ICT Supporters Trust

To clarify any confusion about our position, the Supporters Trust definitely does want the difficult "backward looking" questions to be asked and answered, whether they relate to the stewardship of the club, Board members (individually or collectively), former directors or any other relevant matter. That is exactly why we have highlighted that we know many questions will be of that nature, and that it is our intention to submit these to the SLO in advance of the meeting. We will share the questions submitted and the answers subsequently received. As many questions may be similar, we will group questions together to avoid duplication. However, given the seriousness of the situation, we want the meeting itself to be as constructive as possible, which is why we intend to table "forward looking" questions at the meeting. There are some very good questions being mooted in this and other threads. What we would ask, so we do not inadvertently miss any, is that anyone with questions sends us them by e-mail to: [email protected].

Following today's letter to shareholders from the Interim Chairman, the Supporters Trust has issued this statement: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/post/the-threat-of-administration We have also seen the suggestion that the Trust compiles a list of questions to be put to the Board, and we are happy to do this. We are conscious that many questions will inevitably relate to how the club got into the current situation rather than to how we can get out of it and avoid going in to administration. As a result, it is our intention to submit "backward looking" questions to the SLO in advance of the meeting and endeavour to raise "forward looking" questions at the meeting itself. To aid us in compiling the list of questions, it will be helpful if they can all be sent to us by e-mail: [email protected].

At tomorrow's game, the Sports Bar will again be staffed by volunteers from the Supporters Trust. Please pop in and have a chat with them before the game. Full details are in the Matchday Information, copied here: SPORTS BAR OPEN The ICT Sports Bar will now open tomorrow from 1pm ahead of the match again Queen of the South Home and Away fans welcome Last Orders/Entry at 2.30pm with the bar fully closed at 2.45pm and then the concourse becomes available for all Main Stand supporters for catering/toilets. Thank You to the ICT Supporters Trust for helping get volunteers to make it possible.

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the 'Johndo Away' day out to Kelty on Saturday. Thank you to D&E for looking after us, to everyone who travelled (including the virtual travellers) and the fans in the social club at Kelty who all played a part. We are delighted to confirm a donation of £500 in his memory. Memories are something we will all have plenty of and he will indeed forever be the Immortal Howdenender.

We still have some seats available for the coach on Saturday. The coach hire cost has been covered, so any more seats sold will increase the donation to the British Heart Foundation. Details of how to book your seat are in the post above. We hope to see you there!

The Supporters Trust, along with some others, are dedicating the Kelty away game on Saturday as a 'Johndo Awayday'. We are delighted that once again his daughter Isla will be joining us as we pay tribute. We have a Johndo special bus running with proceeds being donated to the British Heart Foundation in his memory. Bus leaves the Stadium at 9.30am and will cost £20 per head. There will be some fundraising activities en route. We can also accept cash donations at the game but if you prefer you can donate using the following link: https://johnmackenzie.muchloved.com Please also gift aid if appropriate. Drop us a message on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ICTSupportersTrust) to book or e-mail us at [email protected]

The Supporters Trust Board fully endorses the statement above, and it is disappointing to hear about the behaviour of a minority fans yesterday. We do not have access to any CCTV from the ground, so we suggest that anyone who witnessed and was upset by the events contacts the club by e-mail, with the option also of contacting the SLO through the dedicated e-mail address. These are the contact details on the club website: https://ictfc.com/contacts/

Thank you to everyone who has completed the survey and volunteered to assist the club. We will be in touch in the near future. The appeal remains open, and we would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to read about it and complete the survey: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/post/ictst-appeal-for-club-volunteers No matter how much or how little time you can spare, your involvement will be greatly appreciated and help to make a difference. The more volunteers we have, the more we will be able to achieve. The Supporters Bar being open today is, we hope, the first of many ways in which the Trust, its members and the wider fan base can assist the club in these difficult times.

Scott Young approached Laura Grant, one of our Board members, this afternoon to see if the Supporters Trust could provide volunteers to allow the Sports Bar to be open tomorrow. Laura was delighted to assist and has found volunteers which means that the Sports Bar will now be open from 1 pm tomorrow, with last orders at 2.30 pm and the bar fully closed at 2.45 pm. This is an early example of how beneficial volunteer fans can be to the club, and we hope that many fans attending the game tomorrow will now be able to enjoy a pre-match drink (or two) in the Sports Bar, providing the club with additional income. A number of the Trust Board members will be there, both behind the bar and as customers, so please say hello to them.

In our Press Statement on Wednesday, we mentioned that we would be seeking volunteers to assist the club. Our Volunteer Appeal is now live. Please follow the link below to find out more, along with a link to the simple survey itself: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/ictst-appeal-for-club-volunteers Please feel free to share this widely with anyone you feel may be interested. If anyone has any questions, or issues with completing the survey, please contact us at [email protected].

We are happy to, and to provide some comments that may assist non members in particular. The Supporters Trust Board currently comprises eight members, who all voluntarily give their time and effort due to a shared passion for the club and for ensuring that fans' voices are heard by those running the club. The Board covers a wide range of ages, skills and experience. For example, the youngest member is 19, whilst others have significant business experience. One Board member leads on media activity, but all Board members have the opportunity to comment on draft Press Statements, and they are only issued once the Board agrees them. We make no apologies for the content of yesterday's statement, and we are grateful for the significant positive feedback on it from members. We had seen the club's announcement on Tuesday, and knew that the media would be speaking to Alan Savage. We therefore wanted to have a different emphasis and put our message across from the perspective of fans, linking back to key outputs from the Fans Meeting in May: Walking away from the Kelty plan. Securing the future of the Academy. Having a change in the leadership of the club, particularly the departure of the CEO. We wanted to recognise the significant role of all fans in these outputs being achieved. Our release had to be founded on facts, rather than rumour, speculation or opinions. That is why we did not explicitly refer to Seventy7 Ventures, but it was implicit in our welcoming of Alan Savage. There have been comments that the Trust was in some way endorsing the Seventy7 Ventures attempt to take control of the club. That is simply not the case. We did welcome the announcement that new investment had been found but we were clear that we needed to understand their vision, motives and plan. We were promised a meeting, but we received none of the details that we had sought. The fireworks were intended to bring some welcome light relief, and reflect the joy and relief fans are feeling with the confirmed departure of the former CEO, and the relief that Alan Savage has become involved. Now the former CEO has departed, it is time to move on, and that is what the Trust Board has been doing since his resignation was originally announced. Board members have been having significant engagement and dialogue with other key stakeholders, including Alan Savage. We recognise that there is a long road ahead, and there will be many challenges and twists along the way, but we are ready to play our part in that. As mentioned in our Press Statement, we are about to issue a survey to allow fans to show how they can play their part and join the Trust in working more closely with the club. This has been ready to be issued for some time, just waiting for confirmation of the departure of the former CEO, but we did not want to bombard members yesterday. We know that many fans are ready and willing to give their support. We also intend to continue with Fans Meetings this season, and details will be provided once the first date is set.

We issued a statement this morning following yesterday's announcement by the club. Our members should already have received a copy, but if you have not for any reason, please contact us at [email protected]. A copy of the statement is here: enjoy the fireworks over the stadium! https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/post/ict-supporters-trust-statement-on-ceo-departure Like our previous releases, this has had good coverage in the local media, and a Trust Board Member has featured on TV today. The Trust Board is grateful for the continued support of members, and for all the positive messages received during the last few troubled months. As well as supporting the efforts being made to stabilise the position at the club, we will continue to work on behalf of our members and the wider fan base and, if you are not currently a member, joining is easy using this link (and only £5, or £1 for Under 16s): https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us

Sorry for the late response. Website comments haven't been turned off but rather a function we never turned on in the first place. I think we are very visible here and on social media for fans to comment so I don't believe not being able to comment on the website would in any way silence the fans opion. In fact that is exactly the opposite of what we are trying to achieve. I believe it would just dilute the messages further but if you think there is value in it we can explore opening this up. If there is anything you feel you haven't been able to express, please drop us an email [email protected], drop a note on here or social media.

Following today's announcement by the club, the Supporters Trust has issued this statement, which is also being e-mailed to members: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/post/ict-supporters-trust-statement-on-ictfc-new-investor The Trust Board is grateful for the continued support of members. We will continue to work on behalf of our members and the wider fan base and, if you are not currently a member, joining is easy using this link (and only £5, or £1 for Under 16s): https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us

We are conscious that we have not issued any statements or updates to members or the wider fan base in the last couple of weeks. That is simply because we have not had anything tangible or meaningful to update our members on. We share the concerns voiced on here about the rumours that are circulating at present, and we are seeking clarity from the club. The Trust Board has continued to meet regularly to discuss the ongoing situation, and we have been able to have some dialogue with the club and further talks are planned but, as mentioned above, to date they have not resulted in anything tangible. The club will need to hold an AGM soon, and we will highlight the fact that it is overdue. As a result, there is no reason to call for an EGM at this time. In addition, we cannot call an EGM relating to the CEO as he is not a Director or on the Board, but merely an employee of the club. Once we have news confirmed that a new investor has confirmed their investment, we hope that things will move quickly regarding changes to the leadership of the club. We have previously sought fan representation on the Board but now is not the time for that to happen, as the state of the club's finances brings with it personal risks for Directors, and it would be wrong of us to place a member of our Board or any fan in that position. However, new investment may materially change that position, in which case we will renew our efforts to get a fans' representative on the Board. However, the ongoing investor discussions need not stop the club Board engaging with us, and that is what we continue to seek on a regular basis, and we will also seek early discussions with any new investor when their investment is confirmed. In the meantime, we will continue to update our members when we have anything to share, and we will continue to share those updates here. We would also like to thank our members for their continued support. Going off topic, can we also point you to this post on the Supporters Trust Forum in case you have not seen it. Stewart does an amazing power of work for the Trust, which we are very grateful for, and if you feel minded to show your support to this crowd funder he will greatly appreciate it, as will the Trust Board: https://caleythistleonline.com/topic/36314-crowdfunding-appeal-to-raise-funds-for-stoke-mandeville-spinal-unit-and-the-ict-supporters-trust-at-stewarts-request/

A friend of Stewart Coghill has started a crowd funder, prompted by Stewart's story, which you can read here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/PippaGrainge?utm_id=108&utm_term=jx2vnnvyb&sfnsn=scwspwa Stewart does an immense power of work behind the scenes for the Supporters Trust, which we are very thankful for. Amongst many other things, Stewart maintains the Trust website, does all our creatives, and was very heavily involved in the Matchday Experience Survey. At Stewart's request, a share of the proceeds will be coming to the Trust, but we must also recognise the great work carried out by the Stoke Mandeville Spinal Unit. Please take time to read the story in the link, and if you feel motivated to contribute, Pippa, Stewart and the Trust Board will be very grateful.

It is only a couple of days until the last entries can be made for the prize of Robbo's rare shirt to raise funds to assist Aaron in his recuperation. If you have not entered, the link is here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aaron-doran-rehab-fund

I hope the Mods don't mind, but John Robertson has asked the Trust to highlight this crowdfunder that is in place to assist Aaron through his lengthy rehabilitation. The prize is a Scotland top with John's name on it, which as you will see in the link is genuinely rare. Entries are £10 or £20 for three. Full details here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aaron-doran-rehab-fund

The Supporters Trust has issued a fresh statement about the ongoing situation today, which is being sent to all members. You can read it on this link: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/post/statement-pre-season-2024 The Trust Board will continue to work on behalf of our members and the wider fan base, and we would welcome further members. Anyone joining now will have their membership apply until the end of July 2025. You can join using this link: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us Many of you who supported our Stronger Together initiative indicated (understandably) that you would not contribute as long as the CEO was at the club. Given that the club has publicly confirmed that they have accepted his resignation, you can use the link below to contribute to this initiative, either through a subscription or by making a donation. As confirmed before, the Trust Board will only use this to purchase shares in the club when it is has sought and received commitments from the club Board on behalf of the Trust's members: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/stronger-together

Following the announcement by the club that season tickets are now on sale, the Supporters Trust Board have issued this statement, which has been shared with our members: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/post/season-tickets The Trust Board will continue to work on behalf of our members and the wider fan base, and we would welcome further members. Anyone joining now will have their membership apply until the end of July 2025. You can join using this link: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us Many of you who supported our Stronger Together initiative indicated (understandably) that you would not contribute as long as the CEO was at the club. Now that the club has publicly confirmed that they have accepted his resignation, you can use the link below to contribute to this initiative, either through a subscription or by making a donation. As confirmed before, the Trust Board will only use this to purchase shares in the club when it is has sought and received commitments from the club Board on behalf of the Trust's members: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/stronger-together

Following the expiry of many contracts on Sunday, and the comments made by Mark Ridgers, Cammy MacKay and Wallace Duffy, the Supporters Trust has issued a press statement thanking all out of contract players for their contribution to the club, and is shocked and dismayed by the lack of contact made with them by the club regarding their position. The press statement has been e-mailed to all members, and can be viewed here: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/post/out-of-contract-players We will continue to work on behalf of our members and the wider fan base, and we would welcome further members. Anyone joining now will have their membership apply until the end of July 2025. You can join using this link: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us Many of you who supported our Stronger Together initiative indicated (understandably) that you would not contribute as long as the CEO was at the club. You can use the link below to contribute to this initiative, either through a subscription or by making a donation. As confirmed before, the Trust Board will only use this to purchase shares in the club when it is has sought and received commitments from the club Board on behalf of the Trust's members: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/stronger-together

Given today's news, and the comments we received from many who supported our Stronger Together initiative that they (understandably) would not contribute to the initiative whilst the CEO was at the club, now is a good time to "bump" this thread so you can easily see how to contribute. Full details are also on the Trust website by following the "donate" button at: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/stronger-togetherd

The Trust has issued a statement just now, which has been e-mailed to members. You can read a copy here: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/post/ceo-resignation We will continue to work on behalf of our members and the wider fan base, and we would welcome further members. You can join using this link (and anyone joining now will have their membership apply until the end of July 2025) you can join using this link: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us Many of you who supported our Stronger Together initiative indicated that you would not contribute as long as the CEO was at the club. With today's news, now is the time to get behind Stronger Together, either through a subscription or making a donation. As confirmed before, the Trust Board will only use this to purchase shares in the club when it is has sought and received commitments from the club Board on behalf of the Trust's members: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/stronger-together

In the immediate aftermath of yesterday's announcement by the club, members of the Supporters Trust Board were very busy responding to the content, doing interviews with BBC, STV and MFR, whilst the Courier published an article based on one interview that took place a few minutes after the release was issued: https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/supporters-trust-call-latest-ict-statement-step-in-the-rig-352519/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook We have seen this morning's breaking media reports and it is clear that things are moving very quickly at the club. Once again, we thank all our members for their feedback and continued support. We continue to attract new members, which we are delighted about. If you are not a member of the Trust (anyone joining now will have their membership apply until the end of July 2025) you can join using this link: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us Use this link to make a subscription or donation to Stronger Together, and we would highlight again that the Trust Board will only use this to purchase shares in the club when it is has sought and received commitments from the club Board: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/stronger-together

Thank you for the feedback. We will continue to work hard on behalf of our membership and the wider fan base.