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    Inverness CT -V- Dunfermline - Preview

    Yogi returns to Inverness

     

    Inverness will host Dunfermline on Saturday, complete with new manager John Hughes, after Yogi was appointed as the man tasked with saving the Pars from relegation after a dismal first quarter of the season has them toiling at the foot of the table with no wins from thirteen games. The cinch Championship game kicks-off at 3:00pm with Inverness looking to get back to winning ways and the Pars hoping for the 'new manager bounce'.

    The first encounter this season ended goalless, but Dunfermline were looking the most likely to take the points as Mark Ridgers stood firm.

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    MATCH & TICKET INFO

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    Venue Pld Won Drn Lst For Agst + / -
    Home 21 9 8 4 27 19 +8
    Away 23 9 9 5 28 25 +3
    Neutral 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1
    Total 46 18 18 10 58 48 +10
    First Competitive Meeting
    Aug 7th, 1999 League (A) 0 - 4
    Most Recent Competitive Meeting
    Sep 18th, 2021 League (Championship) (A) 0 - 0
    Last 10 Competitive Meetings
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    After the disappointing draw at Somerset Park where we let the lead slip twice, we failed to fully capitalise on Partick beating Kilmarnock although the lead is only one point now. Sean Welsh and Michael Gardyne scored our goals but Joe Chalmers and Patrick Reading replied for the Honest Men to give them a share of the points. It's a tough old league this one with every team capable of beating the others on their day. The Pars went down 1-3 to Morton last week to rubber stamp their position at the foot of the table and Yogi has some task to get them away from the bottom half of the table with the top five looking like they will contest the promotion slots. However, in his favour, there's plenty of time to change that.

    Championship Fixtures this weekend

    Arbroath v Queens

    Ayr Utd v Partick

    Accies v Raith 

    ICTFC v Pars

    Morton v Killie

     

        Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
    1. Kilmarnock 13 8 2 3 18 8 10 26
    2. Inverness CT 13 7 4 2 15 8 7 25
    3. Arbroath 13 6 5 2 24 12 12 23
    4. Raith Rovers 13 6 5 2 21 15 6 23
    5. Partick Thistle 13 6 3 4 24 14 10 21
    6. Ayr United 13 3 4 6 13 19 -6 13
    7. Hamilton Academical 13 3 4 6 13 25 -12 13
    8. Morton 13 2 6 5 11 16 -5 12
    9. Queen of the South 13 3 2 8 11 20 -9 11
    10. Dunfermline 13 0 7 6 10 23 -13 7

     

    We may be next to the top of the table, but we are on a poor run at the moment with no wins from our last four games, three of those were draws. Over the same period, Dunfermline have two draws and two defeats. Touch wood, but we still have the meanest defence conceding only eight times whilst Dunfermline's defence is pretty much in line with their league position.

    Breaking News from EEP

     

    Latest Team News

    Inverness could have David Carson back in the squad for this game after return from injury and family bereavement. Shane Sutherland has missed the last couple of games and we are waiting on news of him. Cammy Harper returned to the squad last week.

    Well, what a boost for the Pars with the announcement of big Yogi as their new manager. He kept County afloat last year and of course will always be remembered as the man that led the Caley Jags to their greatest triumph in winning the Scottish Cup. I imagine this will be an excellent bit of business by the Pars and he won't take too long to get the team playing his way. Let's hope it takes more than a couple of days. The start of his tenure will be hampered by the loss of Kai Kennedy and Vytas Gaspuitis.

    Back to the days of 'guid honest laddies'....

     




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