{mosimage}Craig Brewster talks to the press at Pittodrie after ICT hold Rangers to a 1 - 1 draw.
Press conference hosted by ICT FC.
Craig Brewster talks to the press after his first home game as manager of ICT. Rangers were held to a 1-1 draw after Graham Bayne put ICT into the lead after 3 minutes. Rangers did not pull level until the second half.
Manager Craig Brewster muses over his first week in charge and looks forward to the live TV game next week against league leaders Rangers.
In the first of what should hopefully be regular comments from Craig Brewster he looks back at his first week in charge and looks forward to this weekend's game against league leaders Rangers."I had a good first training session on Friday and enjoyed working with the lads. There is a tremendous spirit amongst the team and they all want to work hard to ensure we stay in the SPL."
"It was disappointing not to get something from the game against Hibs as I felt we performed well especially in the last 15 minutes when I thought we could have nicked a goal. Hibs are one of the top teams outside the old firm and all the players were bitterly upset at not getting something from the game, which shows how far this team has come."
"Sunday's game against Rangers is going to be tough, however we are looking forward to it and all the boys are committed to giving it their best shot. It will be essential that the whole team is on top form so that we can get something from the game."
"I am sure the ICT fans will be in good voice at the game and help keep the lads going for the full 90 minutes."
see you there ...
New manager Craig Brewster took charge of the team for the first time and was immediately dealt a blow when Roy McBain had to be replaced at the warm-up due to a muscle spasm. Liam Keogh took his place. The other change saw Stuart McCaffrey coming into the side for the suspended Ross Tokely.
Most of the play in the early stages of the match was in midfield with both sides creating few chances. On the half hour mark Hibs nearly scored when Sam Morrow's 12-yard volley was well blocked by Mark Brown and from the rebound Gary Caldwell blazed the ball high into the stand.
Three minutes after that Caley Thistle took the lead with a superb goal from Juanjo. The Spaniard broke down the left and moved into the box before curling an exquisite right foot shoot round the keeper into the net at the far post.
The lead, however, was short-lived as the home side equalised five minutes later when the ever dangerous Derek Riordan ran down the left to the line and then cut the ball back for Guillaume Beuzelin to hit the ball home from 12 yards.
The Hibees nearly made it two but Riordan drove wide with only Brown to beat.
Half Time:1-1
Hibs made a substitution at the start of the second half and two minutes later they took the lead. David Murphy disposed Juanjo and moved the ball quickly through to Samuel Morrow who sent the ball to the right for Alen Orman. Orman drove the ball across the face of the ICT area and Riordan was onto it like a flash to volley past Brown.
Richie Hart replied with a terrific header which was tipped over the crossbar by Simon Brown. At the other end Mark Brown was called into action once again to deny McCluskey's snapshot in a packed penalty area and Riordan then had another effort saved by the ICT No1.
ICT's best chance for an equaliser came in the dying minutes of the game when Hart's long ball found Fox and the ex-Hearts youngster headed it down for the incoming Graham Bayne but the striker just missed making contact with the ball as he slid in.
With the seconds ticking away there was just time for Mark Brown to pull off another fantastic save when he denied Riordan once again after fine work by David Rocastle.
Full Time: 2-1
Overall we might have taken a point from the game. Livingston beat Kilmarnock and it is very tight at the bottom once again.
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Hibernian: 2 (Beuzelin 39, Riordan 47)
Team: Simon Brown; Whittaker, Caldwell, Murray, Murphy, Orman (Glass 83), Beuzelin, Morrow (O'Connor 61),
Shiels (McCluskey 45), Rocastle, Riordan
Subs not used: Smith; Brown, Dobbie, Fletcher - Booked: Murray (56)
Inverness CT: 1 (Juanjo 34)
Team: Mark Brown; McCaffrey, Dods, Munro, Golabek, Wilson (Fox 65), Hart, Duncan, Keogh,
Juanjo (Prunty 78), Bayne
Subs not used: Fraser; Proctor, Hastings, Thomson, Black - Booked: None
Attendance: 9728 - Referee: Steve Conroy
The board of Inverness Caledonian Thistle have released a statement announcing that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the club shareholders will be held on 20th December.
The Directors of Inverness Caledonian Thistle have announced that an Extraordinary General Meeting is to be held at Caledonian Stadium on 20 December at 8pm in a second effort to alter the club's structure in order to pave the way for the injection of much needed additional funding.Chairman Ken Mackie said: "The board has called an EGM and the same resolutions will be voted on as it is still firmly felt by the vast majority of shareholders that re-registering to a private limited company is the best way to move this club forward.
"The board is pleased to report that an agreement has been secured with the major shareholders who voted against the resolutions at the AGM.
"Everyone connected with the club both past and present has worked hard to get Inverness Caledonian Thistle to where they are and the current board is doing all it can to ensure further progress, including of course the bringing of SPL football to Inverness."
Players from Inverness Caledonian Thistle youth teams will be undertaking a 12 hour marathon football session as part of a fundraising drive to raise money to attend a pre-season tour of Austria.
The under 14, 15, 17 and 19 squads will play from 9pm until 9am starting on December 3. The fundraising event, which is taking place at the Highland Youth Academy in Inverness, is hoping to go some way towards raising the £25,000 required to pay for the trip.The teams are travelling to Austria in August and will be training and playing games with local teams. The aim of the trip is to increase confidence in the players, expose them to a different culture and attitudes towards football and help foster a strong team spirit amongst the squads. Links between foreign clubs and coaches are also developed.
Ronnie Duncan, football development co-ordinator, said: "The youth teams train hard all year and we are taking them to Austria to enjoy themselves and learn new skills. The players are all putting in a lot of effort to raise the money necessary to go and they are all looking forward to the evening. The late night fives concept is something we are looking to offer on a permanent basis early in the New Year as a means of getting kids off the streets and participating in sport."
Caledonian Stadium is hosting the launch of "Going Ballistic!", a book by Ian Broadfoot, on Wednesday 1 December at 12.30pm. "Going Ballistic!" charts the progress of Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC from its formation ten years ago to a Bank of Scotland Premierleague side.
Caledonian Stadium is playing host to the launch of "Going Ballistic!", a book by Ian Broadfoot, on Wednesday 1 December at 12.30pm."Going Ballistic!" is the story of a Scottish football fairytale and charts the progress of Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC from its formation ten years ago to a Bank of Scotland Premierleague side.
The fascinating and comprehensive book which contains match results, team statistics, player records, player profiles, interesting facts and figures and a vast amount of photographs from over the years is available for purchase from the stadium and Inverness bookshops from 1 December. The book is priced at £12.99 with all proceeds being kindly donated by Ian Broadfoot to the club.
Ken Mackie, ICT chairman, said: "Ian is one of our most dedicated supporters and has a knowledge of ICT that is unmatched. We are extremely grateful to him for donating the proceeds of the book to the club and hope that in the next ten years we have even more successes for him to write about."
Ian Broadfoot said: "The story of Inverness Caledonian Thistle is one of remarkable success for both the club and the city and I felt that it deserved a book to record a fantastic decade. ICT has an extremely loyal fan base and I am sure "Going Ballistic!" will prove interesting reading for them."
"Going Ballistic!" is essential reading for ICT fans and all interested in Scottish football and would make an ideal Christmas gift for people who love a story with a happy ending.
Present on the day will be many players both past and present and there will be the opportunity to chat with both Ken Mackie and Ian Broadfoot.
It has finally been confirmed after weeks of speculation over who was to take the hotseat at ICT that Dunfermline striker Craig Brewster is to takeover from John Robertson.
It has finally been confirmed after weeks of speculation that Dunfermline striker Craig Brewster is the man who will take over from John Robertson at ICT.Inverness Caledonian Thistle appointed prolific striker Brewster as the new manager of the club at a press conference held at the stadium earlier today (Thursday). The 37 year old has signed a 2 ½ year contract and brings with him Malcolm Thomson from Glasgow Rangers to be his assistant.
A compensation wrangle had threatened to scupper the deal with Dunfermline saying that unless the issue was reasolved by Thursday then Brewster would play for them in their weekend game with Motherwell. However both clubs have agreed on a suitable package this morning that will see Brewster move North to take up his first managerial post.
He has met several players and will tomorrow take training for the first time ahead of Saturday's match against Hibernian.
Caley Thistle Director of Football Graeme Bennett said of Brewster, "He is a hungry young manager who can still play too."
Craig's comments on joining the club were "I am extremely honoured to be appointed manager and know that I am taking on a squad that has a great team spirit and a strong belief that we can stay in the SPL. I am looking forward to working with the players and staff and I am relishing the task ahead. ICT fans have already built up a great reputation for being loyal and backing their team and I hope to give them some more to cheer about over the coming years."
Brewster's first game in charge will be against one of his old Scottish clubs, Hibs with his first 'home' game against Rangers to follow the weekend after.
