AWAY MATCH v BANKS O’DEE FC
BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
SPAIN PARK, ABERDEEN, AB12 3AB
SATURDAY 8 MARCH 2025 – KICK OFF 3pm
It’s not little feat we’ll need but mighty big feet as we travel to Aberdeen for this Saturday’s Breedon Highland League match against third placed Banks O’Dee at Spain Park, appropriately situated on the banks of the River Dee.
The Dee have had an interesting few weeks with some excellent results coupled with one or two surprise results including being beaten by Forres at Spain Park less than a month ago, and a draw against Huntly on Wednesday night, so there maybe a chink in the armour…..for as we always say you never know in football….
As is our usual custom we wish Ryan and the boys all the best and he hopefully will have a couple of players back from injury.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT v BUCKIE THISTLE AT SEAFIELD PARK
Although the scoreline read 4-1 to Buckie that doesn’t tell the whole story……
The game started brightly for the Strathy Jags by carving out a couple of really good chances….again…. but it would be to no avail as local Aviemore man Josh Peters scored the first of his four goals in the twenty-third minute for Buckie.
Very soon after this we had a very good shout for a penalty denied, and unfortunately we then went further behind after thirty-six minutes. Buckie were playing some really good football and on forty minutes they were awarded what the local fans thought a soft penalty, followed five minutes later with a real stonewaller – no complaints…. in fact it was a tough few minutes for our on-loan keeper for the evening from Forres Mechanics, Corey Patterson. After this, and just on half-time we were denied a goal – more on this later. If decisions had gone our way it could have been a 2-3 scoreline at the break.
So four-nil down at half time, the boys then put in a very commendable forty-five minutes starting with Liam Shewan scoring five minutes in, and with both teams missing a couple of chances late on, the home fans felt we competed well and with no more Buckie goals we now move on to another very tough game on Saturday in Aberdeen.
A concern to the management team was Filip Franczak picking up what looked like a nasty injury late in the second half….
To see Liam’s goal click here
THE GOAL THAT NEVER WAS RANT…..
Strangely enough earlier on in the game I took the above photo on my phone of some goalmouth action when we were attacking – the photo shows the corner of the net where the ball landed about thirty-five minutes later, yet was judged to not cross the line by the officials, yet, myself and the Buckie and Strathspey fans placed on both sides of the goalposts and the goal line, saw the whole ball definitely cross the line by a fair distance…..
I know it’s an extremely difficult job being an official, one that we respect very much as a Club, but it is also exceptionally frustrating being a supporter of a team when wrong decisions are made.
I can’t remember which English League manager said, or when he said it, but I think he wasn’t far wrong saying that when clubs are fighting at the bottom of the league they seem to have no luck with decisions etc.
I did very politely comment to the official that it was definitely a goal to which he replied that “that was your opinion”…
I know it’s ifs and buts etc but had decisions gone our way it could have been a completely different score altogether……sour grapes …of course it is….but it just adds to the joys and tribulations of football which keeps bringing us back week after week.
OOOPS!
After last Saturday’s league match against Keith our match sponsors Westgate Stainless & Alloys Ltd chose captain James McShane as their Man of the Match – the photo taken by Laura, our commercial director, shows Darren Gould from the sponsors presenting James with his award. This should have been in the last post!
FIXTURES UPDATE
BUSY, BUSY, BUSY…..Fixtures between now and the end of the season are as follows – as ever please check with our Facebook and other social media pages for up-to-date information ….
Saturday 8 March – Banks O’Dee FC – away – KO 3pm
Wednesday 12 March – Clachnacuddin FC – home – KO 8pm
Saturday 15 March – Inverurie Locos FC – away – KO 3pm
Wednesday 19 March – Huntly FC – home – KO 8pm
Saturday 22 March – Rothes FC – home – KO 3pm
Wednesday 26 March – Brechin City FC – home – KO 8pm
Saturday 29 March – Fraserburgh FC – away – KO 3pm
Saturday 5 April – Wick Academy FC – home – KO 3pm
Wednesday 9 April – Keith FC – away – KO 8pm
Saturday 12 April – Turriff United FC – home – KO 3pm
MY SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
MY SCOTTISH FOOTBALL is a free app from the SFA, downloadable from your normal app store and with the Highland League participating in the app’s first season it is a brilliant way of keeping in touch with your own team – for teamlines, goals scored, substitutions etc from the game you are attending and all the other games currently taking place in the Highland League….or if you aren’t attending you are able to keep up with all the happenings – it’s GREAT!!
Printed team lines available at the gate may be confined to history……not quite yet as not everyone has a mobile……but there will probably not be as many available….
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
It has been confirmed that this year’s Golf Fundraising Day at Grantown Golf Club will be on Saturday 12 July and our now annual FunDay will be held on Saturday June 12 with various activities which will be confirmed nearer the time…..but if it is anything like last year a good day will be had by all! More details soon…..
LOTTERY NOW £10,100
It ’s a gigantic £10,100 for you to win by playing our online fundraising lottery – click here if you want to play…and good luck!
LOTTERY CH-CH-CHANGES
After the current jackpot has been won therefore completing that game, there will be some 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.