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IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER

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 Some sensible posters In this thread now.

Keep going IHE. You are definitely on the right track.  Decline the negative comments and put forward the positive suggestions worded in such a  way that any comments by the Board to the contrary  will make the Board sound negative and disinterested in making improvements. Thus, the Board will have difficulty ignoring them. And then get names to  offer to assist with the  implementation of  remedies. Then, the kicker, tell the Board that the submission AND their replies will be printed in the paper and on here. It's at that point that they sit up and pay attention and realise that they must deal with the disaffected as well as the fans who show up regardless of their having real complaints and maybe some Board members may have to change their nappies.That should elicit at least an attempt by them to answer the questions.

I mean, this is serious business and should go right to the nub in order to  enhance fan support.

As to car park lights --the installation of a motion sensor attached to  one bright light spreading the light over a wide area would probably do the trick and at a  very low cost. Two birdies with one stone, like.

Let's not make smart Alec jokes about Richie. That's below the belt and he won't find it funny. The man paid a high price and so perhaps we can just leave his name out of such comments. Please remember that he was a long time servant of the club .Thanks.

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Genuine question. Other than cost cutting and reducing the football budget what action is the board taking to attract major investment which would improve our financial stability in order to assist our team to gain promotion and compete in the top division?

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What is being done to improve footfall?  (this stems from a requirement to improve the matchday experience but also to promote the club and matches. There seems to be a disconnect with the local community which could be addressed with more visibility and presence within the city centre. Why do we not have ticket kiosks in town on the matchday mornings - High St, Falcon square etc?

 

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If you have a look at last weekend's progamme it says we are going for a silver SFA licence from bronze. Not sure what that means exactly on terms of facilities.

With the car park, other than better lighting in the dark evenings not sure what else could be done. Paving it all would incur huge rates I believe and will we not be giving them to Tulloch in the near future if this deal ever goes through? 

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3 hours ago, bdu98196 said:

What is being done to improve footfall?  (this stems from a requirement to improve the matchday experience but also to promote the club and matches. There seems to be a disconnect with the local community which could be addressed with more visibility and presence within the city centre. Why do we not have ticket kiosks in town on the matchday mornings - High St, Falcon square etc?

This sounds like a very good idea.

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37 minutes ago, Fraz said:

If you have a look at last weekend's progamme it says we are going for a silver SFA licence from bronze. Not sure what that means exactly on terms of facilities.

With the car park, other than better lighting in the dark evenings not sure what else could be done. Paving it all would incur huge rates I believe and will we not be giving them to Tulloch in the near future if this deal ever goes through? 

Pretty certain we used to be silver, so would be interesting to know what's slipped (league you play in is not a direct factor) or if criteria has changed.

Club won't be giving car parks to anyone...as they're not theirs to give.

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11 hours ago, CaleyD said:

Club won't be giving car parks to anyone...as they're not theirs to give.

Yes, they are obviously earning Tullochs money from use as parking for Thrifty Car Hire, burger van, car wash, contractor's compounds and storage of wind turbine towers, all without planning permissions too. This may be the pre-cursor to permanent development proposals, who knows?

If we are to get back into the Premier League or draw one of the better supported teams in the Cup, I wonder how the greater demand for parking would be catered for then?

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7 minutes ago, Row S said:

Yes, they are obviously earning Tullochs money from use as parking for Thrifty Car Hire, burger van, car wash, contractor's compounds and storage of wind turbine towers, all without planning permissions too. This may be the pre-cursor to permanent development proposals, who knows?

If we are to get back into the Premier League or draw one of the better supported teams in the Cup, I wonder how the greater demand for parking would be catered for then?

This subject has come up at the club AGM on more than one occasion and, unless anything has changed, ALL income generated from hiring of the car parks for other activities went to the club.

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I thought income from the car wash at least (which is gone) went to community development?

Quite frankly I couldn't care less really. Better they're put to some use generating income than sitting empty on the off chance they might be needed a couple of times a year. 

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There's "Inverness Caledonian Thistle Community Development"....a registered charity which has made contributions averaging around £50k per year over the last few years (based on a cursory glance at companies house info).

There's also "INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE TRUST LIMITED" (not to be mistaken with the Supporters Trust)...which also has charity status but, other than being the vehicle that holds 729500 shares in the club (and is currently controlled by members/associates of Muirfield Mills) contributes nothing directly to the club.

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club is enhancing its supporter liaison operations to help improve communications between supporters and the football club.

Through existing Club communication channels, we will deliver all aspects of the Supporters Liaison Officer duties through a number of Club employees, rather than one dedicated person.

In addition to the resources available from right across the Club to cover the duties of the SLO, we are developing additional mechanisms with other affiliated groups and organisations who want to play a key role in discussing the issues and asking the questions that most affect them and the fans they represent.

This means that the supporter liaison role is effectively covered by a number of people within the Club covering the key areas of ticketing, operations, match day experience and communications. One person is nominated as Supporter Liaison coordinator, who is responsible for ensuring that all Supporters Liaison Communications and Feedback are dealt with by the correct department and that the necessary actions are delivered.

A Supporters liaison Officer email is now active with the address below

slo@ictfc.co.uk

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9 hours ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club is enhancing its supporter liaison operations to help improve communications between supporters and the football club.

Through existing Club communication channels, we will deliver all aspects of the Supporters Liaison Officer duties through a number of Club employees, rather than one dedicated person.

In addition to the resources available from right across the Club to cover the duties of the SLO, we are developing additional mechanisms with other affiliated groups and organisations who want to play a key role in discussing the issues and asking the questions that most affect them and the fans they represent.

This means that the supporter liaison role is effectively covered by a number of people within the Club covering the key areas of ticketing, operations, match day experience and communications. One person is nominated as Supporter Liaison coordinator, who is responsible for ensuring that all Supporters Liaison Communications and Feedback are dealt with by the correct department and that the necessary actions are delivered.

A Supporters liaison Officer email is now active with the address below

slo@ictfc.co.uk

at least there is now a defined line of communication. is it an idea that cto.com create a single line of communication to slo to ask supporters questions and hopefully get answers to valid points?

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