Alex MacLeod

Why Oh Why are so many folk getting their knickers in a twist about press speculation and unfounded remarks from opposition fans. Look at the opening sentence in that article. "Dundee United are set to launch another raid on Caley Thistle". ANOTHER raid??? When was the first one?

Brew has indicated he admires two or three of our players and that they would be top of his WISH list. Grazza and our Board have said there's a high price on those players. The grocer is not willing to pay six figure sums. End of story.

If Charlie Christie was to publicly state that he admires Ronaldo would that mean we were persuing him? All our players are under a legally binding contract so unless ALL parties concerned agree to terminate the contracts nobody will be going anywhere.

But even if we do sell one or two players remember this: ICT are a team. We've lost individuals in the past but we still amassed the fourth highest points tally in the SPL. And remember the doubters who had us relegated because Brew had left us. Come on guys and girls, be positive.

Even if the SFL clubs voted in favour of a 'Championship' league they must give two years notice of their intended breakaway and if the league is formed, what happens with promotion. Where do the winners go. The SPL have an agreement with the SFL to allow one team up. Would they change that in favour of the new breakaway league. Those teams who did breakaway to form this new league could find themselves excluded from the rest.

As for RC, I wouldn't discount their ability to succeed though I think St Johnston will win the Div1 championship. Gretna are in for a shock. They haven't, so far, had to endure a hard contest over a whole season. They walked Div2 but there was no competition. Div1 will be a totally new ball game for them.

He can't leave. He's under contract but if the price is right then perhaps he'll be let go. I'd be disappointed if he does go but one person does not make a team. We'll have goal scorers next season.

Its very unlikely that anything will be built on the road side. The gas pipeline is a problem. What I would do is develop the wings of the main stand. Build round in an arch at both ends to meet with the north and south stands. This would probably add another 1000 covered seats

The Midden will go straight back down. St Johnston will go up.

Hearts will win SPL

St Johnston the 1st

Partick the 2nd

Elgin C the 3rd

Get yer money on if yer brave enuff

SPL

Hearts

Celtic

Aberdeen

Inverness

Rangers (Le Goon will need a season to build his team)

Kilmarnock

Dunfermline (Big Jim finally gets a scorer)

Motherwell

Hibs (no Mowbray)

Falkirk

Dundee U (Brew gets an offer from Greece)

St Mirren

As an honest hard working Scot I have to give my 110% support to SCOTLAND. I've even got my red white and black SCOTLAND t-shirt on order. Notice the T & T colours Red and Black with some white. Not an ounce of blue in sight.

Our Trust is quite unique in that it came to being without a specific agenda. Other trusts were formed as a result of mismanagement or some other reason that jeopordised the existance of the club concerned. Ours came about, in good times, as a means of uniting the members club with the fans and of giving the fans a greater say in the running of ICT.

The trust is new for everyone concerned and given time it will evolve into something useful. CaleyD, amongst others, has a lot of good ideas and very valid points and, I for one, would give my wholehearted support to a lot of his points, as I would to anyone else. The trust board has to be transparent and has to listen to all the gripes and moans as well as listen to the good ideas and suggestions without prejudice and it has to be seen to be acting in the interests of the trust shareholders and the greater community.

It is very difficult to develop a successful structure from a blank sheet of paper, without a lot of erasing and alteration, but it can be done provided everyone acts in an open, honest, calm manner and every avenue of communication is used to its fullest potential.

Lets all put aside the reason for this thread being opened and use it in a positive manner. And lets produce a trust that people want to be members of.

Gringo, getting back to the main objective of the march. What's the final monetary count and who won the raffle.

Scarlet, what the frig you on about?

Some of it may seem like nonsense but I think there are some truths in what CD says. I'd be surprised if anyone other than Brew and the DU board know whats in his contract.

As for the 'striking'. thats very possible. A good number have had there contracts terminated without proper recompense. Brew may be losing the dressing room but thats because the grocer wants to be rid of the overpaid players without paying out descent compesation.

I believe it is true that our squad are more happy under CC but I think thats because he is a little less strict than Brew. I think CC is the type of person who naturally commands respect and loyalty and doesn't need to lay down the law to get the best out of his team.

Dargo is, as Caley100 says, on more than £500 a week. He is also on very generous bonus's. I would be very surprised if he went to DU. he has been allowed to play his own game since Brew left and is probably joint second best scorer in the league as a result.

What a nice guy he is and a credit to managers all over. In all the papers today he is full of praise for ICT, not just as a club but as a culture. He says we are the blueprint he is going to follow to, hopefully, bring success to Dunfermline. Thanks Jim, those sort of comments can only be good for our club.

Apparantly he's been told he can go, possibly to DU. Does anyone know anything

And from the Daily star:

Barry Wilson was Craig Brewsters last signing for Inverness - but he reckons his Highland mates shouldn't follow his former boss to Dundee United.

Any close season recruits for the Arabs would strike a better pay deal but Wilson is certain they would be happier staying and playing at their Highland home.

Brewster has targetted Brown, Dods, Black and Dargo for Tannadice.

But veteran Wilson who defied his 34 years to turn in a vintage performance at East End Park, declared, "I dont want that to happen. Everyone hear is under contract, so they would have to pay money.

"Our board have been great in the past if a player had a chance to go and better himself financially - and I think that move would come into that category.

"But theres no question at the minute Inverness are a better side than Dundee United.

"I'm not trying to be controversial, but its a fact. We have finished above them in the league in the past two seasons.

"Financially it may be a better move, but on the football side?"

He added, "this is a club that brings out the best in players.

"No disrespect to Dundee United, but that probably hasn't happened there it the past couple of years.

"Hopefully Craig will change that but at our club people get a chance and that shows in their play.

"The board looks after us well and I cant compliment them highly enough"

Indeed, Wilson revealed the directors have shared out the cash raked in from finishing best of the rest. The highland brigade responded by winning all of their last five games since the split - without losing a single goal. And theres nothing like a few extra quid to help the players on their way.

Wilson added, "the effort from the lads was fantastic to bounce back from the disappointment of not finishing in the top six to make it five wins in a row - and with five clean sheets. "It speaks volumes from the players, who also realise the financial importance of finishing seventh". "Its not a big secret that we are not the highest paid players but we get good incentives from the board. "With every position we increase the board give us a fair share of the money. Our bonuses make up a large percentage of our salary and I think sometimes that shows.

Caley Thistle have climbed the SPL ladder since winning promotion and Wilson is ready to take another step forward.

He said, "We have now established ourselves as a decent Premier League team and at no stage in the past two years have we looked like being relegated. "If we can keep the nucleus of the team and if Charlie gets two or three players in the close season there's no reason why we cant do that".

Wilson will certainly be around in Inverness colours next season, even though his decision to stay in the highlands has been something of a secret.

He explained, "I signed another years contract in january and it will be year to year. "I have no problem with that and I definately think I have a couple of years left yet. The club have been good. I have a year and at the end of the year we will discuss it again.

"They have given me a benifit game as well, so thats something to look forward to at the end of next season.

CD, I have no problem with airing views about the Trust if its a thread opened specifically for that purpose. What I do object to is the use of a thread raised on a particular matter to fire snide remarks at one particular member of the Trust committee. DJS is a committee member, and probably the only member who posts on this board. Once or twice you have posted a sarcastic comment right after he has posted something. This says to me that your problem is against the individual and not the Trust as a whole.

CD, you are an intelligent person and normally very sensible in your postings so why do you find it necessary to use, what is a serious forum, on a serious subject to fire sarcastic remarks at the Supporters Trust. Ive noticed this in other threads and, to be honest, I, for one, am getting p***** of with consistently being reminded of your little public vendetta against the Trust.

Cant count the last five games for MoM. Two of them were played in May. We lost our first two games in April so cant see the powers that be looking favourably to be honest.

Is competition not an excellent way of preparing for the new season? When this competition was first mentioned it was suggested that there may be a second spot for Scotland. Something to do with Portugese teams not entering.

I think, going on from Scotty's post, that it would be an excellent idea for the trust to get involved in this. Set up meetings with those affected and the club. A problem such as is being experienced can easily be sorted by communicating, in the first instance, and by some very easy low cost alterations. e.g. bus shelter type enclosures pitch side, perhaps at each end of the dugouts. This is the sort of thing that I would expect the trust to get involved in. It is, after all, in the interest of the club and their relationship with the greater community to be more responsive to the needs of those less able.

We should all take an example from our temporary home at Aberdeen. They have areas for wheelchairs, with ramp access, at the front of the main stand and, providing the police and stewards keep out of the way, the view from here is excellent. I know this because when I was on crutches last year I was directed to this area. And whats more, niether myself or my carer (wife) had to pay to watch the game.

Devlin. your first post on this thread was not the most clear in relation to the title of the thread so I'm not surprised at some of the responses you got. However, that is no reason for the treatment you and your client appear to have experienced. As a carer you should be aware of the actions you can take if you feel your client is being unfairly treated by this club. Some of your complaints refer to the treatment of your client by individuals. i.e being stared at by children. Sadly that is a fact of life and of the society we live in and not unique to ICT fans. This sort of treatment is a legacy of the days when disabled persons were hidden away from the mainstream community. Thats not to say its right but people need to be educated into being more considerate and that takes time.

As to your complaints against the club. You should be aware that such treatment is illegal under the equal rights act and as such, if you make formal complaint there is a legal obligation for the club to act. One question. If not at pitch level, where could your client be positioned? Anywhere involving stairs could be detrimental if a major incident were to occur. Football stadia are not obliged to provide means of access for less able people to the stands.

Devlin, I admire you for given your time to make this persons life a bit more enjoyable and I can empathise with your situation but I would suggest that, in the first instance, you make official complaint to the clubs managing director and not on a fans forum. If you are abused by individual fans at a game then there are police in the stadium who must act on any complaint.

Agree with sam. The club was given quite a bit of stick for appointing Charlie. I hope the doubters are prepared to take back their comments. In my opinion Charlie, once he got going, has done a better job than our last manager done.

Well done to Charlie, Parky, all the coaching staff, players, groundspeople, sponsors, office staff and the board and shareholders of this great club. And a very big well done to the fans who believed and stuck by. May it all be surpassed next season. And I look forward to being involved again next time.

Think it may just be wishes for all on the list. The grocer has announced that he hasn't the money to pay off the overpaid underachievers and getting rid of them is crucial to bringing new blood in.

Amazing how events get exagerated in time. here we've gone from cruciate damage to 'broke his leg in a number of places'.

Alan, if I were you I'd ebay it. Could bring a substantial amount from some foriegn rich tic.

My work colleague, a Burra man, reckons they'll go all out to secure O'neil but Mowbray would be their second choice.