Training Tuesday 19th June

This Tuesday at training we are having a visit from the Rangers Football in the Community coach. He will be putting his boys through their paces in the last session of the season, and working on counter attacking and set pieces. Hopefully we can learn something to take into Sunday's National Cup Final. We will be meeting at Dunedin at the usual time of 6pm and finishing at 8pm.

EKYC 1994 MAKE NATIONAL FINALS

After a long hard day of travel and football we have been rewarded with a place in the National Cup Final.

We left East Kilbride at 7.30 on Sunday morning to make the trip to Galashiels to play on the Netherton pitches. The result of our group section matches were

EKYC 2 Riverside FC (Stirling) 0

EKYC 2 Leven BC (Fife) 0

EKYC 9 Selkirk (D & G) 0

In the semi final we were drawn against the Inverness Clachnacudden Development Squad. We had almost an hour and a half between the last group match and the semi final, and the boys began to feel the effects of 3 games in such a short space of time. An injury to Christopher Park, and illness to Craig Hamilton left us with just 13 fit players for the majority of the day.

The Semi Final result was

EKYC 1 Inverness Clachnacudden 0

A last minute goal from Ryan KELLY put us into the final on Sunday to be held at Ochilview, home of Stenhousemuir FC. Our opponents will be fellow LFDA side Newmains Hammers who beat Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers on penalties in the other semi.

We have yet top be informed of the kick off time on Sunday, so keep your eyes peeled here. We will also be running a coach to the game which will be available to people on a first come first served basis. Lets hope we can turn out in numbers to cheer the boys on in what has been a long and hard fought season. Hopefully now we will be rewarded with some silver wear.

Meeting Time on Sunday 17th June 2007

A mini bus has been booked to take the players to the SFA Development Play Offs being held on Sunday 17th June 2007.

We will be meeting at 0730 and leaving prompt with a pick up at Sainsburys, Kingsgate Retail Park at 0740. Don't be late, as we need to register in Galashiels at 0930.

Fundraising Dance on Friday 15th June Cancelled

The fundraising dance due to be held on Friday 15th June at St Andrews Hall, Kittoch Street, East Kilbride has been cancelled due to insufficient ticket sales. Although we have had assistance from sponsor MB Electrics towards the costs of new strips, tracksuits and training kit for next year, we are left with a substantial short fall. Unfortunately this will mean each player being issued with hidden team cards and raffle tickets to fund the items. The dance will be re scheduled early next season, and hopefully there will be a better response.

SFA Development League National Finals - Sunday 17th June 2007

The details for the SFA Development League National Finals have now been released. The event will be held at Netherdale, Galashiels, Scottish Borders on Sunday 17th June 2007. The draw has placed us in group B and our group matches are;

1000 - Pitch 4 -v Riverside FC (Forth Valley FDA)

1110 - Pitch 3 - v Leven Boys Club (Fife FDA)

1220 - Pitch 4 - v Selkirk (Dumfries & Galloway FDA)

The schedule for the afternoon is

1345 - 2nd and third place play offs

1420 - 4th place play offs

1420 - Semi Finals

All games are 15 minutes each way.

The winners of the semi finals will play in the final on Sunday 24th June at Ochilview, Stenhousemuir FC.

Travel arrangements will be made in time for training on Tuesday 12th June which is back at Dunedin Playing Fields.

Training Tuesday 5th June 2007

This Tuesday's training has been moved from the playing fields at Dunedin to the park at Calderglen Country Park, due to Rangers Football in the Community coaches attending to work with the 1995 age group. This is for 1 week only. We too have asession with the coach booked on Tuesday 19th June at Dunedin.

New Kit For Season 2007 / 2008 Launched Today

The new kit for Season 2007 / 2008 was launched today. We would like to thank Martin burke of MB Electrics for very kindly sponsoring the team yet again. We hope that Martin will join us at this years Player of the Year awards to be held at Ballerup Hall on Friday 22 May 2005, where we can show our gratitude to him and his company.

The strip is available to buy from all good retailers and from our club shop!

Goal Scoring To Date

Played 32 - Won 24 - Lost 6 - Drawn 2 - For 185 - Against 39

Goal Scorers

Sam Hill - 40 goals
Tommy March - 29 goals
Dean Arrol - 23 goals
Ryan Kelly - 23 goals
Craig Hamilton - 22 goals
Cameron Gibson - 11 goals
Darren Smith - 10 goals
Jack Kerr - 5 goals
Gary McCulloch - 5 goals
Liam Crichton - 5 goals
Scott Graham - 5 goals
Simon Purves - 5 goals
Own goals - 3

Disappointment as EKYC Finish Season Runners Up

On the final day of the season Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers beat Hamilton Boys Club to win the LFDA League by 3 points. We are left to rue our 2 defeats to eventual winners, and we congratulate them on winning the League. We have the National Play Offs to look forward to and fingers crossed may still end the season with some silverware.

Season Extended As EKYC Qualify For Scottish Regional Play Offs

We have been informed by LFDA that due to our form this season, we have qualified for the Scottish Development Associations Regional Play Offs. This is a tremendous achievement in our first year of competative football, and only clubs that finish in the top 2 of their League qualify for the event. Teams from Development Leagues all over Scotland compete in the play offs over the weekend of Saturday 16th/ Sunday 17th June. The event will take place at a top venue and in the past has been at Scottish National Sports Training Centre, Inverclyde, Strathclyde University Pitches, Stirling University Pitches and Heriot Watt University Pitches(the training ground of Hearts FC). The finals take place the following week, Sunday 24th June at Ochilview, the home of Stenhousemuir Football Club. It is essential that everyone continues to turn up and work hard in training, as this will be our stiffest test of the year.

League Title Goes All The Way To Last Day of The Season

This Sunday 27th May, Hamilton Boys Club take on Wishaw WW in the last LFDA game of the season. If Hamilton win, a play off between ourselves and Wishaw WW will take place for the League title. The game takes place with a 1030 ko at Bent 3G Astro on Sunday 27th May. Keep your eye on this sight for an update on the score.

Boys Pictured At Training With Signed Sevilla Ball

The boys pictured at training tonight with the signed Sevilla ball up for grabs in aid of club funds.

Congratulation to St Andrews & St Brides, Scottish Under 13 Schoolboy Cup Winners

Everyone at EKYC would like to congratulate St Andrews & St Brides High School from East Kilbride in their victory in the Scottish Under 13 Schoolboy Cup Final at Fir Hill Stadium, played on Monday night. Our players Simon Purves, Ryan Kelly, Sam Hill(pictured above) along with Christopher Park all played their part in an emphatic 5-2 victory.

Dance Tickets for Friday 15 June Now On Sale

Tickets for the end of season dance are now on sale. They are available from Andy for £5 each.

There is no theme to the night, so just come along and enjoy yourself. We have a UEFA Cup ball signed by the Seville squad who were staying within the Crutherland Hotel during their stay here for the Cup Final for auction on the night. All proceeds are towards new kit for next year, as we have been unsuccesful in achieving our target number of tokens in the Kit for Kids promotion!

Aston Villa Diamonds Victory Leaves Us In With A Shout

On Sunday Aston Villa Diamonds recorded a shock4-3 win over Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers in the League. We are now level with WWW on 42 points with Wishaw having one last home game to play against Hamilton BC. Lets keep our fingers crossed for a Hamilton win and we will be tied with WWW for the title.

Netherton Amber 0 EKYC 2

Goal Scorers; Sam HILL & Scott GRAHAM

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

Man of the Match; Tommy MARCH

Netherton Amber v EKYC, Thursday 17th May 2007

Our last LFDA game of the Season is away to Netherton Amber on Thursday 17th May at the King George Pitches, Wishaw with a 6.30pm kick off. We will be meeting at 5.15pm at Sainsburys, Kingsgate Retail Park or 6.00pm at the pitch which is next to the new Law Hospital, Wishaw.

EKYC 5 Aston Villa Diamonds 2

Goal Scorers; Sam HILL(2),Ryan KELLY, Craig HAMILTON & Dean ARROL

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

Man of the Match; Sam HILL

EKYC v Aston Villa Diamonds, Sunday 13 May 2007

This Sunday morning we are playing LFDA Trophy winners Aston Villa Diamonds in our last home league game of the season. Diamonds currently sit 3rd in the league with 2 games remaining agisnt ourselves and Wishaw Wycombe Wanders. A victory on Sunday will see us guaranteed runners up in the league, and we must keep our fingers crossed that Wishaw slip up... twice.

We are meeting at Ballerup Playing Fields at 0915 for a 1000 kick off.

EKYC 2 Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers 3

Goal Scorers; Dean ARROL & Cameron GIBSON

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

Man of the Match; Every player on the YC team was outstanding in a performace which deserved a win, but special mention must got to JACK KERR who gave his all.