dougal

I thought the whole point of this forum or any forum for that matter was to stimulate debate and that means the debate should be from both sides however that is obviously not the case and that happy clapping is the only side that is tolerated No wonder so many ICT supporters have left CTO for P&B over the years and not returned Pathetic!!!! Dougal

Inverness had been deprived of senior football for decades and it was a disgrace that it took until 1994 for it to come to fruition Bannerman keeps harping on about how many more fans attend now than they did in the highland league but let's be perfectly honest here it wouldn't have mattered what team gained entry whether it was ICT,Caledonian,Inverness Thistle,United or plain old Inverness the numbers would have increased as the attraction was senior league football Had Caledonian entered alone you would have all the same ICT fans that attend today minus the odd jaggie granted but the whole Howden End would be there too The merger has decimated the Inverness football family and fragmented it into the following categories 1 Pre merger fans(Caley & Jags) that attended highland league games regularly 5% 2 Pre merger so called fans that maybe attended now and again or indeed if ever(Jonhny come latelys i.e CaleyD) 15% 3 Incomers to Inverness/post merger fans 40% 4 Inverness youths born after merger and as a result not permanently scarred 30% 5 Menopausel women 10% Yes folk can argue over the % against each category but I doubt I'm far off the mark Dougal

Sneck boy I will back you up on this one no way are you exaggerating about Davie Milroy's headers I clearly recall watching him head the ball 50yards or more at a frightening pace too, maybe that had something to do with his oddly shaped heed though to be fair Dougal

I agree that these stupid subway mascot costumes look pretty tragic but we should remember that Subway are an American firm and that if they can introduce a bit of disney into our game they will They are the main sponsor so they will now have a big say what happens inside the stadium on match days Dougal

Crazy how long we take to release new replica strips I would have thought like season tickets the priority would be to get as many as possible sold ASAP so the money is in the bank and could be made available to Yogi for squad additions or ground improvements Regardless whether it's the clubs fault or the supplier it's time for better communication between the two in future Dougal Dougal, and those who liked your post. Has it ever crossed your mind that we dont take long to release a kit. Is it not obvious by now that mid-July is the time we have released kit since using Errea. All clubs have a time of year when they release such. We choose July. Alex if this latest debacle is down to the supplier and not the club well surely the club should be trying for a new supplier Would there have been the same delay had we had atraditional football supplier like yer umbros,adidas,admirals or le coq sportif? It's ok trying to do things on the cheap but that brings it's own problems Dougal

Not the initials I was thinking of, but here's a picture of the man in question! Don't really get schoolboy humour hence why I don't get many of the resident schoolboys posts on the forum but for the life of me I don't really see the relevance of a squirrel to be honest or am I missing something? One things for certain I'd rather be a squirrel than a weasel#charlie though any day of the week Anyway back to Mikey Noble's article in the telegraph about no go areas in town, I still think that exists to a certain extent, I never wear colours to the football but on numerous occasions I've seen various licensed establishments turn away ICT fans on match days due to wearing replica tops (no football colours being the reason given by bouncers) yet away supporters seem to get the green light and gain entry Not sure if this is widespread in Inverness but maybe that's why the Innes bar is so popular as it welcomes in our support wearing colours Dougal

Crazy how long we take to release new replica strips I would have thought like season tickets the priority would be to get as many as possible sold ASAP so the money is in the bank and could be made available to Yogi for squad additions or ground improvements Regardless whether it's the clubs fault or the supplier it's time for better communication between the two in future Dougal

Hearing St Johnstone are closing in on signing David Goodwillie and money is the only stumbling block Surely we could compete in money terms with the Saints and maybe prise him away to the Highlands Ok I know he's had a turbulent past to say the least but there is undoubtedly a lot of talent still there and it could put his career back on track with a one year deal with us Dougal

I very much doubt these ladies would be the type that enjoyed tea and cakes more like pints of lager and kebabs but you are right it's another way that new fans could be encouraged through the gates even if was only a few games per season Dougal

Take it you joined them in singing the fields of athenry with with yer tattoos oot then? Anyway your big team and PullMyFinger being a Hibs supporter is another debate, my real worry for this event is the location, isn't jubilee park not where the ross-shire folk hold their whippet derbies? Unless there is a major clean up I doubt the park would be suitable for football as it will be covered in faeces Dougal

How many World cup games have we seen played on artificial pitch? How many Champion League finals have we seen played on an artificial pitch? How many top club sides play on artificial pitch? That's right absolutely none, only diddy clubs play on it in diddy competitions!!!! Yes I can see the argument for clubs in Russia, Finland etc due to the harsh climate but winters are now milder in Scotland so there is no need Hope Kilmarnock and Hamilton get relegated this coming season And on another note 12thMan have you ever thought of approaching Caleyjagsforever to get involved or is it a closed shop? With your passion and drive for the club in my opinion you would be a valued addition to the ranks Dougal

Poor Dougal He really is having such difficulty coming to terms with the stunning success of the merger-catalysed transition from a few hundred fans shouting abuse at each other in the relative anonymity of the Highland League to a high profile team in the top half of the Scottish Premiership. http://youtu.be/sfYoNPJcN30

Hardly think you can slate DD for his views considering you were all for the forced marriage of ICT Anyway I see the Orange Order of Scotland have now thrown in their weight for the Against campaign and with that comes tens/hundreds of thousands of NO votes Dougal

It will be a very sad day for Inverness football should a plastic pitch be laid and in my opinion makes a mockery of top flight football in Scotland The likes of Hamilton and Kilmarnock are an absolute disgrace and what they are doing is cheating by gaining an advantage on all the other teams Football started on grass over 100years ago and that's the way it should remain, what will happen next vendors going up and down the aisles selling hot dogs and pop corn, disney characters making guest appearances at half time? It might have escaped some but Scottish football is in the worst state it's ever been I don't see how creating a mini MLS is the way forward Dougal

Mikey Noble is basically reiterating what I've been saying for years and the usual suspects can't handle it despite it being so glaringly obviously So the likes of AC and Inter, Real and Athletico, United and City, Liverpool and Everton etc etc are all doing it wrong seeing their fans are from the same community As the years pass Bannerman just gets more and more embarrassing, my advice would be for him to stick to commenting on the commonwealth games , something he allegedly knows something about although that's probably debatable as well He doesn't know what it's like to be a football supporter and he NEVER will hence why he comes across as a pathetic little weasel Dougal

Barack Obama wants the union to remain the way it is so that's the debate over as far as I'm concerned Dougal

Sorry Laurence but you are the one having a go. You are the one instigating that we should support England. As a Scot and supporter of Scotland why should I then support any other nationality? . Well it didn't stop you changing your allegiance in season 94/95 did it Alex? As far as I can see you try and come over pro Scottish but there is an extremely thin line between that and anti English Dougal

Maybe if we had a Mr McGregor type of character at this club from day one ICT would have had a support to be proud off in terms of numbers and locals who never turned their backs and went elsewhere Jealousy is not a nice trait folks, if I'm being honest I think he is doing a remarkable job at our near neighbours and he certainly seems to get the majority of his community behind his club Dougal

Personally I find it quite galling how the majority of our support still seem to have an unhealthy obsession with Terry Butcher Think its time some of you moved on, Terry is not our concern anymore regardless how he left us or where he went The same posters who are putting the boot into Terry now are the same who were happy clapping him when he was on the payroll 16pages of a thread entitled Butcherwatch is an embarrassment to this forum and to the ICT support Dougal

Eagle you are twenty two years to late to see Caley play in Perth Caley were defeated 3-0 in a Scottish cup tie after a 2-2 draw in the first game in Inverness Anyway congratulations to St Johnstone I'm delighted for my Perth friends I wonder was Davie from caleyjagsforever at the game decked out in his Arab regalia Dougal

Laurence don't think for one minute we are all anti English I think England might do quite well in this World Cup There seems to be far less hype anew expectation on this England team than there usually is and that makes them more dangerous in my opinion A lot of young quality players in their squad and they won't have any fear they could surprise a few nations I reckon Certainly seems to be a few folk who are more anti English than pro Scottish on CTO which is quite sad Dougal

I was concerned the subway logo would look silly due to its colour but it actually goes quite well with those strips certainly looks more at home than the weed below the eagle Both that home tops look good though maybe the TheKarl should email them to the club before they make a bad decision Dougal

Kingsmills you should be used to watching your football in front of paltry crowds as you've done that all your life I don't want to contribute to another merger thread either but it's time the likes of yourself start to wake up and smell the roses Dougal

Very happy with the new sponsor and it's credit to the club that they have attracted a multi national company to be shirt sponsor Surely they will have a subway stall situated within the ground at home games that would certainly add to the matchday experience It would certainly be an improvement on greasy pies and sausage rolls that don't do wonders for the cholesterol levels Dougal