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Delighted, yes, and well done but more important than progressing in the challenge cup is that to have lost tonight could have been devastating for morale in the league in terms of “we never beat stennie”… now our boys know they can…. Onwards and upwards we (hopefully) continue to go

WARRIORS KDM TROPHY 1/4 FINAL Not just a KDM Quarter Final, but maybe an opportunity for either club to lay down a marker and give us an indication as to where the League1 title might be heading. I'm sure a resurgent Queen of the South will also have something to say about that, but in the meantime we need to deal with this KDM Challenge. It's obviously a big challenge with these two sides level at the top of League1 and Stenhousemuir could not be in better form having recently knocked Morton out of the Scottish Cup in emphatic 4-0 fashion and consolidating their presence at the top end of the table with three League wins in January, scoring nine whilst conceding zero. In fact, the only team to score against the Warriors was Stirling Albion (they did the same against us) in the previous round of the KDM Trophy which ended 1-2 for Stenhousemuir. St Johnstone or Ayr United is the prize for winning this one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Info Latest Loans Out Alloa Reaction & Highlights ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That was our squad that prevailed over Alloa Athletic at the weekend, coming from behind to record a comfortable 3-1 win with goals from Chanka Zimba x2 and a first League goal for Jordan Alonge with a composed finish. That's 15 goals in all competitions for Big Chanka. I would imagine that we will be rotating the squad despite this being a quarter final with the winners having to play either St Johnstone or Ayr United in the semi-final. However, it is an opportunity to get one over your closest rivals for promotion and I'm sure that won't be lost on the respective managers. Our last KDM game saw us end Partick Thistle's run in the competition with a 3-3 draw before we emerged victorious from the penalty spot. In the previous round we had that mismatched 0-9 win against a Dumbarton XI at the Rock. Did that win give us a false sense of invincibility as we went off the boil soon after that crushing win. Back on track now over the last couple of games with much needed League1 wins. TICKET INFO£15 – Adults £10 – Concession (Senior over 65 and up to 21) £5 – Under 12 🎟️ available eticketing.co.uk/ictfc 🎟️ available in the Main Stand only with Section Lower F available for Stenhousemuir supporters. 🎟️Also available in-store from the Club Shop and over the phone during opening hours (Mon-Fri, 9.30am – 4pm) Bar 94 will open at 1730, with last orders at 1915 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1930). 🍹 The bar reopens at full time, when the presentation will be made to the Man of the Match. 🚍 will leave the Bus Station at 1900, returning from the Stadium 10 minutes after the full time whistle (or 10 minutes after the penalty shoot out if one is required). 🚍 fare is £2.70 single (contactless payments or cash accepted), and Over 60 / Disabled and Under 22 Concession passes are valid, giving free travel on the service to passholders. The warriors were on the council telly at the weekend as they beat Kelty Hearts 2-0, their third win on the bounce in January on League duty, all without conceding a goal whilst bagging nine. Dale Carrick is a man that needs kept quiet. The former Hearts and Binos player has pace, power and an eye for goal. Also in great scoring form just now is Ross Taylor who scored both goals against Annan and Olly Whyte who scored both against Stirling Albion. Matty Aitken has bagged himself four goals in January so far. There's a reason that the men from Ochilview are hovering at the top of the table. They are a decent side. The 4-0 thrashing of Morton in the Scottish Cup should be a warning we will do well to heed. Whyte scored the winner when the sides met at Ochilview in December and back in August an Aitken penalty and a late Ross Taylor strike saw them get the better of the Caley Jags after Paul Allan had given us the lead with a penalty. If memory serves me right, that was another game where stats don't win matches. In the knock out rounds of the KDM Trophy Stenhousemuir have beaten Annan Athletic 2-0 and Stirling Albion 1-2 last time out. Obviously the priority for both teams this season is to get into the Championship which could see both sides change from their League1 starting XI. That said, a place in the semi-final at stake and getting one over the opposition could see both squads take to the park with strong first choices. 🎟️ available eticketing.co.uk/ictfc 🎟️ available in the Main Stand only Section Lower F for Away supporters

Overall a well deserved win in difficult conditions against a Stenny team who I thought were a disgrace at times with their play acting and what looked like a desire to inflict injury on some of our players. I wish we were more direct at times as playing out from the back could have cost us dear. We’d a strong penalty claim turned down but I thought our second half performance merited the win. It could prove pivotal in the title race as well as earning us a few more pounds in the semi and the chance of making the final.

Jasper Carrot was always one of my favourite comedians. His "Nutter on the Bus" and "Protect and Survive" bits along with "Moles" are the ones that stand out to me. He does do football stuff as well, his team is Birmingham City. Found this video, I think it is from the early to mid 80s, not the best picture quality but does the job. I especially like the line from about 1:59 that addresses the atmosphere at games.

SECOND HALF: They reinforced the angry man attitude when Scott McGill got his birthday card from the referee, booked in the first minute after the break. Calum MacLeod ended a good burst forward with a disappointing effort that missed the target. Surprise surprise, Gregor Buchanan followed McGill into the book. Paul Allan headed a Willox cross over before Willox departed around the hour to be replaced by Alfie Bavidge. A goalline clearance by Finlay Gray kept the scores level. The substitutes flowed from the hour with Chanka Zimba and Dale Carrick amongst others entering the field. And it was substitute Alfie Bavidge that opened the scoring with seventeen minutes remaining after his first effort was deflected behind for a corner. Following the corner Alfie shot high into the net from inside the box to put the hosts ahead after the keeper made a hash of trying to clear Paul Allan's corner kick, the ball bouncing off a ruck of players allowing Alfie to spin and lash the ball high into the net from six yards. Into time added on Zimba held up for Jordan Alonge to get a shot away with keeper Jamieson saving well. With no further scoring Inverness move into the semi-finals to await the winner of St Johnstone v Ayr United which was postponed tonight.

I was lucky enough to be involved with the media team pre-covid when we did the audio commentary for games; during Covid Andy, who ran the operation, did a test run of broadcasting a game against Dundee on a live stream which was successful (I was doing commentary for the test and I even got to look at replays on a monitor to my left!). But of course Scot Gardiner knew better and insisted on Pixellot and his own commentator. I haven't spoken to Andy for a long while but I think he took a step away from things some time back? If the club got him back involved and just let him do his thing he'd put together a package as good as any other club at this level is putting out.

As Mike Harding once said "how can a million people have the same speech defect "?

Nothing wrong with a good Brummie accent. Here's a Brummie joke for you. Not sure whether it is a Jasper Carrot one, but it could well be. Q. What's the difference between a Buffalo and a Bison? A. You can't wash your hands in a Buffalo!

Why don’t we have an ICT TV channel like other clubs? I’ve watched a few games this season on other clubs channels and the standard has been really impressive. Most recently at Alloa the quality of the footage, camera angles and commentary were superb. Even compared to our highlights package it was night and day. I was at the Partick match but noticed their stream was £10 while a match ticket was £12, which feels about right and accessible. Alloa’s setup was £25 for a month, which obviously only covers one game for me, but it still felt worthwhile. What are the actual barriers stopping us from having an ICT TV channel like other clubs in our league? Given how well other clubs are doing it, and how good the fan engagement side seems to be, it feels like something that could work. Especially for away fans and those who can’t always travel.

Love that phrase "looking interested" in commentaries. As if nobody else gives a toss! 😂

Yay. Well done boys.

Yas! Hopefully this spurs us on for the league.

First Half: So, looks like seven changes from the win over Alloa and just the three for the Warriors as the game got underway in Arctic tundra conditions. First moment of danger came from the visitors when Ross Meechan's header went awry off a cross into the box. The early posturing came from the Warriors and Finlay Gray's inviting ball just evaded Matty Aitken. In his first start, Kieron Willox was first to make a keeper work after linking up with Billy Mckay, but it was Jamieson that won this battle as he pulled off a one on one with the loanee from Stoke. At the other end Finlay Gray slalomed past three defenders with Ross Munro denying him with a reflex save. Willox looking interested in the early stages for the Caley Jags with Finlay Gray doing likewise for Stenhousemuir. Midway through the half Oscar MacIntyre was on the end of Longstaff's dangerous cross into the box but Jamieson was able to smother his effort. The visitors were totting up their corner corner count some ten minutes before the break, something we would do well to stop conceding as it can often be a cause for concern, Archie Graham heading narrowly wide from one such occasion when he could just as easily have opened the scoring. Half a dozen corners to Stenny, but in time added on, we won our first corner only for David Wotherspoon's header to be blocked and the half ended without a goal. HALF TIME: 0-0

90 MINUTES? You old fart, Maybe 9 minutes eh?

Is this a poem entitled miserable?

Interesting story, thanks. Hopefully keeping on topic, I do feel that that the way clubs like Port Vale still feel a big part of the local community is similar to that of (hopefully still) most Scottish clubs for the reasons I alluded to at the top of this thread, amongst others. This has arguably been long since lost in the higher echelons of English football and is the main reason I have such an interest in football north of the border. If you do ever make it to a Port Vale game with Brian, please let me know. There can't be too many people that follow both clubs

I remember him ... he was a good comedian. Needed bloody subtitles until you got used to the accent though!

That's from my old mate Jasper Carrott. Played football with him back in the day of village teams. Ruddy nutcase 🤣

A very Happy Christmas and 2026 to all involved with the club and all those who support or watch from a distance. Special thanks to those who spend so much time providing us with match profiles and updates on all things ICT. You do a terrific job.

It’s a UK thing.