Happy New Year From Everyone At EKYC 94's

Christmas Day Out At Soccer Circus, Xscape

This year's Christmas treat was to take the boys to Kevin Keegan's Soccer Circus at Xscape in Braehead, on Thursday 28th December 2006. The boys had a great time in the training academy where Simon Purves got the highest combined score over the three disciplines. His prize was a signed mini football by England & Liverpool legend Kevin Keegan. This did cause some confusion however as Christopher Park thought Kevin was a singer from the charts, and not a famous player with previous clubs such as Southampton, Liverpool, Hamburg and Newcastle United who managed English giants such as Newcastle United and Manchester City as well as England. Ah well, I am sure he won't get slagged for it !!!! NOT!!!

It was a great day and one which I am sure all the boys enjoyed. As usual they were well mannered and well behaved and a credit to the club and their families.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM EKYC UNDER 13's

Everyone at East Kilbride Youth Club under 13's wish you a very Merry Christmas!

New McDonalds Kit Modelled By Team

The boys are pictured above wearing the new kit very kindly donated by Kenny Walker, the manager of McDonalds in Princes Mall, East Kilbride Town Centre. A framed shirt has been presented to him which will be on display within the shop. Everyone involved with the team thanks him very much.

Antonine Boys Club 2 EKYC 1

Our much postponed 4th round Scottish Cup tie with Antonine Boys Club was played today on the astro turf at East End, Dumbarton. With the Old Firm clash taking place at 1230 the kick off was put back to 3pm.

Antonine cought our boys cold and a great through ball which split the centre of defence was finished off by the Centre forward after only a minute.

Our boys rallied and were unlucky with Sam Hill coming close on a few occassions.

Antonine were penned in their own half for most of the 1st half, but we could not make our possession pay.

The second half started in same way, which YC attacking in waves, and Antonine looking dangerous on the counter attack.

It was from one of these attacks that they added to their lead, when a YC corner was cleared up the park and the pacy centre forward rounded James Kinniburgh, to put the ball into the empty net.

We replied almost immediately and Dean ARROL followed in as the Antonine keeper spilled a low drive, firing high into the net from close range.

For the final five minutes we had them penned in their own box, but could not find the elusive equaliser.

We wish Antonine all the best in the last 16 against Edina Hibs.

Our boys should be proud of their performances, and with a little luck, and on another surface, the result may have been differant.



Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Park, Kerr, Graham, Gibson, Purves, Arrol, Hill, March & Smith.Subs: Hamilton, Kelly, Crichton & Elliot



Goal Scorer: Dean ARROL



Man of the Match: DEAN ARROL

Christmas Day Out

This year we have decided to take the boys to Kevin Keegan's Soccer Circus at Xscape, Braehead. Due to party nights and other arrangements we will be attending on Thursday 28th December at 2pm. We will be travelling by mini bus, meeting at 1pm at Hairmyres and returning about 4.30pm.

Training Cancelled on Wednesday 13th December

Tonights training was cancelled due to Ballerup being under an inch of water.

Antonine Boys Club v EKYC, Scottish Cup 4th Round, Sunday 17th December, 3pm kick off

The Scottish Cup tie with Antonine Boys Club on Sunday was again called off, due to a waterlogged pitch. The game has been re scheduled for this Sunday 17th December, with a 3pm kick off. The game will be played at East End in Dumbarton. This is an astro turf pitch so the game should be played this time. I know the kick off time is not ideal, with the Old Firm game being played that day, but we have no option as the fixture is arranged by the home side. The pitch is next to Dumbarton East railway station.

Third Time Lucky - Antonine Boys Club v EKYC

The 4th round tie of the Scottish Cup, against Antonine Boys Club, which has been postponed twice is scheduled to take place this Sunday 10th December with a 1pm kick off. The game will take place at Duntocher Hibs park in Duntocher. We will be meeting at Hairmyres Train Station at 11.30 to travel through. We would like as many people as possible to make the journey and support the boys in what, weather permitting will be a very hard tie.

EKYC94 EBay Site Update

The EBay site continues to be a great source of fundraising, and with 18 auctions finishing today, the funds collected on EBay so far have reached £600. There are only a few of the players and families who have very kindly donated items for auction, but as you can see it is very worth while, especially in the run up to Christmas, when people are looking for gift ideas. Anyone who can assist with auction items should see Andy at training on Wednesday. We are especially looking for PS2, Xbox and Gameboy games which are no longer used, as these are sought after on EBay, although any unwanted items will be most welcome.

Scottish Cup Tie Postponed

Todays Scottish Cup tie with Antonine Boys Club was postponed due to a water logged pitch. The match will be re scheduled for next weekend.

Antonine Boys Club Game Now Moved To Sunday 3 December

The Scottish Cup 4th round tie against Antonine Boys Club has been changed from Saturday to SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER. The venue is now Duntocher Hibs ground in Duntocher with an 1100 o'clock kick off. The original venue in Old Kilpatrick was called off due to a waterlogged pitch already. We will be meeting at Hairmyres Train Station car park at 0930.

Scottish Cup 4th Round Re scheduled Game

The Scottish Cup tie against Antonine Boys Club, postponed from last weekend has been re scheduled for this SATURDAY morning with a 10am kick off. The pitch is at the foot of the Erskine Bridge at the Old Kilpatrick side. The forecast is for heavy rain and we will need to wait and see if the game goes ahead. The draw for the 5th Round(last 16) has been made, and if we get through what will be an extremely difficult match against Antonine Boys Club, we will face yet another trip, this time to Edinburgh crack outfit EDINA HIBS. The 5th round is scheduled to take place on the weekend of 9/10th of December.

Midland Cup 2nd Round Draw

The draw has been made for the 2nd Round of the Midland Cup, and at long last we have drawn a home tie. The game against Blue Star Coatbridge was due to take place on Sunday 3rd December, but due to the re scheduling of the Scottish Cup tie against Antonine Boys Club, it will take place on the next available Sunday morning, possibly the 10th. It looks like we will have no more league games til after Christmas, which means a major fixture backlog come the light nights, when we will be playing 2 mid week games and a weekend game to catch up.

Scottish Cup Tie Postponed

Sunday's Scottish Cup tie against Antonine Boys Club was called off at 0815 this morning after a late pitch inspection. We apologise for the late call off, the pitch was playable on Saturday night, but heavy overnight rain meant the pitch was too dangerous to play on. The game will be rescheduled for next Sunday 3rd December.

Antonine Boys Club v EKYC, Scottish Cup 4th Round, Sunday 26th November

This Sundays Scottish Cup 4th round tie against Antonine Boys Club will take place at John Browns Shipbuilders Pitches in Clydebank with a 10am kick off. We will be meeting at Hairmyres Train Station at 0830 to travel to Clydebank.

100 Goals Target Reached - Goal Scoring To Date

In the game against Dunblane Soccer Club, Jack KERR scored our 100th goal of the season. A fantastic tally in only 12 games so far.

Our record so far this year in competative games is

P - 12 W - 10. L - 1. D - 1. F - 102 A - 16

Goal Scorers

Tommy MARCH - 26 goals
Sam HILL - 19 goals
Ryan KELLY - 13 goals
Dean ARROL - 12 goals
Craig HAMILTON - 9 goals
Jack KERR - 5 goals
Darren SMITH - 4 goals
Gary McCULLOCH - 3 goals
Liam CRICHTON - 3 goals
3 own goals
Cameron GIBSON - 2 goals
Scott GRAHAM - 1 goal
Simon PURVES - 1 goal

Dunblane Soccer Club 1 EKYC 17(seventeen)

Goal Scorers: Tommy MARCH(5), Dean ARROL(3), Jack Kerr(2), Sam HILL, Craig HAMILTON, Ryan KELLY, Liam CRICHTON, Gary McCULLOCH, Darren SMITH & Simon PURVES

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, Elliot, McCulloch, Gibson, Graham, Smith, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, Hamilton & Crichton. Subs: March, Kerr, Park & Purves

MAN OF THE MATCH: LIAM CRICHTON

Dunblane Soccer Club Referee

Pictured above is the referee for the Dunblane game. She had mixed up her appointments with the hairdresser last week, but everything is okay for this week. There should be a good turn out from the dads anyway!!

Dunblane Soccer Club v EKYC, Saturday 18th November, Midland Cup 1st Round

Dunblane appear to have resolved the problem over referees and weather permitting the first round Midland Cup tie with them will go ahead on Saturday. We will be meeting at 0830 at Sainsburys, Kingsgate Retail Park. We have NO GAME on Sunday as Baillieston have now withdrawn from the league, so yet another missed league match.

Training cancelled on Wednesday 15th November

Training at Ballerup is cancelled on Wednesday due to the pitches being flooded.

Match Postponed - Dunblane Sports Club v EKYC

Saturday's game at Dunblane Sports Club was cancelled at 9pm on Friday night due to the fact that the home club could not source a referee. We apologise for the late cancellation of the game which was beyond our control. We did try to get a referee of our own to take to the game but were unable to get one at such late notice.
The game will be rearranged for next Saturday 18th November. We are going to keep Sundays game with Baillieston arranged as we cannot afford to miss another LYFDA game. In short, we will be playing both next Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Scottish Cup 4th Round Draw. Antonine Boys Club v EKYC, Saturday 26 November

The 4th Round draw of the Scottish Cup was made today and we have drawn an extremely tough away tie against Paisley & Disrcit League side Antonine Boys Club. They are unbeaten in their league after 3 games having scored over 20 goals. We will need to be at our best to progress to the last 16. The game will take place in Duntocher on Saturday 26 November.

Dunblane Soccer Club v EKYC, Saturday 11th November, Midland Cup 1st Round

This Saturday we are on our travels again. It is the first round of the Midland Cup and we have been drawn away to Dunblane Soccer Club. The game is a 1000 kick off at Leighhills, Dunblane. We will be meeting at 0830 at Sainsburys, Kingsgate Retail Park to travel through. We do not have a mini bus this week, and will need volunters from parents to help take the boys through to Dunblane. For anyone travelling through on their own, we will be parking in the car park of Dunblane Cathedral and walking to the pitch which is by the riverside.

Achievement To Be Proud Of

This Saturdays result in the Scottish Cup should not be lost on anyone. To travel to an away tie against a team the calibre of Broxburn Athletic Colts, and come away with a victory was a great achievement, and all 15 of the boys involved should be proud of themselves. It should be noted that with Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers suffering a 4-0 defeat at Stonehaven, we are the only LYFDA team left in the under 13 competition. Further to that, no other EKYC team at any age group are still in the competition, so we carry the EKYC banner into the 4th round draw which is made on Friday. It can be viewed by accessing the SYFA website and following the links to Scottish Cup. All the remaining teams will be tough opposition, but hopefuly we will benefit from a home draw this time.

Town Centre Raffle Fundraiser

After our hard fought 3rd Round Scottish Cup success our boys attended at East Kilbride Town Centre to sell raffle tickets for the signed Scotland jersey on display in Footballtops.com. They sold tickets at vantage points throughout the centre and did a fantastic job raising £903 towards the funds. The winning ticket was drawn within Footballtops.com and was MR JOHN BAXTER from HAMILTON. He was delighted with his win. We would like to thank everyone who helped to raise this fund in particular the players parents and friends who gave up their Saturday afternoon to assist us with the collection.

Broxburn Athletic Colts 0 EKYC 1

Goalscorer; Own goal

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Park, Kerr, Graham, Gibson, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March, Purves Subs. Smith, Hamilton, Crichton, Elliot

Man of the Match: James KINNIBURGH

Change To Times Of Raffle In Town Centre

Due to the Scottish Cup 3rd Round tie now taking place on Saturday, we have had to make changes to the raffle time which were due to take place the same day.
We will now be returning in the mini bus at 2pm and all the boys will be involved in selling tickets at places throughout the centre until 5.30pm.
We will require 8 adult helpers for the raffle.
All the boys are to take a packed lunch to eat on the bus on the way home.
The boys will be available to be collected by their parents from the Skating Rink car park at 5.45.
THE STRIP IS PICTURED ABOVE FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED. IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT IN FULL SIZE, IT IS ON DISPLAY IN FOOTBALLTOPS.COM IN THE OLYMPIA ARCADE(next to pet shop)!!

Scottish Cup 3rd Round, SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER, Broxburn Athletic Colts v EKYC

This SATURDAY is the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup. We have had yet another away draw to West Lothian outfit Broxburn Athletic Colts. They knocked Strathclyde United out in the last round, and we will face a stiff test if we are to progress to the next round. The game is on SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER with an 11 o'clock kick off.
We will be meeting at the car park of Sainsburys, Kingsgate Retail Park at 9 o'clock and travelling by mini bus through to Broxburn. anyone wishing to travel to watch can follow the bus in convoy or be at the pitch for a 11 o'clock kick off.
You can get directions to the ground by going to www.bacfc.co.uk and following the links to pitches. They play at the one called Stewartfield.
All boys should bring a packed lunch to eat on the bus on the way home as we will then be going straight to the town centre to sell raffle tickets. We will need 8 adult helpers. I will speak to everyone at training on Wednesday.

Partick Thistle FC BC 2 EKYC 5

Goal Scorers: Tommy MARCH(2), Dean ARROL, Sam HILL, Craig HAMILTON

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Park, Gibson, Graham, Kerr, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March, Purvis. Subs: Smith, Hamilton, Crichton, Cunningham, Elliot

Man of the Match: Tommy MARCH

Halloween Disco Fundraiser

Friday night's Halloween Disco proved to be a huge success enjoyed by everyone who attended. We raised £600 on the night from ticket and raffle sales, but with the inclusion of the auction prizes the final total will be nearer £1000. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to attend the night and those who assited with donation of raffle prizes and refreshments. Arrangements are being made to have a similar night in February with the theme being for Valentines Day. EVERYONE HAS HAD PLENTY OF NOTICE, SO NO EXCUSES THIS TIME!!!!

EKYC Raffle Within Town Centre on Saturday 4th November 2006

On Saturday 4th November 2006, we have arranged to hold a fundraising raffle within East Kilbride Town Centre with all proceeds going towards the Barcelona trip.
We have managed to obtain a framed Scotland 3rd strip. The strip has been signed by the Scotland Squad for the recent games against Faroe Islands and Lithuania.
The raffle will take place from between 1000 in the morning and 5pm and will be drawn within the centre on that day. The jersey will be on display within Footballtops.com from Saturday 25 October for anyone who wishes to view it.
We will need adult volunteers to assist with the sale of the tickets as the boys are too young to collect the money . Collection times will be split between 1000-1400 and 1300-1700. The cross over in the middle is to allow a change over of boys and helpers. The boys will be issued with the yellow jerseys for the collection and should wear their club tracksuit trousers.

Partick Thistle FC BC v EKYC, Sunday 29 October 2006

The replay of the 2nd Round Scottish Cup tie is scheduled to take place this Sunday. The game will take place at Wood Dean Park, Bothwell with a 1000ko. All players are to meet at Hairmyres Train Station at 0900 hrs. REMEMBER THE CLOCKS CHANGE THIS WEEKEND.

EKYC 4 Partick Thistle FC BC 4

Goal Scorers: Sam HILL(2), Tommy MARCH, Ryan KELLY

Starting Line UP: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Park, Kerr, Graham, Smith, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March , Crichton. Subs: Hamilton, Purvis, Elliot

Man of the Match: Christopher PARK

Rangers Coach Visit To Training A Huge Success

On Wednesday 11 October the Senior Community Coach from Rangers Football Club, Ryan MAYE, attended at Ballerup and put the palyers through their paces. It was a great turn out from the boys considering we were competing with the Scotland v Ukraine game. The boys learned some new warm up exercises and then Ryan concentrated on shaping the defence. All the boys thoroughly enjoyed the new approach and everyone learned a great deal. We would like to thank Ryan for his attendance and look forward to another visit soon.

EKYC94 Halloween Disco, Friday 27 October 2006

There are still tickets available for the Disco this Friday. They are £5 each and can be bought from Andy. Yet again we have excelled ourselves in obtaining great auction items and raffle prizes, which include a signed Celtic jersey, a France jersey signed by Jeremy Clement, a signed Watford jersey, a match worn signed Andy Goram jersey, signed Stefan Klos gloves, £200 Optical Express Vouchers, £50 Slater Vouchers, McDonalds Vouchers, a France jersey donated by Footballtops.com, and many more. We are still in negotiations with Spymasters re a package to train to be a spy for a day. Please make every effort to be there, however if you cannot manage then make sure someone who is going buys tickets for you, as with only a maximum of 90 people attending, someone will win some great prizes and all the proceeds are going towards the cost of Barcelona.

EKYC94foreurope EBay Site

The above site has been running for around 3 weeks now and in that time we have raised almost £200. There are 20 auctions finishing on Sunday evening and it is hoped that this total rises considerably. Anyone wishing to donate items should hand them to Andy who will advertise them. We would like to thank the Gibson and McCulloch families who have donated the majority of the items for sale so far. Remember, anything you have can help towards the costs of Barcelona.

Midland Cup 1st Round Draw

The first round of the Midland Cup has been drawn and we have been handed an away tie on SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER, to Dunblane Soccer Club. Arrangements have still to be made regarding kick off time and venue, however we have been drawn away from home.

EKYC v Partick Thistle FCBC, Scottish Cup 2nd Round, Sunday 22 October 2006

This Sundays match is the Scottish Cup 2nd Round tie against Partick Thistle FC. The match is a 1000 kick off at Brancumhall. All players are to report to the pitch for 0915.

The Real reason Gary O'Connor Missed The Plane to Ukraine

Shocking pictures have been released that show the real reason Scotland star Gary O'Connor was not on the flight to Ukraine with the squad. EKYC sources reveal that O'Connor met up with YC captain Dean Arrol after the recent defeat by Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers. O'Connor was trying to console Deano who was distraught at his teams defeat. The above picture was taken by our intrepid reporter as Arrol was caught with yet another drink in a long line of drinks that day. The club are looking into the matter!!!!

Scottish Cup 2nd Round Draw

The draw for the 2nd round of the Scottish Cup has been made and has given us a home tie against our old friends Partick Thistle FC BC. The game is due to be played on Sunday 22 of October, the venue has yet to be arranged but it is our home tie. We have played Thistle twice in the past couple of years, narrowly defeating them on both occasions. We will need to be at our best if we wish to progress any further. The Cup tie is the first of three vital games that we have up and coming. After Thistle we have a hard league game against Strathclyde United followed by Lawhill United, both of whom are doing well. Our whole squad will be tested in the weeks ahead and it is vital that we continue our good early season form.

Training Wednesday 11 October

This Wednesday's training will take place as usual at Ballerup from 6pm til 8pm.
The Rangers Community Football Coach has been arranged to attend and will put the boys through their paces.

Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers 3 EKYC 1

Goal Scorer; Sam HILL

Starting Line Up; Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Park, Graham, Gibson, Kerr, Smith, Kelly, Hill, March, Hamilton. Subs: Crichton, Purvis, Cunningham, Elliot

Man of the Match: Tommy MARCH

Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers v EKYC, Sunday 8th October 2006

This Sunday is a re arranged fixture as Wrangholmhall have withdrawn from the league. The game against Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers, cancelled due to the Scottish Cup tie has been re scheduled for this Sunday 8th October with a 1030 kick off at the King James V Pitches in Wishaw, which are next to the new Wishaw Gerneral Hospital.
This game promises to be a cracker, as both teams are so far unbeaten and in Round 2 of the Scottish Cup.
We will have to be at our best for the game and will unfortunately be without captain Dean Arrol for the game due to an international call up. He is going to a Christening in Wales!
The team will be meeting at 0930 at Hairmyres Station or 1000 at the pitch.

EK Burgh Utd 2 EKYC 11

Goal Scorers: Sam HILL(4), Dean ARROL(3), Tommy March(2), Ryan Kelly, Liam Crichton

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Park, Kerr, Graham, Smith, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March, Hamilton. Subs: Purvis, Crichton, Gibson, Cunningham, Elliot

Man of the Match: Sam HILL

EKYC94 EBay Site Launched

To help us with the considerable costs of the trip to Barcelona we have launched an EBay site, selling items, from which all the proceeds will go towards the cost of the boys flights. The first few items have already been advertised and are due to end on Thursday. Anybody who has any items lying around the house which they no longer require or use, can donate them for this sale. Goods such as clothing, cd's, records, dvd's, electrical equipment, unwanted presents, books, etc, will be greatly appreciated, as long as they are in good condition. For anyone wanting to check out the site our ebay name is EKYC94foreurope.

Easter 2007 Trip To Barcelona

As you will now be aware the flights have now been booked for our Easter trip to Barcelona. We will attempt to fundraise to pay for the costs of the boys flights.
I am still awaiting a final cost for the accomodation, but we have a total of 43 persons travelling. I will require a £30 per head deposit prior to Sunday 1st October towards the accomodation costs.

Scottish Cup 1st Round, Saturday 30th September, EK Burgh United v EKYC

This weekend is the 1st round of the Scottish Cup and we have been drawn against local rivals EK Burgh United. They now play in the EK Boys League and as they are the home team the game takes place on the day they normally play. The game is on SATURDAY with a 1000 kick off.
The game is on Brancumhall Pitch 1. Please be there for 0915, and remember it's SATURDAY and not Sunday!!!

EKYC 5 Villa Park 0

Goalscorers: Dean ARROL, Craig HAMILTON, Darren SMITH(pen), Ryan KELLY & Tommy MARCH

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Gibson, Graham, Smith, Kerr, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March, Hamilton. Subs: Purvis, Crichton, Elliot

Man of the Match: James KINNIBURGH

Quarter Athletic 0 EKYC 8

Scorers: Craig HAMILTON(2), Sam HILL(2), Tommy MARCH, Jack KERR, Scott GRAHAM, 1 own goal

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Park, Graham, Smith, Kerr, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March, Hamilton. Subs: Gibson, Crichton, Purvis, Cunningham, Elliot

Man of the Match: CRAIG HAMILTON

Friendly Match arranged v Claremont Thursday 14 September

A friendly match has been arranged against Claremont AFC on Thursday 14 September.
The game is on Brancumhall Pitch 8 and is a 6.30pm kick off.
Please be at the pitch for 6pm.

Goal Scoring To Date League Only

Played 3 - Won 3 - Lost 0 - Drawn 0 - Scored 49 - Conceded 4 - Points 9

Tommy MARCH - 14 goals
Ryan KELLY - 9 goals
Sam HILL - 8 goals
Craig HAMILTON -4 goals
Dean ARROL - 4 goals
Darren SMITH - 2 goals
Gary McCULLOCH - 2 goals
Cameron GIBSON - 2 goals
Jack KERR - 2 goals
Liam Crichton - 1 goal
1 own goal

EKYC 17(seventeen) Mill United 0

Scorers: Tommy MARCH(5), Craig HAMILTON(3), Sam HILL(2), Ryan KELLY(2), Dean ARROL(2), Jack KERR, Darren SMITH, 1 own goal.

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Gibson, Graham, Smith, Kerr, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March, Hamilton. Subs: Park, Crichton, Purvis, Cunningham, Elliot

Man of the Match: TOMMY MARCH

EKYC v Mill United, Sunday 10 October

This Sundays game against Hamilton side Mill United is a 10am kick off at Ballerup Playing Fields. We will be meeting at 0915 at the pitch. We will need to continue the good form we have shown in the first 2 games of the season to get a result in this game.

Netherton Calret 3 EKYC 14(fourteen)

Scorers: Tommy MARCH(5), Ryan KELLY(4), Sam HILL(2), Gary MCCULOCH, Darren SMITH, Liam CRICHTON

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, Gibson, Graham, Smith, Kerr, Purvis, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March, Hamilton Subs: Crichton, McCulloch, Park, Elliot, Cunningham

Man of the Match: Shared between Jack KERR and Dean ARROL

Netherton Claret v EKYC, Sunday 3 October

The arrangements for this Sunday's match against Netherton Claret have changed. The match is now a 1030ko at Miller Street, Motherwell. For anyone travelling directly to the pitch the directions are as follows. Exit Junction 6 of the M74(S) signposted Motherwell. Remain in nearside lane and continue straight ahead at the lights onto Hamilton Road. Continue up the hill straight ahead and onto the one way system. The road bends to the left and passes Motherwell Train Station to a roundabout. At the roundabout take the first exit, signposted Bellshill. Turn left onto Miller Street at the Post Office buildings. The pitch is further along the road.
The meeting time at Hairmyres is 0915 or 0945 at the pitch.
PLAYERS TO NOTE : DUE TO OUR HOME AND CHANGE KIT CLASHING WITH NETHERTON COLOURS, PLEASE BRING THE BLUE TRAINING TOP IN CASE IT IS REQUIRED.

SCOTTISH CUP DRAW

The draw for the first round of the Scottish Cup has been made and we have a local derby against EK Burgh. The game will take place on the weekend of Saturday 30th September/Sunday 31st October. It is the Burgh's home game but should be a cracker with a big crowd.

EKYC 18(EIGHTEEN) Hamilton Boys Club 1

Scorers: Sam HILL(4), Tommy MARCH(4), Ryan KELLY(3), Dean ARROL(2), Cameron GIBSON(2), Craig HAMILTON, Jack KERR, Gary McCULLOCH

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, Park, Smith, Graham, Kerr, Purvis, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March, Hamilton. Subs: McCulloch, Gibson, Crichton, Cunningham, Elliot

Man of the Match: Dean ARROL

EKYC v Hamilton Boys Club, 27 August 2006

This Sunday is our first ever competative game. We are playing Hamilton Boys Club at Ballerup Pitch no 1 with a 10am kick off. The players have to be at Ballerup for a 9.15 report.

Baljaffray FC 1 EKYC 3

Scorers: Tommy March, Craig Hamilton & Sam Hill
Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Gibson, Graham, Purvis, Kerr, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, Hamilton, March. Subs: Smith, Park, Crichton, Cunningham, Elliot
Man of the Match: James KINNIBURGH

LYFDA Fixtures for Season 2006/2007

27/08/06 v Hamilton Boys club(h)Ballerup Pitch 1, 1000ko

03/09/06 v Netherton Claret(a)TBA

10/09/06 v Mill United(h)Ballerup Pitch 3, 1000ko

17/09/06 v Quarter Athletic(a)Bent 3G Astro, 0900ko

24/09/06 v Villa Park(h)Brancumhall Pitch 2, 1000ko

01/10/06 v Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers(a)TBA

08/10/06 v Wrangholmhall(h)Ballerup Pitch 6, 1000ko

29/10/06 v Strathclyde United(a)Hamilton Palace, 1000ko

05/11/06 v Lawhill United(h)Brancumhall Pitch 8, 1000ko

12/11/06 v Netherton Amber(a)TBA

19/11/06 v Baillieston(h)Brancumhall Pitch 2, 1000ko

26/11/06 v Newmains Hammers(h)Ballerup Pitch 6, 1000ko

03/12/06 v Aston Villa Colts(a)Stonefield Pitch 1, 1000ko

10/12/06 v Yett Farm(h)Hamilton Palace, 1000ko

17/12/06 v Aston Villa Diamonds(a)Bent 3G Astro, 1030ko

Training Thursday 17th August

We will be training this Thursday at 6pm - 8pm at Dunedin Playing Fields.

Squad for Season 2006/2007

This seasons squad for the new season is as follows;
Back Row: Left to right; Christopher Park, Jack Kerr, Gary McCulloch, Cameron Gibson, James Kinniburgh, Scott Graham, Darren Smith, Craig Hamilton, Laim Crichton
Front Row: Sam Hill, Jamie Cunningham, Thomas Mcguire, Simon Purvis, Dean Arrol, Ryan Kelly, Tommy March and Lee Elliot.

Tulliallan Training Day Sunday 13 August

This Sundays training day at the Scottish Police College, Tulliallan proved a great success. The boys met at Hairmyres at 0900 and travelled through to Kincardine. We arrived at 10 and had a 2 hour training session before breaking for lunch and a game of putting. The boys then played a bounce game against Crieff Juniors under 14 in which they handled themselves well. The strength of the bigger and older team told in the end, but it was worth the game to see the effort that all put in. The most noteable performance of the day was JAMES KINNIBURGH who was outstanding in goals throughout. We left the college around half three before stopping at McDonalds, Alloa for some well deserved rewards and the home for 5.30.

EKYC 6 Giffnock Soccer Centre 0

Goal scorers: Tommy March 3, Ryan Kelly, Sam Hill & Gary McCulloch
Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, Cunningham, Gibson, Smith, Kerr, Arrol, Kelly, Hill, Hamilton, Purvis & March.Subs: McCulloch, Park, Elliot

Tulliallan Training Day, Sunday 13th August 06

This Sunday we will be travelling to the Scottish Police College, Tulliallan, Kincardine for a days training. We will be training in the morning, stopping for lunch and then playing a friendly game against local opposition in the afternoon. The day will also include a PUTTING competition on the college putting green, so if your wish to be included remember to bring a putter and golf ball. Pride and Prizes are at stake.

We will be meeting at HAIRMYRES STATION at 9am and travelling by mini bus and 1 car to the college. There is no need for parents to attend unless they particularly wish to see the game in the afternoon, which will be a 2pm kick off.

ALL BOYS SHOULD BRING A PACKED LUNCH, NO FIZZY DRINKS PLEASE, AND A PUTTER IF WISHING TO COMPETE IN THE COMPETITION. WE WILL TRAVEL IN OUR BLUE/YELLOW TRACK SUITS AND BRING TRAINING GEAR AND BOOTS FOR A GRASS PITCH.

Finally, the costs for the day will be £5 instead of theusuall £3, this is to cover the cost of the mini bus, college hire and meal on the way home.

On the return home we will stop for a bite to eat, arriving back at Hairmyres at 6pm.

IT SHOULD BE A GREAT DAY AND IS A GOOD WAY OF THE NEW BOYS GETTING TO KNOW THE REST OF THE BOYS. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO BE THERE.

EKYC v Giffnock Soccer Centre, 10th August 06

This Thursday nights opposition has changed from Rossvale BC to Giffnock Soccer Centre. The game is a 6.45pm kick off at Lochinch Playing Fields, Pollok Park, Glasgow. We are meeting at 5.45pm at Hairmyres Station or 6.15pm at Lochinch.

Update on pre season training

Since the start of pre season training last week the boys have been put through their paces. There was 10 at both sessions last week and 12 tonight. Hopefully, more boys will be returning from holiday next week and the numbers will continue to rise.
We have welcomed Simon Purvis to the squad. He is a tricky midfielder, don't be fooled by high size, his feet are lightening quick, and a valuable asset to the team. We hope to have Craig Hamilton joining us next week. He currently plays for Hamilton BC, and is a big, fast, left sided forward, something we need since the loss of Scott Mitchell. I am sure the boys will make both these players very welcome. The boys have worked extremely hard in training, particularly in the recent heat, and we should start the season as fit if not fitter than last year.
You should have a letter by now about up and coming dates.
These are :
Training continues every Tuesday at 6pm at Dunedin Plying Fields.
Thursday 10 August. Friendly v Rossvale BC, Lochinch playing Fields.6.45pm ko
Sunday 13 August. Trip to Scottish Police College, Tulliallan. Report 9am at Hairmyres
Sunday 20 august. Friendly v Baljaffray BC, Bearsden. 10am ko.

Training Re Starts Tuesday 11th July 2006

Training for the new season starts on Tuesday 11th July at Dunedin Playing Fields at 6pm. Everyone who is attending should have recieved their letter through the post informing them of the details, along with a registration form, parental consent form and a contact details form. Please bring these with you on Tuesday. We will be training 2 nights a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and be prepared for some hard work !!!

New Kit Deal For Season 2006/2007

Our new strip for the up and coming season is launched today. We would like to thank footballtops.com for their sponsorship this year. Footballtops.com are an internet based football jersey site. They also have a shop at within East Kilbride Town Centre. It is in the Olympia Arcade, just along from the EK News office, at the Sainsburys end of the centre. Please reward this local company with your business as a thank you for sponsoring us this year.

WORLD CUP COMPETITION

Unfortunately no-one from our age group managed to predict the correct 8 winners from the group sections. Out of all our entries 17 came close, by predicting 7 group winners. All 17 picked France to win Group G, which was won by Switzerland.
A special mention must go to JAMIE BURNS, he has the honour of not predicting a single winner from any of the groups in one of his entries, and in the other only getting France wrong. Strange !!!
Anyway, thanks for everyone who entered the competition, and for contributing to the EKYC funds.

Player of The Year Awards, Hampden Stadium 2006

Players Player of the Year - RYAN KELLY
Player of the Year - SAM HILL
Every age group from under 8 through to under 17 seated on the steps at Hampden Stadium on Friday 16 June 2006.

EKYC v IR Rejkavic, Iceland

Our final game of the season was a friendly against the touring Icelandic Pro Youth team IR Rejkavic. The match took place in the searing heat at lochinch Playing Fields.
The game was a bit of a mis match with IR having boys aged 12, 13 & 14 in their team, giving them a slight advantage(The keeper looked even older, and had to have a shave at half time.) our boys competed well and ended up losing 6-1. The highlight of the game was a great finish by Sam Hill for our only goal of the game.
At the end of the match our boys gave their strips away to IR, who were delighted to recieve them. Thee above photo shows both teams together at the final whistle.


TRAINING AND MATCHES ARE NOW OVER FOR THE SEASON. WE WILL RE START TRAINING ON TUESDAY 11 JULY 2006 AT DUNNEDIN PLAYING FIELDS.

Player of the Year Awards

This years player of the year awards take place at Hampden on Friday 16th June. Please be there for photos at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. The boys are to wear their traing tops and blue/yellow track suits.

Last Nights Training Of The Season

This weeks training night has been changed from Tuesday to Thursday 8th June. This is due to a large amount of the boys beeing on school trips, etc. This will be the last training session of the season. Please ensure that everyone brings their World Cup Sheets and money, as the first section games in the World Cup start the next day.

Traing will re start on TUESDAY 11th JULY however if players are on holiday then they can join in on their return.

We will be bringing in additional players to the squad, and competition for places will be tougher than ever, we are only allowed to strip 16 players next year, as we are now competing at a competative level.

I appreciate this may be disappointing to some of the players who have been with us from our 7 a side days, but the demands of competative football will be much greater this year.

EKYC 7 Mill Utd 1

Goal Scorers - Sam Hill(2), Ryan Kell(2), Scott Mitchell, Jack Kerr & Scott Graham
Man of the Match - Scott Graham

Another Change To Opposition This Thursday

Our opponents this Thursday has changed yet again. We will now be played Mill United. This is the better of the 2 Mill United sides, that play in the Lanarkshire League(not LYFDA). It will be a good test as they are one of the strongest sides around. We are meeting at 6pm with a 6.30pm kick off. As before, please wear training kit and bring the barcelona jersey from the Blackpool tournament.

New opposition re match on Thursday 18th May

The opposition for this Thursdays game has changed from our 1995(under 11 age group), to a Rangers FC trialist team. We will be meeting at Kirktonholm at 6pm for a 6.30pm kick off. Due to the quality of opposition we will be facing, we ask that everyone makes every effort to be there. Please bring the barcelona jersey and wear the blue training kit.

Baljaffray FC 2 EKYC 1

Goal Scorer ; Sam Hill
Man of the Match ; Darren Smith

EKYC 1994 v EKYC 1995, Thursday 18 May

This Thursday we have a game against our 1995 age group to assist them in their preperation for moving to 11 a side. The game is a 6.30 kick off at Kirktonholm.
Please come in training kit with barcelona jersey, as we will not be wearing the blue/yellow strips.

Baljaffray FC v EKYC, Sunday 14 April 2006

This Sundays game is a friendly away to Baljaffray. It is at the Colquohoun Pitches, Bearsden with a 1000 kick off. We are meeting at 0845 at Hairmyres.

Final Kits For Kids Total

The final total of tokens collected is 33,376.

Aston Villa 0 EKYC 5

Goal Scorers - Sam Hill(2), Ryan Kelly(2) & Dean Arrol
Man of the Match - Sam Hill

Aston Villa v EKYC, Sunday 7 May 2006

The final game of the LYFDA campaign is away at Hamilton Palace against Aston Villa. We are meeting 0900 at Hairmyres or 0915 at the pitch.

EKYC 1994 v EKYC 1995, Thursday 4 May 2006

This Thursday night we play a friendly against our 1995(under 11) age group. They are making the step to 11 a sides and are looking for games. The match practise will do us good. The match is a 6.30pm kick off at Ballerup. Please be there for 6pm.
The boys have to come in their blue training gear and bring the red/blue striped jersey they wore in Blackpool if you have one.

Goal Scoring To Date After 25 Games

The list below does not include the goals scored in the 5-4 defeat by Strathclyde Utd.

RYAN KELLY - 25 GOALS
SAM HILL - 22 GOALS
LIAM CRICHTON - 18 GOALS
SCOTT MITCHELL - 14 GOALS
JACK KERR - 6 GOALS
THOMAS MCGUIRE - 6 GOALS
DREW WATSON - 5 GOALS
CAMERON GIBSON - 5 GOALS
SCOTT GRAHAM - 4 GOALS
DARREN SMITH - 3 GOALS
DEAN ARROL - 3 GOALS
ROSS MCDONAGH - 3 GOALS
GARY MCCULLOCH - 1 GOAL

Played 25 - Won 23 - Lost 2 - Drawn 0 - Scored 122 - Conceded 49

Newmains Hammers 2 EKYC 4

Goal Scorers - Sam Hill(2), Scott Mitchell, Liam Crichton

EKYC 9 Baillieston Juniors 2

Goal Scorers - Sam Hill(3), Ryna Kelly(3), Scott Mitchell(2)

Update on Kits For Kids - Tuesday 25 May 2006

A quick update that to date we have a total of 17,500 tokens. The final day of collection will be TUESDAY 2 MAY at training. I will then be hand delivering the tokens to the Daily Record on Wednesday 3 May. Let's have one big final push and get as many tokens as we possibly can before then.

Newmains Hammers v EKYC, Sunday 30 April 2006

This Sundays match is against Newmains Hammers. The kick off time is 1200 and the game is being played at Lamermoor Primary School in Wishaw. We will be meeting at 1045 at Hairmyres and NOT 0900 AS EARLIER STATED. PLEASE NOTE THE KICK OFF TIME.

Kit For Kids Collection Update, 19 April

Just a quick update re the amazing response we have had to the Kit For Kids promotion. At last nights count we had a total of 14289 tokens.
With only a couple of weeks to go we must be in the running for Hampden, so lets keep the collecting going!!!

EKYC v Baillieston Juniors, Sunday 23 April 2006

This Sundays match is a 1000 kick off against Baillieston Juniors at Brancumhall Pitch 2. We are meeting at Brancumhall at 0915.

East Kilbride Invitational 2006

Our boys won the overall tournament, having to play 3 strenghth sapping games in 4 hours.
The results were as follows;

GAMES 1

EKYC 2 Lawhill United FC 1
Blajaffray FC 5 Giffnock Soccer Centre 3

GAMES 2

Giffnock Soccer Centre 1 EKYC 2
Lawhill United FC 3 Baljaffray FC 1

GAMES 3

Baljaffray FC 1 EKYC 1
Lawhill United FC 3 Giffnock Soccer Centre 4

The Final Palcing were

1st. East Kilbride Youth Club P-3 W-2 L-0 D-1 F-5 A-3 pts-7
2nd. Baljaffray FC P-3 W-1 L-1 D-1 F-7 A-7 pts-4
3rd. Lawhill United FC P-3 W-1 L-2 D-0 F-7 A-7 pts-3
4th. Giffnock Soccer Centre P-3 W-1 L-2 D-0 F-8 A-10 pts 3

Player of the Tournament was picked by the referees and went to our captain Dean Arrol.

ANYONE WHO DID NOT OBTAIN A PICTURE THAT WAS TAKEN ON THE DAY, PLEASE NOTE THAT THEY ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR £5 - 10x8 , £3 - 8x6, or a reduced price of £7 for both.

Thanks very much to everyone who attended and made the event a great success..... if I have the energy we may repeat it next year.

Kits For Kids Update Thursday 14 April 2006

Just a quick update to inform you that we have reached our total of tokens.
At present we have 8250.
We will continue the collection in the hope that we can be the top collector and get to go to Hampden.
The boys have been very competetitive in their collection, and it has been decided that instead of only the top collector getting a prize, all the boys will be rewarded in some way for their efforts. Lets Keep Up Th e Collecting And Get Us To Hampden !!!!

Strathclyde United 5 EKYC 4

Strathclyde United v EKYC, Sunday 26 March 2006

This Sundays game is against Strathclyde United at the Priory Pitches in Blantyre with a 1000 kick off. We are meeting at Hairmyres at 0900 or 0915 at the pitch. Let's hope we can play as well as we did on Sunday against Aston Villa Colts, as that has been the best performance by far all season.

Kits for Kids Update Tuesday 21 March 2006

After the first 10 days of collecting we have surpassed all expectations. So far we have collected 2145 tokens .
We are well on the way to our target of 6000, and must be high up on the list of collectors, the highest of which gets to play at Hampden.
So don't let up . Keep them coming !!!!
As we stated earlier the boy who collects the most will get a prize.
The standings to date are :

Dean Arrol - 616
James Kinniburgh - 249
Thomas McGuire - 215
Jack Kerr - 159
Liam Crichton - 152
Gary McCulloch - 121
Sam Hill - 108
Lee Elliot - 106
Cameron Gibson - 100
Ryan Kelly - 65
Graham Baillie - 59
Jamie Cunningham - 56
Darren Smith - 54
Christopher Park - 44
John Dingwall - 30
Bobby Barclay - 11

EKYC Reach 100 Goals So Far This Season

Goal Scoring To Date After 19 Games

RYAN KELLY - 18 GOALS
LIAM CRICHTON - 17 GOALS
SAM HILL - 15 GOALS
SCOTT MITCHELL - 12 GOALS
JACK KERR - 6 GOALS
THOMAS MCGUIRE - 6 GOALS
DREW WATSON - 5 GOALS
CAMERON GIBSON - 5 GOALS
SCOTT GRAHAM - 4 GOALS
DARREN SMITH - 3 GOALS
DEAN ARROL - 3 GOALS
ROSS MCDONAGH - 3 GOALS
GARY MCCULLOCH - 1 GOAL

Played 19 - Won 18 - Lost 1 - Drawn 0 - Scored 100 - Conceded 37

Aston Villa Colts 2 EKYC 9

A break in the weather saw us visit Aston Villa Colts at the Priory Pitches in Blantyre. Our opponents had been on a good run of results prior to the break for the bad weather. The continued absence of Scott Mitchell meant a re-shuffle of the pack.
Dean Arrol moved into centre midfield, Gary McCulloch to right back, Christopher Park to left back, Darren Smith to centre half and Cameron Gibson to centre forward.

The changes worked almost immediately with Sam Hill bringing out a great save from the opponents keeper. From the corner Ryan Kelly swung the ball in and again the kepper had a great save. We kept up our early pressure and played some great passing football, probably the best all season, but some great goalkeeping kept us out for 10 minutes.

The breakthrough came after some quick thinking between Ryan Kelly & Dean Arrol who whipped the ball in for CAMERON GIBSON to head home. Our pressure was constant and again Dean ran beyond the defence to fire a ball across goal that RYAN KELLY finnished off at the back post.

There was no break in the pressure and in almost a carbon copy move CAMERON GIBSON added a third. With the end of the period approaching DEAN ARROL got his reward with a chipped cross from the left which went over the line before Cameron Gibson made sure. The ref gave the goal to Dean, probably to stop him moaning !!!!!

At the start of the second period, John Dingwall, Thomas McGuire and Jamie Cunningham came on. Almost immediately we were five up when a Ryan Kelly cross into the box was missed by everyone, but fired into the net by an unfortunate Colts player.

SCOTT GRAHAM added a sixth with a great header from another corner.

At the end of the second period it was 6-0, and more changes were made bringing on trialists Graham Baillie and Bobby Barclay.

Due to the changes Colts came into it and scored a good goal on the break to make it 6-1.

LIAM CRICHTON added to his seasons's tally before CAMERON GIBSON completed his hat trick to make it 8-1. Colts then scored another after James Kinniburgh had made a great save from a free kick, but the rebound broke to a Colts player who made it 8-2.

Word then spread throught the team that the next goal scored would be our 100th of the season, and it was no surprise when left winger RYAN KELLY finished the scoring to make it a resounding 9-2 win.

Man of the Match was awarded by the Aston Villa Colts manager to DEAN ARROL for his tireless performance, having a hand in at least 5 of the goals.

The team that started was:
Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Park, Smith, Graham, Kerr, Arrol, Kelly, Hill, Gibson & Chrichton. Subs: McGuire, Cunningham, Dingwall, Baillie & Barclay.

Daily Record Kits for Kits

As you will all be aware, the promotion is now well up and running.
Everyone should ,make every effort to obtain as many tokens as they can.
I will collect the tokens on a weekly basis at Training on a Tuesday, and the boy who has collected the most over the 8 week period will receive a prize.

Aston Villa Colts v EKYC, Sunday 19 March

This Sundays game is against Aston Villa Colts and is due to be played at the Priory Pitches, Blantyre with a 1000 kick off. We are meeting at Hairmyres at 0900 or the pitch at 0915. Please check this website or phone Andy to see if the game is on.

EKYC v Strathclyde United, Match Cancelled

Todays game against Strathclyde United has been cancelled due to the heavy snow fall in East Kilbride. Training is at Clairmont on Tuesday 6-8pm.

Kit for Kids Collection Starts Today

The Daily Record/Sunday Mail Kit for Kids promotion starts today.Remember, we need to collect 6000 tokens in 8 weeks, so get collecting. Ask your friends, neighbours, grannies, mums & dads workplaces, schools, everyone you can think of to help us meet our total. The more tokens we get the more kit we get, and don't forget that chance to play at Hampden. There are 2 tokens in todays paper, so start today.
EVERYONE GET COLLECTING !!!!!!

EKYC v Strathclyde United, Sunday 12 March

This Sunday's match is against Strathclyde United at Brancumhall. The kick off is changed to 1030 at the referees request. Lets hope the weather clears up and we can get another game under our belt.

Training Tuesday 7th March

Training this Tuesday returns to Clairmont High School and will be between 6pm and 7.30pm due to Champions League football. Anyone with Bolton money or quiz sheet money outstanding, please bring it with them.

Netherton Claret v EKYC, Match Cancelled

Tomorrows game against Netherton Claret in Mothwerwell has been cancelled due to a frozen pitch. It is hoped it will be arranged in mid week later in the year.

Netherton Claret v EKYC, Sunday 5 March

This Sundays game is away against Motherwell side Netherton Claret. We are meeting at Hairmyres at 0930 to travel to Motherwell for a 1030 kick off. The pitch is being inspected on Friday, but due to the frost we might not know if the game is on/off til the last minute. Please phone to check on Saturday night.

Daily Record - Kit For Kids Collection

We have succesfully registered in the Daily Record - Kit For Kits promotion.
If you are not aware what it is all about, every day from Saturday 11 March the Daily Record and Sunday Mail will print tokens for collection towards kit for the team. The promotion will run for 8 weeks.

The target limits are ;

Rain Jackets - 1200 tokens - 1 token a day for 8 weeks per player

Strips - 3600 tokens - 2 tokens a day for 8 weeks per player

Track suit and Strips - 4800 - 3 tokens a day for 8 weeks per player

Rain Jackets, Strips, Track suits - 6000 - 4 tokens a day for 8 weeks per player


We are initially going for the rain jackets, but we can upgade our application if we are reaching our goal quickly.

Can I ask everyone to participate in this promotion - Parents, Grandparents, Neighbours, Friends, Work Colleagues, Local Shops to meet the required amount.

I have already taken steps to arrange a collection box in the Spar, Gardenhall and am going to approach Mossneuk Primary to do the same.

As well as team kit, the team who collect the most tokens get to play at Hampden Park, which is a great experience for any youth footballer.

SO COME ON, GET COLLECTING, GET YOUR FRIENDS COLLECTING AND LETS MEET OUR TARGET !!

Training Tuesday 28th February

Due to exams at Claremont, this Tuesday's training has been moved to Jackton Police College and will be from 6pm til 7pm.

Squad for Claremont Game

Claremont AFC 1 EKYC 2

The local derby between Claremont and YC took place in perfect playing conditions at Ballerup Playing Fields. An injury to Scott Mitchell ruled him out of contention, and he may be missing for a couple of weeks. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Our boys started the game well and had Claremont penned into their own half for the first ten minutes. Our pressure resulted in some great play from Ryan Kelly feeding the tireless SAM HILL who ran through on goal and put the ball into the net with the outside of his right foot.

Claremont came storming back and a full length diving save from James Kinniburgh kept us in front. The game was end to end at this time and a very enjoyable spectacle. Sam Hill then turned provider after some good link up play down the right, he swung over a deep cross which RYAN KELLY left foot volleyed high into the net to give us a 2-0 advantage.

We were unlucky not to add to the lead just before half time after a great cross from the right evaded everyone and ran out for a bye kick.

At half time Bobby Barclay replaced Thomas McGuire up front, and Christopher Park replaced Darren Smith in midfield.

Our opponents came out with all guns blazing at the start of the second half and continued the pressure until the final whistle. James Kinniburgh earned his Man of the Match award with some great saves, and being quick off his line to rush the forwards into shooting.

Claremont pulled a goal back with 5 minutes to go when a shot from the right bounced awkwardly in from of James Kinniburgh who could not hold the ball and the striker forced it home, to lead to a chaotic last 5 minutes. Our boys were really under the cosh and Claremont were unlucky not to equalise late on, however our boys hubng on well for a well fought win.

Man of the Match was James Kinniburgh.

The team that started was:
Kinniburgh, Arrol, McCulloch, Gibson, Graham, Crichton, Smith, Kerr, Kelly, McGuire, Hill. Subs; Park, Barclay, Rankin, Elliot & Dingwall.

Claremont AFC v EKYC, Sunday 26 February

This Sunday's game is another local derby against Claremont AFC with a 1000 kick off at Ballerup. We are meeting at the pitches at 0915. If you have not yet paid your Bolton money, please bring your permission slip and money with you.

Training Tuesday 21st February

Training this Tuesday returns to Clairmont High School and will be from 6pm til 7.30pm due to Champions League football being on the television.

EKYC v Baillieston Juniors, Match Cancelled

This mornings game against Baillieston Juniors was called off at the last minute due to a frozen pitch.

EKYC v Baillieston Juniors, Sunday 19th February

This Sundays game is against Baillieston Juniors at Kirkland Park, Strathaven. We are meeting at 0845 at Hairmyres Train Station. If travelling straight to the pitch let me know, and be there for 0915. Due to the rain, the game may be in doubt,so remember to phone and check on Saturday night if the game is on.

Training Tuesday 14th February 2006

Due to School Closures training on Tuesday is at Jackton Police College for 1 hour between 6pm and 7pm.

Goal Scoring To Date After 17 Games

LIAM CRICHTON - 16 GOALS
RYAN KELLY - 15 GOALS
SAM HILL - 14 GOALS
SCOTT MITCHELL - 12 GOALS
JACK KERR - 6 GOALS
THOMAS McGUIRE - 6 GOALS
DREW WATSON - 5 GOALS
DARREN SMITH - 3 GOALS
SCOTT GRAHAM - 3 GOALS
ROSS McDONAGH - 3 GOALS
CAMERON GIBSON - 2 GOALS
DEAN ARROL - 2 GOALS
GARY McCULLOCH - 1 GOAL

Played 17 - Won 16 - Lost 1 - Drawn 0 - Scored 89 - Conceded 34

Aston Villa 1 EKYC 6

The absence of regular starters Scott Mitchell and Christopher Park meant a couple of changes to the team that started last week. Thomas McGuire started up front with Sam Hill.

We had a slow start to the game and after some early pressure Villa broke up the park and the striker fired the ball high into the net from a tight angle to give them a 1-0 lead against the run of play. Our boys were playing some good football, but as last week, could not find the killer touch in front of goal.

THOMAS McGUIRE then equalised after a goalmouth scramble to put us 1-1 at the end of the first period.

An unchanged team went into the next third, and a great solo effort from SAM HILL was finnished off with a cheeky chip over the keeper.

LIAM CRICHTON and SAM HILL added another 2 goals before the end of the period.

A couple of changes were made and trialists Bobby Barclay and Graeme Baillie were given a chance. We continued to press and LIAM CRICHTON added his second of the day, to put him back to the top of the goalscoring charts, before the ever impressive SAM HILL completed his hat trick and the scoring to make it 6-1.

The only black note of the day was an injury to keeper James Kinniburgh which resulted on 'Sick Note' hobbling off to be replaced by Dean Arrol. Lets hope its just a wee knock and he will be okay for next weeks game against the strong Baillieston Juniors.

The team which started was;
Kinniburgh,Arrol,McCulloch,Gibson,Graham,Kerr,Kelly,Crichton,Hill,McGuire,Smith Subs; Elliot,Dingwall,Barclay & Baillie.

Aston Villa v EKYC, Sunday 12 February

This Sundays game is agaisnt Aston Villa with a 1000 ko at Priory Playing Fields, Blantyre. We will be meeting at Hairmyres at 0900.

Training Tuesday 7th February 2006

Training on Tuesday is for 1 hour at Jackton Police College. 6pm til 7pm.

EKYC 3 Hamilton Boys Club 0

The absence of regular left winger Ryan Kelly led to a couple of personnel changes for todays game. Scott Mitchell moved from up front to left midfield, Christopher Park moved to centre forward and Jack Kerr returned to the middle of the park.

We were camped in the Hamilton half for most of the first 20 minutes, but a mixture of poor finnishing and good goalkeeping resulted in the period ending 0-0.

The second period followed the same pattern, and it was obvious that Ryan's width on the left was missing, and changes to the formation were required. At the end of the second period it was still 0-0.

The third period started with Scott Mitchell reverting to centre forward along side Sam Hill, Thomas McGuire replacing Christopher Park and the side going 3-5-2 with Dean Arrol moving to right midfield. The change paid off with 10 minutes to go when DEAN ARROL flicked a Hill corner towards goal with his head, and the ball deflected into the net.

The goal gave the boys confidence and soon THOMAS MCGUIRE added a 2nd with a great shot, high into the net from just outside the box. We kept Hamilton penned into their own half and SCOTT GRAHAM scored his second in as many weeks with a strong finish from 8 yards out.

Dean Arrol was voted Man of the Match by the referee, for his goal and 100% effort.

The team hich started was Kinniburgh,Arrol,McCulloch,Graham,Gibson,Smith,Mitchell,Kerr,Hill,Park,Crichton. Subs-McGuire,Elliot & Cunningham

Goal Scoring To Date After 15 Games

RYAN KELLY - 15 GOALS
LIAM CRICHTON - 14 GOALS
SCOTT MITCHELL - 12 GOALS
SAM HILL - 11 GOALS
JACK KERR - 6 GOALS
DREW WATSON - 5 GOALS
THOMAS MCGUIRE - 4 GOALS
DARREN SMITH - 3 GOALS
ROSS MCDONAGH - 3 GOALS
CAMERON GIBSON - 2 GOALS
SCOTT GRAHAM - 2 GOALS
GARY MCCULLOCH - 1 GOAL
DEAN ARROL - 1 GOAL

Played 15 - Won 14 - Lost 1 - Drawn 0 - Scored 80 - Conceded 33

EKYC Invitational Tournament, Sunday 9 April 2006

As you will by now be aware, the Scottish Easter Cup tournament which we were attending at Dalziel Parks, Motherwell at the Easter weekend has now been cancelled due to poor subscription.

We are now holding our own tournament which will be held on Sunday 9 April between 1pm and 5pm at the Strathclyde Police Playing Fields, Lochinch, Pollok Park.

The format will be a round robin event with ourselves and the three other invited teams, all playing against each other on the 2 pitches at Lochinch.

I have invited Lawhill United, Baljaffray Boys Club and Giffnock Soccer Centre to take part, and they have all agreed.

Fundraising to pay for the event has begun and I ask everyone to try to raise as much as we can. I am also trying to find sponsors for the event. If you can help please let me know, or pass my number on to anyone who you think can help.

It should be a great day.

EKYC v Hamilton BC, Sunday 12th January

This Sundays match is against Hamilton Boys Club at Balerup Pitch 6 with a 1000 kick off . We are meeting at Ballerup at 0915.

EK Burgh 1 EKYC 9

Our local derby against the Burgh took place at Ballerup on Sunday morning, in spite of a late scare due to a sharp frost.
The boys looked up for the game from the start with the impressive SAM HILL running from his own half and rounding the keeper to give us an early lead.
We kept pressing and before long SAM HILL added his second after som great work by Ryan Kelly on the left wing.
Both Ryan Kelly on the left and Liam Crichton on the right were possing Burgh all sorts of problems and after one of his trade mark runs from the right LIAM CRICHTON made it 3-0.
At this time our boys started to sit back and think the game was won, allowing our opponents back into the game. At the end of the first period it was 3-0.

Some slack play at the start of the second period allowed Burgh to get a goal back, which raised their spirits, however Sam & Ryan continued to cause them all sorts of problems on the wings.
In the second period LIAM CRICHTON added his second and THOMAS McGUIRE scored from close range.

In the final period SAM HILL completed his hat trick, RYAN KELLY scored a brace(one with his head!!!) and SCOTT GRAHAM finnished the scoring with a close range shot after a great corner from Sam Hill.

Were it not for some poor finishing and a couple of dodgey penalty decisions the score would have been greater, but it was a great result and good performance from everyone.

Man Of The Match was a hard decision but it was shared between Sam Hill and Ryan Kelly.

EK Burgh v EKYC, Sunday 29 January 2006

This Sundays local derby against EK Burgh is being played at Ballerup Pitch 6 with a 1000 kick off. We will be meeting at the pitches at 0930.

EKYC v Newmains Hammers Match Cancelled

This Sundays match against Newmains Hammers has been called off due to the pitches being flooded.

Training will be at Clairmont on Tuesday as ussual between 6pm - 8pm.

Next weeks match is the derby game against EK Burgh with a 1000 kick off at Ballerup pitch 6.

Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers 3 EKYC 1

This was a hard fought match played in Overtown in which we suffered our first defeat of the season against the strong Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers. We made a few changes to our line up from recent weeks with Cameron Gibson reverting to centre half and Ross McDonagh replacing Liam Crichton who was struggling with a muscle strain.

We started the game like a train and very quickly had Wishaw penned in their own half. RYAN KELLY opened the scoring after some great passing play saw the ball squared accross the goal and Ryan volleyed us into the lead from close range. We continued to press and when the pacey Wishaw forwards tried to break they were marshalled well by Scott Graham and Cameron Gibson at centre half. Scott Graham was unlucky with a long range effort that hit the bar in the last minute of the half.

At the start of the second period Thomas McGuire replaced Scott Mitchell who was struggling with a thigh strain and Liam Chrichton replaced Ross McDonagh.
Wishaw gained the upper hand when they pressed down the right, forcing a quick shy which resulted in the getting the ball into the box and the forward finished well to equalise.

Our boys looked sahken by that and James Kinniburgh had to make a few good saves to keep the score even. The defence which looked solid in the first half was being caught out of position and 2 quick goals from Wishaw saw us struggling at 3-1 down.

At the start of the third period Sam Hill moved to wide right and immediately started to find space for himself and his team mates, and his work rate was second to none. Cameron Gibson was pushed forward as we went 3-4-3 to try and get something from the game and both he and Christopher Park shot narrowly over. The game finished at 3-1 and the disappointment showed on some of the players faces,as they tasted defeat for the first time at 11 a sides, an impressive run which hopefully will get back on track next week, agaisnt the equally tough Newmains Hammers.

Man of the Match for the 2nd week in a row was Scott Graham.

Wishaw W Wanderers v EKYC

This Sundays match is against Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers. It is a 1030 kick off at Overtown Wishaw. We are meeting at 0915 at Hairmyres Station.
The match promises to be a cracker as both sides were going strongly prior to the lay off for bad weather and the Christmas break.

LYFDA Fixtures 2006

15/01/06 v Wishaw W Wanderers(a) Overtown, 1030 ko

22/01/06 v Newmains Hammers(h) Hamilton Palace Pitch 3, 1000 ko

29/01/06 v EK Burgh(a) Ballerup Pitch 6, 1000 ko

05/02/06 v Hamilton BC(h) Ballerup Pitch 6, 1000 ko

12/02/06 v Aston Villa(a) Priory Pitch 3, 1000 ko

19/02/06 v Bailieston Juniors(h) Kirkland, Strathaven, 1000 ko

26/02/06 v Claremont AFC(a) Ballerup Pitch 3, 1000 ko

05/03/06 v Netherton Claret(a) Netherton, TBA

12/03/06 v Strathclyde United(h) Brancumhall Pitch 8, 1000 ko

19/03/06 v Aston Villa Colts(a) Priory Pitch 1, 1000 ko

26/03/06 TBA

02/04/06 TBA

09/04/06 TBA

14/15/16/17-04/06 SCOTTISH EASTER CUP TOURNAMENT HELD AT DALZIEL PARK, MOTHERWELL

23/04/06 v Baillieston Juniors(h) Brancumhall Pitch 2, 1000 ko

30/04/06 v Newmains Hammers(a) TBA

07/05/06 v Aston Villa(a) Hamilton Palace Pitch 1, 1000 ko

EKYC 2 Westwood Rovers 0

Our first game of 2006 was played on the 3G Astro Grass at Bent Pitches, Hamilton.
Our opponents were Westwood Rovers who were playing their first 11 a side match.

The game was played in freezing conditions, and the long lay off looked to have affected the way the boys played.

Within a minute of the game starting we were one nil up with a volley from SCOTT MITCHELL high over the keeper and into the net.

It should have been the start we wanted and allowed us to play our normal passing game on the big pitch. It was not to be however and we huffed and puffed a little, passing up some good goal scoring opportunities. At the end of the first period it was 1-0.

EKYC made some changes with Lee Elliot, Cameron Gibson and Ross McDonagh replacing Darren Smith, Sam Hill and Scott Mitchell.

The second half was pretty unaventful but again some poor finishing kept the score down. Meanwhile James Kinniburgh had to look alert and be quick off his line a couple of times to help out the defence.

At the start of the third period more chnages were made. The boys looked a bit hungrier and kept Westwood penned in their own half. RYAN KELLY was getting more involved and he finished off a good move down the left to make it 2-0.

Scott Graham looked to have the defence controlled well and his pace matched that of the Westwood winger, who looked frustrated and his attempts to outrun Scott.

The game ended at 2-0 and SCOTT GRAHAM'S performance meant he was awarded Man of the Match.

Friendly v Westwood Rovers - Sunday 8 January 2006

A friendly match has been arranged for this Sunday, 8 January against Westwood Rovers.
The game is a 2pm kick off at the Bent 3G Astro Grass Pitch in Hamilton.
We will be meeting at 1pm at Hairmyres or 1.30pm at the pitch.

Training Re-Starts Wednesday 4th January

I hope everyone had a good Christmas and a Happy New Year. Tam and I would like to thank everyone for their gifts, mostly which were drunk over New Year, they were very much appreciated !

Training is re starting this Wednesday to let the boys burn off some of those sweets they have been eating over the festive period.
We will be training at JACKTON POLICE COLLEGE between 6pm and 8pm.
We are aware that a lot of the boys have been unwell during the run up to Christmas and the holidays, and if anyone is feeling the effects of it then take your time in coming back.

We are trying to arrange a friendly game for Sunday, but the weather forecast does not look to good.