Inverness CT -V- Hamilton Ac - League1 - Preview
Inverness face Administration candidates Hamilton Accies whose off-field activities, like Inverness, has led to them teetering on the brink of Administration. John Rankin has recently left Accies and despite monetary restrictions he had managed to keep a competitive team on the park. However, a constant downward spiral of rule breaking and money problems have seen a downturn in their fortunes and they have appointed Darian MacKinnon as interim Head of First Team Management in the wake of Rankin's resignation at the end of November. Both sides played Cup games in midweek ahead of this one with contrasting fortunes. Accies being dumped out of the KDM Trophy 5-2 by Raith Rovers whilst we edged out Tranent in the much postponed fixture at Haddington.
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Match/Ticket/Bus/Bar/Parking/Info
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Scott Kellacher Again
Our last League1 game was the 1-1 draw at Alloa on 25th November. Luis Longstaff gave us the lead on the stroke of half time but Cameron O'Donnell levelled with 15 to go.
Since we last played Accies
Accies 3-1 ICTFC
ICTFC 2-2 Kelty
P'Head 0-1 ICTFC
ICTFC 1-0 Monty
ICTFC 1-0 Cove
ICTFC 4-0 QotS
Alloa 1-1 ICTFC
We made a meal of getting past Tranent in the Scottish Cup on Wednessday night but having avoided a cup upset we now face Spartans in the 4th Round.
Stagecoach Service Buses will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415. Buses return from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800.
Stagecoach bus, fares are £2.70 single (contactless payments or cash accepted), and Over 60 / Disabled and Under 22 Concession passes are valid, giving free travel on the service to passholders.
BAR 94
Bar 94 will open at 1200, with last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445).
The bar reopens at full time.
Accies last League1 fixture was a no scoring draw at Ochilview.
Accies last six results in League1.
L D W L W D
The two wins were against Peterhead and Kelty.
Accies also went out of the Scottish cup losing 4-0 to Airdrie at the end of November.
Still dangerous up front with Oli Shaw and Kevin O'Hara.
Shaw is top scorer in the League with 12 ⚽
Connor Smith has 5 ⚽
It's disappointing to see an established side like Accies in the financial mire. We all know how that feels. However, there is life after a successful Administration process and I'm sure genuine football fans would like to wish Accies well in their current plight. There's a fine line between success and failure in the Scottish game with the big fishes swallowing up all the cash whilst the bread and butter teams struggle to survive.
Tomorrow's bucket collection is for The Salvation Army, Inverness They will be accepting both cash and food donations such as anything in tins, breakfast cereal, rice, pasta, tea bags and coffee.
Last Home game of the season
Bar 94 will be open from 1200 as normal, and again after the match, when we will be joined by some of the playing squad. There will be a lot going on in the bar pre-match. We will have some items for sale, including bottles of ICT Gin. Brewed by the Great Glen Distillery, the bottles cost £39.
We will also have Dog Falls Gift Packs for sale, as used for many Dog Falls Player of the Match Awards, along with “Inverness Football Remembered”, the excellent book produced by the ICT Community Development Trust. If you do not have a car with you, we will store alcoholic products for you until after the game.
To make an afternoon of it, why not come down early?
The matchday bus will leave the Bus Station at 1245 and 1415, returning from the Stadium 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800.
The fare is £2.70, and concession passes are valid, giving free travel for pass holders.
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