The Wyness Shuffle

And In Our World Of Plenty We Can Spread A Smile At Roy

Treat this episode of The Wyness Shuffle as a massive Christmas selection box of ICT goodies that you can gorge yourself on over the entire festive period. We’ve put together our biggest festive pod to date, mainly due to some brilliant interviews with some ICT legends on and off the pitch. We welcome The Three Wise Men of Danny Devine, David Wotherspoon, and Joe Chalmers for a surprisingly competitive Christmas Quiz; new ICT Director George Moodie joins us to describe his early days on the board of the football club; and Caley Thistle stalwart of 20 years, ICT Community Development Trust Chief Executive Craig Masterton makes his pod debut to talk about the their outstanding commitment to social inclusion. Plus all the usual festive features and annual gubbins you’d expect.

01:10 Hello and straight into annual ICT festive puns. Hello Sleigh Keogh!

04:10 Summer Football? With the recent Tranent call-offs and more no doubt expected we have a quick chat about the pros and cons of summer vs winter football.

08:14 Game by Game. Discussion of two games as Hamilton’s woes continue as ICT smash them 4-0 and rack up consecutive four goal wins at home, and the Tranent game finally goes ahead in Haddington of all places.

33:43 The Club. We take out regular look behind the scenes at The Club, looking at all things ICT on and mainly off the park, but we don’t do that through our uninformed eyes, we do it through one of the four Directors of what is the new look Caley Thistle. Chairman of the ICT Supporters Trust and now one of four official directors of ICTFC. Mr George Moodie

1:08:38 Xmas Games of Old. A walk down a snowy lane of memories as we look back at some of the great festive games of old. Vestiges of Xmas’ past at Kingsmills and Telford Street maybe, blizzard conditions amid the banks of the moray firth at Caledonian Stadium, and dark, delayed, dreadful conditions for away games that were worth it in the end for football memories that have not faded.

1:17:31 Quiz! And now The Magi, the Three Kings, the Three Wise Men of ICTFC. Like Jesus on Christmas morning (although it wasn’t called that then, just Tuesday) we are delighted to have been visited by three of the wisest souls to don a Caley Thistle shirt: Danny Devine, David Wotherspoon, and Joe Chalmers. And it gets competitive!

01:56:46 WhatYiSayin Craig Masterton from the ICT Community Development Trust? 17462 participants this year! 1713 hours of free football! The ICT Community Development Trust's primary objective is to promote and improve the physical and mental health of both young and old through activity and provide an opportunity for everyone in Inverness and surrounding areas to participate in football! So we talked to Craig!

02:34:02 Gifts for Gaffers! What Xmas presents would we give to the assorted rogues gallery of League One managers? Sledges, fish suppers and an instruction manual for Keith Bray.

2:36:14 League Lookahead: We lookahead to the Dumbarton game that has already been played! We thought we’d do alright given the recent comments of their manager. We also look ahead to all the Festive Football that is the games in Stenhousemuir, Montrose, the first home of the 2026 v Peterhead, and AY’s gig at the Market Bar at 10pm on Sat 20 Dec!

02:45:29 2026 Lookahead! Do we add any players? Do we lose any? And what lies ahead? We think we know.

02:48:16 The 2025 Story of Inverness Caledonian Thistle via an ill-advised Xmas (w)rap.

There’s it!

Thanks for listening throughout 2025! 

Merry Christmas!

Clutch The Eagle

When Scotland’s men last played at a World Cup finals, ICT had just completed their first-ever season in Scotland’s third tier. Twenty-seven years later, both sides are on the up again. At the end of a week where Scotland’s men grasped the thistle to take their place among football’s elite once more, and the Caley Jags recorded their biggest league win of the season, the TWS team reconvened to record the much-delayed November podcast. Join Moff, Sandy, Stevie, AY and first-time panellist James Fraser as they review and celebrate the recent results and, along with three superb exclusive interviews, offer up the usual 31 years of ICT references, wild conjecture and mild distraction. Let’s shuffle!

00:00:58 – World Cup-themed welcome. Moff introduces the panel and we look back at Scotland’s momentous victory against Denmark from an Inverness perspective.

00:10:06 – Kings in the North vanquish Queen of the South. An in-depth review of Saturday’s demolition of the doonhamers. We focus on Adam Mackinnon’s influence; tweaks to the formation; Chanka Zimba’s emergence as first-choice striker; Scott Kellacher’s view of the game; the underwhelming form of Queen of the South; and whether Kell’s ICT have now truly clicked as a team.

00:35:15 The KDM Trophy. The tournament that almost everyone dismissed as a waste of energy has proved to be surprisingly entertaining. As ICT enter the knockout stages after six straight league-phase wins, we discuss how far the club might go and the benefits it could have for our players.

00:42:30 – Where are they now? - Keith Bray. No player lit up the post-Ferguson ICT team more than Keith Bray, whose dazzling form won him a January move to Dunfermline Athletic. Keith spoke to Stevie about growing up in Stornoway, coming through the ranks at Caley Thistle, breaking into the first team and why his move to Fife was dependent on coming back to Inverness on loan.

01:10:32 – Funny things that happen over the bridge. As it’s looking increasingly likely that ICT will be playing Ross County at least four times next season, we pay a rare visit to our near-neighbours and search in vain for a coherent footballing philosophy.

01:17:34 – What yi sayeen? – Charlie Christie. At the end of a big week for his family, Mr Inverness took the time to talk to Stevie about working with Scott Kellacher to build a winning squad, how Alan Savage’s vision for ICT is taking shape, and what Scotland and Ryan qualifying for the World Cup means to him.

01:55:42 Scottish Cup third round special, with Brian Johnston. No, not the AC/DC frontman… Saturday 29th November brings another first for Caley Thistle as the team takes on Lowland League side Tranent in the Scottish Cup. With 400 ICT supporters set to descend upon East Lothian for the occasion, Moff went along to the Belters’ game against Caledonian Braves to interview chairman Brian Johnston, scope out the opposition and find out everything you need to know about Forester’s Park and the surrounding pubs.

02:25:19 – League (and Cup) Lookahead. A very quick preview of the upcoming games against Alloa, Tranent, East Fife and Dumbarton.

There's it! 

Satriale's Pie Store

As we digest the first quarter of the season, Caley Thistle’s 100% away league record lies in a shallow grave in Cumbernauld. Why is North Lanarkshire where ICT’s dreams go to die? Why does no-one ever choose a pie for their last meal on earth? Why does The Climb make tough guys cry? And why should you never accept a ride in a boat from two foam-rubber Loch Ness Monsters? In our latest pod, Godfather Andrew Moffat and capos Sandy Sutherland, Stevie Riley and Andrew Young get stuck into all these questions and serve up the usual 31 years of ICT references, wild conjecture and mild distraction. Let’s shuffle!

00:00:56 – Introduction and Hamilton Postmortem. Moff introduces the panel and we analyse Saturday’s disappointing defeat in Cumbernauld and how the team might respond to it.

00:22:40 – First Quarter Report Card. We are 25% of the way through league season 2025-26, so it seems like a good time to look back and evaluate how ICT are doing so far. Who is top of the class? Who could do better? And who wins the prize for perfect attendance?

00:36:58 – Game by Game. The panel looks back at our recent league wins against East Fife and Queen of the South, a demolition of Dundee B in the KDM Evolution Challenge Cup Trophy, and considers whether new mascots Nessie and Nessa would be more at home in New Jersey.

00:48:09 – What yi sayeen? Remi Savage. Duncan Ferguson didn’t do much right at ICT, but he did bequeath us Remi Savage, one of our standout players since signing in January 2024. Remi spoke to Stevie about coming through at Liverpool and Newcastle, moving to Inverness, surviving administration, and his very positive feelings about the ICT squad and manager.

01:20:30 – The Club. Stevie gets emotional over Kell’s love of The Climb; we discuss Alan Savage’s plans for the future of the club as he takes full control of ICT; and we look forward to good times later this week, as Moff hosts the ICT Supporters’ Trust’s Scottish Cup 10th Anniversary night.

01:31:48 – What yi sayeen? David Proctor. An important contributor to two successful promotion campaigns and with more than 100 top-flight appearances for ICT under his belt, David Proctor is something of an unsung hero in Inverness. Now in his third spell with the club, having exchanged his boots for the physio’s table, David tells Stevie about life after leaving Caley Thistle, why he has returned, and how being a former player has helped him in his new career.

02:02:47 – League Lookahead. A very quick skip through the upcoming games against Forfar in the Challenge Cup and Kelty Hearts and Peterhead in the league.

There's it! 

Whaddayagottado?

We Got Sole

With administration over, Alan Savage confirmed as outright owner and chairman, Kell and Billy in the dugout, points accumulating and crowds on the rise, Inverness Caledonian Thistle has finally got its soul back. And it doesn’t just have its soul; it also has Sole! In this first full-size podcast since the 2025-26 league season began, Moff, Sandy, Stevie and AY discuss the impact made by the rocket man from Watford and we hear from Liam himself; we also have a more sedate chat with Joe Chalmers, analyse games past and games to come, and shoehorn in the usual 31 years of ICT references, wild conjecture and mild distraction. Let’s shuffle!

00:00:58 – Highs and lows. Moff introduces the panel and we reveal our highs and lows from the opening weeks of the season

00:05:35 – Game by Game. The panel looks back at our recent league wins against Alloa and Montrose, and against Stirling Albion and Aberdeen B in the KDM Evolution Trophy aka the Challenge Cup.

00:39:55 – What yi sayeen? – Liam Sole. The on-loan Livingston winger has made an electrifying start to his ICT career, bringing the support to their feet with every touch of the ball and scoring the winning goals in our last two games. He spoke to Stevie about his career to date, the high expectations he places on himself, and his hopes for his time in Inverness.

01:09:22 – The Club. The official end of administration! The renaming of Caledonian Stadium! Why is Alfie Stewart playing for two clubs? Will Robbie Thompson’s loan move to Brora be the making of him? We dissect the latest goings-on behind the scenes at Caley Thistle.

01:21:40 – The New Kit. Caley Thistle’s new home strip was finally unveiled on August 28th. What do the TWS panellists think of it, and why is Alan Savage no longer talking to Stevie? Plus: we look forward to the recently-announced Scottish Cup Winners 10th Anniversary Night

01:32:10 – What yi sayeen? – Joe Chalmers. One of the first signings announced in the close season was the return of Joe Chalmers to the club. Stevie talked to the elegant midfielder about what brought him back to Inverness, the spirit among the current squad and his affection for garlic bread.

02:07:20 – League Lookahead. We look forward to September’s remaining league fixtures, against Cove Rangers, Queen of the South and East Fife.

02:16:48– Competition winner announced! Are you the lucky winner of a stunning t-shirt from the new Wyness Shuffle range?

Warriors Come Out To Play

It’s the Wyness Shuffle but not as you know it, as we bring you a new shortened version of the podcast.

Regulars Andrew Moffat and Andrew Young are joined by the Press and Journal’s Paul Chalk and ICT season ticket holder Bill McMillan for this one-hour mini shuffle.

They focus exclusively on the recent matches, with in-depth analysis of the Stenhousemuir defeat, and the diddy cup win over Elgin, plus the opening two league victories over Peterhead and Kelty Hearts.

The boys talk tactics, the impact of subs, the sublime passing of Joe Chalmers, the majesty of Oscar, the five point deficit, the Sarens PSG Stadium, the recent Supporter’s Trust meeting with Alan Savage, the Thompson twins, Elgin hooligans, and player sponsorship.

04.23 We hear from the Manager after the Stenny loss. 

07.49 Stenhousemuir analysis

23.52 Elgin 

33.28 Peterhead 

42.00 The Supporter's Trust Meeting 

48.25 Kelty Hearts league opener

53.45 Bill's Top 5 

58.48 Player Sponsorship!

All in 59 minutes of the usual mild conjecture and wild distraction.

There’s it.

Enjoy.

What You Gonna Do When The Caley Run Wild On You? - A 25/26 Season Preview

Caley Thistle are back, brother, and so is The Wyness Shuffle, with a Hulk Hogan-sized pod covering our summer business, the current state of the squad, a returning hero, all you’ll ever need to know about this season’s League One clubs, the usual nonsense, plus 31-plus years of ICT references, wild conjecture and mild distraction. Join us as we look forward to delivering atomic leg drops to every one of our opponents. Let’s Shuffle!

00:01:12 – Hello! We’re back, and we’re excited. Moff introduces the panel and we reveal what we are looking forward to about the season ahead.

00:05:58 – Incoming! Caley Thistle have been busy! Nine new players in at the time of recording: we discuss what each of the club’s summer signings can bring to the team.

00:35:05 – The squad. We expected to lose Remi Savage, Paul Allan and possibly Luis Longstaff, but they know a club on the up when we see one. We discuss the potential importance to the team of retaining these players and the others who have signed on again, then look at other areas that we still have to strengthen in. Is there another striker in the offing? Also, listen out at the end of this section for your opportunity to be part of TWS’s Player Sponsorship.

00:51:10 – What yi sayeen? – David Wotherspoon. The fans wanted him back, the club wanted him back and he wanted to come back, so together they made it happen. Stevie has a happy reunion with Spoony, discussing what he loves about Caley Thistle, what he can bring to the club this time around, and what he’d eat on his last night on earth.

01:20:20 – Rebranding the Stadium. In early June, Alan Savage announced that the Caledonian Stadium was set to be renamed under a three-year deal with prospective sponsors. With the new name yet to be confirmed, we discuss what we’d like our beloved ground to be called.

01:23:48 – Encyclopaedic League One Opposition Lowdown. The grounds, the teams, the managers, all you ever wanted to know about League One! With the help of supporters from (almost) all of the other League One clubs, we take a deep dive into this season’s opponents: Alloa (01:24:35), Cove Rangers (01:29:03), East Fife (01:34:02), Hamilton Accies (01:40:30), Kelty Hearts (01:50:00), Montrose (01:57:35), Peterhead (02:02:00), Queen of the South (02:08:12) and Stenhousemuir (02:14:20).

02:21:35 – Pre-season. We briefly discuss what we’ve learned from the games played so far.

02:26:10 – League Lookahead. We look forward to August’s fixtures against Kelty, Peterhead, Stenhousemuir, Montrose and Alloa. But we do not look forward to the Challenge Cup nonsense. 

02:40:15 – Competition time. Your chance to win a stunning t-shirt from the new Wyness Shuffle merchandise range, available from Onthetops.co.uk. 

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Boys of Summer

A MUST LISTEN FOR ALL ICT SUPPORTERS!

Boys of Summer

The boys of summer are back from the beach and raring to go! Scott Kellacher and Billy Mckay have topped up the tans and topped up the ICT squad from their sunbeds, and now they’re back in Inverness, taking the helm for their first pre-season as the ICTFC management team.

The management duo join The Shuffle for the very first time, talking to Andrew Moffat, Stevie Riley, and Andrew Young about everything and anything Caley Thistle from the last year and a half, from taking the reigns in October and the difficult admin process, to the Kelty debacle, eventual League One survival, and plans for Season 25/26.

And of course we try to weasel out any bit of transfer info that we can. Some of which we think we got, but judge for yourselves... 

01:00: Hello!

01:37: Taking The Reins

Holidays. ICT fans on the beach. Destressing. Administration. Bringing the club back together. Self-belief. Being thrown in at the deep end. Dumbarton 3-1 loss. Changing tactics. Winning philosophy. Managerial influences. Set-pieces

32:50 Last Season

The Fans. The Flag. Billy’s goals. Player appearances. The Downs. The emotions.

43:57: Relegation & Kelty

We go back to relegation at the end of the 23/24 season and get the inside story, and Billy sets the record straight on the Kelty debacle and ‘naughty comments.’ ‘This is our club and we want it in Inverness.’

56:50: Administration & Survival

Players being made redundant. Being honest. A horrible day. Savage impact. Being left to it. Contacts in the game. U20 players. Andy Shinnie. Graham Shinnie will return! 15 point deduction. Greatest achievement. Never been so emotional in football.

1:17:46: The New Season: 25/26

Expectations. Attacking football. Signings: Logan Ross, Ross Munro, Joe Chalmers. Agents. Budgets. The Highland League. Value for money.

There’s it!

Survivor Series

Welcome to the End of the Season, and to the Wyness Shuffle's annual end of season podcast. This year’s edition: Survivor Series.

Join pod regulars Andrew Moffat, Stevie Riley, Sandy Sutherland, Lee Tarling, and Andrew Young as they dissect the last two most enjoyable games of The ICT Rollercoaster of ICT Rollercoasters of a season; take a look at what could be ahead for ICT off the pitch, discuss the monumental efforts of Scott Kellacher and Billy McKay; debate the percentage of Skol lager, where to purchase an inflatable camel, if anyone can actually remember the Montrose game; and finally chat to two ICT players: Alfie Bavidge and Captain Danny Devine!

00:01:05: Introduction - We’ve Survived!

Moff introduces the panel, and asks for their initial thoughts about ICT surviving in League One, the season that has just finished and the achievements of Scott Kellacher.

00:15:49: Game by Game

Just two games to cover, but what games they were! We start by discussing the survival-clinching 3-0 stroll against Arbroath, then try to remember what actually happened in the 2-0 win on celebration day at Montrose.

00:35:51: Player Awards

We pay tribute to the players who were voted Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year by their teammates and the fans: Musa Dibaga, Charlie Gilmour and Keith Bray.

00:50:23: Talk to Me: Alfie Bavidge

Unusually, almost all ICT’s loan players this season turned out to be stars, but none shone more brightly than Alfie Bavidge. The Aberdeen striker, whose goals played such a big part in the club’s survival, dropped into the pod to tell us about becoming an instant hero for his dad’s old team and revealed who his favourite Inverness team-mate was.    

01:05:03: Administration – the endgame?

In the final week of the season, it was announced that a CVA would be put to Caley Thistle’s creditors on 22^nd May. If accepted by the creditors, then the club will exit administration and be owned by preferred bidder and all-round saviour Alan Savage. We chat briefly about recent developments and whether anything could still go wrong.     

01:13:48: Talk to Me: Danny Devine

Remember Wyness Shuffle interviews with actual, serving Caley Thistle players? Well, they’re back! Club captain and current longest-serving player Danny Devine sat down with Stevie to talk about his relief at surviving in League One, his memories of signing for the club under Terry Butcher, the dark days of relegation under Duncan Ferguson and being managed by Scott Kellacher and Billy Mckay.     

01:46:58: 2025-26 Season Lookahead

As always, The Wyness Shuffle will return with a bumper season preview podcast some time in July, but for now we look at who we could be playing in L1 next season before casting our eyes upon the transfer market and some Wish List signings.  

02:05:15 Competition time

Your chance to win some glorious ICT artwork!

02:08:00: Moments of the season

The boys name their best of-pitch and best on-pitch moments of the season. It’s been emotional, put it that way.

02:14:26: A View From the Fans

We hear from a number of very happy Caley Thistle fans at the last game of the season at Montrose, and learn the words to great new song.

02:17:20 Bye for now

Bye for now from us, and to two ICT legends, to whom we dedicate the pod and the season.

ANOTHER SEASON OF UPS AND DOWNS AND AROUNDS…

There’s it.

The Administration Game

Welcome to the Wyness Shuffle administration special podcast, covering all the recent events in the tumultuous and dramatic world of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club.

Join Andrew Moffat, Andrew Young, Stevie Riley and guest panellist and season ticket holder Jamie MacKinnon as they discuss the recent events. The boys focus on the call for help from the administrators, Alan Savage laying down the gauntlet, the subsequent shareholders meeting and what the future might hold. Plus an exclusive interview with the insolvency expert who presided over 7 SPFL club administrations, Bryan Jackson!

00.01 AN INTRODUCTION TO BOMB DISPOSAL

The boys overview the recent events and talk a bit about James Bond and defusing bombs.

05.15 THE PERILOUS TIMELINE

We go through the timeline of events from 16 March to present day focusing on the BDO statement, Alan Savage's press conference and the resultant events. Was this a calculated risk or a finitely managed plan? Why were no offers received? Why has it taken so long to get the shareholders to agree? Why is the shareholding ‘a dog’s breakfast’? What happens with the land around the stadium? And what needs to occur to force through a CVA?

23.36 SHAREHOLDER’S ASSEMBLE

A meeting of 10 major shareholders was held on Wed 19 March which those present have called ‘transformational’. Former ICT Vice Chair Allan Mackenzie said the response was ‘very positive’ and offers ‘reasons for optimism’ and that there is now a ‘way through’ these issues, and that he was now – as of Wed afternoon – speaking to BDO to expedite the process through the means of a CVA in order to secure a buyer.

39.01 TALK TO ME: SCOTTISH FOOTBALL INSOLVENCY EXPERT BRYAN JACKSON

An exclusive TWS interview with Scotland’s foremost expert on football finances. A man who has been at the forefront of no less than SEVEN SPFL club administrations. Mr Bryan Jackson, of Finance firm Johnston Carmichael. And it was Bryan who actually put ICT and BDO together back in October, after speaking with Alan Savage himself, so he was ideally placed to comment on all the goings on, and he’s got some great one liners, which always helps.

1.31.05 BACK TO THE FUTURE

Following events discussed in this podcast, Alan Savage confirmed he will advance discussions with a number of businesses to try and secure key funding. Presumably that would then form an official bid for the club. He said ‘the fog has lifted’ and moves to secure a buyer can now be ‘rekindled.’

Who might be part of his consortium? What are the Highland council meetings about? How quickly does all this need to happen in order to retain the football licenses with the SFA and SPFL, to retain the squad for next season? And we discuss Savage’s comments about Caledonian Stadium and a potential move away from the banks of the Moray Firth.

There's it. 

The Chase

The Chase

Just when we thought we were out, they dragged us back in.

Back into the relegation fight and back into the administration struggle.

The majority of this podcast was recorded on the evening of Sunday 16 March, the day before the BDO statement and the Alan Savage press conference. After a month’s break we literally chose the worst time to come back. We did record some bonus chat on the Monday however, which we have dropped into the pod from 50 minutes, plus Savage’s press conference in full from 1:49.

Join Andrew Moffat, Stevie Riley, Andrew Young, Sandy Sutherland, Lee Tarling, and the Press and Journal’s very own Paul Chalk to as they talk through the recent matches, look at the headlines, talk about some of the worst loan signings ever to darken our door, and what our chances are of survival.

00:00 Hello

The boys discuss their thoughts on our league position. Are they happy to have finally got out of the bottom two? Worried we might drop back down? Looking forward to being mathematically safe? Or targeting play-offs?

08:27 Game by Game

The unexpected defeat to Annan plus wins over Stenny, Dumbarton, Kelty, and Queen of the South.

Who have been our star performers from the past month?

33:41 Scottish Football Headlines

A new feature for the Wyness Shuffle as we look at the Scottish football headlines, which are:

• Scotland men's internationals to be shown live on BBC
• New Cumnock man named as part of interim Rangers management team
• Police open to discussions on football booze ban

50:20 The Club

The panellists settle down to have a leisurely chat about the great place the club finds itself in, until…

50.50 ALERT ALERT: THE BDO STATEMENT

Moff, Chalky and Stevie get together to discuss the worrying three page statement from the Administrators in which they outline the perilous state of affairs, the hurdles that need to be overcome and the shocking realisation that no bids had been made for ICT by the proposed deadline.

1:03:23 The Club:

Player contracts, who stays and who goes, and congratulations to Musa

1:07:50 Talk to Me: Scott Young

The Chairman joined Stevie on the Sunday to discuss the current operations of the club, difficulties that have been overcome and how everyone is pulling together in spite of the situation.

1:19:04 Commercial opportunities and sublime meals

What is the most sublime meal you’ve ever had and do ducks have more personality than chickens?

1:29:13 Hi Ho Silver Here Come the Loan Rangers!

We have had some absolute diddies over the years. We pick out some of the best and the worst, which might include Gregg Hood, Aiden Chipperfield, Roman Golobart, Tom Aldred and some other nefarious characters.

1:39:11 League Lookahead

The remaining 7 league matches. How many points will we get and where will be finish. The boys put it all on the line.

1:49:27 BONUS: Alan Savage’s Press Conference

Alan Savage’s 17 March press conference in full.

2:00: 26 Bye for now

THE WYNESS SHUFFLE WILL RETURN, PROBABLY SOONER THAN EXPECTED AS WE COVER THE EVOLVING NEWS.