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  1. The Long Man
    Cracking start, and the better team once again. But we need another goal. You just know what’s coming if we keep the score like this!
  2. The Long Man
    I think he will probably go over the bridge in the summer, to the retirement home for old ICT players.
  3. The Long Man
    Fantastic result on what was no doubt a difficult night weather wise. Top four, and we can only get better. DU and Ayr are both catchable, and we know County aren't any great shakes. Lot to look forward to for the rest of the season.
  4. The Long Man
    That was an assault, and should be treated as such.
  5. The Long Man
    Agreed - that was a cracking goal from White. What I also noticed was just after that County had their only sustained spell of pressure, for about 10 minutes. We needed all hands on deck, and White was back on the edge of our box, harrying and tackling, helping out the defence with no little success (and not conceding free kicks). Hopefully that is the kind of work ethic Robbo is instilling, that kind of commitment, work rate and together attitude will be invaluable.
  6. The Long Man
    Well, despite the stab-in-the-back ending (and it did feel like a mugging, as opposed to being outplayed - not least thanks to their unprovoked aggressive attitude, like sulky teenagers aware that they are being outclassed), that was a terrific game to be at, great support, atmosphere; the kind of game you couldn’t really take your eyes off for a second. Robbo was right - that was daylight robbery. Weirdly, in spite of the disbelief we felt walking away, there was also a certain amount of pride in the way we played. We played them off the park for long periods, with the kind of passing and moving we have had in the best periods of our history. If you remember where we were this time last year, and how we were at the beginning of this season, when I saw them last, there is a huge improvement. The most pleasing thing for me is how we played as a team - instead of that disjointed scattergun approach we seemed to have, this felt like a coherent unit who knew their positions and had a plan, getting the ball down the channels and behind their defence generated a lot of chances. Walsh in particular looks like an essential part of this team now. Of course it is a massive letdown to come away with nothing, but there was ample evidence that Robbo is moulding the team into a good football side who have nothing to fear from the distinctly unimpressive league leaders. We all know about the scoring problem, but with at least one more fresh face in this week, and Oakley to come back, if we can build on that performance we will come good. A strong second half to the season and we can challenge those above us. The next two games will be very interesting. I hope we can carry through the positives from that performance. The players deserve a bit of credit for it.
  7. The Long Man
    With County down 3-1 at Ayr this could be a very useful day if results stay this way.
  8. The Long Man
    Goal! Inverness CT 1, Dundee United 0. Tom Walsh (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Polworth. Lovely stuff.
  9. The Long Man
    Great stuff, took them to extra time and pens. Must have been great to watch, it was pretty good on twitter. Well done the lads. ?
  10. The Long Man
    Can I just say, following the U18's on Twitter is fun, and beats reading any more tiresome bickering about the board: https://twitter.com/ICTFC Go, lads!
  11. The Long Man
    I don't have any more answers than you do, or anybody else. Of course I am in favour of open communication and transparency. But it is also easy to sit in your armchair and blame the board, whilst at the same time expecting them to come up with large amounts of money, much as i would like them to. You have a load of questions/implications there of which I haven't the slightest idea of their veracity or accuracy. Contrary to your suggestions i don't have any qualms about hurting anybody's feelings, or think they are gods, or anything other than people not that different from the rest of us. If change is needed let's hear about it, and let's have it. But I would prefer it is based on some actual facts and not the reams of wild speculation that tends to fly about here. If you want answers to those questions, then you won't get them here, perhaps open up some communication with the board yourself. Hopefully the resurrected Supporters Trust will be doing exactly that, and i will be very glad to support them doing so, where we can hopefully have a collaborative dialogue. But if anybody thinks running a Scottish football club in the Championship is easy, on low crowds such as ours, you are welcome to contribute your ideas.
  12. The Long Man
    I am not aware of any our board members who think there is any financial gain to be had from being on the board, or have active business ventures which could possibly benefit. How would that even work? Some of them have dipped their hand into their own pocket, but there is obviously a limit to that.
  13. The Long Man
    Ridgers has become so good, he will surely attract attention from other clubs. I hope we tie him down with a generous contract. Great day, we were due a bit of fortune.
  14. The Long Man
    Alloa and DU winning - would be a great day if it all stays the same...
  15. The Long Man
    That's twice we have outplayed them, deserved a win but got the draw. Those 4 points would have made a nice difference. But keep going like that and we will do alright. We're going the right way. And remember the disparity in budgets between the two teams.
  16. The Long Man
    think he might get a run out, but the priority will be to have him fit for Saturday, and not get any setbacks tonight.
  17. The Long Man
    Robbo was singing their praises in that BBC interview last week, and is keen to see some of them progress through the ranks. Could be exciting times to come.
  18. The Long Man
    It's a pity that the post match interviews Robbo used to do that were posted here don't appear any more. That was exactly the kind of thing he would explain his reasoning on, and I have no doubt that he did have his reasons.
  19. The Long Man
    Without Fox that would have been a drubbing for the moneybaggers.. Mind you, Ridgers did his own heroics at the end there.
  20. The Long Man
    Where's oor Charlie when you need him? ?
  21. The Long Man
    From the BBC match report: Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager John Robertson: "I thought we totally dominated the match for an hour, created all the best chances in the first half, played some lovely football and cut through them for fun. We just couldn't get it past Foxy - I thought he had a terrific game. "We played the better football, created better chances but just didn't take them. In the end it's a good point - it's away and it's a derby game but we would have liked to have won. But to come to a club that's spent double the budget we've spent and be the better side shows that we are going to be at the right end of the table." As ever, good summary from Robbo. Very happy to be the better side, at less than half the cost. Moreover, a younger side with more to come as they mature together.
  22. The Long Man
    Good stuff. Remember the doom and gloom after Hearts - now look where both clubs are. Sets up next week beautifully. BTW what happened to Robbo's post match interviews? I used to enjoy his forthright views.
  23. The Long Man
    You are so cynical and defeatist. Nothing the club does is good enough for you.
  24. The Long Man
    I would also like point out the lad has called Inverness "a real paradise", so that promotes him to ambassador at least: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45289943 We have also signed a lad from Lewis, but he hasn't said anything about the other worldly qualities of Inverness, so I guess he is more of a foreigner. But seriously, the investment in youth and their encouraging results is an exciting development for the future. Bring them on.
  25. The Long Man
    That's more like it!
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