robbo1985

I was at the match today, very disappointing.  Lacking quality and composure in a variety of positions and rarely look a threat going forward.  Ayr weren't great either but once again played with more urgency and determination.  Some may blame the referee but he was not the reason we lost.

Got back in the car and heard John Robertson on Radio Scotland talking about the County game.... Said to myself surely it's not ICT Sporting Director John Robertson..... Others on this forum have highlighted it was.....

Early signs are this could be a long hard season to endure.... 

2 minutes ago, robbo1985 said:

I am at the opposite end of the spectrum in that this year is the first time I have bought a season ticket, having moved to Inverness in the last few years and wishing to support my local club.  I have also joined the Supporters trust and wish to be active and make a positive contribution as well as be part of this online community.

I intend to go to as many games as possible home and away this year to support the team and the club.  However I am becoming increasingly concerned about how under valued loyal and long standing supporters of the club feel.

I have emailed the club on a few occasions about various issues including their cup final ticketing policy (which in my opinion resulted in us having a lot less fans at Hampden than there could have been) and the Boycott Puma campaign prior to this year's kit supplier being confirmed.  One of the emails I sent to three separate email addresses including the SLO. 

I have still not had a response which I find majorly disappointing and I am starting to see why some fans are voting with their feet and ultimately their wallet/purse.

If things don't change and the level of disillusionment continues to increase what are the chances of some form of organised visual protest at a home match to demonstrate the strength of feeling and push for positive change?.... 

I am hoping that it does not come to that and the supporters trust are able to have positive dialogue with the club following the survey and we see change coming from that ..... 

I am at the opposite end of the spectrum in that this year is the first time I have bought a season ticket, having moved to Inverness in the last few years and wishing to support my local club.  I have also joined the Supporters trust and wish to be active and make a positive contribution as well as be part of this online community.

I intend to go to as many games as possible home and away this year to support the team and the club.  However I am becoming increasingly concerned about how under valued loyal and long standing supporters of the club feel.

I have emailed the club on a few occasions about various issues including their cup final ticketing policy (which in my opinion resulted in us having a lot less fans at Hampden than there could have been) and the Boycott Puma campaign prior to this year's kit supplier being confirmed.  One of the emails I sent to three separate email addresses including the SLO. 

I have still not had a response which I find majorly disappointing and I am starting to see why some fans are voting with their feet and ultimately their wallet/purse.

If things don't change and the level of disillusionment continues to increase what are the chances of some form of organised visual protest at a home match to demonstrate the strength of feeling and push for positive change?.... 

I heard a fan behind me tell the people he was with that he's been attending since 1994 and this is the worst team he's seen.

I doubt that's the case given the progression of the club through the leagues but others will be better placed than me to judge.  As a new ICT season ticket holder the most disappointing aspect of yesterday was the lack of real grit, urgency and determination in the team until the last ten minutes.  We seem to lack proper leaders and although Carson does his best to inspire and ruffle up the opposition, for me he spends too much time and effort focusing on the referee.

I'm planning on going to Ayr next week and hope to see Bray and Brooks given a start.  Nicolson is real loss as, in my opinion, him and Shaw combined very well in the preseason matches I saw.

Here's hoping for a much improved performance next week....

HT: 1 - 0

FT: 1 - 0

1st Scorer ICT: Brooks

1st Scorer Ayr: Bryden

Crowd: 2452

Who made the really bad error for the goal? 

4th will be a good achievement this season given the budget and squad we have .  Anything above this will be delightful and in my opinion see us punching above our weight. Good luck to the players and management team .... Give it your all and that's all we can ask regardless of the outcome! Let's play our part as fans and really encourage and support the team starting tomorrow ... 

22 hours ago, STFU said:

Main Stand Season Ticket = £396

Advanced Purchase Match Ticket = £22 x 18 = £396.

Saving on Season Ticket = Zero

Only benefit is having the option of buying 8 tickets if we get to another cup final ..... 

HT:  1 - 0

FT: 1 - 1 

1st Scorer ICT:  Brooks

1st Scorer QP: R.Paton

Crowd: 1807

HT:  1 - 0

FT: 2 - 0

1st Scorer ICT: Brooks

1st Scorer Dee: Pineda

Crowd:  2,433

Agreed, from what I've seen so far this season we need at least another two additions who will prove to be regular starters if we are going to seriously challenge for the championship. 

HT:  1 - 1 

FT: 2 - 1

1st Scorer ICT:  Doran 

1st Scorer Airdrie: McGregor 

Crowd: 920

Thankfully not relying on the official website for the result of last night's much as would still be none the wiser

29 minutes ago, RiG said:

Obviously depends on the ground, form, transport links etc. but normally there will be anywhere between around 100 fans up to a couple / few hundred. A lot of ICT fans will end up in the central belt after leaving the Highlands for jobs or tertiary education so for a game against the likes of Partick Thistle we might take a pretty good crowd along. I think there's definitely been an increase in our away support over the last few seasons. More of the Young Team head to away games now I think (possibly for the reasons above) which is good to see.

Thanks RiG, estimations may be well out but it looked like we possibly had up to 200 fans there last night , which given the midweek kick off and nature of the match looked impressive.

Looking forward to many more away trips this year and travelling back up the A9 with a win! 

As someone new to attending away games, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of ICT fans at the match last night.  Imagine it can vary widely but what is the typical travelling support to league matches? I imagine games in and around Glasgow area attract some 'away' fans now living there which can boost numbers.

Last night's result was disappointing and hoping it doesn't scupper our chances of another cup run this year.  Promotion to the Premier League has to be the focus for this year though so I hope we are still in the experimental period before we kick off for real on the 5th August against Queens Park...  

19 minutes ago, MrCaleyjag said:

You don't get any points for predicting 'no scorer' so you're better picking a player anyway 

Cheers for clarifying

Sorry a newbie to this , if you predict a team won't score , do you still select a first goalscorer for that team or should you state 'no scorer'?

Thanks

4 hours ago, STFU said:

So it's looking like walk up prices for adults in main stand will be around £25, or season tickets will be poor value for money.

I'd say so!! Any less than that and season ticket holders getting a raw deal indeed! 

2 minutes ago, robbo1985 said:

Apologies , just saw a couple of 1 - 2 predictions so please change to:

HT: 0 - 2

FT: 1 - 3 

1st Scorer ICT: Shaw

1st Scorer Sons: MacLean

Crowd: 620

I'm having a 'mare tonight Gringo, that was meant to be:

HT:  0 - 2 

FT: 1 - 3 

1st Scorer ICT: Welsh 

1st Scorer Sons: MacLean 

Crowd: 620

Final answer!!! Apologies , will do better for Airdrie match!!

1 minute ago, robbo1985 said:

HT:  1 - 1

FT:  1 - 2 

1st Scorer ICT:  Welsh

1st Scorer Sons: MacLean

Crowd: 620

Apologies , just saw a couple of 1 - 2 predictions so please change to:

HT: 0 - 2

FT: 1 - 3 

1st Scorer ICT: Shaw

1st Scorer Sons: MacLean

Crowd: 620

HT:  1 - 1

FT:  1 - 2 

1st Scorer ICT:  Welsh

1st Scorer Sons: MacLean

Crowd: 620

HT:  1 - 0

FT:  3 - 1

1st Scorer ICT:  Brooks

1st Scorer BR:  Watson

Crowd:  962

52 minutes ago, RiG said:

£330 for the North Stand? Ooooft. That seems higher than it was in our Premiership days. Obviously costs have gone up but that's a sore one for fans who missed the early renewal deadline.

Agreed , especially when a certain premiership team had season tickets advertised from £250 for the coming season.... Prices seem a bit steep. 

Not sure sorry as doesn't seem to be an option currently using online ticketing system.... 

£396 divided by 18 home games = £22 per match .   Assuming pay at the gate prices will be higher than this for the coming season ! 

Although the 'loyalty' prices seemed to remain in place for a considerable period of time after the advertised 3rd July (wonder if this was a conscious decision due to slower than expected sales?), I noticed this has now changed to full prices, £396 and £330 in the Main and North Stands respectively for adult ST.