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    Ayr Utd -V- Inverness CT - Preview

    Ayr we go Ayr we go Ayr we go.....

     

    Saturday 5th October sees Inverness Caledonian Thistle make the trip south to Somerset Park to face Ayr United in the league. At 205 miles it marks the second longest journey ICT and their home based fans face on league business, only seconded by trips to Dumfries.

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    Supporters bus to Ayr

    Bus to Ayr leaves Caley Club 8.45 ...Stadium 9.00 ....Sat5th Oct .

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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBBO:party:55 years young

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    Mr Caley Jag is our scribe this week with this Preview for you.......

    On that travel basis alone their fans will undoubtedly be hoping for a better showing than the last display their team put on against Patrick Thistle when they were roundly defeated 3-1 at the Caledonian Stadium, some professing that the team didn’t turn up at all. That defeat brought the team and fans firmly back down to earth with a bang and the reality of another hard slog in the Championship hit home.

    Form
    Up until that point the Caley Jags were unbeaten in 6 games in all competitions recording 5 wins and 1 draw while Partick had only recorded wins in the league cup and 2 draws in the league, so form was firmly turned on its head. Our current points total of 13 from a possible 21 sees us sitting in third spot in the league 4 points clear of Dundee but 5 points behind Ayr Utd.

    Table 7.jpgIn stark contrast Ayr United sit second on goal difference behind Dundee Utd having gone on a 5 game winning run in the league and recording only one defeat at the hands of Dundee back on the 10th August. Somerset Park has become a daunting venue for teams to visit this season and none to date have come up with any answers and walk away with any points.

    Ayr lost manager Ian McCall to Championship rivals Partick Thistle a couple of weeks ago and it was he who guided Partick to that win over the Caley Jags last weekend. Sandy Stewart is the caretaker boss of the Honest Men and McCall reckons he is the man who should get the permanent position at Somerset Park. He also reckons that Ayr are the best team in the Championship, but their size of squad will curtail their ambitions. Anyway, not his problem now that he has fecked off to the big money at Firhill, bloody wee Jobby.

     

    All competitions since start of the League cup on 13th July over 90mins.
    Ayr: WLWDWLWWDWW

    ICT: DWWLLWDWWWWL

    It’s certainly not a game to pick for your coupon that’s for sure unless you’re chasing the odds with the bookies only slightly favouring Ayr United arguably on their recent league form and the fact they are at home.

    Teams
    Inverness welcomed Brad McKay and Mitch Curry back to training last week following bouts out with injury and it remains to be seen if they’ll be fit enough to feature in any capacity. If not, they may get a run out against Brora Rangers on Sunday in the NoS Cup final.  James Keatings remains out with ankle ligament damage while we await news on whether Tom Walsh will back in the team line up after he missed out against Partick. There’s no new injury concerns since the defeat to Partick unless the weekly mystery injury strikes.

    Ayr Utd – Life after Lawrence Shankland seems to be doing just fine at Somerset Park. With 5 wins on the bounce, Ayr would appear to have little worries ahead of this encounter. We do seem to be a bit of an Achilles Heel for the Honest Men, but that can't go on forever. Stevie Bell will be another couple of weeks before he is ready and the experienced Mark Kerr is a major doubt. Jamie Adams, Frank Ross, and Andy Murdoch are out with injuries. Other than that I expect United to be on similar lines to the last few weeks, and why not, it's working well.

    Here's Robbo ahead of the trip to Ayr.

    Championship fixtures this weekend

    Championship.jpgAlloa Athletic 1-0 Dundee United :lol:

    Ayr united v Inverness CT

    Dundee v Arbroath

    Morton v Dunfermline

    Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

     

     ICT News

    Chief Executive Scot Gardiner sheds some light on the clubs financial situation ahead of the EGM on the 3rd October on BBC Sport

    Former director Graeme Bennett on what he hopes to hear/see from the forthcoming EGM can be seen in the Press & Journal

     

     ICT EGM – 3rd Oct

    Here's the Inverness Courier story after last nights meeting.

    On the back of the EGM, there will be a SUPPORTERS OPEN MEETING to be held on Tuesday 8th October, with arrival from 7pm for a 7:30pm start. 

     

    Trip down memory lane

    24th April 2010

    Ayr United 0 - 7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

    Team: Esson, Proctor, Munro, McBain (Bulvitis 26), Tokely, Hayes, Morrison, Duncan, Foran (Sanchez 64), Odhiambo (Eagle 71), Rooney

    Scorers: Hayes, Rooney, Foran, Odhiambo, Sanchez, Eagle, Morrison

    For me, this is arguably one of the best away games I have attended as a football fan and one of the best Caleyjag and I have been to together. Second last day of the season saw us guarantee the title and a return to the top flight at the first attempt under the tutelage of Terry Butcher. Chants of 'shoes up for the Caley Jags' while holding our shoes over our heads was a particular laughing point for me along with being on the pitch after the game calling out for TB to appear and address us. Aye, the sermon from the stand was brilliant!

     

    Sad news breaking with the passing of Hugh Crout, the former Caledonian FC President.

    “His partnership with his close friend, the late Alex Main, as team manager, was a winning combination at Telford Street. He was a real gentleman and made many friends in football, continuing his love for football by supporting ICT right up till the end. The highlight was seeing the club lift the Scottish Cup in 2015. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.”

     

    Some more sad news coming from Greg Tansey is that he will have to retire from football due to ongoing injury problems. You can read more on this in the Press & Journal. Greg played a major part in the making of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, the Scottish Cup Winners, and he was one of the sweetest striker of a ball in the game. We wish Greg all the best for his future, wherever that will take him. Thanks for the memories Greg.

    Here's how Greg announced it on twitter.......

    Every footballer knows when they sign their first professional contract that it will eventually come to an end. Today is that day for me, an injury that I have been fighting for 2 years now has ended my career.

     

     On Sunday, The Pat Munro North of Scotland Cup Final against Brora Rangers FC

    ?3pm kick-off
    ?️Mosset Park, Forres
    ?️Adults: £10, Concessions: £5, Stand Entry: £2
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    Thanks CJ. I'll publish Friday evening.

    Good job.

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    I've added some bits in that you might want to run your eye over - can't find any Ayr team news yet 

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    To add a link using your own words e.g. BBC.

    Copy and paste the URL into what looks like a broken chain link icon at the top of the page. 

    You can either highlight the words if you have already typed them into the article and they will be added to the link box or simply type them out in the link box bottom line and they will go where your cursor is on the article. It's much simpler to do than trying to explain it lol.

    Does that make sense to you. Looks much better than three or four lines of gobbledygook.

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    Yeah that makes sense and I know what you mean, will do that for future previews - I has an issue adding more than one link and couldn't sort it but I'm at work so it could be blocking a lot of stuff.

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    Dead simple to do on a laptop, a bit fiddly on a mobile. That's what I used last night. I will check to see if its ok.

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    Publishing to CTO just now. If there's anything else to add let me know before I publish to F/B and Twitter.

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    Published now to Facebook and twitter and CTO.

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