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Don't ya just know it - after today's win over the mighty Buckie Thistle they're going to embark on an epic giant-killing Cup run echoing that of the famous City team of the 60's, and we'll be one of the Giants killed! :015: :015:

How many SPL minutes is it since we last scored? Just wait, we'll be banging 'em in now! One thing at a time though - expect our first win for ages very soon. And then, my friends, our current slump will be finally over!

I have often come home from a very entertaining game to find that, well, it wasn't really entertaining at all, according to the media, or indeed this website. I suppose for those who watch a rich variety of matches from all over the country, the fare on offer at TCS may not be up there among the very best, especially for a neutral. But the one thing consistent about every Scottish League or SPL game I have ever attended is that one of the teams playing was ICT (or whatever they were called back then) and as a passionate supporter of that team I have never failed to be entertained. But then, perhaps my standards aren't so high!

It was a clever touch naming the team after the county rather than Dingwall. It means the hicks put aside their inter-village rivalries when they come down from the hills and unite in support of their wee county team. A rather large, but dwindling herd of them from Wester Ross boards the train at Kyle of Lochalsh on Saturday morning to see their team and return pssed off in the evening before embarking on a night of high jinks. Perhaps we should have named our team 'Highland' or something similar and maybe got a bit more support from around the region. Anyway, good luck to them. I don't see them as rivals anymore and wish them all the best. Aren't we all being just a wee bit patronising here? :003:

The first division isn't exactly boring either, with 6 teams vying for promotion. A good season to be a follower of Scottish football! Even the national team is showing a bit of potential.

Yes, our defence did sit very deep - there was a long spell in the second half where the ball never came out of our half. Aberdeen had the edge on us, although there wasn't much in it. They kept possession better, and made fewer errors when passing. However, when we went forward we were a lot more dangerous until the last half hour or so. Ironically that was when we scored. I really don't think we can complain about a draw, although a win would have been great. Grant Munro, Craig Dargo, Graham Bayne and John Rankin stood out. Richard Hastings had some flashes of brilliance but made a few mistakes. And I have to thank the impatient driver who reversed both rear wheels into a ditch in his hurry to find a faster-moving queue for cheering me up after losing our lead so late in the game. Anyone else see that?

D'you maybe feel that if you'd paid more attention at school you could be up there with yer classmate?

I can also reveal that Mr. MacDonald phoned his mammy in Inverness and asked her how to go about buying shares in the local team. Seems he wanted to take the frivolous step of adding a wee bit of Inverness to his extensive portfolio. Being a shrewd sort of chap, (some might say tight,) imagine his delight on being told that the minimum purchase was 250 shares at 75p per unit! :015: :015: So Jeff is going to buy shares in ICT. And he's a millionaire. With these facts, how would you blow up the story if you were a journalist? :006:

Thank you Sophia, and I have to say I agree with your cringe. Another one that's starting to get to me is "it shows how far we've come. . . . " I'm afraid we're going to be the wee team from the Highlands for a while yet, despite the fact we're based in a city of similar size to the likes of Kilmarnock and Dunfermline which are well established in the SPL. And Falkirk, which isn't. We're getting there though, and with JM's millions, there'll be no stopping us! :015: :015: :015:

Well, y'know, don't like to gloat or anything, but you saw it here first. Who needs an IHE? Or indeed an Inverness Courier? :003: (I refer of course to the 2nd post on this topic)

OK, I agree with your point but I'd hardly say the show was full of European football. It was mostly this weekend's SPL action with a wee bit about Celtic's next opponents. I don't normally defend Scotsport, but as it's such a fragile show anyway, I feel your complaint is a wee bit exaggerated.

Are you one of those folk with "ergo" in yer vocabulary. I'd think if ICT had made it to Europe, we'd be quite pleased to see a bit about our next opponents on Scotsport. Unlikely though!

Did I hear that Hearts are playing Kilmarnock on Monday instead of Saturday? If that's the case, if we beat Falkirk we go 3rd. For a few hours anyway. Not a bad way to finish the 1st quarter! :003:

Too early??? ****, we're already there!!! :003:

Yup - they finally done it. Hallelujah!! Sadly, nobody noticed. Once again they were overshadowed by their SPL neighbours' greater achievement on the same day! I hope this is their turning point at last, and that they'll make a decent go at a play-off place. Still attainable and very much in their own hands. Now THAT would be an achievement worthy of note.

Brilliant result! For once I can't wait to get to work on Monday and get it right up my Rangers-supporting colleagues, many of whom will doubtless be throwing sickies. Support your local team - that's my advice to them! :015: :015: :015: :015: :015:

No no no! It's "Caley, clap clap clap". Just once, you see. Can't handle the lyrics, indeed!! :015:

Naaah . . . . . glory-hunting tw@ts!

Welcome back clacher_holiday2 - where ya been?

Another quote from reefinweedallday: "He cost us the Second Division Title at Livingston" But we're not in the Second Division anymore, and haven't been for some years! We've moved on! Perhaps some of us should do likewise.

Dunno about the Poles and Lithuanians, but agree that schools should be targetted - these young folk are hopefully the future supporters of the club. Sadly, the Aberdeen, Rangers and Celtic supporting older gits will probably never change - a throwback to the days when Inverness could not offer senior football and people had to look elsewhere. I live in the north-west of Scotland and, interestingly, folk here tend to identify with the west rather than the north, opting to follow the Glasgow teams rather than the Highland teams, despite the fact that Inverness and Dingwall are much closer. Ross County often do coaching sessions here, especially during the summer, but as far as I know, ICT don't. Maybe they should, and try to bring the team to the whole Highlands, rather than just Inverness. ****, even Celtic and Rangers do coaching session here, why can't our LOCAL spl team?

Told you it was an entertaining game! Just depends on the tint of the spectacles you watch it through. :006:

Unfortunately there are those who just don't like Richard Hastings and they will, consequently, refuse to be swayed by the evidence of their own eyes.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! (Played 9 Lost 9 - Nil points)

I'm just wondering if I was at the same game as everyone else - I actually found it a very entertaining match, especially the last 20 minutes or so when we piled on the pressure and always looked likely to score. Of course everyone else was asleep by then! :006: