AWAY MATCH v ROTHES FC
BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
MACKESSACK PARK, ROTHES
SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2024
Mackessack Park beckons …..Saturday sees us away from home for the first time in three weeks, as we follow the River Spey to our fellow Speysiders, Rothes FC, with what has the makings of a real six pointer!
Rothes currently sit a place above us in the league on seven points and as we are on four, we have the chance of moving on to the same points total with a win.
Results have not gone so well for Rothes over the past few weeks and suffering some pretty heavy defeats and, as, we cast our minds back to last season we know the feeling.
This season however, after a bit of a sluggish start by ourselves, we are beginning to see some signs of improvement and look forward to welcoming back some players who were unavailable through injury or work committments over the past few weeks.
This week is the first for a long time when we are running a supporters bus from Inverness, lunching in the Mackellar Suite at Seafield Park, heading to Rothes about 13.45 and returning to Inverness via Grantown after the match…see our Facebook page for current updates on this.
This is our first meeting with Rothes this season and we hope to better our performances and the results we had to make do with last season. For the sharp eyed spectators there will be one or two well ‘kent faces lining up in the Rothes eleven that you may have seen in the blue and black of The Jags.
Hopefully, Ryan and the boys leave Rothes with at least a point, although three would be so much better.
MATCH v INVERURIE LOCO WORKS
After a pre-match rain and hailstone deluge, last Saturday’s encounter against Inverurie Loco Works side saw us, in addition to long term injuries, without James Fraser, Stephen Rennie, James McShane and Conor Macphee who were all missing. Former Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker Lewis Mackie was also a doubt with a calf knock and faced a late fitness test.
Into the starting line-up came Cameron Lisle, Kieran Chalmers, Juan Cardoba and Daniel Whitehorn – listed as a trialist – as was Sam Cairns, who had played the previous week.
Locos opened strongly and were ahead as early as the fifth minute. Seven minutes later the Jags almost grabbed an equaliser. Fine play down the right saw Caelan Mutch release Kieran Chalmers on the edge of the box, the midfield man’s curling 20-yard effort looked net bound until Locos keeper Zack Ellis dived full length to brilliantly push the effort round the post at full stretch. Locos continued to pile on the pressure and were rewarded with another couple of goals before half time.
The second period was better for the Jags and after a couple of substitutions they seemed more cohesive.
Unfortunately, and it seems to be always the case these days, we made another defensive mistake in the last minute, which enabled Loco’s Nathan Meres to complete his hat-trick.
The game had hardly restarted when the final whistle blew making the final score four-nil to the visitors.
And so we finished two home games over the past two weeks, against the third and fourth teams in the league and the general consensus from the outside gang was that they all thought both were exceptionally tough games, games that we were not really expected to win, but on the whole considering our injury situation the boys put in decent performances and unfortunately, defensive mistakes and the current inability to score from reasonable chances were the difference in both games.
MATCHDAY HOSPITALITY OVER THE COMING WEEKS
After a busy few weeks since the opening of our new Mackellar Suite, join us for the Fraserburgh Football Club game on Saturday November 2nd!
Don’t miss your chance to experience our introductory hospitality offer.
It’s your last opportunity to enjoy this exclusive package, so be sure to reserve your spot!
For just £35 per person, enjoy:
Complimentary drinks from 2 PM until kick-off / One-course lunch / Seat in the Donly McLeod Stand / Complimentary half-time beverage and a pie.
Cash bar from 1-2 PM and then at FT
Don’t wait—book your place now!
We are also taking hospitality bookings for the remainder of the season!
Sat 23rd Nov – Huntly Football Club
Sat 14th Dec – Wick Academy FC (Festive Jumper Day)
Sat 28th Dec – Deveronvale Football Club
Sat 11th Jan – Buckie Thistle Football Club
Sat 25th Jan – Brechin City FC
Sat 8th Feb – Clachnacuddin FC
Sat 22nd Feb – Nairn County FC
Sat 22nd Mar – Rothes Football Club (Ladies Day)
Sat 12th Apr – Turriff United Football Club
Email: hospitality@strathspeythistlefc.uk
£8100 TO BE WON – THIS WEEK’S JACKPOT PRIZE
LOTTERY
As ever we conclude this week’s meanderings offering you a jackpot win of a massive £8100 on our online fundraising lottery – click here if you want to play…
LOTTERY CH-CH-CHANGES
As intimated a couple of weeks ago 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.
Wishing Ryan, Don, Robbie, Beccy and the boys all the best for Saturday – see y’all next week, smiling I hope!