WelshRef

Hi guys, Llongyfarchadau mawr - which means many congratulations on the big win ! I was pleased to see my Scottish team do so well in the SPL after the result against Celtic. Is there anywhere to see highlights of the game online?

Well guys - I made it to Inverness on Saturday - but so did the frost ! I've posted the story of the day in the QOS game thread. But just to say here that we had a great welcome from a couple of very kind ladies from the club - and got treated to a quick tour of the stadium. All my family became fans as a result of this ! And I'll do my best to get back up to see Caley Thistle sometime. All the best for the rest of the season - I'll be keeping a close eye on your results. See you soon ! Welsh Ref ps - Immortal Howden Ender - llongyfarchiadau !! How come your Welsh is so bendigedig ?!

Some of you may remember that this was the game that I was hoping to see - having travelled from Wales [via a bit of skiing in the Cairngorms!]. So you can imagine how terrible I felt as I heard the bad news on Radio Scotland as I drove up towards Inverness. But I carried on with the family and made it to the stadium - and to the shop before it closed to buy a programme and a mug - unfortunately the mugs had all been sold - but the very kind lady in the shop gave me a used mug so that I could have a memory of our visit. While I was there I also met a man and his son who'd travelled up from London to see the game too !! As I made my way back to the car - I mentioned that we'd come from Wales for the match and another very kind lady from the club gave my family and I a quick tour of the stadium - which even my wife and daughter enjoyed immensely ! We're all fans of ICT after that !! And I'll do my best to try and come back sometime in the future ! We were there at about 1pm - and as we were looking at the pitch - the sun was shining and the pitch looked perfect apart from about 8 yards under the shadow of the stand to the left of the main stand. I obviously didn't get to inspect the pitch properly so I cannot say how hard the ground was - but it was disappointing to say the least. For your information - my family and I decided to travel back via Loch Ness and Glen Coe - and stayed the night in Dumfries. On Sunday morning we went to see Palmerston - but it was not a patch on your stadium !! Thanks for the "warm" welcome from 5 new Caley Thistle fans !! Diolch yn fawr ! Welsh Ref, Pontypridd, Wales.

I'm sure I'll feel at home in the middle of the cold and the sheep ! I can hear the song already - but it's not the anthem - it's the hymn "Guide me O thou great Jehova" and the Caleythistle part would fit perfectly into the "Bread of Heaven, Bread of Heaven - feed me now and evermore" bit - and who knows after our visit I may well become a Caleythistle fan for evermore?!

Welsh refs are the best, of course. And we're consistent - we keep BOTH eyes closed !! But I'm sure if we gave all the decisions to CaleyThistle not too many people would complain.

Thanks guys, I'm a fogey of 46 now ! so maybe the Main stand sounds good - and as a ref/asst it'll be good to judge the offsides myself! WelshRef

Shwmai fy nghefndrid Celtaidd ! Hello to my Celtic cousins !! I'm hoping to bring my family up to ski in the Cairngorms for half-term and as I'm a referee and assistant in the Welsh League I'd love to see a Scottish League match. I've seen that you have a match v QofS on Sat Feb 20 k.o 3pm - do you think this is a good match to see ? [i know it's a little further North - but as we're so close I'd love to come to Inverness] If we do come - and if the weather's ok by then?!? - what tickets would you recommend? I can see the different prices - but where is the family stand? [i can't find a map of the ground - or am I missing something obvious?] :P Diolch/Thanks WelshRef