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    C CHRISTIECharlie Christie will face off against Craig Brewster this weekend hoping that the talking will finally be about what happens on the park rather than the strained relations between the clubs. He will also be hoping to make it 3 wins out of three against the Tannadice mob since taking over from Brewster.

     

    Brewster knows he is unlikely to get the warmest of welcomes at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium but shrugged it off when he spoke to the Inverness Courier earlier in the week saying ... "The way I see it is, if the crowd are giving me stick, they're not giving my players stick. If other people want to talk up other issues, rather than the game and put an added spin on it, that's up to them. Charlie's job is to get his players up for it and mine is to get Dundee United up for it. We'll see how it works out on the day."

    Charlie however had his own comment on the start to the season when he said "I find it strange some people seem to regard Dundee United as having had a relatively good start to the season and us a mediocre one, yet we're above them in the league. It makes you smile."

     

    DETAILS Inverness CT v Dundee Utd Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Saturday 16th September at 3pm SPL Referee: Kenny Clark Others: Gary Cheyne, Tommy Johnston (Assistants), Colin Brown(4th official). FIXTURES

    Saturday 16th September: Celtic v Dunfermline Falkirk v Aberdeen Inverness CT v Dundee Utd St Mirren v Kilmarnock (all 3pm) Sunday 17th September: Hibernian v Rangers (Setanta, 2pm) Motherwell v Hearts (3pm) SPL ROUND-UP Celtic held onto their top spot in the SPL after a nervy win in Aberdeen. The game kicked off at 12.30pm and it was the commentators nightmare Jan Vennegor of Hesselink who scored with 12 minutes remaining. Rangers comfortably brushed aside Falkirk at Ibrox by 4 goals to nil. Bardlsey, Prso, Boyd and Buffel all contributed with a goal to get Rangers back to winning ways. St Mirren produced one of the shocks of the days as they battled hard defensively to snatch a 1-0 victory away to Hearts. I seem to remember a so called Inverness CT doing this, working hard defensively then catching the opposition out on the break. Copying us, how dare they!!!! Anyway, a good result that keeps the Saints in the top six and knocked Hearts off top spot. Stewart Kean got the goal. Dunfermline beat Kilmarnock 3-2 to move them off the bottom. Stevie Crawford scored on his return to the Pars. Motherwell lost again at home as Inverness CT easily dispatched the Well by winning 4-1. Tokely put Inverness 1-0 up at half time and Dargo added shortly afterwards. Scott McDonald scored to give Motherwell hope but slack defending and good attacking play by Barry Wilson, let an unexpected Munro get his second of the season and youngster Rory McAllister get his first league goal for the club. On Sunday Hibernian calmly beat Dundee Utd 3-0 with goals from Killen, Sheils and Sproule. After 6 games, Celtic lead with 13pts and Motherwell prop up the table with 3pts. Only 32 games to go!!!!! RECENT SPL FORM Inverness CT: WLDDDL Dundee Utd: LWDDDL PAST MEETINGS The teams have played a total of 11 times (8 League, 3 Cup) with 28 goals (15 Inverness CT, 13 Dundee Utd) between them. Inverness CT: 3 wins (2 League, 1 Cup) Draws: 5 (4 League, 1 Cup) Dundee Utd: 3 wins (2 League, 1 Cup) A GAME TO REMEMBER For this weeks game to remember we take you back to Inverness CT’s first ever victory over Dundee Utd. In their previous 7 attempts Inverness had failed to beat the Terrors but the midweek CIS Cup match gave them another chance to break the duck. Only 2 minutes had gone when Liam Fox put Inverness CT into an early lead. And with 4 minutes left of the first half, Barry Wilson capitalised on a keeper error to slam the ball home making it 2-0 and very difficult for United to come back. If I remember correctly Barry Robson hit the woodwork 3 times during the match!! The 2nd half didn’t bring any goals giving Caley Thistle their first victory over Dundee United in history. Inverness CT eventually lost in the next round away to Livingston. The attendance was 1919. The teams were as follows: INVERNESS CT: Brown, Duncan, Dods, Munro, Morgan, Proctor, Hart, Fox, Wilson, Wyness, McAllister. Subs- Black (for McAllister), Fraser, Parratt, Finnigan, Brewster. DUNDEE UTD: Stillie, McCracken, Ritchie, Archibald, Wilson, Canero, Brebner, Duff, Robson, Miller, Fernandez. Subs- Samuel (for Duff), McIntyre (for Miller), McInnes (for Canero), Kenneth, McLean. The referee was John Underhill and there was only 1 booking on the day: Miller of Dundee Utd. Nine of the Inverness players who started the match still play for the club! FACTS BETWEEN THE TEAMS • All League meetings between the teams have taken place in the SPL. • Inverness CT are currently unbeaten in the last 5 meetings between the sides. • Dundee Utd never lost any of the first 7 meetings between the teams. • The biggest wins were by Inverness CT 2-0 and 4-2 last season. • Craig Dargo (Inverness CT) was the last person to score in the fixture. PLAYERS TO WATCH Darren Dods (Inverness CT): After a Summer of speculation, most Inverness CT fans are just glad that Dods still plays for the side after Brewster’s many attempts to sign him. This Saturday, they come face to face. Brewster really wanted Dods to join him at United but a strong Caley Jags never gave in and kept hold of their terrific centre-back. He is a really strong defender who was on form for most of last season. A lot of us are looking forward to see what sort of performance he puts in against Brewster’s Utd. Barry Robson (Dundee Utd): The ex-Rangers and Inverness CT player is now one of the best players at the club. Although he does get sent-off a few times each year. During his spell in the Highlands, he was loaned out to Forfar and he hasn’t looked back since. Enjoyed a terrific period playing for Inverness and eventually decided it was time to move on. Time will tell if it was the right decision. Always glad to be back playing at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium and is keen to beat his old club. Always be remembered as the ginger winger. FUTURE FIXTURES 9td Dec 2006 at Tannadice, Dundee 3rd Mar 2007 at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium Squad: Mark Brown, Jonathon Smith, Michael Fraser, Darren Dods, Stuart Soane, Ross Tokely, Guy Kerr, Richard Hastings, Stuart McCaffrey, Stuart Golabek, Grant Munro, John Rankin, Ian Black, Roy McBain, Zander Sutherland, Alan Morgan, Liam Keogh, Richie Hart, Barry Wilson, Russell Duncan, Craig Dargo, Rory McAllister, Graham Bayne Injured: Dennis Wyness (shoulder) Suspended: Nobody.




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