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Great new for girls / women's football and the ICT Community Trust

https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/massive-boost-for-womens-football-in-the-highlands-through-288586/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

https://ictfc.com/historic-decision-from-highland-council-to-transfer-royal-academy-playing-fields-to-ict-community-development-trust

10 hours ago, IBM said:

And the young ones.

Heading to Invergordon, hoping my daughter will bang a couple of goals in against County

Poor decision but one I expected as of course a football game is disrespectful but pretty much every else is fine, because reasons . Should have been a minute silence and then get on with things. 

Went and watched the U14 ICTWFC team instead. 

On 9/1/2022 at 4:03 PM, CaleyTennis said:

After the last 3 absysmal performances I think I'm justified plus I'm allowed to state my opinion, something a few on here would do well to remember!

Chill, nobody is questioning your right to an opinion. Just any time you (or previous accounts) seem to start a thread it's about getting managers the boot, however you're entirely entitled to it. 

You do love a call for the manager's head mun

Ironically, I was driving by the stadium this evening and the big sign on the north stand is down lol

Quite embarrassing especially in light of recent stories in the media that we still have huge advertisements at the stadium for the concerts. 

6 hours ago, Scotty said:

no-one that I am aware of. I posted the invite but no one contacted me to say they wanted to go. 

Apologies, I didn't see it. 

Who attended from the CTO sponsorship? 

That's a shame in a way as I think with better organisation and the right artists it could work. Look at how successful the recent Amy Macdonald gig was or Belladrum (both sellouts I believe), there's obviously a demand for good live music here. 

I've been on the board of CJT/Trust in the past and was delighted to be part of it during some of our most successful seasons. However, I've not been involved for some years,  stepping back mostly due to work and growing family commitments. That's unchanged.

I've no idea about STFU or anyone else and everyone is entitled to their opinions regarding the club or The Trust but I do agree it's very easy to go online be it here, P&B, Twitter, Facebook etc and complain. It's much more difficult to give up some time and come up with constructive and realistic solutions to the issues.

The Club don't seem to want to make it easy either much of the time as they appear to have a select group of folk they listen to. They shouldn't be picking and choosing whose views are worthy and whose aren't. Hopefully that's changing. 

For the record I am a born and bred Invernessian

2 hours ago, STFU said:

We thought about it, but it equated to about £33 for a curry and a pint and most of our group weren't willing to pay that.

Yeah, I've promised my daughter to take her to hospitality some time and seen as I can't afford the normal one this seemed like a good compromise. To be honest I've not done hospitality since we were relegated. 

47 minutes ago, STFU said:

Have said it already this season, but if we're serious about challenging for the league then we need to be the team dictating the play and not allowing the opposition to dictate.  Especially at home.

Hoping Belladrum was the reason we had a poor sub 2000 crowd for our first league match of the season.

Hope so too. Also people away on holiday. I enquired about the Curry & pint hospitality and was told it was cancelled due to lack of interest. 

Although Dougal may prefer hanging around the jailend he does have a point about the concerts. I heard directly and through social media a huge number of issues, not so much with the location per se but with the logistics, with poor organisation,  horrendous ques and pathetic transport links leaving people (inc pensioners) stranded outside at the stadium after the opera guys concert. None of which really surprises me. 

The concerts were never likely to sell out, even with late 2 for 1 offers with both artists being fairly niche and aimed at the older age group predominantly. 

Just paid for 2 x sponsorships

Nice top but shorts should be black and have red socks imo.

2 hours ago, caleyboy said:

If you look at the shirt Shane is wearing on POY pic and compare it with Shop models you will see the difference.

That clears it right up, cheers

Thanks for putting the questions forward and I really appreciate the effort you and the guys go to for the podcast. 

12 hours ago, caleyboy said:

I'm sure someone must have noticed the difference between the shirt Shane is wearing to the shirt shown in the Shop. I wonder which one we are getting?

No. What's the difference? 

Are there any plans to encourage active travel to the stadium? Bike stands perhaps?

When will the minutes of the last fans forum be released? Will it be by 2023?

Will there be any further fan forum type meetings?

Is there a strategy to engage with the Supporters Trust going forward? 

Are there any plans to improve the 'match day experience'?

Will the West Stand have a proper roof installed after the concerts are done and if so how will it be funded?

Do you feel communication with fans generally has been sufficient over the last season or so? 

Active travel to the stadium? Lol. I sometimes cycle down and there isn't even one basic cheapo cycle rack to padlock a bike to. Can't take water bottle either. 

I'd like to cycle down more often with my daughters but there's no cycle paths and with the way many drivers behave in particular after games it isn't remotely safe. 

Flares burn hot enough to melt steel and have an exposed flame, they are intentionally difficult to put out as designed for marine use. 

Smoke bombs do burn a bit but internally at much lower temperature. They are very different. 

I've never really understood the 'it's better that we're out of the cup so we can concentrate on the league' type of thinking. These guys are full time professional athletes, it really shouldn't be an issue.

If I recall the season we finished 3rd in the Premiership was when we won the Scottish Cup.

21 minutes ago, RiG said:

I feel like that statement was updated after it was posted. I didn't see Hardy mentioned in it at all... 

It may well have been. It differs from the emailed statement which doesn't mention him. 

3 hours ago, old caley girl said:

I couldn't get a reply this time last season when I asked what we were getting for our money. Thus I didn't renew. They didn't bother chasing me up ..

The season before didn't even get a gift at end of season. 

 

Just think really really poor. Suspect they might drop it next season? They seem more interested in corporate than fans. 

Indeed.

Family fun days, kids Christmas party, end of season ball, kids game with players, 10 pin bowling with players etc all seem to have dissappeared.

Now I realise that Covid will have impacted all of these and lockdowns have somewhat messed up my perception of time so perhaps these have only stopped for lockdowns, however I'm fairly sure it's longer than that.