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)