Robert

Is that confirmed as I don’t see it anywhere? 1600 UTC is 1700 in British Summer Time.

Presumably since January Jamie McCart has been on loan to Orient from Rotherham.

Hopefully we learn the date, time and ticket arrangements sometime tomorrow afternoon: https://ictfc.com/semi-final-v-falkirk-fc-ticket-and-travel-queries Our rearranged away game at Hamilton will be on 18 April.

Kai Kennedy with a deflected goal for Falkirk tonight to set up a 2015 rerun at Hampden next month.

If, and it’s a big if, we win the semi, we will face a month with no game if we don’t make the play offs.

Living on a prayer ??

Don’t leave me this way ??

Always look on the bright side of life ??

The club’s report: https://ictfc.com/match-report-ictfc-2-1-kilmarnock-10-03-2023

Two for Andrew MacAskill for Buckie and one for Matthew Strachan for Nairn are all i noted this weekend.

After I watched it back on tv I posted that I had changed my opinion after seeing it from a different angle. You will see it in the previous page in the thread.

Having now seen it on TV, tm4tj got it spot on. From my seat, I thought there was contact and Carson’s reaction was as he knew he’d got it wrong. Seeing it again from a better angle, there was no contact and it should not have been a yellow.

The “not proven” option should be binned. Did the jury have a bet on the outcome?

We did! 5 for me but only if we show the same commitment and tactical awareness in the league next week.

That was a great night. I feared the worst when we conceded early on but it seemed to motivate our players even more and we were on top for most of the game. We deservedly won, and that should give us confidence if, approached with the right attitude and tactics, we can pull back the deficit on a play off place. Every player played their part and on a different night we’d have won more comfortably. Two off the woodwork, one excellent save and a couple of one on ones we couldn’t finish. Hard to pick a MoM, but it’s Welsh for me. His calmness in midfield and winning goal sneaked it. A shout out for some of the players who have had mixed reviews. Shaw’s confidence seems high and he is taking players on and creating now. Harper had a strong performance at left back. Duffy was really up for it at right back. We seemed to know Killie’s weaknesses and exploited them, whilst we did not let them exploit our weaknesses. Just one complaint. Section 94 need to stop having flares. We don’t need that, and to see Duffy and Henderson having to clear the pitch to allow the delayed kick off could have resulted in us losing that early goal as the players were all having to hang around in the cold. Keep giving the great support guys but cut out that nonsense please Well done to all the players and backroom staff. Roll on Hampden, and I’d love it if we draw Ayr or Falkirk.

I went 2-1 for us and Billy Mckay to get our first on NPL….

Agree with all of that (as usual) other than Carson’s booking. He deserved it and his annoyance at it was as he knew he’d messed up rather than being upset with a harsh award.

No word of a pitch inspection?

Queens Park @ 1.55 please.

HT 1-0 FT 2-1 ICT Billy Mckay Killie Armstrong Crowd 2250 Yellow Deas

Ayr have won 3-1 at Morton so we are now 7 points off the play offs with 9 games to play. It will be a tall order and we will need a good run in to have any chance.

I see the covers are on the pitch. With the yellow snow warnings and colder weather we currently have, hopefully they give enough protection and Friday’s game is not at risk.

Kane Hester is in Court now, so when that is concluded the charge against Shane will presumably be heard: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-64863533

UHI Campus for me too. The West Link Bridge has made a difference, but the Distributor needs proper links to the A9 to work properly (and a solution for Inshes Roundabout) and I wish they’d reduce the green time for pedestrians at the crossings as it is excessive at all of them.

A loss of £800k on turnover of £2m implies costs of £2.8m, a 40% loss, which would be alarming for most companies. In business that means two options, which can be taken forward jointly: 1. Increase revenue 2. Reduce costs. We look to have tried (and failed) to increase revenue (eg concerts) so we must now look at costs. This does not have to mean players and their contracts, but we need to look at all the non playing staff and see what economies are possible. Do we need a staff of 90 odd? There may be “non cash” items in the costs, for example if we are depreciating assets over a defined period, but I would not expect any such items to be substantial. The other key element is cash flow and whether it is positive, or dependent on ongoing loans from Directors. Looking forward, as well as a thorough review of all costs, we should get any realistic prospects tied up on long term contracts if possible so we maximise the chances of decent transfer income. And a win on Friday would also help immensely!