(Another new name to get used to!)

This thread could be a place to post match dates, venues, KO times, previews, reports, observations etc. for our (U20s) games this coming season. I know the Renegades and caleydawsons (and others) are regulars at these games and it's always interesting to hear their thoughts.

 

CaleyD reported on another thread that 5 'over-age' players may be permitted for this re-branded league.

Another change I can see is that there are going to be 17 teams involved - that's a busy 32 game season.

The 12 Premiership clubs are supplemented by Hearts, Hibernian, Falkirk and The Rangers from the Championship with League One's Dunfermline Athletic also involved.

 

The season starts (for us) on August 5th - next Tuesday!

 

http://spfl.co.uk/reserve-and-youth/

To be fair to the club, they are only preserving the pitch for the weekends game vs Motherwell. With that being said Elgin does seem an obscure place to hold it especially at 6pm but in my opinion the pitch at Borough Briggs is a darn sight better than OTB and Grant Street park. Wonder if the GES was available (obviously not)

 

I spoke too soon. 

HT 0-0

1-0 up Ferguson

1-0 up Ferguson

Fantastic player that 

Full time 1-0.

He scores in almost every game! Obviously an eye-for-goal. Undoubtably one for the future!

He scores in almost every game! Obviously an eye-for-goal. Undoubtably one for the future!

His contract is up in the summer. Be interesting how we deal with him considering we let Adam Evans go last season.

 

Totally agree. I, and quite a few others, attend the Development League fixtures, and previously the Reserves/Under 20s, but this past month the fixtures seem hell-bent on having these young players having no-one in support. Poor show ICT, to both the fans and the players too.

 

 

Perhaps you should write to the SFA and ask for their reasoning.  Clubs are pretty much held to ransom in regards when and where they can hold development league matches....and if they fail to comply then they have money withheld by the SFA.

 

I did look out for you at the game on Tuesday to come and explain, but I didn't see you there.

Tomorrow's game (25th Nov) away against Celtic, has been postponed. Not sure why!

I assumed that they were wanting to 'save' the pitch for the European game on Thursday - but then noticed that Celtic play their Development League games at Cappielow.

So it can't be that. It'll be something else not suiting Celtic!

They're playing Everton at Goodison Park in some different competition.

No surprise then!

Tuesday December 2, 2014 
Inverness Caley Thistle v Dundee  - Highland Football Academy, 1pm

Presume it'll be called off because of the game tomorrow.  They should play it as a warm up act at the stadium before the St Mirren match actually!  That's what they do in South America.

Great idea if we had a plastic pitch

Game is tomorrow (Wednesday), in Dingwall at 1.00pm.

 

That must be a recent update, as I placed a sizeable sum on a Dundee win in today's fixture... on the assumption that all our fringe players would be in tonight's squad. I'm assuming (hope) the bet I've placed will be cancelled by McBookie later this afternoon.

According to Dundee's Twitter account, we are losing 2-0 at HT

RossP will be hoping that his McBookie bet is still on! And his 'sizeable sum'....

A sizeable sum for me is a fiver!

 <--- Me right now.

ICT 1-2 Dundee FT

Next fixture:

Tuesday 9th December - Ross County v Inverness Caley Thistle - Highland Football Academy, 1pm

Next fixture:

Tuesday 9th December - Ross County v Inverness Caley Thistle - Highland Football Academy, 1pm

 

Wish it was a 6pm kick off.

Tomorrows match has been postponed.

According to Ross County, the game may still go ahead as there will be a pitch inspection at 9am

Pitch didn't pass the inspection and as stated yesterday the game is off.

Tuesday December 16, 2014 

Inverness Caley Thistle v Partick Thistle - Highland Football Academy, 1pm

Hope these games get back to a six o'clock kick instead of 1pm and 2pm