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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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
0 - 0
(A)
1 - 0
(A)
1 - 1
(H)
1 - 3
(A)
2 - 1
(A)
2 - 0
(H)
1 - 0
(A)
1 - 0
(H)
0 - 1
(A)
2 - 2
(H)
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.
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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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