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It would be remiss of me (taking the liberty of all other posters) to not thank you tm4tj for your immense input over this (and previous) seasons for your diligent, humorous and informative pre and post match reports. The most important contribution to the forum IMO. Well done, and looking forward to your reports next season from the CHAMPIONSHIP league. bc

In the end it was a fantastic achievement. I saw some of our grateful supporters thank Alan Savage post presentation. Without him and the culture he has generated in the rebuild this would not have happened. To Scott and Billy, to all the coaches, to Charlie, to the players, stadium staff and especially the away supporters, this recovery from severe adversity is much to be cherished. In terms of being magnanimous I have to say Stenhousemuir have been tremendous competitors this season. I wish them well in the playoffs. I also have sympathy and admiration with the way Hamilton's players and staff have coped with the mismanagement of their club. We once had that experience too. To those over the Bridge who only expected one year in the Championship, I am not the Brahan Seer, but well done for such foresight. ICT FC now rule the Highlands again.

Had to do it

Obviously a very enjoyable game. We were on top in the first half, threatened early with Sole looking dangerous. He won a free kick that Allen came close from but the keeper put it wide. Billy had a chance with a low shot that was just wide. EK took the lead with a goal from a set piece, hard to see from our end of the pitch but looked like a fairly simple goal from a corner - poor defending on our part. We equalised shortly afterwards, when Alfie Stewart put in a great ball for Mckay to head home. For the rest of the half we were teh better team, Stewart had a chance when he was put through but the keeper saved and also he knocked one wide. EK hit the post after a short backpass but didn't threaten that much. Second half and we went on a run where just about everything we did went in. Sole knocked a ball back in and Allen finished it to put us in front. For the third Chalmers drove on from midfield, played in Longstaff who finished really well from the right. Callum MacLeod came in from right back and hit a low shot to make it 4-1. Savage hit a long pass for Longstaff to go in and score his second and then a free kick on the right saw Stewart hit a low shot straight into the far corner. At this point I was wondering if we were going to equal or overhaul our record victory but the game naturally got back to a bit of balance and we made five subsitutions which, as you would expect, disrupted the rhythm of play a bit. We did have one or two other chances, Wotherspoon probably should have scored but their keeper blocked it. EK scored a free kick right at the end for their second. Overall, a fantastic performance - the start of the second half we literally looked like we'd score every time we had the ball, and pretty mcuh did just that. I lost count of our goals, not sure I've ever done that at a game before. I thought Longstaff was outstanding in that spell - scored twice, set up one and (I think) won the free kick for the sixth. Alfie Stewart also had a great game, he was all over the place, looking dangerous and using the ball well every time he had it. Paul Allen covered so much ground and was available all the time as well. LIam Sole had a good start - his booking by the ref, former Ross County player Jamie McCunnie for diving was ridiculous - I felt he faded a little when he and Longstaff switched wings but he was always an outlet. With a bit more time in the team he could be fantastic.

Always good to get a friendly game against one of the lower league teams 😀

We are going up ... we are going up! I can almost taste it. Stenny at home to an inform Alloa next week and us away at an out of form East Fife. If we win and Stenny win - we go up! All we need to do is win next week! Apologies ... I'm that excited, a little bit of wee came out!

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

Bob, I think you’ve posted on the wrong website

Tremendous effort by the Supporters Trust who have now managed to get a seat in the boardroom. Well done to George Moodie who has been driving the Trust forward and leading by example. What an effort over the last year to get to where they/we are right now. It's light years ahead of anything that had been previous offered and blocked by previous incumbents. TAKE A BOW ALL INVOLVED If you are a member you will have received the full details by eMail. Extract from eMail: Update to Members: November 2025: A Milestone Moment for the Supporters Trust It’s been a long time coming, but last week marked a significant milestone for the Supporters Trust. I had the privilege of attending our very first Board Meeting of the Football Club. This is something the Trust has worked tirelessly toward for many years. At times, it felt like a distant goal, but under new owner Alan Savage, we were warmly welcomed to the Boardroom table for the first time. The meeting was extremely positive. What’s clear is that the club is working hard behind the scenes on many fronts to drive progress. In particular, there’s a strong focus on reconnecting with the local community and building a stronger reputation both on and off the pitch. It’s exciting to be involved, to contribute, and most importantly, to bring the voice of supporters into the Boardroom. We’re now working on a way for members to share feedback on the issues that matter most and help us enhance the supporter experience at the stadium. Thank you for your continued support in getting us to this point. Now, the real work begins.

I was born in Cheshire in the North West and have moved around the country a fair bit. One of these moves happened in 2001 when i was just about to leave for High School and moved to Caithness on the very North Highland coast. I grew up a Man United fan and my only football game i'd ever been too was at Crewe Alexandra my home town. After moving to the Highlands me and my dad went to watch ICT play Ayr United with just over a 1,000 supporters and three parts of the stadium being terraced. I Remember Barry Robson was playing as someone made an unsavoury comment to do with his hair and thought it was aimed at me haha. We continued to go to the odd game and then decided to go to the promotion game vs St Johnstone in 04. We hadn't bought tickets and only found out it was sold out listening to Moray Firth on the way down. We were distraught and annoyed at my dad for presuming but we ended up having a great day. We spent the day with about 50-100 others standing next to the A9 watching partly from the Bridge. When Caley were promoted and they opened the gate we ran inside to see the trophy lifted. From then I was hooked and went to a few games in the top flight when Caley returned to Inverness for half a season. Their first full season in 05/06 saw my purchase a season ticket with my mate from school and we travelled down from Caithness on the bus for every home game. My mate stopped going and my sister took his seat eventually and we both continued to be season ticket holder until 2012. By that time I had moved to Stirling for university and continued to travel up by train for home matches, while adding some away days to the card. I wrote match reports and previews for this site. After i graduated in 2012 my family moved back to Cheshire for a few years temporarily as part of my dads job. I had to give up the season ticket but i continued to go to the big games with the League cup semi win over Hearts with nine men and the final against Aberdeen. I returned a year later for the Scottish Cup semi vs Celtic and subsequent final vs Falkirk. I missed the small trip to Europe and will remain a regret as not sure if that will ever happen again. I came up for the final vs Celtic 2 years ago and met my sister at Hampden before returning home with her to see her get married up here. My family moved back to sell our house in Caithness but loved the lifestyle of the highlands too much to leave Scotland and ended up moving slightly further South to a small place near Portmahomack not far from Tain. I regularly come home to visit and even my sister moved back here with her wife after covid. I came up for the final vs Celtic 2 years ago and met my sister at Hampden before returning home with her to see her get married up here. It gives me the great opportunity to get to a home game and I am currently up North and attended the Alloa match 2 weeks ago. I am in my mid 30's now and live in Ipswich, I have made lots of friends through going to watch Ipswich Town and becoming a ST holder there. I went to some fun League 1 matches that reminded me of some the grounds in Scotland that i went with following Caley and eventually got to take in the premier League last season albeit for one season. I have a mate through Ipswich, who is also a Caley fan and happened to be working in Glasgow on the week of the famous Scottish Cup upset. He bought a ticket for the away end and ever since has been hooked. He has also done the NC500 but has not been to many matches in the highlands so I am trying to get a small band of Ipswich supporters that I am close too, to come up and see the highlands and take in a game for a long weekend. Ever since the first time I went to watch I was hooked and continue to support the club afar with the Wyness Shuffle Podcast being a great listen to keep me connected with everything Caley Thistle and hope that the bad times are behind the club and that soon it can again punch above its weight and give some of the more established names in Scottish football a bloody nose once again.

Enjoyable game of football. We never looked in any danger after the equaliser and if not for the Aberdeen keeper we'd have scored twice what we did. Would be making sure Zimba starts on Saturday in the hope his hat trick carries a bit of momentum. I continue to be buoyed by how much quality we have in the depth of the squad this season.

Good advice there Nothing too heavy, nothing too high - just pick him out, and cross to Mckay.

Quite simply, those found to have damaged seats etc, should be named and shamed, with photographs etc. Too many young people, for they are not fans, think they can do anything they want in today's society and suffer no consequences as punishment seems to be frowned upon by the authorities. Rant over.

This off-season I certainly trust Kells, Charlie, and Alan Savage far more than previous incumbents to make the best and most affordable choices for ICT. If they can put together a squad that finishes mid-table next season, then this should be good for most of us. If we find a few gems then who knows, we could be in the promotion mix, but priority must be to avoid the drop and rebuild the foundations we once had. Premiership can be the ultimate goal, but being a solid Championship side first is more important IMHO.

The PFA player of the year went to striker Oli Shaw of Hamilton. 19 League1 goals 23 in all comps And at least 1 penalty miss.

The Liverpool version of an old football joke. 2 players near the touch line jump for a header, there is a clash of heads and the liverpool player crashes to the ground. The trainer runs to check him out and shouts “ Boss, he is concussed and doesn’t know who he is”. Grreat son, says Shankly, tell him he is Pele and get him back on. Fast forward to Saturday 2nd may, Sarens PSG stadium Inverness. It’s 10 to 3 where the ICT players in the dressing room are eagerly awaiting Kellachers final instructions before running out the tunnel. Kellacher walks round the room tapping all the players on the head with a hammer. He says to the physio, “ assess the players” Physio reply’s “ Oh no Kels, they are all concussed, they don’t know where they are” Kellacher says “ excellent, tell them it’s a Tuesday night, we are away to Peterhead and it’s time to head out for the 2nd half.” Champions. Simples.

Zimba came on for the last 30 mins, got a few touches of the ball and won a free kick but as you would expect Argentina controlled the game and Chanka didn't really get much chance to make an impact. Great to see an ICT player on that stage though, something he will never forget.

Ochilview View It's been a hectic month so far and there's no rest for the wicked as the Caley Jags head for Ochilview to take on fellow title contenders Stenhousemuir in the latest six-pointer in League1. The Warriors are one of only two teams who have beaten the Caley Jags on League duty this season, the other being Hamilton away. They won the first fixture between the clubs up in the Highlands on the 16thAugust when they stunned the home support by coming from behind to run out 1-2 winners. A Paul Allan penalty set us up nicely but Matty Aitken scored from the spot ten minutes before the break after a dubious penalty award. Ross Taylor scored a second after Stenhousemuir managed to park the bus and on a rare foray forward stole the points ten minutes from the end. It had been a frustrating afternoon for the hosts who dominated everything except putting the ball in the net more than our opponents. We avenged the Hamilton defeat in style last week and will be looking to avenge our lapse from matchday 3. The depth of our squad is much improved from the start of the season as shown in the midweek nine goal thrashing of a young Dumbarton side in the KDM Trophy where we were able to make eight changes from the side that beat Accies last Saturday. 🎅 Merry Xmas when it comes from all at CTO 🎅 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***Pyrotechnics Warning*** Match/Ticket/Travel/Info Adam MacKinnon contract extended ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The squad that put four past Accies last week. We also went goal happy in midweek in the KDM Trophy at Dumbarton with Alfie Bavidge bagging four of our nine goals. 12 goals scored in the last six League games with only one conceded at Alloa. League1 last six P'Head 0-1 ICTFC ICTFC 1-0 Monty ICTFC 1-0 Cove ICTFC 4-0 QotS Alloa 1-1 ICTFC ICTFC 4-0 Accies Unfortunately a section of our support have been guilty of undesirable conduct during and after the Hamilton game which has led to the club issuing a warning statement: The good will and deserved plaudits the club have been delighted to extend to other clubs recently were completely negated on Saturday by the behaviour of a small section of the home support both during and after the match. Despite the previous warning with regards Pyrotechnics, these made a reappearance both at the start of and during the match culminating in one such device being thrown onto the pitch causing the referee to pause the match while it was dealt with. This will be included in the referees’ report and could result in financial and restriction actions being taken against the club. This means there will be less funds available to the manager and the club to continue improving both the team and the stadium facilities. Following the match, the behaviour of this group in the goading and subsequent attempt to clash at the visitor’s buses in the car park will not be tolerated by the club. This is classified as a public order offence, and any repeat could see the club being forced to have a police presence at the stadium on match day along with increased stewarding numbers which again will have a huge financial impact on the club and the desire of the new owner to improve the club in all areas FULL STATEMENT Stenhousemuir slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Montrose last week and have not been on the best run of results of late. D D L W D L The last six league games started with a decent draw at Palmerston (1-1) followed by another draw at home to Kelty (2-2). Defeat at East Fife (1-0) then their best result, a 4-1 win at Peterhead. The goalless draw at home to Accies was then followed by their worst result, a 3-0 reverse at Montrose. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 16 22 33 2 Alloa 17 11 28 3 Stenny 17 4 27 4 QotSth 17 0 25 5 E Fife 16 -1 25 6 P'Head 17 -8 23 7 Monty 17 -9 21 8 Accies 17 14 13 9 Cove 17 -11 10 10 Kelty 17 -22 9 Here's your League1 fixtures for this weekend Upcoming fixtures & titbits After our record breaking goalfest at Dumbarton in midweek, the Caley Jags will travel to Firhill on 6th January in the last 16 of the KDM Trophy. This game will be shown live on BBC Alba with a 19:45 kick-off. Our final fixture of the year will be at Montrose on Saturday 27th December. Hope they get their pitch sorted before then... Liam Sole will be at Inverness for the rest of the season, and Adam MacKinnon has extended his contract until the end of season 26/27. Good to see Scott Kellacher getting his business done early to give us the best possible chance of chasing top spot. Forward Sam Reid has joined Wick Academy on a short term loan. Last but not least: Thanks to Scott Young for seeing us through the mire. "After careful consideration, I have made the decision to step down from my position on the club’s Financial Board. This was not an easy choice, but I believe it is the right one for both myself and the club at this time. I am proud of the work we have accomplished together, and I remain fully supportive of Alan and the board as it continues to guide the club’s financial strategy." FULL STATEMENT FROM SCOTT YOUNG"

Halloween Trick or Treat The Gable Endies come North on Halloween Saturday as we head into a spooktacular Matchday 12 in League1, where dookin for apples and guising for nuts will be the order of the day. The Caley Jags sit in second place with Montrose slipping up recently losing their last three games which has dropped them to third bottom of the League1 table and shipping ten goals in the process. We picked up a valuable three points at Peterhead last week after a couple of uninspiring performances to get back on track and sit just one point behind Stenhousemuir who face a testing visit to Palmerston and East Fife heading to cash strapped Hamilton Accies. All to play for! The big question is: Will it be a Trick or a Treat... 💀👻🍒 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bar/Bus/Info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3rd Round tie at Foresters Park v Tranent will be ALL TICKET. 🎫Ticket Prices for tie to be played weekend of 29th November Adults - £15 👵 Concessions - £10 🧒Under 15s - £5 (must have a ticket and be accompanied by an adult) Tickets will be available to purchase soon - stay tuned for on-sale details and make sure you don’t miss what’s set to be a massive afternoon at Foresters Park! 👊 Our starting XI at Peterhead. Gritty performance in horrendous conditions and a hard earned win thanks to Billy Mckay's birthday present to us. That win got us over the sticky performances against Accies and Kelty. Since we last met: Mont 0-2 ICTFC ICTFC 1-0 Alloa Cove 0-1 ICTFC QotS 0-2 ICTFC ICTFC 4-1 E Fife Accies 3-1 ICTFC ICTFC 2-2 Kelty P'Head 0-1 ICTFC Luis Longstaff sat out the last couple and we await news of his injury situation. Mathew Strachan is the latest youngster to head out on loan. He is off to Brora again on loan until January 2026. Matthew, 20, is an ICT Academy graduate and has made 34 first-team appearances for the club. ℹ️ Matchday Info: Montrose 🎟️ Tickets available HERE 🚗 North & South Car Park Open 🍺Bar 94 open 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 the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time 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. Montrose squad at Cove. Since we last met: Monty 0-2 ICTFC Monty 2-1 P'Head Alloa 0-1 Monty E Fife 1-1 Monty Monty 2-1 Queens Stenny 3-1 Monty Monty 0-4 Accies Monty 3-0 Cove R After our last meeting, Montrose went on a formidable run with 10 points from a possible 12. Unfortunately for them, their losing streak was extended to three following defeat at Cove. Top scorer is Graham Webster with three League goals and he has made over 400 appearances for the club. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 Stenny 11 5 21 2 ICTFC 11 12 20 3 E Fife 11 1 18 4 Alloa 11 2 17 5 P'Head 11 0 16 6 Queen 11 -1 16 7 Accies 11 14 14 8 Monty 11 -11 11 9 Kelty 11 -13 7 10 Cove 11 -9 5 Trick or Treat Q: What did the parent say to the baby ghost? A: Don’t spook until you’re spoken to. Q: What do you call six witches in a jacuzzi? A: A self cleaning coven. Q: Did you hear about the guy who got behind on payments to his exorcist? A: He got repossessed.

What a day. The atmosphere was electric, with the young team in full voice and driving the noise all game (well done to them) We started brightly and created the kind of chances that should have put the game to bed before half-time. Longstaff rattled the bar with a strike that had half the stand on their feet. Liam Sole had the golden opportunity, clean through on the keeper, but his effort rolled agonisingly wide. At that point, it felt like we should have been two or three up and cruising. The story was much the same after the break – good football, more chances, but still no killer blow. As the minutes ticked away, the nerves began to grow. Queens came into it and had a double chance that, honestly, I’ve no idea how they didn’t put away. It was one of those heart-in-mouth moments where you’re just waiting for the ball to hit the net. As the game edged into stoppage time, their keeper came forward for a last minute corner. After a brilliant recovery tackle from one of their defenders, the ball broke to Longstaff just inside our own half. He looked up, saw the empty net, and went for it. Time seemed to stand still as the ball bobbled through before nestling in the goal. Special shout out to Macintyre. He was immense at the back today. Winning everything and looking more composed every week.

This could turn into a bit of a ramble... I've been on CTO for the best part of a year now. I've searched the forums but haven't found any posts where members explain why they came to be ICT fans. It struck me that as the club is only 31 years old there can't be anyone who (like many clubs fans) have been a supporter for generations. I do appreciate that there were two clubs before with a rich history, and I guess most will come from one of those two backgrounds but there has to be some who have made a choice. I've read Charles Bannerman's book "Against All Odds" and have no intention of dragging up any acrimony from the time of the merger, just wondering what made you choose ICT? For me, the seed was sown 20 years ago when I took a summer holiday in the Highlands (a 10 hour drive from where I live), although that seed took a long while to germinate. I've been a West Ham fan since April 1980 (I did it for a bet) and held a season ticket for 26 years, some of which I travelled home and away every week supporting the team (over 800 matches and 42 current English grounds visited, plus another ten or a dozen no longer in existence). It was against this backdrop of visiting football grounds that travelling up the A9 and seeing a stadium, that you could see into, right next to a main road took my attention [the only other one that springs to mind is Walsall next to the M6]. After this if it ever came up in conversation about having a Scottish team, ICT woud be who I "claimed" although I never really followed any results, just the occasional glance at the tables. I regularly listen to "The Price of Football" podcast, and in the late summer of 2024 heard Andrew Moffat from "The Wyness Shuffle" when he was on as a guest discussing the club's precarious financial position. I then downloaded and listened to a number of episodes of TWS, chucked a few quid in the pot of the crowdfunding effort, joined the ICT Supporters Trust and bought a shirt in an effort to try and help the club survive (clearly I'm no Alan Savage, but every little helps, right?). Administration then hit and I was invested in the survival battle, both on and off the pitch. I gave up my west Ham season ticket at the end of 2023/24, so following the ICT results from afar helped fill Saturday afternoons, and still do with few Premier League matches at 3pm on a Saturday. Maybe I've been lucky in my short time being invested that I didn't really have to endure Big Dunc's tactics, and have only known Kell's gameplans. That in itself is like a breath of fresh air to the, frankly quite boring Premier League down here. OK so the players may be more technically gifted but the "Guardiola" possession tactics that everyone seems to want to employ are dull. I'm really keen to get to some ICT games this season (maybe the 10 hour round trip to QoS next weekend will be my first). The crazy thing is that a plane to Inverness, match ticket and B&B are no more expensive than a train to the London Stadium and a match ticket, such are the PL prices. Anyway, enough of me, what's your story?

@CaleyHedgehog grabbed the last but one sponsorship so I grabbed the last one and now we have reached our target. Will get a list of players from Liam @ ICT to see who we choose to sponsor. Thank You to all those who contributed.

He allegedly made a naughty remark that was seen as a bad idea. He got sent off and never played for a rake of games thereafter. Possibly internal suspension. Don't think he attended the pride March in Inverness yesterday...

First time we’ve won this league I think. We’ve now won 3 of the 4 leagues, so just one more needed to complete the set.

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 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

Watched the game on Alba. Wish I hadn't. Awful to watch. Sloppy all over the pitch. It's going to take a monumental effort by Kells to get these players motivated for the final games of the season. Bouncing back from that performance to beat Stenny is not going to be easy. Lose that then we have to feel it's all over. We really do need to avoid the play offs.

Meh! Hope yer poolside bingo is called off and the Germans get all the best sunbeds and County get relegated...

Amongst others, but I thought Zimba was awful. Always on his erse for such a big lad. Needed somebody up front who could hold the ball and play someone in. Should have been hooked at half time, simply a passenger.

Biggest upsets of the day St Johnstone 1-2 Cove Rangers (aet) 😮 Camelon 2-1 Edinburgh City 👍 Dumbarton 0-4 Auchinleck Talbot 🤓 Banks O' Dee 0-2 Ross County 😛

I too am an Invernessian now living in Forres. But I was down in Sheffield - torn between Blades and Owls - when ICT Were formed as a result of the merger. I was also from Dalneigh so I was a Caley fan. I remember my first game - a win - against Buckie Thistle standing at the Howden End aged 7 with my Dad. This was around 1962 and the team I remember featured the Van Dijk -like Alan Presslie, the goal machines Chic Allan and Davy Johnson, the Neild brothers, and later on, my school mate Gordy Fyffe. Returning to Scotland in 1997 my first ICT game was like a dream. I went alone and delighted in the familiarity of supporting my home team. For the last 10 years or so illness and disability have reduced my supporting to the armchair variety but having been an early Internutter alongside the late Gordyfromsneck and Mr Biro I delight in keeping connected via CTO and now the Supporters Trust. All the best to supporters old and new wherever you come from.

Great topic ! I am one of the locals (or ex-locals) and grew up supporting Caley. I lived in Dalneigh, which was the traditional hotbed of Caley support and from my home in Hawthorn Drive we used to see the players run down the street on their way from Telford Street to what they used as a training pitch at the park beside Dalneigh Primary School a few nights a week. I am an IT guy so when the club was formed in 1994 I started this website which has gone through many incarnations in the last 31 years, including a 10-year spell where it was either the "almost official" and then the "official" site of the club before reverting back to being fully independent. Met some great characters through this website over the years whether at the club, locals, ex-pats, or indeed those who decided to follow the team for some other reason and from some other place. Back then the people travelling from afar were deemed as "InterNutters"! and we often met up when they travelled first in the Caley Inn when Don and Brigit were the landlords, then, latterly in the Innes Bar where Colin offered us a home. Had what I thought to be the best season ticket seats in the stadium, right above the tunnel in the main stand and over the years our initial group of 4 dished out some very spicy 'banter' which nowadays might get us kicked out of the stadium! As many know, one member of our group is no longer with us, and I became an ex-pat myself in 2003 after moving to Canada. I kept the site going because Caley Thistle is in my blood, I will always be an Invernessian, a Highlander, and a Scotsman (in that order). It also keeps me in touch with friends and family from the UK. My voice may now have an odd twang of Canadian in it at times, and I may have fallen into using some North American words but a couple of pints back in Inverness and the old accent and vocabulary is back. Where possible, my trips home are timed with one eye on the football calendar as much as anything else. Over here, I have been a Toronto FC season ticket holder since they formed in 2007. I was actually committed to a season ticket in 2006 before the team was officially formed, before there was a manager, before the stadium was built and before we had any players. Much like supporting ICT, supporting another acronym like TFC has also been a roller coaster ride of epic proportions. I have seen lots of highs and lows with both teams, whether it was winning the Scottish Cup as an ICT supporter or winning the MLS Cup and Supporters Shield as a TFC supporter or finishing dead last as TFC or being in the Caledonian stadium the day we were officially relegated from the Premiership. The experience is different, but oddly, despite the difference in scale, and the fact that the owners of TFC have more money than we can dream of (they own TFC, The Toronto Maple Leafs, the Toronto Raptors and multiple concert and sporting arenas around the city as well as lots of other stuff) some things feel weirdly like they are happening in a parallel universe they are so similar. There are also another few ICT fans at TFC. Some I have converted as they are mates (including one boy who is also a West Ham fan - and West Ham did play the All-Star game in Toronto a few years ago BTW [link1] [link2] ) whereas one or two are actual ICT fans who have travelled back to Inverness (and to the cup final as well) to watch the mighty ICT! Perhaps @luvgravy will reappear to tell his own story. My son (12) is currently forging his own pathway in football. He was on the books with Toronto FC Juniors until COVID hit and after that programme did not get restarted afterwards, he now plays what they call 'Rep Soccer' over here . Rep is competitive football from ages 4-13, probably closest resembling the Inverness Street League ... but his team travel all around the Northern suburbs of Toronto so 1-2 hour drives are not uncommon. This summer we had tournaments in Niagara Falls and Montreal which were fun. We were just at his tryouts for the season that starts next month for his next age group (U13) and looks like he will get into what they call the High-Performance / Talented Pathway program. For me that means twice the cost and twice the travel as we may have to go as far as Niagara Falls (2.5hr drive one way) or Ottawa (4 hr drive one way) for games instead of just around Toronto, but he loves it. If he enjoys it and can develop his talent, then that's what matters! Realistically, he is more Messy than Messi and for some reason he supports Spurs and Real Madrid (mainly because of Son, and Vini Jr) but he will learn 😉! I would love to see him run out at the Caledonian Stadium in a Caley Thistle top as a player, rather than a mascot, which he did on that fateful day we were relegated, but there is a long road to travel before he does that for any senior team ... we can dream. Anyhow - will wrap this up now and say I am looking forward to reading more potted histories from others ...

Good news from Companies House...https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC149117/filing-history On the 26th August 2025 the Club officially came out of Administration. Time to change a line in the Proclaimer's song to 'Administration no more..' and fairly soon close this thread,

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZe7bNKAJvM/?igsh=ejN0dmR4eWgyeHc= Remi signs for another year

By far the best option for us is for Stenhousmuir to get promoted. Alloa have had sustained time in the Championship in the past, I think they have a bit more money behind them than Stenny and they would be a bigger threat. Stenhousmuir have had an amazing season, unprecedented for them, but it's likely not sustainable. As other have noted they will lose Naysmith and Brown Ferguson and most likely a few players as well. It will be very hard for them to compete. In terms of relegation, it's probably best for us for St Mirren to stay up. Relegated teams get the parachute payment boost, they will also have far more prize money to spend and the money that they earned from their league cup win. They will be a much harder proposition than Partick or Dunfermline, although all of those three will probably be title contenders.

What a day. I was surprisingly relaxed in the build up as County failing to sneak into the play off place removed the risk that we could face them in the play off final, clearing the way for us to avoid that distraction and focus on getting the result. Bar 94 was amazing pre-match. It was bouncing from the time it opened and credit to the fans going through their repertoire of songs. To the game itself, and we came out clearly on a mission. The early goal calmed any remaining nerves, and was clearly a training ground move. The second was as good after great work by Robertson and, as someone has said, how fitting that Mckay and Devine were our scorers. I hope Devine’s injury is not serious. That first half was probably the best we have played in 2026. Hamilton had more of the ball in the second half but didn’t trouble us until their late goal. The late penalty could have made for an anxious ending, but was well saved by Munro. We then had the delay due to the premature pitch invasion, then a few minutes play before the full time whistle confirmed we were Champions. Well done to all the management team and players: the have achieved what was asked of them. The crowd was amazing and I just hope many of the 2000+ extra fans come back when the new season starts. Then the party really started with the presentation and then the raucous bar. What a difference from May 2024! What a day: one for the memory bank! Roll on next season.

I suspect I am writing this when a few of you are nursing alcohol induced sore heads! What an incredible season, and how fitting that the last match of the season, mirrored the season has a whole, what looked from afar via my phone was Caley in control, then towards the end a last minute (perhaps 20minutes) period of jeopardy and uncertainty. A goal back from Accies (do we need to try and secure Oli Shaw's services?) and the unbelievable drama of a late penalty kick to them, an equaliser for them would still have kept promotion in sight, but would have seen a last minute nerve-shredding panic ridden finale. But Munro saved it! So a wonderful end to the season albeit with some unfortunate joshing on the pitch between supporters A 5000 strong crowd, imagine if we get to see that a few more times next season, shows that actually Inverness's population can be mobilised (or bothered?) occasionally, although I suspect a fair few from farther away helped. Fitting that Billy McKay scored the winner, his aging legs have been well managed this year and he seems to have added quite a bit on the coaching side. A legend Fitting also that Danny Devine also scored, someone who nailed his colours to Caley's mast for this season early after last season finish no doubt helping to encourage others to stay or join the fight for this season. Not always appreciated, but a legend. And incredible that he and especially Remi Savage (with 52 appearances) featured in so many games. Quite incredible, given how little back up we had in the CB area, and how often in the past we have suffered long injury absences. Scott Kellacher has navigated a season where expectation was high, helping to assemble a decent team, managing the workload, those terrible 3G pitches, and different opposition styles. Mostly getting it right, making the right calls as the season came to it's epic end. Two years of a managing CV that is worthy validation and if the next season goes well must surely edge him towards 'legendary' status. Well done to Stenny for pushing us all the way, some achievement, I hope they do well in the play-offs Well done to all the young lads who have given so much, learnt so much, earned reputations, especially the boys on loan, In an ideal world Bavidge and Stewart would appear for us next season, we can only hope Aberdeen ignore a season and a half of stellar performances and decide that a Scottish Premiership campaign isn't for them. Regardless of that, in MacIntyre, MacLeod, McKinnon, Savage (if he stays) Allan, Longstaff, Munro, Alone, Zimba (19 goals) and Alonge, there is a decent base. For young Wotherspoon, probably asking too much. So an exciting season awaiting for 26/27, definitely a trip to Greenock Morton for me (overnighting in Dunoon!) and maybe Queens Park, in their actual ground not Ochilview! Possibly Dunfermline again, and a trip up to Inverness with the wife (who is complaining she is missing out) A wonderful season, it is life affirming supporting Caley and roaming Scotland! My day yesterday was spent watching Palace Women get promotion to the Super League. Can Palace men pull off European glory? Fingers crossed for another miracle ☺️ 😭

Hopefully we will all be getting hammered in celebration on Saturday night :)

As a Prostate Cancer survivor, due to early detection, I really want to promote and post about the absolute importance of the Prostate Cancer initiative that ICT have got involved with. I lost an uncle (in Inverness) due to this condition because it was detected too late and my doctor (in Toronto) sent me for a test because of his death. I was 52 at the time and conventional thinking said it was "too early" for me to be affected by PC or even that other favourite as you get older, an enlarged prostate. Fast forward a few weeks and after a reading that was too high, and a biopsy that followed, I was going under the knife to remove the cancer that had been confirmed. Early detection meant a good prognosis and although I now need to have checks regularly - which are simple and easy blood tests - the alternative does not bear thinking about. The club sent out a press release today with an invite for the media to come along and publicise this event, and that reminded me I had not made any comment yet so here is my tuppence worth as this is a subject that is very close to home and of which I have personal experience. I would urge anyone who has any symptoms, or who has a family history to go get tested. For me, looking back, the only real symptom I missed was that I was having to pee more frequently, especially if I was drinking carbonated drinks like Coke or Irn Bru, or alcoholic drinks like beer! I put it down to getting older, no big deal. Take advantage of this kind of initiative or talk to your GP. Don't be embarrassed. A PSA test is a simple blood test, and it will not only put your mind at rest if the results come back as clear, but if there is anything detected, it will hopefully give you time to have it seen to before it is too late. PC is one of those slow burns, usually building over a number of years, and often unseen ... my doctor told me after my surgery that early detection was key as it is eminently treatable if caught in time. This is the kind of initiative that can prevent the preventable so please go get tested if you can. ICT Release follows: Whilst this is a media release and the spots are already filled, it is worth highlighting this so you can keep an eye out for any future opportunities.

Great first half, took Stenny by surprise with our shape and tactics I think. Deservedly 1 up at HT. They changed things and had the better of the 2nd half and an equaliser was looking increasingly likely as the game went on but is was a bit of a sickener when it came, because that was never a penalty. Shocking decision. After that we were side the clinging on for a draw, which I guess was a fair result overall but we are the ones going home disappointed and angry.

🏆 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 trek 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 when we were due 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 our opponents 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. 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. Well, Stenny won 3-0 to go top of the table for now. 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thistle 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 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. The Final Countdown has started>>> Inverness CT 58pts THE RUN IN Stenhousemuir 60pts ICTFC NO ⛔ GAME 4th April @ 15:00 3 STENNY - Accies 0 🏆 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

We're top of the league despite a 5 point penalty, we're unbeaten in the league in 2026, we play in the Challenge Cup final at the weekend and yet folk are questioning whether the manager should be sacked at the end of the season! It is true that we have drawn a few more games than we might have, but the fact that Stenhousemuir have closed us down is more due to Stenhousemuir's improved form than a drop in ours. Whilst we are on a 13 game unbeaten run, Stenny are on a 14 game unbeaten run and during that period have drawn one fewer than we have. We are 11 points clear of Alloa in 3rd. Given the situation the club was in when Kells took over from Disaster Dunc, what he has achieved is quite remarkable. I accept that football is a results game and you can't afford to dwell on past success when standards slip. Next season the goals for the team will either be to stay comfortably in the Championship, or to win promotion back to the Championship. If, by the middle of the season, it looks as though we are unlikely to achieve that goal, then the Board may have a decision to make, but certainly not now. If Kells deserves anything just now, it is a statue rather than the sack.

Yep, For all the criticism of Millen he had a good game IMO and put a lot of dangerous crosses into the box. Simply no striker getting onto them properly. Our penalty looked very soft, but you have to take what comes your (our) way. For me it was important we did not loose tonight. A case of we are a bit fragile just now and a defeat may have cut deep at a time when we can’t afford to feel sorry for ourselves. Draw was the right result IMO. We did not have anyone that could raise their game to control the match. Last point - Why leave Spoony to a couple of minutes to the end to bring on??? bc

Good morning. Any Caley Jags in London or Southeast of England? Recent Caley Jag convert here. Watched 4-0 win over the Queens last week. Took advantage of the Black Friday hospitality package. Watching the footy was part of a city break I booked on a whim to Inverness. When I planned my Inverness trip - i did so without checking footy fixtures first. That was after - when I was looking at what I could do that would be interesting to see and do. I came to Caley Jags as 'merely' an experience to see two teams I have always seen as exotic by their names. Was happy to see that they both were playing each other and I could get tickets. Before I saw the Black Friday deal - was going to get a turnstile ticket anyhow. I honestly walked up to the Caley Stadium not knowing anything much - apart from the intriguing name of the Club. Great to see that the supporters trust chairman now has a seat at the Club Board table and is a Club potentially going places. I'm no glory hunter though. I am in Stepney, east London - any other Caley Jags in London or the Southeast of England? Perhaps form a little crew or group of us?!

Like Eagle4Caley I am also late to this party. I am from the North West orginally and grew up a Man Utd supporter through my dad. In 2001 my dad (working in the nuclear sector) moved us to Caithness for his job at Dounraey and after taking in a game against Ayr United with him (2-1 win) I was hooked on ICT. I attended the first ever SPL Promotion from the Kessock Bridge and after that I got a Season Ticket when they returned to inverness after a half season at Pittordrie. My mate gave it up and my sister took over and we both continued to travel down from Caithness to every home game, while we were both at School. I left for Stirling in 08 for uni and continued my ST as well as increase my away game consumption. After graduation i moved back to Cheshire (my home county) and had to give up my ST. I continued to attend big matches when i can (Scottish League cup semi with 9 men, the final that year and of course a year later 2015 against Celtic and then Falkirk) but my biggest regret was missing the trip to Romania but I had to work. After relegation I came up for a few derbies and sadly missed the play off run but watched it from a far trying to initiate some new members by watching with friends. I was there in 23 and I do try to get to matches when I come to my family that now live near Tain - including Alloa earlier this season. I'm here now but my parents have surprised us to have a trip away this weekend otherwise i was planning the Peterhead game on Sat. I know live and work in Ipswich (current season ticket holder and done quite a few away in the last 4 years since covid) and met someone through Town, who also supports ICT having been on a work assignment in Glasgow in 2000 and decided to go to a midweek Scottish cup game at Parkhead - he went in the away end and was hooked ever since as well as doing the NC500 and seeing the magic that is the highlands. Hopefully will get re-promoted and i hoping to bring a few of my Ipswich Town mates up for a long weekend and maybe take in a Derby (if they survive hahahahaha). Ive got a great affiliation to Scotland especially the Highlands and saw Scotland in Germany in 24 in a fanzone - mate had a ticket - and wore my ICT 15 scottish cup winning shirt as my only Scottish item and ended up in the middle of the black isle Tartan Army singing going bust going bust going bust - well the joke is them hahahaha. I was at Hampden in Nov and although I will always support England when they play (rarely) I always want Scotland to do well all because of my time going to school, university and falling in love with ICT and the great people i have met through all of them. Wish everyone a Happy New Year!!!! Liam

Admin Derby Inverness face Administration candidates Hamilton Accies whose off-field activities, like Inverness, has led to them teetering on the brink of Administration. John Rankin has recently left Accies and despite monetary restrictions he had managed to keep a competitive team on the park. However, a constant downward spiral of rule breaking and money problems have seen a downturn in their fortunes and they have appointed Darian MacKinnon as interim Head of First Team Management in the wake of Rankin's resignation at the end of November. Both sides played Cup games in midweek ahead of this one with contrasting fortunes. Accies being dumped out of the KDM Trophy 5-2 by Raith Rovers whilst we edged out Tranent in the much postponed fixture at Haddington. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/Bar/Parking/Info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scott Kellacher Again Our last League1 game was the 1-1 draw at Alloa on 25th November. Luis Longstaff gave us the lead on the stroke of half time but Cameron O'Donnell levelled with 15 to go. Since we last played Accies Accies 3-1 ICTFC ICTFC 2-2 Kelty P'Head 0-1 ICTFC ICTFC 1-0 Monty ICTFC 1-0 Cove ICTFC 4-0 QotS Alloa 1-1 ICTFC We made a meal of getting past Tranent in the Scottish Cup on Wednessday night but having avoided a cup upset we now face Spartans in the 4th Round. Stagecoach Service 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. Stagecoach bus, fares are £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. BAR 94 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. Accies last League1 fixture was a no scoring draw at Ochilview. Accies last six results in League1. L D W L W D The two wins were against Peterhead and Kelty. Accies also went out of the Scottish cup losing 4-0 to Airdrie at the end of November. Still dangerous up front with Oli Shaw and Kevin O'Hara. Shaw is top scorer in the League with 12 ⚽ Connor Smith has 5 ⚽ It's disappointing to see an established side like Accies in the financial mire. We all know how that feels. However, there is life after a successful Administration process and I'm sure genuine football fans would like to wish Accies well in their current plight. There's a fine line between success and failure in the Scottish game with the big fishes swallowing up all the cash whilst the bread and butter teams struggle to survive. Tomorrow's bucket collection is for The Salvation Army, Inverness They will be accepting both cash and food donations such as anything in tins, breakfast cereal, rice, pasta, tea bags and coffee. Last Home game of the season Bar 94 will be open from 1200 as normal, and again after the match, when we will be joined by some of the playing squad. There will be a lot going on in the bar pre-match. We will have some items for sale, including bottles of ICT Gin. Brewed by the Great Glen Distillery, the bottles cost £39. We will also have Dog Falls Gift Packs for sale, as used for many Dog Falls Player of the Match Awards, along with “Inverness Football Remembered”, the excellent book produced by the ICT Community Development Trust. If you do not have a car with you, we will store alcoholic products for you until after the game. To make an afternoon of it, why not come down early? The matchday bus will leave the Bus Station at 1245 and 1415, returning from the Stadium 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800. The fare is £2.70, and concession passes are valid, giving free travel for pass holders.

Honestly, I've had enough of the B Teams experiment. They were shoehorned into the Lowland League under the guise of development, but here we are, 4 or 5 years later, and I still don’t see the benefit. Not once have they finished top of the league – sure, they've been close, but that just proves the level isn’t doing much to push them further. If you look at the league table and add up the points gained by the B teams so far it totals the following: 5 Wins | 3 Draws | 30 Defeats What’s the point? Crowds are non-existent for these games. no one wants to watch Dundee B take on Annan Athletic etc and with crowds of around 100-150 this point has been proven. The atmosphere’s flat, the interest isn’t there, and it feels like a vanity project more than anything else. Most lower league sides don’t field full-strength teams in the early rounds anyway, so now we’ve got youth players facing second-string squads. Is that really development? If this is supposed to be about improving the quality of young players, where’s the evidence? Celtic B have been in the Lowland League for years now. I can't name many if any that have started to make their way into the squad bar Colby Donovan who is only there through injuries to Ralston and Johnston. For me, it’s always been more beneficial to loan these lads out to proper senior squads in League One or the Championship, where they learn alongside experienced pros in competitive environments. Or bring back the old reserve league – let them play with guys coming back from injury or fringe first teamers needing game time. That’s where the real learning happens. Ditch the B Teams please. It’s time to admit it’s not working and focus on better, proven pathways for developing young players

For most on here my story is well known. However, there are a quite a few now that don't know the history, in fact, some probably weren't born when I went to my first Caledonian game. My interest in the club started back in 1978 during a motorcycling holiday. We'd entered Inverness from the North and as we came over the Caledonian canal I saw the Telford St ground to my right. Once at the B&B I asked the land lady what she knew about the club. I was then informed that Inverness actually has three teams. The penny dropped when I recalled seeing these Inverness clubs in the Scottish Cup. Anyway, I'd challenged myself to watch a game at Telford St but they were never at home when I returned. In fact I saw Thistle and Clach before the famous Caley. Bringing up a family and working curtailed long trips away and it wasn't until Jan 1990 before seeing first Caley match. This was Airdrie away. A Scottish Cup Tie that Caley should have won 2-1 if it wasn't for all that injury time. Sat 1st Sept 1990 was my first home game. A 4-0 win over Rothes. I was given a tour of the club and my eldest son and I were guests of the club. An amazing day. With the advent of the internet I found this very forum and it wasn't long before I was visiting the Caley Inn where we met @Scotty and others. I always remember him introducing himself and he mentioned to this giant of a man - [Big Stew ❤️] - that I was English. I nearly shat myself as he approached but, wow, what a man he was. Never let me buy a drink and ruined my liver. Mrs G and my two boys were with us at the time. So many friendships have stemmed from that day and some are, sadly, no longer with us. Travelling from Coventry a home game was always a weekender. Some away games could be done in a day depending how close to Glasgow / Edinburgh they were. Too date I have been to 213 games and there was only one season when I never went to a game. My record: P 213; W 97, D 50, Lost 66, F 367, A 264 There were also nine other games that I'd travelled up for. 8 were postponed and 1 when the train broke down at Beattock. And, before you ask....No...I'd don't have a figure for the total miles travelled.😂

Not a very exciting story for me! Born in Inverness always lived here. Always liked football but really got into it when Euro 96 was on, in November my uncle asked what I wanted for my birthday i said to go to a local football game, (didn't even know who the local team were!). We went to a game mid November for the home Ict v County derby and I was hooked from the first minute and had a season ticket ever since.

Well well, another supporter south of the border...English too? I am a Crystal Palace supporter of 50odd years [and we have finally won something!], but have supported Caley properly [i.e. going to match] since 2013. How did I get here? It was the famous 'supercaleygoballistic' cup win against Celtic that first brought the club to my attention, I later fancied supporting a Scottish club, then a highland tour trip with my eldest daughter inc' a cheeky stop by our driver at the stadium sealed it [plus ICT playing in the same colours as Palace]. I manage two to three trips year up to either 'home' or 'away'. My wife sometimes comes up for the 'home' games I am doing an 'overnighter' which she enjoys and Inverness and the area is lovely. I live in South London, so usually fly from Gatwick, but also Luton [Thameslink helps] I have even taken the train to Edinburgh [from Kings Cross] and last January did away to Queen of the South [Dumfries] mid-week stopping at Carlisle. I once did an overnight Megabus sleeper from London Victoria to get to an early kick off Cup semi-final [we beat Virgil van Dijk's Celtic] , and have been known to get an overnight coach home after games near Glasgow or Edinburgh. My family laugh at how I like to plan the logistics of trips [how many modes of transport can I use], but I do love doing the away games as you get to see more of Scotland, and the away support is fab [Dumbarton away this year was simply superb]. I tend to plan well ahead to get good deals on hotels/fares. I have just retired but start University this month so funds are a little tighter, but I am flying British Airway to Inverness from Heathrow and back in the same day this November having got a great deal on fares! Our recent history has been chequered to say the least but things are looking bright again, I absolutely love supporting Caley and have been to three cup finals, along with trips to places like Dundee, Ayr, Livingstone, Airdrie, Dunfermline, Partick Thistle and Stenhousemuir [although it was Queens Park playing us...don't ask!], Covid cost me a trip to Kilmarnock, and gales cancelled my visit to Hearts. So welcome aboard, you'll enjoy the ride...maybe see you in East Fife next spring

CaleyJags.ComFantastic tribute to absent friends on the above site. I'll leave this one here, one of our best known faces. 84 photos to scroll through if you hit the link to the FB page above