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Scottish 3rd Rnd Another visit to Cove is on the cards for The Caley Jags this weekend as we face a tricky away tie at Balmoral Stadium, the game scheduled for a 3:00pm kick-off. An idle weekend last week for most as storm Bert put paid to practically all the outdoor entertainment in Scotland. Our last visit to Cove was a productive one as we came away with all three points after coming from behind in Scott Kellacher's first win, which was added to the next week at home to Alloa Athletic. Nothing doing last week for either side due to Bert which will have given both sides an extra week to get players up to speed. League form goes out the window when it comes to the Scottish Cup, so hold on to your hollyhocks, it could be a bumpy ride. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Travel/Info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Condolences to all at Cove Rangers as they learned of the death of a good friend, loyal supporter and colleague, Mike Pirie. Mike was a former coach, physio and kit man at the club, Mike’s association with Cove stretches back decades. Sincere condolences to Mike's family, friends and all who knew him. RIP Mike. Venue Pld Won Drn Lst For Agst + / - Home 6 4 2 0 17 6 +11 Away 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 10 7 2 1 23 11 +12 We have had the better of Cove in the fixtures so far, but these are difficult times. Just the one defeat, and that was at Balmoral. All 10 Competitive Meetings 2 - 1 (A) 1 - 1 (H) 2 - 1 (A) 6 - 1 (H) 1 - 0 (A) 4 - 1 (H) 1 - 1 (H) 1 - 3 (A) 3 - 2 (H) 2 - 0 (H) The most relevant fixture was the last meeting: Caley Jags Get Vital Win: Top versus bottom ended in victory for the Caley Jags who climb into positive numbers at the foot of the table. Cove had made one change from the win at Dumbarton as they looked for their fifth win on the trot. Findlay Marshall replaced Arron Darge. For Inverness, graduate Sam Reid took his place on the bench with Lewis Nicolson missing. On the field, Charlie Gilmour returned to midfield to bolster the squad with Connal Ewan out injured and boss Scott Kellacher would be looking to get into positive numbers with his positive team talks. However, it only took Cove ten minutes to get in front through top scorer Mitch Megginson. Fortunately, Megginson failed to convert a first half penalty with Dibaga saving and two minutes later it was all square when Adam MacKinnon drilled high into the net. With 25 minutes left, Keith Bray popped up with a much needed and deserved winner. Given the circumstances, this was a great result played out at Cove, sharpened at Inverness but made in the Isle of Lewis. Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts To put our respective seasons into perspective, we would be one point behind Cove had we not been deducted 15 points. 1. Kelty Hearts 14 6 4 4 23 13 22 2. Arbroath 14 6 4 4 17 16 22 3. Alloa Athletic 14 5 6 3 17 12 21 4. Stenhousemuir 14 6 3 5 17 15 21 5. Cove Rangers 14 6 2 6 23 19 20 6. Q.O.S. 14 5 3 6 12 15 18 7. Montrose 14 4 5 5 12 11 17 8. Annan Athletic 14 4 2 8 9 24 14 9. Inverness CT 14 4 7 3 12 12 4 10. Dumbarton 14 3 6 5 19 24 0 Some banana skin fixtures this weekend in the romance that is the Scottish Cup. We have had our fair share of giant killing acts throughout our 30 years existence and before that the exploits of Inverness Thistle and Caledonian were something to be proud of. In season 1984-1985, the big Kilmarnock Bunnets were left lying on the turf at Kingsmills after the Division One giants were well and truly humbled 3-0 in the Highlands; a memory to savour. That result earned the Jags a trip to Parkhead in the next round where none other than Jimmy Calder was a substitute striker for the Highland League side. Go forward to 1992. Caley beating Stenhousemuir 4-1 in round2, Clyde 3-1 in round3 then taking Premier League St Johnston to a replay after a thrilling 2-2 draw at Telford Street in the next round before bowing out in the replay at Perth in front of 10,000 fans. Cove v ICT in the League game 3 weeks ago. Manager: Paul Hartley Lineup: Demus; Lobban (Glass 70), Doyle, Gillingham, Harrington, Scully, Emslie, Yule, Marshall (McAllister 70), Scully, Fyvie, Megginson (Gaffney 90) Subs (not used): Suman; Murray, McGrath Scorers: Megginson (10) Latest Team News Scott Kellacher is without Jake Davidson (knee) and Dundee's loanee Charlie Reilly (hamstring). Both players will be out for a lengthy period with Lewis Nicolson flitting in and out of the squad, presumably still nursing his way back to full fitness. The good news is that Keith Bray is getting over his shoulder injury and could come back into the squad for this one at the scene of his only League goal. Let's not forget that a wee Cup run could bring in a few Shekels for the Admin process. So good luck on Saturday guys. Well deserved recognition for Karen Mason for the phenomenal work she does at ICTWFC Wipe the tears from yer eyes, nostalgia is still alive and kicking at Telford Street in 1992... Here's an image I came across on facebook regarding the Thistle v Killie game, fans streaming across the pitch at full time where many Killie fans demonstrated outside the ground to show their displeasure at their management team. View full article

We’re in the Administration stage right now so good reasons to explain why a ICT shop would be / is not open. That said it highlights just how switched-on and ahead of us RC are with fan engagement. They know there will be a push (hopefully) by ICT on fan recruitment once we come out of Administration. Once we’re back, let’s knock our country cousins of their smug pedestal and overtake them in this marketing area.

Maybe off topic here but Ross County have a pop up shop in the Eastgate centre today. Surely we should be doing something similar to try and sell some merchandise, we are from Inverness after all.

Came across a few photos I received from Ian Broadfoot when he was writing his 'Milestones and Memories' book of ICT stats (still available at club shop I believe). Copyright unknown, but likely some combination of Trevor Martin, Gordon Gillespie or Ken McPherson. Mike Noble, Grassa, Danny McDonald and Charlie all looking a lot younger (it was 1995!) alongside provost Bill Fraser as he takes the ceremonial first cut for the future Caledonian Stadium. Last Match at Telford Street. The late, great, Alan Hercher scores the first league goal at Telford St. August 1994. Part of a 20 minute first-half hat-trick in a 5-2 win against Arbroath. Jimmy Calder gets man of the match award in our (home) Scottish Cup QF against Rangers at Tannadice. March 1996. Memorable match featuring two goals from Paul Gascoigne for the away team.

Don't forget that the prize draw closes at 12 noon on Tuesday, so there is still time to enter and have a chance of winning this truly unique, framed, signed print. If you have not entered so far, or if you wish to enter again, it is easy to do so. Just follow this link: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/inverness-caledonian-thistle-signed-stadium-print Remember that there are bargains to be had, with 6 entries costing £50 and 12 entries for £100 (usual cost £10 per ticket). Full details are available here: https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/post/ict30-unique-print-online-draw Good luck!

Well done Scotty and everyone that contributed. Give yourself a round of applause