Jelly And Ice Cream With Diego In The Malvinas

Do think that will be enough? Enough for it to STOP?

Yesterday saw the mighty Hupes beat Inversenkie for the 3rd time in a row this season (all 2-0 victories) and also in the Scottish Cup. This means that Inverness haven’t beat us in a cup competition since 2003. Nearly 9 years.

The build up to the game was done to the backdrop of “The Story Of Inverness”. Elbow supplied the soundtrack (One Day Like This, off course) and we had nostalgic ramblings of Charlie Christie, Barry Wilson and the Jurassic like Ross Tokely who if he had known what was about to unfold wouldnae have agreed to mumble his way through 30 seconds of memories.

Aye, they went ballistic and our dressing fell apart. It was also a bit hairy for guys like Ian Wright and Eyal Berkovic getting into their fancy motors. We have won the cup 5 times since then and FELL TO TWO WORSE defeats in Clyde (team made up entirely of an X-Factor type auditions) and Ross County (completely played off the park).

Bring them up. But we own Inversenkie in the cup now.

The Beeb highlights program was just as bad though they took delight in highlighting the 2003 (our last defeat to Inversenkie in the cup 9 YEARS AGO!), Clyde and Ross County. R*ngers got a slight mention with Dundee United putting them out two seasons ago but…is that a shock? A top six side beating one of us or them? Nah, not a shock.

But, a shock is Ian Durrant in his only gemme in charge being 3-0 down. It ended up 3-2 but……Dunfermline were in the wee bag for the next round. So why do we never hear about that game?

Also why did it take until the 92nd minute today for the commentator to mention that DunT are unbeaten against R*ngers in the Scottish Cup since 1995?(UPDATE: the highlights were on while I was typing and it was mentioned when the teams came out, which I missed. On another note Cillian Sheridans beard?WTF!!!).

Paranoid, Moi?

To the gemme then. While the background of the gemme was SHOCKS! The backdrop was a vertical biting wind – blowing towards the Kessock Bridge – and 22 players grimacing at the cauld. When the wind changed the players faces remained in a shock like state, which made the unplayable Gary Hooper resemble eagle eyed action man even more.

I mentioned Ross Tokely earlier. The guy has made over 500 appearances for Inversenkie mainly because no-one else will have him. He’s the type of player that they really should make coffee tables out off. Yes, it’s fantastic that he has made a career out of his limited talents and I’m sure he will rightly be remembered as a Inverness legend. Still I enjoyed his slip for our first goal though it does feel like I am being cruel to a puppy admitting this.

It was no surprise (though the pre-match meeja tried to dress it up as one) that Samaras started ahead of Stokes. Have the meeja not been watching Lennon’s team selections or is it really just saddos like me? To say Sammy is a frightening ‘target man’ is akin of the accusation that our jellandicecream away support were anti British by singing ‘Argentina’ during the game.

They clarified that they weren’t supporting Argentinas claim on The Malvinas black gold by singing for Diego. As usual the song was aimed at Butcher and – for once – not some political statement.

Sammy pounced on the Tokely slip. He burst into the box and unleashed a pile driver that due to the highland conditions, windy as feck, and addidas technology, ball like the ones you were given for free at village galas (along with a sherbet dip, flying saucer and a dounut), saw the ball move just before the Inverness keeper and rocket into the net.

Blame the keeper? Naw. Sammy hit the ball with such pace and accuracy knowing full well physics would do the rest. Maybe he’s not a battering ram but he is a mathalete.

Tokely had another slip soon after but the unplayable Gary Hooper couldn’t finish. From then we were in control. It’s probably the most comfortable we have been up north for an age. We became profligate the more we enjoyed it.

We scored our 2nd from the penalty spot. Broonie making it 3 goals in 3 games with a 2nd penalty to his right hand side. See I’ll do the oppositions work for them and note where Broonie puts his kicks. Two pens scored in a row. Last time that happened R*ngers beat DunT in the cup. Boom boom.

Kelvin Wilson won the heavyweight battle with Gregory Tade but Thomas Rogne won our hearts again. Richie Foran proved to be this weeks walloper with a tackle from behind on Victor Wanyama (again, another off performance) and a boot at Broonie.

We’ve reached our 5th quarter final in 5 seasons. We are 15 games unbeaten in all domestic competitions. Lennon has won more cup games this week than Fat Sally all season.Yes, WE ALL would have taken this in October. This weekend I get the feeling that it’s all changed and it’s all pointing towards good.

Though, I’m not counting my chickens. That’s like counting future revenue. It’s been a bl**dy good week and I’ll leave it like that.