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Young Stars Shine at Night

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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."
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By Guest in News 2004-05 ·

"GOING BALLISTIC!" - Book Launch

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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.
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By Guest in News 2004-05 ·

New Manager - Brewster

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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.
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By Guest in News 2004-05 ·

Caley Jags Go Ballistic...The Book

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SuperCaleyGoBallistic but Ian Broadfoot's book will be far from atrocious !!! Going Ballistic, the perfect companion to Charles Bannerman's Against All Odds will be available from 1st December. If you are a Caley Thistle fan, you need to spend 12.99 on this book - thats all there is to it !!
The time has come .... Ian Broadfoot's book, "Going Ballistic" will be available from the 1st December.For those of you who purchased Charles Bannerman's fine book "Against All Odds" which covered the turbulent creation of Caledonian Thistle from the merger of Inverness Thistle and Caledonian FC this will take you one step further and chronicle the first 10 years history of the new club.
Going Ballistic tells the story of a Scottish football fairytale. Highland League clubs Inverness Thistle and Caledonian amalgamated in 1994 and joined the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Ten seasons later, their offspring - Inverness Caledonian Thistle - became First Division Champions and earned the right to join the Scottish Premier League. Throughout this remarkable decade the Inverness side gained a fearsome cup reputation, with two Scottish Cup victories over Celtic and one against Hearts.
The book begins with the birth of Thistle and Caledonian in 1885, and tracks the lost opportunities for Inverness to gain a spot in the Scottish League. When the chance finally came, it took a traumatic merger to achieve the goal and start on the adventure that eventually led to glory.
Authoratitive, and concisely written, Going Ballistic combines match reports, interviews, anecdotes, behind-the-scenes insights and colour and black and white photographs to reveal the full story of these memorable ten seasons. The book also contains a comprehensive results and statistics section.
Going Ballistic is essential reading and all interested in Scottish Football generally.
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By Guest in News 2004-05 ·

Inverness CT 1-1 Dundee United - SPL

Early bath for Rossco...
 
Ross Tokely's 300th game ended prematurely with a second yellow card in the 68th minute and an early shower. 
Caley Thistle were then forced onto the back foot but held out for a draw. They had earlier looked good value for their lead and victory was a distinct possibility. 
Stand-in management team John Docherty and Charlie Christie made no changes to that which lost to Celtic. The crowd of 1125 was the lowest for a league match at Pittodrie this season but what they lacked in numbers they certainly made up for in enthusiasm and noise. 
The burning issue was the vacant managers post but the players just got on with the job in a professional manner. ICT began the game well and Darren Dods had a chance in nine minutes but his effort from five yards went over the bar. 
At the other end the big defender then fouled Jason Scotland on the edge of the box but Mark Wilson's 20-yard drive sailed over the bar. Caley Thistle should have had a penalty when Mark Wilson handled the ball in the area but the referee waived away the claim. 
On the half hour Richie Hart had a terrific strike which Paul Jarvie in the United goal did well to parry and defender Alan Archibald was on hand to clear the danger. United's Derek McInnes then had an effort go wide of the mark before Jim McIntyre's left foot strike came back off the far post and fell to Barry Robson but he was well tackled by Stuart Golabek.
Half Time: 0-0
Two minutes into the second half and another chance for ICT when Roy McBain's corner kick was swung over and Barry Wilson, at the far post, was unable to get a touch to the ball. It was not long before the opening goal when Russell Duncan played a superb ball through to Roy McBain on the left and the midfielder ran clean through on the United goal only to see Jarvie parry his shot across goal - there on hand to score his second goal of the season was Juanjo who rolled the ball into the net from all of three yards. 
Minutes later it could have been two when Barry Wilson's superb 25-yard free-kick came back off the woodwork. United were back in the game just after the hour mark when Jim McIntyre struck a tremendous shot which gave Mark Brown no chance. 
Juanjo's excellent 20-yard drive then struck the post and went for a goal kick. Worse was to follow for Caley Thistle as Ross Tokely, who was booked in the first half, brought down Derek McInnes and his second yellow card was followed by the red and ICT were left to play the final 20 minutes of the match with 10 men. 
Full Time: 1-1
In the end the team held out for a draw and moved four points clear of bottom-club Livingston.
 
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Inverness CT: 1 (Juanjo 50)
Team:  Brown; Tokely, Dods, Munro, Golabek, McBain, Duncan, Hart (McCaffrey 90), 
Wilson (Fox 76), Juanjo, Bayne       
Subs not used: Fraser; Thomson, Black, Keogh, Prunty  
Booked: Tokely (30), Duncan (60) - Sent Off: Tokely (75)
 
Dundee United: 1 (McIntyre 63)
Team:  Jarvie; Ritchie, McCracken, Archibald, Wilson, Brebner, McInnes, Robson (Grady 80), 
McIntyre, Dodds (Kerkar 58), Scotland (Samuel 76)
Subs not used: Hirschfield; Cameron, Gardiner, Innes - Booked: Robson (36)
Attendance: 1125 - Referee: Stuart Dougal
By tm4tj in Reports 2004-05 ·

ICT Stars Go Back To School

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Caley Thistle regularly try to raise the club profile in the city and as part of this project, Caley Thistle stars Mark Brown, Barry Wilson and Juanjo Garricondo will go back to school this week ... Three stars from Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC will be attending Central Primary School on Thursday 25 November to assist primary 1's with their school project.
Barry Wilson, Mark Brown and Juanjo will be interviewed for one hour between 1.30 and 2.30 on their choice of career and what it is like to play in the Scottish Premier League.
Players from ICT regularly undertake such appearances to show their commitment to their fans and the region as part of an on-going community project.
Barry Wilson said: "Inverness Caledonian Thistle is very much a family orientated football club and all the players are aware of the importance of giving something back to the community that supports us. We are all looking forward to the day and who knows we may inspire some youngsters to aim to play for ICT one day."
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By Guest in News 2004-05 ·

Dundee Uted - Game Postponed

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The recent bad weather has affected Scotlands footballing card with one of the affected fixtures being Inverness's match against the Arabs.
The bad weather that has affected most of Scotland and the rest of the UK over the last few days has claimed the SPL game between Inverness Caley Thistle and Dundee United.The Pittodrie pitch is frozen and an early morning pitch inspection revealed that the pitch was unplayable. A re-arranged date for the match is still to be decided but early suggestions have been this coming Tuesday night (23rd Nov) or the following Wednesday (1st Dec).
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By Guest in News 2004-05 ·

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