If Caley Thistle are awarded a penalty in today’s Championship encounter against Dumbarton, Iain Vigurs will resist the temptation to step forward.
Midfielder Vigurs looked to have passed up Inverness’ chance to win the IRN-BRU Cup when they last played the Sons in March, with his 83rd minute spot-kick saved by goalkeeper Scott Gallacher.
Vigurs, who also missed a penalty in the semi-final victory over Crusaders, had his blushes spared minutes later when Carl Tremarco struck a stoppage time winner.
Caley Jags’ focus has since returned to league matters and their late attempt to reach the promotion play-offs, with eight points separating them from fourth-placed Dundee United.
Although John Robertson’s men are still outsiders Vigurs is determined to push his side all the way – but will let others take the glory from 12 yards.
Vigurs said: “Hopefully we don’t get a penalty – although it’s safe to say I’m off them anyway. I’ve put that one to bed.
“They are a hard team. They put in a hard shift against Morton on Tuesday, they were very unlucky to lose 3-2, they put a lot into that as we did against Falkirk.
“It’s going to be a hard game. We’ve got home advantage and we need to make that count.
“We need to keep this going to try and make these play-offs.
“Even if we don’t make them, we need to just do what we can.
“We can’t help what anyone else does. All we can do is beat the team that’s put in front of us.”
Inverness have kicked on since their silverware triumph, with the Highlanders on a seven-match unbeaten run going into today’s game, including three straight victories.
Vigurs says the form has helped keep the squad going through the busy schedule, with the 29-year-old adding: “At the start of the backlog of games, around the time of the cup final, we said that if we could win that we could build up some confidence and momentum.
“That’s a big thing in football, especially when they are coming thick and fast as you can get on to the crest of a wave so to speak. So far that’s what we’ve done.
“When you are winning, you can run that little bit further, make that last ditch tackle or make that extra pass.
“But when you are losing it’s not the same – you start to feel the aches and pains in your body. You still do when you are winning, but just not so much.
“There has not been much training getting done, maybe just one session the day before and then all the other ones are recovery.
“Especially with me – I’m old now so it takes its toll. But it’s obviously good when you are winning, it makes you feel a bit better than you actually are.”
Vigurs says substitute Jake Mulraney’s goalscoring impact from the bench in Tuesday’s 1-0 victory over Falkirk shows everyone in the squad has role to play, with the Aberdeen-born midfielder adding: “You always look for good depth in a squad, and we have had that more maybe since the backlog of games.
“Through the season we have been quite thin through injury or suspension – or we just didn’t have the personnel.
“But we seem to have a strong squad at the moment and it’s vital for this part of the season because we need everyone.
“There are going to be changes again this weekend with the suspensions. But we have got boys that are more than capable of coming in, and they have been over the last couple of weeks.”