Fans group welcomes Caley Thistle CEO departure and appointment of former chairman
The Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters Trust says it welcomes the news that former chief executive Scot Gardiner has departed and that former chairman Alan Savage has been appointed in charge of the club.
They are now asking for supporters to show their support for the club as they continue their League One campaign against Montrose on Saturday.
In a statement the Trust published today, they welcomed the news that Gardiner has left the club.
They said during his tenure as CEO, “the club has been taken to the brink of administration and brought severe division between the football club, its supporters and the local community.”
The Trust also said it has welcomed the appointment of Savage, who was chairman of Inverness Caledonian Thistle between 2006 and 2008, to take charge of the club and attempt to put it in a firm financial position.
It was also confirmed yesterday that negotiations with Seventy7 Ventures, who were believed to be close to securing a deal to become the majority shareholder, have been suspended.
The Trust said in its statement they backed the appointment of Savage and asked fans to back the club as best as they could.
The Trust said: “Whilst the club’s finances remain in a precarious position, we hope that fans can now get back behind the club and purchase season tickets and merchandise.
“The introduction of Alan Savage to the club is exactly the type of individual we need stepping up to assist at this time and hope to see many more fans work with the club during this period of recovery.
“ICT supporters should be proud of what they have achieved. We fought for a change in the senior leadership at the club, we fought for our youth academy to be saved, and we fought for the Kelty plan to be ditched.
“On all those fronts we have succeeded. There is a very powerful lesson for all involved with ICTFC and any football club. Listen to your supporters.
“Now is the time for every ICT supporter to get behind the team on and off the pitch and show we are stronger together.”
