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Group F On paper this was going to be a dawdle. In reality these games are not played on paper and could prove to be more difficult with Morton puting out a much stronger starting XI than the one that went down to St Johnstone. We had a similar line-up to our last game with Joe Chalmers and Ryan Duncan starting in place of Wotherspoon and Paul Allan with Morgan Bates still missing. Morton brought in Longridge, Wilson and Cochrane with Brophy and O'Halloran on the bench. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The visitors got the game underway in their Black & Tan outfit and Morton were first to threaten running into the penalty box down the left side but a shrill whistle from the ref stopped play as Inverness were awarded a free kick. Early posturing and little fluidity saw play a bit disjointed, probably not helped by a lively surface that looked like it held a rock concert a day ago. The visitors were enjoying the bulk of the early possession but no goalmouth action until we were awarded a penalty in the 14th minute after Liam Sole was adjudged to have been fouled by Dean Black. Alfie Bavidge made no mistake from the spot. Morton were out of this by any means and looked busy around the edge of our box on a couple of occasions without working the keeper. We offered them a glimmer of hope after losing the ball on the right before Ross Munro was brought into action, saving at the expense of a corner on the half hour from Callum Sandilands curling shot. That encouraged the Ton and we had to defend a couple of awkward balls into the box as the hosts enjoyed their best spell of the game so far. A good bit of work on the left side set Chalmers up for a shot but he probably wished he hadn't bothered as he badly skied his awry effort. We did put the ball in the net after another sweeping move but Sole was flagged offside ten minutes before the break. Plenty of action around the home box but only the one goal to show for it. HALF TIME: 0-1

Matthew Strachan is now at Formartine.

I disagree, one of my favourite away days. Even better you can get a direct train from Paisley 😂

Morton have become a well established Championship side, but money is tight this season and they announced last weekend that they will have the lowest budget in the league. Lost all their games so far as a result, and I’m expecting a win for us today.

I think this is such an important indicator for the season. We have beaten the runaway championship winners last year, look to have assembled a very good team with improvements in many positions and we have kept our best young talent in Mckinnon and Macleod who I tip to become our best players in second half of season.

Things seem to be going in the right direction, touch wood. Only question I have is whether Dan MacKay is still being assessed for fitness.

The strips are on the small side but I used the online size chart for my grandchildren and it helped.

No idea but worth phoning the shop to ask.

Not particularly looking forward to the trip to the Costa del Drizzle, like any journey which means going the far side of Weegieland. But hey, needs must.

@The Fly / @Hiro - as discussed on email, I will let the club know your email addresses and numbers so they can coordinate collection/delivery of the shirts.

Does anyone have the new strip yet, Is it similar sizing to last seasons or should you go up or down a size? Wanted to check before I buy, thanks.

Does anyone have any idea or inside knowledge of when the training and leisure wear will be going up on the online shop? I have a couple of impatient boys looking for some bits and pieces.

Absolutely delighted with that. It can go along with my Ryan Esson shirt signed by the cup winning team.

Final Group F Match @ Morton We head to Greenock for our final Group F League Cup tie sitting on top of the table after an excellent midweek win over Premiership St Johnstone. Morton are still finding their 26/27 feet after a slow start to their season and no wins in their first three Group F ties. What could possibly go wrong? We topped the table after that win over much fancied St Johnstone thanks to a superb strike from Alfie Stewart who simply does not do tap-ins. New signing, striker Miller Keir, played the final twenty minutes and looks like a useful addition. I don't for a minute believe that Morton will be as easy a fixture as previous results indicate, but a win for the Caley Jags will put us into the last sixteen, somewhere we have not been over the last few seasons. Let's not underestimate the task in hand as Morton will no doubt reinstate more of their first choice as we approach the start of the Championship campaign. Good bit of business ahead of this game with Calum MacLeod extending his contract to the end of season 2027/2028 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Supporters Bus Calum MacLeod contract extended Kenzie, Ellis & Sam - Mechanic's loans ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This was our squad that faced St Johnstone in midweek. Morgan Bates missed out but most recent signings Kerr Smith and Miller Keir started on the bench. According to Billy Mckay's pre-match spiel Morgan Bates had an Achiles problem and may be our only worry. Calum MacLeod said upon signing his new deal: “I’m absolutely buzzing to get it over the line. It was a no-brainer for me after how last season went. The manager put a lot of faith in me last season, and I’m hoping there’s more to come. I’ve been at Inverness since I was a wee boy, and I love the place and the club.” Away Fans Information Away fans will be housed in Sections F&G of the Allan McGraw Main Stand. All away supporters will enter through the Main Stand turnstiles on Sinclair Street. Tickets can be purchased HERE. or from the Sinclair Street ticket office on matchday. Adults – £15 Concession (Over 65, Student, Disabled) – £10 Child (12-15) – £6 Child (Under 12) – £6 with paying adult Carer £0 Been a tough start for Ian Murray and his Ton with no wins in three. Defeat to Linlithgow Rose, East Fife and St Johnstone have left their fans less than impressed. Defeat by Perth can be dismissed as normalish, but surprise beatings from the Rose and East Fife have left a lot to be desired. Judging by their team selection at Perth, they are still a work in progress with just one more week til the start of the Championship campaign where they kick-off with a tough starter at home to Partick Thistle. They only had three youths and an Academy keeper on the bench and started with a trialist. Calum Sandilands has been brought in on loan from Hearts. He was a prominent player at Montrose last season. I'm sure they will have some more senior players on display this weekend with the likes of Cochrane, Ballantyne, Longridge, O'Halloran, Gillespie, Brophy and Wilson all missing at Perth. Looks like they are keeping the big players back to put on a show at Cappielow??? Ticket InfoTicket Prices Adults – £15 Concession (Over 65, Student, Disabled) – £10 Child (12-15) – £6 Child (Under 12) – £6 with paying adult Carer £0 Please note, proof of entitlement must be provided to purchase concessionary tickets. *Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Group FPos. P W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 ICTFC 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 8 2 E Fife 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 7 3 Perth 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 6 4 Rose 4 1 0 3 2 7 -5 3 5 Morton 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 0 View full article

We can confirm that Kenzie Harkness Ellis Leighton Sam Reid All have joined Highland League side Forres Mechanics on loan until January 2027, subject to Scottish FA clearance. LINK HERE

Good bit of business, Calum signs on until end of season 27/28

Seems he just didn’t want to honour his contract, didn’t return for preseason training and has apparently been training with Livi. Talented player but a bit of a ****, it seems.

Saw that too. Sounds like Kai has a short fuse regarding discipline. 🤔

I saw that on X this morning. Plenty of Queens fans not happy - they seemed resigned to him leaving but now won't get a fee for him.

Interesting statement from QotS. We can confirm that Kai Kennedy has left the club with immediate effect. As many will be aware we have been dealing with an ongoing issue internally. It is a private matter that club officials and management have worked tirelessly to resolve whilst trying to protect the interests of the club. Unfortunately, we have been unable to reach a suitable resolution and the situation has become untenable. We therefore feel it is time to draw a line under the matter and in the best interest of Queens we have mutually agreed to terminate Kai's contract.

He's quick to message me as soon as a game has finished and we've lost so I did exactly that thinking he'd take it but no, he blocked me before FT as well 😬.

Think these are the two videos mentioned: 'not good enough' comment @ 1:50 in the video

“I’m not good enough “. How many of us has faced that moment in life in some aspect but couldn’t say the words aloud. I won’t enter the world of politicians. !! bc