HOME GAME v FORMARTINE UNITED FC
BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
SEAFIELD PARK, GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY, PH26 3HE
SATURDAY 24 AUGUST 2024 – KO 3pm
This Saturday we welcome to Seafield Park in the midst of over a thousand or more Harley-Davidson motorbikes, players, management and supporters of Formartine United FC.
In the corresponding fixture last December we managed a creditable one-nil defeat so hopefully this season’s match will be as close, with us perhaps securing our first point or points of the season. United will probably be upbeat after their NOSC win against Inverurie on Wednesday but have found taking points in the league more difficult this season.
They sit on three points, a couple of places above us, so we hope it’ll be an exciting game and hope that on Saturday evening we are level with them in the table.
We wish Ryan and the boys all the best and one little victory could be vast!
THUNDER IN THE GLENS
As I stated above, this Saturday brings the Harleys to Grantown during their annual Thunder in the Glens weekend. They are based in Aviemore, but on Saturday they have a ride out en masse and are with us in Grantown from about 1.30 pm onwards..
We apologise to the Formartine fans as parking throughout Grantown will be at a premium with an abundance of no parking traffic cones, so we would appreciate that drivers park sensibly and maybe allow a bit more time than normal. Thank you in advance.
CLACH GAME
The Jags were exceptionally unlucky to exit the North of Scotland Cup losing three-two at a windswept Grant Park in Inverness. According to our spies and many of the spectators at the game we were deserving of at least penalties!
We started the game, in what was exceptionally windy conditions, very positively and a header from Dylan Lawrence made the Clach keeper pull off an exceptional save after only three minutes, followed by two more excellent saves from Scot Docherty and Conor MacPhee as well as James McShane hitting the cross bar. It was very much against the run of play that Clach took the lead in the twenty-third minute.
Dylan Lawrence equalised in twenty-nine minutes but we then gifted two goals in quick succession through defensive mistakes so we went in at half-time, 3-1 down.
With the wind behind them in the second half Clach had a couple of good efforts on goal but in the fifty-eighth minute sub Aaron Nicolson scored our second goal and then it was nip and tuck till the final whistle with Kieran Duffty seeing his effort come off the underside of the bar late on, but 3-2 was how it finished.
New Head Coach Ryan Esson was reasonably pleased but stated that our fitness later in the match looked to be an issue – something that is being dealt with, especially with the recent appointment of Beccy Mussett and coupled with the players beginning to gel a bit more and with players coming back from injury he was positive about the future.
NEXT GAMES
For your diary…we are in Buckie, at Victoria Park on Wednesday night (28th) for a league match against Buckie Thistle – kick off 8pm.
Next home game at Seafield Park in league action is against Lossiemouth next Saturday (31st) – kick off 3pm.
LOTTERY
As ever we conclude this week’s meanderings offering you a jackpot win of £7300 on our online fundraising lottery – click here if you want to play…
LOTTERY CH-CH-CHANGES
After the current jackpot has been won therefore completing that game, there will be couple of changes.
There will still be a weekly prize of £100 for a consolation winner if their entry matches four of the five numbers drawn, however instead of a weekly increase in the jackpot of £100, this will now be increased monthly.
The game is to forecast 5 winning numbers, which are drawn at random, from 1-20. The 5 numbers chosen are to be marked by a cross (X).
- The Jackpot prize starts at £1,000 and the game continues until it is won and starts afresh. As applicable, the Jackpot increases by £100 immediately after the first draw in each calendar month, up to a maximum of £5,000. The Jackpot is then capped at £5,000 until it is won in a weekly draw.
- If more than one player has 5 winning numbers, the Jackpot will be divided equally among the winning players.
- Should no entry forecast all 5 winning numbers, then any player matching 4 numbers will be entered into a draw for a single Consolation Prize of £100.
- THE DRAW will take place every SUNDAY at 7pm unless otherwise advised.
- The entrant named on the ticket must be at least 16 years of age.
- All winners will be notified.