I'm not a diving cheat, insists Dougie Imrie

Apr 6 2008 By Rob Fairburn

DOUGIE IMRIE was forced to defend claims he's a diver last night - instead of celebrating his first win with Inverness.

Former Clyde man Imrie set up both Caley goals as they claimed a much-needed victory.

But he was raging at being carded for diving when he thought it was a stonewall penalty.

The striker went down when he looked set for a tap-in after rounding keeper Greg Fleming.

He said: "The keeper clipped my heel, there was no reason to go down. But the referee is 30 yards away and has to make a decision. I received a lot of bookings at Clyde but that is my first in 10 or 11 games. And this one was never a booking.

"But I'm glad to get the monkey off my back because it's our first win since I came here."

Manager Craig Brewster (right) - who claimed a rift with midfielder Ian Black had been sorted - said: "It is amazing what a victory can do to help the atmosphere in the dressing-room."