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Somebody down here asked me would there even be 2,500 Rangers fans in Inverness willing to buy tickets if we sold them this way. I laughed. Told him we could sell about 10,000 in the Inverness area no problem.

The original BENI boy Bingham_legend has a birthday tomorrow aswell so :022: to him too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-BAjo9rCgs :017: Sure its worth posting again. At least we'll have a new song to run out to before games.

Caley D and Jay have said it all for me. All I can add is a message to the club that our support is not mandatory, as it is for any club in Scotland, St Mirren and Falkirk fans wouldnt be taking up a greater number of season tickets this year if they werent out making positive moves in the transfer market or making big upgrades in their infrastructure. Theyll be able to spend more money than us from now on and I suppose they already are, if we get relegated then the club hasnt done enough in the SPL off the park to secure a future in the 1st IMO, more handouts required. So the Saints and Bairns have moving beyond us as they should with gradual improvement, Hamilton look like theyre taking the first steps to doing the same with greater involvement in the local community already, standing still is as good as going backwards in the SPL. Les Kidger around to comment on fans thoughts on why Savage wasnt allowed to implement any of his plans? Should we expect more 'dont be ridiculous' comments? I'm just scared the straw thatll break the camels back could well be on its way. We shouldve been stacking straw on a tank this past few years ffs.

Ok so we all know now what we'd like to do if we were in total control of our club, we all see theres problems at all levels and among us are sharp minds like CaleyD/Scotty/lots of you who see the internal "politics" (aka egotistical bullshit) within the club from those more concerned about position rather than delivery is killing off what little potential we have left. Why is it fans looking to buy a scarf on a Thursday have to ask half a dozen employees to unlock a portacabin to do so? Or queue for 15 minutes out in the open air to buy a pie on matchday? Why do those fans then have to go sit in a stand built out of wood and sheet iron which feels like it could be blown down at any moment? Do safety certificates expire ffs... temporary stands presumably do. Why is it when we land ourselves a player who is fit to show at Euro 2008 the question of 'should we try and keep him' is actually asked... Lets not play a game of point the finger or repeat the facts that every club who has come up after us excluding Gretna has progressed beyond where we are now on and off the park, lets get real and ask WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? The sobering truth is theres very little we can do, the trust is as toothless as I warned it would be aslong as it required permission to have a larger stake in the club and the rest of us have no other outlet. We can only sit back and take what garbage is given to us, aslong as we are willing to sit back and take it. I've said all along the only power we have as a group of supporters is in being able to vote with our feet and our wallets, if David Sutherland wants to play Marius Nicolae as a noose round the neck of the clubs finances in the media then how would he and the rest spin a couple of thousand fans staying away every week? If anybody at the club needs to be put in their place it certainly isnt us and nobody else really matters in the long run, if the ICT board/shareholders really thought there was a threat of wide scale supporters unrest then theyd soon be dancing to a different tune, sadly as the years have passed its never been an issue and the importance of the fans to the clubs survival has been forgotten. As a group, not just those on this site but the 000's who sit in the barns every week, we've been taken for granted since we reached the SPL and we really cant stand for it anymore. I'm hardly calling for people to march around outside the stadium on matchdays calling for heads but its important to realise that its all of us who are currently 'in complete control of ICT' no matter what David Sutherland says in the press. As Colin Montgomery once said "You're here because of me ok? Remember that"

Now now chaps, no need to put of those who would be thinking about going, its a pre-season friendly and I'd doubt there would be any aggression from any element of Burnleys support. It's another bit of ICT history for me (first game south of the border?) and a good opportunity for some Englandshire based fans to see ICT in a day trip. Should be a good game and is a far more interesting tie than any of the other pre season games we have lined up, Liverpool cringe-fest included.

Bob, The Alabama bar looks like a gay bar but might be worth a look, looks like the foods good enough anyways! :angel01: Hate to think who Franklyn is :015: August 2008 * Fri 1st - Franklyn / Sat 2nd - Paris Good stuff though mate, thanks for the help, as for paying for digs I'm grateful for the offer but we'll see what happens, I'll fire off an email and if youre still up for it I know a couple of mates who would otherwise miss out. We aint a fussy lot.

I'm sure he'll be around for the game, no moaning about travel from him, wonder if he'll come to Blackpool too.

I'm just clicking through those links, Blackpool looks a lugh but hows the trains between there and Burnley? Plenty of them on the go?

:015: I dont blame you I can get through a fair amount of keg if I'm away from home. Will you be in the UK in August?

Travel lodge in Blackpool? Manchester?

:015: eeeh up lad

Is there anywhere nice nearby?

Didnt notice this thread, doubt theres a conspiracy behind regarding signings, probably a link between Coyle and Brew and not much else.

Sounds like a decent overnighter to me for pre season. Anybody know much about Burnley? Sounds grim.

Agree with CaleyD, he definitely made his contribution to the cause as much as anybody has. Wont be sadly missed but we will have moments this coming season where we'll all glance at the bench, trailing 2-1 against St Mirren, wondering iif Macallister will really put them under pressure :017:

Rankin was our biggest signing and I think Mark Brown was our biggest sale.

Sounds a promising player, would do well with a team like ICT.

Would the Netherlands rather the Romanians played Spain than Italy or France?

Inspiring stuff from the gritty young Turks, I love their resilience and passion for the competition no mater the score. It's upto the other pampered young sides in the Netherlands and Portugal, who have so far not had to prove themselves when behind, to show they have the stomach for it as far as I'm concerned. The Turks are an aggressive and determined side, who play as a team with no shortage of ability, I'd love to see them go all the way and am really looking forward to their quarter final v Croatia. It should be some game.

Have to say I've been more impressed with this Toroto performance than I've ever seen from the MLS, the quality of games I've seen in the past has been literally laughable but TFC are playing with a bit of pace and focus so well done to them, 3-0 just now and they arent slowing down. :015: Tam Macanus is on the deck again, the guys useless but the commentators have been hyping his career something rotten.

If we end up with Bayne, Marius and the younger guys next year I think we'd be well covered. Though the chances of both staying is slim, so maybe we are in touble.

Agreed!

No bad yersell lyk

"Surprised" :015: :015: Has be the understatement of the summer.