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🏆 League1 Champions 🏆 The Caley Jags are off to the Championship after beating Hamilton Accies 2-1 in front of over 5000 raucous fans at the Caledonian Stadium. An early strike from Captain Danny Devine in the third minute settled the nerves and an absolute club legend Billy Mckay added a second before half an hour to up the volume in the stadium. I spoke to Billy at East Fife and he assured me they would get the job done this week. What a legend. Accies scored a late goal through Kevin O'Hara and we had an extra late drama when they were awarded a penalty. However Ross Munro pulled off a tremendous diving save to deny Oli Shaw and that was the cue for an enthusiastic but premature pitch invasion. About fifteen minutes later the game resumed for a handful of seconds before referee Chris Graham called a halt and the real pitch invasion started. Credit to Stenhousemuir for giving it a real go all season, good luck in the play-offs. Full report and match reaction tomorrow. We have some celebrating to do now. 🍺 The Main Stand and the North Stand were packed out as the the teams took to the pitch for hopefully the final time this season. Would we take the game to Accies or would we play a cagey game like we did at East Fife the previous week? That question would be answered in the third minute when Captain Danny Devine crashed Paul Allan's corner kick high into the net in front of the Hamilton fans to set the scene for the afternoon with the home fans loving this early advantage. Inverness were in control of the early stages with the bulk of the game being played in the Accies third of the pitch with MacKinnon and Wotherspoon prominent and Billy Mckay rolling back the years as he buzzed around the front line. Alfie Bavidge was also running the channels and using his pace to good effect. Accies were restricted to shooting from range, not necessarily on target with Ross Munro idle for the most part. The pressure was mounting on the visitors with a number of blocked efforts keeping the score down, but nobody was on hand to stop club legend Billy Mckay scoring after great work on the left side through Wotherspoon and Mitchell Robertson whose cross into the box was finished by Billy, his 132nd goal for this club. That ramped up the volume in the stands, however we all held our breath when the ball got stuck under Devine's feet as he tried to get the ball back to Munro. Thankfully the keeper managed to get to the ball in the nick of time to dribble his way out of danger and keep us two ahead at the break. Alas Danny's game was over before the break as he was unable to continue after an earlier knock and he limped off to be replaced by Oscar MacIntyre with Robertson moving inside to centre back. HALF TIME: 2-0 Accies looked sharper after a torrid first half and pressed Inverness higher up the park without really troubling Munro. We blocked a couple of attempts in the first few minutes of the second half as we seemed content to hold what we had and in truth, the game lost it's sparkle and deteriorated into a dire midfield battle. Ross Millen had an effort saved before the substitutes flowed from both sides. We did force four corners in quick succession but it ended with the ball holding up in the breeze and going behind. Millen hit a fierce shot just wide as we looked to kill off the game and the best chance of the second half saw Alfie Stewart head wide after a great ball in from the left. The game was untidy over the final fifteen minutes but there was late drama when Kevin O'Hara scored after we conceded one too many free kicks allowing Accies to get the ball into our box all too often for my liking. Ahh well, so be it. However, there was further drama when we were all waiting for the final whistle to blow. Millen was adjudged to have tripped Oli Shaw who took the spot kick himself. As befits champions, Ross Munro pulled off a great save to his right and that triggered a spontaneous pitch invasion from the over eager young team. It took a while to clear a thousand or so from the playing surface before the game restarted. It was barely worth restarting and the game was brought to a halt seconds later to start invasion number two, this time in earnest as jubilant fans celebrated on the park with players. FULL TIME: 2-1 It's been a long season, coming from five points behind as we set out to win the title. Thirty-six League1 games later and add on four League Cup ties, two Scottish Cup ties and eleven KDM trophy games, it's been quite a journey. Not to mention seven pre-season encounters and a testimonial plus three North of Scotland Cup ties then it really has been a wonderful season after all the trauma we have come through under our previous failed regime. Think that is 64 games negotiated and Previewed and Reported here on CTO. Statue for Savage incoming. Well done to everyone concerned at the club and to the fanbase for producing a brilliant atmosphere throughout our season, especially in the final game. The Supporters Bus organisers, the Wyness Shuffle podcasters, and a massive well done to George Moodie and Supporters Trust for the huge improvements in the matchday experience. No doubt I've missed some out, apologies for that, but a huge thanks on here to Scotty for keeping this site going and to IBM for keeping all the stats up to date. There's a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes on CTO and it really is much appreciated. CHAMPIONS 🎥 Innes Mackay Great wee double act 👏 ICTFC HIGHLIGHTS Date: 02/04/2026 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5029 Referee: Chris Graham Inverness CT: 2 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Millen, Devine (McIntyre 49), Savage, Robertson, Allan, MacKinnon (MacLeod 72), Stewart, Wotherspoon (Brannan 80), Bavidge, B Mckay (Zimba (80)) Subs (not used): Ross; Chalmers, Alonge, Willox, Longstaff. Scorers: Devine (3), B Mckay (26) Booked: Bavidge (58) Sent Off: none Hamilton Accies: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Lane; Hutton, Smutek (Shiels 85), Kilday (Hendrie 84), Gallacher, McKinstry, Newbury, Simpson (Crookston 68), O'Hara, MacDonald, Shaw Subs (not used): Cameron, Forrest, Morgan, Stafford Scorers: O'Hara (85) Booked: Hutton (77) Sent Off: none

One step Closer This was the ninth meeting between these two sides and the most crucial given what was at stake for both teams. For the Caley Jags, they are focussed on one thing, promotion, and the result at Cove v Stenhousemuir will be secondmost on their minds. Kelty will be fully committed to the task in hand whilst keeping an eye on events at Cove and Montrose v Accies where their closest relegation rivals will be battling for points. It was a tight affair as we suspected and it took an own goal to separate the sides after a less than impressive first half in the swirling conditions. It happened at the far end and it took a while to decide but the goal has been credited to Alex Ferguson following a corner. (Bet he wishes he had stayed at Manchester United) Who knows, we never had binoculars. The goal followed on from the best effort of the game so far when Kyle Gourlay denied Adam MacKinnon with a great low save in the bottom corner, the result was a Paul Allan corner kick to Inverness. The rest is history. That's how it ended with little goalmouth action although Kelty came close with a shot from distance that curled just wide of the top corner. Phew! That was the closest they came and a big warning to us. With Stenhousemuir losing at Cove and Accies winning at Montrose, promotion and relegation have become a little clearer but nothing finalised yet with only two games remaining. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A chilly afternoon on the Moray Firth greeted the teams with April showers and blustery winds forecast for the afternoon and Kelty meant business by changing ends before kick-off. Full report to follow but to be honest, the first half was tense and dull where virtually nothing happened. An early warning for us as we had to clear one away yards from goal and a similar effort for us at the other end. A Zimba effort held by Kyle Gourlay was the only moment of note in a terrible first forty-five. Maybe the swirling wind had something to do with it but it was a total non event. The pace improved after the break but like Talking Heads, it was still tense and nervous, we can't relax... The introduction of MacIntyre and Longstaff at the interval gave us more width and it seemed to inject a bit more life about proceedings but still not exactly a riot like we showed at Peterhead. Lewis Moore had an effort saved comfortably by Ross Munro before it took the introduction of MacKinnon to put the final piece of the jigsaw in place and he was instrumental in bringing about the only goal of the game. At last we saw some good build up play and MacKinnon's shot was well saved by Gourlay just inside the post at the expense of a corner. Not for the first time this season, Paul Allan's inswinging corner landed right on top of the goalline and it looked like the ball has come off Alex Ferguson before entering the net. Pin point accuracy from Allan and just the break we needed although Allan is still trying to clam the goal. Not a game for taking unnecessary risks and our defence limited Kelty to very few opportunities, one of those a shot that whistled close to the junction of crossbar and post. That was a timely reminder we still had work to do as Bavidge headed over and Longstaff skied one after good interplay outside the box. As they have done most of the season, our defence stood firm with Kelty not looking likely to get back on level terms and it was a massive three points combined with the news that Stenhousemuir had been beaten 2-0 at Cove. FULL TIME: 1-0 Pos Team Pld Gd Pts ICTFC 34 35 65 Stenny 34 20 61 7 Cove 34 -5 34 8 E Fife 34 -27 34 Accies 34 11 31 ☹️ Kelty 34 -29 26 It's not very clear but appears to be an og. Either way a massive 3points Inverness CT 65pts THE RUN IN Stenhousemuir 61pts ICTFC 1-0 Kelty Hearts 18th April @15:00 Cove 2-0 STENNY East Fife v ICTFC 25th April @15:00 STENNY v Alloa ICTFC v Accies 2nd May @15:00 Montrose v STENNY Footage from Kelty Hearts Date: 18/04/2026 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2405 Referee: Colin Steven Inverness CT: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Millen, Devine, Savage, Robertson (MacIntyre 46), MacLeod, Allan, Stewart (MacKinnon 56), Alonge (Longstaff 46), Bavidge (B Mckay 89), Zimba (Wotherspoon 77) Subs (not used): Ross; Brannan, Willox, Chalmers Scorers: Ferguson (61 og) Booked: MacKinnon (90+1) Sent Off: none Kelty Hearts: 0 Manager: Thomas O'Ware Lineup: Gourlay; Pettifer (Cunningham 76), Brydon, Corr (Wylie 65), Fisher, Ferguson, Moore, Arnott (Murray 64), Cooper (Graham 76), McCarvel, Davidson Subs (not used): Adamson; Leitch, Snoddy, Thomas Scorers: none Booked: Ferguson (78) Sent Off: none

Into the Black The two teams that got off to the best start last weekend met at the newly Christened SarensPSG Stadium but they start the day at opposite ends of the table due to our five point deduction in the aftermath of administration. Scott Kellacher had the pleasant dilemma of choosing his squad on merit rather than who is fit although Ross Millen, Adam MacKinnon and Jake Davidson require more time with Doc Proc before getting back on the pitch. Paul Allan made the bench. Peterhead have put together a decent squad full of Eastern promise with a few ex-Dons in their squad and plenty of experience in there as well. Peter Pawlett was injured last week and missed out, but Jack Newman, Cammy Smith, Jason Brown all started. The Caley Jags took a deserved lead as half time approached, the tenacity and quality of Wotherspoon on the end of a superb move. Liam Sole added a second ten minutes into the second period and that ended the scoring. Alas he went off injured soon after and with that the game went into a bit of a lull as the hosts recorded their second win to climb into positive points with Peterhead rarely troubling the home goal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A blustery afternoon that had already seen off the Moy Game Fair greeted the sides as the game got underway, the Caley Jags shooting towards the North Stand. A bright opening for the hosts put Peterhead on the back foot from the off. Although we dominated possession, Jack Newman was underworked in the visitors goal. Alfie Stewart brought out a great save from him after half an hour with a ferocious twenty-five yarder, the keeper flying high across goal to deny the wee man. The opening goal came five minutes before the break and it was a well worked move finished of by Wotherspoon. The set up was superb from Billy Mckay chesting an Alfie Stewart through ball down before laying it out wide for Oscar McIntyre to drill a low ball into the six yard box where Spoony did brilliantly to turn the ball into the net at the front post. We almost added a second but Newman saved brilliantly to deny Spoony with an acrobatic save. HALF TIME: 1-0 Liam Sole knocked in a second in the fifty-fifth minute after a Longstaff shot had been blocked by the keeper or the post but unfortunately Sole limped off injured minutes later. Enter Alfie Bavidge and it wasn't long before he was in action dragging a shot wide after a good run to the box, cutting in from the left. He then combined with Billy Mckay but the veteran striker saw Newman tip his shot over. The final twenty was a bit of a lull with Inverness in total control. A late cross from the left saw the ball strike a defender and bounced close to the base of the post and out for a corner and with the home feet off the throttle another snippet for a consolation was drilled wide when Carnwath really should have made the keeper work. FULL TIME: 2-0 Good result for the Caley Jags who dominated proceedings against a Peterhead side who came to park the bus. The referee was over officious and pedantic and constantly stopped play for the slightest of things making the second half duller than it should have been. Newman kept it close with two or three excellent saves whilst Ross Munro could have sat in the stand or gone for a coffee. Bottom line is that we are into positive figures so it's onwards and upwards from here. Accies and Alloa are the front runners on six points. On CTO: Bookings were ridiculous apart from Longstaff's. Poor poor referee who virtually decided every tackle was a foul especially when the Peterhead players shouted in agony. Easily one of the worst referees that has been here and that's saying something. Sterner tests to come surely but can only beat what’s in front of us and we have done so impressively thus far. Not often pre-season optimism stretches to three matches…and the aforementioned players still to come back…not felt this good about football for a long time…thank you Alan Savage, management & players for getting everything so sorted from the mess we were in I see Peter Reid got his Volvo sold! ⚽️️ The goals from yesterday’s 2-0 win against Peterhead 🙌 David Wotherspoon with a smart finish to open the scoring 💪 Liam Sole with his first goal for the club Honest assessment from Peterhead's Ryan Strachan Date: 09/08/2025 Venue: Caledonian SarensPSG Stadium Attendance: 2078 Referee: Iain Snedden Inverness CT: 2Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, McIntyre, Longstaff, Stewart (Allan 60), Chalmers, Sole (Bavidge 61), Wotherspoon (Alonge 93), B Mckay (Zimba 88) Subs (not used): Ross; Clark, Strachan, Robertson, R Thompson Scorers: Wotherspoon (39), Sole (55) Booked: Sole (15), Longstaff (81), Savage (83) Sent Off: none Peterhead: 0Manager: Jordon Brown Lineup: Newman; Strachan, Jason Brown, Wilson, Trialist, C Smith (Ross 60), Forrest, McCarthy (Carnwath 82), Barry (McGinn 71), Jack Brown (McGuffie 60), Shanks (Colotty 71) Subs (not used): Oluyemi; Mackie Scorers: none Booked: McCarthy (36) Sent Off: none

🏆 KDM TROPHY FINAL 🏆 It's been a long slog but we have battled our way through to the final of the KDM Trophy where we will face Raith Rovers at the neutral venue of Firhill in Glasgow. It's been quite a journey since we played our first Challenge Cup game at Elgin back on the 12th of August last year. Eight months and another ten games later we will face-off against Championship side Raith Rovers in the final. It's been some journey and we are unbeaten up to the final having won all ten matches so far scoring a total of 41 goals and conceding 8, eliminating two Championship sides in Partick Thistle and Ayr United, won a penalty shoot-out, had one game postponed, scored a club record nine goals in a mismatch against Dumbarton, beaten League1 rivals Stenhousemuir and had Alfie Bavidge knocking in four in one game. Who ever said it was a Mickey Mouse Cup? It certainly caught the eye more once the knock-out stages started with the introduction of the Championship sides and we are now on our way to our sixth final. We lost our first in a dramatic penalty kick defeat to Alloa Athletic back in season 99/2000. In 03/04 we beat Airdrie 2-0 and in 09/10 we let a two goal lead slip against Dundee to lose out in an entertaining five goal final. We returned to the final in 17/18 to defeat Dumbarton 1-0 with a late Carl Tremarco goal when extra time looked likely and the 19/20 final was shelved due to the covid crisis where we were to play Sunday's opponents Raith Rovers. The trophy was shared then, so this weekend we can play for the right to get our hands on the trophy legitimately. This will be Raith Rovers fifth appearance in the final having won it three times. They have reached the final in four of the last six seasons it has been contested, the tournament being cancelled in season 2020/21. Their last two KDM fixtures to get to the final saw them eliminate Championship sides Queens Park and Airdrie in penalty kick shoot-outs. 💰 There's £150,000 up for grabs if you win and a not too shabby £100,000 for the runners-up. 💰 🤑 Either way, that's a lot of dosh 🤑 Chanka Zimba is suspended, but it transpires that his suspension is for League games only, therefore he will be eligible to play on Sunday but will miss the League game at Stenhousemuir. However, he was on International duty for Zambia against Argentina on April 1st. Lionel Messi shared the same pitch with Chanka for half an hour in Buenos Aires. Trust me, it was a real thing, not AI and not an April Fool. Well done to Chanka for getting recognition after a good season at the Caley Jags. A great achievement to go from an early bath at Recreation Park Alloa to the Estadio Alberto J Armando in Buenos Aires, a stadium capable of 50,000 plus crowds. A feat that will never ever be replicated. Memories made for life! Back home, Liam Sole is free from suspension and will be available should he now be injury free. Danny Devine missed out last week through injury and another two or three were possibly carrying knocks. We will also need to keep an eye on the game at Ochilview with Stenhousemuir hosting Hamilton Accies as the run in for the League1 title gets serious. Weather watch: It looks like Dave is coming over the weekend with strong winds and heavy rain forecast. Make sure you take a kite with you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Info 📣Matchday Important message📣 Barry Wilson Interview Carl Tremarco Interview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This will go to the Wyre Ticket Prices @ Firhill £20 – Adults £12 – Concessions (65+ and students) £6 – Juveniles (ages 12–16) Under 12s – Free if accompanied by a paying adult. Anyone under the age of 12 must enter with an adult. Inverness Caledonian Thistle supporters will have access to tickets in the Jackie Husband Stand Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4. Club Singing Section Supporters wishing to purchase tickets in the ICTFC Singing Section should select Section 2 of the Jackie Husband Stand. Last time out, and on the telly, we had a massively disappointing home draw with QotS where we looked jaded and devoid of ideas. KDM Trophy 12/08/25 4-1 Elgin City(H) 26/08/25/ 4-1 Aberdeen(H) 05/09/25 2-1 Binos(H) 23/09/25 6-0 Dundee(H) 11/10/25 4-1 Forfar Ath(A) 11/11/25 6-0 Dundee Utd(H) 16/12/25 9-0 Dumbarton(A) 06/01/26 P-P Partick Th(A) 13/01/26 3-3 Partick Th(A) 2701/26 1-0 Sten'muir(H) 24/02/26 2-1 Ayr United(A) 05/04/26 - Raith Rovers(N) We will need all hands to the pumps if we are to lift the trophy. Chanka Zimba appears to be free to play on Sunday but will miss the crunch title match at Stenhousemuir. Hopefully Liam Sole and Danny Devine will be fit and maybe we can have our best right back this season in Calum MacLeod starting. It's no use sitting in for ninety minutes against Raith Rovers and then wondering what if! We need to be clinical and pacey, not sloppy and pedestrian. In our favour, we are at our best when we are underdogs!!! Raith Rovers last squad out in a comfortable 3-0 win over Ayr United who have since sacked Scott Brown. Surely it's not that embarrassing losing to Rovers A brace from Innes Cameron and one from Richard Chin sealed Broon's fate. Rovers have had a disappointing season by their own high standards and sit just outside the top four. Dougie Imrie is now the boss having taken over from Barry Robson in November. Raith's KDM: Rovers 5-2 Accies Rovers 1-0 QotSth Q Park 1-1 Rovers (1-3 pens) Airdrie 1-1 Rovers (3-5 pens) Jai Rowe scored 3 v Accies Easton has two KDM goals Championship stats > Raith have 34 for & 34 against ⚽ Dylan Easton has 8 goals ⚽ Jack Hamilton has 6 goals Rovers have claimed the trophy three times in four attempts. In season 2013/14 they beat Rangers by a solitary goal in the Ramsden Cup. Former Caley Jag John Baird scored the winner at Easter Road in front of almost 20,000. Having shared the Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Trophy in 2019/20 with the Caley Jags; one for you and one for me, they then won it two seasons later when they beat Queen of the South 3-1 at the Excelsior Stadium with two headed goals from Matej Poplatnik and a strike from Ethan Ross. It was then known as the SPFL Trust Trophy. In Season 2022/23 they lost out in the final 1-0 to Hamilton Accies when it was still the SPFL Trust Trophy, with Reghan Tumilty the scorer. That brings us up to date where they play the Caley Jags at Firhill on Sunday 5th April. Hear what the finalists are saying ahead of the game>>>>> Here's the start of the Final Countdown Inverness CT 58pts THE RUN IN Stenhousemuir 57pts ICTFC NO ⛔ GAME 4th April @ 15:00 STENNY v Accies 🏆 KDM FINAL - ICTFC 🏆 5th April @16:10 🏆📺 Raith Rovers 🏆 STENNY v ICTFC - 📺 11th April @17:30 STENNY v ICTFC - 📺 Peterhead v ICTFC - 📺 14th April @19:45 STENNY - No ⛔ Game ICTFC v Kelty Hearts 18th April @15:00 Cove v STENNY East Fife v ICTFC 25th April @15:00 STENNY v Alloa ICTFC v Accies 2nd May @15:00 Montrose v STENNY

Season Opener Starts at Kelty The League campaign kicks off this Saturday and it's the first training ground derby of the season on day one as we visit New Central Park, Kelty. Neither side qualified for the knockout stages of the League Cup with both being thrashed in their final Group fixture. Inverness start the season on minus 5 points as part of the Administration process from last season. We will be looking to start clawing that deficit back as soon as possible, starting on Saturday. With the League Cup Group stages being completed, Alloa have been the surprise package and boosted there ranking with the bookies as serious challengers for League1 promotion. They won their Group C winning all four games and eliminating Dundee in the process. Cove will also fancy their chances of going up. With three new teams in the league this season, it's fresh pastures again with East Fife, Peterhead and Hamilton entering the mix. Hallelujaha! There is a God after all and he is working for the SFA. The Caley Jags red card appeal has been upheld at the Fast Track Tribunal meaning Remi Savage will be available for selection this weekend. The bigger issue is how did he miss the referee and he will require extra training for that... To top that off and out trump Kelty, strikers Alfie Bavidge and Chanka Zimba have been brought into our squad along with defender Mitchell Robertson. Beat that! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alfie Bavidge Chanka Zimba Mitchell Robertson Match/Ticket/Bus/Info Book Tickets HERE Under 12's free with paying adult ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matchday One Inverness sent this error strewn squad out last week in the ill fated game at Starks Park where we were not at our best as we gifted goals, penalties, own goals and sending offs as if they were going out of fashion. Two down in seven minutes and three down at the interval, it didn't get any better after the break although Wotherspoon did flick one in from a Strachan cross. That seemed to annoy Raith and they promptly got their three goal advantage back before Remi Savage's own goal and subsequent red card after the final whistle. (Appeal upheld since weekend). Not a great day at the office and Scott Kellacher was well aware of our shortcomings. We were without Ross Millen, Calum MacLeod and Paul Allan with MacKinnon still out longer term. Oscar MacIntyre made his debut having just signed from Hibs. That said, it was a poor performance from us while Raith showed why they are in the Championship with a clinical display. With these players out, we were left with a mainly inexperienced bench. Liam Sole is one player who could be a match winner and entertainer with his bag full of tricks. He should be a handful for the best defenders in League1 and I'm predicting he will lift the gloom pretty soon. Wow! It's already lifting with Savage free for selection this weekend. Happy days. SCOTT KELLACHER: No Listen! Waiting to hear...Must be at Belladrum Or was he just busy signing strikers...... Boom! Not one, but two strikers landing at the Caledonian Stadium the day before we meet Kelty. Also brought in defender Mitchell Robertson on loan from Celtic u19's. Take That ye Maroons. Well at least I thought that was what he said 😂. Alfie Bavidge is back on a year long loan and Chanka Zimba signs on a one year deal. Excited much! Kelty were trounced 6-0 by Livingston in their final Group H game last Saturday whilst we were getting gubbed 5-1 at Stark's Park by Raith Rovers. This was Kelty's team at Almondvale , the Home of the Set Fare Arena. The match stats were heavily in favour of promoted Livi with 22 attempts for the Premiership side and just the one for Kelty. They've had better days though. Their best result was holding Kilmarnock to a no scoring draw in Kelty and went on to win the bonus point in the penalty shoot-out. They started with a dominant 4-0 win at Brora but were derailed at home with East Fife winning 1-0 in their following game. Next up was the draw with Killie before the rout at Livingston. Johnston, Cole (x2) and Ferguson were the scorers at Brora. Not much to go on this early in the season so it will be a 'suck it and see' day on Saturday. From last season, Kelty have lost a few including Scot Allan (retired), Cunningham, Lyon and Broadfoot. In have come Alex Ferguson, midfielder (St Johnstone); Craig Clay, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic); Innes Murray, midfielder (Arbroath); Jack Brydon, defender (Queen of the South); James Graham, forward (Stirling Albion); Aaron Arnott, midfielder (Bonnyrigg Rose); Kai Kirkpatrick, midfielder (Albion Rovers). Latest News from the Kelty Camp: Scotland u19 international defender Jack Wyllie has joined the club on a season long loan deal from Rangers.

CTO Player of the YearOscar MacIntyre Oscar has had a great season with us since signing from Hibs and has been a favourite with the fans. He has scored 1 goal for the club in our 3-3 draw with Partick Thistle in the KDM Trophy (which we won on penalties) and picked up 5 yellow cards, in 37 appearances for the club. Starting the season well he was then rotated with Mitchell Robertson, but was picking up votes in most games he played throughout the season. Although he did not start on Saturday he came on as a sub for Danny Devine, no votes came his way but he had enough to win.CONGRATULATIONS OSCAR Player of the Year 2025-2026 Oscar MacIntyre 62 points Alfie Stewart 57 points Calum MacLeod 55 points Remi savage 43 points Paul Allan 32 Points David Wotherspoon 28 points Monthly Winners. July - Calum MacLeod August - Oscar MacIntyre September - Paul Allan October - Adam MacKinnon November - Adam MacKinnon December - Remi Savage January - Alfie Stewart February - Alfie Stewart March - Jordan Alonge - Alfie Stewart April - Remi Savage May - Billy Mckay Congratulations to Oscar as the CTO Player of the Year voted by you. I along with many other fans hope he will sign on with the club for next season, including young Finlay MacLellan who picked up his autograph earlier in the season. Thanks again for all your votes throughout the season and hope to keep it going in the next one. CTO also thank IBM for all his hard work in keeping the PotY polls running throughout every season. It's an interactive poll on CTO as fans post their own opinions on player performances (5-3-1 points) which gets totted up to determine who gets this accolade, and this year Oscar is your Man!

Champagne on Ice A sold out away crowd were on hand to see if the Caley Jags could secure promotion to the Championship at Bayview Stadium in the penultimate League fixture of the season. Hopes were high after last weeks results where Stenhousemuir lost at Cove Rangers and Inverness nervously scraped home against Kelty Hearts to open up a four point gap with just two games remaining. A few different permutations remain but it's going to the wire after a 1-1 draw at Bayview and Stenhousemuir beating Alloa 1-0. It was a massive let down for the big away support who witnessed a disjointed scrappy performance by the Caley Jags against a team that were prepared to fight for the jerseys and deserved their point today whilst we fired high balls onto the head of Brian Easton as if he was a ball magnet. Michael MacKenna scored a simple knock in after our defence were easily opened up on the right side. We were second to every ball for 80 minutes, The introduction of some subs injected a bit more urgency but it took a superb strike from Billy Mckay to salvage an unlikely point in the final minute of the ninety after he chested the ball, spun round and shot early from the edge of the box to leave the keeper stranded as the ball rifled into the bottom corner. That was the solitary bit of quality on a day when we looked overawed and ordinary and the fans left the stadium shaking their heads. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It started reasonably brightly for us in the opening minutes as Longstaff had an opportunity to cut into the box before Robbie Hemfrey saved from a tight angle. It was a bright afternoon with a hint of a stiff breeze on the park that often held long balls up long enough for defenders to get the easy pickings, and so it went on. Mamadou Bah headed over from a corner and the ever dangerous Michael McKenna saw Ross Munro save his header to the bottom corner. Chanka Zimba went down injured and to be honest might just as well have stayed on the ground for the rest of the half such was the impact he was having on procedings. Maybe the hosts saw this as an excuse to leave their players on the surface a la Fawlty Towers 'well you started it'. McKenna had another header saved by Munro ten minutes before the break and the 'injuries' continued to the interval in what had been a very poor half with chances at a premium. HALF TIME: 0-1 The tempo upped at the start of the second half but it was the hosts that were looking livelier around the box with Munro the busier keeper, saving from Nathan Austin in the bottom corner. Oscar MacIntyre was blocked just as he offloaded a shot as he raced onto a ball on the edge of the box and minutes later East Fife went ahead. Good work or not so good defending, but the hosts did well to retain the ball on their left wing following a throw-in and Slattery's ball into the middle was knocked in by McKenna from ten yards to dent our ambitions. We could all see this coming thus far in the game and for the next twenty minutes it could have got worse. McKenna was denied by Munro as the Fifers broke forward, the keeper able to save comfortably in the end. The play was still being disrupted and more substitutes added to this but ultimately would throw us a get out of jail card right at the end. From this point onwards, we showed much more urgency with Wotherspoon and Billy Mckay now on the park although the bigger mystery was why was Zimba still on it (or was he? Maybe it was his destiny). Ross Munro pulled off a tremendous save to stop McKenna adding a second as he acrobatically tipped his effort over the bar. That was a crucial save by the keeper that kept us in the game. Hemfrey pulled off a TV save when substitute Adam MacKinnon's volley was bounced off the surface towards the top corner but the keeper had time to take the cigar out before diving and catching the ball with both hands, Thankfully for us, Zimba surfaced just in time to nod Paul Allan's lob towards the box onwards where the genius of Billy Mckay left the keeper rooted to the spot as his volley found the bottom corner from around twenty yards. Billy collected Chanka's backward head flick on his chest and his strikers instinct saw him swivel and volley as smooth as you like and for that we will be eternally grateful for Paul, Chanka and the predatory Billy Mckay. That goal alone might just be enough to save our season as a draw next week is another option to going straight up. FULL TIME: 1-1 Make no bones about it, this was a dismal showing in a game that could have yielded the League1 title and with it promotion to the Championship. Instead of that we were dragged into a dogged battle against a team fighting for survival accompanied by some questionable tactical decisions to stay down injured at the drop of a hat. Nonetheless it worked as a disruptive influence on the game which killed any chance of a repeat of the flowing action we saw at Peterhead recently. Mind you, a lot of that was down to our own lack of tactical nous in launching numerous aimless balls forward to Brian Easton's head, a tactic that rightly saw him named man of the match. East Fife are now set for a final day relegation play-off battle after Accies beat Peterhead but that point today for the Fifers gives them some hope going into the final games next week just one point ahead of Accies with Kelty Hearts now officially relegated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 35 35 66 2 Stenny 35 21 64 3 Alloa 35 15 53 4 QotS 35 8 51 5 P'Head 35 -14 43 6 Monty 35 -17 42 7 Cove 35 -3 37 8 E Fife 35 -27 35 9 Accies 35 13 34 Kelty 35 -31 26 How important could this goal be. A strike that rooted the keeper to the spot. Date: 25/04/2026 Venue: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1348 Referee: Alastair Grieve East Fife: 1 Manager: Dick Campbell Lineup: Hemfrey; Wilson, Bah, Munro, Easton, Peggie, Slattery (Scally 61), McManus, Millar, McKenna, Austin (Oladipo 61), Culbert Subs (not used): Rollo; Gaffney, Halliday, Halsey, Healy, Latona, Rowe, Scorers: McKenna (56) Booked: Bah (87) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Millen (Wotherspoon 73), Devine, Savage, McIntyre (Robertson 64), Longstaff (MacKinnon 58), MacLeod (Alonge 58), Allan, Stewart (B Mckay, 73), Bavidge, Zimba Subs (not used): Ross; Brannan, Chalmers, Willox Scorers: B Mckay (89) Booked: Longstaff (57) Sent Off: none

Crucial Kelty Crunch Game After a convincing 2-0 win at Peterhead in midweek, the Caley Jags head into the final three games of the season with a one point advantage over a relentless Stenhousemuir. A stunning Alfie Stewart free kick and an equally impressive team goal put into the net by Chanka Zimba saw us leap frog the Warriors with no room for error over the final 270 minutes. Kelty come North on the back of a great result against Montrose which has seen them narrow the gap to safety and they now sit five points adrift of Cove Rangers and two behind Hamilton Accies. With Kelty in as much need of points as us but for different reasons, then this could be a tough game all round but one we are well capable of dealing with after showing more conviction in the second half at Balmoor. Don't forget to put your retro shirts on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/Bar/Info Bring a Friend for a Fiver ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All 8 Competitive Meetings 0 - 0 (A) 2 - 2 (H) 3 - 0 (A) 0 - 2 (H) 1 - 0 (A) 1 - 1 (H) 0 - 0 (A) 1 - 0 (A) We were in the Pink at Balmoor on Tuesday night and warmed to the task with an assured performance to put promotion back in our own grasp, but there's no wiggle room with Stenny breathing down our necks. Keep it under your hat, but Alfie Stewart is turning out to be a great asset. He doesn't do tap-ins. Every one of his goals this season have been belters. Last Six League1: D W D D D W Not turning draws into wins has been a major stumbling block this season in our drive for promotion. We took the bull by the horns against Peterhead and took the game to them, especially in the second half where nobody would have complained had we scored half a dozen. Here's a sobering thought. We have never beaten Kelty at home in the three games we have played in the Highlands with one defeat and two draws. The diamond shaped midfield worked well at Peterhead, especially in the second half where we went for the jugular. Chanka Zimba notched his 19th goal of the season at Peterhead and Alfie's stunner was his eighth. Getting to the game Bar 94 and Matchday Bus times for Saturday's game against Kelty Hearts. Bar 94 will open at 1200, with last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445). The bar reopens at full time, when expect to be joined by some of the players. Operated by Stagecoach, buses will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415. Buses return from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800. The bus fare is £2 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. Why not come down early, make a day of it, and wait to see the players after full time? Saturday is Retro Shirt Day in Bar 94, so a chance to wear your all time favourite strip, whilst we also have excellent, high quality framed prints of the Stadium, produced and donated by member Stewart Coghill, available for purchase at £50 each. Some great shirts over the years. Dig out your grandads olde shirt and wear it with pride, preferably without your grandad still inside it. The Kelty recovery continued last Saturday with a tremendous 3-1 win at home to Montrose. An Arnott penalty and a brace from Cooper won the points at New Central Park. That followed on from an excellent 2-1 win away to Accies and an equally impressive home draw with Queen of the South who ended that game with ten men. Last Six League1: L D L W D W It's not been the best of seasons for the Maroons since we beat them 3-0 in the season opener back on the 2nd of August. Seems like a lifetime away now. However with the return of Cunningham, Kelty have a glimmer of hope in avoiding automatic relegation and that looked a forlorn hope a month ago. January window signings: In: Arran Pettifer, midfielder (Arbroath); Dylan Corr, defender (Morton, loan to permanent); Ross Cunningham, forward (Stirling Albion) Loan in: Cammy Cooper, forward (Airdrie); Sam Fisher, defender (Dunfermline); Alasdair Davidson, defender (Dunfermline) Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 33 34 62 2 Stenny 33 22 61 3 Alloa 33 14 50 4 QuotS 33 8 49 5 P'Head 33 -12 42 6 Monty 33 -15 41 7 E Fife 33 -25 34 8 Cove 33 -7 31 9 Accies 33 9 28 10 Kelty 33 -28 26 Scott Kellacher giving nothing away Going to the wire! How's your nails>>> Inverness CT 62pts THE RUN IN Stenhousemuir 61pts P'Head 0-2 ICTFC ✔️ 14th April STENNY - No ⛔ Game ICTFC v Kelty Hearts 18th April @15:00 Cove v STENNY East Fife v ICTFC 25th April @15:00 STENNY v Alloa ICTFC v Accies 2nd May @15:00 Montrose v STENNY

One down three to go After the disappointment of Saturday's game at Ochilview, we had another opportunity to top the table going into the final three games in League1. After tonight, it's a three game sprint for the title. Could the Caley Jags keep their destiny within their own grasp? Chanka Zimba was available after suspension and he led the line with Calum MacLeod retaining his starting place from the weekend and Billy Mckay missing out again. League1 Player of the Month for March, 17 goal Kieran Shanks will lead the line for Peterhead and Flynn Duffy was back in the starting XI. Inverness were the more prominent around the opposition box with Newman making one tremendous save from an Alonge free kick but he had no chance when Alfie Stewart stepped up thirty yards from goal to whip his free kick right into the top corner to open the scoring. The next best effort was an Alfie Bavidge run into the right side of the box but Newman stood tall to block the ball away. In a great attacking display in the second half we hit the woodwork twice through Robertson and Alonge before Chanka Zimba swept home a Bavidge cross to secure the points. Magnificent result considering what was at stake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The hosts got the game underway and Inverness went onto the front foot. In the third minute a twenty-five yard free kick from Jordan Alonge was spectacularly pushed out for a corner by Jack Newman. Nothing from the corner but moments later Alfie Bavidge headed goalwards but it lacked power and was easily gathered by Newman. Inverness were dictating the early pace of the game and after ten minutes Calum MacLeod looped a header over when Newman was caught in no mans land. Peterhead's first effort was a shot from Seb Ross that was dragged wide a minute later after some neat footwork around the box. Midway through the half the play had evened out and Munro saved comfortably on the angle from Kieran Shanks. Play was turning a bit scrappy on the fiery surface with the ball bouncing high making control awkward. Newman smothered a dangerous cross into the box in the twenty-fifth minute as it remained goalless and a stabbed passback to Newman went unpunished before Zimba clumsily tried to get a couple of shots away. Munro flopped on a snapshot from Jason Brown as the game moved back to the other end. Munro needlessly gave away a throw in. Why??? Lots of petty fouls littering the game now, but with half an hour gone Bavidge raced clear on a great ball forward by Stewart after he broke down an attack, but Bav went a step or two wide allowing Newman to block his effort from fifteen yards on the right side of the box. We were swarming all round the home box but nobody had the required skill to unlock the defence. Until now. Wow!!! A stunning thirty yard left footer curling free kick from Alfie Stewart opened the scoring five minutes before the break. Pawlett had been pulled back after a late lunging tackle missed his intended target. Wee Alfie only scores screamers, he couldn't have placed it in the net any better had he taken some step ladders and dropped the ball into the net from on the goalline. The visitors were now being flagged offside a few times as the interval approached and it remained the narrowest of advantages at the break thanks to Alfie Stewart's stunning free kick. HALF TIME: 0-1 The Caley Jags should have gone two up in the first minute when Newman palmed the ball to Zimba and on the rebound Bavidge saw his shot blocked in the six yard box before being cleared. Moments later Calum MacLeod saw his shot grabbed by Newman after MacLeod's shot deflected over the keeper but was headed off the line by a defender. We had the ball in the net again but it was flagged by the linesman to deny a second. Fast start to this half from the Highlanders looking to increase their advantage. Jordan Alonge burrowed his way into the box past a number of players but his shot cracked back of the post to deny him a brilliant solo. Great pressure from the visitors and only eight minutes into the half. Bavidge could have scored after latching onto a ball into the box but his low shot rifled across the face of the goal from eight yards on the right. Mitchell Robertson curled a beauty onto the crossbar from twenty-five yards with Newman rooted to the spot and he followed up on his own rebound but his shot swerved a yard wide of the target. How we have not scored at least four goals this half is a mystery. Fear not, it paid off on sixty-seven minutes when Bavidge used his pace wide right to drill a low ball into the box for Zimba to sweep the ball into the net from inside the six yard box. It was another tremendous ball by MotM Alfie Stewart that had set Bavidge on his way. Five subs stemmed the flow of the game and we saw out the last fifteen comfortably in control to go back on top of the table with three games left. FULL TIME: 0-2 Alfie Stewart was TV MotM and no complaints from me after that stunning free kick. He was also part of the assist for the second goal as we played out from the back. Great all round performance that offered little for Peterhead to work with and a result that could have ended up at five or six to the visitors. Top of the league with only three games left for everyone. HAPPY DAYS Goals from BBC ALBA Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 33 34 62 2 Stenny 33 22 61 3 Alloa 33 14 50 4 QotS 33 8 49 Inverness CT 62pts THE RUN IN Stenhousemuir 61pts P'Head 0-2 ICTFC 14th April @19:45 STENNY - No ⛔ Game ICTFC v Kelty Hearts 18th April @15:00 Cove v STENNY East Fife v ICTFC 25th April @15:00 STENNY v Alloa ICTFC v Accies 2nd May @15:00 Montrose v STENNY Date: 14/04/2026 Venue: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 0780 Referee: Joel Kennedy Peterhead: 0 Manager: Jordon Brown & Ryan Strachan Lineup: Newman, Steele, Jason Brown, Kerr (Jack Brown 65), Carnwath (D Strachan 60), Pawlett (M Ross 75), Forrest, Duffy, McGuffie (McGinn 75), Kerr, S Ross, Shanks Subs (not used): McKelvie; Jordan Brown, R Strachan, Jones, James Scorers: none Booked: Steele (36), Jason Brown (70) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 2 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro: Millen, Devine, Savage, Robertson, Allan, MacLeod (Chalmers 83), Alonge (Sole 76), Stewart (MacKinnon 83), Bavidge (Longstaff 76), Zimba (McIntyre 87) Subs (not used): Ross; Brannan, Wotherspoon, Willox Scorers: Stewart (39), Zimba (67) Booked: Stewart (28), MacLeod (77), Zimba (80) Sent Off: none

KDM TROPHY FINAL WOE The KDM TROPHY Final would be played out at the Wyre Stadium, Firhill, with Championship side Raith Rovers facing League1 Inverness CT. Both sides had won the Challenge Cup three times. Both sides shared the win in season 2020/21 when it was the Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Trophy with Covid preventing the final from going ahead. So today it's the Harry Hill way to sort it out 'FIGHT'. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After the 'FIGHT' it was a record fourth Challenge Cup win for Rovers. They'll be dancing in the streets of Raith tonight. Bless them! A defensive error allowed Rovers to take the lead through Innes Cameron but that strike was cancelled out by a superb free kick from Alfie Stewart ten minutes before the break in a relatively even first forty-five. Ten minutes into the second half Cameron scored his second after a free kick was put into the six yard box. Raith were now on top and Dylan Easton hammered in a third on the hour following us giving the ball away in midfield. An exact replica goal from Easton again gifted Rovers a fourth and the game was beyond Inverness now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alfie Stewart got the game underway in bright sunshine. It was ten minutes in before the first half chance appeared when a long ball forward fell for Innes Cameron but his attempted flick goalwards was wide of the mark. A good burst forward by Jordan Alonge ended with a wayward pass to Liam Sole who has yet to get into the game. First save of the game arrived when Mullin brought Ross Munro into action with a shot from inside the box. Minutes later he had to pluck a deflected shot out of the air and right on the goal line. First good attack from the Caley Jags saw Sole drift forward and an interchange with Paul Allan but it was cut out for a throw in opposite the Rovers box. Munro saved comfortably midway through the half but it was Raith that were looking the busier. A long range snapshot from Sole almost surprised Josh Rae in goal but he grasped it at the second attempt. Out of nothing we gifted Raith Rovers the opening goal when Mitchell Robertson's short pass to Alfie Stewart was miscontrolled by the midfielder and Innes Cameron stepped in to knock the ball past a stranded Munro. A massively avoidable goal to lose and hugely disappointing. Inverness responded and an attempt from Sole was deflected high into the air as Zimba and Rae clashed in the six yard box. Minutes later, Alonge was brought down on the edge of the box and Alfie Stewart atoned for his earlier mistake to curl a beauty round the four man wall and into the bottom corner from 25 yards, and boy did he like that one! Much better from the Highlanders since the equaliser and they were now forcing the play and the half ended with the Caley Jags on top. HALF TIME: 1-1 First moment of the second half saw Zimba booked for catching Cameron late outside our box. From the free kick into the box Cameron knocked in from close range amongst a ruck of people. Not bad after almost looking for a stretcher two minutes earlier. It looks like game over minutes later when after giving the ball away on the left midfield, Rovers moved swiftly into the box where Easton lashed the ball high into the net from fifteen yards on the left side. Looking suspiciously like a foul for us, Easton added a fourth from the same spot after we gave the ball away for the third assist to Rovers. After that everything was flat with a number of subs disrupting play. FULL TIME: 4-1 More Match Reaction to follow Inverness were the architects of their own downfall with some slack passing and poor ball retention. However, it's congratulations to Raith Rovers on their fourth Challenge Cup win and back to concentrate solely on League1 business for us over the next Month. Two goals each for the danger men Innes Cameron and Dylan Easton were the difference with Inverness getting three assists. Unfortunately the assists were for Raith Rovers. Take nothing away from the goal scorers, they finished with aplomb, but it's criminal to keep presenting them with the opportunities. Players of that quality don't need a helping hand. One plus was a super free kick for Alfie Stewart. Difficult to find an Inverness player to pick as our MotM with too many posted missing and making punished errors. We certainly missed Danny Devine at the back but errors were being made all over the park. Disappointing second half after we ended the first on the front foot. It's a massive week coming up for the manager who will have to lift the players for the six pointer away to Stenhousemuir next week and a difficult away fixture at Peterhead three days later. It's in our own hands, but we need to believe in ourselves and stop showing so much respect for teams that have still to earn that respect. Highlights from Raith TV. We are still searching for our highlights Congratulations to Dougie in what has been a difficult year for him Date: 05/04/2026 Venue: Firhill, Glasgow Attendance: 4812 Referee: Ryan Lee Raith Rovers: 4 Manager: Dougie Imrie Lineup: Rae; Rowe, Fordyce, O'Connor, Stevenson, Easton (Wilson 79), Montagu (Brown 59), Mathews, Mullin (Chin 71), Nsio (Vaughan 71), Cameron (Hamilton 79) Subs (not used): Glavin; Scorers: Cameron (29, 54), Easton (60, 69) Booked: Rowe (77), Brown (90) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Millen, Robertson, Savage, MacIntyre, Sole (Wotherspoon 77), Alonge (MacLeod 77), Chalmers (Bavidge 66), Stewart (MacKinnon 77), Allan, Zimba (Longstaff 66) Subs (not used): Ross; Clark, Brannan, Willox Scorers: Stewart (37) Booked: Zimba (53) Sent Off: none

Ten man Jags make their point This was the final meeting between these sides this season with Inverness unbeaten in their last eleven League1 fixtures and Alloa looking to get back on track somewhat after two away defeats on the trot following four straight wins that had pushed them back into contention at the top end of the table. Liam Sole was suspended for this one as retribution for a 'head butt' in the KDM game at Ayr. Scott Kellacher had said pre-match that a few were carrying knocks. Maybe surprisingly, Bavidge, and Alonge found themselves on the bench with Wotherspoon and MacKinnon starting. Alloa looked to have a strong starting XI and plenty of quality back-up on the bench. Young Irishman Callum Burnside has been called up to the Norther Ireland u21 squad and celebrated with a hat-trick last week against Montrose. Plenty danger in the Alloa squad to keep our defenders on their toes. Inverness couldn't afford to slip up today with nearest challengers Stenhousemuir likely to pick up maximum points at Kelty. And by half time our worst scenario manifested with Stenhousemuir winning and Alloa scoring a goal on the interval through Dewar to dampen our spirits. Zimba levelled on the hour but left us with ten men ten minutes later. However, we held out for a point with Stenny winning 2-0. Our lead is now down to just one point with six games left. Strap yourself in! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A decent enough day for a game at the Indodrill on Matchday30 and an early Oscar MacIntyre cross brought about the first corner of the game but it was easily cleared by the hosts. Plenty of posturing early on but little action in the final third and with twenty minutes gone neither keeper had been called into action although a Danny Devine clearance saved Munro from getting involved. With half an hour gone there was a distinct lack of entertainment with defences dominating. Almost on cue, Ross Munro got his gloves dirty saving from Charlie Dewar some fifteen minutes before the break. A couple of minutes later Chanka Zimba's shot was blocked behind for a corner as the action started. Alfie Stewart hit the post after a good interchange with Longstaff following the corner and a David Wotherspoon shot from the edge of the box was saved by McFarlane in the home goal. At last a bit of pressure was mounting on the hosts defence, but hey stood firm so far. Inverness finished the half on top, or so we thought. Alloa opened the scoring in time added on through a Charlie Dewar header from Burnside's corner. HALF TIME: 1-0 Kellacher rang the changes at the break with Jordan Alonge and Ben Brannan replacing MacKinnon and MacLeod and five minutes in Longstaff shot over from a difficult angle and Alonge failed to divert a Spoony cross on target. On the hour it was all square as big Chanka shot home from outside the box to the bottom corner with Spoony and Longstaff on the assist. Liam McFarlane saved to deny Longstaff as he shot towards the bottom corner from within the penalty box. Ten minutes after his goal, Zimba went from hero to zero as he was sent off following a clash with Calum Waters. That gave Alloa a lift and Scott Taggart shot over soon after. Longstaff was then sacrificed with Alfie Bavidge coming on. With fifteen minutes remaining we then had to replace Devine through injury with Mitchell Robertson coming on. Kurtis Roberts shot over from the angle as Alloa sensed they had an opportunity to grab all three points. Spoony did likewise at the other end as he fired over from Bavidge's pass five minutes from the end. Alonge fired a free kick wide in the closing moments and on a late break forward Brannan was denied in the top corner by a superb save from McFarlane. Alloa made it a nervy ending as they forced a couple of corners into stoppage time and Roberts shot narrowly over as we held on for the point. FULL TIME: 1-1 Match Highlights. That's some cage fighting from Zimba. Mind you, the assault on him was brutal... Scott Kellacher giving everyone seasickness🤢 Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 😟 ICTFC 30 32 57 🙂 Stenny 30 19 56 3 Alloa 30 15 47 4 QotS 30 6 44 5 P'Head 30 -10 39 6 Monty 30 -13 38 7 E Fife 30 -25 30 8 Cove 30 -5 28 9 Accies 30 12 25 10 Kelty 30 -31 19 Highlights from Alloa FC seem to be clearer And here is Andy Graham with his take on the game Date: 21/03/2026 Venue: Recreation Park, Alloa Attendance: 0809 Referee: Colin Steven Alloa Athletic: 1 Manager: Andy Graham Lineup: McFarlane; Foster, Taggart, Dewar (Sammon 89), Waters, Adamson, Hetherington (Scougall 70), Roberts, Stewart, Donnelly, Burnside Subs (not used): Ogayi; Graham, Rankin, Orsi, Mckay, Gallagher, Buchannan Scorers: Dewar (45+) Booked: Hetherington (49), Dewar (70), Burnside (86) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod (Brannan 46), Devine (Robertson 75), Savage, MacIntyre, Longstaff (Bavidge 71), Wotherspoon, Chalmers, MacKinnon (Alonge 46), Stewart, Zimba Subs (not used): Ross; Millen, Willox, Allan, B Mckay Scorers: Zimba (60) Booked: none Sent Off: Zimba (70)

Just like the olde days The Caley Jags headed to Somerset Park as massive underdogs in the KDM Trophy semi-final despite a Head 2 Head advantage of played 53, won 24, drawn 17 and lost just 12. Aye, those were the days when beating Ayr United was a regular occurrence. The boot is on the other foot now with Ayr sitting fourth in the Championship whilst we sit top of league1 with aspirations to reach the Championship for the start of next season. Both clubs have done well to reach the semi-final of the Challenge Cup. Ayr put Championship leaders St Johnstone out at the quarter final stage whilst Inverness put Stenhousemuir out at the same stage. Our big scalp was Partick Thistle in the previous round. George Oakley scored twice against St Johnstone and we know all about him. Oakley and McKenzie start up front for Ayr who have Ben Summers cup-tied and Dowds, Dempsey, Rus, Murphy, Ure and Watret all out injured. Inverness appear to have made six changes to the team that started against Stenhousemuir at the weekend with top scorers Alfie Bavidge and Chanka Zimba on the bench alongside Captain Danny Devine, Calum MacLeod, Liam Sole and Alfie Stewart. Inverness stunned their hosts by marching into the KDM final after beating Ayr United 2-1 thanks to an excellent double from Jordan Alonge who scored one in each half. Everton loanee George Finney levelled before the interval but it was a relatively assured performance from the League1 side that saw them move into the final where they will face either Airdrie or Raith Rovers who face off tomorrow night. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inverness got the game underway but it was Jude Bonnar that dragged the first effort wide. A good ball forward from Ben Brannan offered a chance for Alonge but he mis-controlled and the chance disappeared. First corner to the visitors after a Paul Allan free kick was headed behind by the Ayr defence. Second and third corner came and went without troubling the keeper. Some neat touches by both sides in the early exchanges. A good turn by Oakley off a lofted ball into the box saw the striker get his shot away on the left side of the box but Ross Munro was well positioned to save comfortably at his near post. Munro was forced into pushing a shot round the post after a poor clearance from the keeper himself, Bonnar with the shot. The first save of note. Shortly after, Inverness opened the scoring when two great balls forward from Paul Allan then Longstaff played Alonge into the box and his powerful low shot beat the keeper from the right side to find the back of the net. It would have been two a few minutes later when Billy Mckay shot for the bottom corner only for keeper Max Thompson to dive full length to fingertip the ball just the wrong side of the post. Ayr levelled all too easily when they went forward on the left for McKenzie to clip the ball into the box for Finney to net. Longstaff zipped a low shot just wide as Inverness came forward again. Close, but no cigar. Munro was creating our own problems after a few rushed clearances, but we got away with them. Been a good first half from the Highlanders who ended the first 45 on the front foot. HALF TIME: 1-1 Ayr replaced a Bonnar with a Dick at the break as they looked to change it for the second half but it was Billy Mckay that got a shot away on the turn but it lacked the power to trouble the keeper. A bit of a scramble in the Ayr box as we had two or three efforts blocked by a frantic defence five minutes into the second period. Luis Longstaff looked a constant menace to the hosts with his quick feet as we controlled the pace of the game. A rare venture forward saw Ethan Walker try his luck from distance but the low shot was easily gathered by Munro. A great burst forward through the middle saw Alonge feed Paul Allan who played a deft back heel flick across the box that almost put Mckay in on goal but for Max Thompson who dived headlong at his feet to grab the ball brilliantly. Clear chances were hard to come by with an hour played but anything positive was now coming from the visitors. Alonge was enjoying himself now and some ball wizardry saw him burst forward towards the Ayr box before being crowded out. Another superb ball forward by Brannan saw Mckay scampering forward down the left wing but once again Max Thompson did really well to get to the ball first and block. Very little coming from Ayr in an attacking sense as we entered the final twenty minutes with Bavidge and Sole now on the park. A good interception, run and cross by MacIntyre almost picked out a player in blue on the edge of the Ayr box as we looked dangerous again. Jordan Alonge sealed the win with a superb downward header off a pinpoint cross from MacIntyre with ten minutes remaining after he climbed highest in between two defenders. Late in the game Liam Sole looked to be a lucky man as he forced his head onto an Ayr player but the referee fortunately chose to ignore it and play continued. As it was, we played out the game comfortably and can now look forward to a Cup Final. FULL TIME: 1-2 Caley Jags deservedly ease into the final at Somerset Park thanks to a brace from Man of the Match Jordan Alonge!!! Date: 24/02/2026 Venue: Somerset Park, Ayr Attendance: 1768 Referee: Peter Stuart Ayr United: 1 Manager: Scott Brown Lineup: Thompson; McAllister, King, Holt, Finney (Simpson 85), McKenzie, Bonnar (Dick 46), Bannigan (Hislop 74), McMann, Walker, Oakley (Want 80) Subs (not used): Russell; Devenny Scorers: Finney(34) Booked: McMann (57), Bannigan (65) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 2 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Brannan, Robertson, Savage, MacIntyre, Longstaff (Bavidge 72), Allan, Alonge, MacKinnon (Zimba 90), Wotherspoon (Stewart 79), B Mckay (Sole 72) Subs (not used): Ross; Devine, MacLeod, Chalmers, Willox Scorers: Alonge (27, 82) Booked: Macintyre (59), Stewart (90+4) Sent Off: none

Crucial Six Pointer Clash Every point is a prisoner from here on in as we face a crucial six-pointer at home to nearest challengers Stenhousemuir. Gary Naysmith's side have been the biggest threat to our aspirations to return to the championship for next season. Make no bones about it, they are the real deal and are having a tremendous season thus far and a tidy Scottish Cup run to boot, where they thrashed Morton 4-0 then gave Falkirk a hard time before fatigue set in once extra-time kicked in. Not only that, but their League form has been consistent and they have already beaten the Caley Jags at home and away this term. The Warriors are unbeaten at home in the League for the last twelve fixtures, since Alloa Athletic beat them on the opening day of the season on August 2nd, and that has been a solid platform for them to build their season around. We did edge them out in the quarter final of the KDM Trophy, but that was another tough encounter. We moved five points ahead last weekend after Stenhousemuir dropped two points against Montrose whilst we beat Hamilton Accies in a tense win at Broadwood. All in, this should be another big game which could indicate where the title might be heading. A date for the diary: Our KDM Trophy fate has been decided when Ayr United beat St Johnstone after a dramatic ending and a penalty shoot out win. St Johnstone came back from the dead with two goals in the 89th & 94th minute to level the tie at 3-3. Ayr went on to win the shoot-out 5-4 and we will face them at Somerset Park with the game being shown live on BBC Alba. Tuesday 24th February 19:45 kick-off. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/Bar/Info KDM Trophy 📺 Ayr United 📺Live on BBC Alba📺 Young Fan Zone ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 - 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞Ready to level up your matchday? The new ICT Young Fanzone is kicking off and it is the place to be before every home game. If you’re 12 to 17 and mad about Caley Thistle, come hang out, cook up new chants, help create displays or just chill with your pals before heading to the stadium. Football on the big screen and free food and wifi? What is not to like? And this week only… The club are sorting free match tickets for everyone who comes along. Turn up, get involved and head to the game for free — simple as that. We’re running every home game all season, so bring your mates, bring your energy and let’s build something class together. Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC ICT Supporters Trust The SPFL Trust That was our starting XI in the Broadwood bruiser. Not the prettiest of games but pretty doesn't win titles. Points do, and we came home with all three thanks to Alfie Bavidge's superb headed goal. Last Six League1: D W W D W W Our League form picked up after a punishing January fixture schedule. Having lost the previous two games against Stenny & Montrose, we steadied the ship with a hard fought 0-0 D at Cove. We kicked on again beating East Fife (0-2) & Alloa (3-1). A hard fought draw at Palmerston next where we led twice before being pegged back in a quality 2-2 draw. We beat East Fife comfortably 3-0 and followed that with our BBC Alba extravaganza at Broadwood (0-1) Apparently Alfie Bavidge has now been told that he will be a free agent at the end of this season as they won't be renewing his contract. Keep it quiet. Would be great if the two Alfie's followed us into the championship next season. Tickets Available HERE 🚗 Car Parking available 🛍️ Club Shop open from 10am 🍺 Bar 94 open from 12pm 🍹Bar 94 will open at 1200, last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445). The bar reopens at full time, when we will be joined by some of the players. 🚍Stagecoach, buses will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415. 🚍 Return to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800. 💰 £2.70 single (contactless payments or cash accepted) Over 60 / Disabled and Under 22 Concession passes are valid, giving free travel on the service to passholders. The Warriors squad that dropped points against Montrose at home in a 2-2 draw. An og and one from Finlay Gray had the Warriors ahead before Calum Sandilands got his second of the game ten minutes before the end as he followed up on a saved penalty kick by Taylor Sutherland. Last Six League1: D W W W D D The first D was a 0-0 draw at Alloa followed by three wins on the bounce over Queens, East Fife & Kelty, scoring a total of nine without reply. Their last two D were both 2-2 at home against Peterhead & Montrose. Striker Matty Aitken was named as League1 Player of the Month, scoring five times in January. Great season for the experienced striker. And it comes as no surprise to find Gary Naysmith picking up the Manager of the Month award. Winger Kane Ritchie-Hosler has joined on loan from Dunfermline Athletic. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts ICTFC 24 28 47 Stenny 24 14 42 3 QotS 25 7 39 4 Alloa 24 12 37 5 P'Head 23 -12 29 6 Monty 24 -13 29 7 E Fife 25 -18 28 8 Cove 25 -5 22 9 Accies 24 15 20 10 Kelty 24 -28 15 All you ever wanted to know about Liam Sole

7up half time drinks The Caley Jags made a number of changes from the weekend side that beat Hamilton Accies. Eight changes including Keeper Ross Munro, Liam Sole, Chanka Zimba and Captain Danny Devine all on the bench. It mattered not as we overwhelmed Dumbarton with Alfie Bavidge bagging four goals in the first half. A couple from Billy Mckay and a great strike from Longstaff with MacLeod and a Millen penalty the other scorers. Seven up at the interval, we stopped on nine at the final whistle and Dumbarton almost got a consolation or two but for a couple of great saves from Logan Ross late in the game with the foot off the pedal. Onwards to Firhill in the next round. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was an early goal for Inverness when a Ross Millen cross to the back post was headed in by Alfie Bavidge in the fourth minute. Another similar opportunity arose after fifteen minutes but the defenders managed to smuggle the ball away from goal with two or three forwards lurking. Mitchell Robertson fired wide and moments later an effort was blocked as we pushed forward. Nonetheless, we would not be denied and after twenty minutes Longstaff assisted Calum MacLeod who fired into the bottom corner and two minutes later Billy Mckay did likewise. Longstaff almost added a fourth a minute later as he shot wide. That fourth goal did come in the 26th minute though when a great ball over the top found Alfie Bavidge in acres of space inside the box to pick his spot, and he did that with ease. Alfie completed his hat-trick around the half hour heading home from ten yards, Robertson and MacIntyre were the helping hand for that ones. Another Bavidge header gave Alfie his fourth goal on the night. All too easy for the League1 outfit in this first half. Seven up! Longstaff scored the pick of the first half goals rasping one into the roof of the net from outside the angle of the 18yard box. What a strike from Luis. The referee called a halt to proceedings as the half time whistle gave some relief to a beleaguered Sons defence. HALF TIME: 0-7 The urgency dropped off on the restart but Inverness were still foraging forward and did put the ball in the net but the flag was up for an infringement as the keeper tried to gather the cross. A great run down the left as MacIntyre waltzed past three defenders before being tripped as he cut into the box. Ross Millen drove the penalty high into the net for number eight. Logan Ross got his gloves dirty after seventy-two minutes when Honeyman shot from distance. Good battling again by the Sons ended with Honeyman firing just over from fifteen yards. Almost a consolation for the hosts with twelve minutes left as a free kick was headed goalwards and a deflection saw the ball roll agonisingly just wide of the post. Ross was then forced into making a superb save to deny Sons before Savage fed Billy Mckay on the edge of the box where Billy took a great touch before smashing a left footer high into the net. Towards the end of the game the pitch was looking as bedraggled as the home side and with time running out the visitors were content to retain possession rather than get to double figures. Dumbarton made Ross work twice in a few seconds as he made a couple of great saves to keep a clean sheet from Honeyman and Docherty before we saw out the game with the ball at our feet. A record score for the Caley Jags and into the last sixteen against Partick Thistle who beat Cove Rangers 2-1 tonight. FULL TIME: 0-9 , More match reaction to follow>>> Date: 16/12/2025 Venue: The Rock, Dumbarton Attendance: 0326 Referee: Jordan Curran Dumbarton: 0 Manager: Frank McKeown Lineup: Ecrepont; Lynas, Clark (Durnan 46), Blair (Livingstone 56), Roy (McIntosh 62), Wallace (Docherty 46), Gilfedder, M McArthur (Walker 46), Honeyman, Neill, Marshall Subs (not used): Kelly: Webster, Donald, S McArthur Scorers: none Booked: Lynas (41), Gilfedder (80) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 9 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Ross; Millen, Robertson, Savage, McIntyre, Longstaff, MacLeod (S Thompson 46), Stewart, Alonge, Bavidge, B Mckay Subs (not used): Munro; Devine, Allan, MacKinnon, Wotherspoon, Chalmers, Sole, Zimba Scorers: Bavidge (4, 27, 31,37), MacLeod (22), B Mckay (23, 81), Longstaff (43), Millen (65 pen) Booked: Savage (71) Sent Off: none

Wasps Flying High Top of the table with a game in hand, Alloa Athletic come North on Saturday on Ladies Day for a game scheduled to kick-off at 3:00pm. It's been a great start to the season for the Wasps who were the lowest placed team to get out of the group stages of the League Cup, ousting Dundee in the process and now sit top of League1 after three games whilst almost all others have played four times. It's all happening this week in the Highlands. A hat-trick for Zimba, a lambada, rumba or samba for the ladies, top of the Mickey Mouse League for the CJ's and new strip launched at the Caledonian Sarens PSG Stadium. The feelgood factor is back. What's not to like! Bar 94 opens at 1200, last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445). The bar reopens at full time 🚍 Buses will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415. 🚍 Buses return from Stadium to Bus Station 10 mins after the FT whistle and at 1800. 🚍 🎟️ £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. If anyone can help us distribute the leaflets at the turnstiles from 1400 until just before kick off, please let us know at [email protected]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/Info New Kit Launch NosCup v Forres KDM Trophy v Binos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We took a deserved win at Links Park last Saturday with this squad. Paul Allan and Ross Millen missed out but Adam MacKinnon started on the bench as he builds up to full fitness, as did Chanka Zimba, Jordan Alonge, Liam Sole and Robbie Thompson. First half goals from Alfie Bavidge and Calum MacLeod did the damage as we eased to the points although questions may be asked why we tailed off in the second half. That's three wins out of four and three clean sheets for the CJ's and that puts us 7th in the table, despite the five point deduction to start the season with. Good to get into the peleton early. League1 results so far Kelty Hearts 0-3 (Mckay, Longstaff, Spoony) Peter Reid 2-0 (Spoony, Sole) Warriors 1-2 (Allan pen) Montrose 0-2 (Bavidge, MacLeod) We unleashed a hungry man in our midweek Mickey Mouse Cup win over the Young Dons. They took the lead through Tristan Stephen but Chanka Zimba soon warmed up. Three minutes later he equalised and was generally too much for the young Dons to handle as he stroked in another couple for his hat-trick before Billy Mckay ended the scoring in the final minute to make it an ultimately comfortable 4-1 win. With Zimba, Sole, Alonge and Thompson all starting, we were always going to be a threat in attack and that was backed up by a superstrong bench. LADIES DAY IS HERE >>> 📅 Saturday 30th August ⚽ ICTFC v Alloa Athletic 🎟️ £70 per person 🎤 The fantastic Michael Lewis 👉 Book your spot now! 💻 Eticketing 📧 [email protected] 📞 01463 222880✨ Alloa are a game behind the rest (Kelty Hearts excepted) but still top the table being the only side with a 100% record in League1. Not high scoring at the moment, but they have shown a penchant for extra late goals this season and have conceded only once in the League. They started the League campaign with an opening day win at Stenhousemuir, coming from behind to win 1-2. Dale Carrick had opened the scoring for Muir but goals either side of the interval by Steven Buchanan and Kurtis Roberts secured the Wasps win. Another away win followed at East Fife by a solitary Dave Devine strike as they dug deep to come away with another three points. A creditable showing at Ibrox saw them bow out of the League Cup 4-2 against Rangers, although maybe that can now be viewed as a shock result... That was the game that resulted in the League1 encounter with Kelty being put on ice. Their resilience knows no bounds and last week they beat Hamilton Accies 1-0 at home with Devine again knocking in from close range to keep the Wasps buzzing. Manager Andy Graham has been keeping his hand in on the park as well and he featured in the midweek KDM Trophy drama against St Mirren. The wasps came from two down to level the game with 91st and 92nd minute goals from a Lewis Bruin Waspy Special and a Luke Rankin tap in. Alas, they were pipped at the post by a 93rd minute strike by St Mirren's Calvin. Their two KDM fixtures have yielded no points thus far. (St Mirren B @ home & Stranraer away)

Off to the Links It's an away day for the Caley Jags on Saturday as they head to Links Park in Montrose. Both clubs have one point from the first three fixtures although Inverness are in a group of five teams that have won twice. Bad day at the home office for us last weekend as Stenhousemuir dug their heels in to sneak away down the A9 with all three points on a frustrating afternoon in the North. Montrose, on the other hand, saw mixed emotions as they came away from Cove with a red card and a point which could easily have been three but for a 94th minute equaliser. Scott Kellacher will be looking for a reaction this weekend and he has options after our squad players reeled Strathspey Thistle for six in the NoS Cup. Montrose must be like a retirement home for knackered footballers. Michae Gardyne and Craig Wighton have both retired. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ❤️Condolences to former player Dougie Imrie, Lauren and family given the heartbreaking news of their daughter Remi❤️ Dougie had posted below message on social media. 👼 Sleep tight precious angel 😢 30.07.25-19.08.25 Our girl got tired in the early hours of Tuesday morning & decided it was time to rest ‘If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever’ 💔 20 days of loving you Remi, I hope you know how much you were loved and we will cherish the short time we got to spend with you, a true wee fighter from the minute you were born. We love you baby girl 💔 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Supporters Bus/Info Ben Gardiner Loan to Brora Ticket Info v Aberdeen 'B' KDM Ladies Day next week with Michael Lewis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ticket InfoTickets available from montrosefc.co.uk/tickets/ Adults: £18, Concession (U18s / Over 65s): £10, Under 12s: £5 ICT Supporters Travel ClubTravel Club Bus leaves Sarens PSG Stadium at 10am. Picking up Aviemore and Pitlochry. £20 a seat. Book through the Travel Club’s Facebook or on 07462218717 ✨ Ladies Day at ICTFC ⚽🍾 📅 Saturday 30th August ⚽ ICTFC v Alloa Athletic 🎟️ £70 per person 🎤 The fantastic Michael Lewis will be performing throughout the day 👉 Book your spot now! 💻 https://www.eticketing.co.uk/ictfc/EDP/Event/Index/76 📧 [email protected] 📞 01463 222880✨ Inverness were mugged last weekend when Stenhousemuir came North to park their bus before catching us on the hop with a late strike from Ross Taylor ten minutes from the end. It had been a game ruined by the incompetent Gavin Duncan who stopped the game, rightly or wrongly everytime a player landed on the turf. He dished out a penalty to both sides before the late strike secured all three points for the visitors. Paul Allan scored our spot kick while Matty Aitken levelled for the Warriors. Our opening fixtures saw victories over Kelty Hearts (3-0 Mckay, Longstaff, Wotherspoon) and a 2-0 home win over Peterhead (Wotherspoon, Sole). An Inverness CT XI played a North of Scotland tie against Strathspey Thistle and ran away with a 6-0 win as they sent Strathspey reeling. A good workout for most of the squad fringe players and those returning from injury. Two goals each for Robbie Thompson and Liam Sole and singles for Jordan Alonge and Mitchell Robertson, all in the first half, killed the tie as we cruised into a semi-final appointment at Forres Mechanics. Great to see Adam MacKinnon back on the park as part of his journey back to fitness. Alfie Bavidge and Chanka Zimba sat this one out, presumably keeping them fresh for this weekend. Robbie Thompson must be knocking on the door as well with another good performance captaining the side. Scott Kellacher: Has not suffered two defeats in a row yet since becoming manager and he will be looking to get back on track after the setback last weekend. Doc Proc has a few niggles to contend with ahead of this one but we now have a decent depth to the squad. Maybe a start for Bavidge and Adam MacKinnon might be ready to step up a notch after his rehab. Ben Gardiner has gone out on loan to Brora Rangers for six months. Montrose gained their first point last Saturday despite playing with ten men for the majority of the game. It still took a 94th minute headed goal from David Eguaibor to salvage a point for Cove Rangers in a see-saw game. Ewan Louden scored a brace whilst Callum Sandilands put Montrose 3-2 ahead with around half an hour of play left. Keir Bertie will miss this game after his red card with Ali Shrive likely to replace him. They started the season going down 2-0 at Hamilton on opening day and followed that with a 2-1 defeat at home to Kelty Hearts, Kieran Freeman with the Gable Endies goal. Sean Dillan & Ryan could be fit with Graham Webster ready soon. Latest from the Links: Defender Evan Towler has signed on a one-year deal, following the 20-year-old’s recent departure from Aberdeen. Montrose announce the premature departure of Craig Wighton from Links Park, following the strikers sudden and unexpected decision to retire from the game at 28. GABLE ENDER - ON SALE SATURDAY! The next edition of the year of our award winning Matchday Programme will be on sale on Saturday for our game against ICTFC, jam packed with features, facts and photos. £3 for a Gable Ender; oooooft! From BBC Sport In: Ross Clark, midfielder (Dundee); Kieran Freeman, defender (Raith Rovers); Michael Tidser, midfielder; Ewan Louden (Brechin). Loan in: Callum Sandilands, midfielder (Hearts). Out: Michael Gardyne, forward (retired ☠️); Lancelot Pollard, midfielder; Paul Watson, midfielder; Ben Maciver-Redwood, forward; Aulay Martin, defender. Craig Wighton, forward (retired); Loan ended: Owen Stirton, forward (Dundee United). Loan out: Ross Matthews, goalkeeper (Dundee North End).

Sucker Punched Fifth versus seventh at the start of play today on Matchday 3 with the Warriors above unbeaten Inverness. Both sides had won last weekend and in the KDM Evolution Cup in midweek which hopefully tees this up to be an entertaining game in the Highlands on a warm Saturday afternoon. Liam Sole came off injured last weekend and was on the bench today with Bavidge, Zimba and Robbie Thompson. In a first half dominated by the hosts our profligacy kept the visitors in the game. All we had to show for it was a Paul Allan penalty. In stepped Gavin Duncan, allegedly a referee, to then award a penalty to Muir in their only attack of the first half for Matty Aitken to net from the spot. We could have been four up before this setback. We were pretty ineffective for most of the second half with the visitors playing more of the same rubbish. However, with ten minutes left Ross Taylor knocked in the winner after a break forward to ruin our afternoon in the Sun. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~By the time kick-off approached, it was a roasty-toasty afternoon with ample singing juice lubrication applied in Bar94 ahead of the game during the Meet & Greet with Allan Savage and 10CC. Inverness got the game underway shooting towards the South Stand and an early opportunity presented itself to Billy Mckay in the first minute, but his shot as he entered the box on the inside left position was weak and easily gathered by the keeper. Oscar McIntyre was prominent in most of the early moves but nobody in the box was able to turn his inviting crosses into the net. Longstaff might have done better twisting and turning his way into the box but was eventually blocked. McIntyre drove one from outside the box as the one way traffic continued and Alfie Stewart was denied by the feet of Darren Jamieson before he spilled an effort from Joe Chalmers, grabbing the ball quickly as it spun behind him. The pressure eventually paid off when Jamieson unceremoniously upended Mckay as he raced round the keeper. Paul Allan made no mistake from the spot, lashing the ball high into the net. Another low ball into the box caused havoc before being eventually cleared. Mckay then shot wide...Here we go we all thought. One up going on four. However, Gavin Duncan offered Stenny a lifeline with a soft free kick in midfield and compounded our frustration by eventually booking McIntyre. When the ball was launched forward, he then gave a foul for Devine's hands on attempt to get above the attacker. That foul was adjudged to be inside the box and despite protestations from the defence, a penalty was given which Matty Aitken dispatched easily. That seemed to take the wind out of our sails as half time approached. HALF TIME 1-1 We were a bit flat at the start of the second half before Paul Allan went off after a knock to be replaced by Alfie Bavidge who got his first shot away soon after with Jamieson saving at his near post. Something odd then happened. Something that I never expected. Ross Munro had to block a breakaway as Olly Whyte burst into the box. I never knew they were allowed to cross the half way line? Substitute Jordan Alonge was inches too high as he headed goalwards off a corner a minute after entering the field of play. Alas our early slackness in front of goal came back to haunt us as Ross Taylor beat Munro at his near post with ten minutes left after wandering into the box from the right and catching the keeper out by shooting early. Liam Sole and Alfie Bavidge were both denied by the keeper as we peppered their goal but it just never happened. Lordy Lordy that was as frustrating as it gets with Stenhousemuir sticking to their game plan and Inverness wasteful. 19 shots to 4, but it's goals that count. With seven saves, Darren Jamieson was the Warriors hero. We also had 9 corners which we wasted. That's a disturbing statistic that we need to address. FULL TIME: 1-2 Huge disappointment for the home fans who to a man/woman/person or anything that identifies as anything would have backed the hosts to take all three points. However, maybe a timely reminder that no League has ever been won after just three games. Despite the Caley Jags bombarding the Warriors all afternoon, it was the men from the Ochils that went home with the points as they refused to wilt in the Highland heat. Robert on CTO: That should have been a comfortable win but we paid the penalty for not being out of site in the first half. Some of our play and movement was top drawer in the first half but we are still too reluctant to shoot and chances go a begging as a result. The free kick in the lead up to the penalty was a shocking decision as MacIntyre won the ball cleanly (but he deserved his booking for walking away with the ball) and I thought the penalty was debatable: one I need to see again. We didn’t play nearly as well after the break but were well on top and should have been able to put the game to bed. Instead we got caught on the counter attack. A bad day at the office but we knew there would be bad days. The key thing is to learn from it and regroup for the Montrose game. No Listen! Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 Accies 3 4 6 2 Queens 3 3 6 3 Alloa 2 2 6 4 Muir 3 1 6 5 Kelty 2 -2 3 6 PeterH 3 -3 3 7 E Fife 3 -3 3 8 ICTFC 3 4 1 9 Monty 3 -3 1 10 Cove 3 -3 1 Date: 16/08/2025 Venue: Caledonian SarensPSG Stadium Attendance: 1927 Referee: Gavin Duncan Inverness CT: 1Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, McIntyre, Longstaff (Sole 75), Allan (Bavidge 59), Chalmers, Stewart, Wotherspoon (Alonge ), B Mckay (Zimba 79) Subs (not used): Ross; Clark, Strachan, Robertson, R Thompson Scorers: Mackay (22 pen) Booked: McIntyre (34), Devine (56) Sent Off: none Stenhousemuir: 2Manager: Gary Naysmith Lineup: D Jamieson; Meechan, Buchanan, Graham, Bilham (46), O'Reilly, Robson, Whyte, Anderson (McGill 50), McGill, Aitken (Taylor 70), Carrick (N Jamieson 84) Subs (not used): Gromov; Simpson Scorers: Aitken (35 pen), Booked: Meechan (41), O'Reilly (61), McGill (80) Sent Off: none

Matchday 3 The Warriors are the visitors this weekend for Matchday 3 at the Caledonian SarensPSG Stadium with kick-off scheduled for 3:00pm. The Caley Jags have won their opening two League1 fixtures netting five without reply against Kelty Hearts and Peterhead. Stenhousemuir went down 1-2 to Alloa Athletic on day one but bounced back last week to beat Cove Rangers 1-0. Both teams featured in the Challenge Cup in midweek. Inverness beating Elgin 1-4 and Stenhousemuir beating Rangers 'B' 2-1. Shaping up to be an open encounter in the Highlands. This comment on Stenhousemuir's own preview should be all the incentive needed to dish out a good spanking. "Manager Duncan Ferguson’s side have been clinical in front of goal and solid at the back" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/Info Supporters Trust Meeting NoS Cup v Strathspey Th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fans Meeting at 1230 in Bar 94, at which Alan Savage will give an update on the club and answer questions from fans. 🚍 All are welcome, and Stagecoach will be operating an additional matchday bus from the Bus Station at 1245 to get you to the ground in plenty time for the meeting. Bar 94 will open at 1200, with last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445). The bar reopens at full time. Man of the Match Presentation to take place Post-Match in the Bar. 🏆 More Info for you>>> 🎟️ Match Tickets available from HERE 🍺 Bar 94 open from 1200 and post-match 🗣️ @ICTSupTrst: Fans Meeting with Alan Savage 🚗 Parking £5 for cars 🛍️ Club Shop open 10:00am 🚌 Stagecoach Service Bus Info: leaving Bus Station at 1245 and 1415. Returning 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800. The bus 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. Bus from ICT Social Club leaves Greig Street at 2.30pm. £5 return. Good start to the season for the Caley Jags beating Kelty Hearts away 3-0 then winning 2-0 over Peterhead at home. Billy McKay scored the first goal of the season at Kelty with Luis Longstaff adding a second before the interval. Wotherspoon with a clever finish on the hour completed the scoring in the opening game. Wotherspoon and Sole were the scorers against Peterhead either side of the interval. We fielded a fairly strong XI in midweek against Elgin City in the Challenge cup, despite making ten changes from the starting XI against Peterhead with only Remi Savage starting, and captaining the side to a 4-1 victory at Borough Briggs. Good workout for those not regularly starting and it was great to see Adam MacKinnon getting some game time. Alfie Bavidge is getting up to speed with a couple of goals and another great strike from Robbie Thompson who will be knocking on the door for a start. Paul Allan banged in a penalty as well with Mark Gallagher thrashing in a tremendous strike for Elgin from over 25yards high past Logan Ross in goal. Chanka Zimba also started. I doubt we have ever had a stronger bench with most of the regular starters sitting on it. Hopefully Liam Sole will be fit enough to play a part this weekend. He is an entertainer and will excite fans with his slaloming runs at defenders. Fingers crossed. Scott Kellacher: Is well aware of the threat provided by Dale Carrick. Mathew Aitken is also a threat and he played over an hour in midweek as he comes back to full fitness. This was the Warriors squad that beat Cove Rangers last weekend with Dale Carrick scoring again. Not much in it according to the match stats, but when you have a player with the quality of Carrick, then sometimes that's all you need. He also scored an early goal (15m) in their opening game in a 1-2 defeat to Alloa Athletic. Carrick joined the Warriors from Stirling Albion having scored 44 goals for the Binos. I'm sure he has scored a couple of these against us in recent years. (Scottish Cup 2022 3 - 2). Notice that Nat Wedderburn has gone to Cowdenbeath. In: Oliver Simpson, defender (Dundee United); Archie Graham, defender (Queen's Park); Dale Carrick, forward (Stirling Albion); Finlay Gray, midfielder (Dumbarton); Finn Robson, midfielder (Forfar Athletic); Yan Gromov, goalkeeper (Cumbernauld Colts); Peter Mendy, forward (Albion Rovers). Loan in: Olly Whyte, midfielder (Motherwell). Out: Corey O'Donnell; Josh Walker; Kyle Banner; Nat Wedderburn; Kyle Jacobs,(retired); Blair Alston; Matty Yates; Joe Ellison; Cameron Rowley; Ryan Duncan; Max Guthrie. Loan ended: Bobby McLuckie; Joe Morrison; Sam Fisher; Scott Tomlinson; Ben Black. From the ICT Supporters Trust Dylan Williams continues his brave cancer battle. His latest round of treatment has been tough. We’d like all supporters to show their support for Dylan and join in with an applause in the 14th minute and let him know that the whole ICT family wish him well with his ongoing treatment. ❤️

The Evolution of football No rest for the wicked this midweek as Elgin City host Inverness in the KDM Evolution Trophy. That's the Challenge Cup to you and me. This one kicks-off at 19:45 on Tuesday evening at Borough Briggs, the first game in a mini series of six games to establish who progresses to the next stages of this elongated competition. The clubs have already met this season in a League Cup encounter at Inverness with the Caley Jags edging that one 2-0 as we made hard work of seeing off a stuffy City. Elgin lost all four games in the League Cup group F, scoring 2 but losing 19. We won two and lost two but like Elgin, we never got into the knockout stages. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Travel/Info 🚍ICT Travel Club🚍Bus for Elgin leaves stadium 17.30. £10 a seat. Book through the Travel Club’s Facebook or on 07462218717. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some may see this as a Mickey Mouse competition. I don't know where they get their ideas from to be honest. 1. League Phase: Participants: 30 teams, including those from Scottish League One, League Two, and Premiership B teams (reserve teams). Organization: Teams are divided into three pots based on division and regionalized into North and South sections. Matches: Each team plays six league phase matches against opponents from their region (three from each of the other two pots). Scoring: Points from these matches are compiled into a single league table. Progression: The top 22 teams from the league phase advance to the knockout stage. 2. Knockout Phase: Participants: The 22 qualifiers from the league phase join the 10 Championship teams. Format: The competition progresses through traditional knockout rounds (Round of 32, Round of 16, etc.). Seeding: Teams finishing in the top six of the league phase are seeded in the Round of 32, along with the Championship teams. Final: The competition culminates in a final next spring. Century... If you are still following this and haven't used your pass, well done you; you can join the 1% Club. Meanwhile, undercover images of the new Trophy were leaked to the press at the weekend revealing a specially designed piece of silverware the likes of which has never been seen before (disnae look right to me). Unbelievable Jeff! That's evolution for you... Kells is no a happy chappy regarding the format. Resting some and getting fringe players more game time, but we have to remain competitive whilst doing this. A great start to the League1 campaign for the Caley Jags who have won their opening two fixtures without conceding. A 3-0 win at Kelty (Mckay, Longstaff & Wotherspoon) was followed by a 2-0 home win over Peterhead. We have been without Adam MacKinnon (a couple of weeks away), Ross Millen (a week or two away) and Jake Davidson (longer term) with Paul Allan recovering to get on the bench at the weekend. Liam Sole took a knock and was replaced before the hour just after scoring his first goal for the club and will be a doubt. David Wotherspoon scored the opener against Peterhead. Surely more game time for the likes of Alfie Bavidge, Chanka Zimba, Mitchell Robertson, Mathew Strachan, Jordan Alonge and Robbie Thompson with a swap of keepers on the cards to give Logan Ross a go between the sticks. Also an opportunity to rest the older legs to keep them fresh for the bigger challenge of League points. ICT fans tickets for this match CLICK HEREThis match is non-segregated Stand: Adult – £15, Concession: £10, U12s: £2 Ground: Adult £13, Concession: £8, U12s: Free Elgin went down 1-0 at home to East Kilbride at the weekend as the new League2 team got their first points in the Leagues. That was on the back of the opening fixture where Elgin lost out in a dramatic late late ending at Annan as the borders club scored in the 89th & 93rd minutes to pip Elgin who had levelled at 2-2 in the 92nd minute. Dramatic stuff and a 3-2 win for Annan on the opening day. This was Elgin's team against East Kilbride where Ross Draper was their MotM. Lewis Hyde and Brian Cameron did not feature at Annan through injury although Cameron was named on the bench along with Kane Hester who played the final sixteen minutes. Elgin picked up seven bookings at the weekend. Can we expect a bit of rough and tumble on Tuesday night. Allan Hale has a few still on the broken list at the moment Hyde, Dingwall, Girvan and Cairns. Elgin players can be seen going through the traditional warm up routines used for centuries down at Borough Briggs as they try to manoeuvre their way round the Elgin Marbles. The placing of a trophy near the field of play is supposed to spur on the players and motivate them in their quest to win something. It's not worked since last century, but God loves a trier.

Off to a Flyerat New Central Park Scott Kellacher was busy in the transfer market yesterday scooping up Alfie Bavidge, Chanka Zimba and Mitchell Robertson to bolster his squad for the new season in League1. However none of them started with Bavidge and Robertson on the bench. Calum MacLeod filled in at right back with Oscar McIntyre moving to his favoured left back slot. Paul Allan, Ross Millen and Adam MacKinnon missed out again. The Caley Jags gave everyone else a five point head start just to make it fair. Pretty decent of them to be honest....... or was it because of last seasons administration At the end of the day it was a comfortable away win for the Caley Jags with goals from Mckay, Longstaff and Wotherspoon. We got season 25/26 off and running on the artificial surface at New Central Park, Kelty. It only took four minutes for the opening goal in League1 and it was our own Billy Mckay that scored it from the edge of the box after Joe Chalmers won the ball to assist Billy with his fine finish, curling the ball round the defender and into the bottom corner. Mind you, Ross Munro was the first keeper in action to deny Innes Murray a minute earlier. An Alfie Stewart corner found Danny Devine in the box but he headed over from close range. Midway through the half Liam Sole was denied by Corey Armour in goal and a couple of minutes later he saved from Mckay's close range header. Up the other end and Scott Mercer fired over following a corner and after half an hour there's not much between the sides. Stewart headed just wide of the top corner as the visitors looked to double their lead. We did double our advantage five minutes before the break when the creative genius of David Wotherspoon saw Armour save before he crossed in moments later to give Luis Longstaff the opportunity to head home. Joe Chalmers went close and Stewart brought out another save before the last action saw Murray's shot saved by Ross Munro HALF TIME: 0-2 No changes at the break and five minutes in Chalmers shot over and Murray missed the target at the other end. Alfie Stewart struck a post but we would not be denied a third and Wotherspoon delivered it on the hour fighting for the ball before juggling and clipping it over the keeper. Only Spoony would do it in style like this, a sort of Spoonyerism. Longstaff shot over just after the goal. Dangerman Murray was unlucky as he fired over direct from a free kick, clipping the corner of the bar on its way as the visitors looked to get back into the game. Second half substitutions disrupted the flow and Alfie Bavidge replaced Mckay twenty minutes from the end. The visitors saw out the remainder of the game cutting our tally to minus two. FULL TIME: 0-3 Robert on CTO: Dominant performance until we eased up after the third. Kelty were poor and their defence contributed to each goal, but we had to score. Mckay’s opener was the pick, curling the ball in. Longstaff scored the second with a header, whilst Wotherspoon juggled the ball before calmly netting the third. Chalmers ran the midfield and McIntyre looked good at left back. An enjoyable afternoon in the sun but we will have tougher tests ahead. Great start to the season for the Caley Jags with Peterhead the early front runners after beating East Fife 4-1. Alloa raised a few eyebrows with their League Cup exploits and came from behind to overcome Stenhousemuir 1-2. Queen of the South and Hamilton Accies both recorded 2-0 wins. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 Peterhead 1 3 3 2 Accies 1 2 3 3 Queens 1 2 3 4 Alloa Ath 1 1 3 5 Stenny 1 -1 0 6 Montrose 1 -2 0 7 Cove 1 -2 0 8 East Fife 1 -3 0 9 Kelty 1 -3 0 10 ICTFC 1 3 -2 Date: 02/07/2025 Venue: New Central Park Attendance: 0613 Referee: George Calder Kelty Hearts: 0Manager: Thomas O'Ware Lineup: Armour; Mercer (82), Wylie, Brydon, Paterson, Murray (Carrol 82), Masson (Graham 66), Arnott, Johnston, Cole (Teasdale 75), McCarvel Subs (not used): Adamson; Bexfield, Leitch Scorers: none Booked: Teasdale (83) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 3Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, MacIntyre, Sole (R Thompson 82), Wotherspoon (Alonge 70), Chalmers (Robertson 89), Longstaff (Strachan 89), Stewart, B Mckay (Bavidge 70) Subs (not used): Ross; Walker, Nixon Scorers: B Mckay (4), Longstaff (38) Booked: Devine (65), Longstaff (79) Sent Off: none

Over & Out New Signing Oscar McIntyre went straight into the starting XI with Ross Millen, Calum MacLeod and Paul Allan missing from the midweek massacre at East Kilbride. David Wotherspoon also started but Billy Mckay was on the bench. Both sides failed to qualify for the knockout stages despite Rovers trouncing the Caley Jags 5-1 at Stark's Park. Three goals in the first half from Dylan Easton (x2 one pen) and Jack Hamilton killed the contest with Wotherspoon getting a consolation before Easton completed his hat-trick once more from the spot and our misery was complete when Remi Savage knocked in an own goal off his back in stoppage time. Meh! Raith Rovers, with nothing to play for were quick out of the blocks and were two ahead inside seven minutes. Dylan Easton with a quickfire brace, opening the scoring in the fourth minute with a half volley from the edge of the box and three minutes later converting a penalty after Longstaff upended Paul McMullan in the box. Liam Sole did put the ball in the net but was flagged offside after seventeen minutes. Oscar MacIntyre, not known for his goalscoring endeavours, went close from a tight angle but narrowly missed the target. The visitors were seeing plenty of the ball with half an hour gone, but it was the hosts who held a two goal advantage. They increased that ten minutes before the interval when Jack Hamilton scored a third shortly after Scott Brown went close. A Wotherspoon corner was whipped in and clipped a post, but that was as close as we came before Hamilton then fired a free kick wide with five minutes of the half remaining. HALF TIME: 3-0 (ouch!) No changes at the interval but Wotherspoon pulled a goal back on the hour off a Mathew Strachan cross from the left but five minutes later Easton completed his hat-trick from the spot again after handball by Savage. His day would get worse in stoppage time when the ball bounced off him into the net after Munro had parried an effort, although Raith are claiming it for Josh Mullin . Plenty of substitutions around the hour took the edge off the game with Raith in cruise control despite Wotherspoon's morsel of consolation on a day when both clubs left the competition. A couple of late bookings for the Thompson Twins. It must run in the family... It would appear Remi Savage was at the end of the game for kicking the ball aggressively in the direction of the referee. However, similar to the ninety minutes, he missed. Not much he could have done about the penalty to be honest, but this will possibly mean he will miss the start of the league campaign against Kelty if it's seen as violent conduct. Otherwise it will mean he misses next League Cup game. FULL TIME: 5-1 (sore one) Caley 100 on CTO: A big feckin OUCH! Thought Tuesday was going to be sign of things to come! Obviously not. Striker required! Apply ICT, Stadium road Inverness. Robert: This may turn out to be a timely reality check and ensure we are focussed on hitting the ground running next Saturday at Kelty. Better to lose today, when our chances of qualifying were slim, than in a league game. But I agree, we do need to get a striker in or that could be our Achilles heel again. No Listen! To be honest with you, we were sh!te... Date: 26/07/2025 Venue: Stark's Park Attendance: 1032 Referee: Ross Hardie Raith Rovers: 5 (five)Manager: Barry Robson Lineup: Rae; Rowe (Mullin 59), Hanlon, Fordyce, Doherty, Brown, Byrne (Mathews 65 ), Stevenson, McMullan Chin 59), Hamilton (Vaughan 59), Easton (Montagu 69) Subs (not used): Glavin; Gibson, Hannah, Raeside Scorers: Easton (4, 7pen, 64pen), Hamilton (36), Savage (90+2 og) Booked: none Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacIntyre, Devine, Savage, Strachan, Sole (R Thompson 67), Chalmers (S Thompson 80), Stewart (Gardiner 80), Longstaff (Kerr 67), Wotherspoon (Mckay 67), Alonge Subs (not used): Ross; Nixon, Walker, Keogh, Scorers: Wotherspoon (58) Booked: Devine (67), S Thompson (86), R Thompson (89) Sent Off: Savage (after final whistle)

It's not how we imagined it Well, it's the scenario that no Caley Jags fan wanted. If we could have chosen one team to stroke off our last game of the season title deciding clash, Hamilton Accies would probably be the peoples choice. It doesn't bother me that we have had previous with Accies over the years regarding relegation, it's the fact that they are the form team in the league on three wins on the bounce and if you remove their 21 point deduction, they would be sitting third in the table on merit. Add in the factor that Accies need at least one point, dependant on another result, to have any hope of avoiding the relegation play-off but a better option for Accies is going for all three points. We are also well aware that they have top strikers in Oli Shaw and Kevin O'Hara and they are the third top scorers in the league with 53 goals behind us and Queen of the South. The other major stumbling block is our own form. We are hell bent on drawing our way to the title with four draws over the last six which has included playing teams in the relegation zone. Whilst we are unbeaten in the League over 17 games we could have been out of site long before now. Instead of that we have turned wins into draws and are paying the price for our failure to kill games off when well on top. That price is no finger nails left and confidence draining away from the park to the stands. Here's a thought to cheer us up. Our last defeat was 18 games ago when we lost 2-1 at Montrose. On Saturday Stenhousemuir visit Montrose looking to win the title Apart from all that we have nothing to worry about! Of the three previous meetings this season: We were blown away 3-1 at NDP on a miserable day during Storm Amy in October: Accies blew Inverness away with Amy spoiling our day. Goals from O'Hara, McDonald and Shaw were enough to win the three points and send Accies to the top of the table. Bavidge scored our counter but we dropped to third with Stenhousemuir second. We exacted revenge back in the Highlands before Xmas with a 4-0 thrashing of Accies. It was a convincing win for the table toppers with goals from Mitchell Robertson, Chanka Zimba, his 13th of the season, substitutes Alfie Bavidge and Billy Mckay. Boom! In the last meeting away at Broadwood an Alfie Bavidge goal separated the sides in a scrappy affair. At that stage, the Caley Jags moved 5 points ahead after beating Accies 1-0 thanks to Alfie Bavidge's first half header. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bar94/Bus/Info Bring a Friend for a £5 - u12 £1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This was our squad that struggled on the artificial surface at Bayview. It took a brilliant strike from Billy Mckay to rescue a point in the 89th minute after Michael McKenna had given the Fifer's the lead shortly after the interval. That was goal No 131 for Billy and could prove to be his most crucial strike yet. Last Six League1: D D D W W D Liam Sole has been struggling with a calf injury and has missed out recently. We badly need his pace up front in an attacking manner. Bar 94 will open at 1200, with last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445). The bar reopens at full time, when expect to be joined by some of the players. Operated by Stagecoach, buses will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415. Buses return from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800. The bus fare is £2 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. Why not come down early, make a day of it, and wait to see the players after full time? Accies are on a three game winning streak as they try to escape the relegation zone. To be honest it would be an unbelievable achievement should they escape after a 21 point deduction for gross mismanagement. We all know how that feels. Last Six League1: D L L W W W Accies drew 2-2 at Cove before losing the next two at home to Kelty (1-2) and a 3-0 loss at Stenhousemuir. They have since made a sprint for the finishing line beating Alloa 1-0, Montrose 0-2 and last time out beating Peterhead 3-1. Those results have taken them close to safety and they sit one point below East Fife and three points below Cove Rangers but with a much better GD than both. All to play for at the bottom but it depends on the result at Cove v East Fife to determine their destiny combined with a result at Inverness other than a defeat. Oli Shaw has scored three times over the last six games. He is the leading scorer in League1 with 19 goals. In comparison our best League scorers this season is Chanka Zimba with 11 and Alfie Bavidge with 10. Steven Bradley will need rehab after picking up an injury at Montrose. It will be some achievement should Accies avoid relegation, but to do that they need to not lose which is not in our best interest. Inverness CT deducted 5 points as per SPFL rules on clubs suffering an insolvency event Hamilton Academical deducted 6 points following breaches of multiple SPFL Rules. Hamilton Academical deducted 9 points following SPFL Disciplinary Tribunal. Hamilton Academical deducted 6 points following SPFL Disciplinary Tribunal Pos. P W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 Inverness CT* 35 20 11 4 58 23 35 66 2 Stenhousemuir 35 17 13 5 48 27 21 64 3 Alloa Athletic 35 15 8 12 49 34 15 53 4 Queen of the South 35 13 12 10 54 46 8 51 5 Peterhead 35 12 7 16 48 62 -14 43 6 Montrose 35 11 9 15 48 65 -17 42 7 Cove Rangers 35 9 10 16 41 44 -3 37 8 East Fife 35 9 8 18 34 61 -27 35 9 Hamilton Accies * 35 16 7 12 53 40 13 34 Kelty Hearts 35 5 11 19 31 62 -31 26 After tonight's final Championship games Ross County Relegated - Airdrie in play-offs. Semi-Final: 1st Leg Tue 5th May 19:45 4th in L1 v Airdrie Semi-Final: 1st Leg Tue 5th May 19:45 3rd in L1 v 2nd in L1 Semi-Final: 2nd Leg Sat 9th May 15:00 Airdrie v 4th in L1 Semi-Final: 2nd Leg Sat 9th May 15:00 2nd in L1 v 3rd in L1 Final: 1st Leg Wed 13th May 19:45 Lowest remaining seed at home Final: 2nd Leg Sat 16th May 17:30 Highest remaining seed at home

Is It Coming Home? With the prospect of a title winning celebration happening this weekend, a big crowd is expected at Bayview Stadium, Methil. It's certainly not a formality by any means, however, there is a distinct possibility that something could happen and that will swell the crowd. East Fife have had to review their seating allocation to try and accommodate this surge in ticket sales and we are still waiting for further developments regarding ticket sales as of Monday at 21:00. It did open but sold out quickly and we now await more seating to be released by East Fife. A win for the Caley Jags will secure the title outright regardless of what Stenhousemuir do against Alloa Athletic. A draw might be enough but that depends on Stenhousemuir losing or at worst, drawing, something that is not a common occurrence at Ochilview this season. A defeat for both clubs hands Inverness the title and promotion. Defeat at Bayview takes it to the final day against Accies as long as Stenny get the win, and a draw at Stenny would probably suffice for us given our superior goal difference. It's all ifs and buts at the moment. It's only this season that our paths have crossed again after a 27 year hiatus in League games. We did have a League cup win over them in 2020 when Shane Sutherland scored the only goal of the game. We have been pretty dominant this season so far scoring nine goals and conceding one in the first meeting this season in a 4-1 win in the Highlands. Our overall Head 2 Head meetings with East Fife is good with 10 wins, two defeats and two draws in the 14 fixtures played since we first locked horns in a Scottish Cup tie in 1996. That one ended in a 1-1 draw: A team of volunteers cleared a 2 inch covering of snow to allow this game to go ahead. The first chance fell after 5 minutes to East Fife's Trinidadian Arnold Dwarika but Jim Calder saved his 25 yard drive. Two minutes later Calder touched a Robert Scott shot round the post. Five minutes later lain Stewart had the home fans roaring when he opened the scoring - a long pass from Graeme Bennett found Stewart with a little space on the right edge of the area and he chipped (surprise surprise) the ball over Lindsay Hamilton. It was nearly two in 15 minutes but Richard Hastings 30 yard free kick flew narrowly past the post. The home side had other first half chances through Stewart and Hercher and East Fife came close in 41 minutes when Calder touched away a David Beaton free kick. The home side continued to impress in the second half and had excellent chances through Teasdale and Hercher. In 78 minutes East Fife drew level - Alex Hamill slipped the ball to Dwarika on the right and without breaking stride he curled the ball into the top right-hand corner of the net from 25 yards. Caley Thistle fought back but could not find the net - their best effort was 6 minutes from time when a well timed tackle from John McStay foiled Alan Hercher. The home side were disappointed not to have held on to their lead and East Fife headed south greatly relieved. <Both Reports by Ian Broadfoot> The replay was also drawn 1-1 thanks to an injury time equaliser from Alan Hercher who cancelled out Scott's opener on 75m. A tremendous victory for Caledonian Thistle but only after an injury time equaliser in normal time and the drama of penalty kicks. The match was played at a furious pace on a wet and windy evening and several hundred Inverness fans witnessed an historic victory. East Fife had the better of the first half as the visitors battled into the gales - the best chances for the home side fell to Mark Donaghy who hit it over the bar in 8 minutes and to player/manager Steve Archibald who did the same from 6 yards in 24 minutes. Caley Thistle dominated the penalty shoot out with the home players clearly very nervous. Iain Stewart, Mike Noble and Daisy Ross all scored for the visitors while East Fifes Allan hit it over the bar, Jim Calder saved from Hope and McStay scored. At 3-1 Colin Mitchells penalty was saved by Hamilton but the match was over when Hutcheon hit the post. A superb night for Caley Thistle and a place in the last 16 of the Cup. February 12th, 1996, 7:30 PM at Bayview Park, Methil: Crowd: 1345 Those were the days with big names like Steve Archibald, Pele, Jim Calder, Iain Stewart This one is filling up fast. Be there or be square. ⛔ As of Tuesday, our Allocation has been sold out ⛔ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Info DIRECT LINK FOR AWAY TICKETS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last 4 games v E Fife. 3 this season and a L/Cup fixture 2020 3 - 0 (H) 2 - 0 (A) 4 - 1 (H) 1 - 0 (H) Last Saturday's squad that squeaked through against Kelty Hearts. Paul Allan still claiming the goal but officially it's still an og credited to Alex Ferguson. We seem to be holding strong in the run in with two crucial wins at Peterhead and at home to Kelty after a run of three draws. A third win will see us Promoted as Champions in front of a big crowd at Bayview. Last Six League1: W D D D W W Admission Prices: o Adults: £20 o Concessions: £16 [Over 65s and full-time students] o Under 16: £5 o Parent & 1 Child: £23 o Parent & 2 Children: £25 There are no cash turnstiles at Bayview. Disabled Supporters Supporters requiring additional assistance should contact East Fife’s Disability Access Officer, Stephen Mill ([email protected]) in advance of the match. East Fife are still requiring points to be safe at the bottom end and with Accies having a vastly superior goal difference then every point is a prisoner for the Fifers. After three draws in a row, the last draw being a comeback point from 2-0 down v Stenny, they then lost 1-0 at Montrose but stunned Peterhead with a 2-1 win at Bayview before last weeks 2-0 defeat at Alloa. Last Six League1: D D D L W L Nathan Austin helped our cause with the second comeback goal against Stenhousemuir. Sam Culbert on loan from Livingston has been on the scoresheet as well. He's one to watch, as is former Arbroath striker Michael McKenna. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 34 35 65 2 Stenny 34 20 61 3 Alloa 34 16 53 4 QotS 34 8 50 5 P'Head 34 -12 43 6 Monty 34 -17 41 7 Cove 34 -5 34 8 E Fife 34 -27 34 9 Accies 34 11 31 10 Kelty 34 -29 26 Sounds like a full squad for Fife

STENNY SIX-POINTER If ever there was one, this is the proverbial six-pointer and a game that will go a long way to decide who gets automatic promotion to the Championship come five o'clock on the 2nd of May. If not entirely a must win game, it's definitely a must not lose encounter. We still have the postponed fixture against Peterhead away to contend with and at this stage of the season and with our campaign agonisingly unravelling in a tortuous manner, there are no guarantees that three points at Balmoor is a given. Ahead of this game, it's still in our own hands, a defeat removes that option. Danny Devine missed the KDM Final through injury and although Chanka Zimba played in it, was on the park, he is suspended for this crucial League1 clash. A number of our players never turned up for the Final, some say they haven't arrived yet, but here's hoping they get that no show out of their system pretty quick. It's not up to me, but surely we need more grit and determination in midfield and we don't get that from Chalmers. What does Calum MacLeod and Ben Brannan need to do to get a game? Does Liam Sole not realise he needs to get his finger out and deliver the goods he often promises? Alfie Bavidge is a striker. Play him as one. Time to play our best XI from the start. If that means getting more out of David Wotherspoon then so be it. Is it time to roll back the years and get Billy Mckay on the park as well, although he was not in the squad at Firhill? Plenty of questions for Scott Kellacher to ponder, let's hope he has all the answers because defeat here could signal another season in the doldrums. 🦀 Sideways football, it's not for everyone 🦀 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/Info 📺 LIVE on BBC Alba 📺 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inverness CT 58pts THE RUN IN Stenhousemuir 60pts STENNY v ICTFC - 📺 11th April @17:30 STENNY v ICTFC - 📺 Peterhead v ICTFC - 📺 14th April @19:45 STENNY - No ⛔ Game ICTFC v Kelty Hearts 18th April @15:00 Cove v STENNY East Fife v ICTFC 25th April @15:00 STENNY v Alloa ICTFC v Accies 2nd May @15:00 Montrose v STENNY With our season imploding somewhat, we never turned up for the KDM Trophy Final against Raith Rovers who deservedly took the win last Sunday 4-1. Last Six League1: D W D W D D A disappointing no scoring draw at Kelty where we struggled to create enough clear chances and allowed the pack to close in again before a 3-1 home win over Montrose. With Stenny drawing and Alloa losing in midweek, we had a smidgeon of breathing space going into the home game against Cove but that was taken away by a goalkeeper. Balint Demus headed in an equaliser because we failed to put the game to bed when on top. A common theme throughout the season and one which Stenhousemuir took full advantage of by snatching a last minute winner. We bounced back in midweek with a good 3-1 home win over Peterhead with as bizarre an 'offside' goal as you will see gifting the Head their consolation. Zimba x2 & Alonge were our scorers in that one, three going on six. Zimba was Hero to Zero at Alloa scoring the equaliser before being sent off ten minutes later with the game ending at 1-1 and our last League1 game was a poor 1-1 draw under the lights v QotS where Ross Millen followed up on his saved penalty to bundle home and earn us a point. Onto the the KDM final and the only bright spark for us was Alfie Stewart's superb free kick. Alas we gave our opponents too much respect and too many opportunities to take the ball from us and for that we suffered badly. Scott Kellacher with the copy & paste pre-match. A few struggling after last weekend. No specific players named so that should open up the tombola selection. Just a thought here. Is our squad too big for League1 and is that why we have this selection rotation? With 22 or 23 to pick from that brings it's own headaches. If a club only has say 15 quality players then barring injuries and suspensions, there's your players for a more settled and consistent first choice. To be honest, I don't envy Kellacher's job, however it's time for the top XI to start at Ochilview. Stenhousemuir's relentless drive for promotion continued last Saturday with a confident 3-0 win over Hamilton Accies with goals from Dunfermline's on loan Ritchie-Hosler, Ross Taylor and Greg Buchanan. Last Six League1: W D W W D W They have been churning out results all season and have taken 14 points from their last six League1 fixtures, a run that has taken them two points clear of the Caley Jags who are hell bent on drawing their way into the Championship with their over cautious approach. It all started with a 1-0 win at Accies thanks to Olly Whyte's goal on the hour. A 1-1 draw followed at QotS where Nicky Jamieson's first half goal was cancelled out on the hour by Guthrie. Ross Taylor was the match winner at Peterhead with a last minute strike and he scored the opener in the next game against Kelty Hearts with Matty Aitken adding a late second in a 2-0 win. A surprising 2-2 draw with a battling East Fife after goals from Buchanan and Anderson had them cruising for all three points. The Fifers turned it round with two goals in a minute, the first from Nathan Austin baby. Last time out they scored an emphatic 3-0 win over Accies with Ritchie-Hosler, Ross Taylor and Greg Buchanan wrapping up the points which put them two ahead of the Caley Jags who will have a catch-up game to come against Peterhead next Tuesday. 🏆 Gary Naysmith has been named Glen’s League 1 Manager of the Month for March 2026. Can't argue with that given the unbeaten run the Warriors are on. Ross Taylor had to come off injured against Accies or was that just a precaution. He has an eye for a goal out of nothing. Ritchie-Hosler on loan from Dunfermline has given Stenny an extra dimension. Olly Whyte and Matty Aitken are big threats in front of goal. At the back Nicky Jamieson and Greg Buchanan are as solid as a rock. 🏟️ Ochilview Park 🏆 William Hill League One 📅 Saturday 11 April 🕑 17:30 Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 Stenny 32 22 60 2 ICTFC 31 32 58 3 Alloa 32 15 50 4 QueenS 32 6 46 5 P'Head 31 -9 42 6 Monty 32 -13 41 7 Cove 32 -5 31 8 E Fife 32 -26 31 9 Accies 32 8 25 10 Kelty 32 -30 23

Five Games left to find our best XI With our lead down to a solitary point and just six League1 games left we have a home fixture against Queen of the South on Friday evening under the lights at 7:45pm. It's also on the telly if you can't get down to the stadium so tune in to BBC Alba and have your Gaelic phrasebook handy. Last time we aired with Queens we ran away with the points in a resounding 4-0 win back in November. Zimba and Sole scored on that occasion but they are both on the naughty step and will not be allowed out to play this time. Points are now getting hard to find as every team is fighting for their lives at both ends of the table with Stenhousemuir the form team with the impetus at the moment. Is our rotation system affecting our run for promotion? Is the size of our squad a hinderance or a bonus? Many fans have voiced their opinion on this as some are left baffled by the decision to change a winning side on numerous occasions. We all understand that injuries will affect who is selected, but it's often for no apparent obvious reason the tinkering occurs. Suspensions will certainly alter our starting XI this week and Danny Devine came off in the second half at Alloa and is a major doubt with Mitchell Robertson ready to step in. Fixtures against Queen of the South this season have yielded seven points so far with Queens only taking one to date. A 2-0 win for the Caley Jags in the first encounter at Palmerston back in September followed by a runaway 4-0 televised home fixture in November. A point apiece at Palmerston in a 2-2 draw at the end of January takes us up to the present with points in the promotion race getting harder to come by. Stenhousemuir were the only League1 team to get maximum points last weekend and they face East Fife at Methil on Saturday afternoon just one point behind. Possibly the last chance for Alloa to keep in touch as they are at home to Peterhead and sit ten points adrift of top place. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/Bar94/Info KDM FINAL TICKETS Chanka Zimba Call Up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 🚍 💰🚍 With the introduction of a £2 maximum fare on bus services in the Highlands this week, the fare on the Matchday Bus Service has been reduced from £2.70 to £2 from this week. For Friday's game against Queen of the South, 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 we hope to be joined by some of the players. Operated by Stagecoach, the bus will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1900, returning from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle. The bus fare is £2 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. This was the guys we trusted to get the points at Recreation Park. Alas we had to battle for a point, literally, with Chanka Zimba scoring and also being red carded with over twenty minutes remaining. To ease his pain, he has been called up to the Zambian squad for an international fixture against Argentina in Buenos Aires on 31st March. It will coincide with his suspension. How thoughtful. Last Six League1: D D W D W D The last six started with a tough 1-1 draw against Stenny when we had Ben Brannan sent off with 20m left. (On the Tuesday after we beat Ayr Utd 1-2 to progress into the KDM Trophy Final). A disappointing no scoring draw at Kelty followed where we struggled to create enough clear chances and allowed the pack to close in again before a 3-1 home win over Montrose. With Stenny drawing and Alloa losing in midweek, we had a smidgeon of breathing space going into the home game against Cove but that was taken away by a goalkeeper. Balint Demus headed in an equaliser because we failed to put the game to bed when on top. A common theme throughout the season and one which Stenhousemuir took full advantage of by snatching a last minute winner. We bounced back in midweek with a good 3-1 home win over Peterhead with as bizarre an 'offside' goal as you will see gifting the Head their consolation. Zimba x2 & Alonge were our scorers in that one, three going on six. Zimba was Hero to Zero at Alloa scoring the equaliser before being sent off ten minutes later with the game ending at 1-1. Zimba and Sole are suspended this weekend for a lack of discipline which could prove costly. That's a pity with Zimba scoring three in his last two games. Zimba and Alfie Bavidge both have ten League goals. Kellacher has the usual smokescreen ongoing that we have a few carrying knocks but is keeping that close to his chest for now so you will have to make your own starting XI up for yourself although Danny Devine is known to be struggling to make this one. Queen of the South drew 2-2 with a battling East Fife on Saturday. Reece Lyon with both goals but the Fifer's battled hard for a point with Gaffney & Culbert scoring. That has no doubt scuppered automatic promotion but Queens are clinging on to the fourth promotion play-off spot ahead of Peterhead and Montrose. Last Six League1: L L L D W D Queens run started with three defeats in a row, kicking off with a valentine's day loss at home to Alloa 2-1. A Kai Kennedy brace was not enough to stop them losing 3-2 at Montrose followed by another home defeat to Peterhead by 2-0. A 1-1 draw with Stenny then the solitary win away to Accies by 3-1 and that takes them up to the 2-2 home draw with East Fife. The Doonhamers are the second highest scorers in the League with 47 goals. Conceding 41 goals has been their downfall and that has them 13 points off the pace in fourth position, Reece Lyon has eight goals to his name in League1 with former Caley Jag Kai Kennedy bagging seven. Jack Stott and Matty Douglas are both on five. Queens still have four or five players getting back to match fitness after injury. Jack Hannah, Jack Stott, Jordan Allan and Mikey Hewit are the main ones still nursing injuries. Saturday 28th March East Fife v Stenhousemuir kick off 14:00 Alloa Athletic v Peterhead kick off 15:00 Hamilton Accies v Kelty Hearts kick off 15:00 Montrose v Cove Postponed due to International call-ups Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 😟 ICTFC 30 32 57 🙂 Stenny 30 19 56 3 Alloa 30 15 47 4 QotS 30 6 44 5 P'Head 30 -10 39 6 Monty 30 -13 38 7 E Fife 30 -25 30 8 Cove 30 -5 28 9 Accies 30 12 25 10 Kelty 30 -31 19 Peter Murphy bemoans missed chances against East Fife>>>

Back on Top This was our catch up fixture and all teams have now played 29 games after tonight with only seven League1 fixtures remaining thereafter. It had not been the most productive last fortnight as the Caley Jags crawl towards the finishing line having dropped four points against the bottom two sides. Did we manage to get back on track tonight? Yes we did Inverness were in control of the first 45 with goals from Chanka Zimba and Jordan Alonge. A couple of glaring misses as well but Peterhead never threatened other than from a few free kicks in wide areas allowing them to swing balls into our box but Ross Munro was untroubled in the first half. We killed the game early in the second half after an incisive break down the left saw Luis Longstaff drill a great ball into the box where Zimba slid in to net and set us all at ease. Out of the blue and to everyone's bemusement, Peterhead prodded the ball into ball into the net to confuse all inside the stadium. After a discussion with the linesman and half a dozen Peterhead players a goal was eventually given. Danny Devine had his say and the final outcome was still a goal and a yellow card for an incensed Scott Kellacher. The Peterhead goal remains a mystery for now as it happened at the far end of the pitch so will have to see match footage to see what happened. All looked a bit fishy to me 🐟🐠🐟 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What a difference a day (or two) makes With Liam Sole still out Luis Longstaff was handed a rare start and Chanka Zimba was restored to the starting XI. These two with Alfie Stewart and Jordan Alonge were instrumental in a much improved performance from the side that disappointed against Cove Rangers three days earlier. The weather was in the process of changing and the strong winds throughout the day relented and it was a pleasant enough evening with light drizzle during the play. A long diagonal from Stewart in midfield found Calum MacLeod running into the box on the right corner. He controlled the ball well before getting his powerful shot away on the angle but Jack Newman parried the shot and Flynn Duffy mopped up the loose ball with Alfie Bavidge waiting to pounce on the line. There seemed to be more urgency to get forward in numbers at times and we dominated the proceedings from the start, Alfie Stewart curling an effort from distance over the bar as he looked to get his range finder tuned in early. It must have worked as he threaded a brilliant pass through the middle for Chanka Zimba to open the scoring. The big striker did well to hold off a couple of challenges as he turned the defender on the edge of the box and held him off to slot behind Newman from around ten yards. Zimba might have added a second after some good interplay allowed MacLeod to swing an inviting ball into the box but the striker was shut down as he tried to get his shot away and Newman gathered the ball comfortably. Bavidge snatched at a clear chance when a ball swung in from wide left and after challenging well for it, when the ball dropped he dragged his volley wide from eight yards with the goal at his mercy. Jordan Alonge brought out a spectacular save as Newman tipped his thirty-five yard strike over the bar at the expense of a corner. From Stewart's flag kick, Alonge met the ball at the back post. It may have come off a boot on the line but it's credited to Alonge at the moment with Bavidge and possibly Duffy stretching for the ball. That goal was the last noted action of the first half and a bit of breathing space going into the final forty-five. HALF TIME: 2-0 We threw Peterhead an early lifeline at the start of the second half after a loose pass out of defence went awry. Savage's pass from the edge of his own box was intercepted by Seb Ross who drove forward before bouncing his low shot across the keeper and off the outside base of the post. A let off for us but kind of us to invite the visitors to have a go given they did nothing in the first half. ten minutes later an incisive four man move down the left ended with Zimba's clinical finish from Longstaff's driven cross. Excellent move, excellent finish and game over. Stewart and Longstaff then combined well driving forward but Newman did well to block Alfie's first time effort on receipt of Luis return ball. It was all Inverness and Alonge curled a free kick just wide as we kept the pressure on. Then came the comedy slot. After we failed to clear our lines two or three times a Peterhead player was left adjacent to our goal line after one attack. When the ball came forward again, he sauntered on to the park as Ross Munro went to grab the ball as he strolled past him from behind. For whatever reason the ball spun loose and was poked into the net by Shanks. The goal then appeared to be chalked off before the referee, linesman and a deputation of half the Peterhead squad had a pow-wow. After some discussion the referee then pointed to the centre circle. Danny Devine joined into the debate before being ignored and Scott Kellacher was booked for shouting words of 'encouragement' towards the referee who must have great hearing as he was on the opposite side of the pitch. Mystery unveiled! Undeterred, we kept our noses comfortably in front and looked like scoring most times we ventured forward but for some desperate defending and goalkeeping. FULL TIME: 3-1 Luis Longstaff put in a great shift and was a willing outlet from defence to carry forward into dangerous areas. Jordan Alonge was his usual awkward and unpredictable self and was also prominent, however, none moreso than Alfie Stewart who was involved in everything good linking midfield into attack and he was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet. Chanka Zimba took his goals well and could easily have had a hat-trick. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts ICTFC 29 32 56 Stenny 29 17 53 3 Alloa 29 15 46 4 QotS 29 6 43 🐟 P'Head 29 -10 38 6 Monty 29 -13 37 7 E Fife 29 -25 29 8 Cove 29 -5 27 9 Accies 29 12 24 Kelty 29 -29 19 The Final Seven 21.03.2026/15:00 - Alloa (A) 27.03.2026/19:45 - Queens (H) TV 📺 05.04.2026/16:10 - Raith Rovers (N) (TV) KDM FINAL 📺 11.04.2026/17:30 - Stenny (A) TV 📺 14.04.2026/19:45 - Peterhead (A) TV 📺 18.04.2026/15:00 - Kelty Hearts (H) 25.04.2026/15:00 - East Fife (A) 02.05.2026/15:00 - Hamilton (H) _______________________________________________________________ Date: 17/03/2026 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1972 Referee: George Calder Inverness CT: 3 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, MacIntyre, Lonfstaff (Willox 90+4), Alonge, Chalmers, Stewart (Allan 90+1), Bavidge (MacKinnon 89), Zimba Subs (not used): Ross; Millen, Robertson, Brannan, Wotherspoon, B Mckay Scorers: Zimba (19, 55), Alonge (42) Booked: none Sent Off: none Peterhead FC: 1 Manager: Jordan Brown & Ryan Strachan Lineup: Newman; Strachan (Smith 57), Jas Brown, Shanks, Duffy, Pawlett (Carnwath 57), M Ross (Barry 57), Steele, McGinn (McGuffie 57), Forrest, S Ross (Jones 69) Subs (not used): McKelvie; Jor Brown, Lister, Scorers: Shanks (64) Booked: Strachan (38) Sent Off: none

Keeper Saves a Point There were no major injury worries for either side ahead of our League1 fixture at the Caledonian SarensPSG Stadium with both gaffers eying up maximum points from this one. Scott Kellacher was looking to stay ahead of the baying pack and Paul Hartley will have his sights set on overhauling Dick Campbell's free falling East Fife. Some key fixtures today with Accies hosting QotS, Stenhousemuir facing a treacherous visit to Peterhead and in the late televised game Montrose entertain Alloa Athletic. A big one at Cove's end of the table as well with bottom club Kelty at home to East Fife. All to play for... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Liam Sole was missing for Inverness and Balint Demus was favoured in goal for Cove with Robbie Mutch on the bench. Would that prove to be crucial? Well it appears so with Alfie Stewart notching our 100th goal of the season, up popped Demus with a header to level the game with the last play of the game. Two points thrown away in a game we should be looking to win. Scunnered much! We lost our lead at the top in a four point swing with Stenny scoring their winner in the 89th minute and Demus denying us at the death. Alloa looked likely to take full advantage scoring two first half goals to throw their hat into the ring but were pegged back before the break before a rampant Montrose ran out winners in a nine goal thriller. It's the Caley Jags way. Meh! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We were eager to get that 100th goal on a brisk afternoon and Joe Chalmers shot over in the second minute and Billy Mckay and Jordan Alonge both had 'goals' disallowed. Plenty early possession but little to show for it as Cove dug deep to keep us at bay. Oscar MacIntyre brought out a save from Demus in the visitors goal and Cooper Masson gave Ross Munro some work to do at the other end. Demus then saved low down from a Bavidge effort and Billy Mckay went close to the top corner as the pressure mounted towards the interval. That 100th goal was coming and it was a tremendous 25 yard plus left footer from Alfie Stewart when it came. His thunderbolt from outside the box found the top corner with the assist from Paul Allan's nod forward. Chris Maguire had the final effort of the half as his shot was blocked just before the break. HALF TIME: 1-0 Alonge failed to beat the keeper right at the start of the second half after a great ball from Billy Mckay put him in but Demus denied him, blocking inside the six yard box. Alonge then headed well over over from a scoring position inside the box off a corner on the left. On the hour O'Donnell went close and the subs started to flow thereafter. Wotherspoon shot wide for the hosts and Teasdale did the same for the visitors. Big chance for a big lad as Chanka Zimba saw his stretched effort clawed off the line following a flick from Alonge. Great save by the keeper to be honest! More subs followed as everyone thought we would be seeing out the game. Alas a late corner for Cove saw Demus come up into our box and who else but the keeper headed Cove level to claim a vital point as we threw two points down the drain. The mystery is why nobody challenged him as he was given the freedom of the box to nod home. Gutting! FULL TIME: 1-1 We can't say we have not been warned as these type of displays have been happening for weeks. Plenty of possession and shots etc but a one goal lead is never enough and today we paid the price for a lack of sharpness in front of goal. Not a great idea to ignore the Cove keeper in our box, he's a big chap and we paid the price for that defensive lapse. That's four points dropped against the bottom two sides in a fortnight. That's not the form of Champions as we crawl towards the finishing line. Yngwie on CTO: On 89 minutes we were gaining 2 points v Stenny, but a few minutes later they have actually gained 2 on us. Can’t do anything about their late winner but we can control our own performances and that was a very disappointing result. We should be winning games like this but often struggle to score goals. Howdenender on CTO: And so he (Kellacher) should look very unhappy, after another desperately poor performance against a team near the bottom of the table. Strongest squad in the league, full time players, we should be over the hill and out of sight by now, instead no consistency of selection and frankly baffling substitutions have us stumbling towards the finish line. Alan summed up: An insipid, inept performance from the entire team. It seems that when we play teams in the bottom part of the league the players think they can just turn up and the three points will automatically be handed out. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts ☹️ ICTFC 28 30 53 😂 Stenny 29 17 53 ☹️ Alloa 29 15 46 😊 QotS 29 6 43 ☹️ P'Head 28 -8 38 😛 Monty 29 -13 37 😒 E Fife 29 -25 29 😁 Cove 29 -5 27 🤑 Accies 29 12 24 Kelty 29 -29 19 Date: 14/03/2026 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1823 Referee: Jamie McCunnie Inverness CT: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Brannan, Devine, Savage, MacIntyre, Allan (Wotherspoon 62), Alonge (MacLeod 81), Chalmers, Stewart (Longstaff 73), Bavidge (MacKinnon 62), B Mckay (Zimba 73) Subs (not used): Ross; Robertson, Willox Scorers: Stewart (39) Booked: Savage (80) Sent Off: none Cove Rangers: 1 Manager: Paul Hartley Lineup: Demus; Bisland (Carrol 68), Darge, Parker, Harrington, Masson (Teasdale 68), Yule, O'Donnell (McAllister 78), Emslie, Megginson, Maguire (D Eguaibor 84) Subs (not used): Mutch; J Eguaibor, Strachan Scorers: Demus (90+4) Booked: Maguire (41), Darge (90) Sent Off: none

No massacre, but 3 points It's Valentines day and with Accies and the Caley Jags having an extra two and a half hours to relax before kick-off, we would have to wait and see how the off-field shenanigans would affect the players after Accies were handed a further six point deduction, taking their total points deduction to a massive twenty-one this season. Fortunately for Accies so far, their onfield form has kept them afloat, but that's a crippling sanction for any club, in fact it's a massacre! Full Time scores for the 3:00 pm fixtures at the top end of the table: QotS 1-2 Alloa & Stenny 2-2 Monty. Those results will put a bit of pressure on the Caley Jags to perform and hopefully extend their lead. Accies will be pleased with results at the bottom end, Cove losing to East Fife and Kelty drawing with Peterhead. With the game on BBC Alba, it was there for all to see and the end result was three points for the Caley Jags courtesy of a decisive header from top scorer Alfie Bavidge his 18th of the season in all competitions. It may have been the playing surface, but whatever it was, it wasn't the best of games for screening on TV. However, it's an important three points. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Big shout for a penalty when Zimba went down in the box after five minutes, but to be honest, he never convinced anyone. First big chance of the game came at the back post after a free kick was met by Mitchell Robertson on the corner of the six yard box but he skied it well over the bar. Twenty minutes in and it wasn't much of a spectacle so far, untidy stuff on what looked like a difficult surface. Accies made a hash of scoring after cutting us open down the right, Crookston hitting himself with the ball instead of the back of the net with Munro gathering the loose ball. Plenty possession for the visitors but little in the way of opportunities falling for us. A dangerous chip into the box with half an hour gone was headed behind for a corner to Accies but Munro claimed the corner well. A neat bit of ball juggling by Ben Brannan before he shot goalwards forced young keeper Josh Lane to save the bobbling ball. Accies went close with a Newman header off a corner, the ball hitting the stanchion holding the net back with Munro rooted to the spot. In our next attack we won a corner. It was taken short and laid back to Ben Brannan who fired first time into the box where Alfie Bavidge dived low to head behind Lane from six yards to give us the lead going into the break. HALF TIME: 0-1 A brisk start to the second half by Accies saw them have two or three swipes at the ball inside the Inverness box but the defence managed to block before scrambling the ball clear. O'Hara then could have done better as he headed wide five minutes after the restart. Inverness were living dangerously in the early minutes of the second half. Nearly an own goal when Robertson's cross spun off the defenders boot and just wide of the far post. From the corner, Calum MacLeod fired a shot over from the edge of the box. Minutes later Bavidge bought himself a yard of space but the keeper was able to smother his shot. Another quick break forward with Liam Sole feeding MacLeod but he dragged his shot wide under pressure from defenders. Accies went up the park and squandered another half chance, but it was the visitors who were now looking more likely to add a second and MacLeod could have done better with a chip after being played in, however he duffed his attempt. Oli Shaw had his head in his hands after he missed a sitter, smashing it off the stanchion again from eight yards after good work down the left flank Inverness were pushing their luck again and unable to get their foot on the ball as Accies sensed they might get something from the game with twenty minutes remaining. It was an untidy affair now with passes going astray and no composure whatsoever. A good interchange ended with MacLeod firing high over from the edge of the box. McKinstry fired over as the clock ticked towards the ninety with the visitors clinging on by their fingernails. At least they had fingernails, the fans had none left. Despite a stirring second half by Accies it was Inverness that stretched their lead at the head of the table. FULL TIME: 0-1 Scott Kellacher thought it was a good game Not sure what game he was watching but on my telly it was carnage. One man with the one bit of real quality won the points. Alfie Bavidge dived to meet Ben Brannan's ball back into the box following a corner and Bavidge met it with his head to flash the ball into the net from six yards. Great goal but after that there were loads of missed chances from both sides with poor finishing keeping the score at 0-1 to the visitors. Huisdean on CTO: Poor game with a just about deserved win. Too many players not at their best and seemingly unable to pass to each other especially late in the second half. Still, a vital win and a win next week would put us in a strong position. By the way, the playing surface looked and played, dreadfully at times. These surfaces really need to be banned. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 🙂 ICTFC 24 28 47 2 Stenny 24 14 42 3 QotS 25 7 39 4 Alloa 24 12 37 5 Monty 23 -11 29 6 P'Head 23 -12 29 7 E Fife 24 -17 28 8 Cove 24 -7 19 ☹️ Accies 23 14 17 10 Kelty 24 -28 15 Date: 14/02/2026 Venue: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 0480 Referee: Cameron Stirling Hamilton Accies: 0 Manager: Darian MacKinnon Lineup: Lane; Hutton (Gallagher 46), Smutek, Kilday, Hendrie, MacDonald, Newbury, Crookston (Black 86), Shaw, McKinstry, O'Hara Subs (not used): Eadie, Forrest, Morgan, Shiels, Simpson, Stafford Scorers: none Booked: none Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Brannan, Devine, Savage, Robertson, Sole (Longstaff 69), MacLeod, Allan (Alonge 86), Stewart Bavidge (Willox 82), Zimba (B Mckay 69) Subs (not used): Ross; MacIntyre, Wotherspoon, MacKinnon Scorers: Bavidge (37) Booked: none Sent Off: none

Paul's Birthday Stunner They came North on a seven game losing streak with their Fifer's. Dick Campbell's side are on a worse run than Ross County after opening the season with a solid set of results. They went South with another defeat to add to that list. Scott Kellacher boosted his squad with the addition of Ben Brannan on loan from Kilmarnock until the end of the season. Ben is no stranger having already made eleven appearances for the Caley Jags last season scoring once and making dozens of loooooong throws. Welcome back Ben. The Fifers had bolstered their squad with a handful of new signings in the sales as they look to stop the rot. Beware to the wrath of the Campbell guys. It turned out to be a relatively comfortable afternoon for the Caley Jags who got off to the best possible start through Alfie Stewart in the third minute when he drilled home from the left side of the box. We were then profligate as we seemed to make an easy job more difficult. Stewart was on a shoot on sight mission firing at the target from distance a number of times in the opening quarter. Plenty of possession but opportunities came and went. Zimba declined to score off a Bavidge cut-back and Jordan Alonge looked favourite to score when he burst into the box on the inside right position. His venomous shot blurred just wide. We could easily have been three or four up at the interval. Second half was much the same. Just after the restart, Bavidge picked his spot when he curled a low shot goalwards. Unfortunately that spot was two feet wide of the post. However, the introduction of Longstaff and Allan seemed to make us more incisive. Paul Allan's goal was a belter after some intricate work deep on the left flank before Allan smashed his shot high into the net from around sixteen yards to give the keeper no chance; precision and power. Zimba might have shot a step sooner after Alfie Stewart threaded him through on goal with a perfectly weighted pass. Unfortunately the keeper blocked Zimba's effort before the deflected shot was headed clear from goal by a defender. The deal was sealed after a bit of a stramash inside the box following a corner as Alfie Bavidge attacked the loose ball to nut it swiftly into the net ten minutes from the end. Spoony was close to adding a fourth having done all the hard work as he cut in from the left side. Alas his parting shot was blocked. FULL TIME: 3-0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some good performances today. My pick was Alfie Bavidge who ran the channel well and sent some inviting balls into the box that were not pounced on by his team mates. Got his reward before the end as he head butted the ball into the net. Calum MacLeod and Remi Savage were immense at the back snuffing everything out that East Fife had to offer. Alfie Stewart was the sponsors MotM but I thought he faded after a scintillating start. Great result for the Caley Jags who top the table on their own tonight. Queen of the South dropped two points at Cove in a 1-1 draw. Dick's post match should be interesting... Here's Dick Date: 07/02/2026 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2160 Referee: Gary Hanvidge Inverness CT: 3 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, Robertson, Sole (Allan 62), Alonge (Longstaff 62), Chalmers (Wotherspoon 79), Stewart (Brannan 84), Bavidge, Zimba (B Mckay 79) Subs (not used): Ross; MacIntyre, MacKinnon, Willox Scorers: Stewart (3), Allan (69), Bavidge (81) Booked: Alonge (36) Sent Off: none East Fife: 0 Manager: Dick Campbell Lineup: Hemfrey; Halsey (Bah 73), Millar, Wilson, McManus, Peggie (80), Munro, Halliday (Healy 63), Latona (Norey 80), Rowe (Slattery 63), Oladipo Subs (not used): Rollo; Newton, Linton Scorers: none Booked: none Sent Off: none

And Breathe After the hectic January schedule we can now ease back on the throttle a tad and take a slightly more leisurely approach to February kicking off with a home fixture against East Fife on Saturday, a team we fitted in to our January schedule just a couple of weeks ago with a 0-2 win at Baltic Bayview. We saw out our January League1 duties with another win over Alloa followed by a hard earned draw away to Queen of the South. What all that means is that we still top the table, level on points with Stenhousemuir, and we still have a game in hand over them. It's very tight at the top with Queens on form and pushing hard and Alloa looking likely to be the fourth team to stay in the play off places come the end of the season. However, it's still all to play for with around forty points up for grabs. Rumours abound that Ben Brannan is coming back to us on loan from Killie for the rest of the season. 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This one ended 2-2 with a deflected Sole effort putting us ahead before a Kennedy cross nestled into the back of the net. A superb header from Alonge put us back in front before a late Hewitt strike levelled an intriguing contest. The point was enough for the us to retain top spot with the top four all drawing. Last Six League1: L L D W W D During our jam-packed January, we lost the first two in our last six League1 games, going down 1-0 at Ochilview followed by defeat at Montrose (2-1). We slowed the rot at Cove (0-0) before we lifted the spirits with wins at East Fife (0-2) & Alloa (3-1). The final game was that draw at Palmerston in a quality encounter. Last time at Bayview 2 - 0: On the Road Again Another away game as we play catch-up at Bayview. The first half passed everyone by as nothing happened. A much better second forty-five saw Inverness build a head of steam before substitute Alfie Stewart lashed home a swerving shot from outside the box. Alfie Bavidge raced clear in time added on to seal the deal and put the Caley Jags back to winning ways and back on top of the table. Good win in difficult conditions.... but that first half needs wiped from the memory. Two or three struggling according to Kells? A more encouraging performance last weekend from the Fifers but they still went down 2-3 to Montrose in a game they probably should have taken something from. Alas, it's not been a great run since they beat Elgin City in the KDM Trophy win at Elgin City, winning 2-3 before bowing out to Championship side Arbroath with a 3-0 defeat. The same side that ended their Scottish cup campaign. However, let's not dwell on Scottish Cup results this season Last Six League1: L L L L L L It's quite straightforward to be honest. Six League1 defeats on the trot! It started with two 0-1 defeats at home to Peterhead & Kelty Hearts. Thrashed @ Stenhousemuir (5-0), v Inverness (0-2), @ QotS (5-1) and the last one at home to Montrose 2-3. In the January sales, East Fife took on some fresh legs and moved a couple on. Destiny Oladipo: Forward 6 month deal. David Wilson: Defender 6 month deal. Dennis Halliday: Forward 6 month deal. Omar Elharek: Midfielder joined Jan22nd. Robert Jones has left the club after 52 appearances and 5 goals. Gregor Nicol has joined Bonnyrigg Rose on loan until the end of the season. Tommy Goss returned to Annan after loan ended. Was Dick happy after the QotS thrashing...Erm No! Alan Trouten red carded in that one Two match ban for the experienced striker and he will miss the game against Inverness. Only three League1 fixtures this weekend with Stenhousemuir & Kelty in Scottish Cup derbies. against Falkirk & Dunfermline Athletic. Also, we will find out who we play in the KDM Semi-Final with St Johnstone playing Ayr United on Saturday. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts ICTFC 22 24 41 Stenny 23 14 41 QueenS 23 8 38 Alloa 23 11 34 Monty 21 -11 27 P'Head 21 -12 27 E Fife 22 -15 25 💰 Accies 22 15 23 Cove 22 -6 18 Kelty 23 -28 14 Great strike from Sam Culbert last weekend ⚽

Tense Draw at Dumfries A big game for both teams with only three points separating the sides at kick-off, and at the end it was still three points that separated them. Peter Murphy went with an unchanged side from the one that thrashed East Fife last week with danger coming at us on a few fronts. Kai Kennedy, Jack Stott, Kurtis Guthrie to name a few. Scott Kellacher made more changes again with Chanka Zimba and Alfie Bavidge getting the nod and Alfie Stewart the driving force in midfield. The points were shared like this. Liam Sole opened the scoring inside ten minutes but Kai Kennedy squared matters ten minutes later. Just after the restart Jordan Alonge headed Inverness in front but Mikey Hewitt levelled with ten minutes left and despite a tense finish, that's how it ended. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early pressure from the visitors with Alfie Bavidge driving forward before being taken out by Hewitt who was booked for his trouble. Could easily have seen red for that! Jordan Alonge's free kick hit the wall and his next opportunity was saved by Ross Stewart. We were rewarded for our bright start with Liam Sole's deflected effort from the edge of the box wrongfooting the keeper to put the Caley Jags ahead, flying into the opposite corner. Queens looked to hit back immediately and Kurtis Guthrie went close with a header. Alonge did the same at the other end, glancing just wide. It was now an open game and Queens drew level through Kai Kennedy with twenty minutes gone, shooting home a 'cross' from outside the box, probably unintentional, but the ball was in the back of the net and that's all that mattered. Kennedy was always going to be a handful and he shot over after half an hour. However chances were at a premium in a tight game as the interval beckoned and it remained all square with all to play for. HALF TIME: 1-1 Brennan Dickenson replaced Reece Lyon as the second forty-five got underway. Five minutes into the second period and Jordan Alonge put the visitors back in front, superbly heading home a cross from Sole after a good break forward on both flanks. Hannah took a sore one and was replaced by Rogerson. With half an hour still to play, it was a precarious lead for the visitors and Ross Munro kept our noses in front saving from Dickenson as the keeper pushed his low deflected effort round the post for a corner with around twenty minutes remaining. We were pegged back a second time when Mikey Hewitt scored into the bottom of the net from inside the six yard box from a good cut back on the left by Dickenson. In a tense ending to the game, the visitors had to settle for a point after leading twice, but this was always going to be a tough one. FULL TIME: 2-2 Mantis saw it like this: A point is fine now the dust has settled but a topsy-turvy afternoon with the score changing 4 times along with the news from Ochilview. I said that i’d be happy if we were still top at 5pm. Both goals in the first half were a bit fluky - Sole’s shot took a deflection and wrong-footed the keeper. We were well on top until Kennedy’s free hit floated past everybody and sneaked in at the far post. He let us know about it. This fired Queens into life and they probably had the best of it till half time. I thought we were the better side in the second half and Alonge scored with a magnificent header. Bav had a chance to tie it up but tripped over the ball. Guthrie had a fine battle with Remi till he was subbed late on and sub Dickenson was to have his say… Queens led the booking count by 3-0 but we overtook them with 4 in the last half hour (edit- Kel got carded too). One of them was Adam Mackinnon who was not having a great day and was replaced by Paul Allan. We had a lot of intricate passes around the box as usual without making the breakthrough and Queens defended well. Queens had a flurry of corners but nothing to trouble Munro although he made a magnificent save at one point. We weren’t exactly hanging on but Dickenson got behind us for once and gave Hewitt a tap-in. A much improved Queens today and great to see a game where the other team was actually trying to win unlike most weeks 🚌 Highlights from Palmerston>>> Kells bemoaning ignored Penalty shout>>> Pos Team Pld Gd Pts ICTFC 22 24 41 Stenny 23 14 41 QueenS 23 8 38 Alloa 23 11 34 😀 Monty 21 -11 27 6 P'Head 21 -12 27 7 E Fife 22 -15 25 8 Accies 22 15 23 9 Cove 22 -6 18 Kelty 23 -28 14 Honest appraisal from Peter Murphy>>> Date: 31/01/2026 Venue: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1938 Referee: Jamie Wilkie Queen of the South: 2 Manager: Peter Murphy Lineup: Stewart; Hewitt (MacKenzie 83), Douglas, Hannah (Rogerson 54), Charters, Lyon (Dickenson 46), Luissint, Smith, Stott, Kennedy, Guthrie (Allan 83) Subs (not used): Green; Armour, Johnstone, Ross Scorers: Kennedy (20), Hewitt (79) Booked: Hewitt (6), Kennedy (38), Douglas (52) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 2 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, MacIntyre, Sole, Alonge, Stewart (Allan 72), MacKinnon, Bavidge (Longstaff 68), Zimba Subs (not used): Ross; Davidson, Robertson, Chalmers, Wotherspoon, Willox, B Mckay Scorers: Sole (9) Booked: Stewart (58), MacKinnon (65), Alonge (82), Zimba (83) Sent Off: none

On the Road Again & Back on Top Another away game as we play catch-up at Bayview. The first half passed everyone by as nothing happened. A much better second forty-five saw Inverness build a head of steam before substitute Alfie Stewart lashed home a swerving shot from outside the box. Alfie Bavidge raced clear in time added on to seal the deal and put the Caley Jags back to winning ways and back on top of the table. Good win in difficult conditions.... but that first half needs wiped from the memory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inverness got the game underway in blue and red on the artificial surface, their first visit in 27 years apparently with Oscar MacIntyre reinstated at left back and Jordan Alonge getting a rare start as well. Michael MacKenna would be a big threat for the hosts. A threatening ball in from MacIntyre on the left brought about a corner, but to no avail as a glanced header soon after bounced wide. Not much goalmouth action in the opening exchanges as defences were mopping up wayward balls forward on the fiery surface. East Fife players look keen to start a scrap in the opening quarter, shoving the visitors around at every opportunity. Untidy game with twenty minutes gone, the hosts in no mood to play attractive football. Too many players in blue not getting on the ball as of yet midway through the half. Zimba, Sole, MacKinnon, Alonge, Longstaff making no headway whatsoever with defences on top. Almost a bit of action as Sole found a yard of space to fire a ball into the box but it just evaded everyone. Ah well, back to sleep then. Twelve minutes before the break Brian Easton was replaced due to an injury with Halsey replacing him. Not sure Easton was injured, he might just have been bored. For a big guy, Zimba was struggling to win high balls forward. Mind you, he wasn't the only one. Liam Sole was unable to beat an egg in this first half as possession was gifted away all too often. Not sure I've witnessed such a poor half of football in my entire life. The BBC stats were not broken this time. It showed no shots on target. Grim stuff. Thankfully the referee called a halt to save our souls. HALF TIME: 0-0 They tried to play highlights at the interval to no avail, alas there were none to show. Let's hope something happens in the second half or the 118 away fans will probably go home as well. And those watching on EFTV. I want my money back.... Early activity in the Inverness box as the defence cleared the ball in the opening minute. Luis Longstaff took a dig after the referee played advantage but his shot was dragged low and wide from the edge of the box. Not sure what it is, but something must be making all these players play so poorly. Biggest cheer so far was Munro slicing a clearance behind for a corner from which Bah tried a McTominay but fired over the bar. There was a corner onto the head of Zimba who should have hit the target but failed as it bounced wide. Danny Devine came in late at the back post off a Chalmers free kick but he stabbed his effort just over the bar. In fairness at least we are seeing some attempts and MacKinnon fired wide from outside the box. The closest effort so far saw McManus head clear off the line from a Devine header before Sole lashed the rebound well wide. The visitors pressure was mounting and after a period of decent possession it ended with Sole's cross being just too high. It had been coming and it was a belter when it did. After the ball broke to Alfie Stewart, he whacked a beauty of a half volley with the outside of his left foot high past the diving keeper from twenty-five yards. What a strike from the wee man. Kieron Willox almost added a second but his low curler missed the post by a whisker. Another effort from Willox was palmed away by the keeper minutes later followed by a blocked effort. A ball from a corner went vertical and when it dropped to Devine two yards out he missed the target. Should have been number two. Since the visitors upped the tempo with the introduction of Stewart and Willox there was only one side in it. And into time added on the points were safe when substitute Alfie Bavidge raced clear to finish at the second attempt after Hemfrey had blocked his initial effort. FULL TIME: 0-2 Oh well, they can keep the money after a much better second half where the visitors dominated. That result put the Caley Jags back on top of the table on goal difference after an incredibly dull first half. It also broke our poor run of results with a first win in four League games It appears that wind was a major factor in the quality of the game in the first half but after that we had the wind behind us and it was one way traffic. A couple of home games coming up next: League1 v Alloa on Saturday 24th January KDM v Stenhousemuir on Tuesday 27th January Alloa beat Montrose 4-1 tonight Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 😃 ICTFC 20 22 37 2 StennY 21 12 37 3 QueenS 21 4 34 4 Alloa 21 13 33 5 P'Head 20 -12 26 6 E Fife 20 -10 25 7 Monty 20 -12 24 8 Acciesl 20 13 19 9 Cove 20 -4 17 10 Kelty 21 -26 13 Two for the price of one! Here's how Mantis saw the action: Everyone's dream night out. A cold, windy January night in Methil Docks. The first half was like Spartans all over again. Devine-Savage-Devine-Chalmers-Devine-Savage, 70% possession etc etc. We started with a bit more purpose second half and meanwhile the wind seemed to have picked up although we now had it behind us. Kicks from Hemfrey in goals were struggling to reach the halfway line. If anybody scored it was going to be us but although the pressure was building, a goal wasn't a formality. Kel has taken stick for his use of subs but the changes after an hour transformed the game as the pedestrian Chalmers and the 'tricky but ineffective' Longstaff gave way for Stewart and Willox. We upped the tempo as the Fifers tired. Alfie Stewart's goal was a sight to behold. The celebrations from the management team were wild and joyful as well as relieved. The pundits always say that a tight game is settled by a quality player showing a bit of quality. What about Willox? Well if you remember the first time you clapped eyes on Alfie Bavidge, that's what it was like. Electric pace as you would expect from a man from Nairrrrrn and great teamwork with Oscar down the left flank. It has to be said that EF were woeful and are the worst team I have seen all season (I missed the 9-0 game in person), and resorted to the physical at times. The hardest Munro had to work all night was in dealing with passbacks. I think Dick risked a half fit Brian Easton who will hit 38 about 6 months before Billy, and he had to go off. Munro and Newton were both booked and flirted with second yellows at times. It's traditional after a result like this for people to get carried away so beware the men from the Recs on Saturday. 👀 Date: 20/01/2026 Venue: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 0601 Referee: Cameron Stirling East Fife: 0 Manager: Dick Campbell Lineup: Hemfrey; Bah, Easton, Munro, Newton, Millar, McManus, Rowe (Healy 68), Latona (Trouten 68), Culbert (Elharek 84), McKenna Subs (not used): Rollo; Halsey, Linton, Fairley, Nicol, Scorers: none Booked: Munro (50), Newton (57) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 2 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Millen, Devine, Savage, MacIntyre, Sole, Alonge, Chalmers (Willox 59), Longstaff (Stewart 59), MacKinnon (Allan ), Zimba (Bavidge 88) Subs (not used): Ross; Robertson, MacLeod, B Mckay, Wotherspoon Scorers: Stewart (70), Bavidge (90+2) Booked: none Sent Off: none

Backlog starts at the MGM Timber After a seasonal collapse, Inverness need to get back on track quickly as they play catch-up at the home of East Fife. Tuesday night @19:45 will see the Methil men take on a stuttering Caley Jags, fresh from being dumped out of the Scottish Cup by league2 leaders Spartans. East Fife are on a similar trajectory to the Caley Jags having lost all four of their games in a month since beating Elgin City in the KDM Trophy. Their form has been erratic, going from beating Stenhousemuir 1-0 at home to being thrashed 5-0 by the same side less than a month later. Like Inverness, their early season form seems to have deserted them and recent games have left both sets of fans looking for for an improvement. Time for the Caley Jags players to stand up and be counted. There's plenty waiting in the wings if they can't keep a level of consistency sufficient enough to get us out of this League. They are good enough, now get out there and show the world. Alloa Athletic play Montrose on the same night. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus £20/Info Stenhousemuir KDM Alloa @ Home ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Let's name and shame them. Here's the guys that put paid to our aspirations in the Scottish Cup this season. A team with enough talent to run away with League1 but unable to beat the Spartans. Last time out Inverness fell to their worst Scottish Cup result ever as Spartans dug deep to take the tie to penalties against a gutless Caley Jags. They confirmed their inability to score with the first two penalties being saved by MotM Paddy Martin and we never recovered from that going down 4-2 in the shoot-out after 120 minutes without a goal. Recent League form is no better with only one point from our last three games scoring just one goal whilst conceding three. The only highlight of late was ironically a penalty shoot-out over Partick Thistle in the KDM Trophy after an encouraging 3-3 draw. That was probably our downfall four days later at Ainslie Park. This fixture was carried over from November due to the postponed Scottish Cup schedules against Tranent getting in the way, and they were delayed three times due to a waterlogged pitch. Inverness supporters should purchase tickets in Sections G & H. One of our better displays this season was the fixture at the Caledonian Stadium where we beat East Fife 4-1 at the end of September. Fifers Swamped in Second Half Blitz: The rain arrived just in time for kick-off in the Highlands after a few days of late Summer sun. The fifers were in no mood to be turned over by an on form Inverness and made life difficult for their hosts. However, David Wotherspoon headed the Caley Jags in front after seventeen minutes. Nathan Austin levelled just before the interval but Wotherspoon scored his second after an hour and a deflected effort by Alfie Stewart added a third. 99 bonk as Alfie Bavidge completed the scoring in the 99th minute. That win put Inverness top of the table for now. Full Time: 4-1 The Fifers squad that went out of the KDM Trophy 3-0 to Arbroath on 13th of January. Rollo was in goal for that one and Tommy Goss has since returned to Annan Athletic after being on loan at Bayview. There's a few changes in that side to the one that normally is on League duty. Nathan Austin Their last League1 fixture was that 5-0 drubbing from Stenhousemuir at Ochilview. Prior to that they had been beaten 1-0 by Kelty Hearts and Peterhead. East Fife had no game last weekend as their Cup journey was ended at the end of November by Arbroath (2-0), who also ended the Fifers involvement in the KDM Trophy a week ago by 3-0. 🏆William Hill League 1 🆚Inverness Caledonian Thistle 🏟MGM Timber Bayview Stadium 📅Tuesday 20th January 2026 🕒7:45PM KO 🎟️Tickets 📺Live stream available worldwide 👀 ➡️ https://eftv.info Ticket Prices: Adults: £20 Concessions: £16 Under 16s: £5 East Fife Community FC members (U16): Free Inverness supporters should purchase tickets in Sections G & H. Alloa Athletic play Montrose on the same night. Accies beat Peterhead 1-2 at the weekend ☠️ Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 Stenny 21 12 37 2 ICTFC 19 20 34 3 QueenS 21 4 34 4 Alloa 20 10 30 5 P'Head 20 -12 26 6 E Fife 19 -8 25 7 Monty 19 -9 24 8 Accies 20 13 19 9 Cove 20 -4 17 10 Kelty 21 -26 13

Scottish Cup 4th Round In a hectic January schedule, we now have to fit in a 4th Round Scottish Cup tie against Edinburgh side Spartans. It should be going ahead on Saturday at Ainslie Park, a ground they share with Edinburgh City. Kick-off is timed at 3:00pm. The Caley Jags are in the middle of a fixture backlog after a few rescheduled games. Two postponed games at the start of January will see us embark on a run of four away games on the trot in the space of 10 days before a home game against Alloa on the 24th January. Having beaten Partick in the KDM Trophy, we have now added another home game (KDM) against Stenhousemuir on 27th/28th before we end January away to Queen of the South. That will be seven games in twenty-one days. Tough schedule by any standard but one which we should relish. Regardless, back to our current status and it's off to the Vanloq Community Stadium to face the Spartans. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scottish Cup v Spartans KDM Trophy Kieron Willox ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A sight we never thought we would ever see as Shinnie lifts the Cup That was our victorious squad for the KDM Trophy shoot-out win at Firhill in midweek. Billy Mckay scored twice after Oscar MacIntyre opened our account in the first half. The main hero on the night was Ross Munro who saved two penalties. One during the first half which was in fact a triple save as he blocked the resultant follow ups and a brilliant save in the penalty shoot out to set up the win. After a couple of postponements, we made heavy weather in knocking Tranent out of the Cup at the neutral venue of Millfield Park, Haddington. Mitchell Robertson and Chanka Zimba had us 2-1 ahead at the interval and that's how it remained. Tranent were well fired up for this one and that must give Spartans a boost as they will look to cause a cup shock. Inverness have loaned back a former Academy graduate at the Caledonian Stadium. Kieron Willox, 19 years old, is from Nairn and began his career at Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC, progressing through our Academy before joining Scottish Premiership side Rangers at the age of 16 in 2022. During his time at Rangers, Kieron made appearances for the club’s Under-18s and B Team. He comes in from Stoke City. Matchday InfoFor fans making own way, Spartans FC suggest getting off the train at Waverly and getting a number 8 or 27 bus which will drop supporters off within a 5-minute walk of the ground. For those driving it would be parking in the sides streets around the stadium area. Away fans will use the Bain & Irvine stand at Spartans and any under 16 fans must be accompanied on entry and throughout the game by an adult. Spartans last squad out was at home to Dumbarton FC on January 3rd. Bradley White opened the scoring as half time approached. Marc McNulty added a second with twenty minutes to go and that's how it ended in this League2 clash. Like Tranent, Spartans won't be an easy route to the next round. Plenty experience at Ainslie Park, none moreso than former Caley Jag favourite and captain Sean Welsh. Marc McNulty seems to have been everywhere in his senior career except the old firm and at 33 he still has plenty of life left in him. James Craigen has also been around mostly just outside the premiership in his 34 years and Callum Booth has been at Hibs, Partick Thistle, St Johnstone and Dundee United amongst others during his 34 years. Spartans are running away with League 2 at the moment, eight points clear of second place East Kilbride. They have the second best defensive record in that league and have won their last three League games. They got to Round 4 of the Scottish Cup having eliminated East Kilbride 2-1 (McNulty ⚽⚽)and then Bonnyrigg Rose by the same score (Watson⚽ Stowe⚽) From Wiki: Ainslie Park on Pilton Drive in north Edinburgh is the home ground of Spartans. The stadium has a capacity of 3,612 (504 seated). Ainslie Park is only part of the new project that Spartans have invested into their new ground, a wider development of the Spartans Community Football Academy. The new facility incorporates a fully enclosed stadium which meets SFA and SPFL criteria, with an artificial pitch, floodlights, seating for 504 spectators and an overall capacity of 3,612. Another full size, floodlit artificial pitch sits adjacent to the main playing area and the accommodation incorporates six changing rooms, a club room, committee room and a physio room. The Club ground holds a P.A system and a bar for spectators. Who are the Spartans? Founded: 1951 Home ground: The Vanloq Community Stadium Manager: Douglas Samuel Record attendance at City Park: 3,346 v St Mirren (5th February 2006) Record attendance at The Vanloq Community Stadium: 3,127 v Manchester United (23rd July 2011) Record attendance away from home: 11,615 v Aberdeen (21st September 2024) Home colours: white shirt with red flash, red shorts, white socks Away colours: navy shirts, navy shorts, navy socks In a previous life, Caley played Spartans in the Scottish Cup in 1987 winning 5-0. Goals by Urquhart, Robertson (x2), Hercher (x2) Cheers Mantis, memories are made of this. What a find Below images came from Mantis here on CTO

KDM @ FIRHILL We try again Weather permitting, the Caley Jags will face the Harry Wraggs in the last 16 of the KDM Trophy at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill on Tuesday night. The snow was aplenty up North but Partick managed to play against Morton at the weekend with a stirring three goal comeback in a five goal encounter whilst we were snowed off in our home game versus Peterhead. However, don't fret if you are snowbound in the North. Should the game go ahead, the full match will be shown live on BBC Alba with a 7:45pm kick-off. The original fixture was scheduled for 6th January but was postponed due to weather and travel conditions but the big thaw is on and we should be going ahead a week later on Tuesday 13th of January with a 19:45 Kick-off. It was also due to be screened live by BBC Alba but that is unlikely now. Since the original date, Partick went down 2-0 at Dingwall last Friday night with former Caley Jag Jay Henderson bagging two first half goals. We faltered again away to Cove Rangers on Saturday afternoon and had Ross Munro to thank for a 96th minute penalty save to earn a point in a 0-0 draw. No wins in three for the Caley Jags but Chanka Zimba returned to the starting XI after a thigh injury. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/Info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That was our team we put out against Montrose in League1 action although we have previously tweaked our side for KDM games. Logan Ross usually gets the gloves but we are in with the big boys this time so Kells and Billy will make the call on that one as we look to progress. Our last KDM game was a bit of a mismatch as we thrashed Dumbarton 9-0 at the Rock, a record breaking score for the Caley Jags. However, we were found wanting in our next two League1 games going down away to Stenhousemuir and Montrose. Partick will be another step up in quality and if we are serious about progressing, then we need to put a strong starting XI on the park. We gave them a game in an early pre-season encounter, but we can't read too much into that. Two early goals from Trialist 'A' believed to be Destiny Ojo, got Inverness off to a great start at Petershill in this pre-season game against Partick Thistle. He scored in the 9th minute when Partick lost possession in midfield and Wotherspoon advanced before slipping a pass through to Ojo who found the net with a tidy finish. Another error and it's another goal for Ojo. He benefitted from the error and he took the ball round Budinauckas before rolling it into the net. It remained that score up to the interval. HALF TIME 0-2 Three quickfire goals from Stanway, Chalmers and Stanway again put Partick ahead within 8 minutes of the restart. Stanway knocked in from close range and a minute later Chalmers, from the edge of the box, found the back of the net with an excellent finish high to the keeper's right. It got worse two minutes later when Stanway received the ball from Crawford on the right and and he fired high into the top right hand corner of the net. Three in three minutes, and that's how it ended. Looks like most subs from both sides got a game. FULL TIME: 3-2 Partick's team that beat Morton 3-2 coming from 2-0 down to take the three points at the weekend. Stanway, Turner and Tony Watt with a 94th minute strike rounding of the comeback at the death. Against County Oisin Smyth replaced Fitzpatrick in the starting XI but he has since returned to parent club St Mirren. Partick went down 2-0 at Dingwall last Friday night with former Caley Jag Jay Henderson bagging two first half goals. Let's not forget that despite an erratic set of results recently, Partick are still second behind St Johnstone in the Championship despite just one League win in their last six and three draws and two losses. Mark Wilson bemoaned at Dingwall: "If you start a game like that then it's incredibly difficult to get a foothold... We just didn't deal with those two moments well enough and gave ourselves too much of a mountain to climb." One would expect Partick to have enough in the tank to see off the Caley Jags, but the underdog tag suits us better. Logan Chalmers and Alex Samuels are both at Firhill. Partick edged out Cove Rangers 1-2 in the last round with Kyle Turner and Alex Samuel getting the goals. Here's who started in that one Goalkeeper1 Lewis Budinauckas Defender2 Cammy Logan 3 Patrick Reading 19 Luke McBeth 20 Daniel O'Reilly Midfielder4 Scott Martin 6 Kyle Turner 24‎'‎ ⚽ 26 Ben Stanway Forward9 Alex Samuel 27‎'‎⚽ 10 Logan Chalmers ‎ 11 Steven Lawless

Game on Apparently Snow Show or No Show? That is the question? I'm afraid it's another weather permitting weekend as we are due to face Cove Rangers in the middle of the Arctic freeze at Balmoor. The Caley Jags have not played since the back to back defeats against Stenhousemuir and Montrose, the last game played at Links Park on 27th December where we squandered numerous opportunities to take something from a less than clinical performance against Montrose. That result, coupled with Stenhousemuir beating Queen of the South sees the Warriors top the table in the first week of 2026. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Travel/Info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What's the chances??? Good apparently!!! If it's a No Show in the Snow yer no getting a Preview you know Yer still no getting a full Preview, it's too late now... That was our starting XI at Links Park where we went down 2-1 after going in front through a great strike from Alfie Stewart, whom we are still trying to tie down for the rest of the season. League1 last six ICTFC 1-0 Cove✔️ ICTFC 4-0 QotS✔️ Alloa 1-1 ICTFC✔️ ICTFC 4-0 Accies✔️ Stenny 1-0 ICTFC❌ Monty 2-1 ICTFC❌ On the plus side, the break might have given Chanka Zimba the time he needs to get back to full fitness. TICKET INFO Tickets available online from: https://coverangersfc.com/tickets-away/ Adult: £15 Concession (Over 60/Students): £9 Youth (12-17): £6 Under 12: Free All children 12 and Under MUST be accompanied by a person over the age of 16. ICT Supporters Travel Club 🚍The Bus is £20 per seat and leaves the Sarens PSG Stadium at 10.30am Book through Facebook or on 07462218717. Cove team that thumped Peterhead in the North East Festive hammering. Cove appear to be a recovering beast recently and have won their last two games with 11 points from their last six. The Caley Jags have 10 points over the same period. Those two wins saw nine goals scored in the 4-0 win at Peterhead and a brilliant 5-2 win at Kelty Hearts whilst we were going down to Stenhousemuir and Montrose. Cove pulled off a superb result in the Scottish Cup dumping runaway Championship leaders St Johnstone out of the competition. Adam Emslie scored an extra-time winner after Mitch Megginson had levelled the match with twenty minutes to go. These two are important players for Cove and it would be prudent to keep a close eye on them. Balmoral Stadium is located in Altens in the South of Aberdeen and is easily accessible from the North, South and via the Aberdeen Western Periphery Route (AWPR). There is a small car park at the stadium. Street parking is also available on the surrounding industrial estate. The all-weather pitch is the exact dimensions of Hampden Park, Scotland’s national stadium. The Stadium was opened in 2018. Matches at Alloa & Peterhead now Postponed Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 Ste😮 20 7 34 2 ICTFC 18 20 33 3 QotS 20 2 31 4 Alloa 20 10 30 5 P'Head 19 -11 26 6 E Fife 18 -3 25 7 Monty 19 -9 24 8 Accies 19 12 16 9 Cove 19 -4 16 10 Kelty 20 -24 13 Great effort to get the pitch clear for this game to go ahead 👏 A massive thank you to the following who helped clear the pitch in preparation for the game: CRFC Staff Phil Sinclair from John Lawrie Metals Andrew Strachan Lyall Strachan Scott Davidson Ian Yule Due to the heavy snow fall, there will be limited access to our car park. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Banana Skin Dodged At the fourth time of asking, the Scottish Cup 3rd Round tie against Tranent FC eventually got underway some eight miles further down the A1 at the neutral venue of Millfield Park, Haddington. Constant monsoon conditions over the last fortnight saw this tie postponed three times due to a waterlogged pitch. However, Millfield Park, less than ten miles away, has been deemed fit for purpose and the game kicked off eleven days late under the floodlights in Haddington in front of what was left of an original sell out crowd from 29th November. Former Hibs player Danny Handling was on the bench for Tranent with Cammy McKinley and Harry Girdwood spearheading the Belters attack. Scott Kellacher was taking no chances and had a strong bench to back up a solid starting XI as he looked to avoid the banana skin. Chanka Zimba and Liam Sole were up front. Returning from injury, Billy Mckay and Ross Millen were on the bench with Alfie Bavidge and Luis Longstaff. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At last, the long awaited kick-off got underway and Liam Sole was first to fire a warning shot across the boughs as he fired wide in the third minute after cutting in from the right. The first action for either keeper saw Kelby Mason save from Calum MacLeod a couple of minutes later before Sole was denied by the keeper. Paul Allan was next to have a go after quarter of an hour from a free kick with Mason dealing well with the efforts so far, tipping this one round the post. From the resultant corner, Danny Devine went close to opening the scoring. An early change for Tranent with Euan Greig replacing Robbie McIntyre through injury. A minute later Mitchell Robertson opened the scoring after Adam MacKinnon's initial effort was saved and Robertson was on hand to fire into the net. Tranent responded with a hat-trick of corners and Ben Miller fired wide. Inverness never heeded that warning and in the 25th minute Sam Jones levelled the tie ramming the ball into the net from two yards at the second attempt. Work to do here, banana skin back on! MacLeod shot over after half an hour but ten minutes before the break, Chanka Zimba shot low into the net to restore the visitors lead after great work by MacLeod in winning the ball and pushing forward before feeding the big striker to shoot home. Robertson shot over as the interval approached. Tranent were far from out of this one and Jones shot wide as half time arrived. HALF TIME: 1-2 No changes at the break and it was an untidy start to the second half as sleeves were rolled up and tackles were abundant. Jones had an effort blocked as the Belters looked to level the tie and at the other end Zimba and MacKinnon also saw their efforts blocked. Luis Longstaff replaced the injured David Wotherspoon on the hour. Jones missed the target again, but the chances were still coming for Tranent as well as a wee penalty shout for hand ball. The persistent Jones let fly again as did Sole just before being replaced by Alfie Bavidge. Alonge also entered the fray as we struggled to put this game to bed. A triple substitution by Tranent brought Handling, Watson and McGarry into the tie. Big save by the keeper into the last ten to keep Tranent within touching distance off a Longstaff shot plus the follow up. Always edgy when there's just a goal in it, but after four minutes of time added on it's Inverness who will play Spartans in the next round, despite another late penalty shout. Credit to Tranent who were up for the battle and made it difficult for the Caley Jags all night. They can be well pleased with their nights work. FULL TIME: 1-2 More match reaction to follow>>> Mantis on CTO: We were absolutely woeful second half and Tranent never tired. They pretty well dominated the whole half. They were screaming for a penalty right at the end when Munro seemingly battered their player, but we were down the other end. It’s a win though. The only thing that got battered was our Supporters Bus 🚍🥺 Date: 10/12/2025 Venue: Millfield Park, Haddington Attendance: 1007 Referee: Colin Steven Tranent FC: 1 Manager: Robbie Horn Lineup: Mason; Young, Grigor, Bauld, Brett, Miller (Watson 73), Jones (Aitchison 89), Doan, McIntyre (Greig 16), McKinley (Handling 73), Girdwood (McGarry 73) Subs (not used): Hayward; , Mullen, Gordon, Scorers: Jones (25) Booked: none Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 2 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, Robertson, Sole (Bavidge 70), Allan, Chalmers, MacKinnon (Alonge 70), Wotherspoon (Longstaff (59), Zimba Subs (not used): Ross; Millen, Macintyre, S Thompson, Kerr, B Mckay Scorers: Robertson (17), Zimba (35) Booked: Allan (72) Sent Off: none

Sole Stunner Sets the Scene The late game this week saw the Caley Jags who were on a three game winning run face Queen of the South who had lost two of their last three. The covers came off the pitch early and the frost had given up to reveal a pitch in perfect condition for this tea-time fixture. The earlier games saw Stenhousemuir record a big win at Peterhead to move level at the top with the Caley Jags on 23 points. Next Tuesday's opponents Alloa were held at Cove and are on 24points and Oli Shaw scored twice to keep Accies in touch on 21points with East Fife who lost at Montrose 4th on 22points. Ross Millen was on the bench after returning from injury. Chanka Zimba started with Alfie Bavidge on the bench. Supplier Kai Kennedy started with Kurtis Guthrie the big danger up front for the visitors. A couple of early opportunities for the hosts with Ross Stewart having to save from David Wotherspoon in the opening exchanges but we didn't have to wait long for the opener, and what a strike it was from Liam Sole. Chanka Zimba set it up with a superb spin on the left wing to leave the defender in his wake. He drilled his cross back to the edge of the eighteen yard line where Liam Sole met it without breaking stride 15 yards out to volley spectacularly behind the keeper. Great goal, great start for the Caley Jags. A Paul Allan free kick was tipped round the post by Stewart as we looked for a second in the twentieth minute. After a bit of a lull, we eased further ahead after half an hour when Sole won a free kick wide right. Joe Chalmers found Adam MacKinnon's head and he flicked it on for Zimba to react quickest to put the ball into the net a la Lawrence Shankland. Calum MacLeod went close as he met a ball inside the box but the keeper and defender managed to divert it just wide for a corner. It remained that way to the interval with Inverness dominant and Queens sporadic in their forays forward. HALF TIME: 2-0 After the break the Caley Jags continued their possession game before extending their lead after some patient ball retention. Paul Allan and Mitchell Robertson combined for the latter to drill a low ball across the face of the goal where MacKinnon met the ball at the back post to punch it high into the net to give us the cushion to relax. No relaxing for Alfie Bavidge though as one minute after coming on he got on the end of a neat reverse pass from MotM MacKinnon to clip the ball behind the keeper. Queens were bedraggled by now and had we scored another four they could have no complaints. MacIntyre almost manufactured a last second goal for himself after getting through a couple of tackles, his parting shot bobbling across the face of the goal and just wide. FULL TIME: 4-0 A totally dominant performance from the Caley Jags with Queens in disarray. Great all round display with quality goals. Adam MacKinnon was the TV MotM and few could argue with that. However, there were no failures tonight and this win should put us in fine fettle for the trip to Alloa on Tuesday night. We go back to three points ahead of Stenhousemuir who easily disposed of Peterhead at Balmoor. Scott Kellacher was delighted with this Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 14 18 29 2 Stenny 15 7 26 3 Alloa 14 9 24 4 E Fife 15 -2 22 5 Accies 15 18 21 6 QueenS 15 -2 21 7 P'Head 15 -5 20 8 Monty 15 -15 15 9 Cove 15 -10 9 10 Kelty 15 -18 9 Date: 22/11/2025 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2003 Referee: Jamie Wilkie Inverness CT: 4 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, Robertson (MacIntyre 78), Sole (Longstaff 74), Allan, Chalmers (S Thompson 83), MacKinnon (Stewart 78), Wotherspoon, Zimba (Bavidge 74) Subs (not used): Ross; Clark, Millen, Alonge Scorers: Sole (8), Zimba (35), MacKinnon (65), Bavidge (75) Booked: Zimba (31) Sent Off: none Queen of the South: 0 Manager: Peter Murphy Lineup: Stewart; Mackenzie, Douglas, Hannah, Dickenson (Johnstone 76), Luissint, Smith (Charters 46), Lyon, Stott, Kennedy (Rogerson 69), Guthrie (Gray 82) Subs (not used): Green; Leslie, Ross Scorers: none Booked: Luissint (79), Mackenzie (85) Sent Off: none

Back to Business as Usual After the scenes, limbs and euphoria of a McTominay overhead bicycle stunner, a Tierney peach and a Kenny Fekkin MacLean whopper, there's a more mundane task ahead as Queen of the South are our visitors on Saturday. It's scheduled for a 17:30pm kick-off in League1 as we endeavour to consolidate our position at the top of the table. We managed that without playing last weekend but Queens can be a difficult proposition at times and are not to be underestimated. Queens will be looking to get involved in the race for a place, currently only five points behind the Caley Jags. Weather wise it's been a pretty chilly week with snow showers leaving a fine blanket on the surface and we are taking nothing for granted by getting the covers down early before the frost gets any worse. The late kick-off time can mean only one thing. Get yer Gaelic phrase books out as BBC Alba will be covering this one live. We are on the telly! 📺 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Hospitality/Info Scottish Cup v Tranent KDM TROPHY v Dumbarton (away) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 🎅 Annual Xmas Hampers 🎅The Inverness Caledonian Thistle Community Development Trust are collecting items for their excellent annual hampers. When grabbing your scarf & match ticket for Saturday’s game, why not grab something from the list below as well and drop it into us at Bar94. What you can donate: • Festive Treats – mince pies, chocolates, biscuits, cakes • Winter Warmers – soups, porridge, hearty cupboard fillers • Long-Life Foods – tins, packets, dry goods • Or, if you prefer, monetary donations to help us purchase extra essentials THANK YOU Our last XI to take to the field was on the 11th of November against Dundee United 'B' in the KDM Trophy. Since we last met all games: QotS 0-2 ICTFC KDM v DeeB 6-0 ICTFC 4-1 E Fife Accies 3-1 ICTFC KDM v Forfar 1-4 ICTFC 2-2 Kelty P'Head 0-1 ICTFC ICTFC 1-0 Monty ICTFC 1-0 Cove KDM v Arabs 6-0 That KDM fixture resulted in an emphatic rain soaked 6-0 win with Chanka Zimba notching a hat-trick, a brace for Alfie Bavidge and one for Jordan Alonge. With Saturday’s game being a late kick off at 1730, to let you enjoy your afternoon and the build up to the game, Bar 94 will open at 1400, with last orders at 1700. The bar will reopen at full time and remain open until 2100. Billy Mckay and Ross Millen are still recovering with Jake Davidson out long term The Stagecoach matchday bus service will leave the Bus Station at 1515 and 1645, returning from the Stadium 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 2030. The bus 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. And please don’t forget that, following the success of the “Johndo Away Day” to Kelty last season and requests from members, we are running a Supporters Trust Coach to the away game at East Fife on Saturday 6 December. O2O2BO2BA JAGGY The coach will leave the Stadium at 0930, returning after the game. The cost is £20 per person>>> To book and pay for your seats Queens at Kelty last Saturday which ended 1-1 with Kai Kennedy scoring a penalty to open the scoring just after the break with Diack levelling five minutes later. Since we last met L1 QotS 0-2 ICTFC Monty 2-1 QotS QotS 1-0 Alloa P'Head 3-0 QotS Accies 1-2 Qots QotS 1-1 Stenny QotS 3-0 E Fife Kelty 1-1 QotS Some great results in there beating Accies (1-2) and East Fife (3-0) but countered by a couple of disappointing ones at Montrose and Peterhead. Top scorer is Kurtis Guthrie with 4, League goals, Kai Kennedy and Jack Stott with 3 apiece. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 13 14 26 2 Alloa 13 9 23 3 Stenny 14 4 23 4 E Fife 14 -1 22 5 Queens 14 2 21 6 P'Head 14 -2 20 7 Accies 14 16 18 8 Monty 14 -16 12 9 Kelty 14 -16 9 10 Cove 14 -10 8 🏆 Scottish Youth Cup U 18s face Killie U18s Youth Cup 4th Rnd. Fri 21st kick-off at 2pm Highland Footy Academy Dingwall <POSTPONED

Stinging in the Rain Dundee United B came North knowing that only a win would be good enough to give them any chance whatsoever of progressing. Scott Kellacher was adamant that he wanted to continue our winning ways at the top of the KDM Trophy table ahead of the knockout stages draw which was due to take place on Wednesday, but has now been postponed as the Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir fixture has been called off because of a waterlogged pitch at the Rock. Inverness were in no mood to sit back and hit United with a sackful of goals. With a few players rested tonight, Chanka Zimba opened the scoring in the 7th minute when Adam MacKinnon's ball played him in to find the net. He added a second after 20 minutes, assisted by Jordan Alonge. We then hit the woodwork twice through Bavidge & MacKinnon before Zimba notched his hat-trick just before the interval having been played through on goal by Alonge. HALF TIME: 3-0 Kai Hutchison, who had a goal disallowed in the first half forced Ross into making a couple of quick saves at the start of the second half. Normal service was restored though when Alfie Bavidge fired high into the net for number 4 before Jordan Alonge with a great finish made it 5-0, James Clark with the assist. A raft of substitutions on a damp night disrupted the flow somewhat after the hour and stemmed the tide to stop the floodgates opening with Inverness. Substitute Archie Kerr had an effort saved by keeper Richards, as did fellow sub Liam Sole. Ross denied Hutchison before the end but alas for the youngsters, Bavidge got his brace to make it six with an assist from Kerr. FULL TIME: 6-0 What a glorious feelin, I'm happy again... Do, do-do-do Do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do Do-do, do-do-do Do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do Do-do, do-do-do Do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do Do, do-do-do Three from Chanka Zimba, two from Alfie Bavidge and one from Jordan Alonge! What's not to like as we end the group stages on a high. Date: 11/11/2025 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: **** Referee: Alastair Grieve Inverness CT: 6 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Ross; MacLeod (Clark 46), Robertson, Savage (Sole 73), McIntyre, Longstaff, Allan (Thompson 46), Alonge, MacKinnon (Harkness 52), Bavidge, Zimba (Kerr 52) Subs (not used): Munro; Devine, Wotherspoon Scorers: Zimba (7, 19, 43), Bavidge (50, 89), Alonge (51) Booked: none Sent Off: none Dundee Utd 'B': 0 Manager: Alex Cleland & Andy Payne Lineup: Richards; Mudie, Gilligan, Buchanan (Shields 58), Reynolds (Lee 58), Forrest (Beverly 74), Leiper, Beattie, Hutchison, Anderson (Franczak 63), Welsh Subs (not used): Zerebecki; Scorers: none Booked: none Sent Off: none

Stalemates in the Highlands The olde training ground derby saga continued in the Highlands with Kelty Hearts visiting the Caledonian Sarens PSG Stadium. Up until this meeting, Kelty have struggled to make headway this season lingering near the bottom with the Caley Jags near the top end. Last time the clubs met here back in April Kelty went home with all three points. This term, we opened our League1 campaign with a 3-0 win at Kelty. Could we consolidate our League position, or will Kelty get back on track? All would be revealed at five o'clock. As it happened, it was a disappointing performance and result where we lost ground on Accies and Stenhousemuir after a frustrating 2-2 draw against a poor Kelty side who could not believe they took a two goal lead before we pegged them back. Two goals from Innes Murray, one of them from the spot gave Kelty something to defend. Danny Devine reduced the leeway just before the break and Chanka Zimba powered in a second half header but we were unable to breach the defence again and a share of the spoils was the end result. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alfie Bavidge was preferred to Billy Mckay up front and Calum MacLeod was at right back in place of the injured Ross Millen. We looked to have plenty of attacking options with , Sole, Spoony, Longstaff and Allan all starting. Zimba, Mckay, Stewart and MacKinnon were all on the bench. Ricco Diack was suspended for the visitors with Innes Murray one of the main threats and on loan Aberdeen youngster Joe Teasdale starting. It was a tentative start from both sides as they eased into the game on a calm Saturday afternoon which should have been conducive to good football. Kelty were first to threaten when they benefitted from the break of the ball and Joe Teasdale was slipped in on the right side of goal, however, under pressure from Oscar MacIntyre, he scuffed his shot wide from a great position around twelve yards out. We failed to heed this early warning and eight minutes later Teasdale fed Innes Murray through and he was given the freedom of our penalty box to slot the ball in from just wide of the same area that Teasdale almost did. Shoddy defending and keeper Munro might want to sharpen up on his angles when he watches this one back. Calum MacLeod got himself into a great position on the end of a bit of team ball retention around the Kelty box, alas his neat turn and shot went high and wide. A blocked shot from Aaron Arnott had to be tipped out for a corner with the keeper and defender combining to keep it out. From the resulting short corner, Joe Chalmers was harshly adjudged to have fouled Alex Ferguson as he tried to dribble inside the box. It appears as though there was minimal contact but Ferguson made the most of is to go down spreadeagled and con the referee into awarding a penalty. Soft award but Murray cared not a jot as he stroked in his and Kelty's second from the spot. We had to wait nearly twenty minutes for a response and it came in the shape of Danny Devine. A deeeeep corner that Richard Hastings would have been proud of saw Danny make a late run towards the back post for him to half volley a first timer into the net for a well worked training ground goal. Kelty almost got another gift when Munro slipped as he went to gather a harmless ball forward to just outside the edge of the box. He slipped as he took the ball back into the box and was able to gather at the second attempt as the vultures closed in. Moments later we almost levelled after MacIntyre let fly from twenty-five yards, but Adamson was equal to it flying across goal to his left to claw the ball away one handed for a superb save. HALF TIME: 1-2 Longstaff had limped off badly at the break and was replaced by Chanka Zimba. He tried to make an early impact as he was played in on the left side of the box but his powerful low drive towards the near post was blocked away by the keeper and mopped up by the defenders with attackers in close attention. He would do better five minutes later when he got on the end of a brilliant reverse cross from Spoony to plant his header solidly behind Adamson. Liam Sole had been relatively quiet so far but he cut in off the left and brought out another blocked save from Adamson at his near post with around half an hour left to find a winner. Sadly, that winner was somewhat elusive as half chances came and went, mainly for the hosts. Sole, Devine and Zimba failed with headers as Inverness flattered to deceive and Kelty wasted more time than a Swiss watch factory. Billy Mckay fired one wide across the face of the goal. The closest we came to achieving our goal was in a frantic penalty box melee, when Alfie Stewart's snapshot was deflected agonisingly wide as it spun the wrong side of the post and out for a corner. MacKinnon and Stewart again had the final opportunities but we failed to find the net again on a frustrating afternoon for the home fans. FULL TIME: 2-2 A thoroughly disappointing result and a frustrating watch having helped Kelty to a two goal lead. We were cut open too easily for the opening goal and if you want my opinion then the referee could just as easily have booked the Kelty player for diving having left his foot in there to ensure he made contact with the defender (Chalmers). At the end of the day we lost ground on the top two and struggled to create clear openings. We also had too many passengers today. Accies pumped Montrose 4-0 and Stenhousemuir beat Cove 1-0, both away from home. East Fife drew with Alloa and in the late game, Peterhead beat Queens 3-0. Pos. P W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 Accies 10 6 2 2 22 7 15 20 2 Sten 10 6 2 2 13 8 5 20 3 ICTFC 10 7 1 2 19 8 11 17* 4 Alloa 10 5 1 4 10 8 2 16 5 P'Head 10 5 1 4 18 17 1 16 6 E Fife 10 4 3 3 13 15 -2 15 7 Queen 10 4 1 5 12 13 -1 13 8 Mont 10 3 2 5 11 19 -8 11 9 Kelty 10 2 1 7 9 19 -10 7 10 Cove 10 0 2 8 5 17 -12 2 Kelty Hearts Highlights>>> Date: 18/10/2025 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2137 Referee: Jamie Wilkie Inverness CT: 2 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, MacIntyre, Sole (Stewart 71), Allan (B Mckay 71), Chalmers (Alonge 95), Longstaff (Zimba 46), Wotherspoon, Bavidge (MacKinnon 87) Subs (not used): Ross; Clark, Robertson, Strachan Scorers: Devine (42), Zimba (54) Booked: none Sent Off: none Kelty Hearts: 2 Manager: Thomas O'Ware Lineup: Adamson; Carrol (McInally 82), Brydon, Clay, Thomas, Murray, Ferguson, Arnott (Wyllie 82), Teasdale (Callaghan 70), Johnston, Moore (McCarvel 56) Subs (not used): Bexfield, Campbell, Leitch, Miller Scorers: Murray (11, 24pen) Booked: Arnott (36), Adamson (78) Sent Off: none

Still unbeaten in KDM Matchday 5 of of the KDM Trophy saw Inverness travel to Station Park to take on Jim Weir's League2 side Forfar Athletic. Inverness had won their four previous fixtures in this seasons Challenge Cup and topped the table ahead of this fixture where their opponents had won three of their four fixtures. In the League campaigns, the Caley Jags had lost just their second game last week and sit third in League1. Forfar went down 2-1 at Elgin City in a League2 fixture last Saturday and they sit at the top end of mid-table. Billy Mckay and Alfie Bavidge were up top for the Caley Jags with Liam Sole and Adam MacKinnon the providers. Ross Millen and Mitchell Robertson came into the back four with Devine dropping to the bench and MacLeod moving into midfield. Alfie Stewart has been representing Aberdeen B in this competition and he is at Elgin City today.Forfar had top scorer Martin Rennie up front with Scott Shepherd and Neil Stafford swapped with Marc McCallum in goal. Inverness continued their winning run in the KDM Trophy. However, Forfar took a deserved first half lead through top scorer Martin Rennie who was injured in the process and promptly substituted. A stern talking to at the interval brought about a change in fortune as MacLeod and MacKinnon put the visitors ahead within ten minutes. Luis Longstaff added a third and Billy Mckay got a wonderful fourth at the end. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A relatively quiet opening but there was a timely reminder that we would have to work hard to get anything from this game. Ten minutes in and Ross Munro produced a tremendous save to stop Stuart Morrison opening the scoring. Almost immediately after this warning, Paul Allan's curling free kick shaved the outside of the post. The hosts were prepared to have a go though and Craig Slater fired high and wide with Scott Shepherd going closer without troubling the keeper. Alfie Bavidge dragged an effort wide before the warning became a reality. Martin Rennie opened the scoring after waltzing through the visitors defence. Unfortunately for him he was replaced by Nathan Cannon minutes later after getting injured scoring his goal. That woke us up from our slumber and Paul Allan had an effort blocked before Billy Mckay and Adam MacKinnon were both denied by Neil Stafford in the home goal. Ross Millen took a knock before the break and was replaced by Joe Chalmers with MacLeod dropping deeper to right back. Still, it was the hosts that were creating the better opportunities and Jake Sutherland fluffed his cross and a grateful Munro Gathered. Bavidge and Billy Mckay tried to respond right on the interval but failed to find the target. HALF TIME: 1-0 Luis Longstaff replaced Liam Sole at the break as Inverness looked to inject a bit more urgency into this lacklustre side. It paid of five minutes into the second half when Calum MacLeod took advantage of pedestrian defending following a corner to level the game and Adam MacKinnon did likewise five minutes later. MacLeod then shot over, but Forfar were far from out of it and Angus Mailer was thwarted by another superb save by Ross Munro. However, the wind might have been taken out of the Loons sails when substitute Luis Longstaff scored a third for the Caley Jags drilling home on the end of a tidy move forward. Munro was heading for a MotM performance as he saved from Nathan Cannon. Billy Mckay took a knock with twenty minutes remaining but recovered and Longstaff was denied a second by Stafford as the subs came in. Billy Mckay headed wide ten minutes from the end. He would do better in the 90th minute though as he shot home from the edge of the box to complete the scoring with a classy finish. He'll be glad he stayed on the park now. FULL TIME: 1-4 Good effort by Forfar who caused the Caley Jags plenty of problems, especially in the first half. The second half fightback was enough to see the Loons off, but it was not as easy as the score suggests. We complete our KDM group fixtures when Dundee United visit on Tuesday November 11th. Inverness will be one of the seeded sides which means they will avoid a Championship side in the first knock-out round. Date: 11/10/2025 Venue: Station Park, Forfar Attendance: 0512 Referee: Euan Anderson Forfar Athletic: 1 Manager: Jim Weir Lineup: Stafford; Allan (Lemon 71), Morrison, Bright, Martin, Sutherland (McLinden 71), Dolzanski, Slater (Richardson 59), Mailer, Shepherd (Lorimer 59), Rennie (Cannon 29) Subs (not used): McCallum; Whatley Scorers: Rennie (26) Booked: none Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 4 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Millen (Chalmers 38), Robertson, Savage, MacIntyre, Sole, Allan (Zimba 77), MacLeod, MacKinnon (Alonge 77) (Longstaff 46), B Mckay, Bavidge (Wotherspoon 73) Subs (not used): Ross; Clark, Strachan, Devine, Scorers: MacLeod (49), MacKinnon (55), Longstaff (63), B Mckay (90) Booked: none Sent Off: none

Fifers Swamped in Second Half Blitz The rain arrived just in time for kick-off in the Highlands after a few days of late Summer sun. The Fifers were in no mood to be turned over by an on form Inverness and made life difficult for their hosts in the first 45. However, David Wotherspoon headed the Caley Jags in front after seventeen minutes. Nathan Austin levelled just before the interval but Wotherspoon scored his second after an hour and a deflected effort by Alfie Stewart added a third minutes later. 99 bonk as substitute Alfie Bavidge completed the scoring in the 99th minute. That win puts Inverness top of the table for now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plenty of posturing in the opening minutes as both teams tried to suss out their opponents. A Brian Easton header from the centre of the box was saved by Ross Munro in the thirteenth minute but five minutes later Inverness took the lead when David Wotherspoon scored with a looping header. Alfie Stewart tried his luck with a header of his own bur Ruairidh Adams gathered it comfortably. Dick Campbell's side were making it difficult for the hosts to create clear opportunities and Spoony shot wide on the half hour. Danny Devine headed wide with chances at a premium. Former Caley Jags striker Nathan Austin squared matters just before half time when he rose high to send a header into the net off Ewan McLeod's looping cross into the six yard box to stun the home crowd. HALF TIME: 1-1 Bustling striker Tommy Goss replaced Lewis Latona at the interval for the visitors but it was the hosts that came out like a scalded cat, creating a number of half chances over the next fifteen minutes. Zimba and Easton were both substituted after a clash of heads before the hour, Easton on a stretcher, Zimba still on his feet. The quality of Wotherspoon restored our advantage firing high into the net after a deft flick over the defenders leg and minutes later a deflected strike from Alfie Stewart took the ball behind Adams to increase our lead. Inverness had turned the screw since the interval and were flooding forward and getting their rewards for it. Deep into stoppage time Alfie Bavidge added a fourth in the 99th minute when a slick ball from Billy Mckay saw him run into the box to drill home with pace, power and precision at the keepers near post. Four superb goals and three points. What's not to like! FULL TIME: 4-1 That combination of results today sees Inverness hit the top of the table on matchday eight. Alloa and Kelty still have a game in hand though and surprisingly Hamilton Accies are the ones leading the chase with Stenhousemuir on the same points as them. After a towsy first half, the floodgates opened as the hosts pressure paid off once they upped the work rate. Another two goals for Spoony and Alfie Stewart's have a go policy worked in his favour with the deflected strike. Good to see Alfie Bavidge get in on the act with his 99th minute goal. A superb ball through ball from Billy and a great finish by Bavidge. Next up for Inverness on 4th October could be good indicator to see if we have the cajones to take this League by the scruff of the neck. It's a visit to take on Hamilton Accies at Broadwood Stadium. An early six-pointer if ever there was one with John Rankin's side defying their apparent lack of funding and still getting results, Good reception for the linesman today. Hope he wasn't too upset and never let it bother him. Mr Ross was his name Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 Inverness 8 13 16 2 Accies 8 9 14 3 Stenny 8 2 14 4 Alloa 7 1 12 5 Monty 8 -2 11 6 East Fife 8 -4 11 7 Queens 8 0 10 8 P'Head 8 -3 10 9 Kelty 7 -7 6 10 Cove 8 -9 2 Honest as ever, Dick is Sick as a Parrot 🦜 Date: 27/09/2025 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2316 Referee: Cameron Stirling Inverness CT: 4 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod. Devine, Savage, MacIntyre, Longstaff (Alonge 90+6), Wotherspoon (B Mckay 90+6), Chalmers, Stewart (Allan 82), Sole (MacKinnon 82), Zimba (Bavidge 58) Subs (not used): Ross; Strachan, Millen, Robertson Scorers: Wotherspoon (17, 62), Stewart (65), Bavidge (90+9) Booked: none Sent Off: none East Fife: 1 Manager: Dick Campbell Lineup: Adams; McLeod (Newton 77), Munro, Easton (Bah 57), Peggie (Norey 77), Latona (Goss 46), Millar, McManus, Culbert, McKenna, Austin Subs (not used): Rollo; Slattery, Jones, Nicol Scorers: Austin (43) Booked: none Sent Off: none

KDeeM Trophy Time Dundee B are up North on Tuesday night at 7:45pm in the KDM Trophy group stages part of the event (pre knock out). The Challenge Cup is a bit of a convoluted competition this season with a thirty team group stages league competing for twenty-two places in the knockout stages. Once the Championship sides enter the event, that gives you a straight thirty-two team knockout competition. At the moment, after three games, Premiership 'B' teams fill 8 of the bottom 10 places which means as it stands only two Lower League teams would be eliminated after the League phase with only Celtic and St Mirren B teams progressing and only Annan Athletic and Stirling Albion dropping out. Inverness are one of four teams on maximum points midway through the league stages, the others being Stenhousemuir, Montrose and Edinburgh City. The Caley Jags will be buoyed by their recent League form. Four wins on the trot, scoring six times and all clean sheets. Stirling Albion were the last team to score against us in the last KDM fixture at the beginning of the month, and it took a wonderful strike to hit the net. It all depends on what team we put out but also remember to keep some match winners on the bench just in case. Might be an opportunity to get Ross Millen, Paul Allan, Alfie Bavidge and Adam MacKinnon back up to speed as they continue their comebacks. I'm sure the likes of Mathew Strachan, Mitchell Robertson and Jordan Alonge will be itching to get a start. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Caley Jags squad we had on duty against Stirling Albion in our last KDM Trophy fixture. Despite there being a fair spattering of first team regulars, we made extremely hard work in winning the points. It took a 94th minute direct from a corner kick strike by Liam Sole to clinch the winner after a great display by Stirling Albion keeper Robert Duffy. The Binos had taken the lead with a tremendous strike by Ross Cunningham after half an hour. Chanka Zimba pulled us level five minutes later and that's how it stood until well into time added on when Sole produced the winner. Bar 94 will be open and the matchday bus service will be operating for the Challenge Cup game against Dundee that kicks off at 1945 on Tuesday 23 September. 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. A bus will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1900, returning from the Stadium 10 minutes after the full time whistle. The bus 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. Dundee B put this team together to face Forfar Athletic in their last fixture. After opening the scoring in the 18th minute through Finlay Allan, the Dee's young loons went down 4-1 to their hosts, the Forfar Loons. 21 ArabB 3 -2 3 22 Binos 3 -2 3 23 Annan 3 -3 1 24 Well B 3 -6 1 25 Gers B 3 -5 0 26 Jam B 3 -6 0 27 Killi B 3 -6 0 28 Don B 3 -7 0 29 Dee B 3 -7 0 30 Hibs B 3 -7 0 Position 21-30 will be eliminated It's fair to say that the teams at the top end of the table have probably already secured their knock-out status although a couple of wins for the Arabs or Binos could lift them into contention. Adults: £10, Concessions: £5 (Over 65s & Under 16s) Buy tickets HERE Tickets for this match available in the Main Stand only with Section Lower F available for Dundee B supporters. Also available in-store from the Club Shop and over the phone during opening hours (Mon-Fri, 9.30am – 4pm) Open on Matchday, 10am – KO. Under 16s Tickets are not available online but are available in-store from the Sarens PSG Stadium or over the phone on 01463 222880 during office hours.

Three Points on the Road The Caley Jags were involved in the final game of the day in League1 which was being screened live on BBC Alba at 17:30. This was Cove's 200th game in the Leagues since they came into the SPFL set-up. Our brand spanking new pink kit got it's first airing today. Declan Glass and Michael Doyle being out was obviously a smokescreen as they both start today but Blair Yule and Aaron Darge are still missing. The Caley Jags started with Liam Sole, Alfie Bavidge and Billy Mckay up front with Ross Millen, Paul Allan and Adam MacKinnon on the bench. Also plenty of attacking options on standby. With most early results favourable for the Caley Jags, the opportunity was there to tuck in behind new leaders Stenhousemuir with Alloa and Queen of the south both losing. A pretty grim first half of few opportunities with Bavidge making a hash of the best opportunity, skying a cross over the bar from ten yards. Calum MacLeod scored the only goal in a tense second half with a deflected strike and that was enough for the Caley Jags to move up to second place. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A bit of a cagey opening to the game with Cove content to give us the ball and watch us fail to make much headway. Alfie Stewart was the first to have a proper go after winning the ball in midfield and driving forward before firing a powerful left footer a yard wide. Although we dominated the early possession we only had a shot from Bavidge thereafter that was easily plucked out of the air by Robbie Mutch. Glass only lasted seventeen minutes before hobbling off to be replaced by Mylchreest. Alfie Bavidge missed a great opportunity minutes later when he blazed a low Calum MacLeod cross high over the bar when he really should have been making the keeper work. Cove had their closest effort from a set piece when a Jackson Mylchreest glancing header went a few feet wide with keeper Munro scrambling across his line to cover. To be honest the rest of the half was poor, lacking in quality and urgency and there really was nothing to see here. HALF TIME: 0-0 Joe Chalmers curled an effort closer than the keeper anticipated methinks eight minutes after the restart. Either way, it was still wide with Cove also looking to be more of a threat this half already. Cove were unfortunate not to benefit from a ball ricocheting around inside our box following a corner. On the hour the changes came with the introduction of Zimba and Longstaff for Bavidge and Mckay who had been increasingly ineffective. The deadlock was broken when a great ball in by MacIntyre was fed out by Wotherspoon for Calum MacLeod to rifle a shot goalwards. It took a deflection off a defenders boot and ended up high into the net. Paul Allan replaced Wotherspoon for the final fifteen. Plenty of graft over the final minutes but not enough guile. Sole turned and shot with five minutes remaining but it was an easy gather by the keeper. Cove went up the other end and Ross Munro had to look lively to deny Lewis O'Donnell. Either side of the keeper and he might have been in trouble, fortunately it was straight down his throat. It all ended a bit frantic and we all held our breath when Danny Devine and David Eguaibor clashed in the box. The referee kept us all waiting before he eventually booked the big Cove striker. FULL TIME: 0-1 Three in a row for the Caley Jags. Once more, we seemed to make hard work of a simple task, but the three points stuck with us and with other results falling kindly we now sit second in the table. We did just enough to get the win but the performance was disappointing. Maybe we were lulling the rest of League1 into a false sense of security. Another difficult away game next week at a ground that we often struggle to take points away from. It's a visit to Palmerston to face Queen of the South who will be smarting after losing out to East Fife earlier today. Great to see Liam Sole engaging with the fans as he left the field to be substituted. Not his best day on the park, but he knows how to keep the fans happy. Calum MacLeod was TV MotM. 🏆 Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 Stenny 6 2 11 2 ICTFC 6 8 10 3 QueenS 6 3 10 4 E Fife 6 -1 10 5 Alloa 5 1 9 6 Acccies 6 3 8 7 Head 6 -2 7 8 Mo 6 -3 7 9 Kelty 5 -5 3 10 Cove 6 -6 2 Date: 13/09/2025 Venue: Balmoral Stadium, Cove Attendance: 0456 Referee: Alastair Grieve Cove Rangers: 0 Manager: Paul Hartley Lineup: Mutch, Bisland, Strachan, J Eguaibor, Doyle, Harrington, Glass (Mylchreest 17), D Eguaibor, O'Donnell, Megginson, Parker Subs (not used): Demus; Ochmanski, Donaldson, Milnes Scorers: none Booked: Mylchreest (22), Megginson (45), Parker (86), D Eguaibor (90+6) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, MacIntyre, Sole (MacKinnon 90+3), Chalmers, Wotherspoon (Allan 75), Stewart, Bavidge (Longstaff 61), Mckay (Zimba 61) Subs (not used): Ross; Millen, Strachan, Robertson, Alonge Scorers: MacLeod (66) Booked: Stewart (80), Sole (90+5) Sent Off: none

Zimba Hat-Trick Neither side had the benefit of using either of the Alfie's in this Challenge Cup tie. Inverness were looking for their second win with the Young Dons searching for their first points after defeat to Peterhead last time out. Keeper Rodrigo Vitols has just been called up to the Latvian u19 squad for two upcoming friendlies. Inverness had a superstrong bench just in case, but had Sole, Zimba, Alonge, MacKinnon and Robbie Thompson as a strong attacking force on from the start. The Young Dons gave a good account of themselves and opened the scoring through Tristan Stephen. It took the Caley Jags just three minutes to draw level through Chanka Zimba. We struggled to break them down thereafter before Zimba completed a late hat-trick and Billy Mckay scored a fourth just after replacing the big striker for his obligatory 89th minute round of applause. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A bright start for the hosts with Zimba having an effort saved but it was the visitors that opened the scoring after ten minutes through Tristan Stephen as he shot high into the net from inside the box. Adam MacKinnon tried to respond moments later but his effort was just too high. Zimba would not be denied though and the big Striker scored minutes later to level the tie. Vitols saved from a Robertson header midway through the half. Inverness were dominating the play but the score still remained level after half an hour with Liam Sole close to finding the top corner. Vitols denied Zimba again ten minutes before the interval and the sides went in all square at the break. HALF TIME: 1-1 One change for the Young Dons as Searle replaced Duncan but it was the hosts that almost took the lead when Jordan Alonge hit the woodwork from distance a couple of minutes after the restart. He fired a free kick just wide as we searched for a second goal and Zimba shot wide before Searle did likewise for the Dons. Vitols saved once more from Zimba on the hour and just after that Sole's night was done as Longstaff entered the game. Alonge had another effort saved by Vitols. Into the final twenty minutes and Inverness were still finding it difficult to break down the resolute Dons defence. However, with ten minutes left, Zimba got his second of the night followed closely by his third. He was replaced by Billy Mckay in the final minute to receive the applause and Billy promptly scored the fourth goal to end the game. FULL TIME: 4-1 The Goals Billy Mckay post match Date: 26/08/2025 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 0507 Referee: George Calder Inverness CT: 4 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Ross; Clark, Robertson, Savage, Strachan, Sole (Longstaff 62), Alonge, S Thompson, MacKinnon (Kerr 73), R Thompson, Zimba (B Mckay 89) Subs (not used): Munro; Mcintyre, Devine, Chalmers, MacLeod, Wotherspoon Scorers: Zimba (12, 77, 82), B Mckay (89) Booked: Zimba (45+2), MacKinnon (73) Sent Off: none Aberdeen B: 1 Manager: Stuart Duff Lineup: Vitols; McDonnell Carrol, Cummings (McLean 63), Ross, Lobban (Green 63), Masson (Chikomo 75), To, Duncan (Searle 46),Teasdale, Stephen Subs (not used): Simpson; Scorers: Stephen Booked: Masson (55) Sent Off: none

North of ScotlandSole Destroyer Having beaten Lossiemouth 6-0 in the first round, the Caley Jags were drawn at home in Rnd2 against Strathspey Thistle who were given a bye into this round. The Highland League outfit had made their best ever start to a season winning four of their opening six games. Inverness lost their first League1 fixture on Saturday going down to Stenhousemuir which sets this game up nicely on a fine Summer evening. No Alfie Bavidge or Chanka Zimba tonight, but Adam MacKinnon, Liam Sole, Jordan Alonge and Robbie Thompson all started. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The stage was set on a fine night in the Highland capital as the game got underway. On paper, strong attacking options for the hosts with the visitors in good form and Shaun Morrison not shy in front of goal with six strikes to his name so far. Here's 𝕏 to tell us what happened as it happened 06’ | 0-0 First chance falls to Strathspey as Shaun Morrison’s cross finds Calum Brown in the box but his shot is saved by Logan Ross. 10’ | 1-0 GOALLL! We take the lead through Robbie Thompson! 15’ | 2-0 GOALLL! We double our lead through Jordan Alonge’s header after he met Liam Sole’s cross into the box. 19’| 3-0 GOALLL! Liam Sole makes it 3-0 with a great finish inside the box. 25’ | 4-0 GOALLL! Liam Sole has his second after a good finish as Ben Gardiner found him down the left side. 31’ | 4-0 Aaron Doran sees his effort go wide after good hold up play from Shaun Morrison. Still got it, legend! 33’ | 4-0 Strathspey Thistle Sub: Dylan Lawrence on, Aaron Doran off. (We must have tired him out) 34’ | 4-0 Great save from Danny Gillan to keep out Liam Sole for his hat-trick. 40’ | 5-0 GOAL! Mitchell Robertson makes it 5-0 with a deflected effort in the box. 43’ | 6-0 GOAL! Robbie Thompson has his second with a good finish to make it 6-0! HALF TIME 6-0 Robert on CTO at the interval: Enjoyable 45 from a young team. Robbie Thompson pulling the strings but every player has played their part. Logan Ross has had two good saves, the first at 0-0. I hope the goals have been caught on camera for those not here as there’s been some good stuff. The second half would be about game and player management with the tie secured. This led to many substitutions as we saw out the game with the foot off the throttle. 64’ | 6-0 Double ICTFC Sub: Archie Kerr and Kenzie Harkness on, Adam Mackinnon and Liam Sole off. 70’ | 6-0 ICTFC Subs: Sam Reid and Jake Rodgers on, Ben Gardiner and Sam Thompson off. 79’ | 6-0 ICTFC Sub: Gavin Thomson on, James Clark off. FULL TIME: ICTFC 6-0 Strathspey Thistle We advance to the next round of the North of Scotland Cup thanks to goals Robbie Thompson (2), Liam Sole (2), Jordan Alonge and Mitchell Robertson Robert summed up: Not much to say about that second half. Useful game time for the five young subs, more good saves by Logan Ross and nearly a last minute hat trick for Robbie Thompson, and that was about that. We will face Forres Mechanics away in the Semi-Final with Ross County hosting Clachnacuddin. 3rd September is the date for your diary. Forres 3-0 Rothes Brora 0-0 Clach (7-8 penalties) Wick 0-3 Ross County Six of the best>>> Date: 20/08/2025 Venue: Caledonian SarensPSG Stadium Attendance: **** Referee: The guy with the whistle Inverness CT: 6Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Ross; Clark (G Thomson 79), Robertson, Strachan, L Walker, Gardiner (Reid 70), S Thompson (Rodgers 70), Alonge, MacKinnon (Kerr 64), R Thompson, Sole (Harkness 64) Subs (not used): Rebilas; Leighton Scorers: R Thompson (10, 43), Alonge (15), Sole (19, 25), Robertson (40) Booked: none Sent Off: none Strathspey Thistle: 0Manager: Ryan Esson Lineup: Gillan; MacPhee, Franczac, Calder, McShane, Williamson, Doran (Lawrence 33), Shewan, Morrison, Brown, Lisle, Whitehorn Subs (not used): Rae; Mutch, Race, Laidlaw Scorers: none Booked: none Sent Off: none

Peter Reid Fae Peterheid Volvo for sale! It's the Blue Toon Team who visit the Highlands on Saturday as newly promoted and League2 Champions Peterhead come to the Caledonian Stadium SarensPSG Stadium after both sides got off to a flyer last Saturday. Peterhead top the table after beating fellow promoted side East Fife 4-1 whilst we sit bottom of the table thanks to a five point deduction after beating Kelty Hearts 0-3. We have not met since a 2-0 League Cup win at the Caledonian Stadium in July 2021 with second half goals from Manny Duku and Aaron Doran. This was Billy Dodds' first competitive game in charge. Duku broke the deadlock with a drilled effort from just inside the box and Aaron Doran doubled the advantage with a stunning twenty-five yard shot into the top corner four minutes later. The hosts saw out the remainder of the game well in control with Peterhead rarely threatening. You can find out more about the three year deal for the Stadium Naming Rights with SarensPSG in the link below. Club Chairman Alan Savage said: “This is a fantastic and welcome piece of financial support for the Club from a company that recognises the benefit of ICTFC to all members of the Inverness community. “I cannot thank them enough. Let’s hope other businesses small and big follow their lead to put Inverness Caley Thistle on a solid financial foundation, so it can invest in a team that can climb up the leagues.” Never gets old 😂 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match Info SarensPSG Stadium ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See Above Link Exclusive Offer for Our Season Ticket Holders! Join us for the Caley Jags Fan Zone – a special Season Ticket Holder experience at our first home league match of the season! Saturday, 9th August – 1pm arrival Only £29.95 per person Tickets available from via [email protected], The Club Shop or on 01463 222880, 9:30am – 4pm, Don’t miss out on this fantastic pre-match treat! Also available from eticketing.co.uk/ictfc – Season Ticket log in and select a seat in Main Stand Upper F Bar 94: 🕛 >>> 🍹 The bar opens at 1200, with last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445). 🥳 The bar reopens at full time. Matchday Bus Service: 🚍 🚍 Buses leave Inverness Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415. 🚍 Buses return from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800. 💰 The 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. Inverness got off to the perfect start with a clean sheet at Kelty and three goals. Billy Mckay got League1 off and running with the first goal of the season in the 4th minute. Luis Longstaff added a second before the break and Spoony the ball conjurer straight from the Edinburgh fringe festival juggled the ball into the net to complete the scoring on the hour. New signing Alfie Bavidge got the last twenty minutes as we broke him in gently. McIntyre was one of the stars of the show with an impressive wing back display which got him into the SPFL team of the week. Ross Millen (calf), Adam MacKinnon and Paul Allan (groin) missed out, although Allan will be assessed before the game, and new striker Chanka Zimba was nowhere to be seen, presumable waiting for registration to be completed. He did play in the midweek NoS Cup game. On Tuesday night, an Inverness CT XI beat Lossiemouth 6-0 in the 1st Round of the North of Scotland Cup. Billy & Spoony oversaw this one with Alfie Bavidge and Jordan Alonge netting twice and Robbie Thompson and Ben Gardiner getting the other two. Chanka Zimba also started and won the penalty that Alfie scored. The Caley Jags now face Strathspey Thistle in the next round, venue and time TBC but it should be on 20th August, probably in Grantown on Spey. Scott Kellacher was delighted with the win last week but is not going overboard. We still have a few niggles but Paul Allan has a chance of recovering. Looks like Calum MacLeod will continue at RB. Jason Brown has been identified as a big player for the Heid who have brought in wisely in the close season. We might see Bavidge, Zimba, Robertson and Alonge challenge for a start after positive displays at Lossie. However, crowd pleaser Liam Sole could be the man to unlock the visitors defence along with inform Luis Longstaff and the experienced Billy Mckay and David Wotherspoon. Here's Peterhead's team that started last week against East Fife. There were first half goals came from David Wilson, a Kieran Shanks penalty and Jason Brown after Lewis Latona had scored early for the Fifers. Peter Pawlett came off injured in the first half and Brown added his second to round off the scoring in the final minute of the ninety. Good win for a solid Peterhead side against the League2 runners-up. The stats will show it was a fairly even game but it was the Blue Tooners that got the shots on target with East Fife squandering more opportunities Notice that Jack Newton is their keeper. They also have Niall McGinn. Some decent players brought in. In: Niall McGinn, forward (Glentoran); Jack Newman, goalkeeper (Dundee United); Fraser Mackie, forward (Aberdeen); Adam Carnwath, midfielder (Dundee United, loan to permanent); Craig McGuffie, midfielder (Dumbarton). Out: Rory McAllister, forward (Formartine); Ben Armour, forward (Brechin); Scott Ross, defender (Formartine); Robert Ward, forward (Inverurie); Jordan Armstrong, defender (Bo'ness); Jamie Walker, defender (Caledonian Braves); Conner Duthie, midfielder (Dunbar United); Kieran Gibbons, midfielder (retired). Leaked footage of the last clash with the prisoners shows SarensPSG getting their gear in place and it was 'nae jobby too sma' and 'nae stand too high' as they ceremoniously lifted Peter Reid's olde Volvo over the Stadium roof and onto the pitch in a fitting tribute to him and all at low cost with the advert thrown in for free. Now that's VFM. Volvo for sale! View full article

Caley Jags hit Lossie for six Inverness moved into the next round of the North of Scotland Cup after putting six past Lossie before the hour and then giving some game time to the rest of the squad. That should mean we play Strathspey Thistle in the next round on 20th August. Venue TBC although the actual draw gave ICT a home tie. It was a fairly strong squad from the Caley Jags at Grant Park Lossiemouth. Five or six with 1st team games under their belt. Bavidge, Zimba, Robbie Thompson, Strachan, Gardiner, Walker, Robertson.... Interesting to see how Chanka Zimba gets on with Alfie Bavidge and Mitchell Robertson should get a good run out at the heart of defence. Here's how it went on 𝕏17: Jack Walker injured, replaced by Leo Walker. 18: 0-1 Robbie Thompson, great strike. 21: Mitchell Robertson heads onto post. 27: 0-2 Ben Gardiner super finish. 39: 0-3 Alfie Bavidge, another good finish. 41: 0-4 Bavidge penalty after Chanka Zimba fouled. HALF TIME:- 0-4 51: 0-5 Jordan Alonge gets in on the action as he heads in. 56: 0-6 Alonge again, he combines with CZ before rounding keeper to fire home. 65: Subs: Kenzie Harkness, Sam Reid and Archie Kerr on Jordan Alonge, Chanka Zimba and Alfie Bavidge off. 72: Sub: Jake Rodgers on, Robbie Thompson off. FULL TIME:- 0-6 Date: 06/08/2025 Venue: Grant Park, Lossiemouth Attendance: ???? Referee: the guy in black Lossiemouth: 0Manager: Steve Porter Lineup: No team lines from Lossie Subs (not used): Scorers: none Booked: none Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 6Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Ross; Clark, Robertson, J Walker (L Walker 17), Strachan, S Thompson, Gardiner, Alonge (Harkness 65), R Thompson (Rodgers 72), Bavidge (Kerr 65)Zimba (Reid 65) Subs (not used): Rebilas; G Thomson, Scorers: R Thompson (18), Gardiner (21), Bavidge (39, 41 pen), Alonge (51, 56) Booked: none Sent Off: none

St Johnstone League Cup This will be a tough test for our new look squad against relegated St Johnstone who will be looking to bounce back to the Premiership after finishing bottom of the table last season and will fancy their chances of progressing out of the group stages in this League Cup encounter at the Caledonian Stadium. They had to battle hard to overcome East Kilbride in their opening Group F tie eventually sealing a 1-3 win over the new League2 side. Our opening fixture was in midweek where we edged out Elgin City with a hard fought but ultimately deserved 2-0 win over the Borough Briggs side. Early days yet with most teams still building up to the bigger challenges ahead with the League campaign getting underway in early August and teams looking to hit the ground running. Especially us as we start League1 at minus 5 points. Meh! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Info Official Preview 🚍Bus & Bar94 Info below ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The League Cup has not been a happy place for the Caley Jags in recent seasons but we got off to a winning start over Elgin City in midweek with Billy Mckay and Luis Longstaff the difference between the sides. Had Elgin not smacked the junction of post and bar it might have been different, but them's the breaks. Scott Kellacher was happy enough with the win and a clean sheet and more minutes in the legs. No listen! Really pleased with the first half. Looking forward to a hard game this weekend against St Johnstone, it will be a difficult test. Supporters Trust: St Johnstone: 1500 on Saturday 19 July: 🚍 & ⚽ & 🚍 Bar 94 will open at 1200, with last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445). The bar reopens at full time. Buses will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415. Buses return from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800. The bus 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. Here's our team that we had out in our first competitive game of the season after an indifferent pre-season. This will be fairly close to our strongest line-up available at present with players still to get up to speed and adjusting to pastures new. Ross Munro appears to be our number 1 keeper and seems decent. the back four of Millen, Devine, Savage and Strachan have those positions ring fenced. We have an abundance of midfielders and that is where selections will be easily rotated on a horses for courses basis. Allan, MacLeod, Chalmers and Wotherspoon are all accomplished players with new signings Alfie Stewart, Jordan Alonge and Liam Sole able and willing to step in seamlessly. Robbie Thompson is also still here and will be pushing for a start. Calum MacLeod looks likely to be the big breakthrough player this season. The experience and guile of David Wotherspoon as an attacking midfielder will be invaluable in assisting Billy Mckay and Luis Longstaff up front. Kell's has made no secret of the fact that he want Alfie Bavidge back here as well. What an asset that would be as goal scorers are in short supply at the Caledonian Stadium just now. In saying that, Mckay and Longstaff got the first half goals against Elgin that eased us to the three points. 🛍️ Club Shop open from 10am until KO 🍺 Bar 94 open from 12pm 🎟️ Tickets available from eticketing.co.uk/ictfc This was the Super J's side that came from behind to run out 1-3 winners over East Kilbride in their opening League Cup fixture. A superb John Robertson free kick had given EK an early 7th minute lead which the new League2 side held until Jamie Gullan replied with a great free kick of his own seven minutes after the break. Adama Sidibeh added a second on the hour following a quick break forward with Mackenzie Kirk completing the scoring ten minutes before the end, Saints had to work hard for the three points but their persistence paid off in the end against stubborn opponents who look like they will be a great asset to League2. Simo Valakari was delighted with the win and acknowledged how difficult it was at this venue as he praised his opponents, at the same time as accepting that St Johnstone are nowhere near where he wants them to be. I'll take that as a word of warning... St Johnstone have an extensive list of players in & out (BBC Sport) In: Louis Lloyd, forward (Caernarfon Town); Sam Stanton, midfielder (Raith Rovers); Jamie Gullan, forward (Raith Rovers); Morgan Boyes, defender (Morton); Jack Baird, defender (Morton); Cheick Diabate, defender (Exeter City); Reghan Tumilty, defender (Hamilton Accies); Matty Foulds, defender (Harrogate Town). Stephen Mallan has since joined on a 1 year deal and former Caley Jag Reece McAlear has also signed on at Perth on a 2 year deal. Loan in: Toby Steward, goalkeeper (Portsmouth). Out: Andre Raymond, defender; Josh Rae, GK (Raith Rovers, loan to permanent); Drey Wright, midfielder (Dundee); Graham Carey, midfielder (Livingston); Stevie May, forward (Livingston, loan to permanent); Callan Hamill, defender (Arsenal); Matthew Smith, midfielder (Newport County); Alex Ferguson, midfielder (Kelty Hearts); Liam Parker, defender (Cove Rangers, loan to permanent); Benjamin Kimpioka, forward; Barry Douglas, defender; Nicky Clark, forward (Ross County); Cammy MacPherson, midfielder; Max Kucheriavyi, midfielder; Adam McMillan, forward; Arran Cocks, forward; Bayley Klimionek, defender; Ben McCrystal, midfielder; Dominic Shiels, defender; Kyle Thomson, goalkeeper. Loan ended: Andy Fisher, GK (Swansea City); Sam Curtis, defender (Sheffield United); Zach Mitchell, defender (Charlton Athletic); Elliot Watt, midfielder (Burton Albion); Stephen Duke-McKenna, midfielder (Harrogate Town). New Dates for the Diary League Cup (4 matches)15.07.2025@19:45 2-0 Elgin City (H) ✔️ 19.07.2025@15:00 - St. Johnstone (H) 22.07.2025@19:45 - East Kilbride (A) 26.07.2025@15:00 - Raith Rovers (A) Challenge Cup (6 matches)12.08.2025@19:45 - Elgin City (A) 26.08.2025@19:45 - Aberdeen B (H) 06.09.2025@15:00 - Stirling Albion (H) 23.09.2025@19:45 - Dundee B (H) 11.10.2025@15:00 - Forfar Athletic (A) 06.11.2025@19:45 - Dundee Utd B (H) North Cup (1)06.08.2025@19:30 - Lossiemouth (A)