AWAY GAME v BUCKIE THISTLE FC
BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
VICTORIA PARK, BUCKIE AB56 1BJ
WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2024 – KO 8pm
So this Wednesday night under the floodlights of Victoria Park we face our first encounter with Buckie Thistle this season. We were to meet in Grantown in October but advice from the Scottish Government regarding inclement weather postponed that fixture and water problems at Viccy Park last month postponed our meeting there – so this is Buckie’s home match and our home date still has to finalised.
Buckie have had a marvellous season so far- last Wednesday’s win against Brechin put them very much back in contention in the title race but a draw on Saturday against Deveronvale, who incidentally we beat a couple of weeks ago may have dented their aspirations so we can expect a very motivated Buckie – although they may be beginning to feel the effects of playing so many games over the past few weeks…… In their ranks are two regulars from the Strathspey area, defender Sam Morrison and forward Josh Peters who will both no doubt do us no favours whatsoever…and rightly so!
SATURDAY’S GAME v NAIRN COUNTY
Our game on Saturday against Nairn County was severely affected by a colossal rain and hale storm which started about thirty minutes before kick off and continued throughout the first half…..the second half was a calm spring afternoon with blue sky…..and a big thank you to all spectators who braved the weather….although we were all duped by the beautiful sunny morning we had in Grantown!!!!
Nairn managed the conditions better and were well worthy of their 3-0 lead by half time, but as is the case yet again with the Jags this season, they more or less dominated much of the second half and had four really excellent scoring chances, none of which were converted unfortunately and a very good penalty shout, before Nairn scored again in the dying minutes of the game.
Sadly, the weather conditions turned most of the pitch into a quagmire and with that, the obvious damage to the playing surface. With ten days to our next home match we’re hoping that the weather will now be kind and help the pitchfixers in their task of getting the surface back to the condition it was before.
That’s it sports fans- be back on Friday with the weekend preview….