Equally positive news from the Highlands – Inverness Caley Thistle will also emerge from Administration
The Caledonian Stadium is home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club in the Scottish Highlands, Photo Imago.
This great news on Dumbarton emerging from Administration follows the equally positive news from the Highlands a few days ago that Inverness Caley Thistle would also survive.
And owner-in-waiting Alan Savage is determined to give Inverness a football club they can be proud of. Alan Savage was the Inverness chairman from 2006-2008 and was been confirmed as the preferred bidder by administrators in a press conference last Thursday, which came 13 days after his £800,000 offer.
Savage has performed the role of financial consultant throughout the most challenging of seasons after relegation from last year’s Championship – as well as ploughing in around £1million to date. He is the chief of oil and gas recruitment specialists The Orion Group explained that hard work is on the brink of paying off as administrators progress towards a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
The Caledonian Stadium is home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club in the Scottish Highlands, Photo IMAGO
“We looked at crowdfunding and lots of different ways to open doors for investment and the last door that people need to look at. When we’re out of administration there’s no reason that people can’t get involved with the football club,” Savage said as reported by Press and Journal.
“We’ve just done a big deal on signage with tens of thousands of pounds for when we come out of administration. I spoke to HIE (Highlands and Islands Enterprise) and they will help us when we’re out of administration.
“We’re out of administration – almost – with ‘i’s to be dotted, ‘t’s to be crossed so there’s no reason that all stakeholders can’t get back involved with the club. Everybody is welcome, back into the football club. Let’s demonstrate that the fifth biggest city in Scotland has got a football club in the middle of it that people are proud of and that kids attend.
“We’re bringing (Lionel) Nessie back as the mascot and trying to be proactive. I can do my bit as a businessman and I have great faith in (interim CEO) Charlie Christie, (head coach) Scott Kellacher and (director) Graeme Bennett that they can do their part – and put a good football team together, that plays good football.”
Great that Inverness are getting their CVA and that their supporters have rallied round absolutely determined not to let their club die.
Celtic and Inverness Caley Thistle
19.04.2015. Scottish Cup. Semi Final. Inverness Caledonian Thistle versus Celtic. Josh Meekings blocks Leigh Griffiths goanward bound header on the line with his hand.
Inverness Caley Thistle have been an occasional thorn in Celtic’s side ever since that night when they came to Glasgow and went Ballistic before John Barnes picked up his jotters. On reflection they did us a massive favour that night, just look at how well Celtic have done ever since.
At Celtic Park Celtic have won 18, drawn 3 and lost twice against Inverness Caley Thistle while in the Highland capital Celtic have lost five times, drawn eight and won 13 matches.
Inverness knocked Celtic out of the Scottish Cup in Ronny Deila’s first season at the semi-final, mainly because Alan Muir (remember him) was standing about two yards away from a deliberate hand ball to stop Leigh Griffiths doubling Celtic’s lead. Inverness went on to lift the cup.
30.05.2015. Edinburgh, Scotland. Scottish Cup Final. Falkirk versus Inverness CT. Inverness CT with the trophy
Ryan Christie of Inverness celebrates after the Scottish Cup semi final between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Celtic at Hampden Park, Glasgow. 19 April 2015. Picture by Ian Sneddon
More recently Celtic and Inverness played out the 2023 Scottish Cup Final on a beautiful early June day at Hampden that Celtic won comfortably before both Ange Postecoglou and Jota – who has subsequently returned – left the club.
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Congratulations and total respect for both clubs who have retained their full dignity and respect!
We all know how easy it is to go under, declare bankruptcy in order to avoid paying the people and companies you owe money to. Another Scottish club even found it easier to become extinct and accomplish all those things too! Then after some wrangling with the sfa were curiously entered into the lowest division above more deserving clubs, as a brand new club as recently as 2012! All to avoid paying their creditors!
But this wasn’t for Dumbarton or Inverness Caley! Class! Total class!
This should throw shame on the SFA for what they allowed back in 2012! Corrupt to the core!