Tomorrow’s visitors Inverness Caley must be among the least attractive in the SPFL.
Other than Ryan Christie, they have barely produced a player of note despite almost a decade in the top flight.
Year-on-year a batch of free transfers arrive from the depths of the English game and get moulded into a team that is rarely pleasing on the eye.
Despite relative success, the messy merger in 1994 to obtain league status still hangs over the club, with little in the way of affection or affinity between the team and the town.
Richie Foran took over from John Hughes at the end of last season, with the Irishman continuing the industrial style football that rarely wins over neutrals.
After a slow start to the season, Caley Thistle have lost just once in their last eight matches, at home to Rangers, but there has been more draws than wins with last Saturday’s 3-3 draw against Hearts unusually entertaining.
Celtc could do without a repeat of that scoreline tomorrow. Here are three Caley Thistle players to keep an eye on.
JOSH MEEKINGS
Skipping past this week’s court appearance there is only one incident that Meekings is famous for – alongside Stevie McLean and Alan Muir.
Rather than lie low after that outrageous ‘honest mistake’, Meekings revelled in his great escape, making a mockery of all of the fair play initiatives.
With two bookings and one goal to his name this season, the main threat from Josh will be around his own goal and the special relationship he enjoys with officials.
LONSANA DOUMBOUYA
With four goals from seven SPFL starts, the Frenchman will be looking to add to that total in front of his biggest audience of the season.
Nine goals for Cercle Brugges last season suggest a decent pedigree, although his career details before then are rather patchy.
With three goals in his last three matches, against Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Inverness, the Celtic scouting network will be well are of the threat posed by the 26-year-old.
OWAIN FON WILLIAMS
Was in inspired form when Celtic drew 2-2 at Inverness earlier in the season although some of the finishing left a lot to be desired.
As part of the Wales squad at Euro 16, he would probably have hoped to earn a move somewhere more glamorous during the summer but that failed to materialise.
After conceding three goals at home to Hearts last week he’ll be anxious to avoid a repeat, whilst Brendan Rodgers will be keen to ensure that there is no repeat of his early season form which denied Celtic a 100% record.
