Foran: Caley don't need six appeal

Inverness striker Richie Foran maintains no-one at the club should be too hard on themselves if they fail to make the top six of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League. Caley Thistle dropped out of the top half of the table in midweek following a long stay, after winning just one SPL game out of 13. A 2-0 defeat by Dundee United, which came after an identical scoreline against Hibernian, prompted manager Terry Butcher to question his players' desire to make the top six. Foran is determined to bounce back from the defeats when Motherwell visit the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium on Saturday but he believes expectations for their first season back in the top flight have risen too high in some quarters. "I know a lot of people talk about the top six but the main thing for me is keeping away from the bottom," the Irishman said. "We have done that, we are 18 points away so that's a great achievement in itself. We have done well. "Yes, we can make it a great season by getting into the top six but it's still going to be a very good season and we can work on that for next season. We don't want to get too downbeat. "People get too carried away with publicity but we have just come into the SPL after being relegated. We will do as well as we can and build on that for next season. It would be a remarkable achievement and I suppose it's in our hands but we have got to start doing our talking on the pitch."

Source: PA