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He didn't say it was deliberate, though.

Here's the apparent breach "Disciplinary Rule 200: In that at the above match you did deny the opposing team an obvious goal scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball" As others have said, I can't see how intent can be proved in this case (remember, Cifci's assault was thrown out as "unproven") because he clearly tries to head the ball and has his eyes closed! As Yogi has intimated on the STV site - he'll drag up every possible case possible to show that there is no precedent for this. But this is the SFA....

It is hard to believe that a so-called professional organisation can get literally EVERY decision that they make wrong! From handling the Rangers affair to scheduling of cup matches to overturning (or not) refereeing decisions - they truly have an astonishing record. Even the selection of McLean to ref a Celtic match was a hostage to fortune. Now, in attempting to pander to a powerful member and to cover up for mistakes of officials, they have opened an even bigger can of worms and attracted even more ridicule. Just grow a pair and stand up to the Grusome twosome with an unacceptable sense of entitlement. Disgusting.

Here's the defence: Manuel Neuer would have been hard pushed to have deliberately got his hand to the ball at that range....with his eyes open! Josh has quite clearly got his eyes closed (because he was expecting it to hit his head!) Given that hand-eye co-ordination is required to deliberately handle the ball, it is simply impossible to have done this intentionally with your eyes closed. Perhaps the SFA think he's equipped with sonar?! Tw@ts!

Good statement from the club. Absolutely the correct thing to do. Excellent. Get the DU lawyer in.

Of course, Zaluska will be cited for a reckless and dangerous challenge on Ofere too..............no? How can that possibly be?

Gutted for him. I think there's a case to be made that he went for it with his head, missed and it caught his arm, but I don't think they'll contest. That'll make it tricky in the final - Tremarco and Devine central defensive partnership?

Apart from Celtic, I'll be surprised if any team in the top 6 pick up more than 10 points or get fewer than 3. At the moment, at least, there are no dead games, so everybody will take points off everybody else. I think we'll get something of Abdn on Saturday and I can't see DU getting anything off Celtic. St J v Dundee is a Tayside derby, so I don't think that'll be straightforward. Here's my prediction: 1. Celtic: 94 2. Abdn: 78 3. ICT: 61 4. St J: 54 5. DU: 53 6. Dundee: 50

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32390325 Wonder who the 4 or 5 are that are likely to leave? Shinnie is obviously a cert and I think Watkins is too. I think most of the others would stay if they were offered a contract, but I wonder what's happening with Ross, Polworth, Devine and Raven. I'd be keen to keep all of them tbh, but I suspect that Ross, Devine and Polworth are getting a bit frustrated with their lack of first team action.

"It's all just sour grapes, sour grapes: no treble"!

I hope (and think) you're right, CaleyD, but this is the SFA...

Agree. The buzz at work from everybody (not just ICT fans, but even those who don't like football) is immense. It has captured the imagination and I'm sure plenty will take their extended families and friends. 8-9k for leugue cup final in winter will translate into 12k for the season finale in (hopefully) summer sunshine, with all the hype and build up. Again, I don't really care how many are there, so long as I am one of them!

Not at all sure on this one. Hopefully, the ref will say that he saw the ball strike his arm but maintains that he felt Meekings had no time to move it out the way. If he sticks to those guns, there's no cause for the compliance officer to be involved. If he says he didn't see it, then there might be retrospective action? Who knows how this all works.

Fair point, RobRoy. However, I suspect it was the SFA that set the price, not Celtic and I'm sure they'd like to keep consistency year on year. I think we just have to wait and see how they'll manage to screw us over this time!

The final should be at Hampden - no discussion. A St J fan on P&B put up the cost last year - £35 for adults £10 for concessions. I suspect it will be the same next month, but would be good if the SFA could bring these down a bit. Somebody suggested £50 for a family, which sounds like the right kind of incentive to me! Frankly, I don't care how many are there.....so long as I'm one of them!

2015 because I was there!

Just make attendance compulsory for all Inverness residents.

13. First appearance in Scottish Cup final!!!!! 14. Best ever season v Celtic (2 wins and a draw...with one still to play)

Chick Young looks gutted! Probably just because St Midden are mince.

Just so ffing brilliant. Could not have happened to a better bunch of guys who played some great football at times. Fans were fantastic throughout, despite the killjoy stewards. Didn't stop singing from start to finish. Song of the day was " stick your fffing treble up your @rse" albeit a bit premature. I'm knackered!

Boys on the pitch are brilliant. Fans with the drum - superb! Tw@ts in G4S jackets - an embarrassment. How to make an incident out of absolutely nothing. We can do this!

Finally, getting the butterflies for Sunday! Can't believe how low key the whole build up has been about the semi finals (not just in Inverness). Agree 100% with Davie - we're the last serious obstacle left to upset Celtic's treble applecart.....and they know it! Play at our best and we can win this!!!!! Last minute goal in extra time from Nick Ross to win it.....you heard it here first!

Loving your optimism, Davie, but 16 out of 18 points available??!! My guess is that we'll get ~9 points from 6 and DU will get ~10 points from 7, which would easily see us over the line....any advances on that?

Sadly, can't disagree. Frankly, expecting to win games usually ends in disappointment. The only games we might expect to win at the moment would be against St Mirren and Hamilton. So, the only way that we might expect to win games post-split is to have been in the bottom half! Not sure anybody would have preferred that! The whole point of getting in the top 6 is that you get to play the best in the country, so, yes, they'll be tough: wouldn't want it any other way. I'm sure DU are not relishing 2 games against both us and Aberdeen + 1 against Celtic + 2x Tayside derbies. Match their results and we're in 3rd.

I'm happy with that. Am I right in saying that we'll then have played DU 3 times at home? They'll not be happy with that....be we are!