The Wyness Shuffle

In July 2019, four fresh-faced Caley Thistle supporters with heads full of opinions, hearts full of hope and a big bag of cans gathered in a recording studio to share their love of Shaun Rooney and their doubts about Brad Mckay. Thus was born The Wyness Shuffle. Seven years, five managers, a pandemic, an administration and a resurrection later, The Shuffle has reached its century. Some of the faces have changed, the hair is greyer, the pods are longer and the gaps between them are too, but the opinions, the hope and the love of (most) things ICT remain. Join Andrew Moffat, Andrew Young, Steven Riley, Sandy Sutherland, Lee Tarling and some special guests as they do the usual reviews of recent matches, preview the games to come, and celebrate 100 episodes of wild conjecture and mild distraction. Let’s shuffle! Timecodes: 00:01:00 Highland Highlight 00:04:40 Game by Game: Raith Rovers 0, ICT 2. October 24th. 00:09:30 What yi sayeen? Layton Stewart. Stevie meets the spearhead of the ICT attack. 00:20:00 Game by Game: ICT 2, Arbroath 2. October 17th. 00:27:30 Game by Game: Queen’s Park 2, ICT 1. October 13th. 00:32:00Game by Game: ICT 2, Stenhousemuir 0. October 10th. 00:37:00 What yi sayeen? Scott Kellacher. As he passes the milestone of two years in charge, the gaffer tells Stevie about the challenges and rewards of management and his commitment to the club. 01:19:40 The Club: a review of the Q&A hosted by the Supporters’ Trust on October 2nd. 01:35:10 What yi sayeen? Ryan Christie. Inverness’s most successful export speaks to Stevie about captaining Bournemouth to victory against AC Milan and how his game and personality have developed in the EPL. 01:52:45 League Lookahead. We preview the forthcoming Championship games against Dunfermline, Livingston and Partick Thistle and the Challenge Cup fixture v Montrose. 02:04:30 Episode 100: a self-indulgent celebration of all things Shuffle. TWS co-founder Ross Mackenzie hosts a pod within a pod featuring fellow originals Andrew Moffat and Andrew Young, looking back at the early days and some of the highlight of the podcast, then the current panellists share their feelings about being involved. 02:52:20 Player Sponsorship: we announce the winner of Danny Devine’s shirt, and the identity of this year’s sponsored player is revealed. 02:54:00 Outro: what better way to end the pod than an outro made up of seven years of great intros? There’s it!

Love football? Love Inverness Caledonian Thistle? Love talking about HGVs? Jack Burton says this is the podcast for you. Despite ICTFC recording no league wins at time of recording, The Wyness Shuffle is back to run the big rig over the most recent matches v Raith Rovers and Stenhousemuir and the start to the season in general. Returning to the Highlands, Roddy Macgregor joins us for a chat, and Craig Masterton from the ICT Community Development Trust gives us an update on the amazing work of everyone involved in their efforts. Join Andrew Moffat, Stevie Riley, Andrew Young, Sandy Sutherland, and Lee Tarling for all of that, plus some random ABBA references. 01.00: Hello: Mama Mia we need an SOS. 01.33: Highlight / Lowlight: The boys pick out their highlights and their lowlights from the opening month of the season. 05:47: Game by Game: Five games played, won 0, drawn 3, lost 2. Points 3. Sitting 9th in the league. Doesn’t look great but the Shufflers point to some positive results, where the manager might look to change things up, additions, and how Marvin Bartley is actually really smart and we are not. 33.15: What Ya Sayin?: Returning after two years in the Glasgow wilderness, Roddy Macgregor talks coming back to Inverness, his time down south, trying to get in the starting eleven, and his love of a Hilton chippy and a pint of Stella. 50.51: The Club: Always lots going behind the scenes as the Shufflers talk Stadium renovations, hospitality options, fixture scheduling, the sad departure of some key faces at the club, and huge debate and much excitement about Highland Fuels proposed ICT truck park and bunkering site. 01:07:26: Community Trust: 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! We talked to Chief Exec Craig Masterton. 01:37:47: League Lookahead: The boys look ahead to the away games in Ayr and Livingston, Friday night lights v Greenock Morton, and discuss when our first win of the league campaign is most likely to appear. There’s it.

After eleven years of war, King Shinniesseus sets sail for Inverness, eager to reunite with his beloved. But his journey home is far more treacherous than the battlefield, as he must face the deadly monsters and vengeful gods of the Championship to survive. Welcome to the annual Wyness Shuffle Season Preview podcast! The yearly gargantuan beast of a pod that will take you an entire Trojan war to complete, packed full of analysis of all our summer signings, pre-season matches, new kits, league lookahead, the annual encyclopaedic chat about all of our Championship rivals, and an exclusive chat with the Returning King Graham Shinnie, All that, and 32 seasons-worth of ICT references packed into three hours of wild conjecture and mild distraction. Let’s Shuffle! 00.01.04: Hello: Sandy Sutherland, Stevie Riley, Lee Tarling, Andrew Young, and Andrew Moffat all say hello, talk about our holidays, the world cup, and what we are most looking forward to in this momentous ‘return to the championship’ season (great pubs, teams not parking the bus, & early season optimism). 00.06.34: New signings - Lovely fresh new signings. Scott Kellacher will have a plethora of talent at his disposal, including new signings Graham Shinnie, Ryan Duncan, Big Hamzad, Morgan Bates, and Lee teaches us how to properly pronounce Noa Boutin. 00.29.33: What’s it all about Alfies? The Alfies, Bavidge and Stewart, have returned for a third spell at the Sarens PSG Stadium. But where will Bavidge play, can we again get the best out of Stewart, and how will they fare stepping up a level? 00.32.50: The Squad: Allan, Remi, Spoony, Joe and Liam have all returned. We talk about what each of their roles could be this season, discuss the rest of the squad, and could we see a Stone Cold Steve Austin sound of smashing glass return for Billy Mckay at some point? Plus a look at the young players that could step up this season like Shae Keogh and James Clark. 00.44.15 Player Sponsorship: Now, last season we sponsored a player for the very first time. Sponsoring a player’s home shirt normally costs £450. An away shirt costs £330. But sponsoring a player isn't something everybody can afford. So, that’s why we’ve put together TWS player sponsorship. So get involved, for a donation of your choice and you could win a player’s shirt at the end of the season. 00.46.53: What Yi Sayin Graham Shinnie?!!: 2-year deal, 34, returns to the club nearly 11 years to the day since his final match in the 2015 Scottish Cup Final, where he captained the side to a 2–1 win against Falkirk FC at Hampden Park. Stevie spoke with The Legend. 01.09.10: The Club: We’ve talked players, we’ve chatted management, we will talk about opposition but what about ICTFC itself. Behind the scenes, off the pitch. What’s been going on over the summer? We discuss a much-needed update for the aesthetic nature of the stadium. Lee got very excited about the shop and spent too much money, there’s a good bit of love for the away shirt, and we discuss the sponsor. Plus, the Community Hub goes from strength to strength, with North Caley side Inverness Athletic moving into their permanent home for the new season. 01.23.52: Championship Knowledge: Your one-hour encyclopaedic analysis of every championship club for the 26/27 season. A massive thank-you to all the supporters who got back to us with supremely detailed information on signings, managers, stadiums, and expectations for the season ahead. Some of the key points: Lesser Hampden is ‘a soulless experience’, Arbroath are offering a new delicacy: the smokie pie, everyone loves an Inverness away day, no one likes a Livingston away day, Alex Samuel has become a Christlike figure at Partick Thistle, 9 out of 10 fans think Stenny will be stone last, and who eats a cake at the football? 02.24.10: Potential summer signings: The ICT squad is almost complete, but who might the manager be looking at from the pool of free agents still available? 02.34.07: Pre-Season: We look at all the games in pre-season against Cove, New Saints, Clach, Nairn plus the league cup action. Who looks good? Who looks like they need to sharpen up? What systems have been utilised? Plus an analysis of expectations for the season. 02.42.36: League Lookahead: We look forward to the start of the proper season and the league opener at home to Dunfermline, the exciting and unpredictable proposition of Arbroath Away, then Partick at home and finally Stenny away at the end of the month. 02.51.26: Predictions: The lads have varying views on where ICT will finish at the end of the season, but who is an optimist and who is a pragmatist? 02.55.37: Competition Time: Back for season 26/27, its competition time, and your chance to win a commemorative print from last season’s title winning season. There’s it!

We've all been patiently waiting for the league title, and patiently waiting for this season review podcast, which took so long to put together because we had so much to pack into it! But while patience is bitter, its fruit is sweet. It took until the final day of the season to complete the climb back from relegation and near-extinction, but now we’re all enjoying the satisfying taste of promotion. Pod regulars Moff, Sandy, Stevie, Lee and AY raise several glasses to Alan Savage, Scott Kellacher and everyone involved with ICT, and are joined by Caley Thistle legends old and new to review and celebrate the climax to season 2025-26. Also on the menu in this banquet of a podcast, the now 32 years of ICT references, wild conjecture and mild distraction. Let’s shuffle! 00:01:15 – Introduction: the final whistle. How did we all feel when the final whistle sounded on May 2nd and promotion and the league title were confirmed? 00:05:05 – The Manager. After a personal message from Scott Kellacher, we discuss his achievements over the past two seasons. 00:20:35 – What’s it all about, Alfie? Fresh off the plane from Ibiza, Supporters’ Player of the Year Alfie Stewart joins us to talk about celebrating the title win, the manager and his teammates. 00:37:20 – Game by Game. We look back in detail at the final game of the season, and in less detail at some of the April matches. 01:01:25 – SLO Scott Young. ICT’s Supporters’ Liaison Officer reflects on the season’s achievements, but also on the pitch invasion and violence that marred the end to the Hamilton game, and the potential consequences of this for the club. 01:18:00 – Crowd trouble. The panellists’ perspectives on the disorder at the Hamilton game and the deeper issues underlying it. 01:33:30 – Fans’ voices (1). A selection of ICT supporters share their feelings about the season, the title win and the heroes that got us there. 01:37:50 – What yi sayeen? – Danny Devine. ICT’s long-serving centre half and title-winning captain talks to Moff about what it means to win another medal with the club, his past achievements and what the future holds. 02:06:48 – The Squad. The league winning squad analysed, player by player. 02:44:15 – The Saviour. We take time to pay tribute to the man who saved Caley Thistle, Sir Alan Savage. 02:52:11 – Fans’ voices (2). More thoughts from the ICT fanbase, via the magic of social media. 02:58:48 – The Championship. The anticipation starts here. With only four players under contract for next season, who will sign up and who will move on? Who are the players rumoured to be signing? Which grounds are we looking forward to visiting? And where will we finish? More to come in our epic pre-season preview… 03:11:00 – Final thoughts. There's it! Thank-you for listening throughout 25/26 and we'll see you back in the Championship! 

The Wyness Shuffle is back, and this time it’s serious. Join Andrew Moffat, Stevie Riley, Andrew Young, and guest panellists Scott Bamby and the P&J’s Paul Chalk for a serious chat about all things Inverness Caledonian Thistle. We look back on mad March, look forward to the cup final, analyse the forthcoming league run ins for both ICT and Stenhousemuir, get an exclusive chat with star striker Alfie Bavidge, talk about American things, and re-enter the Fanzone. Plus Bad Boys, The Wire, hot dogs, pies in rolls, and Lorraine Kelly. Serious business. 02.36: Seriously Good and Seriously Bad What do the chaps think is seriously good about ICT, Scottish football, or global politics right now and what is seriously bad? 09.12: Game By Game We talk about the month of March overall, and our 10 points vs Stenny’s 11, before going into the details of the 1-1 draws with Queen of the South, Cove and Alloa, then seriously waxing lyrical about Zambian international footballer Chanka Zimba, goal machine Alfie Bavidge, the other awesome Alfie, and the return to form of Oscar MacIntyre. 29.17: What Ya Sayin Alfie Bavidge? Serious Goalscorer Alfie Bavidge sits down for an honest chat with Stevie. Why have we dropped so many points recently? What is the squad doing to get back to their levels? What’s his personal aims for the remainder of the season? And where does his future lie? 50.15: American Things ‘He just likes American things? What like Dr Pepper? Tastes like fizzy Benelin.’ That was Alan Partridge’s take on American things, but Caley Thistle have their own view. And we give ours, plus discussing if Ross Munro has ever eaten a hotdog. 59.29 Scottish Prostate Cancer Initiative As one of the first football clubs in Scotland to get behind the Scottish Prostate Cancer Initiative, Inverness Caledonian Thistle will host a free PSA testing event at the Sarens PSG Stadium on Wednesday 29 April. 1.06.59: Fanzone ICT fan Rob Worthing enters the Fanzone to talk about his newly found love with the football club and why football is good for mental health. 1.18.29: Cup Final We talk all things KDM Cup Final on Sun 5 April at Firhill Park, Glasgow. It’s Raith Rovers v ICT, as we aim to win our fourth (really our third) challenge cup.  We look at opponents Raith Rovers, and discuss Caley Thistle fans having had it so good with cup finals over the years. 1.29.46: The Final Five Five league games left. We look at Scott Kellacher’s selection headaches for the Stenhousemuir match and run the rule over the options. We look at Stenny’s opponents for the run-in before trying to work out what we need to do in the final four matches (post Stenny). Spoiler: its win them all. This just got real. There’s it.