WINDOW PAIN

With Caley Thistle sitting just three points off the foot of the Championship, Stevie, Sandy and AY joint host Moff to record the first Wyness Shuffle podcast of 2024. As usual we discuss recent performances and touch on developments at the club, as well as offering up two exclusive interviews, but the big focus is on the January transfer window. How many new players can we realistically see coming in? Are there any gems out there for Big Dunc to unearth? Can Alex Samuel be everything that Cillian Sheridan wasn’t? And is it possible to replace David Wotherspoon and Sean Welsh? All this and more coming up as we go through the window. Let’s shuffle!  

00:00:58: Welcome / Hopes for 2024. Moff introduces the panellists and we reveal our hopes for ICT in 2024

00:04:25: Game by Game. The panel discusses the Scottish Cup tie against Broomhill (00:04:40) and the recent league matches against Dundee United (00:13:20), Ayr (00:21:06), Airdrieonians (00:27:02) and Greenock Morton (00:28:30).

00:29:55: The Rest of the Season. How many more points might ICT need to survive in the Championship? We do the maths.

00:37:21: The Transfer Window. More in hope than expectation, we identify the areas of the park that should be the priorities for new signings and throw some names into the hat, then discuss the release of Sean Welsh and say goodbye to other departing players.

00:52:33: Talk to Me: David Wotherspoon. Has any other player made such a big impact in such a short time with ICT? Stevie cracks open the Kleenex for an emotional conversation with Dundee United’s latest signing and gets his thoughts on Duncan Ferguson and playing for Caley Thistle, then the panellists discuss the interview.

01:19:20: Fantasy Window: With James ‘son of Jamie’ Carragher joining ICT at the start of the window, we consider which other relatives of famous players we would like to tempt to the Highlands. 

01:23:48: Talk to Me: Alex Chisholm (Clachnacuddin FC Chairman): Links between Caley Thistle and Inverness’s sole remaining Highland League representative are strong. Moff sat down with the chairman of the Merkinch club to hear about his ambitions for Clach, his efforts to engage with the local community, and his belief in the importance of football to Inverness.  

01:51:41: The Club. Intrepid reporter Sandy gives us a round-up of the issues we can expect to hear discussed at the Supporters’ Trust meeting on Feb 3rd.

01:56:45: League Lookahead. We look at the forthcoming league fixtures against Raith Rovers, Queen’s Park, Partick and Arbroath.

02:06:14: Competition Time. Moff reveals details of our latest fantastic competition prize and how you can win it.