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M Brown, S McCaffrey, D MacDonald, C Christie, D Wyness, M McCulloch 

1 hour ago, IBM said:

There is a chance you could see ICT win a game tomorrow!  

Sunday at Millburn Academy when we welcome Dryburgh back to Inverness in the Championship North.  Kick off 12.30

Inverness Caledonian Thistle WFC on Twitter: "We are back at home on Sunday at Millburn Academy when we welcome Dryburgh back to Inverness in the Championship North. https://t.co/BByShkyLlx" / Twitter

Good luck ladies. I read Dryburgh and immediately thought of the Drybrough Cup. Showing my age. 

1 minute ago, Fraz said:

whoops, will edit. 

I'd just let it fly .. it works ☺

2 hours ago, Fraz said:

According to Dodds we've been unlikely for 11 games

A freudian slip perhaps but never a truer word spoken 

Just thankful for our first round of results .. A slow start & we'd currently be in Dunfermline's sights for the run in .. or worse. Not huge margins between most of the teams in the league now and tight games need a cutting edge which has deserted us at a crucial stage of the season.  I agree we need a rethink as there just doesn't seem to be a long term strategy, from the coaching staff at least. To end on a positive note I've enrolled a new neighbour to come along v Arbroath who's moved up from Englandshire but persuading him to sign up for next season could be the challenge. At least he can't be viewed as a glory hunter ! #ICTevangelist

 firhill for thrills .. just not for us .. 

11 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

I did think of suggesting that it would be a matter of courtesy to inform both clubs in advance.  However, since the SFA have subsequently pledged solidarity with and support for Ukraine, I think you're on solid ground. 

Unless either club is secretly owned by an oligarch who is mates with Putin....  

No open displays of political soldidarity is permitted unless we first pledge our support.. It is quite Putinesque come to think of it

Not that I'm suggesting our away support will have that many flags on display friday night ! 

Whilst it goes without saying some world events transcend the game of football it will be interesting to see whether the world governing bodies demonstrate their usual pedantry or is a laudable terracing political show of solidarity deemed allowable provided they agree you're backing the good guys ? 

Hopefully not the last draw in the Championship this weekend. Every team still just about has something to play for which could work to our advantage but draws won't keep us in a playoff spot too much longer. 

3 hours ago, IBM said:

And back even further an old photo revived in the P&J on Monday 

He'd only have gone out once in high winds wearing that jacket ! 

I agree it wasn't the best of surfaces but they played their football. and coped well with the pace of Charlie Adam !!

A guy with a decent career win average of around 45% is Jim McInally. Only John Robertson has a better win % (with us) but even his career win % is less at around 43%. Still only in his 50s and If he'd endure Peterhead then Inverness shouldn't be a hard sell. The Peterhead board refused his resignation post relegation a few years back so they do rate him, albeit it's a lower level but he was unlucky with Greenock Morton. I'd have him on any short list.

Whatever those ways may be we'll watch more in hope than expectation, but it shouldn't preclude forum members pondering the bigger picture. Given the wall of silence we can do precious little else. 

26 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

Nobody was complaining about structures and roles when we were top of the league.

What’s more relevant is what’s gone so horribly wrong in the dressing room and dugout since then.

It's fair to say not many in Berlin were complaining about the effectiveness of the luftwaffe prior to the Battle of Britain. 

The parameters of the DofF role was never outlined to the best of my knowledge as Robbo was appointed based on earlier discussions they had, all very cosy it seems. Gardiner stated he knew what he was getting from a similar role Robbo performed at Hearts .. So did anyone else at the club have any objective input into this expensive project that, given current form may not even see us improve on last seasons final league placing.  

When moving Robertson to the SD role Gardiner said something like .. "I just can't see us losing out of the situation" The question now is what if anything have we gained ? 

Brian Rice currently linked with Alloa .. bring the rice ball, we're stuffed anyway 

Never a leader of men were our Brian 

On 2/25/2021 at 9:28 AM, tm4tj said:

Scot Gardiner with the rationale behind the recent decisions.

It's obviously a Coronation Street mug .. After his demise as a teacher he worked in the corner shop

On 3/9/2021 at 11:19 PM, CaleyTennis said:

 

Anyway, it's Mr Gardiner that needs to go, what is his title anyway and what does he do because its not chairman, that's Ross Morrison's job. 

Whatever his role, he has failed DRAMATICALLY because we are a mess, something that wasn't the case until he came in! 

 

The question arises then, can a Gardiner be put on gardening leave. 

Fingers crossed existing renewals are offset to a degree. It would make it an easier sell to my accountant (wife) but I'll renew with my son 100%. 

39 minutes ago, Eagle4Caley said:

I remember dining out with my wife in restaurant and every male in the restaurant had a 'pink' T-shirt/Shirt on, one guy even had 'pink' shorts on...

A not unfamiliar scene in the Castle Street Restaurant after Village People broke the mould back in 79.  The hedonistic highlands was ahead of it's time 

Flamingos ! I'd prefer we looked like Flamengo 

On 6/25/2020 at 10:03 PM, ictbob said:

 1 plus a kids ticket at the reduced price and when were allowed back give it to a friend or kid that NEVER goes in the hope they may buy one the following season.

Bought my first ST since 07/08 & with youngsters I also bought 1x £46 ticket . Thinking back to our first season in the Scottish league I'm sure it wasn't much more than this for a senior ticket to stand in the Howden End .. £59 is the number in my head and it was hand delivered with 24 hours to spare .. which makes me wonder how many were sold for 94/95. Sadly I no longer have the book to check if there was a number on it to offer a clue.