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THE MATCHDAY THREAD Discuss ICT & other games in this thread as they happen Inverness CT -V- Hibernian PREVIEW 12th Mar 2014 @ 7:45PM Tulloch Caledonian Stadium Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Go to the Chatroom Media Coverage AUDIO 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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sorry, was in hospital having two operations in the last week so matchday thread not top of my priority list ! on it now though
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THE MATCHDAY THREAD Discuss ICT & other games in this thread as they happen Inverness CT -V- Dundee Utd PREVIEW 9th Mar 2014 @ 12:30PM Tulloch Caledonian Stadium Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Go to the Chatroom Media Coverage AUDIO LIVE COVERAGE (BBC) [uK/VPN Only] TEXT ESPN BBC SKY Sporting Life VIDEO LIVE COVERAGE (BBC) [uK/VPN Only] SPFL YouTube Channel ICT Official YouTube Channel TEAM LINEUPS
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Good deal if you can get it !!! Bimbo USA signed a 4 year $12m sponsorship with Philadelphia Union in 2011 .... http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2011/01/12/2303047/philadelphia-union-announce-bimbo-as-shirt-sponsors Quaker Oats now sponsor Chicago Fire too
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They are still stored on the server but not displayed on site. I believe they may eventually get converted to the YouTube channel but not certain
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Inverness Roasted John Hughes was forced to leave Aaron Doran out with a thigh problem and he chose Nick Ross ahead of Marley Watkins to start against champions elect Celtic. Hughes was looking for his side to make an impact at Parkhead and it looked as though his team heeded the pep talk as they broke forward in the first couple of minutes, but it only took Celtic around ten minutes to put us back in our box as Leigh Griffiths scored the opener from close range to dent our aspirations. Celtic then started to dominate and a further ten minutes elapsed before Griffiths turned provider with a corner to the near post which was flicked home by Charlie Mulgrew as the Inverness defence froze. A good break down the left saw the ball centred and Foran slid onto it on the edge of the box, but he could only direct the ball just over the bar, Inverness' best chance of the game so far. The play had levelled out now but Inverness started the game too late and at 2-0 down were chasing the game. Just over the half hour and Celtic looked to kill the game as Stokes, Griffiths and Mulgrew all had shots blocked, however at this stage it looked as though Celtic would go on to record a comfortable victory. Izaguirre earned a free kick just before half time but the hard pressed visitors defence managed to get the ball clear. Nick Ross made his way to the home bye line but was crowded out before getting his cross away and the first half drew to a close with Celtic deservedly 2-0 ahead, the score probably flattering Inverness on this occasion, our defence cut open all too often. Half Time 2-0 Second half started the way the first had finished and Griffiths flashed a shot into the side net. This stirred Inverness and a good move was ended with Foran lying flat of his face in the Celtic box, but nothing doing with the referee in prime position to judge. Number three should have come from Griffiths' boot but he chipped a shot just wide from the centre of the box as the Inverness defence was peeled open once more. Inverness were struggling to get a foothold in this game, not helped by poor balls into the area, most balls floundering on the first defender. However, Billy McKay did get a shot away but it never troubled Fraser Forster. A period of possession for Inverness followed, but once more the final ball was poor, Meekings floating a long ball well beyond everybody. Stokes was next along for shooting practice and he fired a low shot just wide, a corner given. Another good spell of retention saw Ross Draper curl a 25 yard effort just wide but it was game over a minute later when Griffiths latched onto a ball on the left side and thrashed a twenty yard shot behind a startled Dean Brill. Tremendous goal for Griffiths who is on fire. The visitors plugged away though and McKay slipped at the vital moment right in front of goal, chance gone. Foran had the next great opportunity moments later, but Forster blocked Forans attempt from close range as Richie delayed his parting shot, should really have scored. Free kick for a foul on Draper twenty five yards out came to nothing, and Celtic broke forward. It would have been four, but Stokes tried to tee up Griffiths, three times in the same move, but it ended without a hat-trick as Griffiths fired high over; Stokes substituted for Commons just after this. Daniel Devine came on for Warren, obviously with one eye on the League Cup Final, and Watkins replaced Draper for the final twenty two minutes. Forrest hit the woodwork, his cross bouncing off the top of the bar as Celtic searched for a fourth goal. Brill kept the fourth goal out saving well as Forrest burst onto a ball into the box and Griffiths nearly got his third, lashing a shot behind. It wasn't all one way traffic, but Celtic were far more incisive in the final quarter and threatened a cricket score at times. Brill finally cracked as Commons turned and hit a speculative shot from two kilometres range, the ball trickling through him and over the line. He made up for that seconds later by preventing a fifth with a fantastic double save to deny a rampant Celtic. The end can not come soon enough for Inverness now and Hughes gives Ryan Christie the last fifteen minutes on the park, replacing Billy McKay. Commons lifted a chance over the bar as the game continued in one direction now but Griffiths notched his hat-trick soon after tucking the ball into the corner, Inverness looking rather bedraggled by now. Tansey fired over from the edge of the box but it didn't matter, and Devine put a free header well over. Nothing was going right for Inverness after their midweek exertions. Full Time 5-0 Least said about this the better. Inverness were trounced. On another day we might have scored two or three, but if you don't take your chances against quality teams then you can expect to be punished, and punished we certainly were. tm4tj MotM: Leigh Griffiths tore the Inverness back line a new one today and he could have score six, such was Celtic's overall dominance. We have bigger fish to fry, this was just a wee rehearsal for the League Cup Final in two weeks. Date: 01.03.2014 Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 46552 Referee: Brian Colvin Celtic: 5 Lineup: Forster, Matthews (Fisher 80), Ambrose, Van Dijk, Izaguirre, Forrest, Brown (Johansen 86), Biton, Mulgrew, Stokes (Commons 65), Griffiths Subs (not used): Zaluska, Samaras, Boerrigter, Kayal Scorers: Griffiths (12, 57, 85), Mulgrew (22), Commons (78) Booked: none Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 0 Lineup: Brill, Raven, Shinnie, Warren (Devine 67), Meekings, Draper (Watkins 67), Vincent, Tansey, Ross, Foran, Mckay (Christie 81) Subs (not used): Esson, Tremarco, Polworth, Pepper Scorers: none Booked: none Sent Off: none
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THE MATCHDAY THREAD Discuss ICT & other games in this thread as they happen Celtic -V- Inverness CT PREVIEW 1st Mar 2014 @ 3:00PM Celtic Park, Glasgow Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Go to the Chatroom Media Coverage AUDIO LIVE COMMENTARY (BBC) [uK/VPN Only] OPEN ALL MICS (BBC) [uK/VPN Only] TEXT SPFL Official Site ESPN BBC SKY Sporting Life VIDEO SPFL YouTube Channel ICT Official YouTube Channel TEAM LINEUPS
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Unfortunately scored in injury time against Toronto by a player who ended up playing for us last year but still a wonderful strike. listed as one of the 10 finalists for FIFA goal of the year 2012 I did like this one though. looked even better from the stand behind the goal ! Its not a volley ... but you got to go some to better this ... winner of the 2013 Goal of the Year from FIFA
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I remember that .... also seem to remember it was never a serious contender because there was a gas storage facility or something similar nearby. Guess its ok for those living on Glendoe Terrace to have that but not for football fans Thats the solution !!!! Everyone is always banging on about how dilapidated and dead the town centre is now that everyone is shopping on the outskirts of town .... slap a stadium in the middle, get 3000 fans on a matchday and you have already doubled the footfall for the town centre on a typical Saturday ... we would have to charge only £1 for everything at the stadium though to fit in with the local plan ! Howdens was still there
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as opposed to County who were all just rank !!!
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could have done with Celtic winning tonight and keeping the dons pegged back ... not to mention they may be smarting on Saturday from losing and from Forster finally conceding and his streak coming to an end too ......
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Watkins makes it 3
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Aberdeen just gone 1 up on Celtic - Jonny Hayes
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All the MLS kits are Adidas and some of this years are pretty rank .... although i do like the new Toronto FC away kit .... Plenty more leaked kits here: http://www.footyheadlines.com/
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Inverness Delight Caley Thistle won this game at a canter long before the final whistle sounded after running rings round the County team who capitulated in the second half after being unable to breach the Inverness back line. David Raven scored his first goal after pick pocketing the defender on the goal line and Billy McKay rattled home a second before the interval to give the visitors a fully deserved lead, which flattered the home side somewhat. Substitute Marley Watkins steered home a third goal in the second half and it was no more than Inverness deserved. Slew and Arquin proved to be a handful for Warren and Meekings, but they were well marshalled long before the end and Brill was rarely troubled, but he did make an important acrobatic save early in the second half from a Songo'o header to enable Inverness to build on their lead and control the rest of the game. This win puts Inverness back into fourth position and only three points behind Motherwell with a game in hand; good times! Inverness light up the Global Energy Stadium Inverness literally lit up the Global Energy Stadium with a powerful display that left Ross County in the Shadows. Yes, it would appear that the Highlands are ours! There were a few firsts tonight. An unprecedented first ever ICT goal for David Raven. It will never win goal of the month, but what an occasion to score your first team goal, right in front of the Inverness fans in a high tempo derby. John Hughes doing what Terry Butcher never did for Inverness, he worked out how to beat Ross County on their own patch, and boy did he do it in style, our first win here since 2003. The Jailend emptied quicker than Grant Michaels' bottle of Glenmorangie after Marley Watkins stroked home the third goal and was completely vacant by the 95th minute: Jeepers! Hughes made a subtle change to the side that beat St Johnstone at the weekend bringing back James Vincent and placing Marley Watkins on the bench alongside Nick Ross and Carl Tremarco. Derek Adams started Alex Cooper ahead of the benched Graham Carey and would be looking to Slew and Arquin to use their height and power to unsettle the robust Inverness back line. After the last game at Dingwall ended in darkness, this one started brightly for Inverness who took the game to their fancied opponents, playing some neat football on the lush surface. Only eight minutes on the clock and Inverness took the lead from an unusual source. David Raven had not scored since he joined Inverness some 60 odd games ago, but tonight was his night. The move started in the Inverness six yard box, but six passes later it was in the back of the Dingwall net. Shinnie cleared his line to Doran who moved it on to Draper who in turn swept it forward to McKay. He turned his man then laid it into the path of Vincent who freed Doran who had sprinted forward and he proceeded to skin the defender on the left touch line. He drove into the corner of the box then hit a low ball across the six-yard line. Oikonomou should have put his foot through the ball, but he stopped it and Raven slid in to bundle the ball over the line for a vital first goal in this derby. Great build up play but horror defending from the nervy County back line. Inverness were on top and looked the slicker of the two sides and James Vincent should have done better than miss the target after great work by captain Richie Foran down the right, should have at least made the keeper work. County were clutching at straws and their only creation of note came from numerous free kicks around the visitors box and from one flurry they shouted for a handball, but Inverness swept forward briskly as Foran fed Shinnie who drove through the County defence and fizzed a cross come shot across Brown's box, but there were no takers. With just over half an hour gone, the troublesome Doran fired a wicked shot just wide as Inverness kept the pressure on the wobbly home defence. The decisive goal was coming though and a great one it was as well. County half cleared their lines, and Graeme Shinnie took full advantage of hesitation on the left midfield to drive towards the box. His cut back across the box was met perfectly by McKay on the run to hit a low left foot shot beyond Brown from twelve yards for a deserved second goal for Inverness, just five minutes before the break. Half Time 0-2 Inverness had worked themselves into a commanding position, but they had Brill to thank for preserving their two goal lead. A long ball from Brittain saw Cooper free on the left and his ball into the box was caught by Tidser on the penalty spot but Brill threw himself high to his right to palm the ball away for a corner. Filip Kiss went close with a long range strike which missed Brill's left upright by a yard but that was as close as County came to getting a foothold in this match. Billy McKay became the surprise provider after dispossessing substitute Graham Carey. He sent a tremendous forty yard ball into the path of Doran who was stopped in his tracks as he was about to pull the trigger by Cikos, an important block and well timed challenge. Slew suddenly found time to turn and shoot in the visitors box, the defenders standing off him fearful of giving away a penalty, but his drive was straight at a confident Brill. Doran looked to have won a penalty cutting in from the left, but the ref adjudged the ball to have crossed the bye line, despite seemingly awarding a penalty at first. He used to be indecisive, but now he's not so sure. In seventy eight minutes it was all over for County. Marley Watkins was on the park for less than two minutes when he raced onto a Doran pass and calmly slotted the ball low past an exposed Mark Brown from twelve yards. Contest over and the showboating began as Inverness played keep ball with the County players chasing shadows, the Jailend now empty as referee Calum Murray put County out of their misery after ninety five minutes. Full Time 0-3 Make no bones about it, this was a committed display from Inverness who took the game to County from the off and thoroughly deserved this win. John Hughes appeared to have got it spot on and his counterpart will need to lick his wounds and get his team sorted quickly before Partick come calling on Saturday. tm4tj MotM:- Richie Foran was missing during our lean spell and it's great to have him back leading the charge and defending when required. He was the driving force behind everything that Inverness did and is my MotM. To be honest, there were no failures in an ICT shirt, but Doran, Shinnie, McKay............ach to hell with it, they were all superb. Celtic at Parkhead next, tough game as they will be smarting from the defeat at Aberdeen. Let's just see how it goes. Date: 25.02.2014 Venue: Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall Attendance: 4805 Referee: Calum Murray Ross County: 0 Lineup: Brown, Cikos, Brittain (De Leeuw 66), Kiss, Tidser, Cooper, McLean, Slew, Ikonomou (Carey 54), Arquin, Songo'o Subs (not used): McCarthy, Gordon, Boyd, Quinn, Glen Scorers: none Booked: none Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 3 Lineup: Brill, Raven, Shinnie, Warren, Meekings, Draper, Foran (Ross 86), Doran (Tremarco 85), Vincent, Tansey, Mckay (Watkins 76) Subs (not used): Esson, Devine, Polworth, Pepper Scorers: Raven (8), Mckay (40), Watkins (78) Booked: Shinnie (42) Sent Off: none This post has been promoted to an article
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THE MATCHDAY THREAD Discuss ICT & other games in this thread as they happen Ross County -V- Inverness CT PREVIEW 25th Feb 2014 @ 7:45PM Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Go to the Chatroom Media Coverage AUDIO OPEN ALL MICS (BBC) [uK/VPN Only] TEXT SPFL Official Site ESPN BBC SKY Sporting Life VIDEO SPFL YouTube Channel ICT Official YouTube Channel TEAM LINEUPS Dont forget to keep your ticket stubs in case the lights go out again !
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wow - that will sell well !!! utterly utterly horrible
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Gary is the head man Gary Warren nodded home his third goal of the season, and it proved to be the winner at the end of the first half to give Inverness all three points against a side that have held the Indian sign over Inverness recently. Nigel Hasselbaink ensured we would take the points North with an astonishing miss in the second half after Brill had saved a Wotherspoon effort. Richie Foran continued his recovery on the park and Doran and Watkins started this game with Vincent and Ross on the bench. Inverness had not scored in Perth in their last four visits and generally tend to find goals hard to come by against St Johnstone. Inverness started the game on the front foot and Warren almost opened the scoring after he stole in behind the Perth defence to send a diving header narrowly past the post from a long Tansey through ball with Mannus struggling to cope. Billy McKay was his usual darting self and his twists and turns almost reaped rewards but there was always another defender to beat and Billy was often crowded out. Billy was first to test the keeper as he typically got ahead of the defenders to turn and fire a shot on target after great build up play from Draper and Watkins, Mannus blocking the shot. When the ball eventually broke to Tansey he fired a low daisy cutter just past Manus' right hand post from thirty yards, the keeper struggling to make up ground as the ball fizzed wide. Inverness were in command, but they had Dean Brill to thank for keeping them level as he pulled off a superb diving save from Nigel Hasselbaink as the wee Nigel tried to curl an effort in from eighteen yards. The wee man could hardly believe his eyes as Brill saved the day for the visitors, turning the ball round the post for a corner. St Johnstone were beginning to get into the game now Nigel was once more denied as he cut into the box, Brill blocking his angled drive well. Raven joined the attack and had a volley charged down inside the box as the game opened out. Doran and Watkins combined to set McKay through on goal but Mannus stood tall to block Billy's attempt on the six yard line. However, with three minutes of the half left, Inverness took the lead. St Johnstone were somewhat calamitous in their attempts to clear their lines and when Mackay sliced a Foran knock down across the face of the goal, Gary Warren rose to nod the ball home with Mannus stranded. Half Time 0-1 Chris Iwelumo entered the fray at half time and he was on hand to witness the aforementioned miss, one of Iwelumo proportion. Wotherspoon hit an angled drive across Brill and as he pushed it away, the ball flashed onto Nigel's head, but he missed the gaping goal to his disbelief once more. Nigel's day was complete when he fired high over from a good position inside the visitors box and Inverness held firm for their first win in Perth at the fifth attempt. Full Time 0-1 Great to end our dismal run of games in the Fair City and the result was merited. This puts St Johnstone nine points behind us and with Aberdeen and Motherwell losing this weekend there is still the faint hope of getting into the Euro positions by the end of the season. Inverness were best served by Graeme Shinnie, Greg Tansey and goal scorer and stopper Gary Warren. Dean Brill pulled off some great saves when called upon and the one to deny Hasselbaink was unbelievable. Ross County game coming up in midweek and this promises to be a cracker with County now looking much stronger than they were at the start of the season, and Inverness starting to regroup and consolidate in the top-six. Date: 22.02.2014 Venue: McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance: 2415 Referee: Euan Norris St Johnstone: 0 Lineup: Mannus, Mackay, Anderson, Wright (Scobbie 37), Easton, Wotherspoon, Millar (Croft 71), Hasselbaink, Cregg (Iwelumo 46), McDonald, May Subs (not used): Banks, Dunne, Miller, O'Halloran Scorers: none Booked: Hasselbaink (31), Millar (32), Wotherspoon (33) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1 Lineup: Brill, Raven, Warren, Meekings, Shinnie, Doran, Draper, Tansey, Watkins (Ross 74), Foran, McKay (Vincent 78) Subs (not used): Esson, Devine, Tremarco, Polworth, Pepper Scorers: Warren (42) Booked: Watkins (32), Draper (67) Sent Off: none
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... guess you dont know what Kingsmills does for a living then
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ESPN and Sporting Life were the same to be fair .... These guys all normally use an agency person who reports for all of them on a league day and obviously a cup replay is not worthy !
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Bookings going into tonights game (source: http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_document_libraries.cfm?page=2567) ROSS DRAPER 1 CAUTION JOSH MEEKINGS 1 CAUTION GRAEME SHINNIE 1 CAUTION GREGORY TANSEY 1 CAUTION RICHARD FORAN 1 CAUTION Wow its hard to find the official rules ... They are not in the actual Scottish Cup rules but those rules refer to the 'disciplinary rules' .... of which there is no document by that title. But buried on page 193 of the Judicial Panel Protocols on the SFA website is this which does indicate he is banned and that 4 other players are walking a tightrope ....... sources: http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_document_libraries.cfm?page=3221 http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/SFAPublications/ScottishFAPublications2013-14/Handbook%20-%20JPP2.pdf 1.1 Accumulation of Cautionable Offences 1.1.1 The following applies to players in the Scottish Cup whose clubs enter the competition in Rounds 1, 2 or 3, and the Scottish Professional Football League Cup in Rounds 1 or 2: 1.1.1.1 A player who is reported for three cautionable offences in the same competition during a Season will automatically be suspended for one match. 1.1.1.2 Thereafter each time that player is reported for two further cautionable offences in the same competition during a Season, he will automatically be suspended for one match. 1.1.1.3 The suspension will apply immediately to the next match in the competition in which the reports for cautionable offences were accumulated. 1.1.2 The following applies to players whose clubs enter the Scottish Cup after Round 3, the Scottish Professional Football League Cup after Round 2, and all other Specified Cup Competitions: 1.1.2.1 A player who is reported for two cautionable offences in the same competition during a Season will automatically be suspended for one match. 1.1.2.2 The suspension will apply immediately to the next match in the competition in which the reports for cautionable offences were accumulated.
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thank goodness I can get the BBC radio feed .... cant get it on work machine as we block streaming audio/video on our network but iPhone tethered to my tablet and a VPN connection works very well SKY SPORTS summary of the game .....
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