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2. Barcelona - Juanjo

20. Happy Valley - Paul Ritchie

Here's a great website for previous kits! http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle.htm

Was it a change of sponsor logo? From flybe.com to OrionGroup?

Ryan Esson's favourite song is The Reflex by Duran Duran...or should that be Doran Doran!

Ah, welcome back fevtyke!...No need for the gloating(!) but your comment is taken in the good humour I'm sure it was intended! The recent results of our teams are in sharp contrast- I see you guys have won 5 and drawn 1 of your last 6 - and have a realistic shout at reaching the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup! Inverness have had a poor rub-of-green in the last few games...no need to hit the panic button just yet!

Saturday 2nd February SPL Iain Vigurs (Ross County 2-2 Hearts) 1st Division Bryan Prunty (Dumbarton 3-4 Livingston) 3rd Division Rory McAllister (Peterhead 1-1 Berwick Rangers) Highland League Zander Sutherland TWO goals (Brora Rangers 4-1 Keith) English League 1 Adam Rooney (Crawley 1-1 Swindon)

Check how far off his line Dudek is saving that pen!

Yeah, the Brora move might actually materialise for Tokely! Then again, there's always Elgin or Peterhead!

Let's try to make the Top Six first?! February will be a crucial month with 5 tough fixtures in 19 days. The gap between us in 2nd and St. Mirren in 11th is just 9 points. As nice as it is to be where we are, there are no prizes given out for January league positions. Things could yet unravel very quickly!

Wednesday 30th January SPL Gregory Tade (St. Johnstone 3-1 Aberdeen)

Yeah, he was released at the end of December along with Andre Martins.

Well Draper netted a penalty again against Stenny! And by the way, Philip Roberts isn't English! He plays for the Republic of Ireland!

For the record, the penalties vs. Stenhousemuir were: Foran - Missed...! G. Shinnie - GOAL! Morrison - GOAL! Doran - GOAL! A. Shinnie - GOAL! ---------------------------- Sudden-Death Draper - GOAL! Roberts - GOAL!

The phrase 'rubbing salt in the wounds' was invented for what I'm just watching on BBC 'tisnow...looks like St. Mirren are going to set up a Final with Hearts! Ach, second rate tournament - Hearts v. St. Mirren - it gets the final it deserves!! Haha

Got to feel for young Philip Roberts. Although I don't think anybody should be to 'blame' either him or Butcher for the miss. We're a fickle bunch - often with short memories. It should be remembered that he stepped up last -and scored- in the penalty shoot-out win over Stenhousemuir to effectively put Inverness through. There might not have been the game today had he not shown the bottle on that occasion!

Saturday 26th January 1st Division Darren Dods (Falkirk 4-3 Airdrie United) 2nd Division Graham Bayne TWO goals on debut (Arbroath 3-1 Forfar Athletic)

A 10,000 seated stadium is not needed for the Europa League. ICT's ground meets the UEFA criteria for the Qualifying Rounds. However, if Inverness happened to reach the Group Stage, there may be an issue, as they stipulate that clubs must have 8,000 seats for that stage. UEFA may turn a blind eye as the Caledonian Stadium is close to that!

Saturday 19th January Notable mention : Mark Brown saved a penalty for Ross County at St. Mirren (!) Highland League Craig MacMillan TWO goals (Brora Rangers 3-4 Nairn County) Zander Sutherland HAT-TRICK on debut! (Brora Rangers 3-4 Nairn County)

Saturday 12th January 2013 1st Division Bryan Prunty (Dumbarton 2-0 Partick Thistle) 3rd Division Garry Wood (Annan Athletic 2-1 Montrose) Highland League Graham Bayne (Lossiemouth 0-4 Wick Academy)

Bookmakers appear to have suspended betting on the Barnsley job...

Not wanting to sound obsessed with Bookmakers' odds but they are usually a good gauge. These guys have sources - after all it's their business and livelihood. You never see a poor bookie (unless of course you happen to be a small Turf Accountant in Fort William and a horse called Ben Nevis wins the National!) Anyway, the odds are moving favourably...8/13 now on Butcher for Barnsley (approx 62% chance of leaving). But significantly, Micky Mellon's odds have been massively cut. He's a Paisley born manager who guided Fleetwood Town from obscurity into the Football League before being sacked prematurely last month.

Had a look at the latest odds, half expecting the 'book' to have been suspended. However, a tiny glimmer of good news...Butcher's odds have 'improved' since I last checked. 1/3 now as opposed to 1/4! For those unfamilar with odds this loosely equates to the bookies shifting from an 80% chance of Butcher leaving, to a 75% chance! Or am I clutching at straws!

Bookies now have Butcher heavily odds-on at 1/4.....

That means nothing. There are many reasons why those things take time. The main one being organising a time when player, agent, manager and DoF can get together. Graeme signed, Andrew will do likewise. Champions league qualifiers a begging. I'm sure the Champions League Qualifiers comment was said with 'tongue in cheek', but regardless, this season's SPL Runners-up don't go into that Competition. The coefficient has caught up with Scottish Football! For that reason, as much as it sticks in the throat of some, Scottish fans should be supporting all Scottish teams in Europe.