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Dumbarton 2-1 Inverness CT - League Cup

EMBARRASSING STUFF AS BILLY NETS 101
 
This result took the shine off of Billy Mckay's record breaking feat as he equalled the 101 goal record of Dennis Wyness. A combination of great striking from the Wallace boys, poor finishing from Inverness, the crossbar and in general, pre-season blues saw Dumbarton deservedly win this tie. Dress it up any way you want, but this was not good enough against a League Two side. Congratulations to Dumbarton and get the finger out to Billy Dodds and his squad.
 
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Some good early play from the visitors went unrewarded with Austin Samuels and Billy Mckay missing half chances. Mckay had a 'goal' chalked off after 20 minutes, Duffy infringing in the build up. The hosts took the lead on the half hour. A headed clearance from Duffy was met by Ryan Wallace and he volleyed home the opening goal to give the Sons the advantage. Great strike! Inverness knocked on the Sons door for the rest of the half but to no avail. Hilton replaced Pignatiello five minutes before the break after he pulled up. Not a great first half for the visitors who will need to up their game for the second half and it was difficult to tell which was the Championship side at the interval. 
HALF TIME: 1-0
David Carson prodded a Shaw cross goalwards at the start of the second period but it came off the crossbar. However it was disaster for Inverness  when Tony Wallace scored a second for Dumbarton with a close range header five minutes after the interval. Duffy was next to hit the woodwork as his diving header smacked the bar. Charlie Gilmour brought out a great save from Broun as Inverness looked to get back into the game, the keeper saving in the top corner. Billy Mckay gave Inverness faint hope with a record equalling goal. However the gloss was taken off his achievement by the poor performance of the team as Dumbarton saw out the game to sour Billy's fantastic goal scoring record which he will make his own in the coming season.
FULL TIME: 2-1

A dismal night for the away support as we were second best across the park.
From CTO:  Same as the last few seasons.  No one with authority on the pitch.  Lots of energy, but running around like headless chickens.  As often as not, a forward pass goes to someone running back towards you, and he comes back 20 or 30 yards before passing the ball, sideways or further backwards.  Opponents always seem to be smarter, better placed, make better interceptions, and above all, finish better.  Sure we hit the bar and all that - but we weren't unlucky, it was poor finishing.
Very depressing. 😵‍💫
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  18/07/2023  Venue: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 507 Referee: Chris Fordyce
 
Dumbarton: 2
Manager: Steve Farrell Lineup:  Broun; Lynas, Crighton, Durnan, Wylde, Pignatiello (Hilton 40, Young 72), Blair, MacLean,  Wilson, T Wallace (Ruth 72), R Wallace (Vata 79) Subs (not used):  Long;  Scorers: R Wallace (27), T Wallace (50) Booked: Blair (33), T Wallace (55) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1
Manager: Billy Dodds Lineup:  Ridgers; Davidson (Nicolson 72), Duffy, Devine, Harper, Carson, Welsh (MacGregor 67),  Gilmour (Brooks 62), Shaw (Doran 72), Samuels (Bray 72), B Mckay Subs (not used): C Mackay; Delaney, Thompson, Hyde Scorers: none Booked: none Sent Off: none a
By tm4tj in Reports 2023-24 ·

Dumbarton -V- Inverness CT - League Cup

Group E - Game Two
 
We face a midweek trip to Dumbarton Football Stadium for both clubs' second fixture in this seasons ViaPlay League Cup. Tuesday night at 7:45pm is the scheduled kick-off time for this group E fixture. Contrasting results in the opening games with Inverness easing past Bonnyrigg Rose 2-1 thanks to a stunning brace from Aaron Doran. A late header from Keiran McGachie gave the Rose the reward their endeavour deserved but it was Inverness that took the points. The Sons were hit with two late strikes from Airdrie in the last five minutes of their game. Nikolay Todorov and Lewis McGregor were the late saviours for the Diamonds at the Excelsior Stadium. In the other Group E game on Tuesday night, Bonnyrigg host Dundee at New Dundas Park.
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Ticket/Match/Streaming info
 
Tuesday night we face Dumbarton away from home Tickets available online now or cash turnstile on Tuesday Dumbarton Stadium Bar open from 6.15pm Live Stream Info Supporters Bus
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Memory Lane: We eventually got the better of Dumbarton in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final at MacDiarmid Park in Perth. It took a late strike from Carl Tremarco in the 93rd minute to ensure the Cup came North after Dumbarton had coped well with our efforts for ninety minutes. Tremarco stole in at the back post to bury a low cross from a young substitute called Mackay. Daniel Mackay was that lad. Tom Walsh was in the Sons line-up that day and he went on to play for us over two spells until his unfortunate knee injury. Dimitris Froxylias the enigmatic Cypriot played in the final and he was capable of producing the unexpected. Stuart Carsewell played and David Wilson was an unused sub for the Sons that day. Mark Ridgers and Aaron Doran are our only survivors from that game.
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Inverness tinkered with their selection in the opening fixture against Bonnyrigg. Whilst the scoreline remained close throughout, we were fairly dominant and should have been out of site before the last minute goal for the Rose. Some things worked and other things need worked on. It's still basically pre-season for us so we will not know our most suitable team selection at present, but that will come with more game time. The weather did not help on Saturday as a couple of monsoons dampened the atmosphere, but hey ho, we got the points. One or two still to make an appearance so I'll leave it for Billy Dodds to sort out. Good to see Roddy MacGregor get some game time at the weekend.
Can Aaron Doran keep this up>>>

 
Dumbarton: What can we expect?
The Sons will be playing in League Two this season. They finished last season in second place behind Stirling Albion but failed to progress via the play-offs. They suffered a 6-0 defeat to Annan Athletic in their first leg game and that put paid to any hopes of promotion . The return leg was a no scoring draw. They lost 2-0 at Airdrie in their opening Group E fixture but it took two very late goals to win the game. Former Caley Jag Nikolay Todorov was on the scoresheet for Airdrie.
Steve Farrell had this starting XI against Airdrie
Long; Lynas, Durnan, Blair, Wilson, MacLean, Pignatiello, Hilton, Ruth, Crighton, Young
Subs: Broun; Wylde, R Wallace, Byrne, T Wallace, Vata
Pre-Season for Dumbarton
1 July 2023 Dumbarton 2 - 3 Hebburn Town (Hilton and MacLean with the goals)
4 July 2023 Dumbarton 0-3 St Mirren
8 July 2023 Workington 0-4 Dumbarton (MacLean, Blair, Byrne, Vata with the goals)
 
 
By tm4tj in Previews 2023-24 ·

Inverness CT 2-1 Bonnyrigg Rose - League Cup

Jags a thorn in the Rose
 
The first ever meeting between The Caley Jags and the Rose was played out during a thunderstorm. Torrential rain of biblical proportions fell half an hour before kick-off and that dampened the grass somewhat. Inverness were quick off the mark and opened the scoring after four minutes when Aaron Doran took advantage of a defensive error to score from ten yards. No pun intended, but the floodgates never opened as Inverness made heavy weather of the next thirty-five minutes before Doran curled in his second of the game from just outside the box. What a beauty! 
 
HALF TIME 2-0
Big chance right at the start of the second half for Rose but Cammy Mackay saves with his feet from Smart to deny the visitors who are far from out of this tie. A raft of substitutions on the hour saw the hosts tighten their grip on proceedings as the heavens opened once more with Billy Mckay and Austin Samuels passing on great opportunities. Doran also denied his hat-trick by Martin's reflex save. Keiran McGackie headed home in the 90th minute following a set piece but it was too little too late for the Rose who gave a good account of themselves as Inverness fiddled with their line-up.
FULL TIME : 2-1
 
First impressions from Robert on CTO: Underwhelmed by that. We always tried to play it out from the back, rarely with success.
The early goal, a great finish by Doran, should have been a springboard but after his second goal, also a good finish, we did not deserve to be two up at half time.
Bonnyrigg had a goal disallowed for a foul in the box, with a different ref they could have had a penalty, and MacKay had to race out of his box at one point to prevent a goal.
I actually thought we were better in the second half as we moved the ball faster at times, but we couldn’t finish the chances we created and I couldn’t grudge the late goal.
Of the new players, Brooks was quiet, and was playing wide left before being subbed. Gilmour could become an asset, but got an unnecessary booking. Davidson was trying to get forward after he came on and linked with Shaw a few times.
I will give them the benefit of the doubt as they’ve only been back for two weeks but that was a poor performance.
Doran the stand out, with Shaw looking the best of the rest.
Tongue in cheek, maybe we’d have done better if we played hoofball!!
 
The other game in group E finished Airdrie 2-0 Dumbarton. Late goals from Nikolay Todorov and Lewis McGregor settled this tie.
More match reaction to follow...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  15/07/2023  Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1077 Referee: Scott Lambie 
 
Inverness CT: 2
Manager: Billy Dodds Lineup:  C Mackay; Carson, Duffy (Devine 61), Delaney, Nicolson, Doran, Gilmour (Welsh 61), MacGregor (Davidson 61), Shaw, Brooks (B Mckay 61), Samuels (Harper 74)  Subs (not used):  Ridgers; Strachan, Bray, Thompson Scorers: Doran (4, 40) Booked: Gilmour (42), Carson (88) Sent Off: none Bonnyrigg Rose: 1
Manager: Robbie Horn Lineup:  Martin; Martyniuk, Jarvis (Forbes 81), Stewart, McGale, Gray (Connolly 60), Grigor,  Peggie, Doan, Watson (McGachie 74), Osadolor (Faye 74) Subs (not used): Andrews;  Scorers: McGachie (90) Booked: Watson (35) Sent Off: none a
By tm4tj in Reports 2023-24 ·

Nairn County 0-6 Inverness CT - Pre-Season

Calay Jags Cruise
 
Key Moments from ICTFC Twitter:
New signing Adam Brooks (Number 24) is listed as a Trialist tonight as we await SFA Clearance
6' | 0-1 GOAL! Caley Thistle take the lead. Good play from Billy Mckay down the right side and Adam Brooks finishes to open the scoring!
7' | 0-2 GOAL! It's Adam Brooks again! He gets his second of the night within a minute of his opener as he capitalises on a mistake at the back, taking the ball past the Nairn keeper.
18' | 0-2 Adam Brooks thinks he's got his hat-trick as he meets Billy Mckay's cross in the box and finishes past the keeper but the offside flag is up.
19' | 0-3 GOAL! It's 3-0 to Caley Thistle! Nathan Shaw's corner isn't dealt with by the Nairn defence as the ball goes in off one of the Nairn players.
24' | 0-4 GOAL! It's 4-0 to Caley Thistle as Billy Mckay gets on the scoresheet. Good work from the striker in the box as he finishes low past the Nairn keeper.
30' | 0-4 Adam Brooks drags one wide after linking up well with Billy Mckay
HALF TIME: Nairn County 0-4 Inverness CT.
All change for the second half
Ridgers, Harper, Devine, Gilmour, Doran, Samuels, Davidson, Trialist (Harry), Cairns, Strachan, Thompson
55' | 0-5 GOAL! Ethan Cairns makes it five with a close range header after meeting Aaron Doran's corner in the box.
84' | 0-5 Trialist (number 18) sees a shot from the edge of the box saved
87' | 0-6 GOAL! Austin Samuels makes it 6 with a great finish after being played clean through on goal.
89' | 0-6 Cameron Harper's cross finds Aaron Doran in the box but his shot is over the bar.
 

 

 
 
Date:  11/07/2023  Venue: Station Park, Nairn Attendance: **** Referee: ******** 
 
Nairn County: 0
Manager:  Lineup:   Subs (not used):   Scorers: none Booked: none Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 6
Manager:  Lineup:  See team lines above Subs (not used):  Scorers: listed in above report Booked: none Sent Off: none a
By tm4tj in Reports 2023-24 ·

Inverness CT -V- Bonnyrigg Rose - League Cup

Teaser Paragraph:

First ever meeting with the side who finished 8th in their first season in League 2.

The Season Begins Now
 
This League Cup tie means that we have now met each of the other 41 clubs with the exception of new entrants Spartans.
Bonnyrigg climbed into 8th in League 2 thanks to a last-day win over Elgin. If results had gone differently they could have been 10th and in the playoff. They had the highest attendance in League 2, averaging 920. On Saturday they visit the Caledonian Stadium to kick-off the 2023/2024 season in earnest.
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Ticket Info
New Away Kit
Adam Brooks
Charlie Gilmour
Jake Davidson
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Inverness, fresh from a couple of low key pre-season kick-abouts against Elgin City and Nairn County, start the season with a much changed squad since the Scottish Cup Final defeat to Celtic. Gone are Robbie Deas, Scott Allardice, Daniel Mackay, Jay Henderson, Shane Sutherland, Tom Walsh, Ben Woods and Steven Boyd. In come Defender Jake Davidson from Queens Park, Charlie Gilmour from St Johnstone and Adam Brooks from Celtic's B squad who will join the rest of the retained squad....which thankfully includes Billy Mckay.
With the two pre-season friendlies safely negotiated, it's anyone's guess what our starting XI will be against Bonnyrigg Rose in our first competitive game of the 23/24 season. With our three new signings all getting some air time and a relatively injury free squad, Billy Dodds will have a selection headache ahead of this one. Both pre-season games saw two different teams take to the field after half time with everyone managing to get a kick of the ball at some stage. It appears that only Max Ram and Lewis Hyde missed out. The pick of the new guys might turn out to be young striker Adam Brooks who almost bagged a hat-trick in the 6-0 win over Nairn although he will face stiff competition for a start from Austin Samuels who has also been amongst the goals in pre-season, scoring twice against Elgin City in a 4-1win. Of course you can't keep record chasing Billy Mckay down as he needs one more goal to go level with Dennis Wynes as our top scorer of all time. Rather you than me Mr Dodds.
 

This is our new away kit.
Not everyone's cup of tea but I believe it's quite a striking kit. Not many like it about to be honest.
It could be worse, it could be like the Gudgies kit, the maroon one with harling splashed over one side of it or the Celtic one designed in a playschool competition. Horrendous ones if you ask me, but each to their own...
 
 
 
 
The Visitors: What do we know about them? Let's ask Mantis...
Their manager is Robbie Horn, in his second spell at the club after a short time at Berwick. Like the manager, many of the squad have been at Rose for 5 or 6 years and he remained faithful to the squad which won the EOSL and the LL - a gamble which nearly cost the club dearly. Like many before them, ICT included, the Rose have found that the grind of 36 league games is a whole world away from beating bigger clubs in cup ties.
They had a pretty settled back 3 last season, but finishing was a major problem, and they were the league’s lowest scorers with 36, although they had the 4th best defence with 47 conceded.
Bonnyrigg started the season brightly but were soon found out and languished in 10th for much of the time, before finishing strongly to escape the bottom spot.
They were never pretty on the eye and suffered from a lack of pace throughout the team, and very little quality in midfield. Though I found it interesting seeing them playing in front of a passionate crowd, the highest in the division, a mere mile from my house, they were widely regarded as the poorest team in the league who relied on the long ball - unfairly IMO. It’s a new season and I imagine that they will be stronger with what has been a pretty severe clearout.

On our large pitch I wouldn’t expect anything resembling a high line… in fact I would expect them to tire and be beaten comfortably, but then look at the Brechin and Stirling games last year, although they both did eventually win their leagues. I would expect them to offer a similar challenge to last week’s game against Elgin.
The following notes are based on the side which beat Elgin 3-0 in May, and a recent friendly v Falkirk. Robbie Horn seldom deviates from a 3-5-2.
Goalkeeper: Paddy Martin
Defence- almost certainly Robbie Horn will go with his favoured back three:
Kerr Young - powerful 29y.o. centre-back who loves to get forward for set pieces. Probably Rose’s best player especially since Dean Brett (Kane Hester-type issues) has now moved on. Joined 2016, previously at Dunfermline and Berwick. 11 yellow cards last season.
Josh Grigor - Very promising 20y.o. CB who joined in 2022 from Stenhousemuir.
Neil Martyniuk - 26y.o. CB/LB/WB, joined 2017. Dependable player with experience at Montrose and Edinburgh City.
Midfield:
Ross Gray - Small, nippy 30y.o. wide player who has also played as a striker.
Calum Connolly - a strong, powerful midfielder (29) in the Scott Allardice mould. Has a decent shot on him.
Jonny Stewart (club captain) - a 33y.o. CM who is a bit of a legend, having been at the club since 2014 after spells at a few SPFL clubs. Doesn’t really have the legs for a full 90 mins but still managed 29 appearances last season.
Lee Currie - the  number 10, and the nearest the Rose have to a quality CM. Unfortunately he’s 33 and finds himself in the position 10CC was in when ICT reached the SPL. Not nearly as silky as oor Charlie but takes all the free kicks and has a fine left foot. Didn’t feature for much of the season as he fell out with the manager. Depending on what you hear, he was either disgruntled at not being picked every week, or didn’t fancy the travelling, or both…
Conor Doan - young signing from Uni of Stirling who appeared semi-regularly last season without becoming a regular starter.
Bradley Barrett - a local lad who did well in the LL winning season but didn’t feature much in the SPFL season. Still only 22.
Reis Peggie - new signing from Kelty Hearts. He has impressed in preseason and I would expect him to start on the left.
Forwards:
Kieran McGachie - 31y.o. club legend, joined 2015 and revered in the same way as Billy Mckay is here. Teaches P.E. at the local high school. The player most recognised and despised by opposing fans. Not the quickest but very strong and physical in the air and despite his size he gets accused by opposing fans of being a big jessie who flings himself down to win free kicks. He loves to rumble up defenders and will relish battles against Danny Devine or whoever. His goals were badly missed for a large part of the season due to a recurring knee problem.
Alieu Faye - a beanpole of a French striker, signed from Civil Service Strollers in January, yet to convince the Rose faithful that there’s a player in there.
Zander Murray - the subject of much media attention after ‘coming out’ as gay. Signed from Gala Fairydean in January but hasn’t yet hit the goal trail.
Dean Watson - new signing from East Stirlingshire. Another possible starter as he has scored in preseason and seems to be a hit with the fans.
Thanks to Mantis for that in depth look at the Rose squad
By The Mantis in Previews 2023-24 ·

Inverness CT 4-1 Elgin City - Pre-Season

Game of Two Halves
 
 
Key Moments from ICTFC Twitter:
6' | 1-0 GOAL! We're ahead through Aaron Doran as he opens the scoring with a composed lop over Daniel Hoban!
10' | 1-0 SAVE! Daniel Hoban is forced into a good save by Austin Samuels as he was played through on goal.
12' | 1-1 GOAL! Elgin equalise through Brian Cameron after he produces a good finish past Ridgers
15' | 2-1 GOAL! We're back ahead through Austin Samuels. The striker finishes well after a good move involving Davidson and Thompson! 
42' | 2-1 CHANCE! Good ball from Doran finds Samuels in the box but the striker's effort is over the bar and behind.
45+' | 3-1 GOAL! It's another for Austin Samuels as he gets his second of the match. The ball breaks to the striker through on goal and he produces another composed finish past Hoban.

HALF TIME: ICTFC 3-1 Elgin City 
62' | 4-1 GOAL! Billy Mckay makes it 4-1 with a good finish as he meets Nathan Shaw's cross inside the box. 
FULL TIME: ICTFC 4-1 Elgin City 
We win our first pre-season match back thanks to a double from Austin Samuels and goals from Aaron Doran and Billy Mckay.
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Robert's Roundup from CTO
Enjoyable enough afternoon. After the flurry of early goals, the game settled down to really be a training session for us after the first half water break.
Doran opened the scoring with a long distance lob over the goalie before Cameron equalised. It all stemmed from a slack pass back by Devine which went for a corner. Samuels restored the lead after a nice move and made it comfortable before the break after another good spell of fast play.
ELGIN CITY TEAM>>>>>>>>>>>
In the second half we started positively with some eager play by the youngsters. Mckay got the fourth after more decent build up play.
Our trialist was a big forward who was more than a match for Draper physically and had a goal disallowed for offside. He was working hard and seemed quite pacy but it is hard to tell if he is what we need.
In the first half, Gilmour and Thomson were the picks for me, plus Samuels for his goals. Davidson was steady whilst Brooks was not in the squad.
After the break, Nicolson, Cairns, Strachan and Bray all looked comfortable. MacGregor’s movement and work rate were very good.
For their first outing, albeit against a poor Elgin team, it was encouraging.
The crowd was announced as 1040 which was very credible.
Draper hasn’t changed. He had some meaty challenges which would have attracted cards in a competitive match! That said, he still looks a decent player.
 
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Date:  08/07/2023  Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1040 Referee: Gordon Morrison
 
Inverness CT: 4
Manager: Billy Dodds First Half:  Ridgers; Davidson, Devine, Delaney, Harper, Hennem, Welsh, Gilmour, Thompson, Doran, Samuels Second Half:  C Mackay; Carson, Duffy, Strachan, Nicolson, Shaw, MacGregor, Bray ( Trialist: Sam Nixon), Cairns, Mckay, Trialist (Harry Lodovica) Scorers: Doran (6), Samuels (15, 45+), B Mckay (62) Booked: none Sent Off: none Elgin City: 1
Manager: Ross Draper Lineup:  Elgin team lines within report above^^^ Subs (not used):  Scorers: Cameron (12) Booked: none Sent Off: none a
By tm4tj in Reports 2023-24 ·

Deal or No Deal 23/24

DEAL or NO DEAL
 
Yes folks, it's the annual merry-go-round game played at every football stadium in the Country. 
Here is the first draft from CTO based on information in the public domain. This will change over the next few weeks and we will update as and when we see the information.
Let's start at the top and work our way through this as the names are released in the close season break.
 
Billy Dodds: Billy has signed a new two year extension deal to keep him as Head Coach at the Caledonian Stadium until the end of season 2024/25
This appointment will no doubt be met with mixed emotions across the fan base. Many were disillusioned with the direction the team were going as we suffered a massive mid-season slump. It has been tempered by an outstanding cup run. However the harsh fanbase jury is still out on this one.
 
Full interview with Billy Dodds
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STILL CONTRACTED
Sean WELSH (2024) Captain
David CARSON (2024)
Zak DELANEY (2024)
Cammy HARPER (2024)
Roddy MACGREGOR (2024)
Max RAM (2024)
Mark RIDGERS (2024)
Cammy MACKAY (2024)
Matthew STRACHAN (2024)
Keith BRAY (2024)
Lewis NICOLSON (2025)
DEALS OFFERED
Billy Mckay ✅
Scott Allardice ❌
Danny Devine ✅
Austin Samuels ✅
Ethan Cairns ✅
Robbie Thompson ✅
Harry Hennem ✅
DEAL
BILLY MCKAY: Billy has kept us all waiting, keeping the best to last maybe, but thankfully he has signed on until 2025 (clauses clauses). Billy is on 100 goals, needing just one to equal Dennis Wyness' record of 101 goals. Billy was voted as the club’s Players’ Player and Fans’ Player of the Year last season, and he also won the club’s goal of the season award. He also topped the charts here on CTO. Great to have him back for unfinished business.
WALLACE DUFFY: Wallace was the first player to be announced as having signed a 1 year extension to his contract. Wallace was a stand-out performer in the Scottish Cup Final. "Not always a first choice and injured often during our 22/23 season. However, Wallace has extended his deal for another year after his MotM performance in the Scottish Cup Final against Celtic on June 3rd 2023".
LEWIS HYDE: A former academy graduate, Lewis, now 20 years old, made 31 appearances in season 22/23 and has earned a 1 year extension to June 2024.
AARON DORAN: Aaron has played 370 games for ICTFC, scoring 53 goals. He is the club’s 2nd highest appearance holder, only behind Ross Tokely. Aaron has secured a 1 year extension to take him to June 2024. 
DANNY DEVINE: Danny has signed on until the end of next season with a conditional further year written into the contract. Danny is the backbone of our defence and has played in both Scottish Cup finals for the Caley Jags. He is also our vice Captain.
AUSTIN SAMUELS: Has extended his contract. Presumably for at least one season. Samuels joined us in January 2022, signing from Wolves. In total Austin has made 44 appearances for the club, scoring 7 goals. Waiting for official confirmation and length of contract.
NATHAN SHAW: It appears that Nathan may have been on a two year contract. More info to follow.
ETHAN CAIRNS:  has earned another year contract to end of season 2023/24
HARRY HENNEM:  has earned another year contract to end of season 2023/24
ROBBIE THOMPSON:  has earned another year contract to end of season 2023/24
NEW SIGNINGS
JAKE DAVIDSON: Jake is a right back who has joined us from Queens Park on a 2 year deal that keeps him here until the end of season 2024/25.
CHARLIE GILMOUR: Inverness Caledonian Thistle are delighted to announce agreement with Charlie Gilmour on a 2 year deal (end of 24/25). The 24 year old central midfielder started his career in the Arsenal youth academy, joining the London side at just 6 years-old. Although born in Brighton, Gilmour has a Scottish father and Scottish grandparents and has featured for Scotland at U15, U16, U17 and U19 level.  During his time at St Johnstone, Gilmour has had loan spells with both Alloa and Cove Rangers.  
ADAM BROOKS: Adam, 19 years-old, joins us from Celtic where he starred for their B team last season, hitting 13 goals in the Lowland League. He also featured for Celtic in the UEFA Youth League last season, netting goals against Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk. Brooks also scored a double in the Glasgow Cup Final this year against Rangers, which Celtic won 4-3 on penalties. Adam has featured for Scotland at U16, U17 and U19 level. He has signed a 2 year contract with options for a third year.
LUIS LONGSTAFF: ***Latest signing 20th July 2023** Inverness Caledonian Thistle are delighted to announce the signing of right winger Luis Longstaff on a 2-year deal. Luis, 22 years-old, becomes Billy Dodds’ fourth signing of the new season and joins us from Cove Rangers, where he spent last season. 
NO DEAL
ROBBIE DEAS: No surprise really but still hard to take. Robbie made 113 appearances for the Caley Jags scoring twice. He was a tremendous servant for us and will be missed as he heads for Kilmarnock. He is made of stern stuff and made a remarkable recovery last season to play in the Scottish Cup Final. From his Bio on CTO "Unfortunately Robbie suffered a broken leg near the end of a Championship fixture against Raith Rovers in October 2022, ironically having been the standout player on the park and scored only his second goal for the club with a superb header. He is made of stern stuff though and returned to the squad four months later in late February 2023. He then went on to re-establish himself in the first team squad and will play in the Scottish Cup final against Celtic on June 3rd 2023, his 113th appearance for the Caley Jags with two goals to his credit. His contract will be up thereafter". CLUB STATEMENT
SCOTT ALLARDICE: Has taken the walk of shame and left the building after three years at the Caledonian Stadium. He has crossed the bridge to the quaint market town of Dingwall. The once popular midfielder was not without injury problems. Scott played in the final couple of play-off games at the end of season 21/22 and was ready to go for the new season. Unfortunately a serious injury meant Scott missed most of the first half of season 22/23 but he returned to the field in January 2023. Scott is a regular go to player and his tough tackling style has been much appreciated by the fans. Scott has scored 7 goals for the Caley Jags despite injury blighting his career. The Scottish Cup final in June 2023 was his 100th appearance for Inverness.
SHANE SUTHERLAND: Shane has been released after a season out with injury. Judging by some posts on twitter, this one could get a bit messy. I'm sure there will be more revelations regarding his release by eMail. Have we signed Prince Andrew as head of PR? Club deny the allegations. Either way, all the best to Shane. CLUB STATEMENT
First Manager: John Robertson
Career Stats: 162 appearances, 21 goals
Debut (as sub):August 1st, 2009 - Inverness CT 4-0 Annan Athletic (League Cup - Rd 1)
Full Debut:September 22nd, 2010 - Celtic 6-0 Inverness CT (League Cup - Rd 3)
First Goal:March 5th, 2011 - Inverness CT 3-0 Motherwell (League)
TOM WALSH: Tom has suffered the same fate as Shane after a career threatening injury that saw him miss season 22/23. 
Signed: June 1st, 2018
First Manager: John Robertson
Career Stats: 104 appearances, 16 goals
Debut (as sub):July 14th, 2018 - Inverness CT 2-0 Cove Rangers (League Cup)
Full Debut:July 17th, 2018 - Cowdenbeath 2-5 Inverness CT (League Cup)
First Goal:July 17th, 2018 - Cowdenbeath 2-5 Inverness CT (League Cup) Tom Walsh to be officially confirmed
STEVEN BOYD:  Steven struggled to make an impact at Inverness and had been used mostly as a substitute during his spell here scoring just one goal against Cove in a 1-0 win. 41 appearances with 25 of those coming off the bench.
BEN WOOD: It was a stop start spell for Ben due to injuries. He only made 8 appearances with 1 start and after his contract ended he has now left the club.
JAMIE CARNIHAN: A former academy graduate, Jamie had represented Scotland at schoolboy level. He made his first team debut against Hamilton Accies in the Challenge Cup in 22/23. He left Inverness to sign a 2 year deal at Nairn County in June 2023.
 
 
 
By tm4tj in News 2023-24 ·

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