CALEY Thistle extended their unbeaten run to seven games as they finished goalless at home to St Mirren in the Clydesdale Bank SPL on Saturday.
There was no starting slots new loan signings, midfielder Claude Gnakpa and striker striker Sam Winnall.
On a day when Jonny Hayes’ link with Celtic intensified, there was better news for Inverness CT because skipper Richie Foran agreed a new two-year contract on the eve of this game.
There were few chances in the first half, with Steven Thomson twice going close foe the Saints and Marc McAusland testing Ryan Esson from distance.
Inverness CT looked lively most times that Hayes was involved, with Nick Ross and Shane Sutherland in and around the area.
On 29 minutes, Graham Carey then cracked a shot from distance, but Meekings deflected it past the right post.
Hayes, on 35 minutes, screwed his shot wide and the ball was just missed by Shane Sutherland.
At the other end, Carey then went for goal from distance but fired high over the bar.
The best opportunity came a few minutes before the break when Buddies striker Steven Thompson headed straight at Esson from six yards after the cross came in from Dougie Imrie’s delivery from the left side.
ICT could have gone in ahead at the break when Nick Ross’s shot deflected into the path of Kenny Gillet, but the Frenchman sliced his drive wide of the left post.
There was a lively start from the hosts in the second half, with Sutherland’s delivery just missing a few team-mates and then Tansey going close from 25 yards.
Hayes then broke from on the left and his pass into the box was just missed by Tade at the back post.
For St Mirren, Carey then sent his free-kick from 25 yards wide of Esson’s left post.
McAusland then forced a save from Esson when his header from a Carey cross was gathered.
Gnakpa made his first ICT appearance when he came off the bench for Sutherland on 65 minutes.
Paul McGowan should have put the visitors in front in the next move, but his one-on-one with Esson was equal to it.
Winnall then came on for the injured Tade with 20 minutes to go.
Gnakpa was a whisker away from opening the scoring but his low drive came off the inside of the post.
With 10 minutes left. Hayes’ delivery was knocked over the top from close range by Nick Ross.
Hayes forced a stoppage time save from Craig Samson as the Inverness team tried to seal the win
Inverness CT: Esson, Tokely, Hayes, Tansey, Foran, Ross, Proctor, Tade (Winnall 70), Sutherland (Gnakpa 64), Gillet, Meekings. Subs not used: Tuffey (GK), Piermayr, Graeme Shinnie, McKay.
St Mirren: Samson, Van Zanten, Barron, Mair, Thomson (Murray 74), Thompson, McGowan, McAusland, Tesselaar, Carey (Teale 74), Imrie. Subs not used: Smith (GK), Hasselbaink, Naismith, Reilly.
Referee: Stephen Finnie.
Attendance: 3,044.
