Everything posted by dougal
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1038 train service to Dingwall
Are you being deliberately stupid? I'd hazard a guess that the would contact Scotrail to enquire about availability and costs Football specials have been on the go for decades it would be the ideal way to get the majority of both sets of fans to the game seeing there is as many County fans based in Inverness as there are ICT fans You could even segregate the carriages if need be but due to the friendly relationship I doubt it would be an issue Dougal
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Tokely brands booing a disgrace
The point being when I go to watch ICT play I go to support ICT not to hurl abuse or boo an opponent just for the sake of it If anything you come across like an old firm fan with that kind of medieval attitude Defend the booing of Tokely all you want but you know it and I know it that it was wrong for you to boo him in the first derby Dougal
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1038 train service to Dingwall
I would have thought the club would have looked into organising a football special train for this one I'd imagine traffic congestion tomorrow will be a big problem and this could have possibly eased or prevented it Maybe Caleyjagsforever should be looking into such worthwhile ventures? Dougal
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William Hill Scottish Cup 4th Round
Surely we have sold out are allocation by now I know the game is live on terrestrial tv but I find it quite staggering that there still seems to be tickets left for what is the biggest game of the season so far Does anyone in Caleyjagsforever know how many we've sold or how many away tickets are left? Dougal
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Tokely brands booing a disgrace
^^^^^^ would be better off at Eden Court seeing Mother Goose than attending the footie I agree with Tokely the booing was a disgrace to be honest it was done by the minority but it was still hugely embarrassing, a guy that sweated blood over the years for this club should never have been disrespected in such a way and I would like to take this opportunity to appologise to him knowing that he will read this thread Dougal
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Top of Div 3 clash postponed
It beggars belief that this could happen and it shows Elgin City in a very poor light regardless whether it was an admin error or pure greed Ok Elgin is a pure dump anyway but at least the postponement will keep it intact for a while at least Dougal
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ICT Legends
The word legend is used far too easily to describe players in the modern game To me a legend is a player that has spent most of or his entire career with the same club and who has always had a great relationship with the fans of said club Who are these ICT fans that refer to Ian Black as a legend? Those with Orc tendencies no doubt Dougal
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Crowd Stats
Well let's put it this way say a pet cat gave birth in a kennel it doesn't make the kittens puppies does it? You are a perfect example of the type of ICT fan that the club targeted and that make up a large proportion of our support Yokels can accuse me of fishing if they want but the fact that other posters agree with me only shows that I and others don't tow the party line on CTO and have our own opinions.Is it any wonder more and more posters stop logging in and choose Pie & Bovril as an alternative? Dougal
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Crowd Stats
It's time the majority on here realised that most Invernessians are not ICT fans and in my experience there are quite a number out there who take great pleasure when we get beat or are in a poor run of form If it wasn't for the many incomers that have settled in Inverness in the last twenty years with cash to burn attendances would be a lot worse I can't think of any other town or city in Scotland who's locals are so against their local team ICT had NO fan base when it started so I think they are actually punching well above their weight to get 3000 odd home fans through the turnstiles for run of the mill games Dougal
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ross county away - singing section
Likes others who have stated on this thread County sold their allocation at the first derby which included a designated singing section Let's not kid ourselves it's hardly rocket science to set this up and those who claim that it would be difficult to administer are sadly deluded If you ask me this would have been the ideal opportunity for the likes of Caleyjagsforever to get involved as they are the self acclaimed voice of the fans are they not? Dougal
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Has Rangers going to Div three
Every SPL club will have lost out to some extent but ICT and County will be least effected because of the return of the Highland Derby Sadly there are still a sizeable posse of ICT fans who will miss the Orcs mainly because they still class Rangers as their "Big Team" Personally I don't miss them and I for one won't be degrading myself to attend the bigot fest at Ibrox for the up and coming cup tie The longer they remain in another league and we avoid them in all cup competitions the better The sooner Rangers and Celtic join the English leagues like yer Cardiff's, Swansea's, Wrexham's and Newport's did Scottish society will improve as a result Dougal
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Hampden Closes.
Erecting seating on existing terracing does not class as a rebuild as you put it Only the main stand was rebuilt, a great opportunity was lost by the SFA and shame on them, we have a national stadium that is a complete eyesore when you compare it to Wembley, The Millenium Stadium in Cardiff and the Aviva Stadium in Dublin Parkhead, Ibrox and Murrayfield are all far superior stadiums with higher capacities to Hampden and that's where showpiece finals and internationals should take place I'd personally leave Hampden as an athletics arena after the Commonwealth Games Dougal
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League Cup QF - away to Rangers
After getting thumped by Stirling Albion the day I don't see why we won't be classed as favourites for this one seeing the form we are in Ok it's at Castle Greyskull but I can't see them shifting more than 20,000 midweek so a flat atmosphere should work in our favour If Queen of the South can go there and win then there is no reason why we can't Dougal
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ICT -V- Ross County
Like the Dundee Utd game another thoroughly enjoyable experience for the fans A very good attendance too and a lot more than I thought there would be, already looking forward to Dingwall for the new year game which could see some scramble for tickets Hopefully the last two performances will entice the glory hunters/stayaways back A slight improvement in atmosphere too but it still feels a let down somewhat sitting in the main stand, both ends were reasonably loud in short spells but it doesn't really project around the ground because of the crap stadium design Player wise everyone got pass marks from me but I'm still not convinced with Raven im afraid, time will tell though and I hope to be proved wrong As for Reguero the boy could become a real cult hero, eccentric goalkeeping but he deserves a run in the side A platform has been built in my opinion and there is now a real opportunity to build on it Dougal
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Who wants my cash
A couple of questions to ponder 1 Do you think Edinburgh would fully embrace a merged Hibs/Hearts side? 2 Do you think Dundee would fully embrace a merged Dundee/Utd side? I deliberately never included the old firm because that would be too ridiculous to even consider No matter where you go in the world the answer is the same The city of Inverness may well fully support ICT at some point in the future but it won't be in our generation sadly Dougal
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The Highland Derby Ticket Fiasco
Every ICT fan no matter where they are in the world should make the extra effort to attend this one seeing it's the first ever SPL highland derby Yes the game is being shown live to a world wide audience via satellite tv but I'm genuinely worried that we will see a half full north and main stand Let's not beat about the bush here had the game been in Dingwall it would already have been a sell out weeks ago There is a real opportunity that these Highland Derbies could be shown live on a regular basis but I have my doubts ESPN will be back if there are scenes of mass empty seats Dougal
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Tannoy music for Friday
A couple of catchy numbers that should appeal to all the farmers amongst the away hordes but also the IHE lookalikes http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=GB#/watch?v=tb63PdPweDc http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=GB#/watch?v=DFyg739E2Tw Dougal
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ICT -V- Dundee Utd
Can safely say that was the first home game I've found thoroughly entertaining in the last few years, a real transformation and it sets us up nicely for friday night Huge performance from Foran, take a bow son although I can't think of any home player who can be criticised the night as it was an all round solid team performance Have to say if I was a United fan though I'd be pretty worried tonight as something really seems to have gone wrong at Tannadice as they look a shadow of the team that they were the last season or two Finally don't really want to put a downer on things but what about the attendance today a total embarrassment to be honest and it's very worrying how many punters are now staying away Anyway roll on Friday night its going to be a cracker Dougal
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Under 20s v Dundee
That will be the nationally feared CCBC!!!! Caleyjags forever cake baking crew, let's hope they never left you a calling card or worse still one of their cupcakes Dougal
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North Kessock Primary School Visit
Positive move in my opinion I've already said on more than one occasion that the club should be targeting primary schools with players appearances and freebie tickets etc as these youngsters are the fans for the future Do find it a tad strange that they start with a school in Ross-shire though allbeit close to the stadium, why not Inverness??? Ok there's some areas like Dalneigh,Merkinch,Kinmylies,Hilton,Drakies etc that would probably be a wasted exercise but there are other areas within the city where potential new fans could be unearthed Anyway a very positive move by the club and good publicity even if it's only in the Ross-shire Journal Dougal
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Owain Tudur Jones
Must admit I was surprised to see the red card appear at the time but after seeing it since on the highlights it was definitely more a red than a yellow Don't think it was a malicious challenge by any means but it was badly mistimed, reckless and dangerous so I think the ref called it right Same could be said about Forans tackle which in my opinion was worse as he had no intention in playing the ball.I'm all for getting stuck in and showing passion but he crossed the line on Saturday I'm afraid and the lack of discipline is a concern especially from the clubs captain Despite Butcher whinging in the press again I'm not surprised that there won't be an appeal regarding Jones although I'm pretty sure the Dons could be successful regarding the Anderson challenge as he definitely played the ball Dougal
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The Highland Derby Ticket Fiasco
I'll be sitting in the main stand now I know that home tickets are on sale and for your info I've only been to one County game this season and that was their opening game at home to Motherwell I do find this breakdown of communication or lack of it quite concerning though regarding the sale of derby tickets A bit of an early own goal for the newly merged caleyjagsforever but I can only hope they learn from this and make sure the fans are kept up to speed in future My fear now due to county being so far ahead in ticket sales is that we will have a situation like we had when the orcs were in town ie a large number of away fans purchasing tickets in the home areas which could easily result in flash points Let's just hope for once the dormant ICT fans make the effort again and snap up our tickets Dougal
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The Highland Derby Ticket Fiasco
I don't think so but that's why I think there maybe something in it. Why would County have sold out their allocation already other than to ask for more tickets? Dougal
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The Highland Derby Ticket Fiasco
Maybe someone in the know on here can confirm this or tell me a mate was trying to wind me up which I believe the latter I may add Friday 4th October will be the biggest and most important Highland Derby to date, and if what I'm hearing is correct the peg seller fans will be housed in three of stands in our ground!!! My mate has told me they have already sold out the away stand even at this early stage as all their season ticket holders 2500 have snapped up their allocation Fair enough but he also claims they will also be allocated the uncovered wing of the main stand plus the stupid singing stand or whatever it was called Surely there would be enough interest from ICT fans to prevent this from happening or is this reality and the need to sell tickets regardless to who sits in them a priority Thoughts? Dougal