it into our best ever XI. So here goes GK Dean Brill RB Ian Mcarthur CB Gary Warren CB Mark McCulloch LB Richard Hastings RM David Bagan CM Paul Cherry CM Ian Black LM Aaron Doran CF Craig Dargo CF Scott McLean subs Mike Noble Liam polworth Iain Vigurs David Xausa Sandy Robertson Brian Thomson John Scott

I have watched the clip about a hundred times just to see if there is anything I’m missing. But no. It’s just a totally baffling decision by ref, never mind the review panel. Even if the ‘panel’ had also thought it wasn’t a free kick (which it clearly was) was James Keatings’ actions really worthy of a yellow card? A yellow card!! Utterly shambolic decision. Fine And ban Robbo for his comments afterwards if you must. But Christ almighty, let a guy who has been fouled and wronged play in a cup final.

Not a surprise. I doubt we could compete financially with Cove now. Another team being artificially bankrolled. It’s ruining the game in my opinion. They’ll be in our league shortly.

I’m sure I read that only 3 are on loan but the other 6 have been freed to Fort William as players and there wages paid by ICT? Although maybe I picked that up wrong? I actually think it’s a great arrangement for both clubs. Having known some of the previous Fort William management, i’m Aware of how difficult it is for them to attract players and how it’s especially difficult for them to get squads for away games. I got a text one Saturday morning asking if I knew any amateur league goalkeepers as they had none for the afternoon. They ended up using an outfield player in goals. It’s no use to the Highland league to have a team where a good result is a 6-0 defeat. This new arrangement is good for ICT, good for Fort William and good for the highland league.

Liam doesn’t play for us anymore. Abuse or no abuse he still wouldn’t be at us this season. He was a good player that contributed a lot even if he did throw his arms about now and then. Let’s move on from it and talk about the promising squad we have now.

if you google the new Sampdoria away shirt you’ll find it’s near identical to the Oor Willie one. Made by Joma.