Yogi returns to Inverness
Inverness will host Dunfermline on Saturday, complete with new manager John Hughes, after Yogi was appointed as the man tasked with saving the Pars from relegation after a dismal first quarter of the season has them toiling at the foot of the table with no wins from thirteen games. The cinch Championship game kicks-off at 3:00pm with Inverness looking to get back to winning ways and the Pars hoping for the 'new manager bounce'.
The first encounter this season ended goalless, but Dunfermline were looking the most likely to take the points as Mark Ridgers stood firm.
| Venue | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Agst | + / - |
| Home | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 |
| Away | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| Total | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 58 | 48 | +10 |
| First Competitive Meeting |
| Aug 7th, 1999 | League | (A) | 0 - 4 |
| Most Recent Competitive Meeting |
| Sep 18th, 2021 | League (Championship) | (A) | 0 - 0 |
| Last 10 Competitive Meetings |
 0 - 0 (A) |
 1 - 0 (A) |
1 - 1 (H) |
 1 - 3 (A) |
2 - 1 (A) |
2 - 0 (H) |
1 - 0 (A) |
1 - 0 (H) |
0 - 1 (A) |
2 - 2 (H) |
After the disappointing draw at Somerset Park where we let the lead slip twice, we failed to fully capitalise on Partick beating Kilmarnock although the lead is only one point now. Sean Welsh and Michael Gardyne scored our goals but Joe Chalmers and Patrick Reading replied for the Honest Men to give them a share of the points. It's a tough old league this one with every team capable of beating the others on their day. The Pars went down 1-3 to Morton last week to rubber stamp their position at the foot of the table and Yogi has some task to get them away from the bottom half of the table with the top five looking like they will contest the promotion slots. However, in his favour, there's plenty of time to change that.
Championship Fixtures this weekend
Arbroath v Queens
Ayr Utd v Partick
Accies v Raith
ICTFC v Pars
Morton v Killie
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | ||
| 1. | Kilmarnock | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 2. | Inverness CT | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 23 |
| 4. | Raith Rovers | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 23 |
| 5. | Partick Thistle | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 21 |
| 6. | Ayr United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 13 |
| 7. | Hamilton Academical | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 13 |
| 8. | Morton | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 12 |
| 9. | Queen of the South | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 11 |
| 10. | Dunfermline | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 7 |
We may be next to the top of the table, but we are on a poor run at the moment with no wins from our last four games, three of those were draws. Over the same period, Dunfermline have two draws and two defeats. Touch wood, but we still have the meanest defence conceding only eight times whilst Dunfermline's defence is pretty much in line with their league position.
Breaking News from EEP
#DAFC are delighted to announce the appointment of John Hughes as our new First Team Manager.
— Dunfermline Athletic (@officialdafc) November 12, 2021
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Inverness could have David Carson back in the squad for this game after return from injury and family bereavement. Shane Sutherland has missed the last couple of games and we are waiting on news of him. Cammy Harper returned to the squad last week.
Well, what a boost for the Pars with the announcement of big Yogi as their new manager. He kept County afloat last year and of course will always be remembered as the man that led the Caley Jags to their greatest triumph in winning the Scottish Cup. I imagine this will be an excellent bit of business by the Pars and he won't take too long to get the team playing his way. Let's hope it takes more than a couple of days. The start of his tenure will be hampered by the loss of Kai Kennedy and Vytas Gaspuitis.
Back to the days of 'guid honest laddies'....
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