Inverness Caledonian Thistle V Partick Thistle
Homecoming Scottish Cup Fourth Round.
Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Saturday 10th January 2009 3.00pm.
Reporter: Jimmy Olsen (aka Pete Dempsey)
Attendance: 1,803
Referee: E Smith
I did not know that I was to be covering this match until around noon when a series of frantic texts arrived from my brother who could no longer make it to the match. As a cub reporter, this was my big chance. Forgive the lateness of this report as I have no previous experience and as I had a drive back throught Glasgow then onto Northampton this was the first opportunity I have had to get the thing together.
I had never visited the Caledonian Stadium before nor indeed Inverness, and saturday was not the day to do so as the weather was terrible. A wet and gusty city with a wet and gusty stadium made me expect the worst. I have seen so many games in the past that failed to take off in terms of excitement when the weather was this dreich. However, I was to be pleasantly surprised by the way the game was played even though the result did not go our way. Read More »