My Thoughts
You put your left hand in.....
Without doubt the biggest game of this weekend, and arguably the biggest of County's season so far. The Staggies go into this Highland Derby off the back of last week's 2-0 defeat away at Queen of the South, while the Caravan Dwellers from the Ferry cross the Kessock Bridge following a 4-1 victory at home to Morton last Saturday. The two sides' managers have had somewhat different modes of preparation for this game this week: while County boss Derek Adams will have been working with his players and on his team line-up and strategy for Saturday, Terry Butcher was doing punditry work for STV (a curious fact about Scottish Television's production of Champions League coverage is that it features only one Scotsman in County fan Rob Maclean) during their coverage of Lyon v liverpool, and had to stumble his way through talking about a team he clearly knew nothing about, who were playing Lyon that night.
The Verdict
These two sides have met twice so far, with both games played (1 league, 1 ALBA Cup) at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. Both sides have won 1 game each, with County triumphing 3-1 in August's league encounter. Regarding team news, County are likely to go with 1 or 2 from Paul Di Giacomo, Steven Craig and Garry Wood in attack, depending on whether Derek Adams decides on a 4-4-2 diamond or a 4-4-1-1 formation. As for Caley Thistle, I haven't bothered to read an Inverness Courier this week, so haven't a clue who's in and out. Either way, this writer predicts a tight, scrappy game- typical Highland derby stuff. Expect Steven Watt, Stuart Kettlewell and Scott Morrison in particular to attempt some potentially disfiguring challenges. On that front, Caley's Ross Tokely surely needs no introduction.
The Bet
Last weekend aside, County have been in good form this season, and can be backed to win outright at 9/5 with bet365. 'Mon the Staggies
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