Alex MacLeod

21 hours ago, caleyboy said:

I don't intend to argue with one who thinks he is so up to speed with everything but I would ask one question: If we can afford to pay compensation to our most successful manager and then pay a salary to a new manager, why do we have a problem with the playing budget. Your answer would be appreciated learned one.

I dont think I'm up to speed with anything. In the past when needing cash outside the budget people have gone cap in hand to others to make up the funds. Usually by way of short term interest free loans. As for the new manager it may well be that we are already paying his salary

In all honesty, though, Caleyboy would you like to see us get into serious debt in order to progress or are you happy that we operate within the funds we are able to raise?

McCall and Foran could be a good shout

9 hours ago, RiG said:

They were?

A few,especially on a certain FB page were getting their knickers wet for this super spaniard.

8 hours ago, caleyboy said:

A sad end but if compensatiion hasn't been agreed why is this in the press? Again a very amateur way to conduct any business. Whoever let this go out should be sacked NOW! 

With regard to a breakdown in relationship with Cameron why is everyone assuming it was Yogi to blame? It takes two to tango!

Our chairman should also review his position.

Get real FFS. Press story initially came from fan speculation on social media along with Yogi's persistent complaining about budgets. This guy knew the financial situation at the club before he signed and he witnessed it for himself before he signed an extension. So do you think the club should do what happened at Falkirk? Give in to Yogi's demands, increase overdrafts and borrow beyond our means. Great way to go...administration.....liquidation and death. This club already pays out around 75% of its income on salaries. With a turnover of just over £4 mill that doesn't leave a great deal for all the other costs associated with running a club and financing 19/20 matchdays a year.

17 hours ago, Charles Bannerman said:

So I see, post-election, and after a couple of conspicuous duffers obligingly jumped ship, the Scottish Nookie Party has been rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic. The only surprise about Angela Constance is that she's been given another job, with John Swinney now becoming their latest attempt to make education work.

There must have been one or two fair bricking their Saltire branded MandS Y-fronts before that reshuffle!

However, the vital question remains unaltered - when are the SNP and their ministers actually going to start concentrating on running our services rather than continuing to obsess about their monolithic agenda and another referendum?

Continuing to obsess..........for FS Charles the only person in the country who's obsessing is you.

22 hours ago, PerfICT said:

I wondered the same, RiG. County fans were raving about him when he first came, but he didn't get a sniff this season, except against Aberdeen on Sunday. Cultured left foot but absolutely no pace seems to be the verdict....bit like Ian Vigurs?

That'll be like ICT fans were raving about Lopez when he first came in

On 17/05/2016 at 8:53 PM, Renegade said:

I take it Calum Ferguson has been/is being released as I see he's not one of the U20s being offered a senior deal.  Probably could've come good but had some terrible injuries.

I thought he already had a senior deal. Wasn't he signed at the same time as Polworth

6 minutes ago, forresjags said:

Maybe the Board, should also take a long hard look at themselves, hardly driven the club forward have they ?

Sorry but I dont know how you can make that out. We have progressed year on year since 1994 and are still progressing. Indeed I feel it is progressive of the board to take the stance they are taking. Yes its going to cost us to remove the manager but we can't continue with someone who continually bad mouths our financial position. Yogi would have been made well aware of our budget constraints before he put pen to paper the first time and would have seen for himself the constraints before signing an extension.

Which brings the cynic out in me. Is he really a secret agent for CFC who have sent him on a secret mission to destroy the club that they despise even more than tRFC? If Yogi fails in his mission will Pearse Brosnon suddenly appear as a football manager at TCS

On 17/05/2016 at 11:39 PM, Charles Bannerman said:

Apologies, the "any" came from Givemeacccc. But in general terms, there were a few OF games early on which attracted capacity crowds and that's more or less been it. Difficulty getting a home ticket for an ICT home game has historically been extremely rare so it's not really valid to raise this as an attendance issue.

Truth is we have only ever sold out once and that was v Rangers in August 2005

14 hours ago, CaleyD said:

I can't see clubs pricing the League Cup group matches at much (if anything) beyond the price they might set for an average pre-season friendly.

Assuming there will be some sort of seeding system to decide on groups, which will create groups with a mix of top and lower league teams, the pricing structure will be pre-determined such as to give everyone a fair crack at the whip.....................No wait!!! This is the SPFL we're talking about

Pardon me for being a bit short on knowledge but whats the significance of (2) in title of thread

Definitely not. It doesn't have red and black vertical stripes

59 minutes ago, PerthICT said:

Would love to see McKay back but don't see it. Have heard that his wages at Wigan are £13,000 a week and united when he was on loan had to play him each week or they had to pay his wages for the weeks he never played. Interesting and believable so pretty sure unless he gets his contract paid and he has some decent cash he won't be coming back to us for over £10k a week wage drop!

I dont believe Wigan are paying anybody £13000 a week

18 minutes ago, medievalmickey said:

Very surprised at £200,000. May be we now sign George Moncur.

Rules are that all clubs responsible for his development are due compensation. He spent some time at Wolves and Coventry as a youth so they are probably entitled to a share. I think the figure represents 8 yrs of development  £25000 a year

Are we all talking about the David Raven who played only 17 minutes on Saturday but still made the SPFL Team of the Week

Dave the Rave plays 17 minutes on saturday yet is chosen as RB in SPFL team of the week. Now what does that say about his ability

My understanding is that Storey's contract with Swindon doesn't end till beginning September and that anyone trying to sign him will need to negotiate development compensation for the seven years he's been with them.

On 03/05/2016 at 5:59 AM, Kingsmills said:

I don't know if you are somewhat confused or not but this is an INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE fans forum...

No it isnt. Its a UK Football forum on an ICT website

On 03/05/2016 at 9:59 AM, Kingsmills said:

Whilst I agree that the story at Leicester is a remarkable one turning from battling relegation last season to winning the English Premiership this whilst leaving wealthier and more prestigious rivals in their wake I don't quite buy the fairy tail element that the media are portraying.

The Foxes are less well resourced than some but they still have an annual budget of tens of millions and a billionaire owner. A huge and remarkable achievement yes but no David slays Goliath fairy tale..

To be fair Leicesters whole squad cost less than City paid for De Bruyne

So, as I always suspected, Charles is not only a Tory but an anti-Cameron one. Suppose there's some good in that but following the ideals of Boris is also to follow the ideals of Nigel. Kind of dangerous for the good of this UK he so loves.

14 hours ago, Hearach said:

Fantastic reception for David Raven. I wish him every success in the future. Hope he gets a team - he certainly deserves to. Whatever  is going on at the club - and there is a lot - they have two months to sort it out. Hope we see Raven back here again playing for another club. 

Need to be sorted in a lot less than two months to get proper pre-season in readiness for Betfred Cup on 16th July

10 hours ago, bdu98196 said:

I'm not an expert on player contracts and have no insight, however I'd expect and from information seen before understand contracts will be until the end of May, especially as the Scottish Cup Final is usually later in the month. Depending on schedule, international competition etc this can vary in date, plus to have any contract that suggests it terminates after last league game would be a massive error for any team who might have made the final.

My understanding of the situation is that those players were sent on season long loan to lower league. Although the season was over for clubs in question the lower league season isn't actually finished till after play-off finals so technically the players were still registered to loan club

On 18/03/2016 at 7:54 AM, Eagle4Caley said:

Took my wife to the Hamilton match last week, the steward on our turnstyle, said we couldn't take a small bottle of water in with us......but we could buy it inside!  I couldn't understand the logic behind that, but had travelled too far to argue! Oh and I took at least one photograph of the match!

Probably in case it contained alcohol. Many grounds dont allow bottles brought in even if plastic as full bottle can be used as missile. Most of those will sell bottled water but will put it in a papercup

I doubt very much whether the substitution would have made any difference to the score so think we should just leave as is and win the next two games to make seventh spot. Thompson has spat the dummy and resigned from SPFL board.

I'm thinking that, going by statements from club and manager, we'll be releasing a few players in order to provide funds for the quality Hughes is looking for. I can see us going back to the 18 first team squad bolstered by youth players promoted to first squad but still on apprentice contracts as happened pre Butcher

As title says John Hughes is Manager of the Month for April