12th Man

I must be a girlie too then. A sad sad day hearing that two of our respected veterans are leaving,I have a lot of good memories involving these players over the years, sadly there will be more to follow.

-----------esson -------Tokely Munro Duff---------------Gillet ------Duncan---Cox Sutherland Ross Doran -----Rooney

It must fairly knock your confidence not having a contract renewed but life goes on and I dont think that there will be any shortage of offers coming in for Russell and who knows it may even be for a better wage.

I will miss Russelldhinio, the General who commends the midfield, not my words TBs. I genuinely wish the man well and I will always have an interest to see how Russelldhinio is getting on at his future clubs. If Russell is selected then I hope he leaves with all guns blazing on the pitch and shows TB what a huge error hes made. Whos gonna be the first to start the 'stand up for Russell Duncan' chant at ICT? I'm well up for that. There is always going to be some conflict between keeping the veteran players that we have come to love, respect, admire and the manager wishing to get in what he believes to be the best players that can bring the greatest success to the club, if Russell was a few years younger then he definitely would be kept, good luck Russell, you haven't left yet so looking forward to seeing you at the next ICT home game. ps chin up Mr D.

Lets have an under 15 European tournament at ICT this summer and let the Europeans come to us.

When does Hamilton lose voting rights? last day of the season? Pars and Raith are against it too, so the winner should be included in the voting.

Well done under 15s, keep pushing on, Dont lose faith in your coaches as they have helped develop your skills on the pitch and have got you to the level you are at now, sadly though their experience and expertise seem to falter off the pitch. My advice would be to listen and learn as much as you can from the coaches and dont lose faith in what they can teach you. Just dont ask any of them to book your holiday.

?50,000 for Dougie Imrie ??? do you think he has a sell on value, he might be worth some money in the cage fighting circuit.

Just make a few enquiries its on ESPN the only other game on tv at that time is Blackburn v Man City on Sky sports 1 if its on in a pub its going to be one or the other.

Great turnout but it really is a case of winner takes all match so you would expect a good turnout. The Old firm make a colossal amount of money from Home games,merchandise,hospitality,TV and will still make more money through progression in Europe. Without the OF I could see SPL clubs having severe financial difficulties within 3 years with the belief that the extra investment in players will win/buy them the cup,exactly the same will happen in the 1st Div if 3 SPL teams join them as proposed. Without the OF the TV money will be a paltry sum and the gate wont be as large, The top two clubs can budget for European games knowing that they will have another crack next season,our clubs would be knocked out of European cups sooner, the coefficient would change meaning only 2 clubs in Europe 1st place and the cup winner. So without the OF Positives A far better chance of winning a cup and the hibernating fans turning up when things are going well so more cash at the gate. Negatives. The obvious first,losing out on larger gates and premium hospitality from the OF The TV money will become a paltry sum. Less government funding for the SFA. Less commercial funding for our sport. Less money available for final league placements. Less money for winning a cup. The European coefficient will drop to leave only 2 places. Clubs will overspend to try and win the league. Less media interest in Scottish football. I hate to say it but we need the OLD FIRM As for the Rangers fans and Celtic fans who spend their lives despising each other, without their opposition that they hate with a passion their own club would be thrown into turmoil.

Is anyone planning on doing their bit and encouraging new fans to come and see what ICT is all about, a friend for a fiver and kids go free seems like a good deal. You could of course cheat the system and get some regulars in on the cheap but that would be cheating ICT and making a mockery of the long term aims of the club. http://www.ictfc.co.uk/articles/20110418/bring-a-friend-kids-go-free_2208825_2341133

Secret talks in stadium sale. Is it just me but the the heading isnt much of a secret.

Whats going wrong these days,there are some really twisted people out there, bullets? bombs? if this is supposed to be a joke then its not a very good one. I hope that if anyone has any info they do the right thing and remove the people involved from society by contacting the police. What should the punishment be for the teenage footballers who posted that they wished Lennon had been blown up on twitter, a caution? fine? dismissal? prison? If the players involved have an unhealthy hatred for Neil Lennon then some form of punishment is required and the clubs involved would do well to get rid of them but if it was just an off the cuff comment would a caution have been suffice and advice given about using a bit more brain cells when posting on twitter/facebook. I'm not saying its acceptable behavior but I would prefer if more resources could be used to catch and jail the idiots involved than spend time dealing with people who posted a stupid comment on the issue.

Think ill watch this one in the pub, although a 6pm kick off seems a ridiculous time it doesn't seem too bad considering theres a 2 hour drive north afterwards whereas a 7.45 ko = home for midnight and is starting to get too late.

It took 10 years from Highland league to SPL. Looking back over the last 10 years. We have spent the majority of it in the SPL, we have a professional youth set up with home grown talent emerging.The stadium now has its own bar, a competent and well respected manager and a great squad of players. 10 years ago I would have classed many 1st division clubs as big clubs but as ICT have grown in size and stature that is no longer the case. Looking ahead what can you see instore for the next 10 years. I think we will definitely be in the top six, if the split remains over the next decade. More visits to Hampden. (a top 8 league finish means we dont get drawn to play a team above us till the QF in the Crime cup) A fan base between the size of Kilmarnock and United. Additional seating And continuous local quality emerging from the youth set up. Building on what ICT have achieved so far I think the future is looking good for our club.

Well so much for voting for the 10 team SPL and supposedly doing it for the good of Scottish football, where the real underlying motive is clearly to get more money for the 1st division, as being a realist 2000 fans cant really support an SPL club and knowing that before long they would be back there anyway.

What a start to the game, unbelievable, ICT were playing so well you would have actually thought you were watching an EPL team take on Hearts, what a faultless, professional,creative and well organized team performance. Really looking forward to the next game and Hamilton have done us a wee favor today by beating Hibs too. More training required for officials though.

For anyone heading up the road, take your time, no point breaking the speed limit just to save a couple of minutes.

A few people that Ive spoken to are happy that we haven't been relegation candidates in our first year back in the SPL. Although a top six is still a possibility and I think we will have to see what fate has in store for the mid week fixtures. If United win then I think ICT will definitely need us in Kilmarnock on Saturday.

I dont think you should be calling Andy Muirhead a grade a **nt as I feel this would be defamatory to grade A **nts. Doing a spell check, Muirhead was highlighted and gave me the chance to Ignore or Change, out of the suggestions I cant quited decide if airhead or misread is more apt. Andy Airhead has got a kind of ring to it, right enuff

For us to overtake Motherwell all three games are 'most important'. Killie are looking to top DU. They know they are safe in top six so have no real pressure on them so thats going to be a hard one for us. I can see Well going 4 clear of us today so the fight will be tough. Mind you my predictions have been wrong in the past. Just trying to rally the troops for what is looking to be the most important away game of the season.

Thats a good point and if there was money in it from tv I cant see Hearts saying no but helping out a fellow club should be suffice, if we can get a tv slot it would certainly bridge the gap in lost revenue from the Celtic cup game.

Well, were down to the final away day before the split, with all to play for and its in Ayrshire too. How about mustering the mighty ICT army and lay siege to the village called Kilmarnock next weekend. With a gap opening up between 5th and 6th place in the league table this may be the most important away game before the end of the season. Try your best not to miss it and make it an Ayrshire away day to remember.

Thursday 14th April is looking like the best date for the rearranged fixture. Its a Europa league date and not a Champions league fixture. Celtic are already playing other teams midweek before the split but this date would give them the longest break between games ie Saturday, Tuesday, us Thursday? and a cup game on the Sunday. This seems fairest otherwise you have to start changing other fixtures against Celtic inconveniencing other teams too without any any gain. We would of course have a couple more days rest than Celtic but that would be the case of any team who plays them during a second midweek game.If we dont get that slot which seems the most logical date then I would say that ICT are being treated unfairly as other games are being played on a Wednesday except that week when they play St Johnstone on the Tuesday and its a 6pm ko which gives them an even longer rest.