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THE second part of The Inverness Courier’s Ask The Board feature, run in conjunction with fans website CaleyThistleOnline and supporters group Caley Jags Together, has Inverness followers putting forward questions regarding season ticket sale figures, strip design, policing of games and a query regarding the now defunct Kingsmills club. Q: Why do the club not release the figures on season ticket sales? — DALNEIGHCALEY, via CaleyThistleOnline A: We do not release actual numbers of season tickets as this does not relate to actual income as there are numerous deals in place and the likes of free under 12 tickets could easily skew the numbers.What the club are interested in is the actual income from the ticket sales and this season it is very slightly down on previous years. As a board, we are very grateful for the support we do get in what are still financially trying times for everyone. Our early season walk ups for our first home games this season (home fans only) have surpassed our expectations, showing us that the fans are still coming through the gate even though they may not have purchased a season ticket.We hope this trend continues as we know how much a good and vociferous home support means to the team on a match day. Q: I know it has been done to death, but will the club ever go for a set design in regards to strips? Almost every club have a shirt design that is recognisable to them, while ICT seem to change very regularly from blue shirts with a red trim, to blue and red stripes. Will the club ever follow suite in regards to having a set design? The general consensus seems to be, in my experience, that the majority would prefer having striped jerseys all the time, as this is a more attractive design, gives a more balanced recognition to Caledonian and Inverness Thistle and most importantly, is a unique design in Scottish football, which would thus give the club a bit more identity. Will the club ever make the stripes (or any other design) a permanent feature? — Renegade, via CaleyThistleOnline A: Again we have no hard and fast rules on strip design. We have engaged with the fans previously on the design of our home strip and two seasons ago it was taken from the fans website. We do always try and keep the designs fresh and up to date, while incorporating our colours as set out and agreed many years ago. By way of information, the last two home and away strips have sold more (this season’s home and away being most popular) than any other shirts in previous years apart from the commemorative black strip, which had the fans names incorporated in the design. We are currently looking at designs for a 20th birthday strip for next season and would welcome any designs from fans. We note that a has been opened for contributions/discussion. If the club choose to utilise one of the designs from the website, we will ensure that the winning design is given a special prize, perhaps a trip to Parma to see the strips being made.We have done this previously for competition winners and they had a wonderful time and were looked after exceptionally well by our friends at Errea, even taking in a football game in Parma.Your designs are very welcome, but as stated we are currently in discussions with Errea, so the sooner we get some ideas the better. Q: Would the board consider taking back the Kingsmills club? The general consensus at the time (when we were in the First Division) was that it was a very successful venture. — Derek MacLeod, via e-mail A: This question is brought up on a regular basis and while the facility was well utilised on a regular basis, unfortunately when the financials were looked at, it was quickly proven to be a non-viable service. The original concept during our spell in the First Division was good, but when you work out what we provided for £10, we are sure you will understand that it was not viable and why we reverted back to the full hospitality-style service when we returned to the then SPL. We review our hospitality provision on a regular basis and try and mix and match the packages provided to meet all budgets, while maintaining a high standard of service. We would like to have some ‘Fans Days’ and are always open to suggestions, but it has to be economically viable. However, we now have the family Sports Bar at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, which is always open on a match day — a facility which was not available when we had the Kingsmills Club and provides similar service. Q: Why are there so many Police officers inside the ground during home games, where fans are segregated, when compared to the minimal Police presence outside the ground after the game, where both sets of fans mingle freely? I was at the Scotland versus Estonia game at Pittodrie in February where there was a zero Police presence and no reported incidents. Should this not be the way forward for a team like Caley Thistle and the reputation we, as supporters, enjoy? — John Evans, via e-mail A: We are currently in discussion with the Police and have had a couple of very informative and productive meetings with them. Policing and stewarding costs at any stadium, not just ours, account for a fair part of our match day outlay and as you rightly point out the behaviour of our fans and the majority of away fans travelling to our ground has been exemplary over the years. There is a definite belief between all parties that a reduction in Police presence at our games (not all games as some will still be classed as Category A) is not that far away and we look forward to what would be termed a “police-free game” in the not to distant future. The Police have been very co-operative with the club and were supportive of us introducing away fans (again for selected games) to our family Sports Bar, which has proven very successful at our last few home games with a marked increase in revenues. We have had discussions with our fans group Caley Jags Together and are looking to introduce “fans ambassadors” as a further step to self policing. Obviously these things do need the co-operation of our fans and we are sure that this will be forthcoming as any reduction in cost for the club will go back to the football department. What the club will not do is compromise the safety of our staff and patrons just to save money. This will never be an option for us. So there you have it - The second part of the Q&A with the club. For more info pick up a copy of the Inverness Courier or head over to the official ICT site for details of the offers talked about in this and the previous article LINKS Inverness Courier ICT Website ICT Ticket Offers Ask the Board Forum

THE board at Caley Thistle have sifted through the many questions received by The Inverness Courier, from here at CaleyThistleOnline, and also via supporters group Caley Jags Together, and given their answers to the issues raised below in our new Ask The Board feature. Q: Why expect the city to engage with the club when the club makes very little effort to engage with the city? They have no visible ‘presence’ in the city, no outlet to purchase tickets or merchandise, no magazine in the shops etc (no open top bus parade when we won the First Division championship). Add in the oddly designed Main Stand (which has the weird effect of almost dividing the support into two separate sections which rarely gel to create an exciting atmosphere), the deterioration in choice and quality of food (a dried-up pie at £2.40 is totally unacceptable), the withdrawal of the use of the facilities from patrons in the North Stand (necessitating queuing up to use the outside toilets meant for the disabled) and it becomes apparent that it is loyalty to Terry and the players that keeps us coming. — Helen Bowyer, via e-mail A: We trust some of answers to the questions we have received will show that we do engage with the city and make every effort to do so with the limited resources we have at the club. We have had outlets in the city previously, none of which were entirely successful. We are currently in discussions regarding a city centre location where tickets will be available. Unfortunately there is little we can do about the oddly-shaped stand unless sometime in the future we were to move from our current location As you will know the catering on match days is not carried out in-house, but by an external supplier. However, the point is noted and has been passed to our suppliers for comment/action. Regarding the use of the Main Stand facilities being withdrawn, this was done to alleviate the congestion in the Main Stand serveries and toilet areas. Q: I would love to have renewed my season ticket this season, but due to working shifts (I have two weekends off in five) it was not possible to do so. Is it possible the club can issue a five or 10-game season book that could be used at lesser category games (all games with exception of Celtic and Ross County)? I realise there would be an issue with seat reservations, but given the stadium is not filled to capacity for these games, a seat could be issued for each game on presentation of the book. I am sure there are others like me, who would be keen to give the club some cash upfront and benefit from getting to go along and cheer the team when available to do so. — Broonerz, via CaleyThistleOnline A: Having read this question, we contacted various clubs who do run this type of season book and were told that they have not been overly successful. But given the interest in this, please see the article on the official site regarding the introduction of various schemes over the coming weeks. The club will monitor the success of these and if they prove to be worthwhile in terms of uptake, they will continue. We are extremely grateful for all our fans that contribute to the club in terms of season ticket sales as this gives us a confirmed revenue basis ahead of our season, thus giving the board the ability to confirm the likes of player budgets for the coming season. Q: What is the club is planning to do to attract back (and engage with) the wider football public and help reverse the trend of lower attendances? — B. Wares, via e-mail A: The clubs ticketing strategy is very much in line with all other clubs playing in the top division of Scottish Football. You will note that we were the “best value” day out for football in the Scottish Premiership in a recent survey carried out by the BBC. That said we would never get complacent and think our pricing of match day tickets will match the budgets of all supporters, but we do try and assist where possible. Unfortunately as all clubs do, we have a set cost base at the club, which must be covered by our income. We watch, with interest, the ongoing debate on our fans forum regarding reducing the ticket prices and doubling the gate. Having tried many deals for our season ticket holders and fans over the past couple of years where we have made various offers (kids for a quid, friends for £5 etc) we are always willing to look at and investigate new and innovative ways of reducing the match day costs for our fans. Our current prices per game, if you have taken advantage of our season ticket deals, are as follows: The club are very grateful for the core 3000 that we get for most games and looking over the stats for last season, our home crowds held up reasonably well in comparison to previous years, although there was a noticeable drop off in away fans making the journey to Inverness. Again we appreciate and understand the reasons for this given the high cost of travel for supporters throughout Scotland. The fact we can still take a healthy core support in percentage terms to all our away games is to be congratulated and admired, and our thanks go to Caley Jags Together who run the buses to all our away games. These buses are run and monitored by volunteers and much appreciated by the directors, players and management on our away day trips. For the past two years, we have been running a scheme with Highland schools, sports clubs, the Scouts, Inverness Street League etc where the community coaches and players visit the organisations on a regular basis and also give out free tickets to children. This initiative has seen over 3500 children visit the stadium on match days last season. This is something we are very happy to do and will hopefully encourage the next generation of ICT fans. Regarding what the club are planning in terms of engaging with the wider football public, we are currently very active with our community department and players who engage, on a weekly basis, with youngsters and various other groups throughout the Highlands. If you visit the community area of the club website you will see some of the excellent work being carried out by our community team. We are fully aware that these initiatives take time to generate additional fans, but are very hopeful, given the increased number of youngsters that now attend our games, that this longer-term strategy will pay dividends in the future. If we could add a further 500 fans to our home gates, it would make a huge difference in terms of what we can afford to give the manager regarding his budget for players. We will continue to strive to increase our fanbase as we move forward, but as stated above we are very grateful for the fans that do turn up week in, week out. We are introducing some new ticket packages that will give us a better understanding of the current market place and whether or not these incentives are well utilised. Q: I believe that the club have good relations with various pubs throughout the city. Are there any that provide buses to the ground or perhaps would be interested in doing so, or anyone else for that matter. If, for instance, a bus was to run from Kinmylies or Balloch, Culloden, Smithton area, it would make it easier to attend a game. — 12th Man, via CaleyThistleOnline A: There are various pubs/clubs within the city that currently run buses to our home games. In addition, the club runs a bus from the city centre on match days and The Caley Club run buses to matches also. Any pub, club or group of fans wishing to run a bus from a local hostelry will be most welcome and if they contact the club we would look at what assistance could be given. The club cannot afford to run buses from all areas of Inverness on match days, but will look at any fan-driven initiatives as they would be much appreciated. If we can get 30 to 40 fans interested in running a bus from the Culloden/Balloch area, we would certainly speak to our local bus supplier, who I am sure would be very willing to assist in terms of getting best value for money for this service. Q: I have wondered over the years, why do we not have a new song every season for when we score a goal? A lot of teams last season had a specific song to play, one that springs to mind was Hearts (Avicii — Levels) when we played them in the League Cup semi-final. I think it would be good if we had a certain pop/dance/traditional song to play. — HeScoresWhenHeWants, via CaleyThistleOnline A: The club has no hard and fast rules regarding celebration songs or when the players enter the field of play. We are open to suggestions and, as I think was pointed out by a contributor online, we have a new announcer this season and I am sure he will be open to any suggestions from the fans regarding anything they wish to hear pre, during and post match. So there you have it - Answers to a few of the questions posed by fans. 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Ach well, It was good while it lasted.... Inverness got the obligatory bums rush from St Johnstone, but this time with goals aplenty. Not having scored at Perth in the last four games, we kept that dismal record going, but unfortunately, St Johnstone read the wrong script and battered us stupid scoring twice in each half. I suppose this has been coming for a week or two, our last few away games being somewhat fortuitous, but it's still hard to take. It was more than sufficient to knock us off our lofty perch and put us back in our box, but with Motherwell and Aberdeen both losing, we still cling on to second spot. As Kirishima alluded to in the preview, hot property Stevie May was one to watch and he didn't disappoint, scoring the opener and having a hand in all four goals. Inverness suffered further disappointment prior to kick off with the news that David Raven would miss out along with James Vincent, but take nothing away from a rampant Perth side who scored further goals through Dave Mackay and a Steve Maclean double. Not a happy hunting ground for Inverness and so it turned out to be. Danny Devine went in at right back and youngster Liam Polworth got a start ahead of Toby Agdestein. If we think our club struggles to get fans through the door, then McDiarmid Park is even worse with a meagre 3020 turning up to witness St Johnstone at their best. Aaron Doran had the first attempt firing an angled ball across the face of the goal after a long throw-in bounced across the box, but there were no takers and at the other end Dean Brill was just that as he clawed away a close range effort from MacDonald right on the line with Saints players claiming for a goal, tremendous save. A relatively even first fifteen minutes was ended as Stevie May showed his potential sliding home a MacDonald cross to open the scoring, not sure about his goal celebration though. Number two followed nine minutes later as St Johnstone began to dominate the game. Neat interplay in the final third saw Dave Mackay running onto a May feed and he knocked the ball calmly behind Brill; 2-0 and counting. Wotherspoon made Brill work from a free kick before half-time but he saved comfortably and the sides changed ends with Inverness trailing for the first time this season. Half Time 2-0 One would have expected a few changes at the break as Inverness' tactics were simply ineffective with Polworth being left exposed by his more experienced team mates and the dreaded long ball was getting even longer by the second, poor Billy chasing shadows all afternoon. One team certainly needed to up their game and that is what happened. Unfortunately it was the home side that went through the gears and it was now Brill against the rest, the big stopper doing his best to keep the score down. Hasselbaink fired one towards the top corner which Brill did well to save and Doran did bring out the best in Mannus as he equalled some of Brills brilliance pushing the Inverness man's thirty yard drive over the bar. However, Stevie May was now the greater influence on events and he was ripping Inverness apart with his pace and power bringing out even more saves and close shaves at the visitors end. He was unlucky with a curling effort that went just wide after he cut inside the defender and Deano also kept out a couple of other attempts. May drove forward and played a great ball into the feet of Steve Maclean on the edge of the box. He was maybe fortunate that Brills' vision was blocked by two defenders, but he rifled a low drive beyond the keeper to ensure that Inverness were not getting back into this game, 3-0 and coasting. With ten minutes to go the hammering was complete. May made a mockery of suggestions that Graeme Shinnie is due a Scotland cap as he teased and danced round him out wide and when his ball came into the box Maclean had the simplest of tasks to prod the ball home. There endeth the scoring but Inverness had to endure a long ten minutes before being relieved of their embarrassment. Full Time 4-0 Oh dear, where do you start. It appears that Butcher's tactics away from home have been brought to task by some disgruntled fans and over the last few away games maybe there is a case to answer. You can't argue with our tremendous start to the season, but there is a lot of points still to be played for. It would be a shame if our season ended here in Perth once more as bogey boys St Johnstone once more hold the Indian sign over Inverness, and on this display they look like keeping that record for another season. Dean Brill was a standout as he battled bravely to stem the tide and was undoubtedly our best player. He had to be. However, you can't take it away from St Johnstone and in Stevie May they had the outstanding player on the park and would have been my MotM. With results going better elsewhere, Inverness drop to second place and let's hope that this was just a shocking day at the office and not the onset of a burst bubble. Date: 05.10.2013 Venue: McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance: 3020 Referee: Steven McLean St Johnstone: 4 Lineup: Mannus, Miller, Mackay, Wright, Easton, Wotherspoon (Brown 86), Millar, McDonald (Davidson 83), Hasselbaink (Edwards 71), May, MacLean Subs (not used): Scobbie, Cregg, Banks, Fallon. Scorers: May (18), McKay (27), MacLean (73, 82) Booked: MacLean (76) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 0 Lineup: Brill, Devine, Shinnie, Warren, Meekings, Doran, Draper, Polworth (Agdestein 75), Foran (Williams 89), Ross (Watkins 70), McKay Subs (not used): Esson, Greenhalgh, Tremarco, Cooper Scorers: none Booked: Foran (56), Doran (62) Sent Off: none

Cruise Control Inverness went back to the top of the league after Celtic briefly took over by virtue of winning the early kick-off at Kilmarnock by 5-2. By ten to five Inverness had restored themselves ahead of Celtic after cruising effortlessly past a surprisingly subdued Hibernian with a scoreline that flattered Hibs somewhat. A Billy McKay double and a Richie Foran strike were the counters, but in all honesty Hibs could have had no complaint if that score had been doubled but it ended 3-0 to the League leaders. A rather tepid first half gave way to a more entertaining second half as Inverness opened the throttle out and tore into Hibs with a bit more guile, the introduction of Ben Greenhalgh injecting some much needed pace and trickery to the front line in a game that was dying on it's feet. Inverness started with the same eleven that went to Pittodrie as our mysterious injured trio were revealed as Foran, Doran and Warren, but all three took their place in the starting line up. Hibs had been in fine scoring form prior to this game and were looking to better their attempts at winning games in the North, but as it turned out, they had nothing to offer and many misplaced passes and schoolboy errors littered their play throughout the ninety minutes. A sizeable away support were looking for their side to continue their five game unbeaten run but with defending like that it was never going to happen. The biggest certainty was that Billy McKay would get on the score sheet and he duly obliged after just eleven minutes, a terrible mix up in the Hibs box between Nelson and keeper Williams gifting Billy a simple tap in for the opener. Vincent had released Shinnie down the left, his cross took a slight deflection, but when Nelson stepped out of the way, the ball bounced off a startled Williams to the feet of McKay who bounced the ball into the empty net. Comedy defending, McKay not interested in that though, 1-0 to the homesters. McKay should have made it two six minutes later. Once more Vincent was the supplier as he knocked a ball into McKay as he sprinted towards the box. Billy took it brilliantly on the run, but he screwed his shot wide from the angle with only the keeper to beat. Willie Collum was doing his best to ruin the spectacle stopping the game at every opportunity and it had the desired effect as the ball was pinged back and fore and in and out of play. The pitch could not be blamed for the poor control, especially from the Hibees, but neither side dominated the next spell of the now untidy game. Paul Heffernan benefited from a long ball out of defence headed forward by Collins but he slammed his shot well wide, justice seemingly done as he appeared to be a yard offside, the watching officials unable to read the rules. Big Ross Draper slashed at a volley at the other end, but was nowhere near finding the target as both teams struggled to find any fluency; thanks Mr Collum. James Vincent was booked after half an hour, possibly exacting some revenge for an earlier Hibernian misdemeanour as he rashly upended Ryan McGivern, and this was the pattern for the rest of the half as the game bordered on tedium, with Inverness always one step ahead of a struggling Edinburgh side. Inverness were forced into a change as Vincent took a knock and he was removed for his own safety as much as injury, Ben Greenhalgh replacing him, and he would stake a claim for a regular berth with some old fashioned wing play. Half Time 1-0 The second half saw a vast improvement in the game as the home side upped the tempo and Hibs simply went into reverse, but not before Draper made a timely intervention in the box to slow down a sporadic Hibs attack, Tom Taiwo lashing the loose ball high, wide and not very handsome. Just on the hour mark, Inverness doubled their lead with a superb strike from captain fantastic Richie Foran. Doran sprited clear on the right and his deep cross was brilliantly kept alive be Greenhalgh, who headed back from the goal line and onto the top of the bar acrobatically. The headed clearance eventually fell to Foran after Nick Ross cleverly let it run through him, and Foran blasted the ball high past a diving Williams for number two from sixteen yards. The Inverness machine was purring beautifully now and David Raven, not normally noted for his goal scoring exploits almost added a third goal. Fortunately for Raven, Dean Brill acrobatically kept out his clearance header much to the full backs relief. The goal of the game came two minutes later, a Draper headed clearance found Billy McKay running towards the Hibernian box. With plenty to do, McKay turned the defender and lashed a fabulous strike behind Williams from twenty-two yards out; what a belter, and Billy dented claims that he is only a penalty box striker. Greenhalgh arrowed a useful ball into the box and McKay got his head to it, the keeper stopping it low down at his near post. Inverness were now cruising and it was a case of how many. The afore mentioned goal machine David Raven almost got a goal at the right end this time, his long swinging cross landing on Williams' crossbar. Greenhalgh and Doran were by now tormentors in chief and Hibs were being torn a new one as Inverness turned the screw. Doran was unfortunate not to score as Ben jinked his way down the left and fizzed a great cut back across the box, Dorans low strike was incredibly turned away by Hanlon going the wrong way, but sticking out his big toe to divert the ball for a corner, some clearance. Collins made Dean Brill work with a late header low down to Brills' left, but he was in no mood to concede and dived down to keep the ball out and deny Hibernian a consolation counter. Full Time 3-0, going on 6. A game that saw Inverness return to the top after a superb second half display and the introduction of Greenhalgh certainly warmed the fans up after a miserable first forty-five. Another three points and another clean sheet as the visitors failed to trouble the scorers and one strange substitution. It appears that having more than one Ross in the side can be a tad confusing. With Ross Draper about to be summoned, Nick Ross made his way to the touchline to get some instructions, but ended up on the bench after thinking the name Ross was his, when in fact it belonged to Ross Draper. Confused.Com. Anyway, it mattered not as we won convincingly in the end. Nick did receive a booking at one stage for simulation. In all honesty, I don't think that is part of his game, but Collum thought otherwise and carded him, just another way of showing his incompetence. The Long Man got on the park for a few minutes, but only at half-time for a chat with Ryan Esson. Aye Owain, it's not always a good idea to go to a bigger club. tm4tj MotM is not always easy to pick and it's not always about who scores lots of goals. However, a quality display by Billy McKay all over the park ensures that he gets my vote, and his second goal was a peach. Richie Foran ran him close with another all round display and a good goal to boot. The defence was rarely troubled and no need for any of them to look for plaudits, but once again as a unit they were brilliant. Ross Draper had a solid game in midfield and the introduction of Ben Greenhalgh gave us a glimpse of things to come. Aaron Doran was strangely subdued in the first half, but certainly woke up in the second and was unlucky not to score. I suppose the only mystery remaining is will McKay get any assistance up front from big Toby, but on this form he doesn't need it! All in all, a good team performance and back on top for now, just how we like it; pleasing. Date: 28.09.2013 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 4261 Referee: Willie Collum Inverness CT: 3 Lineup: Brill, Raven, Shinnie, Vincent (Greenhalgh 35), Warren, Meekings, Mckay, Draper (Agdestein 89), Foran, Doran, Ross (Polworth 79) Subs (not used): Esson, Devine, Tremarco, Williams Scorers: McKay (11, 61), Foran (59) Booked: Vincent (29), Ross (37) Sent Off: none Hibernian: 0 Lineup: Williams, McGivern, Hanlon, Nelson, Robertson, Craig, Collins, Stevenson, Taiwo (Zoubir 62), Heffernan (Vine 67), Thomson (Stanton 80) Subs (not used): Murdoch, McPake, Tudur-Jones, Forster Scorers: none Booked: none Sent Off: none

Inverness scrape into Quarter-Finals Billy McKay opened the scoring after ten and a half minutes to banish the blues after the defeat at Pittodrie. However, we failed to increase our lead and Dundee clawed their way back into the tie, Dean Brill keeping out the Dark Blues on the stroke of half time as he parried a Craig Beattie effort to safety. Inverness struck the woodwork in each half through Ross and an acrobatic McKay effort, but were unable to get that extra cushion which gave Dundee the confidence to have a go. Brill made a couple of excellent saves to deny Dundee an equaliser as they pressed hard in the second half, and with Inverness in jitter mode and looking more desperate as the game went on the away fans were made to suffer for the cause. Heading towards the ninety minutes and Brill once more shows his value with another super stop, which sees Inverness crawl into the next round by the narrowest of margins. Inverness did what they had to do and avoided the banana skin, but Dundee might feel they deserved another half hour to take the tie to a possible penalty shoot-out, but with Brill in fine form it was not to be their night and it is Inverness that take their place in the hat for the fourth round draw. In that hat, Inverness will definitely find St Johnstone, Hibernian and Morton, with another 4 ties being played tomorrow night. Shock of the night was Morton knocking Celtic out of the cup with former Inverness Caledonian Thistle player Dougie Imrie slotting home a penalty in extra-time for the Greenock side, and despite Celtic piling on the pressure the Morton goal just survived for a wonderful victory for the team second bottom of the Championship. In Wednesday nights games, Aberdeen trounced Falkirk and Dundee United similarly defeated Partick Thistle with Motherwell edging out Livingston. Hearts and Queen of the South went to extra-time and penalties before the Jambos clinched their place in the hat. The game ended 3-3 after 120 minutes with Hearts going through 4-2 on penalties. There were Hat-Tricks for Hibernians Liam Craig, Aberdeens Scott Vernon and David Goodwillie of Dundee United. Who said it was a dull competition? The draw for the quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup will take place at Hampden Park this Thursday, September 26, at 3pm. The quarter-final draw is not seeded and games will be played on the midweek of October 29/30. Date: 24.09.2013 Venue: Dens Park, Dundee Attendance: 1682 Referee: Stephen Finnie Dundee: 0 Lineup: Letheren, Irvine, Gallacher, Davidson, Lockwood, Riley, McAlister, Rae, Conroy, MacDonald, Beattie (Doris 67) Subs (not used): Twardzik, Dyer, Monti, Boyle, Scorers: none Booked: Beattie (16), MacDonald (40), Davidson (82) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1 Lineup: Brill, Raven, Meekings, Devine, Shinnie, Draper, Foran (Agdestein 90), Doran (Polworth 61), Vincent, Ross, McKay Subs (not used): Esson, Greenhalgh, Tremarco Scorers: McKay (11) Booked: Draper (29), Raven (45), Devine (89) Sent Off: none