ICT Social Media

[Scotty]

Not sure if anyone different is running this or they have just become unshackled from the previous regime, but its been really entertaining to read these last couple of weeks. Well done to all involved. 

[KennySim93]

Agreed!  Absolutely loving it and I feel like it really helps to create a buzz going into the new season.

[Scotty]

You can really feel the enjoyment and tongue in cheek banter coming from the posts. its a breath of fresh air from last few seasons. 

[Robert]

It’s been a week of clever posts and helps with the feel good factor. Well done to those involved. 

[+High1ander]

Scotty can you post a link so I can catch up on the postings

[Scotty]

29 minutes ago, High1ander said:

Scotty can you post a link so I can catch up on the postings

Mainly on Twitter

but also on facebook

https://www.facebook.com/ICTFC/

[+High1ander]

Thank you

[+CaleyD]

On 6/19/2025 at 1:17 PM, Scotty said:

Not sure if anyone different is running this or they have just become unshackled from the previous regime, but its been really entertaining to read these last couple of weeks. Well done to all involved. 

I believe it's a removal of the shackles, and still the same person at the controls.

The amount of criticism I got from other clubs when we started doing more candid and fan driven social media was incredible.  We were called unprofessional, a bad example, accused of dragging down the tone, etc.  We even had clubs try and raise complaints via the SPFL and SFA because we'd "had a laugh at their expense".  For me, ruffling the feathers of the blazers was a sign we were doing something right.

It even spilled over to when I was on the tannoy.  I forget the game, but it was a cup match and we beat County.  I decided to play 'Another One Bites the Dust" as the exit music and I got a warning from the police for inciting opposition fans.  So the next time we played County I played Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves...and got a written warning.  So next time we met them at home I played 'The Shadows'.  At that point the match commander came to me and said "we're not going to win this one, are we" and I never got warned again

I will add, I don't take all the credit.  We had some amazing support on socials, especially matchday twitter, and I only ever applied one rule....never be deliberately offensive.  Bouncing off other members of the fans media team was a real buzz, and hopefully they can find that again.

The people on the other side of the computer get a ton of 5h1t from ours and opposition fans during the bad times (please remember there's a person on the other side), and having the freedom to be a fan and have fun on the club side really helps.

Hopefully there is more positives than negatives for everyone to enjoy during the coning season.

Edited Sunday at 07:09 PM by CaleyD

[+Gringo]

The problem these days is folk are so easily offended by the slightest thing. They were never brought up in a world of Tom & Jerry, Roadrunner or Fog Horn Leg Horn. Poor wee mites bless um. 

[+CaleyD]

People getting offended on behalf of others always presented as a bigger challenge.

A good example was when we changed the disabled/carer charging.  Previously, it was the disabled person that got the free ticket and carer paid, but after discussions with involved groups it was suggested we flip it.  The point put over was that everyone wanted to feel like they were contributing, and the only concession they wanted was if they required a carer to enable them to comfortably attend.

The backlash did not come from disabled fans, but there was plenty of it from the wider fanbase.  I think ICTFC may have been the first pro club in Scotland to change it, but others followed not long after.

It's in the past, and we draw a line, but I know for a fact that there were funds ring-fenced (partly from disabled fan ticket income, partly from community funding) for work to make the west stand accessible, and properly covered*, so wheelchair users and those who couldn't manage the steps could be in among everyone else sitting over there.  After Kenny stepped down, his successors denied the existence of those funds and the project never happened.

As I said, in the past, but it's the kind of project that could be revived, and would benefit the club as a whole.

*I was talking to one of the wind farm companies about recycling an old blade for the roof, and they were going to pay for the install.  The bottom couple of steps would have been made into a platform, and a ramp installed.

Edited Monday at 08:34 AM by CaleyD

[+TheCaleyOne]

These tweets are getting better and better , loving today's one.

[Scotty]

LOL - The 'Wotherspoons' breakfast .... yes, very clever. 

I hear from a good source that he is indeed training with us today, so fingers crossed. Quite a few other trialists still around and apparently, we are being made aware of these through various people who have been around the club in our good years ... nice to hear about people pulling together for the benefit of ICTFC. Cautiously optimistic for the season ahead. 

[Yngwie]

I reckon the club’s social media chose which clips they wanted to use ages ago, and the management team were then instructed to find and sign players with names that match the clips!

[Charles Bannerman]

On 6/19/2025 at 1:17 PM, Scotty said:

Not sure if anyone different is running this or they have just become unshackled from the previous regime, but its been really entertaining to read these last couple of weeks. Well done to all involved. 

Yes, the tone of ICT Social Media has been revolutionised. I think this is simply one very significant symptom of the very positive Wind of Change that has swept through the club since the old regime departed.

The steady change in morale has been palpable and the increasingly upbeat tone of the Social Media has played a big part in that.