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Hi folks, long time CTO member, infrequent poster. Like so many who have already posted, I too have become increasingly frustrated by the poor communication and service from the club in recent years. I would moan to friends and family about it but decided to do something about it and reached out to the supporters trust to understand their role and to see how I could help. Scotty is right in earlier posts, there are only a small band of dedicated supporters who are giving up a lot of their spare time in support of the trust, in particular on the fan survey to date. Whats clear is the current club board appear to treat all fans the same, including the supporters trust. This has to change going forward. The outputs from the survey when published won’t be easy to ignore! I can 100% assure anyone that the trust is not in the clubs pocket! I’ve now been co-opted onto the supporters trust board. Why? Because I do believe relationships between fans and the club can & must improve. I believe as loyal fans we can take our voice to the club and though open dialogue and cooperation that we can make things better for all fans at the club. There is a strong willingness from the supporters trust to improve the fan experience at the the club, we just need the club to listen, acknowledge and take action. If you are also frustrated then there is something you can do about it. You don’t have to go as far as me and join the board (I’m happy to discuss that with anyone who is interested) but even by joining the supporters trust then you are already playing your part in trying to improve the fan experience. It’s only a fiver, less than a city centre pint these days. If we can increase the trust membership then there is no way the club can ignore the fans voice! https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us

Has anyone used the Direct Debit option to pay for their season ticket? Just wondering how much more it costs e.g. fees or interest?

That is the best post match interview ever! Tonight is the night, as if we didn't know already, that Terry Butcher became a true Highlander!

When was Russeldinho's last goal for us? Remember him scoring a beauty against United in the cup a few seasons back but has he scored since then? Also there used to be a stat that we have never lost when Russell scores for us? Assume that is still in tact? Cheers

United had 2 "observers" at the game today so obviously taking next weekend seriously. They took pages of notes as well. As for next week, I'd give the same starting 11 another go at United.

I have every replica home shirt since the club was formed in 1994 & look forward to adding to the collection when the stripes are back next season. Also have a couple of signed balls, Pele erra circa 2001 & Brewster erra at the start of last season. Pride of place is an Adam Rooney framed photo which he specially signed for the wee mans Christmas last year. Top bloke.

Many thanks to everyone at the trust, DVD arrived safe & sound this morning. Will enjoy with a few drams on Sat night after our Party in the Park. Cheers

That is correct, but I have to give Ian Broadfoot the ICT statistician the credit for clarifying this in response to a question I emailed him on Monday. ICT's most recent shut out had lasted for 490 minutes (5 full games preceded by 29 mins of the QoS game and followed by 11 min of the Raith game). When I asked Ian about the longest shut out he came up with 514 minutes, the vast bulk of which was indeed under Charlie in the post split phase of 06-07 with a few residual minutes into the first game of 07-08. ICT's longest unbeaten run is 22 games between 2nd November 1996, during a run of away games in the transition from Telford Street to the Caledonian Stadium, and 26th April 1997 by which time the Third Division title had been won. This included a run of 11 straight wins which was kicked off by a 2-0 victory over Ross County on November 16th (the first ever home win at the Caledonian Stadium which some may also remember for Sandy Ross's notorious "assault" on Richard Hastings - the first of two such derby incidents). It ran through to an away win over Albion Rovers on February 15th 1997 which was followed by a 1-1 home draw with Forfar on the 22nd. Thank you Charles & Ian. I knew it was close. Top keeper & top bloke too. Hopfully we can get him signed up for next season soon.

Ryan is another hero from recent weeks & we should get him signed up on a new contract ASAP! 5 clean sheets in a row now but I was wondering what is our record for the most clean sheets in a row is & what the longest number of minutes without conceding a goal is? Can anyone help? Thanks.

Think it is a combination of a few things namely - Butcher lost his Scotland job Extended run in the team for Rooney Players taking time to gel, just look at the link up play betweem Foran, Hayes, Rooney now compared to the season start. Settled formation that plays to our better players strengths. Russel Duncan - cutting out the silly mistakes & showing us how good he really is. Tokely moved to Centre Back has been good for him & Granty Butcher & Mo signing new contracts has boosted confidence We are the form team in the league now & with only 7 games to go it's ours to win!!

Esson Proctor Tokely Munro Golly Cox Duncan Hayes Foran Eagle Rooney This is my thoughts. System has worked so well for last 12 games so it wont change. Look what happened 1st half on Sat when we tried something different & this is not the time in the season to try another formation. Eagle has played his way into the starting line up after Sat though also wouldnt be surprised if he stuck with Odhiambo instead of Eagle. TB has form for saying there will be changes then sticks with previous so other than Foran in for Eric he will stick with the team that started the 2nd half on Sat.

Wont be McCall as an ex Arab. Bernie Winters wants a bigger job, probably in England, so why take another step back? Whoever it is will need time so I see this as good news & further disruption to the team that will take weeks to settle down. By that time they will be out of it & we will be sitting at the top of the league!

Love this. We should stick with the stripes & I doubt we will see better than this. Belter!!

Agree with all said before. Great result should have been out of sight long before the 2nd goal. Tuffey was excellent today & is a class keeper. He saved his side today & was easily MOM. Plus points for me today, Hayes, our MOM & unlucky not to get pen in 1st half. Looked a stone waller for me. Rooney, ran so much more than previous & showed big baws to step up for the 2nd pen especially when Tuffey was winding him up. Centre defence pair looked solid as ever & if Sanchez would take a shot from outside the box instead of always looking for the pass then he would score more often. Disappointing points - grumpy car park steward was lucky not to get lamped for swearing in front of the kids, Cox just doesnt doesnt do it for me (Duncan is better) & RB is Proctors best position. Lionel was poor & looks nervous again. Overall delighted with how the team kept going to the end. I do believe in the phrase that things even themselves out over a season & perhaps we are now going to get a few breaks at home that we were not getting earlier in the season. Both were stick on pens for me but I am ever so slightly biased!!! Well done lads. Our title charge has started!!

BBC have the line ups. Left back? Maybe 3-5-2? Inverness CT 01 Esson 02 Tokely 03 Bulvitis 04 Munro 05 Proctor 06 Cox 07 Sanchez 08 Duncan 09 Foran 10 Rooney 11 Hayes Substitutes 19 Allison, 15 Stratford, 14 Imrie, 16 Eagle, 12 Odhiambo

Whilst gutted that the game is not going ahead, this is the right call. Not all ICT fans live in the centre of town & can walk to the game. The amount of snow that has fallen in the last 36 hours makes this a no brainer. You dont really get the full effect of the snow in the city centre & its only when you venture outwith that you see how difficult the conditions are. We now have over 18 inches in Milton of Leys & it's still snowing hard. It is a shame that some peoples plans have been disrupted but look at the bigger picture, safety will always be bigger than football. That's life. Have a wee dram & enjoy the rest of the New Year. Cheers.

GK - Esson Def - Proctor Tokely Munro Golly Mid - Imrie Duncan Mcbain Hayes For - Foran Rooney Subs - Allison, Lionel, Barrowman, Eagle, Cox

Okay, I expect what the reaction will be to this but hear me out & hopefully, some of you will agree with me here. Ive been to all our games this season, seen todays cr@p & read most of the post match forum comments this evening & for me the critisim Russell Duncan is unjustified. His role in the ICT team is to break up play in the midfield, get the ball out of danger areas & provide cover in defence. It aint a pretty role but he does the job expected week in week out. So when things dont go well like today then everyone jumps on the bandwagon & starts slating him. If we had won today everyone would have been saying how well he had played & most probably his best performance of the season. For me he misses playing alongside Ian Black & like Foran, is being exposed/let down by the very average players around him. Cox has been a massive disappointment & he is constantly getting dragged into central defence to help Granty cover Bulshitis. Today he spent most of the 2nd half as a Sweeper! We have many SPL quality players, Esson, Tokely, Munro, Foran, Imrie, Hayes, Mcbain & DUNCAN. We are being let down by the poor Butcher signings (apart from Hayes) & a major lack of ideas tactically. There is only one area we should be pointing the finger - squarley at the management team. As someone else said on another thread - that's my rant over!!!

Great result today but lets be honest, Hibs made us look great. Can't see Mixu lasting much longer. Lots of positives today, defence was solid again & we didn't miss Duncan & Black. Praise for Kerr who was as effective as Duncan, without the sloppy passes. Deserves another start next week. Imrie ran his socks of again & never gave the back 4 (& the keeper for that matter) any time on the ball. But that free kick!! Easily the worst ever seen at TCS!. Was still laughing at it 10 mins later! As for Lionel, he is fast becoming a legend. Was determined to score today. Would also say that today was the best atmosphere at TCS this season. Can't remember the last time we were singing in the 1st half. Just one negative for me today & that was Proctor. Could just be me but he is the weak link in the team. Did well for his goal today but other than that he is constantly out of position. For the second home game running Rossco had to keep telling him where to go & move too. Just looks out of his depth to me. 6 points of 9th. On this form we can catch St Mirren & Killie.

Another conspiricy theory for you but perhaps we need to be shifting players from the wage bill just now to offset things like falling attendances. Perhaps Brew has no say in Barry's departure and just like every business just now, times are hard & costs need to be cut. If this is the case then who's next to go?

Am I the only person who belives that since Donald Park left we have seen some of the wierdest tactics, team selections, substitutions & signings? I don't believe in coincedences, Parkie leaves in Jan & we only win 4 home games in 12 months!!!

Made a real difference when he came on today. His quality is undoubted & clearly exposed Barrowman for the lower league player he really is. Now needs a consistent run in the team & if Brew can find an experienced forward (Denzil spings to mind) to feed of him in January then what a star he could be for us. He did more in 27 mins than Barrowload did in 84. I just hope Brew takes note.

Proctor's best position at ICT has been right back. Duff is a natural centre half. Brew's decisions to play our players out of their best positions are killing us. United's tactics today were to clearly expose our right side & correct me if I'm wrong but did the initial ball for each goal not come from the Utd left? Proctor kept getting pulled out to help Duff which left a gapping hole between him & Granty which Utd exploided well. We also really missed Roscoe as an attacking threat today. I said after 20 mins today that if Proctor & Duff didn't swap then we could be hurt. Brew has the tactical know how of a 6 year old!!! We so miss Donald Park.

Got to agree with the original poster. Shocking performance today from Barrowman. I also believe he is out of his depth in this team & this league. Note to Santa - please bring Andy a trampoline so he knows what it is like to jump!!!

I understand that Brew made mention on the TV about the "credit crunch" regarding contracts. If we apply the same logic to season tickets then this very much falls into discretionary spending which will take a hit during the recession. A handfull of wins in 2008 at TCS is not going to encourage people to decide to spend on an ICT season ticket as opposed to say a gym membership or golf club membership or even a sat night out. People will focus on value for money & our home form in 2008 certainly ain't been that! At what point do the ICT faithful say enough is enough, I won't watch this drivel at home every fortnight anymore??? I fear a substantial drop in season tickets next season which will affect the ability to change personel in the transfer windows. People will pick & choose their games next season & attendances will suffer. Brew/Grassa/Mr Chairman need to sort our home form out sooner rather than later or next season (should we survive this season) will be worse than current. Put it another way, do we have a recession plan?