Inverness Caledonian Thistle have announced they will be forced to play schoolboys against Hamilton Accies in Saturday's SPFL Trust Trophy clash amid an ongoing injury crisis.
The Highlanders were missing nine first team stars for Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Dundee in the Championship and had a request to recall some of their loan players turned down by the SPFL last week.
Their situation shows no sign of improving ahead of the fourth round tie at New Douglas Park this weekend and Inverness released a statment informing fans that they will essentially have to field their under-18 squad for the tie, adding that many of the players in the pool are "still at school."
