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It might have been another loss on Wednesday night but the 2-1 defeat to Celtic has brought a little more optimism for the fans for the next 5 games before the split.
A Marius Niculae strike 20 mins before the end, gave Celtic a nervy finish, and gave the Romanian his 9th goal of the season, but only his first away from the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium!
Saturdays game is the first of two consecutive home games against Hearts (1st March) and Falkirk in 2 weeks. We have next weekend off due to Scottish Cup action. A win against Hearts would bring back the confidence for that mighty push for a top six spot. The last time Hearts came here, we had lost our opening 6 games of the season and fought back to win 2-1 thanks to a Brewster injury time winner. Same again daddy brew please!!
 
DETAILS
Inverness CT v Hearts Tulloch Caledonian Stadium Saturday 1st March @ 3pm
Referee: Alan Freeland Others: Jim Lyon, Craig Young (Assistants), Willie Hornby (4th official)
FIXTURES
Saturday 1st March:
Hibernian v Celtic (Setanta, 12:30pm) Falkirk v Motherwell Gretna v Dundee Utd Inverness CT v Hearts Kilmarnock v St Mirren Rangers v Aberdeen
LATEST SPL RESULTS
 
Saturday 23rd February:
Dundee Utd 0-0 Falkirk Hibernian 2-0 Inverness CT Motherwell 0-1 Hearts
Sunday 24th February:
Kilmarnock 3-1 Aberdeen Rangers 4-2 Gretna St Mirren 0-1 Celtic
Wednesday 27th February:
Aberdeen 1-1 Motherwell Celtic 2-1 Inverness CT Dundee Utd 1-1 St Mirren Falkirk 0-2 Hibernian Gretna 4-2 Kilmarnock Hearts 0-4 Rangers
PAST MEETINGS
The teams have played a total of 12 times (11 League, 1 Cup) with 24 goals (12 Inverness CT, 12 Hearts) between them.
Inverness CT: 4 wins (3 League, 1 Cup) Draws: 4 (4 League, 0 Cup)
Hearts: 4 wins (3 League, 0 Cup)

A GAME TO REMEMBER
For this weeks game to remember we take you back another one of Inverness ’s great cup killing shocks. On the 26th January 2001 in the Scottish Cup 4th round, Inverness CT were drawn away to Hearts. Nobody predicted a shock, but Inverness weren’t listening. A tremendous display from the inform 1st Division side gave the Highlanders another giant cup killing act to add to their collection. Ross Tokely’s opener was cancelled out just before the break by Gary Wales of Hearts. A few thought that was the chance of a shock gone but Inverness showed the world how to play football in the second half when Dennis Wyness and David Bagan both slotted perfect goals to gift Inverness CT passage to the Quarter-final. Man of the match was Hearts fan Ross Tokely. The attendance was 12016.
The teams were as follows:
INVERNESS CT: Walker, Tokely, Mann, McCaffrey, McBain, Munro, Duncan , Chrisite, Robson, Ritchie, Wyness. Subs- Bagan (for Christie), Calder, Bavidge, Golabek, Stewart.
HEARTS: Niemi, Webster, Severin, Mahe, Maybury, Flogel, Gronlund, Fulton, McCann, Fuller, Wales. Subs- Kirk (for Webster), Simmons (for McCann), Adam (for Wales ), McKenzie, Kazcan.
The referee was Alan Freeland and there were two bookings on the day: Duncan and Robson both of Inverness CT. Five of the Inverness players who started the match still play for the club!
FACTS BETWEEN THE TEAMS All League meetings between the teams have taken place in the SPL. Paul Hartley, Dennis Wyness and Barry Wilson are the top scorers in the fixture, each with 2 goals. Inverness CT have won both fixtures this season. This fixture produces an average of 1.67 goals per game. TOP SCORERS
2 goals: Hartley (Hearts), Wyness (ICT), Bayne (ICT)
1 goal: Tokely, Bagan, Juanjo, Dods, Wilson, Brewster, Duncan, Rankin (all ICT), Wales , Skacel, Pinilla, Mole, Driver, Aguiar, Pospisil, Berra, Vekicka own goal (all Hearts).
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Marius Niculae (Inverness CT): The Romanian scored his first goal against the Old Firm on Wednesday when he neatly finished from the edge of the area after a Scott Brown mistake. Now on 9 goals for the season, the race is on for his dream to be apart of Euro 2008.
Steve Banks (Hearts): Ever since Scotland’s number 1 Craig Gordon left for Sunderland , life hasn’t been the same for Hearts. Banks has played well since coming in but hasn’t been able to prevent Hearts sliping into the bottom six. After a 4-0 drubbing from Rangers in midweek, this game in the Highlands is an important one.

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Celtic 2-1 - Inverness CT - SPL

Caley Thistle could not end their winless streak that now stretches to seven games, but on the plus side, this was not a capitulation in the same manner as the last two games.
Unlike previous games where certain players appeared to just be going through the motions, the Caley Jags fought hard to get back into this game and almost succeeded.
After holding out for most of the first half, the Caley Jags went in at the break down by a goal after Scott McDonald scored on the stroke of half-time. On the hour mark, Samaras extended the Celtic lead but Caley Thistle fought back with a goal from Marius Niculae with 20 minutes to go. Despite several good chances, the equaliser wouldn't come but it was a far better performance than recent games.
27/02/08 Celtic Park, Glasgow CELTIC 2 McDonald (45), Samaras (61) Team: Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor, Nakamura, Donati, S. Brown, McGeady, McDonald (Killen 83), Samaras Subs: Hartley, Riordan, Sno, Robson, O'Dea, M. Brown
INVERNESS CT 1 Niculae (70) Team: Fraser, Tokely, Munro, McGuire, Hastings, Cowie, Black (McBain 78), Duncan, Imrie, Paatelainen (Wyness 78), Niculae
Subs: Vigurs, Kerr, Proctor, Gillespie, Malkowski
Referee William Collum Attendance 56787  
Ian Black made his 100th appearance for Caley Thistle in this game but Craig Brewster did have an enforced change with Graham Bayne dropping out through injury and he was replaced by Markus Paatelainen. Former Caley Thistle and Dundee United midfielder Barry Robson was on the bench for Celtic.
Caley Thistle started with a 4-5-1 formation that has become familiar throughout parts of this season and were forced to soak up enormous amounts of pressure in the first half as Mike Fraser performed heroics in the ICT box.
Donati was the first with a shot from the edge of the box in 8 minutes that Fraser held well, then Samaras twice went close either side of the 20 minute mark with a 15 then a 20 yard drive and in 28 minutes McGeady came close with an effort that Fraser caught at the second attempt with McDonald nearby. A minute later and it was Nakamura who shot wide of the post.
All this before Caley Thistle had even had a sniff of a chance. However, as the half wore on, Caley Thistle did manage to get a little further forward. In 31 minutes Niculae made a break, found Paatelainen who in turn found Imrie but the recent signing could only put it wide. Imrie had another chance just before the break when an Ian Black free kick was headed back across the box but his volley went over the bar.
Right on the stroke of half-time Celtic took the lead. Hinkel was fouled on the right by Paatelainen and from the resultant free-kick, Nakamura fired in a dangerous ball. His kick was met by the head of McDonald on the six yard line and Fraser had no chance at stopping him scoring his 25th goal of the season.
Half Time: 1-0
Into the second half and Celtic went looking for the goal that would kill the game off. The first effort came in 51 minutes when Samaras hit the post but it was the same player who would extend the lead on the hour mark courtesy of some good work by Aiden McGeady. He beat a couple of players on the left then curled a cross into the box. Samaras was there to bullet the header past Fraser. 2-0
Caley Thistle got back into the game in the 70th minute through Marius Niculae with an assist from the Celtic defence. Scott Brown made a poor pass across his box that was pounced on by Niculae and he curled an excellent effort past Boruc. 2-1
From then on in, Caley Thistle tried hard to get an equaliser but it just wouldn't come. In 87 minutes Wyness came agonisingly close when his curling effort just went past the post and despite a late flurry of corners and free-kicks for ICT the ball didn't find its way into the net.
Full Time: 2-1
A disappointing defeat but a lot of heart to be taken from this match as the Caley Jags once again looked like a team who were giving 100%. Lets hope that continues.
 
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Hibernian 2-0 Inverness CT - SPL

In midweek against Motherwell, the game was lost in the first 10 minutes. Caley Thistle's slump in form over the last few weeks helped them to go one better today and cut the time taken to lose a match to only five minutes !!!
Despite a better effort in the second half, the 3rd minute goal from Nish and 5th minute goal from Fletcher were enough to seal all three points in a game where the Caley Thistle attack was as effective as a marshmallow carving knife.
23/02/08 Easter Road, Edinburgh HIBERNIAN 2 Nish (3), Fletcher (5) Team: Ma-Kalambay, Gathuessi, Hogg, Jones, Zarabi (Hanlon 85), Beuzelin, Rankin, Zemmama (Morais 65), Nish, Shiels (Murray 75), Fletcher Subs: Chisholm, Kerr, Canning, McNeil
INVERNESS CT 0 Team: Fraser, Tokely, Munro, McGuire, Hastings, Cowie, Black, Duncan (Paatelainen 72), Imrie, Bayne, Niculae
Subs: Wyness, McAllister, Vigurs, McBain, Kerr, Malkowski
Referee Kenny Clark Attendance 12552   Difficult to know what to make of this weeks game. Despite the fact that the CaleyJags were the first on the stats sheet with a shot on goal which came from a Bayne Volley from the edge of the box which had to be pushed wide it was Hibs who were to get on the score sheet first….and second.   With Colin Nish and Steven Fletcher putting Hibernian 2 goals ahead within the first 5 minutes it was tempting to head back to the pub. Both goals were one on one and Shiels looked certain to add a third and probably would have had he not tried to nutmeg Michael Fraser when he had the entire goalmouth to aim at. There’s been a lot of rumour about tension in the ranks and you could have been mistaken for believing every word of it having watched the first 10 minutes of this game.   It was a nightmare start, but Caley Thistle somehow managed to get themselves composed and started to come on to a game as Hibs looked to sit back. We had loads of corners and plenty scrambles on the goal line but somehow we always needed a touch too many and none of us really believed we would ever score. Delivery was dreadful from dead balls, usually over hit. The conditions weren’t ideal, the wind was making it difficult to play accurate balls in to the area and at one point it looked like we might need to call for someone to stick a finger on the ball to allow Imrie to take a corner as the ball kept getting blown away. Added to this, the pitch seemed to cut up really early which meant that the ball was bobbling everywhere. As the saying goes “it’s the same for both teams”, but with Hibs managing to get a couple of goals on the board early, they really had given themselves that extra advantage.   Half Time: 2-0   Hibs were just as bad as us a lot of the time and their fans got restless in the second half, there were even a few boos. Hibs just had more quality than us and those wee shouts you heard were Bayne asking if somebody could get him out of Jones' back pocket….he was battling hard but winning very little. If Marius had Fletcher or even Nish alongside him instead of Bayners we would probably have won it. That's without mentioning Shiels, Beuzelin and Zemmama.   For me, Niculae was our best player on the day. He put in a good shift and chased back. I would also give Rossco, Black and Fraser pass marks. Cowie did OK too, and with a little more service he may have found the net - A couple of times he was wide in space and screaming for it and nobody had the vision, or maybe he's got leprosy!!! Marcus did OK when he came on. Imrie looked like he's off the pace for the SPL, though I must say against St Mirren he looked star quality. It’s a pity Proctor is still out injured as I would like to see him replace Tokely at right back and Tokely replace McGuire in the middle alongside Munro.   We did have plenty of chances but they always fell to the wrong man or just resulted in the ball bouncing about in a crowded penalty box. Russell will have to hope no big Scandinavians were at the game. Did a lot of chasing and mopping up as usual, but his passes were far more over the place than normal. Just sign it Russell, while it's still on the table. Best moment for us was the chant of 'there's only one John Rankin' after he nearly sliced it into his own net. P.S. - To the young blonde lassie who got a surprise comp in her hand at 5 to 3, I know you were trying to pass me your mobile no but it's OK, really...lol    
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By Guest in Reports 2007-08 ·

Hibernian v ICT - Preview

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So then Mr Brewster, will it be a 4-4-2, or a 4-2-3-1, or a 4-5-1, or a 4-3-3 or something else? Whatever it is, after the midweek loss at Motherwell, it is vital Inverness CT start to pick up some points again on the road. Sadly the away form seems to have gone from bad to worse with the last win away on the 22nd December against Hearts.
Brewster’s team selection on Wednesday raised some eyebrows with no Marius Nicuale, Ian Black dropped to the bench, and Barry Wilson still nowhere to be seen. Surely Saturday will bring more changes to the starting 11.
DETAILS Hibernian v Inverness CT
Easter Road stadium
Saturday 23rd February @ 3pm
FIXTURES Saturday 23rd February:
Dundee Utd v Falkirk
Hibernian v Inverness CT
Motherwell v Hearts
 
Sunday 24th February:
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen
Rangers v Gretna
St Mirren v Celtic (Setanta, 2pm)
 
Wednesday 27th February:
Aberdeen v Motherwell
Celtic v Inverness CT
Dundee Utd v St Mirren
Falkirk v Hibernian
Gretna v Kilmarnock
Hearts v Rangers (Setanta, all 7:45pm)
 
PAST MEETINGS The teams have played a total of 12 times (11 League, 1 Cup) with 27 goals (16 Inverness CT, 11 Hibernian) between them.
Inverness CT: 6 wins (6 League, 0 Cup)
Draws: 1 (1 League, 0 Cup)
Hibernian: 5 wins (4 League, 1 Cup)

A GAME TO REMEMBER
For this weeks game to remember we take you back to one of the biggest wins in this fixture. It took place at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium in the SPL on the 02/03/2005. This was Inverness’ only second game in Inverness in the SPL after ground sharing with Aberdeen for the first half of the season. Inverness out played Hibs for the whole game and deserved their 3-0 victory. Goals came from Juanjo, Brewster and Wilson. The attendance was 4443.
 
The teams were as follows:
 
INVERNESS CT: Brown, Tokely, Munro, Dods, Golabek, Wilson, Hart, Duncan, McBain, Brewster, Juanjo.
Subs- Proctor (for Hart), Bayne (for Brewster), Fatai (for Juanjo), Fraser, McCaffrey, Hastings, Prunty.
HIBERNIAN: Simon Brown, Whittaker, Caldwell, Smith, Murphy, Orman, Antonio Murray, Ian Murray, Scott Brown, O’Connor, Riordan.
 
Subs- Shiels (for Orman), McDonald (for A.Murray), Sproule (for I.Murray), Brown, McCluskey, Morrow, Konte.
 
The referee was John Underhill and there were three bookings on the day all for Hibernian: Antonio Murray, Murphy and Ian Murray. Seven of the Inverness players who started the match still play for the club (including Brewster who has returned).
 
FACTS BETWEEN THE TEAMS
All League meetings between the teams have taken place in the SPL. The Scottish cup tie last month was the first cup tie between the teams. In the last 5 games of this fixture, the home team has always won. The away team has not scored in this fixture in the last 6 meetings! Barry Wilson is the top scorer in this fixture with 5 goals. In Craig Brewster’s first spell at the club, his opening game was away to Hibernian. Brewster has now gone 2 rounds of SPL fixtures since returning to the club. Inverness CT are one of Hibernian’s bogey team!! TOP SCORERS
5 goals: Barry Wilson (ICT)
3 goals: Derek Riordan (Hibs), Fletcher (Hibs)
2 goals: Juanjo (ICT), Niculae (ICT)
1 goal: Brewster (ICT), Proctor (ICT), Wyness (ICT), Dods (ICT),
Beuzilin (Hibs), Killen (Hibs), McBain (ICT)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Phil McGuire (Inverness CT): Having signed for the club in the January transfer window thanks to a successful loan spell, Phil will need to work on his discipline. In his 16 games for the club, he has chalked up 7 yellow cards and 1 red card. After returning from a 3 game suspension last Saturday, he has already got another yellow against Motherwell in midweek. A decent player who has formed a solid relationship with captain Munro
 
John Rankin (Hibernian): The ex-Inverness CT midfielder has had a decent start at his new club in Edinburgh . He has featured in 5 games and has already scored his first goal against Dundee Utd away. Moved for a 6-figure fee and is settling into Mixu’s plans very well. I hope he continues to do well, but not this weekend!
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Motherwell 3-1 Inverness CT - SPL

Caley Thistle's 500th senior game ended in defeat as Motherwell ran out 3-1 winners at Fir Park.
2-0 down after only 10 minutes, Caley Thistle had an uphill struggle to get back into the game but despite Don Cowie's 19th minute goal, it was not to be.
There were plenty of talking points in this game - from tactics and team selection to a "stonewall" penalty claim near the end.
20/02/08 Fir Park, Motherwell MOTHERWELL 3 Clarkson (7,42), Porter (10) Team: G Smith, Quinn, Craigan, Reynolds, Hammell, D Smith (Lappin 53), Lasley, Fitzpatrick, Clarkson, McCormack (Maguire 73), Porter (J Murphy 89) Subs: McLean, D Murphy, Archdeacon, Daniels
INVERNESS CT 1 Cowie (19) Team: Fraser, Tokely, Munro,  fMcGuire, Hastings, Duncan, McBain (Paatelainen 76), Cowie, Imrie (Black 76), Wyness, Bayne
Subs: Watt, McAllister, Kerr, Vigurs, Malkowski
Referee John Underhill Attendance 4526 Manager Craig Brewster made two changes to the side that had managed a 1-1 draw with Dundee United. Out went Marius Niculae and Ian Black with Dennis Wyness and Graham Bayne replacing them. Russell Duncan made his 250th ICT appearance in this game.   Motherwell started brightly and within 10 minutes had established a 2-0 lead.   A couple of early chances came to nothing but in 7 minutes Ross McCormack found David Clarkson in the box with a pass and he took a touch before sending a powerful shot past Fraser. Three minutes later it was number two, this time down the left. Stevie Hammell crossed to the back post and Chris Porter was there to head home his 13th of the season.   Caley Thistle at this stage were not in the game at all and further chances fell to Motherwell with McCormack, Porter and Clarkson combining to run the Caley Jags ragged.   The only bright spot for Caley Thistle up to this point was a Don Cowie effort that had gone well wide but in 19 minutes he was to get one on target well and truly against the run of play. A flick from Wyness fell just nicely for him and he blasted a dipping, swerving shot past the helpless Graeme Smith from 25 yards. 2-1   The game was a little more open after this but Motherwell were definitely in the ascendency and in 25 minutes Mike Fraser did well to get down and push away a Ross McCormack effort that looked goal-bound.   It all went pear-shaped again in 41 minutes when the ever impressive David Clarkson got his second and Motherwell's third. A corner was floated in by Hammell and headed out of defence but it only got as far as Clarkson on the edge of the box and he volleyed it into the roof of the net giving Fraser no chance.   Caley Thistle almost got one back immediately through Dougie Imrie as play raged to the other end but Smith got the better of him in a one-on-one situation and Dennis Wyness couldn't connect with the rebound.   Half Time: 3-1   The second half started brightly, with Porter hitting the bar just 30 seconds after the restart and a couple of minutes later, Ross Tokely heading the ball onto the junction of post and bar from a Don Cowie corner with the keeper well beaten.   In 51 minutes, Caley Thistle hit the bar again. This time it was Grant Munro getting on the end of another Don Cowie corner.   The first half, and the early stages of the second half were full of pace and action, but inevitably, when that happens things eventually slow right down and so they did. As the pace of the game dropped, so it seemed did Caley Thistle's chance to come back into it.   In fact, one of the few highlights of the second half was the substitution of the referee. John Underhill was injured and 4th official Frank McDermott had to take over in 75 minutes.   McDermott didn't have a lot to do but did have a moment of controversy five minutes from the end. In what looked like a stonewall penalty claim, Duncan went down in the box but the referee waved away the claims and the game fizzled out without any further action.   Full Time: 3-1  
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By Guest in Reports 2007-08 ·

Inverness CT 1-1 Dundee Utd - SPL

Midfielder Markus Paatelainen came off the bench to grab a late equalizer for Caley Thistle.
A match of few chances appeared to be heading in the visitors’ favour, after Prince Buaben struck midway through the second period but the home side managed to nick a point when the Finnish midfielder struck with only six minutes left on the clock.
16/02/08 Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Inverness INVERNESS CT 1 Paatelainen (84) Team: Fraser, Tokely, McGuire, Munro, Hastings, Cowie, Black (Paatelainen 80), Duncan, McBain, Niculae (Bayne 61), Imrie Subs: McAllister, Vigurs, Kerr, Watt, Malkowski
DUNDEE UTD 1 Buaben (68) Team: Zaluska, Dillon, Kenneth, Wilkie, Grainger, Flood (Swanson 58), Kerr, Buaben, Gomis, O'Brien, De Vries (Hunt 46)
Subs: Odhiambo, Conway, Robertson, Dods, McLean
Referee Stephen Finnie Attendance 4087   Craig Brewster made two changes for the clash with his former side, with Douglas Imrie making his first start and Phil McGuire returning from suspension to compensate for the loss of the injured David Proctor. Imrie was preferred to Dennis Wyness, conspicuously absent from the bench, in a 4-5-1 formation. Craig Levein, meanwhile, clearly felt the need to freshen things up after the midweek cup defeat by St. Mirren, making five changes, the most notable being the decision to leave ex-Caley skipper Darren Dods on the bench, with Garry Kenneth partnering Lee Wilkie in defence. United also relegated Noel Hunt and David Robertson to the substitutes, with Mark De Vries partnered up front by winger Jim O’Brien.   It was the home side who started brightest on a cold, icy afternoon in the Highlands, as first Ian Black fired high and wide, and then Don Cowie raced clear but pulled his shot wide of the post. Unfortunately, this proved to be the best chance of an opening period that could be only be described as mediocre, as neither team proved capable of keeping or using the ball, and the match descended into a midfield scrap. Cowie had another half-chance, shooting straight at Zaluska in the United goal, while Michael Fraser was required to make two fairly routine stops from long range Prince Buaben efforts. Caley got little joy in the crowded midfield area, with only Imrie offering a spark with some darting, incisive runs, while Marius Niculae was left isolated and lonely up front for much of the half.   Half Time: 0-0   It was United who attempted to change things, bringing on Hunt at the interval for the ineffectual, and possibly injured, De Vries. And though the second half began in much the same vein as the first, it was the Irishman’s tenacity which broke the deadlock, as he side-stepped Ian Black and fired a low ball across the face of goal for Ghanaian midfielder Buaben to tap in. By this point, Caley had tried to find a spark of their own, bringing off Niculae and replacing him with Graham Bayne. Bayne brought a save out of Zaluska with a tame half-volley, while Imrie then had an effort deflected past the post. However, with his side looking impotent in their search for a goal, Brewster threw on Paatelainen for Black and the move paid quick dividends, the leggy Finn latching onto a Roy McBain pass and lashing the ball into the top of the net with time running out. Having looked comfortable, United were rocked and suddenly looked vulnerable as Caley looked for the winner. Don Cowie nearly provided it, his late lob catching Zaluska off his line, but Kenneth headed clear the danger.   Full Time: 1-1   In the end, it would have been harsh, for this was a game where the draw was very much the right result.
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By Guest in Reports 2007-08 ·

ICT v Dundee Utd - Preview

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Inverness CT after having 20 days of no football before last Saturday now enter an important stage of the season where they have 4 games in 11 days. This is where Brewster may use squad rotation and give players like Barry Wilson and Graham Bayne who haven't featured a lot recently, a game. Dundee Utd are one of Brewster's former clubs and it is important that Inverness make home advantage count on Saturday. With David Proctor injured, Phil McGuire will more than likely step in. Whether Brewster decided to make anymore changes, we will found out just before kick off.
DETAILS  
Inverness CT v Dundee Utd
Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Saturday 16th February @ 3pm
SPL
Referee:
Others: (Assistants), (4th official).


FIXTURES  
Saturday 16th February:
Celtic v Hearts
Falkirk v St Mirren
Gretna v Motherwell
Inverness CT v Dundee Utd

Sunday 17th February:
Kilmarnock v Rangers (Setanta, 2pm)
Hibernian v Aberdeen

Wednesday 20th February:
Motherwell v Inverness CT


SPL RESULTS  
Saturday 9th February:
Dundee Utd 1-1 Hibernian
Hearts 2-0 Gretna
Motherwell 1-0 Kilmarnock
Rangers 2-0 Falkirk
St Mirren
1-1 Inverness CT
Sunday 10th February:
Aberdeen 1-5 Celtic

Wednesday 13th February:
Hibernian 4-2 Gretna


PAST MEETINGS  
The teams have played a total of 18 times (14 League, 4 Cup) with 40 goals (
20 Inverness CT, 20 Dundee Utd) between them.
Inverness CT: 6 wins (4 League, 2 Cup)
Draws: 7 (6 League, 1 Cup)
Dundee Utd: 5 wins (4 League, 1 Cup)



A GAME TO REMEMBER  
For this weeks game to remember we take you back to
Inverness CT’s first ever victory over Dundee Utd. In their previous 7 attempts Inverness had failed to beat the Terrors but the midweek CIS Cup match gave them another chance to break the duck. Only 2 minutes had gone when Liam Fox put Inverness CT into an early lead. And with 4 minutes left of the first half, Barry Wilson capitalised on a keeper error to slam the ball home making it 2-0 and very difficult for United to come back. If I remember correctly Barry Robson hit the woodwork 3 times during the match!! The 2nd half didn’t bring any goals giving Caley Thistle their first victory over Dundee United in history. Inverness CT eventually lost in the next round away to Livingston . The attendance was 1919.
The teams were as follows:

INVERNESS CT : Brown, Duncan, Dods, Munro, Morgan, Proctor, Hart, Fox, Wilson, Wyness, McAllister. Subs- Black (for McAllister), Fraser, Parratt, Finnigan, Brewster.
DUNDEE UTD: Stillie, McCracken, Ritchie, Archibald, Wilson , Canero, Brebner, Duff, Robson, Miller, Fernandez.
Subs- Samuel (for Duff), McIntyre (for Miller), McInnes (for Canero), Kenneth, McLean.

The referee was John Underhill and there was only 1 booking on the day: Miller of Dundee Utd. Seven of the Inverness players who started the match still play for the club!


FACTS BETWEEN THE TEAMS  
All League meetings between the teams have taken place in the SPL. Inverness CT have only lost two of the last 12 meetings in this fixture, the latest being a 3-0 loss at home in August 2008. Dundee Utd never lost any of the first 7 meetings between the teams. The biggest win was by 3 goals, earlier this season by Dundee Utd. The teams have both scored 20 goals against each other. After this game, Craig Brewster will have managed Inverness CT through 2 rounds of SPL fixtures since his arrival. His league record is P21 W11 D2 L8. Not bad just over 50% are victories. The fixture produces an average of 2.2 goals per game.

TEAM NEWS

Inverness CT: The highlanders will go into this game without one player, David Proctor. Whenever Proctor gets a chance, he is always unlucky as he ends up getting sent off or injured. Now, after covering for McGuire and looking good, he is now injured and Phil McGuire is over his 3 match suspension and ready to return. That may be the only change from the team that drew 1-1 away to St Mirren last weekend. Inverness scored their 1000th competitive goal last weekend, and it was fitting that captain Munro got it.

Dundee Utd: The captain of Utd Lee Wilkie is a doubt for Saturday’s match, due to a hamstring problem. Loan signing Jim O’Brien who was a loan target for Craig Brewster may feature.
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