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Robbo did say that they would be hard to break down. But I am anticipating the opener from Keatings in about 5 minutes!

Doofers Dad HT. 0-0 FT. 2-0 ICT Keatings Opp Buchanan Doofer HT 1-0 FT 4-1 ICT Daniel MacKay Opp. Buchanan

It's all a nightmare for the club. There is a considerable amount of extra expense involved and yet the club is expected to go about its business when paying customers who account for a majority of the club's income are not allowed into the ground. The club has gone to the expense of ensuring the showers comply with the social distancing requirements but then get told that it is not considered safe to use the showers in any case. It is desperately frustrating for all involved, but regardless of whether or not some of the ever changing requirements make sense to us or not, the club needs to comply with them and needs our understanding and patience.

Just to let everyone know that final updates to the book have been made, proofs approved and the order placed and paid for. It is now up to the printers to do their stuff and the books should be with the Club within a few weeks. I am sure that when fans read the book, they will agree it has been worth waiting for. But publishing the book would not have been possible without everyone who has pre-ordered copies, bought advertising and made donations. Ian Broadfoot, the Club and the Supporters Trust are extremely grateful to all of you who have made it possible to get "Milestones and Memories" to print. Unfortunately, the virus means that we will not be able to have the kind of launch we had originally envisaged. But we are discussing with the club how best to launch the book and will update you with news of that when we can. The option to pre-order books remains available on the on-line shop. All books pre-ordered will be signed by Ian with a dedication if you wish. So if you haven't ordered yet but would like a signed copy, click here.

Not at all. They were all tested when the squad first met up and he was negative. They all got tested again today prior to a 2nd match on Sunday but Stark's test came back positive.

Very decent performance in the circumstances. Much to be encouraged about. The downside is the way that football and footballers are being treated by the powers that be. The ruling that despite all the close physical contact during the game you can't have a much needed, socially distanced shower after the game is absolutely outrageous.

HT. 2-1 FT 4-1 ICT. Todorov Hearts Naismith

Deal now confirmed. https://ictfc.com/wallace-duffy-signs-for-ictfc

That depends on where you live!

Big Burn walk at Golspie?

Well done to Nairn for really good quality feed. Good to see some live football at last and interesting to see how the new and young players got on. The scoreline says a lot more about Nairn's defence than our attack, but an encouraging workout nonetheless. Robbie Deas didn't have much to do for the short period he was on the park but I think he looks the business.

Even with no restrictions, there would be a good number of folk who would not feel safe attending and therefore crowd numbers and gate receipts would be down. But obviously there will be restrictions on numbers whenever fans are allowed to come back and therefore any likely scenario is certain to see a major drop in income for the club. Sponsorship money is also likely to be down as local businesses struggle to keep afloat. We are being told that the main cause of spread of the virus is having people in each others houses. This is because in the home environment there is not good ventilation and people do not follow the same hygiene, cleaning and social distancing practices which the indoor hospitality sector has to follow. It seems to me that in an outdoor environment of a football stadium where there is socially distanced seating, people are required to wear a face covering and there is controlled admission and exit procedures, the risk of transmission is pretty low and probably lower than in pubs and restaurants. Unless the Governments have evidence that the pilot games for allowing fans to attend has led to virus transmission, then it seems a bit perverse to put the pilot programme on hold. Surely it makes more sense to continue with the pilots in order to get firm evidence of whether allowing limited numbers of fans into grounds leads to virus transmission or not. If it doesn't, then fans could be allowed in more generally and further pilot programmes could then look at the impact of larger numbers being allowed in. It is likely that some clubs are not going to survive this crisis. If there is a prolonged delay in getting fans back into grounds then the impact on Scottish football could be catastrophic. When governments are telling us they are trying to get the economy moving again, they need to explain why they seem hell bent on preventing football clubs from generating any income.

I think what the County fans who were at the game found most difficult was not being able to leave before the end of the game.

https://ictfc.com/ryan-fyffe-and-harry-nicolson-re-sign-for-ictfc Excellent news!

Absolutely delighted to be able to announce that in less than 2 weeks we have reached the target to get "Milestones and Memories" to print. On behalf of Ian Broadfoot, the Supporters Trust and the Club, many, many thanks to all who pre-ordered, donated or simply passed the message on. Ian will now get the final copy together and we can start planning the launch of the book itself. More info on that in due course. The club has now taken the donations page down from the online shop but you can still pre-order. Not only will that secure your copy but it will also help the club's cash flow at this very challenging time.

Were you one of the 3734 fans present for the opening of the Caledonian Stadium in November 1996? Our opponents that day were Albion Rovers. Albion Rovers were also our opponents later on in the season when, to great celebrations, we clinched the 3rd Division title. The story of both historic games is told in "Milestones and Memories", Ian Broadfoot's fascinating new book celebrating all things ICT in the first 25 years. Read what Chairman Dougie McGilvray had to say about the opening of the stadium and learn about his bet with Tam Cowan! Read what captain Mike Noble and fans' favourite Paul Cherry had to say about the title winning campaign. Many of the club's most memorable and important matches are highlighted in this wonderful book. You can learn about the milestones and re-live the memories, but only if enough money is raised to cover the printing cost. You can help by pre-ordering the book and/or making a donation through the club shop. All profits will go directly to the club, so this is a wonderful opportunity to both relive some great memories and help the club out at this desperately challenging time.

Do you know .... Who was the first Chairman of the newly formed Caledonian Thistle in 1993? Which team were our opponents on our Scottish Cup debut? How much money an SFA tribunal decided we had to pay Lossiemouth for the transfer of Iain Stewart? When the club changed its name from "Caledonian Thistle" to "Inverness Caledonian Thistle"? The answers to these and lots, lots more can be found in Chapter 2 of "Milestones and Memories", Ian Broadfoot's terrific new book to celebrate the first 25 years of ICT. But before you can dip into this treasure trove of information and memories, we need to raise the money to get the book printed. Help to ensure you get your copy by pre-ordering one now and, perhaps make a wee donation to the costs? You can do it here!

There's no specific target. The bottom line is that the book won't go to the printers unless the printing and P&P costs have been met. How many we get printed will be decided depending on the balance between pre-orders and donations. The bulk of the printing costs is the set up, so we would would only need to raise roughly another 20% in order to double the number of books printed. However there would be no point printing double quantity if the volume of pre-sales indicated that we were unlikely to sell the lower number as the extra cost would eat into the profits. Depending on the level of donations we would probably need pre-sales of 2-300 copies. In the event of donations alone being sufficient to fund the costs, then all of the sale price of each book would represent profit for the club! Even on a minimum print run of 500 copies, that would represent a tidy profit for the club! We therefore need both strong numbers of pre-orders and generous donations in order to get this terrific book to the fans whilst generating a much needed profit for the club. Spread the word and let's make this a success! I can't say how many orders have been placed as these will all be on the club's system, but I will be in regular contact with the club and hopefully we can give some updates on progress in due course.

I'm pretty certain the club has copies of Going Ballistic. In the intervening years the book would have stopped selling so may have been taken out of the shop. It's a very different style of book, but if interest in the new book promotes interest in Going Ballistic then there may be value in putting it back in the shop.

On behalf to the Board of the Supporters Trust I would like to say how delighted we all are to be able to work with Ian Broadfoot and the Club in an effort to get Ian's wonderful book published. You can read a bit more about the book and the background to the campaign in the article posted here. Originally "Milestones and Memories" was intended to be published as part of the Club's 25th Anniversary celebrations, but financial difficulties exacerbated by the Coronavirus outbreak mean that the club has had other priorities on its cash. Having seen the book in electronic format, the Trust Board were absolutely convinced that it would have wide appeal and would make a useful profit for the club. We therefore approached the Club and it was agreed that if we led a fundraising campaign to raise the money for printing, the club would sell and distribute the book. "Milestones and Memories" is a very accessible book and is sure to be a source of enjoyment and happy memories for years to come - but only if it actually gets published! The book will only go to the printers once printing costs are met in full, so we urgently need people to support the club by pre-ordering the book and/or making a donation. Also, please spread the word! There are a lot of folk who regard ICT as their team but who rarely look at ICT related social media sites. There are many who rarely go to games but who might be encouraged to go to more if they read the book and recalled memories of some of the great occasions over the last 25 years. We need you to help us reach out to these people so that they too can learn about the project and offer their support to the club. This is a great opportunity to recall some great memories and produce some much needed funding for the club. We hope this is a project that will generate a lot of interest and we thank you in advance for your support.

Some was posted out from the club shop on Monday and some on Tuesday I believe. I think it is only the home kit at the moment so assuming you ordered that it should be with you very soon.

Heading the ball ruins his hairstyle.

Society needs to adapt to the situation as it changes and the SPFL are no different. The SPFL should have had enough foresight to imagine that a game might need to be postponed because some idiots broke the rules and put others at risk. It comes as no surprise that they didn't, but that shouldn't stop them acknowledging that it has happened and might happen again. There is therefore no good reason for failing to implement some meaningful sanctions now for similar incidents in the future - eg a 10 points deduction. Would that be fair if another club suffered a points deduction when Aberdeen didn't? Yes. I think it would. You get dealt with in line with the rules that pertain at the time. Also, whilst there is next to nothing to excuse the foolishness of the Aberdeen players, there would be even less excuse in the future given the publicity around this episode and if the consequences were going to be a hefty points penalty for the club.

I'm not optimistic. There are several European countries which have eased lockdown measures to some extent and are now seeing a worrying rise in the number of cases. If lockdown measures are eased too much, it is clear to see what is going to happen. This virus is not going away any time soon. The Scottish government have taken a cautious approach and unless there is a radical change of direction, large scale gatherings are not going to be permitted for some time. When things do open up a bit more I expect that it will be with reduced capacities.

I suppose Brora v Yeovil might set a record for the longest trip for a competitive game in the UK. Unless you make it to the final then this competition is a loss maker. Personally I rather like it but I can't see the clubs showing any enthusiasm for this.