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Inverness manager Richie Foran relishing Rangers test as Caley bid to move off bottom

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Inverness manager Richie Foran admits he is relishing the chance to lift his team off the Premiership basement in Friday’s televised visit of Rangers.

Caley came away with a hard-earned point in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Hearts, just a week after shipping six goals in a 6-0 Scottish Cup mauling at the hands of Celtic.

Foran branded some of his players ‘bottlers’ following a recent 3-0 loss to Hamilton, but since then the Highland outfit have drawn league games against Dundee and Hearts.

(pic: Caley Jags TV)

The weekend’s result in Edinburgh has seen Caley close the gap on Accies at the bottom to two points and the Irishman is targeting a first win in 15 Premiership outings when manageress Rangers make the trip north.

Foran, speaking to Caley Jags TV, said: “It’s closed the gap and we’re a point closer to the other teams around us, and on Friday night we can get off the bottom and I can’t wait for it.

“We were looking for the old Inverness back and that could change our season, that performance.

“It was huge point, a valuable point, a deserved point. It was a battling performance, a fighting performance and it was an Inverness performance.”

A daunting run of games also sees Caley host Celtic on March 1 and Foran insists the club’s supporters can play their part in easing there relegation fears.

He added: “They could easily have turned on us weeks and months ago but they showed they’re right behind us and they helped us out in a game like that. They’re the 12th man.”

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