December was a hugely busy month for ICT, with seven matches - and an undefeated month too which saw plenty of drama as the side crushed Hibs and Dundee at home, produced a Lazarus-like comeback at Dundee United (from 3-0 down in 9 minutes) and decent draws with St. Mirren and St. Johnstone. It also saw two clashes with our local rivals, with a last-gasp equalizer in Dingwall earning us a replay where, ten days later, Caley Thistle eeked out another victory.
And it's no surprise that, after an incredible spell of goalscoring form, that Billy McKay was CTO's Player of the month.
The first 5 games of the month saw the diminutive Northern Irishman bag an incredible 9 goals, including a prized hat-trick at Tannadice. McKay was voted man of the match twice (against Ross County at home, and against Dundee Utd), as were Richie Foran (against Hibs and against Ross County away) and Owain Tudur Jones (against Dundee and St. Johnstone). Andy Shinnie was deemed the best player against St. Mirren.
McKay's 143 votes, however put him 27 clear of Jones, with David Raven, player of the month for November, coming in third.
McKay also takes over the lead in the overall standings...by a whisker from Andy Shinnie and Richie Foran. There's still a long way to go, but it seems likely the winner of this season's award will come from those three.
| Overall quantity of votes cast for each player in December: (Used to decide Player of the Month) | ||||||||
| Player |
01/12
|
08/12
|
11/12
|
15/12
|
22/12
|
26/12
|
29/12
|
TOTAL
|
| Billy McKay |
35
|
14
|
32
|
12
|
44
|
2
|
4
|
143
|
| Owain Tudur-Jones |
8
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
46
|
28
|
22
|
116
|
| David Raven |
8
|
20
|
7
|
8
|
12
|
30
|
12
|
97
|
| Richie Foran |
38
|
33
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
|
95
|
| Andrew Shinnie |
3
|
5
|
|
|
38
|
46
|
3
|
95
|
| Gary Warren |
2
|
4
|
18
|
6
|
10
|
5
|
21
|
66
|
| Ross Draper |
9
|
13
|
4
|
|
1
|
17
|
4
|
48
|
| Antonio Reguero |
2
|
6
|
25
|
1
|
2
|
|
11
|
47
|
| Aaron Doran |
6
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
|
36
|
| Josh Meekings |
10
|
4
|
9
|
|
3
|
|
|
26
|
| Graeme Shinnie |
5
|
5
|
4
|
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
20
|
| Matthew Cooper |
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
| Player of the Year Points ~ Current Standings : 2012/13 (Player of Month also highlighted in monthly column) | |||||||||||
| Player |
AUG
|
SEP
|
OCT
|
NOV
|
DEC
|
JAN
|
FEB
|
MAR
|
APR
|
MAY
|
TOTAL
|
| Billy McKay |
1
|
|
8
|
8
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
33
|
| Andrew Shinnie |
11
|
|
10
|
5
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
32
|
| Richie Foran |
|
21
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
31
|
| Ross Draper |
11
|
6
|
3
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
|
| Gary Warren |
5
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
| Owain Tudur-Jones |
3
|
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
| Aaron Doran |
3
|
1
|
6
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
|
| David Raven |
|
|
|
9
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
|
| Antonio Ruguero |
|
|
1
|
8
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
| Ryan Esson |
8
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
| Graeme Shinnie |
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
| Andre Blackman |
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
| Conor Pepper |
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
| Philip Roberts |
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
| Josh Meekings |
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
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