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    Scotty

    It's all kicking off!

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    section_g.jpgTerry's new-look troops head for SPL starter at Motherwell with confidence Caley Thistle kick off their sixth SPL season in seven years by facing Motherwell at Fir Park -- with manager Terry Butcher stressing the team's aim has to be that elusive top six spot. Caley Jags came so close under Charlie Christie and Craig Brewster -- and finished seventh in Butcher's first full SPL season in charge. "Top six would be great and that's the target for us", says Terry, who has six new signings in his squad -- Greg Tansey, Andrew Shinnie and Aaron Doran in midfield, Josh Meekings and Tom Aldred at the back while Billy McKay and Gregory Tade are up front. "We have a whole new team, the majority of them new to SPL football", adds Butcher."What we want to do is make the same impact or better as last season." Most of these, injuries allowing, are expected to face Motherwell in a much changed lineup since our last visit there on January 15, when a goalless draw saw Caley Jags stay in fifth spot. But it was Stuart McCall's men who were to leapfrog them late in the season to grab the last Top Six place. The Caley Thistle side last time was Esson; Tokely Innes Munro Shinnie; Duncan Ross Duff Foran; Sutherland Rooney. There are six survivors of that eleven, with Chris Innes, Grant Munro, Russell Duncan, Stuart Duff, and Adam Rooney having moved on. The subs were Proctor, McBain, Odhiambo, Tuffey, Golabeck, Sanchez and Blumenshtein. Of those, Roy McBain, Eric Odhiambo, Stuart Golabek, Danni  Sanchez and Gil Blumenshtein are no longer at the club. The goalless draw was our only trip to the Steelmen last season but we faced them twice at Inverness. In November, goals from Alan Gow and Nick Blackman put 'Well in command before Stuart Duff pulled one back. It was a happier tale in March when we won 3-0 with Shane Sutherland hitting the opener then Richie Foran and Alex MacDonald netting. Skipper Richie Foran and his new-look side are looking for an encouraging performance to take in to next weekend's first home game against Hibernian.




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