Jack Waddington

Think there's more fear and alarm at the clownncils incompetence. We all saw the outburst when Cllr MacPherson called the big dogs out on their previous failures elsewhere, and we all saw that not many of them did their job with the "kids sledge there" argument. Just one of many, MANY, cockups that the Highland Clowncil have caused, and I can't imagine many will be best pleased with all the well documented drama that unravelled on the live stream. Money burnt on a daft river circle, the Academy Street fiasco, the Longman and Inshes Roundabouts, the potholes, Invergordon Academy, the Ironworks, the list keeps piling and thats just the start of it. Like the club, they need a shakedown from top to bottom, and weed out the muppets.

THATS WHERE I GO SLEDGING DAMNIT!

Must be aye. Being sat with the Montroses and the Kelties who have notoriously small fanbases must do wonders for the city center pubs who've previously catered for the multiple hundreds following the Dundonians and the Particks. Call me a looney all you want, but the city needs a big name side, and Clach or a Caley side following in the footsteps of Queen of the South aren't filling those boots

I wonder if these supergeniuses on the Clowncil board remember that, outside of tourism (i.e. Nessiehunters) we provide the most to the city in terms of income due to the amount of away fans coming north, even moreso in the Prem days. Killing us off doesn't just affect us, but the entire city will suffer. Not many fans coming north stop over in Inverness going to Dingwall, and you'd be lucky to pack out the Nip Inn for a Clach home game. We essentially cemented the city on the map back in 2000, relegation took a notch out of it, but going down again to the seaside leagues, and even going bust, is taking a hand grenade to it. The city has nothing going for it outside tourism and going against one of the larger income providers is essentially suicidal

Sounds daft but can it be reappealed on grounds of incompetence and not having done their job? Just the grounds of that one balloon rejecting it cos "Kids like sledging there" would imply themselves (and quite possibly others) haven't *actually* taken it into account, as the area in question is by no means suitable for sledging, mainly due to the trees and shrubs, and more importantly A GREAT SODDING WAREHOUSE.

Does the council have any plans to fill in for all the activities ICT provide that have just been clubbed to death? Can't imagine they do...

Can't be approved unless it has a big circle, a diving board looking thingy and/or a seesaw pier. Thems the rules

Have to remember these aren't the most competent chimps in the zoo. After all, they happily burnt stacks on an "art installation" and completely changed how the river looks...

Can't wait to see the turnout in 5 years time when they discuss turning it into a housing estate

Going to penalties at this rate

What was the outcome of it? Had to ditch the stream cos had to get to work, and last I heard was about "River Ness runoff" and that the Fire Brigade can't comment on the battery farm

Slide 84, actually, but still at a loss as to why we're being shot in the foot when its right there, plain as day that they want to do it regardless. Surely it'd be far more logical to let someone else put in the graft and delegate the funds into other projects?

Or better yet, improve the shuttle service. Absolute mystery whether it runs prior to the match and quite a lot of the time the bus back is rammed. Advertise it better, make it more frequent and increase capacity then we won't have to deal with being sat for donkeys trying to get out and people won't need to risk getting flattened on the walk back. The car parks fine as is (well, for its intended purpose anyway, not the condition of it), but everyones become overly reliant on it because, like most places in the HC area, the bus service is hoaching and/or overpriced.

Tbf, Clach's away kit is a belter compared to ours which is just a Scot Gardiner "WATP 55" dream kit, so wouldn't surprise me if they did sell more than we did. C*unty probably did, and Loch Ness frequently put out stunning kits so they easily did outsell us.

Had an email back from one Monsieur David Fraser of the Aird and Loch Ness Ward simply stating "Thank you and I have noted your comments. As it is a live application, I cannot comment further". Can only assume all the councillors of the HC have been handed this cut and paste dialogue to reply with if they decide to

Another thing that should be picked up on, though small, is the numpties in the stand taking the ball away at the most inopportune times. Second home game on the bounce where some kid has thrown the ball further back into the stand or held it to throw it into play at the absolute worst time. Different story if its the middle of the game and its the opposition goalie wanting it, but at a last ditch corner its hideously frustrating. Might sound harsh or over the top, but the club need to be keeping tabs on these things as it absolutely will cost us at some stage

Played brilliantly imo, just need players to push down the wing rather than trying to double back on themselves, and players that will actually get a shot off

Doesn't really matter how snarky the email might seem, its mostly just facts and figures so the less informed councillors aren't just diving headfirst into "we must protect the greenspace" bin, and it reminds them that they *have* broken a law and the club will happily gear up and go all the way. Either let go of a scrap of otherwise unused land behind a warehouse on a larger chunk of land that will become a housing estate in the next decade no doubt, or enjoy an expensive legal battle that will probably have ScotGov involvement.

Just had an email from the club with a template for the email we should send to our local councillors...would be handy if I could copy the thing without my phone having a go lmao

Thats cute, but won't do squat when it gets brought up in the courts/against the Scottish Government. Also why are councillors of areas 100+ miles away getting involved in this? Having one all the way from Fort William in the original vote was a mystery, but now everyone all the way up in Caithness and the like are coming out of the woodwork? Surely it only makes sense to only have Inverness area councillors vote/have a word as its an Inverness based issue

Thats going ahead with or without the battery farm. All on the back of an SFA/SportScotland Grant(s), with further input from the Highland Council (surprising, I know).

If thats the case, whats the craic with the plot to let next door to the ground, between the North Car Park and the bridge? Or is that outside of what we're in control of?

Approximately how many Ryan Christies is that?

Basics from what I've heard is that if it fails next week then it goes to an appeal cos what the council did wasn't entirely legal apparently

Tough choice between Doran and Storey.