THE MATCHDAY THREAD Discuss ICT & other games in this thread as they happen Inverness CT -V- Ross County   PREVIEW 16th Mar @ 3:00PM, Tulloch Caledonian Stadium Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Go to the Chatroom Media Coverage AUDIO BBC Sportsound Open All Mics [UK Only] BBC Sportsound LIVE Commentary [UK Only] Moray Firth Radio LIVE commentary [UK Only]   TEXT ESPN BBC SKY Sporting Life   VIDEO SPL YouTube Channel ICT Official YouTube Channel   TEAM LINEUPS Inverness Caledonian Thistle                               Ross County 01 Esson                                                               01 Fraser 02 Raven                                                              04 Munro 05 Warren                                                             05 Boyd 14 Meekings                                                         18 Ikonomou 28 Taylor                                                               22 Kovacevic 04 Tudur-Jones                                                     07 Kettlewell 08 Draper                                                              08 Lawson 10 Shinnie                                                             11 Vigurs 07 McKay                                                              12 Quinn 09 Foran                                                                16 Sproule 17 Doran                                                                17 Morrow Substitutes                                                                     Substitutes 12 Reguero                                                               28 McCarthy 27 Devine                                                                  13 Hainault 11 Ross                                                                     23 Macphee 21 Polworth                                                               21 Cooper 22 Pepper                                                                  24 Ross 26 Gibbons                                                                15 Steffen Wohlfarth 18 Sutherland                                                            20 Glen Ref: Brines

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A win is a win, get it up Yi Adams.

Normal service restored wee man ;-)

It depends on the outcome of the Dundee derby tomorrow, anything but a UTD win will confirm our top 6 place.

With Hibs losing last night, we ARE in top 6 regardless of result in Dundee Derby because we are 7 ahead of Hibs who would drop to 7th if United win, so we are going to be either 7 or 8 ahead of 7th with 6 left to play for before split.

 

Incorrect.  Whilst Hibs aren't a threat to us any more,St J and Killie can still match our tally, with Celtic, Well and County and Utd able to get more points than us.

Dundee Utd and Kilmarnock can still catch us as they have game in hand, but Hibernian cannot, so 7th is worst we can finish. So if Dundee Utd don't win tomorrow then top 6 is secured as they can no longer overtake us before split.

Ross County boss Derek Adams

"A draw would've been fair and again they've managed to beat us with a decision going against us. The games have been tense and scrappy and today was one of our worst performances.

"To lose a derby match like this, I don't think Inverness will be happy winning it like that."

Aye yer right Derek - not happy - just absolutely fecking delighted ya moron!!

Of course Del I'm utterly gutted.

beat hibs next week job done great great result the day well played boys you gave us another performance

Fantastic result today. I thought it was a typical derby game that either of the teams could of won. As soon as we got that penalty, I thought it was justice for not getting that penalty in Dingwall two weeks ago. 

 

Kudos to the announcer for calling out County's crap about selling out the south stand! Forever in our shadows!    :ictscarf:

Don't normally post after games but have to make the point that C*unty are very one dimentional and play route one football. Without wishing anything bad on Ryan it was nice to see Toni back between the sticks.

That was a big three points irrespective of the performance. Never mind all the feckin points counting. From now until the end of the season it is about our performance and taking one game at a time. We should be treating every feckin game like a cup final from henceforth.

 

THE HIGHLANDS ARE OURS  

Any proper explanation as to why Brittain wasn't even in the County squad? Fully fit but dropped for "tactical reasons" according to Robbo on the radio, which probably means a bust up of some kind.

Any proper explanation as to why Brittain wasn't even in the County squad? Fully fit but dropped for "tactical reasons" according to Robbo on the radio, which probably means a bust up of some kind.

 

Him and Derek Adams have fallen out. 

Get it up yi gypsy c*nts!

 

Forever in our shadow

 

Don't know what I enjoyed more, the three points or Dererk Adams customary meltdown.

thought Charlie Taylor was excellent today, helped by Sproule going off of course but thought he looked good throughout.

Absolutely delighted with the performance and result  and well done to the fans, they add to the match day experience and you cant get that watching the game on TV

 

Ref was terrible  Ive watched  the  free kick time and time again and still cant understand how County get a free kick, which they scored from, when far more happened previously and its play on, to add insult to injury the ref then takes 11, yes 11 paces for us to form a wall. Im surprised he wasnt in the box trying to head it in for them as well.

A penalty certainly helped balance out his poor performance.

 

Over the moon,  excellent,  well done  

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Yes thought Taylor had a really good game. Some solid defending and willing to drive forward. Great shift. Gary Warren terrific at the back again too.

 

Derby so not too much skill on display (what there was from us - RC route one and free kicks as usual) but plenty of graft.

 

Good support today and DA wasn't happy at the end - just about perfect. 

Not sure if it's been mentioned earlier in the thread as I haven't read it all, but I understand that Esson felt a twinge in the same place as an old injury and they took him off as a precaution.

 

Hope it's no more than that, but great to have a second keeper who we've got no hesitation in bringing on in these scenarios.

Sitting in the Skiach, much  happier than last time I was here.  Thought it was a definite penalty from where I was sitting. I did have to laugh at Del on the radio, all the talk about him going to Aberdeen, I thought he'd fit in at Celtic, with the always cheated, never defeated attitude. 

 

We could have a problem for the Hibs game, can Graeme Shinnie get his place back from Charlie Taylor ?

Who were Russell and Mike on MFR?

Nae me anyway, I'm in Magdeburg, fecking gutted at missing the game   

Are we not now safely in top six slot after Hibs being beaten last night?

So you won't be in the ICT Social Club with your great granddaughter tonight then will you Michael?

beat hibs next week job done great great result the day well played boys you gave us another performance

No game next weekend. Scotland v Wales on friday

At the time, I thought the penalty decision was a shocker; having watched the Alba pictures it seems a very difficult one to call - one angle seems to suggest Ikonomou got the ball and one does not.  I'm not complaining, mind!  Iain Brines was just embarrassing; asking a policeman to go and have a chat with Derek Adams seems pretty cowardly to me, and he showed the patience of a saint with Vigurs' dissent and repeated fouls.  I'm just grateful that we got the rub of the green with the clown's biggest decision.

 

I've not come away from any of the derbies this season thinking we were particularly better than County, and today was the same.  After we got the early goal, they dominated midfield and we struggled to get any possession.  That said they created very little before Lawson's goal.  It was certainly a terrific hit, but I'm flabbergasted no-one got out to try and block it, and disappointed that Esson didn't save it - I thought he had plenty of time to get across his goal and he got a hand on it.  I'm not too worried about Reguero being in goal for a bit - for me, the Spaniard has looked the superior keeper this season.

 

The back four played very well for the most part; I thought Taylor really struggled at Dens Park last week but he did an excellent job this afternoon and was probably our best player.  Warren, Meekings and Raven were all good.  I'm not convinced the shape of the midfield was a good idea, but as the game went on Foran had more influence in the middle of the park and Draper got into it more and more.

 

I'll take that result - and the sour look on Adams' face - any day.  Hopefully we can get through the last derby of the season - I'm certain there will be one more - with an unbeaten record for the campaign against County

Also, credit to Section E today for generating a fantastic atmosphere.     

At the time, I thought the penalty decision was a shocker; having watched the Alba pictures it seems a very difficult one to call - one angle seems to suggest Ikonomou got the ball and one does not.  I'm not complaining, mind!  Iain Brines was just embarrassing; asking a policeman to go and have a chat with Derek Adams seems pretty cowardly to me, and he showed the patience of a saint with Vigurs' dissent and repeated fouls.  I'm just grateful that we got the rub of the green with the clown's biggest decision.

 

I've not come away from any of the derbies this season thinking we were particularly better than County, and today was the same.  After we got the early goal, they dominated midfield and we struggled to get any possession.  That said they created very little before Lawson's goal.  It was certainly a terrific hit, but I'm flabbergasted no-one got out to try and block it, and disappointed that Esson didn't save it - I thought he had plenty of time to get across his goal and he got a hand on it.  I'm not too worried about Reguero being in goal for a bit - for me, the Spaniard has looked the superior keeper this season.

 

The back four played very well for the most part; I thought Taylor really struggled at Dens Park last week but he did an excellent job this afternoon and was probably our best player.  Warren, Meekings and Raven were all good.  I'm not convinced the shape of the midfield was a good idea, but as the game went on Foran had more influence in the middle of the park and Draper got into it more and more.

 

I'll take that result - and the sour look on Adams' face - any day.  Hopefully we can get through the last derby of the season - I'm certain there will be one more - with an unbeaten record for the campaign against County

 

agree with all here except for meekings.

dont think he managed to find a ict player all day with a pass.

he wins his headers and his pace is essential for chasing down  balls over the top.

 terry punted munro to play on the deck football from the back, with meekings distribution we give away posession very cheaply.

 

before i get pelters just an observation, i would play meekings for his pace but has to work on his passing.

I was in a great position to see the penalty and have since seen it back on Alba.  A stonewaller.

Not a classic in terms of quality but we battled hard and got 3 points. Looked more like we were out to stop them playing with Foran dropping back into midfield but it was effective and thats us made it a Hat-trick of home victories against the shadow dwellers - very pleasing.

 

Thought Taylor was excellent today. Can be a gamble playing a lad that young in such a demanding game but he stuck to his task well and was unlucky not to win man of the match. I dont see what the fuss was about the penalty. Seen it on ALBA and from what i see Taylor touches the ball away from Kovacevic who brings him down, that equals penalty.

 

Back 4 were top notch yet again. With Warren, Meekings and Devine all tied down for the next 2 seasons we can look forward to more performances like that. We are literally in touching distance of the top 6 and the boys deserve immense credit for it. Along with Sir Terry, been a great season and today just added to it. Looking forward to the run in.