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10 hours ago, Caman said:

Missed this with being on holiday. Might have been better outwith school holiday period?

This was my issue too - appreciate it’s difficult to cater for everyone, but I’m guessing a fair number of people weren’t able to attend for the same reason. 

On 8/24/2018 at 9:07 PM, Row S said:

Here is the boring planning bit for any interested boffins (like me!):

The application was for a Screening Opinion from the Council (as Planning Authority) and environmental agencies such as SNH, SEPA and Marine Scotland. This was  required to determine if a full Environmental Impact Assessment is required to accompany a future planning application for the proposed development. The decision made on 17 July is that an EIA is not required but does not guarantee that there will not be environmental impacts or that the proposals will get planning permission. 

The land is currently zoned for potential waste management facilities and it is already licensed for this purpose. It is understood that the proposals are for further processing of waste already sorted that would normally sent straight to landfill (south of Perth near Glencarse I think).

On the potential future location of a new stadium, there is still a lot of land adjacent to the UHI Campus and the future prison site (?) which could be used. It is also next to the railway where a rail halt could be provided and will be almost directly connected to the new East Link Road (A9-A96 Inshes to Smithton), which will be a possible future bus route with a separate dedicated cycle lane.     

There are already extensive plans under consultation for the area next to UHI and the new prison though, and a new stadium isn’t part of them. 

If there are spaces left, I'll take one :). 

3 hours ago, ForzaCaley said:

Firstly I wish to state I have a couple of close friends who are board members of CJT and I don't want to be seen as having a 'rant' at them but personally I can't just 'put this situation to bed' so to speak. The events of this past week have left me with a bad taste in my mouth and I feel there is to many pressing questions which need answered. 

Going by that brief statement from CJT earlier, it would make you think everything is now hunky-dory, but quite frankly I think it's a sham and I'm not prepared to sit back, kow tow and take it as Gospel. 

After speaking to one of the lads who attended tonight's meeting, its become clear that part of the 'problem' on the Stirling trip was indeed singing....... But also some of the group were standing during the journey...... How this warrants an immediate ban, I just do not know!! Personally throughout this week I was thinking, the lads must have been drinking or something. But no! The serious offence committed was standing and singing....

It has also come to my attention that only 4 boys turned up to the meeting tonight (out of 30 something I believe were banned?). Frankly this doesn't surprise me and from what I've been hearing the vast majority of lads are feeling very dissolution about the whole saga and not only did not turn up tonight, but are not interested in tomorrow's game either. I will be deeply saddened if these lads don't come back, ever! But who would blame them after the way they have been treated this past week. For this Clubs sake, I hope the news of a more frequent Gellions Bus tempts them to come back, but i suppose its just a case of wait and see. 

However the main point which has really angered me tonight is that the 4 boys who were in attendance tonight and showed willingness to meet, have been told that there might not be enough space on the bus for them tomorrow. Its a case of turning up to the stadium at 10 am and waiting to see if no-one else turns up so they can get their seats.......Sorry but this is an absolutely disgraceful way to treat any loyal supporter of this club. So much so that 2 of the 4 lads have decided to just forget about tomorrow.

So instead of 30 odd boistrous and vocal young fans turning up and cheering on the team in what is a crucial game in defending our trophy, only 2 will be going. That is of course if by chance there is any seats left on the bus. What a shambolic mess!! All because they were standing and singing on the bus to Stirling......And if it turns out that the team are defeated tomorrow and the team felt there wasn't enough backing from the fans, well the blame quite frankly lies at the door of CJT and the poor handling of this situation. 

Please believe me when i say It saddens me to the core to say that, because CJT and the Supporters Trust before them have in general been true ambassoders for this club. The card display at Hampden, the ticket allocation at LC Final, the many times we needed transport to semi finals or finals with stupid KO times couldn't have been done without them!! But the handling of this week and the poorly written statement re: Pyro a couple weeks back have sadly alienated a large section of our support, a section which is mainly made up of young/loyal/committed supporters who are essential to the future of this Club. Way to go CJT. 

Before I close I wish to ask a few questions. who was the person that sent that text earlier in the week to the lads, demanding that they were to be banned and that there was to be no further discussion about it. Are they a CJT board member? If so they should be struck off! Had he shown a little more wisdom none of this would have happened. I dont want some petty jobsworth who acts out with a knee-jerk reaction to be the 'voice' of our support. 

Why if the 'problem' was on the weekend of Stirling Away was it not dealt with immediately after that weekend? That game was 4 weeks ago. Had this all been sorted out then, we might actually be seeing more young fans at Well tmo and not expecting the farcical situation of 2 young lads turning up at the stadium not knowing if they can go to the game or not.

And lastly, what will CJT be doing in the coming weeks to ensure that all 30odd lads are made to feel welcome at TCS and away games? I cannot stress enough how these guys are the future of this club and if this is dealt badly now, could have serious ramifications in years to come!

I close by stating that famous, elequent but simple quote by Jock Stein "Football without Fans, is Nothing". Please please please, no-one should ever forget that! 

Forza, it's a shame you didn't make it along to the meeting last night, as the points you raised could have been fully discussed. You would also have heard at first hand exactly what the issues were 4 weeks ago, why the action was taken and the solutions that were put forward both by board members and the young people who attended.  My recollection of the tone and outcome of the meeting is very, very different to the second hand view you have presented here. 

My impression was that everyone left the meeting last night feeling that they had had their say and had been heard, and that the matter was now closed. 

I'm also reading that Ruse, across the Danube from Giurgiu and in Bulgaria, is a lovely city and "the next Prague" :)

some travel info from Celtic's away trip there last year:

https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/football-travel-advice-afc-astra-versus-celtic-fc

TomatoTerrace has put together some footage from the cup run and the league run, which might tide some folks over until the official DVD comes out :)

Scottish Cup:

League:

Scottish Cup footage from the fans (may contain interesting language)

The Montford need to know how many folk using this pub are children. If you've posted above that you are coming could you now confirm if you have children in your party? ASAP would be good as well tnx. Children will NOT be allowed in post match unfortunately

2-4 adults and 2 kids :)

I'd quite like to go to a pub beforehand, but with 2 kids it's not looking likely... So we'll probably just head to the ground early instead. Bit surprised there haven't been more offers of hospitality from suitable bars and social clubs in the area!

Pretty sure I'd be able to round up some teachers and kids in Moray too! So if there are any other such generous offers out there, please shout....

That's much better :)

I use iPad mostly, sometimes iPhone and sometimes Chrome on my laptop. I almost always use the "View New Content" button; occasionally I use the tabs to access the club site (but it doesn't work very well on iPad)

Still keen to come along and help - we can do 2-4pm if that helps? If I was running the marathon, that's when I'd be passing by...

I'm sure the runners will appreciate any assistance at the water stations, regardless of how much they paid to run.... I'll try to get along with HeScoresWhenHeWants for a couple of hours :)

It's £8 for adults, £4 for concessions :)

I like all of these ideas so far   and will ask my two when they get home. 

Really hoping there's a deal on tickets! Otherwise may have to choose between this game and the New Year derby, can't do it all at this time of year :s