Everything posted by Scotty
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AGM
been to quite a few ICT AGMs and seem to recall the manger at the time was at most of them, nothing nefarious or scandalous at all ..... even if that wasn't the case in the past I think Yogi would do it anyway so he could mingle and chat with the those present anyway ... he is a pretty affable character
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Calling The Residents Of Inverness
just watch out for that sunstroke though ... its a bugger !!! (seriously! I got sunstroke at a Toronto game a couple of years ago and it was not pleasant!) ...... I have sat at the TCS in the past when the weather was glorious and all those negative points about the open-ness, proximity to the water etc that are extremely relevant in winter can definitely be a plus point on a summer day. A standing section, a relaxation of the alcohol rules, a sunny warm day in July with the dolphins in the firth majestically waving their scarves ( ) and Yogi's team playing beautiful football ... who needs the Bught !!! With the exception of the scenery and the dolphins, it sounds very like my TFC experience .... MLS runs from March until October/November (although if you are Toronto, that usually means September as we miss the playoffs every year). There are plenty of plusses to this and very few negatives. Summer football suits the likes of Toronto, Montreal, Colorado, New York etc where there is significant dodgy weather in winter but the likes of Dallas, Houston, LA, Chivas and new team Orlando could argue the same about Summer where the temperatures can be really high .. heck, even Toronto can get high temps ... but none of these cities would be comparable to the temperatures being faced for the 2022 WC in Qatar where FIFA might switch to a winter cup forcing some leagues to a summer season for at least one year . Overall it was an adjustment for me as a fan used to winter football, but once you get used to it, its definitely a good thing. Another potential benefit for the league in switching to summer football might be in terms of sponsorship or media coverage. We cannot compete with the English Premiership but if we are playing in summer and they stay to a winter schedule might SKY or others be more interested in the SPFL as it would mean they could have live football from the UK 52 weeks of the year ..... same applies to selling the games or the rights for broadcast outside the UK. Say what you like about the quality of MLS (its better than many folk think, thats all I will say), one thing is that the league IS achieving is increasing the interest in the game in North America exponentially and that was very visible during the last world cup with the support for the US team. With the addition of Orlando FC and New York City FC (owned 50/50 by the NY Yankees and Man City) that brings the league up to 20 for next year. Atlanta, LA(2) [replacing chivas who folded this year], and Miami are due to come into the league in the next couple of years and talks are underway with Las Vegas, Sacramento, Minneapolis, Austin, San Antonio and St Louis. The MLS has now surpassed both the NBA (basketball) and the NHL (ice hockey) in terms of overall attendance over a season and last year the league negotiated a new $90m a year TV deal with ESPN/FOX (previous deal was $18m) and also became profitable for the first time (previously only 3 teams were profitable - NY, LA and Toronto). I cant speak for other teams but I know many of my fellow fans in Toronto and they have a voracious appetite for "soccer". The EPL is of course the #1 league but La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A etc are all up there in terms of having a following and some TV time .... not the SPL or SPFL though as its shunted off to some obscure channel that very few people pay for, When the season is underway, many of my fellow fans get a little unhappy that there is no Premiership or other football for most of the MLS season as the time zones tend to work for us when the EPL is on ... you get your 10AM (3pm UK) game on telly with the feed straight from the UK broadcaster, it goes until 12 noon then you head to the pub to watch the 12:30 game (5:30 UK) and then to the TFC game that kicks off at 4pm (9PM UK) .... might a switch to summer football allow the UK broadcasters to tap into that market and the money the networks are willing to pay for the games, and by default allow the SPFL to increase the marketability and profitability of its own league .... ?
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Interview with Kenny Cameron
Having spent the last 8 seasons on the Toronto FC rollercoaster as well as 20 years on the ICT one, I can definitely say the ICT one is a more satisfying experience with many more high points on it despite all the money, the 22K stadium, and the 'star' players that have been trotted out here in Toronto. Watching a team that constantly tries to get as much as it can out of a meagre set of resources is way more satisfying than seeing a team spectacularly fail despite the embarrassment of riches of its owners .... As for Kenny Cameron, I am delighted to see him continue to get the plaudits he deserves. To be fair, many of our fans have known and commented for a long time about how effective he is in his role, but for those who doubt him or his abilities he continues to show them he is the real deal.
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Calling The Residents Of Inverness
As one who favoured the Bught back in the early days I was at pains to point out in my earlier response that the lack of infrastructure made it non viable. I would still favour the Bught (or Holm Mills) if we had free rein to go where we wanted, no money concerns over building a new stadium, and if the infrastructure was in place. But we do not, there is no money, and the infrastructure - as you point out - is still not there so its pie in the sky and we have to get on with enjoying what we do have and which does have many positives. But lets not go all happy clapper either and defend it to the hilt because there is most definitely room for improvement or tweaks that don't have to cost a fortune. I don't walk to the stadium when I am back home and I would not walk to the Bught either so my issue with the stadium location is based on the infrastructure for driving (or being driven) not walking. Even as a dyed in the wool supporter, this is frustrating. On my most recent trip it took me no more than 5-10 minutes to get to the stadium from the Innes, pay, park in what seemed a good spot, and make my way to the ticket office and then to try and get into the bar (where the Gringos, decked out in their ICT gear were refused entry for not having a ticket to this pay at the gate game). But on the way out I had to wait for about 10-15 minutes to get out of the gate and then at least another 15-20 in traffic along Stadium Road before getting back to the Innes. As I was trying to cram everything into my last day before flying back out at 7am the next morning it was a frustration I could do without. I have to wonder why we continue to disallow a right turn out of the stadium when there are only a handful of opposition supporters in the ground, many of whom have been mingling and drinking with ICT fans quite happily all day. I also have to wonder why 20 years down the line we have not perfected a method to empty the car-park and get those cars away from the TCS quickly. As for the cold, the problem is not the climate it is the open-ness .... Yes, the bught has the same climate as everywhere else in Inverness but mature trees and what would likely be a compact 4 sided stadium offers the one thing that TCS does not when the prevailing south westerly hits or a northerly breeze comes in over the black isle and that is SHELTER. As fans of ICT, despite all our bitching and moaning on here and elsewhere, we will put up with traffic congestion, weather, high prices, officious stewarding inside and out of the ground, sub-standard serveries (either in quality or serving speed), and even with a sub standard product on the park (which luckily has not been the case for quite some time) but the casual fan, or the potential fan will not put up with this and is more likely to watch something else on TV or push a trolley round Tesco or B&Q. I like the idea of a market research project or perhaps a student might want to do a study as part of their degree? Most of us are too close and too biased to be completely objective about the harsh realities that might come out of such a study. Alternatively, why not do something like Toronto FC do and have an online "council". Being a member of the council makes you feel your voice is getting heard (even if it may not be) and when the club have a significant question or set of questions to ask they normally offer up some decent prizes for participating .... its like a constant rolling set of surveys based on matchday experience (and results) as the season progresses https://www.torontofccouncil.ca/Portal/TorontoFC/default.aspx .... the results of these surveys along with Toronto hosting the Pan American Games next year has had a large impact in the massive redevelopment of the stadium to take place over the next 24 months .... see youtube.com/watch?v=QJfXwBxqu4M if you want a fly through ... quite impressive !!!
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Calling The Residents Of Inverness
Indeed the blogger is an active member of this site and they do have a point as does Fraz. The stadium location has always been a big issue and for every poster who will wax lyrical about the superb view, the picturesque setting, the closeness to the A9 for away fans to get out and down the road, and any manner of other positive things that do exist about our stadium there will be the counter postings about the cold weather and prevailing wind, the farcical car parking and gridlocked transit at game time, the home fans from out of town who cannot get straight back onto the A9 and yes the design itself. All of this is true but not all of it is the club's fault or something they can address. Location: Mr Bannerman will no doubt be able to dot the 'i's and cross the 't's but of the options presented to the club this was really the only viable solution at the time. Torvean, Bught, Carse, or re-using Caley Park or Kingsmills were all really non-starters for various reasons be they logistical, political or financial, and the final two options were Stratton and Longman. Of the two, I personally think this was the better choice. not the best choice ... I would like to have seen Bught or Holm Mills (where the Tesco is) but that would have required a crystal ball to know the ring road would be started and finished as neither were great options transport wise at the time and I remember the council citing that they wanted opposing fans in and out of the town as quickly as possible. I would also note that in the council local plan a few years ago the area around the TCS was to be at the heart of an entertainment hub that stretched from the harbour all the way round to Allanfearn and down the A9 corridor a bit ..... From what I see only the marina portion of that has come to fruition so far but if that area does ever become the hub of anything then the TCS placement might be regarded as a masterstroke in time !!! Stadium: There have been loads of different 'concepts' for the stadium and what we ended up with was not what was originally planned or hoped for. My understanding is that our original model was based on McDiarmid Park, albeit a smaller version, which in the end would have seen us with a cosy low profile single tier 4 stand stadium but finances and cost over-runs before the thing was ever built mean we ended up starting life with the single main stand which also ended up being a bit bigger than intended to accommodate everything that was wanted in the original design. There have been numerous plans to adjust what we had but until SPL football came along and Tulloch/Sutherland put the effort in to get us the North and South stands we didn't have the wherewithal to get it done ! It is a beautiful location, and very picturesque but bloody freezing if there is a bite to the wind so both points of view have merit! Car Parking / Gridlock: I think this is a far bigger issue than many people realise. Not the idea of paying a few quid to park but the total disorganisation in both parking and getting out, not to mention every car in the home end being forced to turn left out of the stadium and rapidly filling the longer and smaller of the two roads towards town beyond its natural capacity. I understand why we dont tar the car park and the ensuing chaos that entails with all the ruts, potholes and puddles (no tax paid on a muddy field apparently), but for the life of me I dont understand why the police insist on all traffic being segregated. Do we really have that big a problem with opposing fans mixing? Why subject potential fans to a 30 minute journey back to town when they could get out the A9 way in about 5! If there is an issue for certain games/clubs then fair enough, but are we policing a situation that simply doesn't exist for most games? If the road to/from the match were not jammed up then it is possible you could engage the bus companies to add a regular stop outside the stadium on one or more routes ..... if they know their schedule is not going to get hammered and the potential is there for a few (hundred) extra customers then it makes sense. As Fraz says ... even if we did have some Oligarch, Oil Baron, or tech billionaire footing the bill where would we put it now? where would be the ideal spot that the next generation wont come back and say we were all fools? We dont own the stadium, we dont own the land (leased for another 79 years approximately) and nowhere will be perfect for everyone ......
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Interesting chart on attendances
cant be solved for a while ... the SPL sold their overseas rights to video for a few pennies to a company that really is only interested in broadcasting in China and that runs for a good while yet. The radio thing is ongoing and part of the problem is that clubs can demand the BBC to block it overseas so they decided just to block everything instead of doing what they used to which was broadcasting the ones without blocks worldwide. They also switched from live coverage of every game to just one per week due to cuts. However, its not as simple as getting the rights sorted out. the bigger problem is getting sponsors and media companies interested in investing in and broadcasting the SPFL to a global audience and that starts on the pitch or in the corridors of power. In certain areas the old adage of "the more we change, the more we stay the same" seems to apply just as much to the SFA/SPFL as it did to the SFA/SPL/SFL
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Interesting chart on attendances
ok, I take it back, Barry will butt in just fine
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Interesting chart on attendances
Just to pickup on Davie's comment..... this morning, I have the computer on with Open All Mics. Once again I had to jump through hoops and connect through a UK VPNonly to find there is no live commentary of any game on Radio Scotland and with no disrespect intended, we have Barry Wilson at the TCS reporting on our game (when he is asked to make a comment). Open All Mics is a shark tank ... you need to butt in, be rude and forcefully make your comments, otherwise you get heard about 3 times in the whole 90. Barry is not a broadcaster and does not have the experience of OAM that the others do so its basically lights out at the TCS in terms of knowing anything thats going on. time to head over to twitter methinks Meanwhile ... on Toronto "cooncil telly" .... I can watch the Everton, Chelsea, Man City, or Leicester games and the Arsenal/Man U game will be on live too. Only the Stoke game (not on any channel I can see) and the Newcastle game (on that obscure channel I mentioned in the other thread) are unavailable to me ..... SPFL marketing at its best .......
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Inverness CT -V- Motherwell - SPFL
Well Beaten Inverness stretched their unbeaten home run to nine games as they swept Motherwell aside in a stirring second half rout. In fact, Motherwell were the last team to win at Inverness back in April. Billy McKay opened the scoring only for Henrik Ojamma to reply almost immediately. After the break Inverness upped the pace and Well had no answer to the waves of attacks on their goal. No surprise that Inverness took control of the game and goals from Marley Watkins and Josh Meekings sealed the win on a mild November afternoon. James Vincent dropped deeper in midfield in place of the suspended Ross Draper which saw Ryan Christie start in an advanced role as Hughes men looked to keep the pressure on Celtic at the head of the table. Motherwell had little options with a few players out injured and were set up to stifle us and try and hit on the break, something they achieved in a low key first half. Inverness were dominant in the first half and appeared to be playing well within themselves as Motherwell were content to sit deep and hold out as long as possible. Best chances that came our way fell to Tansey with a curling free kick thirty yards out that whistled just wide and a left footed strike from twenty yards that missed the other post by inches. The deadlock was broken on the half hour after a fabulous threaded pass from Raven put McKay through on goal and he slid the ball past Twardzik as the keeper came out to narrow the angle. The deserved lead lasted barely two minutes. The home support were still texting their glee to their stay at home mates when a long ball down the left was neatly chested forward by Reid. His cross looked to be covered by Warren and Meekings but they made a hash of attempting to cut it out and Sutton forced the ball back into the path of Ojamma who hammered it high past a stranded Brill. That would be the last we would see of Motherwell as an offensive force. Ryan Christie almost scored with a curling shot from the edge of the box after being set up by Shinnie and McKay, but Twardzik brilliantly dived to his right to deny Christie what would have been a superb goal. Half Time 1-1 The second half has just begun when Warren almost stabbed home after being teed up in the box. McKay then showed us that he is not quite bang on form as he missed a sitter. He did the hard work, flicking on a through ball, rounding the keeper and creating room to score into an empty net, then he sliced his shot high and wide with his left peg from the corner of the six yard box. Twardzik then pulled off a couple of TV saves, denying Watkins as Inverness took the game by the scruff of the neck. Christie then crossed well for Watkins to produce a diving header, but the keeper grabbed it just in time with Vincent lurking with intent on the goal line. A goal was coming though and after Christie had an effort charged down, the ball broke to the left. Graeme Shinnie swung over an inviting cross and Watkins nipped in between the Motherwell defenders to glance the ball low into the bottom corner. Great goal and no more than we deserved. Seven minutes later and Meekings sealed the win as he drifted in at the back post to poke a Tansey cross into the net to complete the scoring. This goal seemed to completely deflate the visitors who had struggled to get out of their own half after the break. It could and should have been even more as Watkins twice hit the frame of the goals. Aaron Doran had come on and the extra width was paying dividends. He set up Watkins with a darting run down the left but Marley crashed the ball off the bar from six yards. Another darting run and turn from Doran once more saw him tee up Watkins who met his cross at the front post, unfortunately the ball smacked the post with the keeper clutching thin air, but that was how it finished with Inverness well on top and Motherwell staring at the bottom end of the table. Full Time 3-1 Another great win for Inverness who dominated throughout and looked to be the only team trying to win the game. Great effort from all the home players particularly Graeme Shinnie who put the signing-gate affair on the back burner and showed great attacking qualities. Watkins could have had a hat-trick and his strength and pace is causing all sorts of problems for defenders week in week out. Greg Tansey held the midfield firm and his passing and crossing were excellent today, but no better pass than the one from Raven that set McKay through on goal for the opener as Well held a high line. Great wee cameo from Doran as well when he came on. tm4tj MotM:- Marley Watkins is revelling in his role just now and just gets better every week. He could have scored three or four today, but his single goal was important. All this after writing his car off this week in an altercation with a deer allegedly Date: 22/11/14 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3037 Referee: Bobby Madden Inverness CT: 3 Lineup: Brill, Raven, Meekings, Warren, Shinnie, Christie (Ross 76), Tansey, Williams, Vincent (Doran 66), Watkins, McKay (Sekajja 85) Subs (not used): Esson, Devine, Tremarco, Polworth Scorers: Mckay (29), Watkins (71), Meekings (77) Booked: Doran (80), Watkins (82) Sent Off: none Motherwell: 1 Lineup: Twardzik, Kerr, McManus, O'Brien, Reid (Law 57), Ainsworth, Ramsden (Erwin 73), Lasley, Vigurs, Ojamaa, Sutton Subs (not used): Stewart, Francis-Angol, Thomas, Cadden, MacLean Scorers: Ojamaa (31) Booked: Reid (49), Vigurs (81) Sent Off: none
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Inverness CT -V- Motherwell
THE MATCHDAY THREAD Discuss ICT & other games in this thread as they happen Inverness CT -V- Motherwell PREVIEW 22nd Nov 2014 @ 3:00PM Caledonian Stadium Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Go to the Chatroom Media Coverage AUDIO MFR radio player (MFR) [not broadcasting ICT today] Open All Mics (BBC) [uK/VPN Only] TEXT ESPN BBC SKY Sporting Life VIDEO SPFL YouTube Channel ICT Official YouTube Channel TEAM LINEUPS
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Not a night for the Tarten army
perhaps he is talking Dutch? (or double dutch) and is meaning "to provoke, dare or affront" ? job done I would say !!!
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How much should we really be paying?
Perhaps when the SPFL markets itself properly and makes itself relevant and attractive to potential sponsors then the cost of entry and the % of turnover that comes from gate money will become as "irrelevant" as it is for some clubs in England ... until that time, the club has to charge what it needs to so it can try and make ends meet. They are not attempting to rip-off fans or to make a fortune from them merely trying to sustain the current level that we all enjoy ...... Where the club are failing ... or perhaps more accurately where Inverness appears to be failing the club, (or a bit of both) is in getting more bodies through the gates. Part of that is money, I agree, but equally the SPFL have to also take a large slice of blame for their lack of foresight in marketing and managing the product and making it not only cheaper but also more interesting to a bunch of people who have a multitude of online or TV options to choose from as an alternative. I have said it a few times now and no doubt will again ... but one little 'factoid' from my North american existence ..... is that I can watch any one of about 6 English games on a Saturday morning without having anything other than a cable TV subscription with a basic sports package. Same applies for Sunday or other games as well as Champions League, Europa League, World Cup etc. I had no real interest in the EPL in years gone by but nowadays I follow it a bit more as I tend to select one game and watch it unfettered after jumping through hoops to establish my VPN connection so I can also listen to the extremely flawed product that is Open All Mics in the background. Where there is a Scottish game live on TV it is shunted off to a channel that literally no-one (that I know) has which is part of the most expensive package and invariably involves either the green or blue half of Glasgow against someone else .... certainly not a showcase of the product !! Caley Thistle Play attractive football in the top league ::: Come up with some innovative ideas to try and increase crowds ::: Be fiscally responsible in an effort to sustain top level football ::: Try to keep prices to a minimum ::: Get more people through the gate ::: SPFL Find a main sponsor ::: Market the league globally and make it available on accessible media ::: Dont sell the league short when marketing and agree to stupid/cheap deals ::: Listen to what a broad base of fans want in an effort to increase interest in the product ::: Have the best interests of the game in Scotland at heart and don't give the top 2 clubs in the land such a huge percentage of the prize money :::
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How much should we really be paying?
technically yes, but then you have to be a county fan and it will cost you more than £5 a game to get that smell out of your clothes !
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Almost the 'full set'!
As a stats junkie myself, and the possessor of more than one anorak, I just say
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CTO 2015 - redesign
The new version of the software we use for the site was just released to license holders as a 'beta'. It has been a long time coming (over a year) and it is likely it will take many weeks or perhaps months to go from beta to final release version(s). We will of course be updating CTO to use this new version and it will likely take a few months to get the look and feel right so we are loosely targeting the end of this season or perhaps more likely, the beginning of next to try and get everything in place. As usual, our mods will have access to the development/test site we use but I also want to invite a few 'normal' users to help with testing, to make suggestions for new features or forums, or simply to comment on what works or doesn't work from both a technical and aesthetic point of view as we go along. The test site is pretty blank right now and there are a fair few software bugs I have already found, and which the software vendors appear to be squashing, but if you are interested, and have enough tech savvy to be able to navigate a beta-test site and not just start posting "it doesnt work" messages then let me know in this thread and I will get back to you with access details. I am going to limit access to a reasonably small number (not sure how many yet) so if you bring anything special in terms of experience with IPB, DBs, MySQL, PHP etc to the table let me know as that may be even more helpful over the long run ....
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Inverness CT -V- Hamilton
I am assuming he is our youth keeper? no Esson on the teamsheet and the online stats list him as a GK
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Inverness CT -V- Hamilton
4-2 Vincent
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Inverness CT -V- Hamilton - SPFL
We're TOP of the league and you're no.... Not a reference to the Accies but a wee reminder to County that there's only one team in the Highlands, regarding an ongoing post on CTO. Thanks Jailender, This could be long topic. Super result for County though, 0-3 at Killie Inverness hopped onto the top of the table after disposing of Hamilton in a game that came alive in the second half. Accies opened the scoring in the first half when a deflected free kick wickedly wrong footed Dean Brill. Billy McKay restored parity before the break though. It all happened in the second 45 as the game opened up, thankfully, the first half had been somewhat scrappy. Garry Warren powered home from a corner kick and McKay added another (he sores when he wants) as Billy completed his double. I kid you not, James Vincent scored a goal and well done to him. Andreu tucked away both Accies goals, the first via a huge deflection, the second Brill seemingly unsighted, the ball going under him. Ginger Jaggy has a full report for you, read on.................. Lest we forget It was a beautiful day for football in the highland capital on Saturday which helped produce an entertaining game between two teams flying high in the premiership. The match itself was a slow burner but it rapidly burst into life in the second half with 4 goals being scored as Inverness climbed to the top of the table for 24 hours with a magnificent 4-2 win. It was a poignant start to proceedings as the stadium stood to observe an impeccable minute silence on remembrance weekend as we remembered those brave men 100 years ago. When the game did get started it was the home side that had the early opportunity as Caley Thistle looked to capitalise on some Hamilton misfortune. The Accies defender looked comfortable as the ball came to him but slipped allowing Billy Mckay to run to the edge of the box before squaring to the waiting Greg Tansey who’s shot curled wide of the post. But it wasn’t long before the deadlock was broken. Again an air of fortune as David Raven was punished for his foul just outside the box and Accies star man Tony Andreu fired the free kick into the bottom right hand corner with the help of a massive deflection of the head of the Scouse full back leaving Brill wrong footed and unable to do anything about it. From that moment on Inverness took control and never looked back. It didn’t take long for an equaliser to come and it was met with euphoria and a sense of relief all round. Billy Mckay couldn’t stop scoring this time last season but this season he had just notched the one goal against the same opponents on the opening day. His goal was a sign that the Northern Ireland hit-man hadn’t lost any of his composure as he finished coolly into the left hand corner after a brilliant cross from Marley Watkins was taken down by a fantastic first touch. The game drifted after that although Mckay almost had a second with a curling shot that narrowly bent wide of the far post. Half Time 1-1 But if that was a tight first half, the second was open with end to end attacks and goals galore. We took the lead just before the hour mark as a brilliant Greg Tansey corner found the head of Gary Warren who bulleted the ball into the corner to give us a deserved advantage.. Ten minutes later and it was like London Buses as Mckay who couldn’t buy a goal scored his second of the game. Where his first was exquisite this was a more routine tap in after a period of pressure on the Hamilton goal. Graeme Shinnie forced Michael McGovern into a decent save from a rasping thirty yarder that he parried wide for a corner. Although it was cleared the ball was lobbed back in with the impressive Watkins beating the offside trap but McGovern blocked at close range only to see it fall to the grateful little striker. However, the Accies hit back five minutes later as Andreu fired a shot under the legs of Josh Meekings and the ball trickled over the line as an unsighted Brill failed to stop the ball squirming underneath him. It was a minor set back, but we again opened up another two goal cushion, this time James Vincent getting his name on the score sheet for the first time this season. It was that man Watkins again who flicked a long ball into the path of the on running Vincent who ran in on goal and finished immaculately into the bottom corner. The Lanarkshire club tried to press and force their way back into it but ended up giving space to the fresh pair of Doran and Christie who were late substitutes. Full Time 4-2 In the end it was a comfortable victory for the home side and a brilliant performance over a team playing with confidence after a great start to the season. Great to see Mckay re-igniting his scoring duties with a poachers brace and he must want to play Accies every week. Gordon Strachan continues to ignore one of the best left wingback's in the country, but for how long? Another impressive display by our young captain. Solid display from our midfield again and our back line can consider themselves unfortunate to lose two goals today. Tansey needs to kick the habit of, well, kicking people. He was lucky to escape a booking as he lashed out which resulted in a minor flare up when he was lying on the deck. Naughty boy. James Vincent is another who can sleep well. He capped another decent display with a goal this time, well done that man. Ginger Jaggy's MotM:- although I understand why Mckay was given the sponsors award, my MotM for the game was Marley Watkins who set up three goals and used his pace to run in behind and be a constant threat to the Hamilton backline. Date: 08/11/14 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3022 Referee: Willie Collum Inverness CT: 4 Lineup: Brill, Raven, Warren, Meekings, Shinnie, Draper, Tansey, Vincent (Christie 86), Watkins, Williams (Doran 81), McKay Subs (not used): Hoban, Ross, Sekajja, Devine, Tremarco Scorers: Mckay (25, 68), Warren (59), Vincent (78) Booked: Tansey (71) Sent Off: none Hamilton: 2 Lineup: McGovern, Gordon, Devlin, Tena, Hendrie, Crawford, Routledge (Ryan 64), MacKinnon, Redmond (Imrie 52), Antoine-Curier (Scotland 82), Andreu Subs (not used): Currie, Canning, Neil, Longridge Scorers: Andreu (17, 72) Booked: Mackinnon (71), Imrie (93) Sent Off: none
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Inverness CT -V- Hamilton
THE MATCHDAY THREAD Discuss ICT & other games in this thread as they happen Inverness CT -V- Hamilton PREVIEW 8th Nov 2014 @ 3:00PM Caledonian Stadium Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Go to the Chatroom Media Coverage AUDIO MFR radio player (MFR) [not broadcasting ICT today] Open All Mics (BBC) [uK/VPN Only] TEXT ESPN BBC SKY Sporting Life VIDEO SPFL YouTube Channel ICT Official YouTube Channel TEAM LINEUPS
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Why Hughes should STAY!
and we all get on his case when he makes a boo-boo