EKYC v Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers - Match Postponed

This Sundays match with Wishaw WW has been postponed to later in the season due to the fact that our opponents are playing a 3rd round Midland Cup tie, which takes precedent to LYFDA games. We are trying to re arrange a fixture which was cancelled earlier in the season, but so far everyone else is playing. It may mean we have a free weekend this weekend.

Hamilton Boys Club 1 EKYC 6

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

Goal Scorers; Kelly(2), Smith(pen), Hamilton, Purves, Hill

Man of the Match; Darren SMITH

Hamilton BC v EKYC, Sunday 28th January

This Sunday we have a long awaited LYFDA league fixture, away against Hamilton Boys Club.

The game takes place on the Bent 3G astro grass and is a 1030 kick off.

We will be meeting at 0930 at Hairmyres Train Station or 0945 at the pitch. Remember, only moulded studs, no metal or screw ins.

Hamilton are a much improved side from the one that we defeated on the opening day of the season, and we will need to improve on last weeks performance in front of goal to get a result.

Hamilton BC v EKYC, Sunday 28th January

This Sunday we have a long awaited LYFDA league fixture, away against hamilton Boys Club.

The game takes place on the Bent 3G astro grass and is a 1030 kick off.

We will be meeting at 0930 at Hairmyres Train Station or 0945 at the pitch. Remember, only moulded studs, no metal or screw ins.

Hamilton are a much improved side from the one that we defeated on the opening day of the season, and we will need to improve on last weeks performance in front of goal to get a result.

Auction Prizes For Dance Revealed

Pictured above the jerseys which are available for auction at the fundraising dance to be held on Friday 9th February.

The 1st is an extremely rare autographed Roy Keane Celtic jersey, with no 16 and name Keane printed on the rear. This jersey was very kindly donated by EKYC president Denny Byrne. The jersey will come framed, which Denny also very kindly paid for.

The 2nd is a Manchester United away jersey signed by ex Celtic and Barcelona superstar Henrik Larsson. The jersey is signed above the crest.

The 3rd is a Rangers jersey signed by the current first team squad and includes the autographs of manageement team Walter Smith & Ally McCoist.

The 4th jersey is a Celtic jersey signed by the current first team squad.

All of the jerseys will be extremely sought after and will hopefully attract more people to attend the dance, for which very few tickets have sold so far.

A publicity photo including the jerseys will be placed in next weeks issues of the EK Mail and the EK News, encouraging local businesses to bid for the jerseys in an effort to raise the much needed cash towards the Barcelona trip.

The dance is a much needed source of income due to the fact that our application for Lottery funding has been turned down. Please make every effort to support the team and attend the dance. YOU WILL ENJOY YOURSELF, I PROMISE!!!

EKYC 0 Tullibody Thistle 0 aet. Tullibody won 4-2 on penalties

Starting Line Up; Kinniburgh, Smith, Park, Kerr, Graham, March, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, Gibson, McCulloch. Subs. Chrichton & Purves

Fixtures For 2007

21/01/07 v Tullibody Thistle(h), Midland Cup, Ballerup Pitch 6, 1030 ko

28/01/07 v Hamilton Boys Club(a), LYFDA, Bent 3G Astro, 1030 ko

04/02/07 v Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers(h), Strathaven, 1000 ko

11/02/07 v Strathclyde United(h), Hamilton Palace, 1000 ko

18/02/07 v Yett Farm(h), Brancumhall Pitch 8, 1400 ko

25/02/07 v Aston Villa Diamonds(a), Hamilton Palace, 1000 ko

TBA v Strathclyde United(a)

TBA v Netherton Amber(a)

TBA v Newmains Hammers(h)

TBA v Aston Villa Diamonds(h)

TBA v Netherton Claret(h)

EKYC v Tullibody Thistle Pitch Inspection

The pitches at Ballerup were inspected today(Friday 19th January) and have been declared playable for the weekend. There are games scheduled for Saturday morning and afternoon which, along with the weather may yet mean that the game will go off, but fingers crossed the game is on so far. The kick off has been moved to 1030 to allow our opponents to travel through from Alloa. We will be meeting at 0945 on Sunday at Ballerup.

EKYC v Tullibody Thistle, Sunday 21st January 2007

Next Sunday we entertain Tullibody Thistle in the 3rd round of the Midland cup in a 1000 kick off at Ballerup. This should be a much stiffer test than the past 2 rounds, as Tullibody were only recently knocked out the Scottish Cup in the 3rd round by Milton Rovers. We will be meeting at Ballerup at 0915. Keep your fingers crossed for some better weather.

EKYC v Aston Villa Diamonds - Match Postponed

This Sundays game against Aston Villa Diamonds has been postponed due to a water logged pitch. The match will be re scheduled for later in the year. Training will be on Wednesday from 6pm til 8pm as usual, at Ballerup.

EKYC 18 Blue Star Coatbridge 0

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

Goal Scorers:Craig Hamilton(4), Dean Arrol(3), Cameron Gibson(3), Sam Hill(3), Simon Purves, Gary McCulloch, Scott Graham, Ryan Kelly & Darren Smith(pen)

Man of the Match: All 14 players shared man of the match with a great passing display!!

EKYC v Blue Star Coatbridge, Sunday 7th January 2007

We return to action this Sunday with our re arranged Midland Cup 2nd Round tie against Blue Star Coatbridge. The game is a 1.20pm kick off on the 3G astro at Firhill Complex, Maryhill.
We will be meeting at Hairmyres at 1200 to travel through to Maryhill. Please ensure that you bring any outstanding Barcelona money with you.

EKYC St Valentines Day Massacre Disco

Tickets are now on sale for the St Valentines day disco to be held in the Masonic Hall, Kittoch Street, East Kilbride on Friday 9th February at 7.30pm. The dress code is Gangsters & Molls, but don't be put off if you don't want to dress up. Tickets are £5 each and available from Andy on a first come first served basis. Get them early as people are already asking for them due to the success of the Halloween night.

Bag Packing Morrisons, Lindsayfield on Saturday 6th January

This Saturday we are continuing our fundraising by bag packing at Morrison's Supermarket at Lindsayfield. To let you have some time to yourselves, we have split the boys into 2 groups working from 10 til 2 and the 2nd group working 12 til 4.

The 10 til 2 group are Dean, Gary, Cameron, Sam James, Darren, Lee & Ryan.

The 12 til 4 group are Scott, Chris, Simon, Tommy, Liam, Jack & Craig.

Boys are to wear their blue Daily Record tracksuit and will be given a YC jersey to wear on arrival.

The roster for adult supervision is

10 til 12 Andy, Jackie & Tam

12 til 2 Allison Smith, Jeanette Kinniburgh + 1 volunteer

2 til 4 Andy, jackie & Tam.

Lets be on our best behaviour and hopefuly we can raise some funds for Barcelona.

Training Cancelled Tonight, 3rd January Due To Weather

Training has been cancelled tonight due to the weather conditions.

We have bag packing at Morrisons in Lindsayfield arranged for Saturday between 10am and 4pm and a game provisionally arranged for Sunday 7th January with a 1.20pm kick off. I will keep you updated by phone, but keep checking the web site for details.

Reminder Re Barcelona Payments Due Before Friday 5th January

Just a quick reminder that the next instlaments towards Barcelona are required before Friday 5th January. If you have still to pay then please do so at training on Wednesday. Late payments will result in loss of bookings or payment penalties being imposed. If you no longer wish to travel, then let me know to enable me to sort out the payments with Euro-Sportring.

Training Restarts Wednesday 3rd January 2007

We hope everyone has had a great Christmas and New Year. Training starts back on Wednesday 3rd January on the astro at Ballerup. The fixtures for the second half of the season should be available this week, and will be handed out as soon as possible. We are trying to arrange a fixture for next Sunday, the 7th.