Pre-Season 2015

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June 3, 201511 yr

Seemingly we'll be a playing a behind closed door game against Aberdeen in the summer to prepare both teams for Europe. I also saw in the P&J last week that we'll be playing some Highland League sides with matches against Welsh and Irish teams also being considered.

Presume one of the Highland League teams will be Clach and I wouldn't be surprised to see an away tie at Elgin as well, but was interesting reading about the Welsh and Irish teams. Surely with Europe coming up, we wouldn't be looking at a completely separate tour, more playing a team from one of those places if we're drawn against a team in that country.

With the players back in at the end of this month, it looks like the first pre-season friendly could only be about four weeks away!

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June 19, 201510 yr

Draw for Europa League Qualifying rounds 1 and 2 Monday 22nd June

Pre-season games start for Aberdeen & St. Johnstone Wednesday 24th June

Europa League Qualifying 1st round - 1st leg Thursday 2nd July (Potential opponents to watch)

Europa League Qualifying 1st round - 2nd leg Thursday 9th July (Potential opponents to watch)

Europa League Qualifying 2nd round - 1st leg Thursday 16th July

Draw for Europa League Qualifying round 3 Friday 17th July

Europa League Qualifying 2nd round - 2nd leg Thursday 23rd July

(Europa League Qualifying 3rd round - 1st leg) Thursday 30th July

Premiership - ICT v Motherwell Saturday 1st August

(Europa League Qualifying 3rd round - 2nd leg) Thursday 6th August

June 22, 201510 yr

Draw for Europa League Qualifying rounds 1 and 2 Monday 22nd June

Pre-season games start for Aberdeen & St. Johnstone Wednesday 24th June

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Brora Rangers v ICT Wednesday 1st July (8pm)

Europa League Qualifying 1st round - 1st leg Thursday 2nd July (Potential opponents to watch)

Fort William v ICT Saturday 4th July (1pm)

Europa League Qualifying 1st round - 2nd leg Thursday 9th July (Potential opponents to watch)

Europa League Qualifying 2nd round - 1st leg Thursday 16th July

Draw for Europa League Qualifying round 3 Friday 17th July

Europa League Qualifying 2nd round - 2nd leg Thursday 23rd July

(Europa League Qualifying 3rd round - 1st leg) Thursday 30th July

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Premiership - ICT v Motherwell Saturday 1st August

(Europa League Qualifying 3rd round - 2nd leg) Thursday 6th August

June 22, 201510 yr

Pre-season games start for Aberdeen & St. Johnstone Wednesday 24th June

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Brora Rangers v ICT Wednesday 1st July (8pm)

Fort William v ICT Saturday 4th July (1pm)

Europa League Q2 - ICT v FC Astra Giurgiu Thursday 16th July

Draw for Europa League Qualifying round 3 Friday 17th July

Europa League Q2 - FC Astra Giurgiu v ICT Thursday 23rd July

(Europa League Qualifying 3rd round - 1st leg) Thursday 30th July

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Premiership - ICT v Motherwell Saturday 1st August

(Europa League Qualifying 3rd round - 2nd leg) Thursday 6th August

June 23, 201510 yr

Some confirmed Pre-Season Friendlies....

Sat 27 Jun : Clach 1pm
Wed 1 Jul : Brora 7:45pm
Tue 7 Jul : Forres 7:45pm

Hope to also add games for 4th & 11th July and possibly between/after Euro matches as well.

June 23, 201510 yr

Clachnacuddin v ICT Saturday 27th June (1pm)

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Brora Rangers v ICT Wednesday 1st July (7.45pm)

Fort William v ICT U20s Saturday 4th July (1pm)

Forres Mechanics v ICT Tuesday 7th July (7.45pm)

Possible friendly? Saturday 11th July

Europa League Q2 - ICT v FC Astra Giurgiu Thursday 16th July

Draw for Europa League Qualifying round 3 Friday 17th July

Europa League Q2 - FC Astra Giurgiu v ICT Thursday 23rd July

(Europa League Qualifying 3rd round - 1st leg) Thursday 30th July

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Premiership - ICT v Motherwell Saturday 1st August

(Europa League Qualifying 3rd round - 2nd leg) Thursday 6th August

June 23, 201510 yr

Sneckboy, the Fort William game is "Closed Door" due to work being done at the park.

June 23, 201510 yr

Some confirmed Pre-Season Friendlies....

Sat 27 Jun : Clach 1pm
Wed 1 Jul : Brora 7:45pm
Tue 7 Jul : Forres 7:45pm

Crikey, last season has just ended and now we've got our first game of the new season in just a few days time!

I'd imagine, or at least I'd hope, that we'll see a few trialists in these early games so that we have at least one striker bedded in and a full-ish squad signed in time for Europe.

June 23, 201510 yr

Sneckboy, the Fort William game is "Closed Door" due to work being done at the park.

Thanks, CaleyD!

June 26, 201510 yr

I know we're a bright bunch, but better just to clarify - tomorrow's game at Clach is a 1pm kick-off!

June 26, 201510 yr

A couple of new fixtures:

Clachnacuddin v Inverness CT (Saturday 27th June - 1pm)
Brora Rangers v Inverness CT (Wednesday 1st July - 7.45pm)
Fort William v Inverness CT U20s *CLOSED DOOR* (Saturday 4th July - 1pm)
Forres Mechanics v Inverness CT (Tuesday 7th July - 7.45pm)
Europa League Q2 - 1st leg - Inverness CT v FC Astra Giurgiu (Thursday 16th July)
Draw for Europa League Q3 (Friday 17th July)
Wick Academy v Inverness CT U20s (Saturday 18th July - 2pm)
Nairn County v Inverness CT (Saturday 18th July - 3pm)
Europa League Q2 - 2nd leg - FC Astra Giurgiu v Inverness CT (Thursday 23rd July)
Europa League Q3 - 1st leg (Thursday 30th July)
Premiership - Inverness CT v Motherwell (Saturday 1st August - 3pm)
Europa League Q3 - 2nd leg (Thursday 6th August)

June 27, 201510 yr

I know we're a bright bunch, but better just to clarify - tomorrow's game at Clach is a 1pm kick-off!

So as of a few minutes ago, the new season has started! :crazy:

June 28, 201510 yr

Brora Rangers v Inverness CT (Wednesday 1st July - 7.45pm)
Fort William v Inverness CT U20s *CLOSED DOOR* (Saturday 4th July - 1pm)
Forres Mechanics v Inverness CT (Tuesday 7th July - 7.45pm)
Romanian Liga 1 - FC Astra Giurgiu v Concordia Chiajna (Saturday 11th July)
Europa League Q2 - 1st leg - Inverness CT v FC Astra Giurgiu (Thursday 16th July)
Draw for Europa League Q3 (Friday 17th July)
Wick Academy v Inverness CT U20s (Saturday 18th July - 2pm)
Nairn County v Inverness CT (Saturday 18th July - 3pm)
Romanian Liga 1 - FC Astra Giurgiu v Targu Mures (Saturday 18th July)
Europa League Q2 - 2nd leg - FC Astra Giurgiu v Inverness CT (Thursday 23rd July)
Europa League Q3 - 1st leg (Thursday 30th July)
Premiership - Inverness CT v Motherwell (Saturday 1st August - 3pm)
Europa League Q3 - 2nd leg (Thursday 6th August)

June 28, 201510 yr

Will The Nairn game be U20s being in between our euro games

June 28, 201510 yr

oops forget that I see our U20s are already playing that day

July 2, 201510 yr

Deveronvale v Inverness CT (Friday 3rd July - 5.30pm)
Fort William v Inverness CT U20s *CLOSED DOOR* (Saturday 4th July - 1pm)
Forres Mechanics v Inverness CT (Tuesday 7th July - 7.45pm)
Inverness CT v St. Mirren (Saturday 11th July - 3pm)
Romanian Liga 1 - FC Astra Giurgiu v Concordia Chiajna (Saturday 11th July)
Europa League Q2 - 1st leg - Inverness CT v FC Astra Giurgiu (Thursday 16th July)
Draw for Europa League Q3 (Friday 17th July)
Wick Academy v Inverness CT U20s (Saturday 18th July - 2pm)
Nairn County v Inverness CT (Saturday 18th July - 3pm)
Romanian Liga 1 - FC Astra Giurgiu v Targu Mures (Saturday 18th July)
Europa League Q2 - 2nd leg - FC Astra Giurgiu v Inverness CT (Thursday 23rd July)
Europa League Q3 - 1st leg (Thursday 30th July)
Premiership - Inverness CT v Motherwell (Saturday 1st August - 3pm)
Europa League Q3 - 2nd leg (Thursday 6th August)

Edited July 2, 201510 yr by Sneckboy

July 3, 201510 yr

Deveronvale 1-2 Inverness CT

That's all I know - awaiting RossP to fill in the details!
Added fixture: I think our U20s have a game at Lossiemouth when the first-team are playing St. Mirren.

Fort William v Inverness CT U20s *CLOSED DOOR* (Saturday 4th July - 1pm)
Forres Mechanics v Inverness CT (Tuesday 7th July - 7.45pm)
Lossiemouth v Inverness CT U20s (Saturday 11th July - 1pm)
Inverness CT v St. Mirren (Saturday 11th July - 3pm)
Romanian Liga 1 - FC Astra Giurgiu v Concordia Chiajna (Saturday 11th July)
Europa League Q2 - 1st leg - Inverness CT v FC Astra Giurgiu (Thursday 16th July)
Draw for Europa League Q3 (Friday 17th July)
Wick Academy v Inverness CT U20s (Saturday 18th July - 2pm)
Nairn County v Inverness CT (Saturday 18th July - 3pm)
Romanian Liga 1 - FC Astra Giurgiu v Targu Mures (Saturday 18th July)
Europa League Q2 - 2nd leg - FC Astra Giurgiu v Inverness CT (Thursday 23rd July)
Europa League Q3 - 1st leg (Thursday 30th July)
Premiership - Inverness CT v Motherwell (Saturday 1st August - 3pm)
Europa League Q3 - 2nd leg (Thursday 6th August)

July 3, 201510 yr

Just home from sunny Banff, where there was absolutely no reception to do updates. Here's some ramblings on the game...

Starting lineup had Esson in goals, with Horner RB, Warren/Devine CB and unkown trialist LB. Draper and another trialist CM, Roberts RM, Doran LM, Tansey ACM, JJ Hooper CF.

We started really well, keeping possession at well over 90% ICT for the first 10 mins or so. We then got sloppy with several passes, leading to a Vale corner which they scored from - I think off the head of Horner for an OG. The game was then delayed by around 30 mins after the Vale RB broke his leg really badly leading to an ambulance taking him away. We scored soon after restarting with Doran getting the ball in the arc outside the penalty area and curling the ball into the corner of the net. We went 2-1 up with a cross from the right which was nodded in at the back post from Roberts. Polworth and McKay came on at HT for CM trialist and Esson. A 12 year old child came on for Roberts, with Jason Brown and another young defender replacing Devine and Tansey.

In terms of how the new players played...

LB trialist - Rotten, absolutely honking. Terrible in possession, naive when defending and was even penalised for a foul throw (after several which also should've been penalised). He went off in the last 10 minutes without being replaced by a sub, I severely hope it was because he was getting punted into a taxi!

CM trialist - skilful and athletic, who played quite well in his 45min cameo. Not a position I would prioritise signings for but worth another look.

Roberts - impressed by his movement and keenness to get involved. Very happy if he indeed signs.

JJ Hooper - Absolutely anonymous. Bullied by an overweight, slow CB pairing. Poor first touch, no pace or strength and looked lost for most of the game.

Edited July 3, 201510 yr by RossP

July 3, 201510 yr

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Wasn't Nat Wedderburn at left-back was it? I see we've got Mark Lamond from Petershill FC on trial. Presumably he was the central midfielder?

July 3, 201510 yr

I wasn't there but read on twitter the CM trialist was Oliver Norburn

July 3, 201510 yr

Wasn't Nat Wedderburn at left-back was it? I see we've got Mark Lamond from Petershill FC on trial. Presumably he was the central midfielder?

Oh Christ I hope that wasn't Wedderburn at LB!! He really reminded me of Djebi Zadi with his unpredictability and mistakes.

July 3, 201510 yr

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Was he built like a heavyweight boxer? That'll be Wedderburn.

Edited July 3, 201510 yr by Renegade

July 3, 201510 yr

Wedderburn's the very left-footed guy who's built like a heavyweight boxer.

Yeah that'll be him. Drat. He was a total bombscare.

July 3, 201510 yr

Pleasing that Roberts scored yet again.

July 3, 201510 yr

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I see someone on Twitter is saying that Brian Rice was in the dugout, considering he isn't exactly the type of guy most people would recognise in the street (I wouldn't anyway!), I'll take that with a pinch of salt for now.

July 3, 201510 yr

I wasn't there but read on twitter the CM trialist was Oliver Norburn

Looking at google images, the guy tonight looked like him.

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I agree with that.
I can't see Argentina repeating and my Brazilian colleague tells me that they are not good right now, although in Brazilian terms that likely translates to only being good enough for the quarters or semis! No other country springs to mind as an eventual winner other than France or Spain although Spain also have a bit of controversy going on after naming no Real Madrid players to the squad.

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