I was thinking the same as the OP. But I think I have to be philosophical here. This time last season the team was playing very poorly and County were running away with the 1st Division. We were fearful of how poor the side would be with some of our better players heading out the door at the end of the season and the general view was that County would probably do significantly better than us in the coming season. Given their recent run, they are now doing better than anyone expected but they are still behind us!
Considering what our expectations for the season were at the start of the season, to finish 3rd or 4th would be a brilliant acheivement and we should be thrilled regardless of what our neighbours do. If they end up ahead of us, then credit to them, even if they've not been playing such attractive football. Yes, it will stick in the craw a wee bit just as it wrankles that they have reached a cup final and we've not, but for 2 Highland teams to be sitting so high in the league must be good for the future of the game in the North and must be to the long term benefit of ICT.
So in answer to the question - yes, a great season if we are 4th and County are above us, but a brilliant season if we are 4th and they are below us.