Caley Mad In Berks

Let's face it, the footballing shambles of last season under Foran will take some time to sort out. (Without raking up 'old coals' unduly, Kenny Cameron and his board share much of the blame for this, not in originally appointing Foran, but in their lack of decisiveness in getting rid of him by Xmas). At least in Robertson I have some optimism that he will be able to mould his, largely new, squad into a unit which at least might hold its own in the Championship. I'm not expecting miracles, mid table at best. Anything higher than that, with maybe a wee cup run, will be a bonus.

Today, 22 Jul, Rory McAllister scored a consolation goal for Peterhead in a 5-1 drubbing at Dunfermline and...... Henri Anier did what he couldn't do for us by scoring for his new club, FC Lahti, in a 2-2 draw at KuPs, in Finland

H/T 1-1 F/T 2-1 ICT Draper Falkirk Loy Crowd 1950

I agree, without much variation either. Elgar would be disappointed

Stuart Armstrong scored a late goal for Celtic tonight (19 July), in their 4-0 home win over Linfield.

Be patient? I think the club (and fans) have been extremely patient. This is a player who has only started a game for us 26 times in the past 3 full seasons. Obviously no one wants him to compound his injury by coming back too soon, but I don't think anyone has shown a lack of patience with him. Just the opposite, many clubs would have cut their losses and released him a couple of years ago.

H/T 0-1 F/T 0-2 ICT Draper Stirling Kavanah Crowd 700

Rory McAllister scored Peterhead's goal in a 1-0 win over East Fife this afternoon (15 July).

H/T 0-0 F/T 2-0 ICT Draper Brechin Layne Crowd 1400

Ryan Christie scored for Aberdeen tonight (13 July) in their 1-1 draw with Siroki in the Europa Cup qualifier

We must have received different letters, there is no "Pride of Highlands" slogan on the letter I got!

This evening, (7 July), Adam Evans scored one of Shelbourne's goals in a 3-1 win at Athlone, in the Irish League, Div 1

Sad to say, but despite all the success we've had in the 20+ years of ICT's existence, in many ways (state of the ground, toilets, club shop etc etc) we are still being run like a Highland League team. And that is probably an insult to some HL clubs who, I'm sure, are far better at communicating with their players, staff and fans than we seem to be.

Earlier today (24 Jun), Ryan Williams scored for Ottawa Fury in a 2-2 draw with New York Red Bulls 2

Totally agree. I think we'll be lucky to get 25K for him.

Surprised that Raven is not worth another year at this level.

Yes, for me, OFW was too inconsistent. He was poor at positioning himself for free kicks just outside the box. I still blame him for the goal against Astra in, what I think, was his first match for us. How our European debut could have been different if he'd stopped that one!

Can anyone confirm that Scott Davidson was on ICT's books? He does not appear in the 'all time' list of players. If indeed he did play for us at one time I should add him to my list of ex ICT goalscorers. A quick check shows that he has scored 10 for Fort in 2017 alone!

As I said in another post, I'm not singing from the rooftops over this appointment, but if he does as well as when he was here last, then I'm sure we will all be delighted to praise the Board for their foresight. And, I am certainly prepared to give him a chance, and really hope he succeeds. I'd be happier if there was some action in confirming his assistant(s), plus letting us know what the overall management structure is going to be, (D Of F etc). Not to mention the General Manager position (if that is really on the cards), and of course who is going to be responsible for communication with the fanbase, and what form this will take.

Yes, its on the Official ICT Website now. Don't know what to make of this appointment myself. Obviously he has 'done it before, and how we all wish for a replication of 2003/4. But I am concerned that he hasn't been 'at the coalface' for several years now. Anyway, I'll try and keep an open mind, and obviously wish him well. Now we wait to see if any other appointments follow.... D Of F?, General manager?, Assistants?,Youth development? Time will tell.

So, well done to Mr Finlayson and the Board. Quite encouraging that they appear to have listened to reasoned argument.

Don't think it is just your phone. I've had similar trouble for a couple of days now, even on my computer. Must be a website issue, I think.

Richie Foran

I wasn't sure that an Email would actually be seen by the Chairman. That is why I wrote to him personally. He may of course choose to ignore it, but for now, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and look forward to a reply in due course.

I have today written (by snail mail) to Mr Finlayson expressing my concerns, including much of what you refer to, in my letter. Not only about Season Tickets, but communication (or the lack of it!), the lack of progress on the management structure the club sees etc (not just the manager appointment), and some other issues. It will be interesting to see if I get a reply in due course. I'll keep you posted.