Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Fan view: Caley Thistle’s win was no spectacle but three points crucial

Inverness' Jamie McCart rises to head in the second goal during the Ladbrokes Championship match with Dunfermline Athletic.
Inverness' Jamie McCart rises to head in the second goal during the Ladbrokes Championship match with Dunfermline Athletic.

My first thought looking at the table is to wonder how different it would be had Dundee United won the play-off final to relegate St Mirren back in May.

That could easily have happened but the Buddies eventually prevailed that day and now all the other Championship teams are having to deal with a Dundee United side that has finally got its act together.

Caley Thistle find themselves in second place and I would settle for that at the end of the season. I don’t think they can win this league but they should be aiming for the runners-up spot so as to give themselves the best possible chance in the play-offs.

Saturday’s win against Dunfermline was not the most entertaining of games but a valuable three points.

Shaun Rooney was the man who got the opening goal and he may be the club’s most improved player this season.

After the break, Inverness really struggled to create chances. The next goal was clearly going to be important but it was hard to see where it was going to come from with Dunfermline also rarely threatening.

But any doubt about the result was laid aside when Jamie McCart’s header back across the face of goal sneaked inside the post, perhaps deceiving goalkeeper Ryan Scully.

Caley Thistle will now fancy their chances of picking up another win on Saturday when Arbroath visit.