The Wyness Shuffle

Best XI: Gary Warren

We chat to arguably one of the most popular players in the history of ICT, Gary Warren, to find out who would make his Best XI. Steve Riley runs over the picks.

Yogi Bears All

We finally got Yogi on!

Moff and Riley sit down with the man who won the Scottish Cup and took ICT to third in the league and European qualification in 14/15.  We discuss his early days, take a deep dive into his tactics and training, and ask what happened at the end. All time-coded for you below so you can dip in and out at your leisure. 

07.40 – The first six months

13.45 – Becoming ICT manager

20.50 – Training Yogi-style

25.00 – Ryan Christie & Scott Kellacher

31.55 – Yogi-ball tactics

35.54 – Philosophy, Falkirk, Celtic and family

38.52 – Game preparation

45.40 – 14/15 league campaign

51.22 – Scot Cup Semi Final

01.01.10 – Scot Cup Final

01.10.10 – Europe, final season, reasons for leaving

01.25.57 – ICT in 20/21

01.28.39 – Bringing through the youth

01.34.00 – Scottish football post-Covid

01.37.12 – Celebrity Mailbag

Best XI: Greg Tansey

Another Best XI fresh out of The Wyness Shuffle oven just for you. This time it's the turn of one of the best midfielders to play for Caley Thistle to pick his favourite XI - Greg Tansey! Stevie Riley takes you through the picks.

Best XI: Josh Meekings

Next up in our Best XI series is former ICT and Dundee defender Josh Meekings who assembles a team comprised of his former team mates. Stephen Riley is your host for this one.

Best XI: Charlie Christie

After son Ryan picked his Best XI a couple of weeks back it's time for dad Charlie to, briefly, get back into management and select his Best XI from players he encountered during his illustrious career. AY is your host for this one.

Best XI: Carl Tremarco

In the latest of our "Bext XI" series Riley catches up with Carl Tremarco to pick a team of the players Carlo has played with over his career. How many ICT players will feature?

Best XI: Ryan Christie

Ryan Christie joins Stevie Riley to talk through a team of the best players he's shared a pitch with at ICT, Aberdeen, Celtic and Scotland.

Best XI: Mark Ridgers

Riley is joined by Mark Ridgers to go through a team of the best players he's played with during his career. 

The Constant Gardiner

Moff, Riley and Ross sit down with Caley Thistle CEO Scot Gardiner to get the real story behind ‘SPFL Vote-Gate’, Sportsound and Dundee FC, the many challenges facing the club in relation to Covid-19, and why he joined ICT. We discuss the comings and goings in the playing staff, the future of the club's community engagement, financial challenges, the fan experience, and all things Puma!

RUNNING ORDER:

• Joining ICT (04:00)
• Covid-19 protocols and responses (07:00)
• Potential October Championship return (08:22)
• Getting the fans back (12:32)
• Philanthropist money and Covid testing (15:00)
• The Playing Squad: Carlo, furloughing, Walshy, Rooney, White, Polly, and contracts (18:00)
• Community and fan engagement (30:00)
• Moving to Inverness (32:40)
• ‘Vote-Gate’ and the SPFL debacle (36:20)
• Finances: boardroom, stadium land, ICT25, Project Brave (44:00)
• Puma! (50:53)
• The Fan Experience: the land, the stadium, ‘must do better’ (58:58)
• Quickfire 5 (1:07:30)

The Christie Legacy

In a mammoth interview with Charlie Christie and Ryan Christie, Moff, AY and Riley cover everything from Charlie’s Highland League days to Ryan winning 9-in-a-row. We get the inside story on Charlie’s days as manager, Ryan’s emergence under Yogi and talk about both player’s Highland Derby victories. There are stories about Gary Warren, Roy McBain, Nick Ross, Marius Niculae, and Georginio Wijnaldum! Charlie discusses his personal ambitions for ICT, Ryan compares Rodgers and Lennon, discusses leaving social media and becoming one of the most influential players for Celtic and Scotland. And it’s all time-coded below!

 

• Celebrating 9-in-a-row  (03:15)
• Charlie on reconstruction (05:55)
• Beginnings: Charlie moving from HL to Celtic, and the parallels with Ryan’s career (08:54)
• Charlie talks 1994 and Pele / Ryan talks 2014 and Yogi (25:17)
• Behind the scenes of the 2015 Scottish Cup Semi-final triumph over Celtic (33:55)
• Feb 8^th2000 and Charlie’s favourite games (37:10)
• Ryan’s breakthrough and ICT’s best season (42:15)
• Ryan talks about signing for Celtic, being loaned back to ICT and his first appearances for The Bhoys (57:26)
• Charlie Christie: ICT Manager (01:01:54)
• Ryan on his loan spell with Aberdeen (01:05:55)
• Charlie and Ryan reflect on ICT’s relegation in 2017 (01:10:57)
• Charlie talks frankly about his departure as manager following the Niculae debacle (01:13:40)
• Ryan’s ascent: What’s behind the heights he’s hit under Neil Lennon this season? (01:19:17)
• Highland Derbies and continuing to get it right up County (01:24:36)
• Where have the fans gone? (01:37:01)
• Ryan on the red card at Livvy, social media, Rome and the Johnny Hayes language barrier (01:40:12)
• Scotland: Ryan talks about his Scotland career so far (01:45:15)