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Butcher, Malpas sign new contracts

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Terry Butcher and assistant Maurice Malpas have signed contracts to keep them at ICT until the end of season 2010-11.
The existing contracts of both men were set to expire this summer and club chairman George Fraser said:"we're extremely pleased to have reached agreement today".
PRESS RELEASE  Butcher, Malpas agree New Deals
Terry Butcher has signed a contract to keep him at Inverness Caledonian Thistle until the end of season 2010-11. His assistant Maurice Malpas has also penned a new deal to remain at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium for the same period of time. The existing contracts of both men expire this summer and club chairman George Fraser said:"We have been speaking behind the scenes to Terry and Maurice and we're extremely pleased to have reached agreement today. "We feel the timing is right rather than leaving the clock to run down on their contracts before making decisions. With their future guaranteed, they can now focus on persuading players to sign new contracts and on further strengthening the squad for next season. "We are still in the promotion race and Terry and Maurice have emerged with considerable credit this season in rebuilding the side after the financial disaster of relegation from the SPL and players departing. They had to do a difficult stabilising job and now the directors feel they have earned the opportunity to take the club forward. The continuity will benefit the club." Terry Butcher, 77 times capped by England , was appointed Caley Thistle manager on January 27, 2009, with Malpas as first team coach. The team was relegated on goal difference by a single goal in May 2009. Terry Butcher said:"I'm delighted to stay at the club next season -- though my immediate focus is on the fact that we're still very much in the hunt to win back our SPL place this season. It's satisfying that we have the backing of the board. "I'm delighted that Maurice Malpas has also agreed a contract extension as he's a fantastic person with loads of commitment who's worked extremely hard for the club. "We knew this season woudn't be easy with the circumstances the club found itself in following relegation. But we're still challenging for the title while at the same time laying down the foundations for the future. "Confirmation of my extension gives me scope now to take a close look at the whole club and plan on how best to take it forward. We have some very good young players coming through and I want to encourage and develop them as well as bringing new players in. "My wife and I immensely enjoy living in the Highlands and we've been made extremely welcome in Inverness , so it's anything but a hardship to stay in the area."
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By Guest in News 2009-10 ·

Inverness CT 3-3 Ayr Utd - Report

Late penalty earns point
 
It took another last gasp Adam Rooney penalty for ICT to snatch a deserved point against Ayr United at the Caledonian Stadium this afternoon.
Once again, bad defending and not taking chances at the other end cost crucial points that would have taken us above Ross County into 2nd place. It took another last gasp Adam Rooney penalty for ICT to snatch a deserved point against Ayr United at the Caledonian Stadium this afternoon.
Yet again, it was another case of bad defending and not taking our chances at the other end that cost us a crucial three points, points that would have taken us above Ross County into second place.
27th February 2010 Caledonian Stadium, Inverness INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE
3 - Foran (44), Hayes (64), Rooney (90pen)
Team: Esson, Tokely, Bulvitus (Cox 85), Munro, Golabek, Proctor36, Sanchez (Odhiambo 75), Duncan,
Foran⚽4466, Rooney⚽90, Hayes⚽64
Subs: Allison, McBain, Eagle
AYR UNITED
3 - Aitken (23), Roberts (29), McManus (74)
Team: Grindlay, Keenan, Easton (Woodburn 46), Aitken⚽23, Campbell, McGowan06, Mitchell80,
Bowey, McManus⚽74, Roberts⚽29(McKay 85), Mendes (Connolly 54)
Subs: Samson, Borris,
Referee S. MacDonald Attendance 2843  
It was the home side that showed their signal of intent right from the off and could have taken the lead if Irish striker Adam Rooney had connected better from Jonny Hayes’ knock down instead, his sliced effort rolled into the arms of Stephen Grindlay in the visitors goal. But, it was Ayr that took the lead, a soft free kick, conceded by Rooney was curled in by Chris Mitchell and a hapless Ryan Esson could only watch as his failed attempt at a punch clear was knocked down by Ryan McGowan into the path of Tam McManus who drilled towards goal, it his Latvian defender and spun against the post and at the feet of captain Andy Aitken who slotted into an open net. Some awful defending saw Ayr go two up just six minutes later, a wild pass from Chris Mitchell just outside the box split the ICT defence and fell to Mark Roberts who rounded the advancing Esson to roll home beyond the lunging Bulvitis who attempted to clear off of the line. ICT immediately tried to pull back and a whipped Hayes free kick was just knocked wide by fellow Irishman Richie Foran. Just three minutes afterwards; Hayes was on the prowl down the right wing again and his cross was well controlled by Foran who laid the ball back to Russell Duncan to strike from 25 yards but his bullet was well saved by Grindlay.
The goal back did come just one minute before half time; Ayr never got the ball out of their own half and loyal right-back Ross Tokely bent in a cracking cross which evaded everybody in the penalty area apart from Richie Foran who knocked into the net for 2-1.
HALF TIME: 1-2 
ICT flew out in the second half and it was nearly an own goal that saw Terry Butcher’s side level. Another fantastic cross from Tokely was knocked towards goal by Aitken only for Grindlay to keep the ball out, and the referee judged it to have not crossed the line. ICT seemed to get closer and closer to that equalizer and when one of ICT’s thirteen corners found its way to Foran at the back post, they looked destined to get it. It was another whipped ball from Hayes to the near post where Rooney flicked onto Foran who nodded against the post, much to the despair of the ICT faithful. The goal finally came in the 64th minute, some smooth passing from ICT eventually found his way to the workhorse that is Jonny Hayes who curled home exquisitely past Grindlay for his sixth league goal of the season. But.... just a few minutes after, there was another setback from ICT the persistent chasing of Tam MacManus was put to good use, he raced after a long ball from the defence before rifling past Ryan Esson to give the Honest Men an undeserved lead. That meant that ICT were chasing the game again and it took a dubious penalty decision from the referee to give ICT a lifeline in the fourth minute of injury time. A lot of bottle is needed to step up for a last minute penalty, but this is the second time in a month Rooney has had to do this, and just like the Partick game a few weeks ago he blasted beyond Grindlay to gain a point on highland rivals Ross County who lost to Partick and to keep ICT’s 8 game unbeaten run intact.
Full Time 3-3
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By Guest in Reports 2009-10 ·

Inverness CT -V- Ayr Utd - Preview

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ICT face another titanic battle this weekend...with the weather!
After the controversial postponement of last week's clash with Queen of the South, March is looking like a hectic month for the squad, so Caley will be keen to beat the snow, as well as Ayr United, on Saturday.
ICT face another titanic battle this weekend...with the weather!  After the controversial postponement of last week's clash with Queen of the South, March is looking like a hectic month for the squad, so Caley will be keen to beat the snow, as well as Ayr United, on Saturday.
Despite the call-off last time out, Inverness come into this match in third place in the table, 10 points behind leaders Dundee but with two matches in hand.  With a trip to Dens Park to come next Saturday, Terry Butcher will be desperate for maximum points from this game, plus the midweek trip to face Morton. 
As expected, Ayr have struggled following promotion from the second division and lie ninth, but picked up their first away win of the season at Dunfermline last Saturday.  Brian Reid was active in the transfer window, and his side are far stronger than when hammered 5-1 by us in October following the arrivals of loanees Ryan McGowan and Rocky Visconte (from Hearts), Daniel McKay (from Kilmarnock), and Chris Mitchell (from Falkirk), plus journeyman forward Tam McManus.
INVERNESS TEAM NEWS Jamie Duff remains a long-term casualty, but otherwise Terry Butcher has a full-strength squad to choose from.  Lee Cox and Danni Sanchez will be hopeful of being restored to the starting lineup, with Eric Odhiambo's place particularly at risk.
Likely lineup: Ryan Esson - Ross Tokely, Nauris Bulvitis, Grant Munro, Stuart Golabek - Russell Duncan, David Proctor - Jonny Hayes, Danni Sanchez, Richie Foran - Adam Rooney.  Subs: Kyle Allison, Lionel Djebi-Zadi, Lee Cox, Daniel Stratford, Eric Odhiambo
AYR TEAM NEWS Ayr could miss on-loan winger Rocky Visconte who is reported to have sustained a hamstring injury.  Veteran defender Kevin James is also out and full back Chris Mitchell is a doubt with a knee knock.  However, Billy Gibson could return to the back line after recovering from a groin problem.  In goal, Stephen Grindlay will hope to keep hold of his place, though regular first choice Craig Samson is back from suspension.
Likely lineup: Stephen Grindlay - Chris Mitchell, Andrew Aitken, Martyn Campbell, William Easton -Dean Keenan, Steve Bowey, Ryan McGowan, Junior Mendes - Tam McManus, Mark Roberts.  Subs: Craig Samson, Billy Gibson, Kenny Connolly, Alistair Woodburn, Daniel McKay
PREVIOUS MEETINGS Ayr will hope for a re-enactment of the clash between the sides back in August, a dour 0-0 draw in the Highlands.  Inverness will look to repeat their stunning 5-1 win in Ayr in October, where Richie Foran grabbed a hat-trick.  According to soccerbase.com, the sides have met 26 times in all competitions, with Inverness leading 11-6 on wins.  There have been plenty of epic clashes between the sides in the past, not least in the 2000-01 season, which included a 7-3 league win for ICT (Teasdale, Sheerin, Wyness 3, Bagan 2 for us) and a 4-3 cup win for Caley when 3-0 down at half-time (Sheerin, Mann, Xausa and Wyness on target).
PREDICTION If the game actually goes ahead, anything other than a home win would deal a severe blow to Caley's title hopes.  Despite Ayr's recent reinforcements, ICT should be too good and win 2-0.
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By Guest in Previews 2009-10 ·

ICT -v- QOS - Press Release

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A war of words seems to be brewing with Queen of the South over the postponement of Saturday's fixture against the Doonhamers.
ICT have issued a press release in response to comments attributed to QOS manager Gordon Chisolm.
A war of words seems to be brewing with Queen of the South over the postponement of Saturday's fixture against the Doonhamers. ICT have issued a press release in response to comments made.
The Statement from the club read as follows......
Caley Thistle are surprised at claims by Queen of the South manager Gordon Chisholm about any delay in switching on the undersoil heating for Saturday's postponed match. Chairman George Fraser said:"I know the heating was switched on at 9am on Friday -- more than 26 hours before the Saturday morning referee's inspection -- because I was there when it happened. "The difficulty was a deep frost of minus seven on Thursday night, deeper than the weather forecasters had predicted. It was certainly in our interests to get the game on as we felt we could boost our promotion chances with a win. The temperature was rising on Saturday morning and we asked the referee to wait an hour to 12.30 and make his final decision then. The Queen of the South manager was strongly against this. "Had they waited the hour, their long trip would not have been wasted, for the surface was improving all the time. I walked across the pitch an hour before kickoff time and it was perfect."
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By Guest in News 2009-10 ·

ICT to appeal Niculae Decision

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ICT have issued a press release today formally announcing the decision to appeal FIFA's ruling on the Marius Niculae transfer to the Court of Arbitration in Sport.
 
The Statement from the club read as follows......
GOING TO APPEAL Caley Thistle have today received the detailed minute of the FIFA meeting which last autumn ruled that former player Marius Niculae, now of Dinamo Bucharest, was due over £100,000 from the club. The arrival of the detailed findings is the trigger the club requires to lodge an appeal to the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) with a hearing likely in Lausanne , Switzerland , in three to four months time. Chairman George Fraser says:"We have been in limbo since the FIFA panel announced its decision. We were unable to pursue the matter until the arrival of their written reasons for that decision.  The paperwork has now been received and our legal team have today been instructed to lodge the appeal to CAS. "Our lawyers, who drew up the standard SPL  contract agreement, certainly feel we have good grounds for appeal and we can now proceed with a view to finally resolving the matter. The CAS is a much more legally-oriented body than the FIFA panel." Niculae joined Caley Jags in summer 2007 and scored 10 goals in 37 games before in summer 2008 he refused to join a pre-season training camp in Denmark and instead flew to Bucharest where he signed for Dinamo.The issue CAS will decide is whether Niculae 'initiated' his own transfer.
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By Guest in News 2009-10 ·

Inverness CT -V- QotS - Preview

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After a pitch inspection at 11AM, Saturday
MATCH POSTPONED

Is it too early to be calling this match a six-pointer? Both Inverness and Queen of the South will feel they can still challenge Dundee for promotion, but neither can afford to drop many points in the race for the first division title. Back on Boxing Day, this author had lost any hope of a promotion challenge, but a lot can happen in a few weeks! ICT come into Saturday’s clash lying in third in the table, one place and one point better off than QOS. However, the visitors still have a game in hand, as part of a backlog of fixtures to be dealt with after the Christmas freeze. Gordon Chisholm’s side have played only three league matches since the turn of the year, and two of those came in the past week – a 2-1 defeat at home to Morton, followed by a 3-0 drubbing of ten-man Ayr United on Tuesday night. Inverness, in contrast, are seven games unbeaten in the league, and have won their last three, making them the division’s on-form team currently.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Caley’s current unbeaten league run in fact started in Dumfries, with a 1-1 draw on 5th December. Jonny Hayes opened the scoring, but Bob Harris curled in a free kick to equalize in the second half. Richie Foran and Russell Duncan, along with David Lilley of the home side, were sent off. QOS came out on top in the first league match between the sides this year, winning 3-1 in the Highlands thanks to a Derek Holmes hat-trick.
According to soccerbase.com, the sides have met a total of 21 times, with Inverness ahead 9-8 on wins. When the matches are played in Inverness, ICT are on top 7-4 with no draws.
INVERNESS TEAM NEWS
Terry Butcher may be tempted to make a change or two to last weekend’s lineup, as the manner of the victory over Raith did not match the one-sided scoreline. Danni Sanchez will hope to regain his place in the side from Eric Odhiambo, whilst Lee Cox may return from injury. Jamie Duff remains out long-term, and has been joined on the treatment table by Robert Eagle.
Likely lineup: Ryan Esson – Ross Tokely, Nauris Bulvitis, Grant Munro, Stuart Golabek – David Proctor, Russell Duncan – Jonny Hayes, Eric Odhiambo, Richie Foran – Adam Rooney; subs: Kyle Allison, Lionel Djebi-Zadi, Daniel Stratford, Lee Cox, Danni Sanchez
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH TEAM NEWS
Gordon Chisholm put out an attack-minded lineup against Ayr on Tuesday, but may feel that he cannot risk the same strategy away from home – this might see forward David Weatherston drop to the bench and a recall for Stephen McKenna in midfield. Goalkeeper David Hutton returns from suspension but may only make the bench after Scott Fox kept a clean-sheet on his debut. Meanwhile, centre-half David Lilley is very doubtful after limping off in midweek, so Marc McAusland or Marvin Andrews could start in defence. Goalkeeper Ludovic Roy (hip) and defender Craig Barr (knee) are out. 
Likely lineup: Scott Fox – Jordan McMillan, Marc McAusland/David Lilley, Craig Reid, Robert Harris – Paul Burns, Stephen McKenna, Neil Scally, Rocco Quinn – Derek Holmes, Stewart Kean; subs: David Hutton, Marvin Andrews, Anthony McParland, David Weatherston, Leon Knight
PREDICTION
It seems that recently Inverness have finally got the hang of grinding out results. Queen of the South will be no pushovers, but ICT should should be able to scrape a 1-0 win to keep themselves in the promotion hunt.
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By Guest in Previews 2009-10 ·

Raith Rovers 0-4 Inverness CT - Report

Stark lesson for Raith
 
After the cup game, it was back to league duty at Starks Park today and in the end it was a convincing victory for Inverness.
Goals from Adam Rooney, Jonny Hayes, Nauris Bulvitus and Daniel Stratford saw the CaleyJags run out 0-4 winners. .
from CTO: Just in, awful and woeful in the first half, much improved after the break very reminiscent of the October game. Munro and Golly worst offenders of hoofing instead of playing the simple pass. Ummmm Foran's attitude was shocking today. Now on to the positives, we are VERY well organised and well drilled. Bulvitis has improved vastly since day one, and Hayes? What a find he has been. Proctor gets my man of the match once again, he is hard-working and very good on the ball. Oh and the pie wasn't bad either. Attendance just over 1,500,just after a brilliant display in the cup poor show from them.
We have given ourselves a very good chance I believe it will come down to last game of the season. Who said the first division was dull eh?? Who knew...
 
13th February 2010 Starks Park, Kirkcaldy RAITH ROVERS
0 -
Team: McGurn, Wilson, Hill (Mackie 82), Campbell, Murray, Walker, Williamson, Ferry, Smith, K (Amaya 75), Sloan (Weir 72), Russell
Subs: O Connor, Wedderburn
INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE
4 - Rooney (67), Hayes (70), Bulvitus (77), Stratford (90)
Team: Esson, Tokely, Bulvitis⚽77, Munro, Golabek, Proctor, Odhiambo (Sanchez 66), Duncan,
Foran (Stratford 87 ⚽90), Rooney⚽67, Hayes⚽70 (McBain 81) 
Subs: Allison, Djebi-Zadi 
Referee Craig Thomson Attendance 1568  
Maryhill has it covered:
That was another excellent away day. The result isn't really a reflection of the whole game though. As a few people have mentioned, the first half was dreadful: although we probably had more of the ball, I don't recall us creating a single decent chance. There was far too much long ball stuff from Munro and Golabek, and we missed Sanchez' composure and eye for a clinical pass in the middle. Eric Odhiambo couldn't get into the game at all - he wasn't helped by a succession of passes that seemed to land just behind him - and Hayes was double-marked and therefore much less effective than usual. Just as in the previous game here, Raith looked well-prepared and well organised, but very lightweight. They did, however, produce the best chance of the first half with Esson making a decent save from a downward header.
We started the second half more brightly and it looked like Butcher had told the players to be more aggressive. Russell Duncan in particular had a storming second half and got all over the pitch: you can forgive him the odd misplaced pass when he drives the team forward like that. Odhiambo had a couple of decent runs on goal, but seemed a little too keen to pass when he might have been better shooting. When he was hooked for Sanchez, the game did turn, but Sanchez didn't seem to influence it directly. The opening goal looked a bit fortunate - Rooney appeared to control the ball with his hand before finishing well - but as soon as it had gone in, Raith collapsed completely. Nice turn and finish from Hayes for the second, Bulvitis forced the third over the line from fairly close in and Stratford knocked in a nice diagonal shot from a loose ball around the edge of the box for the fourth.
The positives were the obvious determination of the players to keep going for a win when nothing was coming off for them early on, the performance and influence of Russell Duncan and a very solid performance from Bulvitis, much needed after last week's mistake for the first Killie goal. Slight concerns are that despite his obvious talent, we still don't seem to know how to use Odhiambo, and that left back will be a vulnerable area for the rest of the season: Golly did far better than Lionel did last week, but his lack of pace and hasty distribution might be problematic against more effective attacking sides.
Impressive ICT support, by the way - more than 200, I'd say - and good and vocal throughout. Hope we can keep this up throughout the run-in.
We're coming for you Dundee....
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By Guest in Reports 2009-10 ·

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