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Kingsmills you certainly ain't the brightest but I suppose you lot weren't called the fools from up the hill for nothing The point is without naming certain businesses they exclusively plough money into County and ignore their local team (us!) completely Over the years there are even some that have switched their allegiances totally from us to them, if that doesn't sound the alarm bells well I don't know what will I'm no talking joe the plumber or bill the baker here I'm talking huge companies that put in serious money over the course of a season The same goes with matchday hospitality speak to any business they much prefer the Dingwall experience, whether you like it or not our northern neighbours are doing something right off the park when it comes to attracting sponsorship Dougal

Good luck tonight DonInPeace if you are going Pittodrie you might get the chance to meet IHE as he will no doubt be in amongst the away support singing his sectarian anthems Sad thing is about this latest debacle is that's it's somewhat soured a very good relationship between both clubs and both sets of supporters Dougal

Wtf? This has got to be a joke right? Pity this kind of clips weren't available when I was playing all those years ago, certainly would have helped us progress in the Highland Amateur Cup Dougal

To be honest I think it's too late to worry about the County marketing machine the damage to an extent is already done Next derby through in a Dingwall check out all the advertisement boarding you will see the majority are Inverness based investors,companies and businesses You got to ask the question why this is??? Dougal

This photo could actually have been taken on the Caleyjagsforever bus on their way to Mosset Park,Forres in a pre season friendly a couple of years ago The very same day they were baking cakes on the bus prior to the game and that folks is a true story Dougal

The famous Aberdeen are let's just say not that famous anymore, dons fans very much live in the past I'm afraid the days are long gone when top players want to go to ply their trade in Aberdeen Greg may well have secured a higher weekly wage but he probably knew the standard of football wasn't any greater and there's no comparison in living standards between Sneck and Aberdeen Dougal

I'd go as far as saying County have as many born and bred Invernessians fans as we do, they even have an official supporters club in the city run from the Tarry Isle bar I think Whether it being clever marketing or other factors they have recruited wisely and steadily since gaining access to the senior leagues Ross-shire,Sutherland,Caithness,Skye,Western Isles and certain parts of Inverness have embraced County whereas we have struggled as we seem to be playing second fiddle Inverness have also active supporters clubs from Celtic,Rangers,Aberdeen,Hearts,Dundee,Dundee Utd,St Johnstone and even Man Utd in the city When you also throw in the Merkinch/Clach fans who openly despise us it's no wonder we struggle to get fans with an Inverness postcode We have been very fortunate in the last two decades that Inverness has grown dramatically because the influx of incomers to the city has swelled our numbers Dougal

Why the secrecy? Caleyjagforever and their deciples on CTO normally can't wait to bump their gums on trivial matters but when something like this comes along the silence is deafening It's about time this group realised they represent their own membership only and not the entire ICT support Dougal

I agree with rimet, Barry Wilson saw it how it was and commented on it honestly. Yogi undoubtedly sets us out for clean sheets at home hoping to Nick a goal or two on the counter attack or after a long spell of possession I fully understand what he is trying to do but it takes time to get a system like that to work as its more a continental type of strategy which is more adapted to the technical side of the game It can work there's no doubt but these systems like and other changes in the workplace need time to bed in Dougal

Yogi is an honest laddie, he would have thought long and hard before making such a public statement in my opinion Lets not forget there is a player who obviously needed to be told!! It's quite ironic that the same posters who ain't happy about the public statement are the same posters who complain that the club are always too secretive on other matters Dougal

3566 was very disappointing and it reiterates my point regarding what born and bred invernessians think of ICT To be fair to the club I don't really know what more they can do to try and entice people to attend Dougal

A pie and a bovril is very much part of the matchday experience and it has been for generations of fans and long may it continue. Doesn't surprise me the likes of Bannerman can't get his head round it but when your munching your way through free sandwiches and guzzling cappuccinos he never will Our neighbours seem to have the right idea using a local baker for their pies, you only have to look at threads on P&B to see how highly they are rated by away fans travelling north Dougal

The exact same question could be asked about your experience/knowledge prior to 1994 Regardless football has become a lot less enjoyable in modern times, no longer the working mans game the middle class moved in and the game is slowly dying Dougal

Wouldn't it have been wonderful back in the day had the Scottish Cup format been like this when the Highland League was really strong Without doubt many more so called stronger senior outfits would have a lot more eliminations to non league teams It would have also highlighted how much Thistle had actually deteriorated in their last ten years of existence Dougal

Maybe Chris77 might moderate with less of an iron hand? I'm certainly no expert on either but twitter and Facebook do seem to prize fans away from traditional fans forums You are more likely to get both sides of opinions on twitter and Facebook whereas you tend to get a happy clapping one sided blinkered view on some club forums Dougal

Afraid Yogi showed a real lack of professionalism at full time, the way he greeted the opposition and particularly John Collins any neutral would have thought they were celebrating a win for the same team Think it's time a one of his employers maybe had a wee word in his ear regarding his Celtic love interest as if it continues he could find himself ostracised Performance was ok I guess but bearing in mind this is the worst Celtic team since the early nineties I agree there is a hell of a lot to work on Dougal

What was the lad meant to do put on the Celtic top which he would have been requested to do so by his new employers and sit with a glum face to please the likes of yourself? He should have refrained wearing the top until after this loan deal whether that be in January or the summer All he has now done is alienate himself to a section of the ICT support Dougal

I just pray these two boys were properly scouted and they have been on the radar for a while, the last thing we need is two journeymen who possibly could be panic loans due to the horrific injury problems we are presently experiencing Extra pressure will be on both their shoulders but we need to give them a chance to see what they are made off Dougal

I personally find this Celtic / ICT love in pretty repulsive, seeing Ryan in the various tabloids this morning decked out in a Celtic top giving it the the thumbs up was really disrespectful no matter which way some try to cover it up Both clubs have handled this transfer badly, surely a better way would have been for him to have signed a pre contract that made him switch at the end of the season sparing us the pics of him decked out in the hoops of hate Getting him loaned back is like a kick in the teeth in my opinion Unfair singling out Ryan though as there appears to be an unhealthy problem within the ICT fanbase where a large number seem to support two SPFL clubs Regardless I wish him the best when he eventually heads down the A9 whenever that is, providing he is given the chance at Celtic I've no doubt he will hopefully use it as a stepping stone to the English Premiership Dougal

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/inverness-ct-cup-win-can-heal-divide-nick-ross-1-3783047 His words not mine, fair play to young Nick for having the balls to address the subject and not sweep it under the carpet like caleyjagsforever and the local press Who knows he could be right interest in ICT surely would increase with a Cup win although I suspect it would be more the younger generation and the incomers again that will increase Dougal

Great if the Victorian Market Shop became a permanent shop, or at least a premises could be sought for the summer months at least to target the tourists that flood into town One thing for sure due to the location of Caledonian Stadium the tourist trade is not being targeted as much as it should Dougal

Is it fine though? It's only a couple of thousand more than we took to the League Cup Final albeit the League cup final was on a Sunday County took double what we took to their semi with Celtic and took 17-18k to their cup final against Dundee Utd I think we will be lucky to break the 10k mark which is still a good turn out but that figure will be a mixture of a minority of Invernessians, incomers to Inverness and neutrals Let's not kid ourselves here Invernessians wouldnt embrace ICT even if it was the Champions League Final, anyone who tries to argue with this is seriously deluded Regardless what number of tickets we have sold our club should be disclosing the numbers as it adds to the excitement of the run up Dougal

With all due respect the ones that queued today created the problem not the ICT staff ICT are right not employing extra staff when money is so tight, unless there are going to be one hell of an amount of neutrals attending tickets will be on sale right up until kick off I'd be surprised if the final attracts 40k but I will be quite happy if proved wrong I will wait till all the glory hunters get their tickets before I venture to the stadium to get mine when there is No queue!! Dougal

The fact that you still know the words to the tripe you sung in the jungle speaks volume Wonder have you seen as many ICT games as you've seen Septic? I very much doubt it I reckon Maybe a new thread should be started to determine this, wonder has Davie surpassed the number of games he's been to at Tannadice? Dougal

Well done Yogi fully deserved An amazing achievement no matter what the outcome of the final The real test comes next season though with the departure of key players but despite our poor form the future looks promising Dougal