Semi-final v Falkirk

[STFU]

I think a couple of players had it, but thankfully there's cream that clears it up.

[CELTIC1CALEY3]

2 hours ago, Yngwie said:

Presumably the semi-final will have VAR - will this be the first time ICT have had VAR?

Almost certainly yes.  Fair to say Inverness probably inspired the authorities to introduce it but will the Josh Meekings incident come back to bite us?  Will certainly influence the behaviour of both sets of players with Donaldson prone to giving away penalties. 

[Satan]

Tickets available tomorrow from 10 am for ST holders.

[STFU]

£28 for the bus (ST holder).

That's £8 more than the travel club!  Does profit££ring have one 'E' or two?

[Robert]

32 minutes ago, STFU said:

£28 for the bus (ST holder).

That's £8 more than the travel club!  Does profit££ring have one 'E' or two?

I’d imagine the Supporters Club had prices for all main venues, including Glasgow, for the full season, whereas the club will be arranging one off hires for the day so may well be being charged more. There is a driver shortage and I’d suspect companies like D&E were already heavily committed before we made the semi final. I know of someone who was quoted £1000 for a one way coach hire from Inverness to Clava in June so the club may not be profiting from the £28 charge at all. 

[Robert]

59 minutes ago, Satan said:

Tickets available tomorrow from 10 am for ST holders.

Anyone know which is the best section to buy tickets in? North stand and hope the sun shines??

[STFU]

40 minutes ago, Robert said:

I’d imagine the Supporters Club had prices for all main venues, including Glasgow, for the full season, whereas the club will be arranging one off hires for the day so may well be being charged more. There is a driver shortage and I’d suspect companies like D&E were already heavily committed before we made the semi final. I know of someone who was quoted £1000 for a one way coach hire from Inverness to Clava in June so the club may not be profiting from the £28 charge at all. 

Then maybe the club should have left it to the Travel Club who already had agreed prices in place and not have got ahead of themselves

Fans have done a pretty amazing job of organising buses and trains over the years, and there was no need for the club to get involved and give themselves extra work.

[Robert]

Fair enough although it’s probably a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation for the club.

Those involved with the supporters buses are better placed than me to comment on the scale of what that would involve. 

Edited March 28, 2023 by Robert

[Yngwie]

Did I hear correctly that tickets for our semi v Falkirk are more expensive than tickets for Scotland v Spain tonight?!

[Robert]

They said that on A View From The Terrace on Friday. 

[Satan]

Yes, the sfa get all the money for themselves though.

[old caley girl]

2 hours ago, STFU said:

Then maybe the club should have left it to the Travel Club who already had agreed prices in place and not have got ahead of themselves

Fans have done a pretty amazing job of organising buses and trains over the years, and there was no need for the club to get involved and give themselves extra work.

Totally agree. I also think club have been disrespectful to the travel club but calling their buses the "official" ones. 

We've been to several semi finals and 2 Cup finals in recent years and the club has not got involved in running it except a bit of help with subsidising kids seats etc. Not sure why they felt the need this time tbh. It's a lot of work that could have been done for them? 

 

 

[CaleyCanary]

6 minutes ago, Satan said:

Yes, the sfa get all the money for themselves though.

That’s a fair point Satan, hadn’t thought about it that way…

[old caley girl]

2 hours ago, Robert said:

Fair enough although it’s probably a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation for the club.

Those involved with the supporters buses are better placed than me to comment on the scale of what that would involve. 

Not involved in travel club but have been involved in organisation in past. As well as the prep in setting up there is a lot of work on the day. D&E insist on a signing of a deflation that no alcohol will be on buses. The bus needs stewarded on day which includes checking numbers every stop, organising a stop and making sure everyone happy and safe . Not an easy job at all. 

[Yngwie]

12 minutes ago, Satan said:

Yes, the sfa get all the money for themselves though.

You’ve also got to expect to pay a premium to see superstars like Coll Donaldson in the flesh.

[Satan]

32 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

You’ve also got to expect to pay a premium to see superstars like Coll Donaldson in the flesh.

Don't forget Brad 'the real' Mackay.

[Robert]

Hotel booked, tickets bought, roll on Hampden!

[ICTPaisley]

For anyone interested Hospitality has went on sale today. 

[Peleistheman]

Tickets booked through shop after issue with tickethour. Thanks to the lady in the shop for her help. Megabus booked, 3 concessions.£1 booking fee.

Looking forward to a great day out and to return again later for the final

[STFU]

Have decided that I can't justify the cost, so TV/online for me.

What's the chances of getting the old social media folks back for the day to inject a bit of personality into club updates?

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

On 3/31/2023 at 11:10 AM, STFU said:

Have decided that I can't justify the cost, so TV/online for me.

What's the chances of getting the old social media folks back for the day to inject a bit of personality into club updates?

PM your mobile number and you will receive the best SMS updates ever.

[Robert]

Was told today that Carson is suspended for the semi as he has picked up three bookings in the cup. Do any of our stats experts know if that is right and if we are going to be short of anyone else?

[RednBlackComeback]

Can you imagine:

we reach the cup final, and win it on penalties!

We reach the playoffs and make to the playoff final. We win that on penalties too, against ross c#unty !

 

 

Nah... me neither

[+HawkeyeTheGnu]

15 hours ago, Robert said:

Was told today that Carson is suspended for the semi as he has picked up three bookings in the cup. Do any of our stats experts know if that is right and if we are going to be short of anyone else?

According to the SFA website Carson is suspended for the semi, and is the only one of our players currently ineligible for the game. 

[Duke of Inverness]

On 4/9/2023 at 10:39 AM, HawkeyeTheGnu said:

According to the SFA website Carson is suspended for the semi, and is the only one of our players currently ineligible for the game. 

Anyone running the gauntlet of missing the final, if booked in the semi final?