Happy Halloween: Caley 4-1 Morton

By: Ian Rose | October 31st, 2009

I apologize to both of my readers for the long hiatus from Caley Thistle Offside blogging. It’s been a busy time, but there was no way I was going to miss reporting on this. Caley Thistle, until today the only side in the First Division not to record a win at home, finally broke their Caledonian Stadium drought with a 4-1 romp over Greenock Morton. Adam Rooney, surprisingly, was the hero of the day, with a hat trick from the Irishman.

The result, along with some others in the league (notably Ross County -spit- losing to Queen of the South and Raith beating Partick, makes the First Division a very tight race. Caley sit in sixth, but only four points separate us from new league leaders Queen of the South and Dundee, tied on 23 points to our 19.

Today’s win makes it four unbeaten in the league, our last loss coming October 10th to QotS. In our last two matches, we’ve outscored our opponents 9-2. Granted, those opponents are among the worst in the league, Ayr and Morton, but we’ve had big problem in the past putting away the teams that we should beat, and with the league as close as it is, goal difference might very well make a difference, so two blowout wins in a row are meaningful. More important, though, is that we did it at home. Caledonian Stadium has been all too friendly to visiting teams this season, with Caley only taking two points from five matches before today. Meanwhile, we have remained undefeated this season on the road, with four wins and two draws from six matches. We are the best road team in the league.

That away record will be challenged in the next month, with road trips to three of the five teams ahead of us (Ross County, Dundee and Queen of the South), with one home game with Airdrie mixed in. We are in form, but it’s a hard road ahead. It’s going to be a very interesting November.

Mon the Caley.