Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers 6 EKYC 1

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

Goal Scorer; Sam HILL

HVV Hollandia Win Trofeo Mediterraneo II

Just a quick update on the winners of the tournament in Spain. HVV Hollandia, who we drew 2-2 in the group stages went on to win the final 2-1. It just goes to show how well we had done to be 2-0 up against them with 4 minutes to go, and then being pulled back. The boys should be proud of their efforts and hopefully we can take that forward into this weeks semi final with Wishaw.

LFDA Cup Semi Final, Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers v EKYC, Sunday 22 April

This Sunday is the semi final of the LFDA Cup against Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers. The game will take place at the neutral venue of Hamilton Palace with a 1000 kick off. We will be meeting at 0900 at Hairmyres or 0915 at the pitch. Due to the recent spate of good weather please ensure that you bring studs suitable for hard ground, ie moulded studs. The game promises to be the hardest of the season so far, so early to bed on saturday night for the big game!! Yes the boys too!!

Training Restarts at Dunedin on Tuesday 17 April

Training will re start this Tuesday on the grass at Dunedin Playing Fields from 6 til 8pm.

Trofeo Mediterraneo Day 5 - The Final Day

The final day of the trip was spent relaxing in the hotel!!!!, seeing the sights or buying some last minute souvenirs, and then the short flight home to be met by the luxury coach back to East Kilbride. I am sure everyone who attended the tour thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and hopefully we can repeat it again next year. Thanks to everyone who gave up their time, and to those who contributed to making the event the success it was by assisting with bag packing, raffle ticket selling and attending the fund raising discos.

Trofeo Mediterraneo Day 4 - Monday 9 April 2007

Another day of rest saw some of the players head for Barcelona and a tour of the Nou Camp with the remainder of the boys travelling to Salou to the Port Aventura Theme Park.

Trofeo Mediterraneo Day 3 - Sunday 8 April 2007

Having failed to qualify and with the weather being in the 70's a much needed day of rest at the beach was what was required.

The boys spent the day on the pedalos, swimming and on the canoes.

Everybody enjoyed a much needed day of relaxation, which was followed by a presentation of the medals on the beach front that night.

Trofeo Mediterraneo Day 2 - Saturday 7 April 2007

The day started with the boys full of confidence, hopeful of making it through to the final stages on Sunday. It was warmer weather on Saturday and it took its toll on the boys. We needed 2 wins in games against the Germans and the poorest team in the group, the French to see us qualify as at least best group runner up.

VFB Asslar (Germany) 0 East Kilbride Youth Club 3

Goal Scorers - Sam HILL(2), Ryan KELLY

We started slowly and had James Kinniburgh to thank for 2 great early saves that kept us in the match. Tommy March then took control of the game, and a great move that Tommy started was finished off by Sam Hill and the nerves began to ease. Another from Sam Hill and a 3rd from Ryan Kelly gave us the win we needed.

Ville d'Istres (France) 1 East Kilbride Youth Club 0

We knew all that was needed from this game was a win and we would be through. The heat, amount of games played and nerves took its toll on the boys as they crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat. A wonder free kick into the top corner from the French number 7 saw us a goal down with 10 minutes to play, and to make matters worse, goalkeeper James Kinniburgh had to leave the pitch after the goal with a suspected broken wrist. Dean Arrol took over in goal, and even though we created a few chances, we never really looked like scoring. The Dutch who had turned up to watch cheered every French pass, which added to the boys frustrations. At the end of the game we failed to qualify by 2 points, finishing 5th overall from 15 teams. The Dutch, who we had let out of jail qualified from as winners from our group, and

went onto WIN the final 2-1.

We finished the day by taking the boys to the crazy golf in an attempt to get their heads up, after having the stuffing knocked out of them by such a shock result.

Fortunately, James did not have a broken wrist, however, he had a bandge placed on it and will not be available for at least 3 weeks.

Trofeo Mediterraneo Day 1 - Friday 6 April 2007

Having arrived late the night before the boys prepared for the first days games with a game of beach volleyball and a dip in the sea. We had a bight to eat and then headed for the fantastic Top Ten Pitches in Torder to prepare for our first game.

Valdorcia (Italy) 0 East Kilbride Youth Club 4

Goal Scorers - Darren SMITH, Sam HILL, Craig HAMILTON & Ryan KELLY

The boys started very strongly and fantastic performances from Ryan Kelly & Simon Purves put us into a strong position in the group with a good early win.

HVV Hollandia (Holland) 2 East Kilbride Youth Club 2

Goal Scorers - Darren SMITH, Gary McCULLOCH

This opposition were a differant class to the first, with players from pro youth sides Ajax and Herenveen, making up th select side from the East of Holland. We took an early lead when Darren Smith scored direct from a free kick, and when Gary McCulloch scored a tremendous second half volley we thought we had pulled off a stunning win, however 2 goals in the last 4 minutes from the Dutch saw them snatch a well desreved draw.

We returned to the hotel satisfied with our results, knowing that 2 wins the next day would see us qualify for the semi finals.

EKYC Cheerleaders Warm Up For Spain

The good weather over the past few days has saw the YC cheerleaders able to move from their inside training camp to outdoors, to practice their moves for Spain this week.

Strathclyde United 0 EKYC 6

Goal Scorers: Ryan KELLY, Darren SMITH, Tommy MARCH, Scott GRAHAM, Liam CRICHTON & Cameron GIBSON

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

Man of the Match: Sam HILL

Strathclyde United v EKYC, Sunday 1 April 2007

This Sunday we play Strathclyde United in a 1000 ko at Stonefield in Blantyre. The pitches are behind the Blantyre Sports Centre. We will be meeting at Hairmyres at 0915 or at the pitches at 0930.

EKYC 11 Yett Farm 0

Goal Scorers: Craig HAMILTON(3), Sam HILL(3), Dean ARROL(2), Tommy MARCH, Liam CRICHTON & Cameron GIBSON

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

Man of the Match: Craig HAMILTON

Trofeo Mediterraneo II Draw - Easter 2007

The draw has been made for the Trofeo Mediterraneo II for our Easter trip. As yet we still do not know our accomodation details, however we have been drawn in Group 3. Our opponents will be:

Valdorcia from Siena, Italy
VFB Asslar from Germany
Ville d'Istres from France and
HVV Hollandia from Holland

giving us a total of four, 20 minute each way games in the section.

LYFDA Cup Semi Final Draw

The draw for the semi final of the LYFDA Cup has been made and we have been drawn against the winner of the tie between Hamilton Boys Club and Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers, which takes place this Sunday. The date has yet to be confirmed, but is likely to be after the Easter break.

Yett Farm Game Moved To Kirktonholme

This Sunday's game with Yett Farm has been moved from the Bent 3G to the grass at Kirktonholme Road. We will be meeting at the pitches at 0915 for a 1000 kick off.

New LYFDA Results Web Site Launched

As you may be aware Lanarkshire Youth Football Development Association(LYFDA) and Lanarkshire Soccer Sevens Development Association(LSSDA) have merged to form Lanarkshire Football Development Association(LFDA). They have now launched a website to enable you to check league and cup progress. The address is www.lfdaresults.tk .

EKYC v Yett Farm, Sunday 25 March 2007

This Sunday we catch up on another LYFDA league game that we missed before the split. We will be playing Yett Farm with a 1030ko at the Bent 3G astro. We will be meeting at 0930 at Hairmyres or 0945 at the Bent pitches. A win will see us leap frog Aston Villa Diamonds into top spot in the league. We still await the remaining quarter finals of the LYFDA Cup, to find out who our opposition will be in the semi final, which has been penciled in for Sunday 1st April.

Aston Villa Diamonds 0 EKYC 7

Goal Scorers: Craig Hamilton(2), Sam Hill(2),Darren Smith,Dean Arrol & Ryan Kelly

Starting Line Up:Kinniburgh,March,Park,Gibson,Kerr,Smith,Kelly,Arrol,Hill,Hamilton & Purves. Sub:McCulloch

Man of the Match: Ryan KELLY

The only game to take place in a snowbound East Kilbride today was our 1/4 final Cup tie with league leaders Aston Villa Diamonds. From the start our boys had Villa pressed in their own half and they struggled to get out. With a strong wind behind us we were soon in the lead with a wonder free kick from Darren SMITH. Further quick fire goals from Craig HAMILTON and Dean ARROL had Diamonds rocking and they were on the back foot. We pressed all over them with quick passing and some great movement and further goals from Sam HILL and another from Craig HAMILTON saw us 5-0 at half time. We braced ourselves for the Villa onslaught, but our boys continued to play some great passing footaball, and even into the wind looked like being the only team who were going to score. Further goals from Ryan KELLY and Sam HILL put us 7 up, and it was only good goalkeepeing a puddle in the Diamonds goal mouth that kept the score in single figures. It was our best display of the season considering the strength of the opposition and the weather conditions.

Aston Villa Diamonds v EKYC, Sunday 18 March 2007

This Sunday we play Aston Villa Diamonds in the Quarter Final of the LYFDA Cup. The game is a 10am kick off at Brancumhall. We will be meeting at 0915 at the pitches.

Goal Scoring To Date

Our record in competative games so far this season is:

P - 19. W-15. L-3. D-1. F-135. A-22

Goal Scorers

Tommy MARCH - 26 goals
Sam HILL - 24 goals
Dean ARROL - 18 goals
Ryan KELLY - 17 goals
Craig HAMILTON - 15 goals
Cameron GIBSON - 8 goals
Darren SMITH - 6 goals
Jack KERR - 5 goals
Gary McCULLOCH - 4 goals
Liam CRICHTON - 3 goals
Simon PURVES - 3 goals
3 Own Goals
Scott GRAHAM-2 goals

EKYC 3 Strathclyde United 2

Goal Scorers: Gibson, Kelly & Arrol

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

Man of the Match: Simon PURVES

Daily Record Kit For Kids Promotion

The Daily Record Kits for Kids promotion begins again tomorrow, Saturday 10th March. We have yet again been succesful in our application for kit and will be starting to collect the tokens. The format is the same as last year. We ask that everyone assists by collecting as many as they can in their school, workplace, streets and from family members.

Latest League Positions

Aston Villa Diamonds Played 12 - Won 9 - Drawn 1 - Lost 2 - Points 28
Wishaw W W Played 8 - Won 8 - Drawn 0 - Lost 0 - Points 24
EKYC Played 9 - Won 8 - Drawn 0 - Lost 1 - Points 24
Netherton Claret Played 12 - Won 7 - Drawn 0 - Lost 5 - Points 21
Strathclyde United Played 10 - Won 5 - Drawn 1 - Lost 4 - Points 16
Hamilton BC Played 11 - Won 5 - Drawn 0 - Lost 6 - Points 15
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Villa Park Played 9 - Won 3 - Drawn 2 - Lost 4 - Points 11
Yett Farm Played 11 - Won 3 - Drawn 1 - Lost 7 - Points 10
Mill United Played 15 - Won 2 - Drawn 4 - Lost 9 - Points 10
Newmains Hammers Played 6 - Won 2 - Drawn 3 - Lost 1 - Points 9
Netherton Amber Played 10 - Won 2 - Drawn 1 - Lost 7 - Points 7
Quarter Athletic Played 11 - Won 0 - Drawn 3 - Lost 8 - Points 3

In short, we need to keep winning to catch Aston Villa Diamonds, and beat Wishaw WW.

NO TRAINING ON WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH

There will be no training on Wednesday 7 March, due to 6 of the players being absent on LYFDA represtative duties.

Next Sunday we have another difficult game against Strathclyde United at Ballerup. The game is a 10 am kick off. We will be meeting at 0915 at the pitch.

EKYC 2 Newmains Hammers 0

Goal Scorer: Cameron GIBSON(2)

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

Man of the Match: Tommy MARCH

6 YC Boys Selected For LYFDA Select

We have had 6 boys selected from our squad to be included in the LYFDA league select squad of 18 players. James Kinniburgh, Christopher Park, Ryan Kelly, Dean Arrol, Sam Hill and Tommy March have all been selected to attend training this Wednesday 7 March, with a view to playing for the select in the up and coming matches against North Lanarkshire and Fife Selects. We wish all the boys well.

EKYC v Newmains Hammers, Sunday 4 March 2007

This Sundays game is another diffuclut one against Newmains Hammers at Hamilton Palace, with a 10am kick off. We will be meeting at 0900 at Hairmyres Hospital or 0915 at the pitch.

Aston Villa Diamonds 1 EKYC 3

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

Goal Scorers: Craig Hamilton,Sam Hill & Dean Arrol

Man of the Match: Dean ARROL

Special Thanks To Baird Ferguson For Donation

The club would like to thank Baid Ferguson for very kindly collecting on behalf of our team on the North Sea Oil Riggs. Baird has been a regular at our fundraising nights, but unfortunately could not attend the most recent St Valentines Disco due to work commitments, however he took it upon himself to raise a collection from his co workers and raised £70 towards our funds.

We very much appreciate the effort that he has made and thank him very much. Baird and his son Ross were also bidding on signed Henrik Larsson jersey, which shows the commitment they have to supporting the team.

Re arranged Fixture List For Next 5 Games

We have managed to re arrange some of the fixures cancelled during the bad weather. The next 5 fixtures are as follows:

25/02/07 v Aston Villa Diamonds(a), Hamilton Palace. 1000ko, League
04/03/07 v Newmains Hammers(h) Hamilton Palace, 1000ko, League
11/03/07 v Strathclyde United(h) Ballerup Pitch 3, 1000ko, League
18/03/07 v Aston Villa Diamonds(a) TBA, LYFDA Cup 1/4 Final
25/03/07 LYFDA Cup Semi Final or LYFDA Trophy 1/4 Final

The LYFDA Cup is starting on 18 March. We have a bye into the 1/4 Finals where we play Aston Villa Diamonds. If we win, we go through to play in the semi final, the following week with the final being played on Sunday 6 May.

If we are knocked out of the LYFDA Cup at 1/4 Final stage we drop into the LYFDA Trophy, but lets hope that does not happen.

Aston Villa Diamonds v EKYC, Sunday 25th February

This Sunday we play the league leaders Aston Villa Diamonds at Hamilton Palace with a 1000 kick off. We are meeting at 0900 at Hairmyres Train Station or 0915 at the pitches. DO NOT BE LATE!!!

Our opponents are on a good run and won 4-1 against Netherton Amber on Sunday, putting them another 3 points ahead, however we have 4 games in hand over them, which if we win, starting with this Sunday, will put us ahead of them, so get to your be early and come prepared for the 1st in a long line of hard games, which if we win will put us in contention with winning the league.

EKYC 1 Westwood Rovers 3

Goal Scorer; Cameron Gibson

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

Man of the Match: Dean ARROL

EKYC v Westwood Rovers, Sunday 18 February

This Sunday Westwood Rovers have very kindly offered to play us a freindly, to give us a much needed game. We will be meeting at 1130 at Brancumhall for a 1200 kick off.

Training Wednesday 14 February 2007

Training this Wednesday will be from 6pm til 7.30pm due to football on the television and complaints from players that they want to spend some time with their loved ones on Valentines Day.

EKYC v Yett Farm, Sunday 18 February 2007

The game versus Yett Farm this Sunday 18th has been postponed already due to illness in the Yett Farm team. We are trying to arrange friendly opposition for Sunday, as we still have a parked booked at Brancumhall with a 1200 kick off.

EKYC v Strathclyde United Match Postponed

Sundays match with Strathclyde United at Strathaven was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Gangsters & Molls Fundraiser A Huge Success

Last nights St Valentines Disco held in St Andrews Hall, East Kilbride was a great success. Everyone who attended had a great time and contributed significantly towards the costs of our Barcelona trip. A Special thanks goes to John Quinn and the parents of the under 10/11's who made a special effort to be there and boost the numbers in attendance, was it not for them the hall would have been half empty. Thanks John!! The auction items proved a great source of funds with John Quinn bidding on behalf of Gordon Bevaird, and buying the signed Larsson jersey for £500. The Roy Keane jersey was bought for £150, the Rangers jersey £110 and the Celtic jersey had already been sold for £200. A great night, and it was just a pity more of our parents weren't there to enjoy it.

Sundays Game Moved to Strathaven

Due to the parks at Hamilton Palace being declared unplayable, Sundays match against Strathclyde United has been moved to Kirkland Park, Strathaven with a 1000 kick off. We will be meeting at Hairmyres Station at 0900 or Strathaven at 0915.

There will be a pitch inspection at Strathaven tomorrow, but fingers crossed the game will go ahead.

EKYC v Strathclyde United, Sunday 11 February

This Sundays game against Strathclyde United is a 1000 kick off at Hamilton Palace. We will be meeting at 0915 at Hairmyres or 0930 at Hamilton. Strathclyde have only narrowly been defeated in recent weeks, 4-1 by Netherton Claret and 2-0 by Aston Villa Diamonds. We will need to improve on the performance against Hamilton to get a result, which will put us back into the top two again.

Training Wednesday 7th February

Training will be as usual this week, Ballerup from 6pm til 8pm. Everone should make every effort to be there, and if not going to manage phone Andy or Tam before hand.

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.

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.