Billy Dodds admits tricky Celtic conundrum for Inverness as four week hiatus prompts Scottish Cup final plan
dailyrecord.co.ukBilly Dodds admits he faces huge decisions in planning for the Scottish Cup Final – with a four week wait for action.The Inverness Caley Thistle manager, devastated at falling at the final hurdle in the chase for a Premiership play-off spot, would have much preferred to face four crunch games before the showpiece against Celtic.
Ayr’s last-gasp winner sank that dream, leaving Caley Jags idle before one of the biggest games in their history.Dodds said: “We will maybe go away with the lads.
And we will definitely give the players time off. We have to rest – we can’t keep training for a month. We will come back and try to get a couple of games.
The play-offs would have been ideal preparation for the Final. Although it’s disappointing not to reach the play-offs, I hope Caley Thistle fans realise it’s been a good season.“I can be critical of our first-half performance against Ayr but the boys have given us so much.
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