Sneckboy

I also, initially, thought it was a clean strike and was perplexed when a couple of different match reports said that the strike 'took a deflection'. I also noted that IHEs player ratings mentioned the shot hit a Killie defender's head. I've looked back at the footage and it appears that there was the slightest of touches - although it was net-bound anyway! But it's almost imperceptible in real-time and slow-motion!

Although I don't follow cricket much, the first thing I did this morning was look up the result of the game! The Afghanistan match is next for Scotland - on paper their most realistic chance of getting that elusive first win...although, like most of the 'Associate' sides, are no mugs! I just found out that disappointingly, the next World Cup in 2019 is being reduced to not 12, but just 10 teams - what a slap-in-the-face for these developing cricket nations! It'll probably be the 10 Test playing nations. Surely that's a backward move if the ICC are wanting to make it a truly global sport. I'm only following this tournament because Scotland are involved, but if it was the 10 Test nations, I would barely acknowledge it!

It did take a deflection, though!

And you just beat this pedant to it! We could probably still mathematically be relegated via the play-off, but you're correct - we cannot now finish bottom!

The top of the final table from 1965: It appears Elgin would certainly have needed to win at Telford Street to clinch the title. Bizarrely, it was apparently 1-1 at half-time! But that Elgin team of the 60s won most Highland Leagues during that decade. They also got to the Scottish Cup quarters in '68 - still the only non-league club top reach that stage (Spartans almost equalled it this year!) - and that Elgin side are certainly stronger than they currently are!

Marko Vukanovic isn't an international.

I hope we sign him - it would be another country ticked-off on the 'How many nationalities..." thread!

Apparently 1-2 now! (watching on Bet365 website). County 86 mins. Inverness 88 mins. No sendings off. Two bookings each. Nine corners to County, no corners for us - that's all I know as the streams gone down! I assume we won 2-1. Even though we play some of our home games there, this is officially an away win, at last!

GOAL! 66 mins. County 0-1 ICT

Dutch footballers did not fit in seamlessly over the bridge! That's a good point! Och, trust County to spoil it! Serves me right for 'buying' the cliché! It used to hold true - they could speak the language and were adaptable etc. - I guess it was just another football myth!

It's encouraging Hughes is still looking about for re-enforcements. Although the inference must be that he doesn't yet think that Ali Sutherland or Calum Ferguson are ready for the first team. He's probably right, we're coming into the 'business end' of the season, and it's maybe unfair to throw them in at the moment. This guy, has much more experience and without wanting to generalise, Dutch footballers tend to adapt very well to the UK/Scottish game. His recent international experience should have given him confidence too. I wasn't excited about Sekajja's appointment, but I think this player may be worth a punt! Now I've said that, I'll probably now read in the Highland News today that he's been released with 'good wishes'!

Highland League Andrew Greig (Lossiemouth 1-5 Brora Rangers) Grant Munro (Lossiemouth 1-5 Brora Rangers) Brora now back top of the Highland League on goal-difference.

Apparently a game against County tomorrow, (Thursday). Thursday February 19, 2015 Ross County v Inverness CT - Highland Football Academy, 1pm

It'll be nice to have a current full international striker on our books again! He seems to be Curacao's top marksman. Intriguingly, if we do sign him, he'll be missing at the end of next month - on FIFA World Cup (Russia 2018) qualifying duty!

I don't think he has!

We need to get on the phone to Hearts and get Prince Buaben signed-up. Then the players can run out to that 90s classic, "Two Princes" by the Spin Doctors!

Just remember one other point. One of the 3 Scottish teams will start in the 2nd Qualifying round. It's supposed to be the winners of the Scottish Cup, but depending who wins it, it could transfer to being the Premiership runner-up.

Got a wee tingle thinking about it! (Not you're honeymoon!) Imagine the anticipation for the draw on June 22nd? - with the first game only 10 days away! Games coming on consecutive Tuesdays.... I haven't looked ahead to any further than that - there is a Third qualifying round and then a 'Play-Off' round before the Group Stages. In pre-season this year, coincidentally, we played friendlies on the 4 'dates' above - July 2nd - Clach July 9th - Forres July 16th - Brora July 23rd - Deveronvale We could be looking at an altogether different scenario this summer!

June 22, 2015 draw for 1st and 2nd qualifying round Europa League July 2, 2015 1st qualifying round (1st leg) July 9, 2015 1st qualifying round (2nd leg) July 16, 2015 2nd qualifying round (1st leg) July 23, 2015 2nd qualifying round (2nd leg)

....although I suspect he was battered in the playground!

No, that's wrong. There is NO runner-up qualification from the cup anymore. This season or next ? From this season (for next season's Europa League).

No, that's wrong. There is NO runner-up qualification from the cup anymore.

Michael Higdon used to nearly always score against us! Has scored 11 times. So far I've got Anthony Stokes out in front with 12 goals against us! Just trial and error though! Have probably overlooked somebody obvious from our lower league days!

Goals against. Confirming, or perhaps even re-enforcing that we're at our strongest at the end of matches !

Despite 'hanging-on' for wins in the past few weeks, the stats show that, this season we're actually more dangerous as the game progresses!? Recently, it's not felt like that, but here's our stats. Our 37 goals are NOT evenly divided - we're a team who appear stronger second-half. 14 - 23 (1st half v 2nd half). We're at our most dangerous in the last part of games! Apparently! I've double-checked this! Astonishing. Times of Inverness goals in the Scottish Premiership this season: