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At no point at all did OTJ say his move was a step up. The media drivel of " A new challenge" were quoted. OTJ has a young family and was offered almost double his wages. On top of that he had had a serious knee injury and the training ground at the Fort with its poor surface was doing him no favours. He never had a bad word to say about ICT, just the opposite, and sat with the fans at the semi-final. I for one wish him all the best for the future. A good player on the pitch and a gentleman off it.

Inverness CT: Mackay, Horner, Howarth, Baptie, Brown, Devine, Wilson, Polworth, Ferguson, Ross, Sutherland Subs: Hoban, Hull, Blackett, MacArthur, Maclennan Aberdeens report can be read here http://www.afc.co.uk/news/4944.php

Just to put this one to bed, John Christophe Ayina has since signed for Getafe B, in Spain's 3rd tier.

See Tudur Jones has been punted by Hibs. That 'step up' has worked spectacularly well for him, hasn't it.

24. Aberdeen 0 Inverness CT 1 Ross

I was about to ask if this had been our best start to a SPL campaign ever but last years was superior, just. This stage last year we had 4 wins and 1 draw (away to Celtic 2-2, our only conceaded goals) and a goal difference of +8, we then beat Killie away 2-1 before going down 1-0 away to Aberdeen. Our next 2 games are away to Partick and at home to St Johnston, 4 points from those and we'll have done better than last year, has to be a short term target. I've been really biting my lip this past couple of weeks about how impressed I've been for fear of jinxing it. Hughes hasnt totally won me over yet but the clean sheets are a major plus in that direction.