Previews 2012-13

Can we get through the EuroDoor After a quite remarkable season for a number of reasons, the final piece of the EuroJigsaw will be put in place after the last games of the SPL season are played on Sunday. The EuroDoor was left ajar after last weeks disappointment against the Arabs, but we have another opportunity to step through that door with a season defining derby against Ross County on the Sabbath. It's still a bit complex, but a Caley Jags win will put our minds at rest. Unfortunately

Pleasure or Pressure? Dundee United are the visitors on Saturday as the season heads towards a climax where games still have a bearing on the final rewards of an enthralling campaign. Only two games left and Inverness are still in the hunt for that coveted third place in the SPL which will be rewarded with European football, something alien for Inverness, but much sought after at the end of a tremendous season. Richie Foran has hinted that it's not pressure that they are enduring, but plea

It's in our own hands     No points from our post split games have seen St Johnstone and Ross County close the gap on ourselves and the possibility of European football is now hanging by a thread, a very thin thread at that. Motherwell visit Inverness this weekend and they have been our Nemesis this season with three crushing wins so far, averaging four goals per game. The Steelmen have cemented their position in European football with a convincing win last week over champions Celtic and wi

Oscar for Shinnie     After the disappointment of last weeks visit to Glasgow, we now have to get back to business with a trip to Perth in the first of our vital last four games, and every one a six-pointer. This one is a high noon kick off with the lure of European football the main attraction. Last week, Celtic dominated the second half after Gary Warren went off injured and it was no surprise that they ran out comfortable winners in the end although the manner of the defeat frustrated th

The Sprint For Europe The race for Europe begins in earnest post-split with a visit to Parkhead which could double as Celtic's SPL title celebration party should results go their way after a week which saw league reconstruction scuppered by Stewart Gilmour and Roy MacGregor, with Carlie Green resigning at Ibrox and Maggie Thatcher laid to rest...........not all bad then.  That was the week that was! Inverness will be hoping to be the proverbial party poopers as they seek points towards a po

Friday Night Footy     Inverness wrap up their pre-split games with a visit from fellow Top-Sixers St Johnstone, one of their main rivals for the vacant European slots up for grabs which makes this game one of the proverbial six-pointers, although that could be said for most games after the split. This game has a 19:45 kick off on Friday night, so get out and support your team in what has been a memorable season. In midweek, Kilmarnock failed to secure the final top-six place after drawing

Back to SPL Duty     The quest for Top-Six has been achieved, the push for Europe starts now. Victory over County coupled with Dundee United dropping points in their derby meant that Inverness had reached the Top-Six and can not now be displaced before the split. International football got in the way of Butcher's drive for European domination, but the race starts again with a visit to Easter Road to take on fellow aspirants Hibernian.  Let's hope we are not put off by the embarrassment that