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Such a good start he has been named Manager of the Month for November

It also shines a light on the astonishing level of incompetence of those who appointed Ferguson. These are people who appointed Ferguson to replace a manager who they had sacked having only renewed his contract a few games previously. So they paid off Dodds and his side kicks and signed on Ferguson and his side kicks with significant salaries, all with money they didn't actually have. And all the time since these numpties came into club, there had been a coach at the club who was well regarded by anyone who knows anything at all about football.

The first thing Scott has done without doubt, is prove what a completely clueless charlatan Duncan Ferguson is/was.

Some of the greatest limbs in the away end since Cowdenbeath 3 ICT4 in October 1996 or the Hearts League Cup semi-final at Easter Road in 2014. I'm lucky enough to have been present at all three of these monumental comebacks but Saturday was extra special given the current circumstances. A massive shot in the arm for everyone involved in the club. Onwards and upwards.

Kell has made a good start but let’s not forget about the work Billy and Ross Jack are doing behind the scenes to support Kell.

Different league. Thanks to that bag of useless cr@p.

Interesting fact... Before Saturday, the last time we recovered from a two-goal deficit to win a league match was a 3-2 victory over Celtic in December 2007

Thoroughly deserved. He has been a real breath of fresh air in the club.

Here's the thing. Without administration and the removal of Ferguson we may have been no further up the table than we are now and still facing games with fear instead of hope. In a weird twisted way administration may end up saving our league status. Hopefully things are going as well with saving the club off the park

Scott has had an excellent start but I think it’s far too early to place him in a hierarchy of managers alongside people who did the job for years. More evidence is required. Keeping SK out of the reckoning for the moment purely for that reason, my own short list would be John Robertson, Terry Butcher, Yogi and Pele and indeed I don’t think even that Charlie Christie had long enough in the job for full consideration. My own choice would be Terry Butcher, even though he wasn’t in charge for either of the club’s two most important successes - the First Division title in 2004 or the Scottish Cup in 2015.

At the September 2023 meeting of the Football Memories group in the Kingsmills Suite, Gardiner barged in and insisted on being given time to tell everybody what a wonderful job he had just done securing the services of Duncan Ferguson. So by Gardiner’s own voluntary admission, this appointment can presumably be added to the extensive litany of catastrophes that he inflicted on this club.

Well done to Kells. Keep it going. Looks like he is in good company?????. [ sorry couldn't resist it] same award , same month.

It is perhaps a reminder of the huge gap in quality between the 2 divisions. Whilst our women are having a great season in the league, Dundee Utd are isolated at the bottom of the premiership having got just one point from their 14 games with a goal difference of minus 71. Give a thought too to Westdyke who are struggling in the Championship and were drawn against high flying Rangers. Westdyke will have been delighted to score a goal, but unfortunately, Rangers scored 24 in reply! With investment in Women's football increasing throughout the country and many more young girls coming into the game, general standards look set to rise. If our women's team is to continue to be successful at Championship level or even get a toe hold into the Premiership, it is clear that the brilliant work that has been going on in recent years needs to be built upon and expanded. There is now a pretty solid foundation for the development of women's football in the city and it is exciting to see the progress being made. We do, however, need to be realistic and understand just how wide the gulf is between where we and the top teams are.

I liked Ferguson. He tried really hard and did his best. Trouble was, he was a sh!te manager!

Has to be Pele for me - he sowed the seeds for everything else to follow and it was fun! Tel a close second though - he took us on to another level and as much as I admired Pele I don’t think he could have taken us to the same levels.

A lesson in rewriting history that even Charles Bannerman could not surpass. For me Terry Butcher is the absolute standout because he moved the club forward in so many areas both on and off the park and did so without need to be bumping his gums to the press to make it happen. He walked a solid road in terms of sticking it to bigger teams and the games administration without crying victim every other week. He was respected and gave respect where it was due. He took his football seriously but everyone seemed to have fun at the same time. The only negative was his departure. As for Kellacher. He's played his part in the successes of many of those being touted as 'our best' manager. Glad to see him step up and prove why that's been the case and making a name for himself.

Honestly it's been a while since I had that feel good factor after the full time whistle. Agreed we did work hard to get back in it after half time, but the game was won due to us playing some really good adventurous passing football. No hitting it aimlessly long in desperation. To be honest we battered Montrose, and the possession stats do not reflect the game. Highlight for me, Gardyne baiting the supporters at 2 nil up, then sprinting down the tunnel at full time, head down refusing to look up at the stand. By f ***k the guy fairly shifted off that pitch.

I love the start he has made, and I also appreciate that the same players who under-performed for the previous manager seem to be showing a lot more self-belief and the spirit of #TogetherNESS that we used to see. However, its waaay too early to pass judgement. Give him 25+ games or even a full season before comparing him to others and passing that kind of judgment. Things however have started well and given the adversity that they started in, then personally the signs are positive. I really want him to do well, given that he is a long standing, and local ICT stalwart in the backroom team of so many previous managers who have all talked highly of him. It has to be Pele for me. Despite the manner in which he left the club, and the fact he did not manage us in the topflight, there is no doubt he sowed the seeds of our success many years earlier. He instilled that #TogetherNESS attitude from the start that so many players have talked about over the years, he got us playing attractive football, he had us believing - due to actual results - that we could bounce back from large deficits and still win games (like we did on Saturday). He also had a keen eye for picking up someone else's cast-offs and making them ICT stalwarts. He had his demons as we all know, but man were his teams fun to watch. After that they are all in a big group for me with pros and cons in each manager's case. Robbo got us up to the Premiership and was vocal to both the league and to our club in getting the finger out regarding the stadium but his latter days at the club spoiled his legacy a bit. Terry Butcher raised our profile and was most certainly the most charismatic manager we ever had, and Yogi was kind of in the middle of Robbo and Butcher - charismatic but also not afraid to call club or officials out. Their win percentages are all in the 40-45% range. Brewster (V1) was also good but tarnished by his second spell. Charlie Christie is - I think - the only manager to have won all 5 games after the Premiership split in the 'best of the rest' bottom half of the premiership, and may have gone on to become a great manager had he not decided the stress and spotlight was too much. However, Foran, Dodds, and Ferguson as well as our first manager Sergei Baltacha were all a disappointment. Neil McCann might have been good but not enough games to really judge. I am hoping Kells makes it into the same company as Pele ... if he does, it means we have come back from the brink stronger and better at his hand.

Obviously it's far, far too early to say but the start is definitely encouraging. The key thing is that he seems to be exactly what the club and the players need at the moment. Someone who wants to be here, is trying his hardest and, perhaps most importantly, has a positive approach to games.

You seem to have forgotten Pele in all of that. Not to mention the great work Charlie has done for the club through all the years. Each has something special they have given the club. We have had to good people managing us, it's only the Gardiner years where we had utter dross, and amazingly since he has gone - we have good people again. It's amazing how destructive the boss-eyed weasel actually was. Kells deserved his crack at things. 20 years service to some good people then he had to watch the reign of the rookies - all the while knowing he could do a much better job. He is certainly proving his worth at present but it wasn't hard to improve upon Duncsball's negative tactics. I guess time will tell. I do get a good feeling that Kells will surpass expectations - although, let's be totally honest, we were a tad lucky on Saturday. The wind and the ref played their part. Only time will tell.

For me the personal sacrifice of John Robertson during covid when so many staff were ill, his great win percentage and the fact his personal charisma and connection to hearts supporters post covid season resulted in a short term cash injection that kept the club solvent for another 3 years just edges it.

No need for the cry emoji @Gringo because I had a feeling I'd do terrible this week and tbh I'm glad I did especially after the manner of the comeback plus I'm still ecstatic after that win and Warriors winning 38-19 v Sale Sharks . Hey @Robert at least you are way ahead of me and poor @big cherly, I have always been poor at predictions though so I'm fine with how I'm performing .

Superb stuff from the Caley. What a terrific performance. Scott has really got the players working hard for each other. Great to see, and if it’s going to be like the Pele years, Caley Canary, we’ll all be very happy!!

It’s like a return to the Pele years, could go 2 or 3 down and still believe we’d win! Brilliant result and very, very impressive comeback. Well done to Scott and everyone else there - players, staff and our great travelling supporters

Just listened to Kel’s interview, wow. I came away feeling brilliant having listened to it. I was a doubter, now I’m absolutely not. Please let this resurgence continue under Kel, things feel like we are ‘Inverness’ again!

donnie, you are going to have to be more creative with these reports (excellent by the way). your take on the winning goal….… Paul Allan's corner ended up in the net for the visitors to snatch a deserved win and three valuable points. BBC live match text on the winning goal………….. Goal!at 90 minutes plus 4 90'+4 Goal! Montrose 2, Inverness CT 3. Paul Allan (Inverness CT) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner.

It's behind you... Inverness were without Jake Davidson, Charlie Reilly, Connall Ewan, and Lewis Nicolson. Remi Savage started after being injured last week and Keith Bray made the bench. Former Inverness players Michael Gardyne and Matheus Machado started for Montrose. With points at a premium, and despite the Caley Jags creating plenty with Cammy Gill the busier keeper, it was Montrose that went in at the break two goals up. Graeme Webster headed in Michael Gardyne's free kick to open the scoring before Blair Lyons added a second ten minutes before the break. The second half started in the same vein with Inverness pushing to get a goal back but squandering opportunities that came their way. We bucked the trend after the hour when Luis Longstaff drilled in from outside the box. Montrose were reduced to ten men when Steeve's was red carded and a late Paul Allan double saved the day in true pantomime fashion as he scored with a precise shot to take all three points back up the A9. Oh no he didn't.......Oh yes he did ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remi Savage took his place in defence but Keith Bray only made it onto the bench. Academy player Ben Gardiner was called into the squad for the first time. James Nolan shot wide early on and Adam MacKinnon brought out a save from Cammy Gill. That would be the order of the day as chances came and went. However, not so for Montrose who took the lead just before the half hour through Webster who headed in a Gardyne free kick. They doubled the lead ten minutes before the break when Lyons fired high into the net from the centre of the box. That apart, the half consisted of missed chances and saves by Cammy Gill who denied Billy Mckay and Adam MacKinnon amongst others. Half Time: 2-0 The second half was similar to the first with Inverness probing, missing and Gill saving. However he could do nothing to stop Longstaff drilling into the bottom corner after the hour. Game on, and moreso ten minutes later when Steeves received a straight red card. Billy Mckay and Adam Mackinnon were notably denied by keeper Gill and it was all hands to the pumps for Montrose now but they were powerless to stop Paul Allan slotting in an equaliser in the 88th minute. No more than Inverness deserved for their attacking endeavour. However, we weren't finished and absolute limbs in the 94th minute when Paul Allan's shot following a corner ended up in the net for the visitors to snatch a deserved win and three valuable points. Full Time 2-3 (phew) A dramatic ending to the game with Paul Allan snatching the win and up until that moment probably the MotM award from Cammy Gill who broke Inverness hearts on at least a dozen occasions throughout the game. When Paul's angled shot ended up in the net, the MotM award was diverted to the Inverness match winner with Gill holding his head in disbelief. What a comeback. I doubt this would have happened under Duncan Ferguson's tenure. With his negative approach we would have been more likely to take on another couple of defenders and retain possession. Not for Scott Kellacher who continued to drive his team forward and deservedly got all three points at the death. More detail and reaction to follow

Three in a row (13 points out of 18 too), coming from behind in two of them. That’s the fighting spirit we need and was so badly missing under Ferguson. We have built some momentum and confidence must be high. After matches, it’s been clear that the players are a great group and want to do well for us. Well done to every one of them, plus Kellacher for instilling his beliefs and style into them. Onwards and upwards!

We are creating plenty of opportunities, and it would seem, although left until late on, sticking them away. Annan are only 8 points away now and we have a game in hand. Win our game in hand, and then pump Dumbarton and then Annan in January and we could well leap frog Annan. I can see us avoiding the relegation playoffs. What a difference a decent manager makes!

2-0 down, against the run of play and I thought the same old story. A new manager with a few good results under his belt, then things begin to sour, that’s how it seemed to me at HT. Scott K, positive as ever, gets the lads attention at HT and out they come with renewed confidence and completely turns things around, with a little help from a Montrose red card. This may well be the turning point of the season, coming back from a two goal deficit and closing the gap on the opposition. A truly great win for the team, management and all the supporters. Onwards and upwards. ️

That is astounding, i am truly (positively)shocked. Did not see such a positive result coming coming in a million years at 2 nil down.Well done to all the players and management.

Well my seer skills were not perfect. I was one goal off. But that was a second half performance we could never have seen under Ferguson. This team have

Another for Paul Allan 3-2 Brilliant. Get in

GOAL!!! 3-2 WE'VE WON IT!!!

Week 15A Mrs Gringo: 302.60 SOS: 275.20 Jodie Carnie: 252.10 TheCaleyOne: 234.00 Robert: 230.90 Scotty: 220.60 CDN Girl: 218.80 The Mantis: 204.50 MrCaleyjag: 203.20 Caley Canary: 202.00 Caleyjag: 181.10 Noho: 145.80 Gringo: 125.00 8/13 correct

Mmm, this is going well for me this season!