Robert

Anyway it’s in the past. Each to their own! I can recommend a good therapist for bdu!! The group I was with had a great weekend in Glasgow. It would have been great to win but the guys performed well and can hold their heads very high.

Seems bdu found it funny!!

I make no apologies for this post. You should be really ashamed of yourself. When Celtic scored their third, a numpty a few rows in front of me celebrated. That provoked an angry reaction from our fans with kids caught up in the ensuing scenes before a Steward ejected the numpty. He was punched by one of our fans and credit to the female steward who stopped a brawl resulting. Goodness knows what that could have led to. I don’t know if the idiot involved had a ticket you wrongly sold on or not, but it wrecked a big day for many youngsters and you really need to grow up and realise your actions have consequences. Rant over but I hope you know your head should be hanging in shame.

Proud of all 16 who played today. We all feared a beating but to be only 2-1 down going into stoppage time must have exceeded all our expectations. Celtic are a class or two above us in terms of skill, pace and performance, but we did better than many top league teams have done against them. I think the formation was right and we hoped to keep them out for as long as possible and catch them on the break. It wasn’t to be, but it would have been a surprise to us all if we had won. I thought anything better than 4-0 would be good and we did a damn sight better than that. A shout out for the singing section and our fans overall: you also did us proud. A good day out, despite the result, and as I said above I’m proud of the team.

Came down yesterday afternoon. Spent the evening in an Irish bar which was good but strangely quiet despite having music on. Just at chucking out time a rendition of “stand up for the Caley Jags” started from the far end from where we were. No idea who as they were leaving at the time but great to hear! To the day itself, safe journey to all those travelling and hopefully our guys spring a major surprise and we upset the odds again! I didn’t see the P&J but have been sent this link which may be of interest if you didn’t see the paper itself: https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC&edid=26059f04-a62b-4303-b4ba-127eec60c8e8 Come on ICT!!

We could be looking at Highland derbies next season, but I’m worried that Partick will rue not finishing that off tonight. It’s not a done deal by any means. Kris Doolan has had 18 games in charge at Partick and only one defeat….. to us!

Looking at the club’s Twitter feed, there’s a banner in the Market. I was in town yesterday and didn’t see anything that would have told me we have one of our biggest ever games coming up. There’s a free 24 page souvenir programme available from the club shop.

I’m nervously excited but expected there to be more chatter here.

I’d love that prediction to come true! Looking very likely it is their Manager’s last game too.

Did they make a mistake starting with a 16 year old in such a big game?

There’s a serious lack of excitement about the final. Is that because we are resigned to losing? For anyone wanting a repeat dose of nostalgia, BBC Scotland is repeating the story of our 2015 triumph and also Ballistic tomorrow night.

Kane Hester, the apparent ring leader, has his case with the SFA in the middle of June. I wonder if Shane’s hearing is imminent too.

Two of the winners, Cameron Harper and Nathan Shaw, are at the start of their career. Imagine the boost their confidence would have got receiving their awards on the pitch at the end of the Ayr game. Whilst Billy Mckay is an experienced pro, he also deserved to receive his awards on the pitch in front of the fans. Whilst that match had a disappointing outcome, it was also our chance to applaud the full squad and let them know they have our backing for the final. It may also be the difference between some deciding to stay and deciding to move on. Not the club’s finest hour!

Thanks tm4tj, just a pity it wasn’t done at full time on 5 May. Did the club assume we’d be in the play offs when they set the closing date of 12 May? All my choices were the fans’ winners.

I read it as the prize money for getting to the league positions and rounds in the cup only, so any share of gate receipts will be additional and, with 50,000 there on Saturday and a quarter share of the 50,000 at the Old Firm semi, even after the SFA cut it should be a very decent sum that we get. Given our financial situation, it is very welcome. The club is pushing ticket sales again so we must have quite a lot of our allocation still to sell: https://ictfc.com/scottish-cup-final-ticket-information-general-sale-info-3/

They’ve appointed Tony Docherty.

Interesting link to prize money win by clubs this season. It highlights the gulf between the top league and the rest, but we’ve made £500k from the cup run and get £60k more should we miraculously win it: https://twitter.com/SPFLWatch/status/1662915622781452291?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1662915622781452291|twgr^b8442480fb1d58caaba01ad89b88e69bac1253cb|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fitbanorth.com%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D2t%3D9454start%3D1860

Judging by the first 35 minutes today, their holiday is over and they are back in the mood. They are murdering Aberdeen just now. Fortunately I will be at The Gathering by the time the second half starts so spared any more previews of what we are facing next week! However, it is a one off game and anything can happen on the day, so hope remains!!

I think they’ve been playing some fringe players, especially in defence, but that’s 1 point out of 9. I’d be amazed if they don’t start their strongest 11 for the final and they must know we’ve turned them over in cups before. We’ve nothing to lose. It’s a one off match and if our players are all up for it and luck goes our way, you just never know…… I’m travelling in hope rather than expectation and, as others have said, hope the players enjoy the occasion and we don’t get a battering.

Yes. That’s been confirmed in the SC build up thread. Unlikely but doesn’t stop us hoping and dreaming!

Ross Draper appointed as Manager of Elgin City on a three year deal: https://www.elgincity.net/news/latest-news/new-manager-at-elgin-city

Shinnies on the score sheet tonight: two for Graeme and one for Andrew. Also Jordan White for County.

Cup Final song by Scooty and the Skyhooks was premiered at 1800 today here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SAvnv4Ni4as&feature=youtu.be https://ictfc.com/ictfc-2023-scottish-cup-song-caley-caley-by-scooty-skyhooks/

Now confirmed: https://ictfc.com/scottish-citylink-and-megabus-cup-final-initiative/

Or they are nursing hangovers on Saturdays……