Smokies Away Oct 2024

[tm4tj]

Meanwhile, on the pitch

 

With the noose of administration tightening around the Caley Jags' neck, the team on the park will head down to Gayfield on Saturday looking to put off-field issues behind them as they take on a rejuvenated Arbroath at 3:00pm. Flynn Duffy appears to be the main one missing out again although Lewis Nicolson and Ethan Cairns may also still be absent. Loan signing Charlie Reilly will meet up with the squad at Arbroath and will be in contention for a place in the squad on Saturday. 

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Match/Ticket/Supporters Bus Info

£££SAVE ICTFC FUND£££

OPEN MEETING ON MONDAY 7th

Finances & Threat of Admin

Panos Thomas Resignation

There's a lot to take in in the above links

Have a read on CTO for fans reactions

Charlie Reilly on Loan

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Venue H2H v ARBROATH

Pld

Won

Drn

Lst

For

Agst

+ / -

Home	27	18	5	4	62	22	+40
Away	25	11	7	7	36	30	+6
Neutral	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	52	29	12	11	98	52	+46

Historically we hold a big advantage over Arbroath. However, most of that was built up in a previous life when we dished out the odd seven goal thrashing. Changed days now and many of the more recent games are close affairs.

Last 10 Competitive Meetings v Arbroath

0 - 0 (H)

2 - 1 (H)

1 - 1 (A)

1 - 2 (H)

3 - 2 (A)

2 - 4 (A)

2 - 0 (H)

4 - 1 (A)

1 - 1 (H)

0 - 0 (A)

It's a long time since our first encounter with Arbroath back in August 13th 1994 when Alan Hercher scored that hat-trick as we started off on the bottom rung of Scottish Football. He would be turning in his grave if he knew what they have done to our club now. 30 years of memories; Scottish Premier League Football, a Scottish Cup win and European Football, all undone by total mismanagement on a scale unheard of around here. Hang your heads in shame!...

Ian Broadfoot reported on this historic occasion: Caledonian Thistle's Scottish League debut resulted in a tremendous performance and a fine victory. Alan Hercher was the hat-trick hero as Caley Thistle got their League campaign off to a flying start. Three first half goals by Hercher set the scene for a dramatic opening League 3 encounter. In the opening minutes Caley Thistle 'keeper Mark McRitchie had to look sharp to save a 15 yard drive from John Reilly. In 13 minutes Mark McAllister won a corner and Alan Hercher headed in Graeme Bennett's kick to score Caley Thistle's first ever Scottish League goal. It was not long before he also scored the second and third! Before that Arbroath came close on two occasions -the first when a John Brock header went inches past the post and the second when a 25 yard free kick almost found the net. John Scott and Mike Andrew had chances for the home side before Alan Hercher again wrote his name into the record books. In 31 minutes he shot home his second goal through a ruck of players then headed home another corner in 33 minutes.
Half Time: 3-0
In the second half Arbroath came back into it and scored through Brock and Reilly - Caley Thistle bounced back and scored twice more.
In 71 minutes Paul McKenzie latched onto a long McRitchie clearance and lobbed over the keeper then Wilson Robertson completed the scoring six minutes later with a high ball from 22 yards.
Full Time: 5-2
This rounded off an exciting match and an historic occasion for both the club and Inverness.

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Season so Far

INVERNESS CT:  D L D D W D D D  Our season got off to a slow start with a draw at home to Dumbarton followed by a penalty defeat at Annan. Another two draws against Montrose (h) and Kelty Hearts (a) before our first win of the season over Queen of the South at the Caledonian Stadium. We beat Stirling Albion 3-0 to send us into a fourth Rnd tie away to Livingston thanks to a brace from Adam Brooks and a strike from Adam MacKinnon. That was followed up by us throwing away a two goal lead at Alloa to end up with a 2-2 draw six minutes later. A Danny Devine volley and Calum MacLeod with his first goal for the club were the scorers at Recreation Park. Last time out we had a disappointing 1-1 draw at home against Cove Rangers who opened the scoring through Adam Emslie. James Nolan on loan from Manchester United's youth squad levelled the game before the hour. Next up was a home game against Stenhousemuir. Quite frankly this was a dull game with neither side able to score although Musa Dibaga did make a wonderful penalty save in the first half.

ARBROATH FC: L D L D D L W W  Arbroath were propping up the League at the start of the season but have slowly lifted themselves up to mid-table with wins in their last two games over Annan at home and Cove Rangers away. Their three defeats came from Stenhousemuir (2-1) on day one, Kelty Hearts (0-3) on day three and Queen of the South (2-1) on Matchday six. The draws came against Montrose, Dumbarton and Alloa in that order. They also dumped Montrose out of the Challenge Cup with a resounding 3-0 win at Gayfield

There's nothing to separate the sides on the park, but will the off-field struggles affect the players.

Pos	Team	Pld	Gd	Pts
1	Queen of South	8	4	14
2	Alloa Athletic	8	3	14
3	Montrose	8	4	13
4	Kelty Hearts	8	5	12
5	Stenhousemuir	8	0	11
6	Inverness CT	8	0	9
7	Arbroath	8	-1	9
8	Cove Rangers	8	-3	8
9	Annan Athletic	8	-9	7
10	Dumbarton	8	-3	6

LATEST TEAM NEWS

The Smokies had this squad representing them in their televised clash against Cove Rangers last weekend. Just to be sure, there's pics of all their Starting XI for good measure. They came away with their second win in a row and bagged four goals in an excellent 4-2 win. Scott Stewart, Innes Murray. Ali Spalding and Jack Wilkie were the scorers

Ryan Dow is top scorer with three League goals. Scott Stewart has bagged two.

Arbroath have scored 10 goals in the League but have conceded 11. In contrast, we have only conceded 6 but have only scored 6. Something is going to give.

INVERNESS

Flynn Duffy and Lewis Nicolson definitely out and no news of Ethan Cairns. Charlie Reilly will manifest at Arbroath. He made five appearances for them last season so will know his way to the stadium.

Wonderful gesture by Duncan Ferguson to do the job for nothing at the moment to help our plight. Some might say that's what he is worth, however hats off to him for doing it.

 

[Duke of Inverness]

3 hours ago, tm4tj said:

Meanwhile, on the pitch

 

With the noose of administration tightening around the Caley Jags' neck, the team on the park will head down to Gayfield on Saturday looking to put off-field issues behind them as they take on a rejuvenated Arbroath at 3:00pm. Flynn Duffy appears to be the main one missing out again although Lewis Nicolson and Ethan Cairns may also still be absent. Loan signing Charlie Reilly will meet up with the squad at Arbroath and will be in contention for a place in the squad on Saturday. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Match/Ticket/Supporters Bus Info

£££SAVE ICTFC FUND£££

OPEN MEETING ON MONDAY 7th

Finances & Threat of Admin

Panos Thomas Resignation

There's a lot to take in in the above links

Have a read on CTO for fans reactions

Charlie Reilly on Loan

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

Venue H2H v ARBROATH

Pld

Won

Drn

Lst

For

Agst

+ / -

Home	27	18	5	4	62	22	+40
Away	25	11	7	7	36	30	+6
Neutral	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	52	29	12	11	98	52	+46

Historically we hold a big advantage over Arbroath. However, most of that was built up un a previous life when we dished out the odd seven goal thrashing. Changed days now and many of the more recent games are close affairs.

Last 10 Competitive Meetings v Arbroath

0 - 0 (H)

2 - 1 (H)

1 - 1 (A)

1 - 2 (H)

3 - 2 (A)

2 - 4 (A)

2 - 0 (H)

4 - 1 (A)

1 - 1 (H)

0 - 0 (A)

It's a long time since our first encounter with Arbroath back in August 13th 1994 when Alan Hercher scored that hat-trick as we started off on the bottom rung of Scottish Football. He would be turning in his grave if he knew what they have done to our club now. 30 years of memories; Scottish Premier League Football, a Scottish Cup win and European Football, all undone by total mismanagement on a scale unheard of around here. Hang your heads in shame!...

Ian Broadfoot reported on this historic occasion: Caledonian Thistle's Scottish League debut resulted in a tremendous performance and a fine victory. Alan Hercher was the hat-trick hero as Caley Thistle got their League campaign off to a flying start. Three first half goals by Hercher set the scene for a dramatic opening League 3 encounter. In the opening minutes Caley Thistle 'keeper Mark McRitchie had to look sharp to save a 15 yard drive from John Reilly. In 13 minutes Mark McAllister won a corner and Alan Hercher headed in Graeme Bennett's kick to score Caley Thistle's first ever Scottish League goal. It was not long before he also scored the second and third! Before that Arbroath came close on two occasions -the first when a John Brock header went inches past the post and the second when a 25 yard free kick almost found the net. John Scott and Mike Andrew had chances for the home side before Alan Hercher again wrote his name into the record books. In 31 minutes he shot home his second goal through a ruck of players then headed home another corner in 33 minutes.
Half Time: 3-0
In the second half Arbroath came back into it and scored through Brock and Reilly - Caley Thistle bounced back and scored twice more.
In 71 minutes Paul McKenzie latched onto a long McRitchie clearance and lobbed over the keeper then Wilson Robertson completed the scoring six minutes later with a high ball from 22 yards.
Full Time: 5-2
This rounded off an exciting match and an historic occasion for both the club and Inverness.

#####################################

Season so Far

INVERNESS CT:  D L D D W D D D  Our season got off to a slow start with a draw at home to Dumbarton followed by a penalty defeat at Annan. Another two draws against Montrose (h) and Kelty Hearts (a) before our first win of the season over Queen of the South at the Caledonian Stadium. We beat Stirling Albion 3-0 to send us into a fourth Rnd tie away to Livingston thanks to a brace from Adam Brooks and a strike from Adam MacKinnon. That was followed up by us throwing away a two goal lead at Alloa to end up with a 2-2 draw six minutes later. A Danny Devine volley and Calum MacLeod with his first goal for the club were the scorers at Recreation Park. Last time out we had a disappointing 1-1 draw at home against Cove Rangers who opened the scoring through Adam Emslie. James Nolan on loan from Manchester United's youth squad levelled the game before the hour. Next up was a home game against Stenhousemuir. Quite frankly this was a dull game with neither side able to score although Musa Dibaga did make a wonderful penalty save in the first half.

ARBROATH FC: L D L D D L W W  Arbroath were propping up the League at the start of the season but have slowly lifted themselves up to mid-table with wins in their last to games over Annan at home and Cove Rangers away. Their three defeats came from Stenhousemuir (2-1) on day one, Kelty Hearts (0-3) on day three and Queen of the South (2-1) on Matchday six. The draws came against Montrose, Dumbarton and Alloa in that order. They also dumped Montrose out of the Challenge Cup with a resounding 3-0 win at Gayfield

There's nothing to separate the sides on the park, but will the off-field struggles affect the players.

Pos	Team	Pld	Gd	Pts
1	Queen of South	8	4	14
2	Alloa Athletic	8	3	14
3	Montrose	8	4	13
4	Kelty Hearts	8	5	12
5	Stenhousemuir	8	0	11
6	Inverness CT	8	0	9
7	Arbroath	8	-1	9
8	Cove Rangers	8	-3	8
9	Annan Athletic	8	-9	7
10	Dumbarton	8	-3	6

LATEST TEAM NEWS

The Smokies had this squad representing them in their televised clash against Cove Rangers last weekend. Just to be sure, there's pics of all their Starting XI for good measure. They came away with their second win in a row and bagged four goals in an excellent 4-2 win. Scott Stewart, Innes Murray. Ali Spalding and Jack Wilkie were the scorers

Ryan Dow is top scorer with three League goals. Scott Stewart has bagged two.

Arbroath have scored 10 goals in the League but have conceded 11. In contrast, we have only conceded 6 but have only scored 6. Something is going to give.

INVERNESS

Flynn Duffy and Lewis Nicolson definitely out and no news of Ethan Cairns. Charlie Reilly will manifest at Arbroath. He made five appearances for them last season so will know his way to the stadium.

Wonderful gesture by Duncan Ferguson to do the job for nothing at the moment to help our plight. Some might say that's what he is worth, however hats off to him for doing it.

 

Hang your heads in shame!...

Exactly

[+CaleyHedgehog]

May I say a BIG thank you to our trusty away supporters who follow the team around Scotland, over hill and dale, through thick and thin, to keep cheering the boys on. Despite all that is going on at home, a win today would do wonders for morale in the team and the away fans can hopefully help this to happen.

Hopefully they will also find it in their hearts to give DF a wee cheer for his 'voluntary work' with the club.

Best of luck to the team today - keeping the faith.

C'mon Caley 

 

 

[CELTIC1CALEY3]

As Donald Trump would say wear your MIGA hats today - Make Inverness Great Again.

[tm4tj]

[+CaleyHedgehog]

1 hour ago, CELTIC1CALEY3 said:

wear your MIGA hats today

Or your DIBAGA hats to Keep Inverness Safe Again!

 

[tm4tj]

Musa to my ears 

[STFU]

Went on twitter to see what the pre match craic was and it's full of idiot ict fans arguing with idiot rangers fans. Boring.

[tm4tj]

First Half

An early shout for a penalty in the first minute when Watson brought down debutant Charlie Reilly but nothing given. A recycled ball after a corner in the eighth minute offered Paul Allan a chance but Aidan McAdams somehow clawed away his header destined for the bottom corner. Charlie Reilly looked eager to please and the keeper had to deny his effort from outside the box. Billy Mckay might have done better after getting behind the defence but the keeper made a good block to deny the ageing striker. Arbroath's first effort of the game came in the 28th minute with a powerful Fraser Taylor shot from the centre of the box but it was straight down Musa Dibaga's throat. Ten minutes before the break, Luis Longstaff was next to have a go after cutting in from the right, but his shot was kept out by McAdams assisted by his post before the resultant corner was cleared. Just before the break Mckay missed the target and Charlie Gilmour had a shot blocked as the visitors finished the half with a flourish having had the better of the first forty-five.

HALF TIME: 0-0

[+snorbens_caleyman]

BBC website:  "Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time."

 

(When the ref was injured recently, couldn't the 4th official have taken over the line?  Do they have to have a 4th official?)

[PullMyFinger]

19 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

BBC website:  "Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time."

 

(When the ref was injured recently, couldn't the 4th official have taken over the line?  Do they have to have a 4th official?)

There wasn't a 4th official present

[caley100]

Fuckin great!   1 0 down.  Missed chances and lose a goal,  same old story.  

[RiG]

Use the GoFundMe money to pay off Ferguson FFS. 

[caley1]

3 minutes ago, RiG said:

Use the GoFundMe money to pay off Ferguson FFS. 

If Ferguson would maybe stay at home and donate us his fuel money towards our 200k he’d be killing 2 birds with one stone . His coaching and tactics are  certainly killing us big time . . 

[caley100]

That's us down to the playoff position!   When will donut Ferguson realise it's his tactics that are failing.  Jeez  this is getting worse. 

Edited October 5, 2024 by caley100

[tm4tj]

Substitute Quinn Coulson went close minutes after coming off the bench as he bent an effort just wide. Ryan Dow's reverse pass allowed Gavin Reilly to score with a shot from the edge of the box to open the scoring for the hosts. Minutes later, Charlie Reilly hit the post for Inverness with twenty minutes remaining. Everything in our favour seems to be against us. Reilly and Mckay had both been substituted for the final throws of the game and as it slipped from our grasp Cameron Ferguson saw an effort from outside the box blocked and he shot wide in the 90th minute. Keith Watson was given a second yellow in time added on, als we failed to score again and after 96 minutes the full time whistle ended another disappointing day for the Caley Jags.

FULL TIME: 1-0

[RednBlackComeback]

Just stop the procrastinating and put the club in administration. Ferguson will have us relegated anyway, without the 15 point deduction!

[+snorbens_caleyman]

Down to 9th. 

Remember, folks - especially on Monday night - that the Board's financial projection for this season assumes that we will finish in 2nd place

[Duke of Inverness]

How long has it been since anything to do with ICT brought a smile to your face?

In all honesty, I really can't remember. 

[Broonerz]

Heartbroken and Embarrassed. A totally broken club

[IcyT]

37 minutes ago, RednBlackComeback said:

Just stop the procrastinating and put the club in administration. Ferguson will have us relegated anyway, without the 15 point deduction!

I guess the gamble is whether administration would actually lead to liquidation. Maybe things will be clearer after Monday. But yes, at this rate we would be relegated even without an administration points deduction. Desperate, miserable, awful. What a mess.

[bishbashbosh]

1 hour ago, caley100 said:

Fuckin great!   1 0 down.  Missed chances and lose a goal,  same old story.  

 

 

 

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That's us down to the playoff position!   When will donut Ferguson realise it's his tactics that are failing.  Jeez  this is getting worse. 

 

I can see you are annoyed but how does missing chances, hitting the post twice, losing a goal, losing the game fall on the manager.

we got in a striker, who hit the post 2nd half , it's down to the players when they cross the line. 

Are some of them good enough for league 1 level?

55 to 45 possession to us. 
11 shots to 4 to us. 

3 on target to their 2. Bit of a clue there

what tactics would you suggest. We can’t counter attack we have no pace in the team. We get up to the full backs and no one can go past them to the bye line.
go to Dodds ball, hoof ball 

I think most would agree he is playing his strongest 11 available every week.

 

Edited October 5, 2024 by bishbashbosh
Added

[ICTPaisley]

Remind me of the last team that was promoted while battling Administration please

 

[caley100]

46 minutes ago, bishbashbosh said:

 

 

 

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That's us down to the playoff position!   When will donut Ferguson realise it's his tactics that are failing.  Jeez  this is getting worse. 

 

I can see you are annoyed but how does missing chances, hitting the post twice, losing a goal, losing the game fall on the manager.

we got in a striker, who hit the post 2nd half , it's down to the players when they cross the line. 

Are some of them good enough for league 1 level?

55 to 45 possession to us. 
11 shots to 4 to us. 

3 on target to their 2. Bit of a clue there

what tactics would you suggest.
go to Dodds ball, hoof ball 

I think most would agree he is playing his strongest 11 available every week.

 

Ferguson and Bollan have been in charge of a full time team for 14 months, They train the players with motivation and tactics day in day out.  You might have noticed we score very few goals, If we could score 1 goal per 6 chances we would not have been relegated.

We play mostly part time teams with a pro squad and we still can't score. The buck rests with the manager.

And yes i am annoyed and frustrated with the shitfest on and off the park. 

" We can’t counter attack we have no pace in the team. We get up to the full backs and no one can go past them to the bye line."

You have answered your question.

[ymip]

After watching our latest capitulation I've resigned myself to administration.  We're going down with this clown in charge so we might as well take the point deduction and wipe the slate clean. Morrison in the Director's box today got a "warm" reception from the away support....read the room Ross!