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Quite an incredible game, loads of action, goals and questionable refereeing. Strong start from ICT with Doumbouya passing up a great chance to open the scoring when Tremarco chipped the ball in from the left but the resultant header hit the bar. Tremarco was injured putting the cross in and was replaced by Raven at left back who opened the scoring a few minutes later. Polworth chipped the ball into the box and found Draper who had stolen in behind the Hearts defence and he cushioned the ball down into the path of the inrushing Raven who steered an effort past Hamilton to put inverness one up. Hearts hadn't really done too much of note apart from lump long balls forward but they had started to press ICT back when they were hit on the counter attack. After a Hearts corner was cleared Vigurs linked quickly with Polworth to send Doumbouya into the box and he lifted the ball over the onrushing Hamilton to put Inverness firmly in control. But in the lead up to half time Hearts were very much on top in an attacking sense and grabbed a goal back when Johnsen was played in after a slip by Meekings and he nearly burst the net to bring Hearts back into the game just before the break. I'm not sure how much of a difference the slip by Meekings really made, I don't think he was going to cut it out, but Johnsen seemed to have a lot of space. There was an element of luck for the second Hearts goal which came just after the break. A deep cross from the left touchline from Rheras (?) evaded all the players in the box as well as the despairing Mackay and ended up in the next. Whilst it could be argued it was a bit of a lucky goal for Hearts I was disappointed by how easily we let the ball sail through with Meekings appearing to misjudge the flight of the ball before it bounced in. From there on Hearts really dominated possession and kept ICT hemmed in for long periods. Now it was Inverness who were resorting to long balls up the pitch to relieve the pressure on the defence and it was from one of these speculative balls forward that saw the third goal for the home side. Vigurs leathered the ball high and long in the general direction of Doran but he looked like he would be beaten to the ball by Cowie who should have easily mopped it up however he got into all sorts of bother and Doran won the ball before coolly slipping it under Hamilton to restore the lead. Again, Hearts upped the pressure and forced three corners in a row. Each time Inverness struggled to clear and it was after the third corner that Hearts grabbed another equaliser. A poor attempted clearance saw Hearts back on the attack and Cowie feed Djoum who somehow found the net with a low shot to restore parity. Disappointing to have conceded three goals at home. Defensively we didn't look great at points however we were obviously unsettled with the loss of Tremarco (and Fon Williams in the warm up) so all things considered we probably did quite well. Raven was solid at left back which was pleasing given it isn't his natural side. Doran had a good game before he came off and Polworth also performed well but was absolutely burst before the Hearts third goal and probably should have been subbed. MotM for ICT was probably Doumbouya. He missed a great chance early on but took his goal well and did a power of defensive work chasing and harrying Hearts players and had a good few tackles as well to win the ball back. Overall a cracking game which will probably be given about 2 minutes on Sportscene so they can talk about Rangers.

That's a really nice post. Quite surreal to read given it's about my old man. I'm sure my dad would be pleased to read it and would love to catch up with all the football legend back in the day.

One of those games where I would have taken a draw beforehand but felt disappointed with the draw at the end. We gave away two shockers but in general it was a pretty solid performance all round in what was an exciting end to end game. Having lost OFW in the warm up and then Tremarco soon after the start we did brilliantly to establish a 2 goal lead. On reflection, a draw is a good result but what will be more important is the seriousness of the various injuries. Special mention from me has to go to Lonsana Doumbouya. I thought he put in a fantastic shift and worked the Hearts defence very hard. He held the ball up and distributed the ball well under a lot of (usually illegal) pressure. He thoroughly deserved his goal and I hope the performances like that will give him that little extra confidence and sharpness that translates into scoring for fun. A real blow to lose Tremarco who has been the season's stand out player, but what a great performance off the bench from Dave the Rave.

Anyone remember Daisy Ross? I have only seen him play once, was he any good for Elgin or Caley?

An early goal tonight (30 Oct) for Toby Agdestein, before being replaced after about half an hour (presumably through injury). His club, Haugesund, currently ahead 2-1 at Aalesund in Norway.

In today's early kick offs (Sun 30 Oct), David Davis got Birmingham's goal in a 1-1 draw with Villa, and Dani Lopez got one for Arenas Club de Getxo in Spain in a 4-1 win at SS Reyes.

In many respects a great result, especially after being pegged back to 2-2 ...wish I could have been up North for this one. Is Doumbuoya growing into his role and game? In an unrelated note I watched a good Aberdeen v Celtic game on the box earlier, and poor old Miles Storey left stuck on the bench and Ryan Christie nowhere to be seen, aside from the obvious financial benefit, football-wise both players going nowhere in building reputations whereas if we only had the means, how good would it have been for both us and them to have kept these two guys? Oh well.

Nice first post and congratulations on what must surely a record of six years between posts on a thread.

Before the game I would have taken a draw but the way things turned playing some nice football we were robbed. Young goalie chucked in last minute and probably the worst ref all season and I am gutted we did not take all 3 points

It was the third home Saturday game in a row and I would question the amount of ICT fans at the Rangers match anyway. A good game, with a good vocal support coming from the young team. That's what sells the game to others. Expect a good turnout for the Dons.

Great seeing Doran start. Composure and creativity on the ball, cool head to score. Hope he's not out again. Like having a new signing. A little disappointed with draw after 2-0, 3-2 up but Hearts could have edged it in the end so can't complain too much. Hearts either played the ref like a piano or he's a closet Jambo who came out today. That simple. Most people I walked past after the game were talking about him. They just had to fall over (embarassingly given their obvious physicality) to get a free kick. We were often man handled and usual got nothing. Loved Draper's sarastic applause of a positive decision near end. Said it all. Can't helped wondering what the score might have been with OFW. Cammy Mackay did OK but, with OFW's miracles of recent weeks, he might have prevented one or two who knows. Hope he's back soon. It's a shame Brill seems to be rotting on the bench at Motherwell.

Good result, and 5 points from our last 9 is not a bad return at all. Also, we've lost 1 of the last 9 games, which is outstanding considering our poor start to the season. Listening to the commentary it sounds like Hearts could have nicked it close to the end, so I'm happy with a draw. Good to hear Doumbouya is improving, some glowing reports from commentators on BBC Scotland. All in all, 12 league games into his managerial career and Foran has made a very promising start.

29 Oct 2016 Eng Championship M Watkins (Barnsley 2 - Bristol C 2) Scot Cup S Soane (Forres 4 - Cumbernauld 0) SL 1 R McAllister (Peterhead 2 - Stranraer 0) SL 2 S Sutherland (Elgin C 3 - Cowdenbeath 1) Highland League D Gillespie (2) (Brora R 6 - Clach 0) M Laing (Inverurie 3 - Strathspey 0) FA Trophy I Sekajja (Lowestoft T 1 - Dulwich Hamlet 2)

Yup: http://stats.caleythistleonline.com/player2.php?id=298&season=23

For my money, Daisy's finest hour was in the 1995 Inverness Cup Final against Ross County at Grant Street (2500 crowd in Grant Street!!!!) when he charged down the left wing again and again (only 12th Man seems to have mentioned the legendary "head down"!)creating havoc in the County defence. Iain Stewart got Man of the Match for a hat trick in a 5-2 ICT victory but many felt it was Daisy's game. Daisy's family own a fish business in Kinlochbervie but I don't know if that extends to Rollers. The Apocryphal tale was that he used to come to and from Inverness in a fish lorry. I remember one pulled into the layby on the A9 beside the stadium one night during extra time and some wag shouted "taxi for Ross". Daisy also made a big impact when he went to Clach and indeed - "gentleman" does not begin to describe. PS - I also have to empathise with Caley100's comment on the generation gap on this forum in his reference to the original question..."does anyone remember Daisy Ross?" :biggrin: