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There have been significant rumblings on the forums and elsewhere regarding a Testimonial for former Caley Thistle stalwarts Russell Duncan and Grant Munro

Although we dont have details of any forthcoming match as yet (we will of course publish that when we do) ... we can pass a few more details regarding the dinner to be held in November.

The dinner will be held at the Drumossie Hotel

The date is Saturday 12th November

A table of 10 costs £600 or individual places can be booked for £60

The speaker on the evening will be George McNeill and the band will be the Ann Dixon Group.

Further details can be obtained by emailing Barry Wilson at the following email: testimonial@ictst.co.uk

Grant Munro

Grant was signed on an "S" form and was part of the Caley Thistle first team squad for 13 seasons. For his first three seasons he was a youngster attempting to make the breakthrough. He only made a total of 10 appearances between August 1998 and August 2001 and was also loaned out for part of each season (to Fort William [98/99], Clach [99/00] and Elgin [00/01]) as manager Steve Paterson sought to carefully develop his talents.

However his break came in season 2001/02 where he made 22 starts for the club and by the end of season 2010/11 he had racked up a total of 367 appearances for ICT (352 starts) and scored a respectable centre half total of 17 goals.

As a youngster he developed a good partnership with Bobby Mann and when Mann left at the end of 2003/04 season, Grant became the rock at the heart of the ICT defence, first with Stuart McCaffrey and then as one half of probably the best central defensive partnership ICT have ever had alongside Darren Dods.

• Debut (squad): 4th Aug 1998
• Debut (played): 2nd Jan 1999
• 50th appearance: 13rd Nov 2002
• 100th appearance: 27th Oct 2004
• 200th appearance: 3rd Mar 2007
• 300th appearance: 24th Oct 2009
• Last Game: 14th May 2011
• First Goal: 16th Feb 2002

Russell Duncan

Russell came to ICT from Aberdeen in the summer of 2001 but it was not his first visit to the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. He had previously captained the Scottish U-16 team here in a 5-1 victory over England in 1997 !

Russell was a bit of an enigma in terms of fan appreciation. Many saw him as an "unsung hero" who often failed to get the credit he was due, whilst others would bemoan some of his performances and recount each and every missed pass. However, it is a fact that ICT results with him in the team tended to be better than when he was out of it .... 

His importance to the team can perhaps be gauged by looking at his appearance statistics. In 10 seasons with the club, through the span of 6 different managerial regimes, Russell never played less than 29 games in any season ... thats someone who the manager knows he can rely on !!!

In the end, Russell made 353 appearances for ICT (318 starts) and scored 11 goals.

• Debut (squad): 4th Aug 2001
• Debut (played): 4th Aug 2001
• 50th appearance: 28th Sep 2002
• 100th appearance: 17th Jan 2004
• 200th appearance: 25th Nov 2006
• 300th appearance: 31st Oct 2009
• Last Game: 14th May 2011
• First Goal: 13th Oct 2001