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  1. Why not first? bc
  2. Stay free of main injuries to key players (down the centre line), don’t have Aberdeen pulling back Alfie B (can they do this at anytime?), don’t pick up too many red cards, have luck when we need it; Sixth for me, but more likely seventh. Be delighted if we get into the playoffs and be proved wrong. But if I would pick any position over them all right now I would be happy with Eighth. bc
  3. Great result, fully deserved. Whilst the first half provided a great constructed and taken goal, I give full marks to the team’s defensive performance for the second half. Dibaga exudes confidence between the sticks and while not pressed too much today took control at the corners. He was ablely protected by Danny and Remi in front of him. Says a lot about the team’s development. We’ll need more of the same for future matches to come. Enjoy and take credit for today’s result and display. Those that decided to stay in the pub and watch the rugby, you missed a really good match and performance today. ps - didn’t foresee the Annan or Dumbarton victories coming today. bc
  4. Really tight first half. Great though ball, run on and finish by Alfie B to score an excellent goal. Feel Queens are wanting to outmuscle and bully us, so an interesting second half awaits. We were a little vulnerable on both back positions in the FH I feel so may need to help both players.
  5. Really intriguing match today and a real test IMO of where we (the team) are as a group and a measure of where we stand as we look ahead to the remainder of the season. Queens will fancy themselves for three points I feel thinking they have a measure of how to get behind our defence having beat us recently. They are seasoned campaigners in this league and know there way around it. They’ll have their eyes on the top of the league given their recent momentum, so it’s up to us to prove we’re capable of matching them on every front. We look a more balance team now that we are carrying a threat up front. Dibaga is a real find for me and if we can provide him enough protection there is a good chance we can get something out of the game today. Looking forward to the match. Love a victory but I would consider not loosing today being a point closer to Annan at 5 o'clock. bc
  6. ‘To be honest, it's difficult to see why anyone would want to buy a small, lowly Scottish league club miles from most places, which can't possibly sustain itself through football income alone’ ‘hasn't Savage talked about him leading a consortium being a way forward?’ Well said snorbens. Your first point is the question that we (the club and the fans), have IMO been tumbling over for the past decade or more as we try to understand the club’s true and real position in the Scottish football whilst dealing with the expectations of the fans, City and region giving the limitations in the arena we / they operate. As has been well documented in CTO and other outlets we have insufficient fan numbers to make the football operation viable. That’s unlikely to change as simply the population in the Highlands is too small to support two teams. Throw in competition from the old firm and other more comfortable alternatives (cinema, gaming), it’s hard to see where the numbers we need would come from. The clubs rise and achievements over the past 30 compete admirably with other comparable provincial teams. But there has also been a slow steady decline with neglect and overspending our reach resulting in where we currently are. As you (and others) rightly point out we need the new owners (being positive they materialise), to look at a different model for financing the operations. To your point 2, Alan Savage has no question about it, saved the club from going under IMO. I question whether ICTFC would have had any proper future if K Mahwana had succeeded in buying the club with SG still around. I do hope AS is part (steers) any consortium or group that takes over for a couple of years. He has the club at heart I’m sure and has invested heavily (1M by the time we’re out of Admin?), to let the club travel down the same error strewn road. It may be there will be some significant changes for the club and fans that we have to accept as part of any new regime. Just wish him good health! bc
  7. HT: 1-1 FT: 2-2 1st Scorer ICT: Gilmour 1st Scorer Opp: Brooks Crowd: 2115
  8. Pretty much agree STFU what you’re saying regarding prise money outwith the SPL is buttons. That said the Championship has a few ‘bigger’ teams (if I can call them that), that brings along more decent size away supporter, eg Patrick, Falkirk & Dunfermline. Helps with modest increase of income and fans riling each other. Can’t think of any team this season bringing more than 100 away fans. bc
  9. Patience is a virtue I’m lead to believe. As we head towards Feb I have to say I’m burning closer to the bottom of my patience candle. Understand we have to sit tight and hope/trust this time we get a better owner and board than the previous past 10 years. Know the admin and short list of preferred interested buyers are crunching through the numbers and get-into-the-black operating algorithms. I believe DBO we’re looking to be in a position to make some sort of an announcement or update in Feb. Hope it the first half of the month. A good turn out by the fans and a win against QoTS would only help with any discussions. bc
  10. HT: 0-0 FT: 0-0 1st Scorer ICT: n-a 1st Scorer Opp: n-a Crowd: 634
  11. Like the summary of journey and match E4C. Bonus points 12 out of 10!!
  12. Salute to the ICT fans that journeyed down for this match. You fall into the dedicated die-hard fan category for me. Tuesday winters day, couple hundred plus miles over a four hours trek with hope and a bit of uncertainty in the outcome. It captures perfectly the appeal of football and why fans still enjoy and put themselves out to follow and support their team through thick and thin. It wasn’t the outcome the team and fans wanted, however the positive effect on the team of fan support on the night was valued and helped in their effort and performance I’m sure. It’s up to us ‘home birds’ to do our part at the home matches. 10 out of 10 for attending last night. bc
  13. Artificial pitch time again. Fingers crossed for a win today as pound for pound we have better players and better team. Prefer the win, but won’t be too disappointed with a draw as I still believe Annan can be caught over the remaining months.
  14. Found out! Reading this in my cherry patterned dress. Time to quickly move on.
  15. Simplistically you can argue that is the case. It nevertheless dismisses any responsibility of duty of care or due diligence by the council to consider the effects of one of its sub tenants (ICTFC) folding and going into liquidation. Whilst ICTP may still provide the rent, their remains the issue of the stadium upkeep and security costs which will have to picked up by the council (they own the stadium). Another concern were this to happen is the likelihood of any development of the area would be deferred some years I expect. This stance also goes against THC common good fund principles Ie ‘Common Good Funds are made up of assets including buildings, land …. , are ‘held by the Council principally for the benefit of the local community’. If what it appears from an earlier posting it maybe a moot point, insofar it appears their will be a statement by BDO mid Jan. Hopefully their is some positive signs of an agreement or a road map to achieve that between RM/main stakeholders and the long suffering retail suppliers. bc ps - I hasten to add THC would like to avoid anything to do with ICTFC right now giving the complete pigs-ear they made of dealing with the battery farm.
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