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Chairman’s Update - 14th September
September 14, 2008
Sat 13th Sept
1st XI South Regional Cup R1 Spartans 6 (Daryl Devlin 2, Nicky Walker, Gavin Malin, Scott Livingston, Danny O’Donnel) Eyemouth 1…a comfortable win…on another day the score could have been 10 - 4 with Chris having to pull off a couple of good saves and our strikers missing a couple of “easy” chances
2nd XI League Cup Spartans 7 (Nick Reid 3, Danny Forbes, Paul Sutherland, Michael Moffat, Andy Mitchell) Garrowhill Thistle 1…it was a close first half, 2 - 1 to Spartans and we might have been behind but some “encouragement” at half time from coaches Lamb and MacDonald motivating the team to a much improved 2nd half
Sun 14th Sept
Womens 1st XI League Cup QF Spartans 5 (Hayley lauder 2, Debbie McWhinney, Kate McGillvray, Diana Barry) Hamilton Accies 0…a comfortable win putting us through to the semi final. We played very well and could have scored more, continuing our fine start to the season.
Under 19 Scottish Youth Cup Spartans 8 (Michael Fruish 3, Dale Murray 2, Brad Snodgrass, Chris Smith, Phil Mshelbwala) Berwick Rangers 2…a resounding victory with us ahead 6 - 1 at half time with some great passing play up the hill at City Park. Most of the big guns are in the draw tomorrow for the second round.
Fixtures
Tue 16th September
1st XI League Preston A vs Spartans at Pennypitt ko 7.45
Sat 20th September
1st XI Image Printers Cup R1 Coldstream vs Spartans at Home Park ko 2.30
2nd XI League Linwood vs Spartans ko 2pm
3rd XI Uphall Station vs Spartans ko 2pm
Sun 21st September
Womens 1st XI League Celtic FC vs Spartans vs ko 2pm
Under 19
League Lothian Thistle vs Spartans at Saughton ko 2pm
News
1. The Academy - at long last a few dry days at the end of last week means the grass seeding is almost complete with work getting done on both Friday and Saturday. It will get finished tomorrow. If the weather stays mild then it will be ready with the rest of the Academy on the w/e of 15th November. The interior fit out is going really well…we’re down on Friday, please drop me a note if you fancy a tour round.
2. Scottish Cup vs Pollock
We are running at least one supporters bus through leaving at 12 noon from Inverleith/Ryans…exact details are to be confirmed. To book a seat call cameron on 07962 353645 or email him on Cameron_hobbs@blueyonder.co.uk, let him know your preferred pick up.. The bus is subsidised and will cost £7 for adults and £5 for concessions. Pollock is an intimidating place to play and we need the biggest Spartans support we can get. We were all disappointed after the SFL vote and this game gives us a chance to show what we can do…off and on the pitch. If you are unsure whether to come along or not please do…we had a great support at Linlithgow last season, lets see if we can beat that.
3. Our Women’s 2nd XI
Our women’s 2nd XI are looking for an extra coach to help out, their games are on Sundays. If you are interested please email Jo on spartansbxi@googlemail.com. Thanks.
4. Training this week on Tuesday (2s, 3s and 19s) and Thursday (1s, 2s, 3s and 19s) - the 4 squads will need to be flexible as the light is fading and there isn’t much space with the ground work at Peffermill.
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