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  1. Aye, good player Davis.
  2. New era at Birmingham City and Andy Shinnie starts, playing Wolves right now. Sky Sports 2
  3. Inverness looking for the double Inverness make the arduous trip to the East end this weekend to face Ronny Deila's resurgent side in a game that could see Celtic hit the top spot if results go their way. Inverness had a free midweek as Celtic rampaged into the semi-finals of the League Cup with a 6-0 win over ten man Partick Thistle to join the Rangers, Aberdeen and Dundee United in the hat for the draw. John Guidetti scored a hat-trick against the hapless Jags. I wonder if the Glasgow clubs will get the mandatory safe passage into the finals or will we break from tradition and get an Old Firm derby semi? Mickey Mouse cup anyway this season. Last week saw Inverness overcome Dundee United with a Marley Watkins goal settling the game. United had started the brightest but before the end, Inverness were well on top and the only gripe is that they should have made more of the opportunities that came their way. However, three points off the Arabs will do and that result moved us level on points with the Accies at the head of the table, the first quarter of the season already over. Celtic limbered up with a comfortable 2-0 win over Killie last Sunday, and they also had a player sent off. It was an emphatic win with Killie doing well to minimise the damage after the sending off of their captain, Manuel Pascali ten minutes before the break. Celtic are the top scorers in the league with 22 goals compared to our 15. There's little between the defences though, Celtic conceding 1 less than us having played one game less. Celtic's goals for has been boosted by two games in particular. A 6-1 thrashing of Dundee United and a 5-0 pumping of Ross County. We have failed to score more than two in any league game so far, although we did come out on top when the sides met at Inverness in August, courtesy of an own goal. That day, Celtic were off the back of Euro football and a much changed squad faced Inverness. I doubt we will be afforded the same opponents this time as Celtic look to climb the table. Inverness are as near full strength as they can be. Ryan Christie is clear of suspension and Ross Draper kept a clean sheet last week so he is still available. Richie Foran is the only skiver with his long term injury. Ibra Sekajja never made it onto the park against United but could be an option given the lean spell for Billy McKay at the moment. James Vincent filled the gap well last week with an industrious performance in central midfield and looks a good bet to continue. Celtic gave Leigh Griffiths some air time in the League Cup and he scored a couple after coming on as a second half substitute. Kris Commons is close to a return but James Forrest and Derk Boerrigter remain out. Aleksandar Tonev is unavailable for Celtic as the club's appeal against his alleged racism remark has not been lodged on time. tm4tj Prediction:- The humiliating defeat handed out to Partick in midweek has made our task all the more difficult and nobody will be expecting anything other than a cakewalk for Celtic. It's difficult to see past a home win as the Bhoys go on a scoring spree. They dished out big licks to us last season scoring eleven in two months without reply at Parkhead. That was a far cry from the encouraging 2-2 draw we started last season with. So maybe it's not all doom and gloom as results can be achieved at Parkhead, but pay them too much respect and they will be all over you like a rash. I'm going for a cheeky point in the hope that our defence concentrates for the whole game and blunts Celtic's sharp attack. We haven't scored three at Parkhead since Feb8th 2000 and it seems unlikely that we will this week given the disparity in the squads. But then again, there was plenty of distance between the sides then. The Caley Jags were not the only winners last weekend. Shoot for the boot dished out £300
  4. Great three points but we need to get into the habit of putting teams away. A lot of chances went abegging and I lost count of the number of times players, especially Billy slipped on their arses. Should have won comfortably but ended up holding them off albeit fairly comfortably. Somebody will get a doing one day, let's hope it happens soon.
  5. He seemed pleased enough, not sure streaking round the park was appropriate as it turned rather cold.
  6. We had a winner today.
  7. Inverness back on top Inverness leapfrogged over Dundee United to draw level with Hamilton Accies at the top of the table after a deserved win over the Arabs, despite the tight scoreline. United started the brightest with some slick interplay, pressed Inverness onto the back foot and rattled the home post, but once Marley Watkins opened the scoring after eleven minutes, there was no looking back as Inverness took the game to their much fancied visitors. Inverness should have added a couple more but United defended bravely and blocked a number of goalbound efforts and that resulted in Watkins strike being the only goal of the game. James Vincent returned to the starting X1 with Ryan Christie suspended, but Aaron Doran, Ibra Sekajja and Nick Ross all began on the bench. United as expected were minus Paul Paton and Mark Wilson, both players involved in an internal investigation at Tannadice after an altercation on Ashton Lane that left Celtic's Lukasz Zaluska with a black eye. Ryan Dow started in Paton's absence. A cold blustery autumnal afternoon saw United out of the blocks quickest and they looked likely to score with a series of tidy interplays and flicks around the hosts penalty area, opening up the home defence rather too easily for my liking. United squandered a couple of early opportunities, Erskine shooting over and Fojut missing with a header. However, after five minutes, Chris Erskine cracked one off the base of Brill's post as the keeper dived full length to his right and got a fingertip to the ball, United getting a corner as a result. The visitors looked as though they meant business at this point as the home fans puffed their cheeks, but that was about to change. Inverness worked the ball out wide on the right to David Raven and his low cross was cleared. Vincent battled to retrieve the ball and Greg Tansey picked it up as it broke back to him, his diagonal cross to the front post was brilliantly knocked home by a sliding Marley Watkins who was first to react as he beat his markers to the ball. Danny Williams tried his luck with a dipping volley from distance after the ball sat up nicely for him, but it looped just over the bar. Meekings should have scored with a header from a Tansey corner, but it was cleared off the line by Rankin with the keeper beaten and turned away to safety. It was Inverness that were now in control and Tansey shot wide as the hosts turned the screw, but the cushion of a second goal was not forthcoming. Just before the break, Meekings thundered a pacey cross behind Brill and just outside the posts, an important intervention to keep Inverness ahead at the interval. Half Time 1-0 It's not happening for Billy McKay so far this season and the fans frustration was evident as he fluffed his lines when through on goal. He should have taken a leaf out of the Iain Stewart book of lobbing goalies, but instead appeared to kick the ground or possibly even fresh aired and Cierzniack gathered the ball. But Billy is a trier if nothing else and he soon was at it again, firing an angled drive from the left, the keeper saving at the expense of a corner. Although we were almost in total control, we got lucky when Ciftci escaped down the left, but with Brill in no mans land, he gathered Ciftci's attempted strike to keep us ahead. Inverness were soon back in charge but United were getting bodies in the way as we tried to double our advantage. We appeared to choose the wrong option at times and our shooting boots were left in the dressing room as players slid around on the soft surface. Shots were raining in around the visitors goalmouth but too often they were charged down or wayward, McKay again being unfortunate to draw a blank as he swivelled and volleyed, but hit the marking defender. Vincent almost marked his return with a goal after rushing into the box, but he poked his effort just wide when it looked simpler to score, the fans in the North stand returning to their seats in disbelief. United tried to salvage something from the game but in all honesty Inverness saw out the game pretty comfortably despite not being able to add to their tally. Full Time 1-0 A game that started brightly for United, but they were well beaten long before the end, although Inverness could have been out of site sooner had they made more of their opportunities. Some shooting practice required this week in training and Billy needs a goal soon to get his confidence back. Sekajja never got on the park today, I suspect that was due to our inability to get a second goal. Nick Ross was the sub for Billy as Hughes held on to what we had. tm4tj MotM:- With Billy not scoring, it's reassuring to have Marley Watkins finding the back of the net and he was my MotM. Greg Tansey won the midfield battle and Josh Meekings made some timely interceptions and still found time to assist the attack. James Vincent made a telling contribution on his return to a more familiar central midfield role; he had been wasted playing wide previously. Another man worthy of mention is Scotty. All the way from Canada to see his team record this win. Enjoy the rest of your break boss. Oh, there was one more. Shoot for the boot was accomplished in the half time entertainment. Well done that man and 300 smackeroonies for your troubles. Inverness CT: Brill, Raven, Shinnie, Vincent, Warren, Meekings, Mckay (Ross 76), Draper, Watkins, Tansey, Williams. Subs not used: Esson (GK), Doran, Sekajja, Devine, Tremarco, Polworth. Dundee United: Cierzniak, Dillon (Townsend 57), Fojut, Ciftci, Rankin, Armstrong (Bilate 66), Mackay-Steven, Watson (Spittal 66), Morris, Erskine, Dow. Subs not used: Szromnik (GK), Bilate, Telfer, Connolly, Smith. Booked:- Townsend, Rankin Referee: Kevin Clancy. Attendance: 3,508. http://caleythistleonline.com/page/index.html/_/reports-2014-15/inverness-ct-v-dundee-utd-report-spfl-r1196'>
  8. Inverness CT: Brill, Raven, Shinnie, Vincent, Warren, Meekings, Mckay (Ross 76), Draper, Watkins, Tansey, Williams. Subs not used: Esson (GK), Doran, Sekajja, Devine, Tremarco, Polworth. Dundee United: Cierzniak, Dillon (Townsend 57), Fojut, Ciftci, Rankin, Armstrong (Bilate 66), Mackay-Steven, Watson (Spittal 66), Morris, Erskine, Dow. Subs not used: Szromnik (GK), Bilate, Telfer, Connolly, Smith. Referee: Kevin Clancy. Attendance: 3,508.
  9. Well done Maarlon
  10. Oh I don't know Ross, I think you got away with it by using your get out clause................... ***Update on availability is that Ross Draper has not quite passed the bookings threshold, not for the want of trying some might say, but he will be available for selection this weekend.........................
  11. Well feck it, I am a better fan than anyone else................so there
  12. Ah, but will they end up in the top-six come the end of the season?
  13. It's the taking part that counts.
  14. Calum Ferguson came on for 1bra and scored to make it 3-2
  15. Apologies, I'll have a word with RossP
  16. Actually - they are my lottery numbers tonight! - Wish me luck Gollum could go from zero to hero! Cool, three way split between Duffer, Manny and a Willie
  17. Willie's Yellow Fever Inverness took all three points North despite the best efforts of the incompetent Willie Collum who ruined the game as a spectacle with a treble hat-trick of bookings culminating in the sending off of Ryan Christie. What on earth was Collum thinking about? Was he trying to get into the Guiness book of records as yellow lit up St Mirren Park. 26, 27, 28 - 36, 41, 42 - 44, 47 and 49. No, that's not the lottery numbers, it's the times within a 23 minute period that the clown in charge flashed his cards and stifled the willingness of players from both sides to get too enthusiastic about the game, resulting in a dour stop start affair with a Greg Tansey penalty just before half time sealing the win. If the SPFL want to encourage fans to go and watch live football, then they need to have a word with these egomaniacs and get them to understand that without spectators, we won't be needing referees. Bring back the men from Luxembourg, our lot could certainly learn something from them. RossP will have a full report when he returns................... St Mirren:- Kello, Naismith, Kelly, McAusland, Goodwin, McGinn, McLean, Drury, Marwood, Reilly, Ball Subs:- Ridgers, Caldwell, Tesselaar, Brown, Baird, Williams, Mallan Inverness CT:- Brill, Raven, Meekings, Warren, Shinnie, Draper, Tansey, Watkins, Christie, McKay, Subs:- Esson, Devine, Tremarco, Vincent, Doran, Ross, Sekajja Full Time 0-1 (Tansey pen 44)
  18. Willie's Yellow Fever Inverness took all three points North despite the best efforts of the incompetent Willie Collum who ruined the game as a spectacle with a treble hat-trick of bookings culminating in the sending off of Ryan Christie. What on earth was Collum thinking about? Was he trying to get into the Guiness book of records as yellow lit up St Mirren Park. 26, 27, 28 - 36, 41, 42 - 44, 47 and 49. No, that's not the lottery numbers, it's the times within a 23 minute period that the clown in charge flashed his cards and stifled the willingness of players from both sides to get too enthusiastic about the game, resulting in a dour stop start affair with a Greg Tansey penalty just before half time sealing the win. If the SPFL want to encourage fans to go and watch live football, then they need to have a word with these egomaniacs and get them to understand that without spectators, we won't be needing referees. Bring back the men from Luxembourg, our lot could certainly learn something from them. RossP will have a full report when he returns...................erm, assuming he is returning from somewhere. Honesty is the best policy This match report will be slightly different to my usual pieces of writing, in that I’ll be reviewing a match that I didn’t actually manage to attend! Having made plans to travel to the game once I’d picked up wedding rings from Glasgow in the morning, the missus and I were gutted to be told that (despite assurances) the rings had not arrived – which then led to us cancelling the car journey down on the morning of the game. I remember once reading about a journalist getting sacked after fabricating a glowing review of a Meatloaf gig that unbeknownst to him was actually cancelled… so rather than going down that route I’ve pieced together my account of the dedicated MFR2 radio coverage I listened to, the match highlights I’ve watched and the reviews from the various message boards which cover the match. Team lineups Inverness sprung a surprise by replacing Aaron Doran with Danny Williams on the left wing, a move that has led to fans suggesting a link to Doran’s frustration shown when substituted against Ross County. Hopefully this is not the case as with suspensions and injuries likely arriving very soon we need every player pulling in the same direction. The rest of the team were as predicted, playing in the familiar 4-2-3-1 formation. St Mirren kept a winning team together, with the only change being Drury replacing the injured Wylde in the midfield. On the pitch The first half was interrupted with Willie Collum wearing his pencil down from persistent bookings – 7 in total for 45 minutes! Reports from fans range between a shambolic performance from the man in the middle, giving cautions for very little, to some saying that it was our own players naivety and persistent fouling leading to Collum’s firm approach to the match. In amongst the card issuing, the game was reduced to St Mirren shooting waywardly from distance and a more direct approach from Inverness than usual leading to several chances in the penalty area. First a Billy Mckay goal was chalked off as offside following a cross from Shinnie in 20 minutes. Looking at the replays it seems a very marginal decision where perhaps only his body leaning forward took him into an offside position. Mckay was thwarted again soon after, with his touch altering the direction of a Ryan Christie shot into the keeper’s body. We soon took the lead though after Marc McAusland wanted Gary Warren’s shirt before the full time whistle. An easy decision for the referee to award a penalty, as the top was nearly over his head by the time the ball arrived in the box. Greg Tansey stepped up and powered an unstoppable shot wide to the keeper’s left. One final important piece of action was where Ryan Christie picked up his first booking for persistent fouling, a decision that most fans online have agreed with. Half Time 0–1 St Mirren were straight on the front foot from kick off, carving out an opportunity for Drury at the corner of the penalty area where he drove the ball into the side netting. Collum was also quick to get involved again with his notebook as he issued his 8th card of the day, this time to St Mirren’s Marwood before then changing the nature of the game by giving Ryan Christie his marching orders. Looking at the challenge several times online I actually agree with Collum’s assessment of the incident, where the cliché of Christie’s ‘youthful exuberance’ led him to make a rash challenge on John McGinn from a near seated position after winning the ball initially from Kenny McLean. Despite going for the ball, the challenge looked dangerous and would have resulted in potential injury for McGinn had his leg been planted. St Mirren immediately looked to get on the front foot with the ineffective Reilly being replaced by former Hibee Ross Caldwell, followed by Brown coming on for Man City loanee Drury. In response Inverness adopted a 4-4-1 formation with the two banks of four moving extremely well as a unit, restricting St Mirren to long passes to the strikers or shots from distance. Dean Brill saved a deflected drive from McGinn very well and Carl Tremarco managed to block a shot directed at goal by St Mirren right back Jason Naismith. Looking at the replay it appears the home players and fans who claimed for handball may have had a point, with Tremarco appearing to stop the shot with his legs but his arms then definitely stop the ball’s momentum once it was on the ground. One final chance came the Buddies way with an additional time goal mouth scramble, which Inverness cleared by the unusual method of Shinnie battering the ball off David Raven’s face. Full Time 0-1 RossP review: I’m delighted with the 3 points against a team coming into form, at their own ground. These points are especially welcomed when we have games versus Dundee United and Celtic coming up. It’s disappointing to lose Christie and Draper to suspension, but hopefully the likes of Polworth, Ross and Doran bust a gut to compete for their positions whilst they are missing. Glowing praise has been heaped on the organisation shown by the defence after the red card, by home and away fans and rightly so. We should count ourselves lucky to have such a talented backline and it can only be a matter of time before Josh Meekings and Graeme Shinnie move on. Billy Mckay showed some good touches to bring others into play and was unlucky not to get himself back on the scoresheet. His challenger for the lone striker role didn’t impress as we had hoped, with a lack of confidence noted when one on one with the less mobile Jim Goodwin and then a poor unorthodox finish when he should have used his weaker foot to get his debut goal. Date: 18/10/2014 Venue: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3109 Referee: Willie Collum St Mirren: 0 Lineup: Kello, Naismith, Kelly, McAusland, Goodwin, McGinn, McLean, Drury (Brown 65), Marwood, Reilly (Caldwell 56), Ball Subs:- Ridgers, Caldwell, Tesselaar, Brown, Baird, Williams, Mallan Scorers: - Booked: Naismith, Reilly, McAusland, Marwood Sent Off: None Inverness CT: 1 Lineup: Brill, Raven, Meekings, Warren, Shinnie, Draper, Tansey, Watkins (Vincent 66), Williams (Tremarco 69), Christie, McKay (Sekajja 78) Subs:- Esson, Devine, Tremarco, Vincent, Doran, Ross, Sekajja Scorers: (Tansey, 43 Penalty) Booked: Watkins, Draper, Meekings, Christie Sent Off: Christie (second yellow)
  19. Tanseyyyyyyyyyyy penalty 0-1
  20. So, we know about County, stuffed 0-5 by Celtic and at the mo, St Johnstone 1-2 Killie Motherwell 0-2 Dundee United 0-0 Partick McKay no goal, I wonder if he wants to score today? That's a hat-trick of bookings for Inverness inside three minutes. Watkins, Draper and Meekings. Not sure if we will finish this game with eleven players, maybe we should be subbing someone or two.
  21. Scotty is missing so we might suffer a few glitches. Let me know if something is wrong/not working.
  22. Does not seem to be as many coming through this season. I upload them when they are available onto the previews and reports. Check the ICT youtube page and the SPFL one as well, but nothing on there as I type.

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