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SCOT GARDINER will leave crisis-torn Inverness Caley Thistle as a NEW consortium bids to take control of the club. SunSport can reveal a Highland-based businessman is fronting a group who want to take over from Ketan Makwana. Windsor-based businessman Makwana only assumed control of the League One club in the close-season. Chief executive Gardiner had indicated in June that he was ready to resign - but would stay on to assist with new investment. But it's now believed he is leaving the club with details of the fresh takeover bid set to be announced in the next few hours. The former Scottish Cup winners have been embroiled in financial uncertainty since relegation from the Championship in May. SunSport Online revealed yesterday that Dundee and Ross County have complained to the SPFL after Inverness failed to stump up loan fees owed to them. The two Premiership clubs were furious about not receiving money for players farmed out to them last season. Dens defender Cammy Kerr spent the second half of last season at the Caley Stadium along with Staggies striker Alex Samuel. After finishing second bottom in the Championship, Caley Thistle lost 5-3 on aggregate to Hamilton in the relegation play-off final, condemning them to the third tier of Scottish football for the first time in 25 years. Following their drop the club announced the controversial decision to move their training base 136 miles away in Fife. When fans hit out at the move, the club made a u-turn before their board warned administration may be the only option.

INVERNESS COURIER Inverness Caledonian Thistle should be under the control of new owner Ketan Makwana by the end of the month – and he has said that even before penning the final contract he would look at potential transfers on a “case by case basis”. He also confirmed, in an exclusive interview with The Inverness Courier, that he will pay the wages of club staff – including coaching staff and players – in August to “safeguard the integrity of the club so it doesn’t fall into an insolvency event”. Seventy7 Ventures’ Makwana is well aware about the speculation about him and his motives by those who are sceptical of the move, as he admits there is too little information available for fans but that is something that he hopes to rectify. But with Caley Jags fans eyeing all developments closely, he said that he has been in contact with George Moodie of the ICT Supporters Trust whom he offered to meet the next time he is in Inverness. Makwana was not able to state exactly how much he is putting into the club because of a non-disclosure agreement as the lawyers make their way through highly commercially sensitive contract work. But after a string of poor results, winning just once in July, and the Scottish transfer window closing on August 30 at about the same time that the final contracts are due to be signed, he refused to rule out bolstering the side despite not owning the club.Makwana said: “I have got a very good relationship with the internal team at Inverness, we have formed almost a unity of trust and transparency - I am coming in and I am trying to keep the bricks in the foundation while we move along. “Let’s say there is a situation where the club is needing to make specific transfers, there is no reason the board can’t come to me and discuss that with me internally and if we feel that it is the right business decision we will advance. We just have to do it in a sensible way. “We also have to make sure we do it in a way that is not going to impact our future strategy and the way we want to for the club moving forward, so it will be on a case by case basis.” Makwana underlined that not only from a financial perspective, but in the interests of transparency, fans would know much more before the deal is sealed. He did go on record to say that with the board, a further announcement will be made prior to the final signing of a contract which grants him a 50.48 per cent majority stake with more details about investments. “But one of the things that I can promise, as we get closer to the deal being completed, is that I am going to be speaking to the new interim chairman to see if we can do further media to provide a little bit more context,” he said. “I just want to go on the record to say that I am fully aware of everyone’s desire to know exactly what we are doing and I make assurances that before the deal is officially signed then both sides will come forward in unity to give a bit more detail.” He added: “So just hold on for a few more weeks.” One thing he was able to confirm outwith the NDA was that he has secured enough assets to not just take control of the club but to invest in it once he does have control and he did that by starting early. He said: “When we came to the conversation initially - and this was before I even spoke to [ICT’s outgoing chief executive] Scot Gardiner for the first time - we had already started to liquidate assets within the company to put forward for a potential purchase. “We have actually got two schedules of assets for liquidation, the first is primarily to meet the capital requirements for the club acquisition and the takeover of 50.48 per cent shares. “And the second liquidation is to actually then have more capital in reserves ready for us to invest in to the football club. “We have got to consider what the club’s ambitions will be, where we want to be, and furnish the requirements the manager would need.”

10th January 2020 Good morning Please be advised that there will be a pitch inspection at 12 noon today ahead of tomorrow’s Ladbrokes Championship game between Inverness CT and Queen of the South. Kind regards David David Ogilvie | Competitions Executive The Scottish Professional Football League Limited

According to todays Daily Express "Hamilton Academical are likely to lose out to Scottish Premiership neighbours Motherwell for the signature of Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Liam Polworth." (Daily Express)

It is a follow on from Manager John Roberson's comments after last weeks match that he felt Inverness were not getting major decisions from match officials I notice also it is mentioned in match report on Press & Journal website relevant extract "Inverness had trailed by a solitary goal at the break, following Gavin Reilly’s breakthrough midway through the first-half, however John Robertson’s men looked to have equalised when Liam Polworth’s cross-cum-shot appeared to have crossed the line before being beaten clear by goalkeeper Craig Samson, however referee Willie Collum and assistant Sean Carr made no award." ANDY SKINNER PRESS & JOURNAL

More controversy as It would appear that Liam Polworth's cross come shot which came off the post was well over the line before goalkeeper Samson clawed it away the only photograph seems to show Samson's right foot on the line meaning the ball was the whole arm length over the line as he scooped it away yet linesman and referee waved play on

Jack Ross has done a great job at St Mirren and previously at Alloa one of the best young Managers in Scotland

Here is the full text of Charlie Christie attack from BBC Sportsound Inverness legend Charlie Christie launches astonishing attack on club after derby defeat Richie Foran's side sit adrift at the bottom of the table after a 4-0 thumping at County - and Christie says things must change. Former Inverness manager Charlie Christie has launched a scathing attack on the club in the wake of their mauling at the hands of Ross County . Richie Foran's side are fighting for their Premiership survival. five points adrift at the bottom after a 4-0 thumping at the hands of rampant County at Dingwall last night. On-form Irish international Liam Boyce bagged all four goals in a win which is a major blow to Inverness' hopes of survival. And Christie, who is a club stalwart having been there as a player, manager and now involved with the youth development side, is adamant things have to change. It's been a fall from grace for the Highlanders, after winning the Scottish Cup in 2015, something that has left Christie “incredulous. The 51-year-old told BBC Sportsound: "I was manager at this football club and got us 7th in the table, and some of the fans wanted rid of me. It’s not good enough.” Although Christie showed sympathy towards gaffer Richie Foran, saying he is doing all that he can, he admitted his fears for the team he loves. Ripping into the current set-up, criticising everything from the club shop to transfer moves, he continued: "I love the club but, look at the shop, a portacabin is unacceptable. "We won the Scottish Cup, what have we done? We used to run a really tight ship." "We’ve changed our ethos grossly and that’s not good. You have to be ambitious but you have to live beyond your means and look to take the club on. "It hurts me to say it, but this has been coming. I've been there since day one, I need to watch what I'm saying because I'm an employee of the club, but it's disappointing."

Caley Thistle director Richard Smith resigns from club's board Written byJamie Durent Richard Smith (far left), with ICT Trust directors Alan Sellar and David Stewart and Caley Thistle director Alan McPhee. Picture: Ken Macpherson. RICHARD Smith has tendered his resignation from the Caley Thistle board of directors. The Inverness businessman, managing director at chartered surveyors Allied Souter & Jaffrey, declared his intention to step down from his position during the week. Smith resigned from his position prior to the game with Motherwell but kept it under wraps until after the final whistle. Richard Smith, who has resigned his directorship of

Here are the post split fixtures Fixture Day Date Home Away Kick Off TV 34 Friday 28-Apr-17 Ross County v Inverness CT 19:45 Live on BT Sport Saturday 29-Apr-17 Hamilton Accies v Kilmarnock 15:00 Saturday 29-Apr-17 Motherwell v Dundee 15:00 Saturday 29-Apr-17 Rangers v Celtic 12:00 Live on Sky Sports Saturday 29-Apr-17 Aberdeen v St Johnstone 15:00 Saturday 29-Apr-17 Hearts v Partick Thistle 15:00 35 Saturday 06-May-17 Inverness CT v Hamilton Accies 12:15 Live on Sky Sports Saturday 06-May-17 Kilmarnock v Dundee 15:00 Saturday 06-May-17 Motherwell v Ross County 15:00 Saturday 06-May-17 Celtic v St Johnstone 15:00 Sunday 07-May-17 Partick Thistle v Rangers 12:15 Live on BT Sport Sunday 07-May-17 Hearts v Aberdeen 15:00 36 Saturday 13-May-17 Dundee v Ross County 15:00 Saturday 13-May-17 Hamilton Accies v Motherwell 15:00 Saturday 13-May-17 Kilmarnock v Inverness CT 15:00 Friday 12-May-17 Aberdeen v Celtic 19:45 Live on BT Sport Saturday 13-May-17 Rangers v Hearts 12:15 Live on Sky Sports Saturday 13-May-17 St Johnstone v Partick Thistle 15:00 37 Tuesday 16-May-17 Dundee v Inverness CT 19:45 Tuesday 16-May-17 Motherwell v Kilmarnock 19:45 Tuesday 16-May-17 Ross County v Hamilton Accies 19:45 Wednesday 17-May-17 Rangers v Aberdeen 19:45 Wednesday 17-May-17 St Johnstone v Hearts 19:45 Thursday 18-May-17 Partick Thistle v Celtic 19:45 Live on Sky Sports 38 Saturday 20-May-17 Hamilton Accies v Dundee 15:00 Saturday 20-May-17 Inverness CT v Motherwell 15:00 Saturday 20-May-17 Kilmarnock v Ross County 15:00 Sunday 21-May-17 Celtic v Hearts 12:30 Live on Sky Sports Sunday 21-May-17 Partick Thistle v Aberdeen 12:30 Sunday 21-May-17 St Johnstone v Rangers 12:30 Ladbrokes Premiership post-split fixtures 2016-17 (final) 13-Apr-17.docx

With first Barry Robson followed by Adam Rooney Jonny Hayes, Graeme Shinnie,, Miles Storey , Ryan Christie and now Greg Tansey Aberdeen FC have decided to honour their A96 recruitment policy In their new strip for next season

Aaron Doran will miss the rest of the season according to tomorrows Press & Journal

Quite a bitter iinterview on BBC online http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37216822 this extract shows he wishhes him all the best but is less than complimentary about new boss Richie Foran He admits he did not see Foran as a coach, but says the 36-year-old Irishman will benefit from having Hughes' assistant, Brian Rice, at his side. "He's probably been flung in at the deep end and I wish him all the best," Hughes said. "He's a rookie. I don't think that coaching is his forte, coming up with ideas, being innovative, but that doesn't mean you can't become a good manager if you have other people doing that for you."

Daily Record reporter Scott McDermoot reporting this on his twitter account Scott McDermott ‏@scottmcdermott8 2h2 hours agoGlasgow, Scotland I'm hearing Killie, Accies and ICT are all interested in signing Morton striker @garyoliver7 before transfer window shuts...@Record_Sport 13 retweets6 likes

I notice Andrea Mutombo is mistaken for new Chelsea signing in the Daily Mail still wearing ICTFC training gear New Chelsea signing Michy Batshuayi sees red as Spanish police tow away £180,000 Lamborghini during his holiday in Ibiza • Michy Batshuayi fined after his supercar is towed away by police • He left the car parked under a tree, to keep it in the shade • But police towed it away, and he had to pay a £330 fine to get it back • The car had been rented and the contract was in Michy's brother's name • Batshuayi signed for Chelsea for £33m last week By GERARD COUZENS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 15:34, 12 July 2016 | UPDATED: 17:28, 12 July 2016 72shares 156 View comments Chelsea's new boy Michy Batshuayi has been fined by Spanish police after seeing his £180,000 Lamborghini towed away. Batshuayi, who has joined the west London club after starring for Belgium at Euro 2016, is on holiday in Ibiza before returning for pre-season. But after he left his car parked under a tree, to keep it in the shade, it was removed and the striker was slapped with a £330 fine. +7 Chelsea new boy Michy Batshuayi's £180,000 Lamborghini was left parked in the shade in Ibiza +7 Batshuayi protests as a policeman comes to remove the car, which was parked illegally