RossP

Ach, why not; travel booked. Tynecastle is the only SPL ground I've not been to yet. A chance for an Illegal Jacks burrito as well :) What's the story with getting away end tickets?

YAS! I put £5 on Shinnie as first goalscorer as well at 10-1 :love02: Happy to hear Harkins is off already as well as he is a huge player for Killie.

Is there live commentary on MFR2? Or will they be broadcasting the Dons v County game?

Ditto.

If the club are doing the free tickets for primary schools scheme again, I think it'd be a good addition to the magazine. Wee snippet interviews with the kids and teachers I imagine would boost sales from eager relatives keen to see their offspring in print. Perhaps a section on 'ICT tops around the world'? Where fans submit pictures of them wearing their tops at famous and random world landmarks. e.g. I've got one of me on top of North Africa's highest mountain wearing last season's top - where strangely on the way down I bumped into someone from Inverness...

Of course! I'd forgotten about those personnel. Brilliant

Chuffed to bits - as it's close to Aberdeen and it's a stadium I've not been to before. Tuesday 28th or Wednesday 29th August.

^what he said^

Here's a piece I did for STV on our upcoming season... http://sport.stv.tv/blog/113420-spl-previews-inverness-aim-to-rule-the-highlands-after-another-rebuild/

Mackie leaves... Dons season ticket sales increase. Coincidence?

http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Football/Butcher-still-deciding-on-team-for-SPL-opener-30072012.htm

Line-up? Scorers?

One of the advertising techniques I've always wondered about is whether the club advertised itself (or matches) in the hostels of Inverness. I've always made a point in visiting random stadiums when on holiday and have enjoyed seeing the likes of FC Jurmala (Latvia), AIK (Sweden), Yokohama Marinos (Japan), FC Skeid (Norway) and have ended up coming away with various tops, scarves, badges etc. When staying in Berlin, the hostel made a point of advertising Hertha's home games and they said at least a dozen or so guests went each time. I'd like to think at least a poster is up in each local hostel making their guests aware of the club/website/fixtures?

I'd hope that similar to Tade and Gillet's visits to secondary schools to help with teaching French; the club looks to our new Spanish goalie to complete similar PR/support in the classroom. It would also help his communication with our English/Scots defence as well I reckon.

Still no idea on the team we put out; but worth noting that one of Brechin's goals was from yet another pen conceded...

1-1 :(

I'm actually in Maiori on the Amalfi coast in Italy, but trying to keep up on various twitter feeds!

BC 0 v ICT 1 (G.Shinnie)

The more I've thought about it today, I may have a solution (which will probably be laughed at). Similar to the way Aberdeen have repositioned Josh Magennis to a full back, I feel Shane Sutherland has potential to fill in at full back if necessary. He is decent in the air, good going forward and isn't that slow compared to much of the spl. I've no idea what his defensive experience or ability would be; but I'd be interested to see how he'd get on in the u20 league as a full back for a game or two...

Who plays at LB if G.Shinnie gets injured?

3-1 Oswell

Coventry miss pen (ex GerOldCo Fleck hits post). Is that two pens we've conceded in pre-season now? Both missed.

I'm guessing Raven is CB with Cooper RB...

Team lines... (i hope this link works) http://p.twimg.com/AyVLXWPCAAEsuw9.jpg:large

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18922306