Clach Game

[Duke of Inverness]

I think I'll sit in the away dug out at this game. I've more right to be there than Ferguson (both of them) 

[+snorbens_caleyman]

10 hours ago, Duke of Inverness said:

I think I'll sit in the away dug out at this game.

Given the number of players we have, there will probably be room for you and a few others.

[Leaky Blinder]

10 hours ago, Duke of Inverness said:

I think I'll sit in the away dug out at this game. I've more right to be there than Ferguson (both of them) 

You'll  be fine auld Ferguson will base himself in the wine shed offering out free tips on keeping pigeons & sparring home owners

[IBM]

Can someone confirm the kick off time for this game tomorrow?

Clach website still showing 12.00 and ours 14.00.

[tm4tj]

It was changed to 2pm after initially being 12.

Our first Pre-Season Friendly takes place tomorrow as we face @clachfc at Grant Street Park, 2pm kick-off

Adults: £10, Children/Concessions: £5, Under 14s: FREE

Clach will still be operating a pay at the gate service and will accept both cash and card.

Tickets also… pic.twitter.com/9pHiAykc4B

— Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (@ICTFC) June 28, 2024

[Satan]

£10 for a pre season game.

'The Clach' are on another moneymaking scam there.

There will be a lot of home 'concessions' I'm sure.

[tm4tj]

Start of pre-season today. Reminder that kick-off is 2:00pm. If nothing else it might give us an indication as to who we have available and have we any trialists/loans etc.

 

Adults: £10,

Children/Concessions: £5,

Under 14s: FREE

Clach will still be operating a pay at the gate service and will accept both cash and card.

 

 

 

If we can stick to the footbal on this topic please, there are plenty of other topics to vent your displeasure on.

 

Our first Pre-Season Friendly takes place tomorrow as we face @clachfc at Grant Street Park, 2pm kick-off

Adults: £10, Children/Concessions: £5, Under 14s: FREE

Clach will still be operating a pay at the gate service and will accept both cash and card.

Tickets also… pic.twitter.com/9pHiAykc4B

— Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (@ICTFC) June 28, 2024

 

[Leaky Blinder]

16 hours ago, Satan said:

£10 for a pre season game.

'The Clach' are on another moneymaking scam there.

There will be a lot of home 'concessions' I'm sure.

£10 to get in, £11 to get out 

[Duke of Inverness]

Going to watch Josh Meekings. I'm going for noon as I'm sitting in the away dugout.

Won't be sub goalie after all as I got my nails done yesterday.

Edited June 29 by Duke of Inverness

[Starscape]

Amazing to think how young Josh Meekings still is. Were his injuries so bad that this premier division / cup finalist / former Dundee captain is not good enough for League One? It'll be interesting to find out.

[Yngwie]

11 minutes ago, Starscape said:

Amazing to think how young Josh Meekings still is. Were his injuries so bad that this premier division / cup finalist / former Dundee captain is not good enough for League One? It'll be interesting to find out.

I know. When he was winning the cup with us, we’d all have much more readily believed that in his peak years he would be playing for The Rangers, not Brora Rangers.

[Satan]

23 minutes ago, Starscape said:

Amazing to think how young Josh Meekings still is. Were his injuries so bad that this premier division / cup finalist / former Dundee captain is not good enough for League One? It'll be interesting to find out.

He could play in goal too...

[STFU]

3 minutes ago, Satan said:

He could play in goal too...

Beat me to it.  Lol

[tm4tj]

STARTING XI to face @clachfc

1. Jack Newman (GK)
2. Jack Walker
3. Matthew Strachan
4. Danny Devine
5. Remi Savage
6. Jake Davidson
7. Keith Bray
8. Luis Longstaff
9. Billy Mckay
10. Adam Brooks
11. Robbie Thompson

SUBS

13. Szymon Rebilas (GK)
12. Calum MacKay
14.… pic.twitter.com/gJ2xGWMMkT

— Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (@ICTFC) June 29, 2024

ICT Subs: 13. Szymon Rebilas (GK) 12. Calum MacKay 14. Ethan Cairns 15. Cameron Ferguson 16. Calum MacLeod 17. Sam Nixon 18. Shae Keogh 19. Ben Corner

 

 

 

[Leaky Blinder]

21 minutes ago, tm4tj said:

ICT Subs: 13. Szymon Rebilas (GK) 12. Calum MacKay 14. Ethan Cairns 15. Cameron Ferguson 16. Calum MacLeod 17. Sam Nixon 18. Shae Keogh 19. Ben Corner

 

 

 

 

[Leaky Blinder]

2 keepers involved in the keeper warm up .. just a young looking lad though 

[+CaleyHedgehog]

Just coming oot to play now and getting a wee bit of the old excitement back despite myself.

C'mon Caley

[caley100]

No sign of Nik Ujdur??  Canna be injured, Another decent player out of favour with the big dollop?

[tm4tj]

Ujdur had back spams in training and Gilmour not 100% yet.

[caley100]

Any score yet?

[tm4tj]

Clach 0-2 Inverness CT Brooks (57), Calum Mackay (83)

 

Low key pre-season game with Inverness shading it with two second half goals. Adam Brooks after 57 minutes when he ran onto a through ball to guide it into the bottom corner and a well worked goal manufactured by Ethan Cairns and Ben Corner before Calum Mackay lashed his feed high into the net from twelve yards for an emphatic finish after 83 minutes. 

Poor first half played out on a lush pitch which would have slowed the ball up and a stiff breeze affecting play as well. Nobody really caught the eye although Longstaff and Thompson looked the most likely for us with Clach having their share of the ball, but clear chances were at a premium. Same pattern in the second half with Ethan Cairns prominent and Calum Mackay the pick of the players. Clach did squander one glaring opportunity with a fresh air swipe and another couple of half chances. Josh Meekings played at the back for them, a great player for us a couple of stone ago.

Difficult to judge anything on a breezy chilly afternoon and the grass needing another notch down on the mower with players getting their first outing. Everyone got on the pitch at some stage.

Gilmour and Ujdur out as a precaution I'm told, and Lewis Nicolson in attendance but not stripped. Shae Keogh came off injured late in game.

STARTING XI:  1. Jack Newman (GK) 2. Jack Walker 3. Matthew Strachan 4. Danny Devine 5. Remi Savage 6. Jake Davidson 7. Keith Bray 8. Luis Longstaff 9. Billy Mckay 10. Adam Brooks 11. Robbie Thompson

 ICT Subs: 13. Szymon Rebilas (GK) 12. Calum MacKay 14. Ethan Cairns 15. Cameron Ferguson 16. Calum MacLeod 17. Sam Nixon 18. Shae Keogh 19. Ben Corner

 

[LisleRightPeg]

Looks like Ferguson isn’t going to change the style of play, sadly! Good to see so many young lads involved for the club. I thought Savage + Walker were very good and Ethan Cairns + Calum Mackay looked lovely when they came on. I never seen enough of Cameron Ferguson to make a judgment but he looked very unfit. All in all a good workout. 

[Leaky Blinder]

Savage looked secure at the back. Ferguson looked as slow as a week in the jail but a few nice touches outside the box. Looks the part with his ripped socks. 

All a bit pedestrian but the team got some minutes in their legs. One concern is a number of the youngsters did look lightweight for the level they're going into.

Onwards to Station Park on Tuesday 

[Robert]

It was nice being back at a game and good to see 11 local youngsters involved.

At first I thought we were going with a back 4 but it quickly became clear it was a back 3/5 with Bray and Strachan the wing backs. Davidson was played in central midfield with Longstaff on his right and Thompson on his left.

I agree with tm4tj’s assessment. The wind messed things up a bit in the first half, which was even with Clach having more chances, despite us bossing possession. It was reminiscent of last season, plenty of possession but no cutting edge, no one left up when defending a corner and Mckay dropping very deep.

We pretty much bossed the second half and both goals were well taken.

I’d pick out a couple more players to those mentioned already. I thought Davidson was very comfortable in midfield, and Strachan had a good game at left wing back.

Too early to draw any conclusions, but it felt good to be back at a game.

[Yngwie]

Pleasantly surprised we won’t this, given the squad and the lack of training. 
Tougher tests lie ahead though.