Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
ICT boss Robertson is confident his side are in Championship hunt
CALEY Thistle manager John Robertson insists he is ‘supremely confident’ his side can still challenge for the Championship title this season.
Jordan White’s goal gave Inverness a 1-0 win against title-chasing Ayr United on Saturday and the victory means Caley Jags are 10 points behind leaders Ross County whose 4-0 defeat at Queen of the South was their second loss in a row.
Inverness still have a game in hand on the Staggies, to be played at Ayr United on January 29, and the unpredictable nature of the division in recent weeks has strengthened Robertson’s resolve that Caley Jags can force their way back into contention.
Saturday’s win was a welcome victory for Inverness following defeats to County and Queen of the South and Robertson believes his side is still in the title hunt.
The Caley Thistle manager said: “We look at results elsewhere but try to focus on ourselves first and foremost.
“The frustrating aspect for us is, had we taken the points our performances deserved against Queen of the South and Ross County, right now we could be sitting at a scenario of four teams on 36 points at the top of the table which would have been a fair reflection of how our season has gone.
“Those last two games show how difficult it is in this league to see games out and that is why we are not giving up on anything. With 16 games to go we are supremely confident we can pick up enough points to give it a real go and push up that table.
“Saturday was a big result for us. Had we got the second goal it would have been more comfortable but we came through a potentially-testing finish to take all three points.”