Over 1100 donations made to save Caley Thistle as survival fund to avoid administration reaches £57k
Just over 1100 donations have now been made to the “Save ICT Fund” following a raft of contributions overnight, taking the total raised to just under £57,000.
Caley Thistle are now over a quarter of the way towards raising £200,000 by Wednesday, October 16 in a bid to avoid an immediate threat of administration.
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The fund to save the Inverness club was given a significant boost yesterday after an anonymous £20,000 donation was made to the page.
Overnight, supporters of other clubs - most notably from manager Duncan Ferguson’s former club, Everton - have also chipped in towards the total.
One Toffees supporter, Michael Halsall said: “Hope you reach the goal needed - never give up! From a loyal Evertonian and a lifelong fan of Big Dunc.”
John Dryburgh, a Dunfermline Athletic fan, commented: “It’s not easy, been there as a Pars fan! All the best.”
The latest climb in contributions to the Gofundme campaign comes ahead of the club’s visit to Greenversity Stadium to meet Arbroath this afternoon - the club’s first outing since Ferguson confirmed that he will work for free to help the League One outfit’s financial troubles as they look to stay solvent this month.
The club has just eleven days remaining until they hit their fundraising target of £200,000 to avoid “inevitable” administration.
Former interim chairman Panos Thomas, who resigned and stood down as a director on Thursday and was replaced by new interim chairman Scott Young, had written to shareholders on Wednesday to confirm they would be launching a fundraising campaign in a bid to keep the club going this month.
As of 9.30am today, the campaign has raised £56,903 from a total of 1101 donations which have been made since the campaign went live on Thursday afternoon.