v Dundee Utd (a) Nov23

[tm4tj]

All conquering Arab's await

 

It's a massive test for Big Dunc's battlers as we head to Tannadice this Saturday for a game against runaway League leaders and promotion favourites Dundee United. I'm sure he will be remembered fondly by the Arab's faithful. Dunc made 88 appearances for United and a £4million pound transfer profit when he joined Rangers before a 'clash' of heads saw him spend some time at her Majesty's pleasure in 1994. 3:00pm is the scheduled kick-off time for this one and it will be a foolish man who will put money on an away win. We are, however, often better without the favourites tag although this one might be a bridge too far as Jim Goodwins unbeaten team are sweeping all aside mercilessly. They won the first fixture at the Caledonian Stadium 1-0 back in September, just after the end of Doddsball when we were managerless. We are more solid at the back now with Ujdur, Devine and Boyes to chose from but still a bit toothless up front although David Wotherspoon showed on his debut what a bit of class will do for you.

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Match/ticket/travel info

Forces go Free

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Venue: H2H v Dundee Utd

Pld

Won

Drn

Lst

For

Agst

+ / -

Home	34	10	10	14	35	44	-9
Away	28	7	10	11	36	42	-6
Neutral	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	62	17	20	25	71	86	-15

As expected, United have the edge in these fixtures, especially over the last 10 fixtures.

Last 10 Competitive Meetings:

0 - 1 (H)

1 - 2 (A)

0 - 3 (H)

1 - 4 (A)

0 - 3 (A)

0 - 1 (H)

0 - 2 (H)

2 - 1 (A)

0 - 1 (A)

1 - 1 (H)

The last time we won at Tannadice was in March 2019 in a Scottish Cup Quarter Final tie.

KARMA BIG STYLE: Full report 2 - 1.  Inverness opened the scoring when Joe Chalmers cut onto his left foot and curled the ball into the roof of the net from sixteen yards for a sublime goal. Chalmers almost added a second but he volleyed onto the bar from six yards when the ball found him unmarked. The first half ended at 1-0 with Ridgers a virtual spectator. Substitute Paul McMullan blatantly cheated to earn a penalty and Nicky Clark slotted his second in two games. In a dramatic finish, Nathan Austin had a marginal offside decision go against him as he superbly headed home a Polworth free kick, however, Aaron Doran nodded home after a fantastic knock on from Jordan White to win the tie in the second minute of time added on.  Aaron Doran was MotM, and not just for his goal, his all round game showed he was a menace to United from the start. To be honest you couldn't fault anyone in a total team performance. Jordan White has become a fans favourite after a stuttering start at Inverness and he showed yesterday how important he is to our game plan. Chalmers was incredible as well and Liam Polworth showed his value with some great through balls. Unsung heroes all over the park and none moreso that Charlie Trafford who was immense in the engine room. Hampden here we come!

In the first encounter this season:  0 - 1 Late Strike Ruins the Day:  Another very late goal ruined what had been a reasonably resolute performance by managerless Inverness. However, the end result remains the same and we went down to an avoidable sclaff in time added on when substitute Chris Mochrie poked the ball home after Ridgers had cleared a bouncing effort away from the top corner only for the United players to react quickest to prod the ball into the bottom corner with the aid of a deflection. Meh! It doesn't rain but it pours...

Last Time Out

Inverness recorded their first home win of the Championship Season after Big Dunc led the team to a narrow 1-0 victory over Airdrieonians. The winner came when David Wotherspoon showed quick feet and composure on his debut to stroke home eight minutes before the break. Not a vintage performance but we restricted Airdrie to very little as we kept the visitors out to record a clean sheet and three points in the bag, albeit withstanding a late push from the visitors as they tried to salvage a point.

Last Five: L  L  W  D  W  

 

Dundee United beat Airdrie at the Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Tuesday night having hammered Arbroath 6-0 last Friday night. Kai Fotheringham scored twice against the Diamonds to put the Arabs on 27 points at the top of the table.

Louis Moult scored a brace against Arbroath as United flexed their muscle. Docherty Fotheringham, Watt and Cudjoe were also on the mark. That's eight goals for Moult, the former Motherwell striker. Kevin Holt has 7 with Kai Fotheringham on 6. Cudjoe has 4 goals attributed to him and thats a pretty potent strike force, four scorers in the top ten Championship goalscorers. Moult was an unused sub against Airdrie.

Last five: W  D  W  W  W  

 

As it stands on Friday morning >>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latest Team News

Inverness will be without the usual long term casualties (MacGregor, Nicolson, Doran, Welsh, Duffy, Samuels). Wotherspoon debuted last week as did Cillian Sheridan who looks like he will need to get up to speed before we see any benefits from him. Luis Longstaff, one of our most promising player of late, was subbed off injured last week and is a doubt. Aye eye, Morgan Boyes might feature......... I'll take that as a yes. Dundee loan player Max Anderson will relish this task and I'm sure he will be a target for the 'Shed' boo boys. Ear plugs at the ready Max! 

Here's Dunc, learning quickly from the ICT managers handbook: Tell them nothing>>>

 

Jim Goodwin has a wealth of funds and a Premiership squad to play around with>>>

He will, however, be without Ross Docherty for this one though as the midfielder faces a couple of weeks out with a groin strain. 

United team in 0-2 win at Airdrie on Tuesday night,

Walton

 

Grimshaw   Gallagher   Holt   McMann

 

Sibbald   Docherty (Tillson 20)

 

Fotheringham (Cudjoe 83)  Glass (Mochrie 76)   Middleton

 

Watt

 

Subs not used:  Newman (gk); Denham, Graham, Moult, Freeman, Stirton

 

Here's a date for your diary..... almost

We enter the Scottish Cup with a third round home draw against Cowdenbeath. The game will be played on the weekend of the 25th of November but the date and time have still to be confirmed.

 

 

 

 

[The Mantis]

Can’t find any sign of online tickets for away fans for this game. No biggie though…

[Robert]

40 minutes ago, The Mantis said:

Can’t find any sign of online tickets for away fans for this game. No biggie though…

Try this:

https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/tickets/away-club-online-ticket-hub?ftredirect=1 

On the squad, Duffy was on the bench last week so is hopefully also available unless he’s got another knock.

I see this as a “free hit” as any point(s) we get will be a bonus.

Edited November 3, 2023 by Robert

[The Mantis]

4 minutes ago, Robert said:

Try this:

https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/tickets/away-club-online-ticket-hub?ftredirect=1 

On the squad, Duffy was on the bench last week so is hopefully also available unless he’s got another knock.

I see this as a “free hit” as any point(s) we get will be a bonus.

Many thanks @Robert. Can’t say I’ve been behind the goals there since it was terracing.

[bdu98196]

23 minutes ago, Robert said:

I see this as a “free hit” as any point(s) we get will be a bonus.

'Free hit'? Should be aiming a bit higher than that. Clearly its an early season title decider - cant afford DUtd 22points ahead, a win though and its only 16 points with 2 games in hand!!!

[Robert]

4 minutes ago, bdu98196 said:

'Free hit'? Should be aiming a bit higher than that. Clearly its an early season title decider - cant afford DUtd 22points ahead, a win though and its only 16 points with 2 games in hand!!!

You are turning into Moog now Big Dunc is in the building!

I will be over the moon if we win the “early season title decider”!

Edited November 3, 2023 by Robert

[jed5697]

[bdu98196]

46 minutes ago, Robert said:

You are turning into Moog now Big Dunc is in the building!

Not at all, but I do admit it's slightly tongue cheek.  However there is definitely improvement both in terms of general mood and results. It's clear we are weak in certain areas but the early recruitment shows Dunc is being backed and its more proactive than we have been used to recently.

We probably are better in terms of squad than where we sit and should be somewhere around the top half or play off position 4th to 6th. But if we can start to find goals then the stats show defensively we are capable therefore why not consider there can be a push this season.

Given its only the first round played for us and we have the new manager finding a statement result tomorrow followed by results over the next round of games might have some teams looking over their shoulders. Alternatively it's a false dawn and we are delaying the slide to join Falkirk in seaside league obscurity.

[Robert]

The other two teams in the bottom three are playing just now, and Dunfermline lead at Morton after 20 seconds. If they win they go fourth.

[Robert]

Morton 0-2 Dunfermline after 7 minutes.

I was worried we could be detached at the bottom this week given we didn’t play on Tuesday but we should hold onto 9th regardless of what happens tomorrow, with games on hand on most of those above us.

There is hope!

[Robert]

Steven Boyd (remember him?) got Morton back in it with a penalty but too little too late as it ended Morton 1-2 Dunfermline. 

Edited November 3, 2023 by Robert

[+snorbens_caleyman]

Anyone else notice that the topic header says "Nov23"?

I suppose that's correct, but it gives us a choice of 30 days

[Eagle4Caley]

17 hours ago, bdu98196 said:

'Free hit'? Should be aiming a bit higher than that. Clearly its an early season title decider - cant afford DUtd 22points ahead, a win though and its only 16 points with 2 games in hand!!!

In fact a win, two games in hand and two more opportunities to deny United points over the season...and its a walk in the park!

Let see if we can avoid getting drubbed first perhaps

[+Moogthurso]

I feel you are all teasing me. 

 

We have the caley  manager with the best ever win record in charge. No one else comes close to 66% wins. 

That gives us 54 more points this season starting today.

That makes us second against last years table finishing on at least 62

Look up and believe.

 

 

 

Edited November 4, 2023 by Moogthurso

[Robert]

52 minutes ago, Moogthurso said:

I feel you are all teasing me.

Not at all, your positivity is great to see!

[tm4tj]

[Oferesbumfiddle]

From that lineup it looks like a change in formation, maybe a 5-4-1 or something along those lines

[+Moogthurso]

3 at the back?

 

[Robert]

Harper maybe in a more advanced role given we are missing Longstaff with Boyes at left back?

[+snorbens_caleyman]

34 minutes ago, Moogthurso said:

3 at the back?

 

BBC website suggests 4-4-1-1.  Boyes at right back and Harper left back.

Edited November 4, 2023 by snorbens_caleyman

[Robert]

It’s not that reliable at times and Boyes is a left sided defender. I’m sure someone there will let us know later. 

[Robert]

Half time 0-0.

A booking for Ujdur and several saves by Ridgers based on the BBC text. We’ve had three attempts, one in target, with 42% of possession. 

[CaleyCanary]

5 points in the bag for Gringo’s NPL  - gotta get your priorities right 

[IBM]

4 minutes ago, Robert said:

Half time 0-0.

A booking for Ujdur and several saves by Ridgers based on the BBC text. We’ve had three attempts, one in target, with 42% of possession. 

I will be happy if we can keep a clean sheet and delighted if we can score against United.

[robbo1985]

It's three at the back with Carson and Harper wing backs.... Hope they can still get forward in the second half Very positive showing first half but still missing clinical edge in final third.  Shaw stayed up under in a challenge in penalty box - very honest - but had he gone down it was certain penalty I feel.  United have missed a couple of sitters.  Come on Caley!!!

Edited November 4, 2023 by robbo1985