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<strong>Ruffs</strong> N <strong>Tuffs</strong><br />

THE KILWINNING RANGERS MAGAZINE<br />

THE TEAM FIXTURES CLUB NEWS THE ACADEMY ISSUE 3<br />

One Game<br />

At A Time<br />

HURLFORD UTD, 24TH AUG 2019 2PM KICKOFF WEST PREMIER LEAGUE


The Latest News from The Training Ground <strong>and</strong> The Squad Overview<br />

The Managers Report<br />

Good afternoon. Our previous home<br />

match against Benburb was a<br />

scrappy affair. We were delighted<br />

to pick up the 3 points despite not<br />

reaching our level. Special mention<br />

to Dean on back to back goals <strong>and</strong><br />

he’s come back in <strong>and</strong> loving his<br />

football again.<br />

Intensity levels dropped somewhat<br />

in the game but we were mentally<br />

tough <strong>and</strong> things such the sending<br />

off, which previously may have had<br />

an adverse effect on us, didn’t upset<br />

us at all.<br />

We must continue to strive to improve<br />

as a group. We are learning<br />

about each other on <strong>and</strong> off the park<br />

<strong>and</strong> the boys continue to bond. It’s<br />

easier to do when you are winning<br />

but my role is to ensure we improve<br />

week in, week out, regardless of<br />

results.<br />

What can I say about the win at<br />

Glencairn. Unbelievable spirit, unbelievable<br />

heart <strong>and</strong> what a feeling<br />

it was when the equaliser went in.<br />

At that point I felt we had got away<br />

with one but James Dean from the<br />

coaching staff shouted go <strong>and</strong> get<br />

the winner when Rutherglen were<br />

taking centre. I must admit I laughed<br />

02<br />

to myself as it was 94 mins but<br />

Glencairn had gone. When we got<br />

the freekick it would have been easy<br />

to keep the defenders back <strong>and</strong> accept<br />

the point but the lads went for<br />

it <strong>and</strong> despite my instincts tell me to<br />

accept the point sometimes you’ve<br />

got to give the players their wings<br />

<strong>and</strong> they went for it. What a feeling<br />

when the ball flew in for the winner.<br />

I’ll temper the feeling of total elation<br />

by saying we looked all over the<br />

place at times. We’ve been solid all<br />

season but perhaps changes (four)<br />

that were forced on us <strong>and</strong> further<br />

changes to freshen things up (we<br />

were a bit flat against Benburb) had<br />

an adverse effect. 6 changes did<br />

disrupt us but I’m offering excuses<br />

<strong>and</strong> we don’t making excuses. We<br />

will get back to defensive work during<br />

the next week but I can honestly<br />

say I didn’t think we were out of it at<br />

4-1 down. Not in my wildest dreams<br />

did I think we could win it but I felt<br />

there was still enough spirit to get<br />

us something from the game <strong>and</strong> so<br />

it proved. What a night.<br />

We’ll need to use the squad this<br />

week as we have a few injuries <strong>and</strong><br />

a suspension so hopefully the fans<br />

can continue to get behind the boys<br />

<strong>and</strong> we continue to make a good<br />

start to the season.<br />

We don’t set targets about winning<br />

leagues <strong>and</strong> trophies, we won’t<br />

do that, what we will do is make a<br />

commitment to each other to make<br />

sure we give our maximum game in,<br />

game out. If we do that <strong>and</strong> improve<br />

our mentality, our technical ability<br />

will st<strong>and</strong> us in good stead for a<br />

long, TOUGH season.


The Buffs Park Latest<br />

NAC Meeting<br />

Arranged<br />

A meeting is being arranged<br />

by NAC <strong>and</strong> The Buffs to<br />

find out why other clubs<br />

seem to be able to do what<br />

they like, put up st<strong>and</strong>s,<br />

build changing rooms, but<br />

whenever The Buffs put a<br />

spade in the ground Council<br />

Officers are over in a flash<br />

serving the club notices to<br />

stop all work or face legal<br />

action.<br />

The council were insturmental<br />

in the Buffs moving,<br />

as they said at the time "An<br />

ideal situation for Kilwinning<br />

<strong>and</strong> the only way the<br />

Buffs can get financial help<br />

<strong>and</strong> funding"<br />

Ever since the move NAC<br />

have offered nothing in the<br />

way of support or finance<br />

despite claims they would<br />

help.<br />

<br />

Hospitality Is<br />

Back<br />

CONTACT<br />

COLIN EVANS<br />

JACK SCHOFIELD<br />

More to follow...<br />

03


Ben<br />

Grant<br />

Welcome<br />

to the team<br />

<br />

The camera was turned around on our newest volunteer as Ben Grant sat<br />

down with Colin to talk about his role at the club<br />

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Tell us a bit about yourself <strong>and</strong> why you got involved with the<br />

club?<br />

I’ve been a Kilwinning boy all my life, I attended Whitehirst Park<br />

Primary School <strong>and</strong> Kilwinning Academy. I have always had a<br />

keen interest in media from a young age <strong>and</strong> have always dappled<br />

in things like radio presenting <strong>and</strong> production, podcasting, blogging<br />

etc. I can’t say I've been an avid Buffs fan from birth however<br />

did always check the results in the Irvine Herald every week <strong>and</strong><br />

was at both the semi final <strong>and</strong> final for the 99 Cup win I’m sure I<br />

have a scrapbook somewhere with loads of Buffs cut outs from<br />

the paper. I spent most of my younger years following Kilmarnock.<br />

Colin McArdle was the stadium announcer <strong>and</strong> also the<br />

presenter of a couple of radio shows on West FM from the age of<br />

about 5 until about 12 he was my idol <strong>and</strong> all i wanted to be was<br />

the stadium announcer at Rugby Park <strong>and</strong> a radio presenter when<br />

I was older <strong>and</strong> Colin would be retiring.<br />

In the last few years, I've always wanted to get involved in my<br />

local community <strong>and</strong> could never find a way to channel that. With<br />

the team moving from Abbey Park to Buffs Park at Kilwinning<br />

Sports Club I felt it was a good time to offer some of the skills I<br />

have built up over the years to help the club. I played all my youth<br />

football at KSC <strong>and</strong> had my dad John Grant as a coach for the<br />

majority of that time. He unfortunately passed away a few years<br />

ago <strong>and</strong> football was one of the things that brought us closest<br />

together <strong>and</strong> I have some great memories so KSC holds a special<br />

place in my heart.<br />

Are you enjoying your time so far?<br />

Definitely it’s been great, I've only been involved for a few months<br />

but all the committee, management <strong>and</strong> players have been really<br />

welcoming. I’ve even managed to rope my wife Lauren into<br />

things. Thankfully everyone has been cooperative <strong>and</strong> happy to<br />

get involved in the videos for KRTV <strong>and</strong> allowed me a free h<strong>and</strong><br />

to put my own stamp on the social media output. As i mentioned<br />

earlier i’ve always been looking to find something to do in the<br />

community <strong>and</strong> I’m glad I feel I've made the right choice.<br />

What’s your ambition for the club?<br />

I really hope on the field we have a successful season hopefully a<br />

cup run or maintaining the good start to the season <strong>and</strong> continue<br />

to challenge at the top.<br />

My own aspirations is to get The Buffs to a point where I feel<br />

we’re the best at marketing <strong>and</strong> social media in the junior football<br />

ranks <strong>and</strong> perhaps even challenge some of the Pro teams in that<br />

respect there’s no reason why we can’t be we may not have the<br />

resources to do things like the Hibs/Rangers/Kilmarnock’s of this<br />

world who have amazing marketing <strong>and</strong> social media content<br />

BSC Glasgow in the Lowl<strong>and</strong> League I would say have the best<br />

output that are closer to our level so getting our content on a<br />

What is your role within the club?<br />

My LinkedIn profiles says Head of Media - Kilwinning Rangers,<br />

you have to give yourself a good title on LinkedIn though right?<br />

My biggest influences have<br />

always been my Mum <strong>and</strong><br />

Dad,<br />

My main role involves running the social media accounts for the<br />

club which includes all the new graphics you’ll hopefully have<br />

noticed on Facebook <strong>and</strong> Twitter on match days as well as getting<br />

out any information to the fans that we feel they need to know<br />

about. The other major thing I work on is our new youtube channel<br />

KRTV. This is where you’ll find post match interviews with<br />

Chris <strong>and</strong> a player after each game, through time I'll be developing<br />

some video content that will involve the fans, some of the local<br />

school kids <strong>and</strong> youth teams as well as some fun stuff with the<br />

players. I am also in the process of looking at our merch<strong>and</strong>ising<br />

<strong>and</strong> hopefully soon you’ll have the chance to buy some new Buffs<br />

clothing at our club shop.<br />

par with them is the first target. We’re lucky to be a 1 team town<br />

so growing the br<strong>and</strong> in Kilwinning will be important <strong>and</strong> hopefully<br />

showcase how good junior football is <strong>and</strong> through time we’ll<br />

increase crowds with people wanting to support their hometown<br />

team. There are great plans for the club behind the scenes <strong>and</strong> it’s<br />

really something I hope Kilwinning can get behind.<br />

Finally you’ll also find me on the mic on match days doing the PA<br />

announcements for the teams, scorers <strong>and</strong> subs. This is me getting<br />

to live out my childhood dream. I’m not going to lie it’s much<br />

harder than it looks <strong>and</strong> I'm still getting to grips with the goal<br />

scorers <strong>and</strong> all the substitutions<br />

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8 [ <strong>Ruffs</strong> N <strong>Tuffs</strong> ] Benburb FC<br />

The Buffs 1<br />

Benburb 0<br />

The Buff Park


The buffs came into this match with<br />

2 wins <strong>and</strong> draw after a 2-1 derby victory<br />

against Irvine Meadow.<br />

Chris Strain would make 3 changes<br />

to the side that won at Meadow Park,<br />

Adam Strain returned in goal, Darren<br />

Frye replaced the injured Chris Mc-<br />

Gowan <strong>and</strong> there were places on the<br />

bench for the previously suspended<br />

Alex McWaters <strong>and</strong> striker Ally Mc-<br />

Colm.<br />

The Buffs started well with early<br />

chances falling to Ryan Wilson who<br />

was played in behind The Bens defence<br />

on the left side with a great<br />

chance to score he cut on to his<br />

favoured right foot <strong>and</strong> the shot<br />

was stopped by the Benburb keeper.<br />

As the first half went on the Kilwinning<br />

side found themselves in a bit<br />

of a battle there would be a yellow<br />

card for Josh Meechan of Benburb<br />

who wrestled Carlo Monti in his own<br />

half with Carlo breaking away <strong>and</strong><br />

Meechan taking the legs away from<br />

Monti <strong>and</strong> giving us a free kick just<br />

inside the Benburb half. With a minute<br />

to go of the first half Ryan Wilson<br />

put Dean Agnew clear through on<br />

goal <strong>and</strong> when it looked like Agnew<br />

would square to Monti he dinked the<br />

ball over the keeper <strong>and</strong> into the roof<br />

of the net. 1-0 Buffs <strong>and</strong> the half time<br />

whistle sounded.<br />

Benburb got the second half underway<br />

shooting towards The Abbey<br />

Tower End, <strong>and</strong> with only a few<br />

minutes gone of the second half<br />

Meechan found himself in the referee’s<br />

book once again <strong>and</strong> gave the<br />

referee no choice but to send the<br />

player off. Kilwinning continued to<br />

search for a second goal but found<br />

hard to break The Bens down. Carlo<br />

Monti challenged for the ball in the<br />

centre circle only to be bulldozed by<br />

the opposition player through the<br />

back <strong>and</strong> Carlo looked in extreme<br />

pain. He required treatment from the<br />

physio before managing to walk off<br />

the pitch. He returned to the field for<br />

a few minutes only to require further<br />

treatment <strong>and</strong> was stretchered off<br />

with damage to his ribs <strong>and</strong> then<br />

replaced by Ally McColm just past the<br />

hour mark.<br />

The Buffs couldn’t make the extra<br />

man count <strong>and</strong> before too long Michael<br />

Hewitt who had already been<br />

Good Team Performance<br />

booked made a late tackle only for<br />

the referee to reach for his pocket<br />

once again <strong>and</strong> show Hewitt a second<br />

yellow <strong>and</strong> a red card. The game<br />

fizzled out <strong>and</strong> The Buffs kept the<br />

points at home <strong>and</strong> go Top of the mcbookie.com<br />

West Region Premiership<br />

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Rugtherglen 4<br />

The Buffs 5<br />

Excelsior Park<br />

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Glencairn under the lights turned out to be a<br />

match that the crowd in attendance will never<br />

forget.<br />

Buffs went into the match as table toppers <strong>and</strong><br />

for a long spell looked as though they would<br />

relinquish their unbeaten start to the season.<br />

Buffs started the game brightly with McGowan<br />

<strong>and</strong> Syme both coming close with headers <strong>and</strong><br />

wide men McLaughlin <strong>and</strong> Agnew causing problems<br />

for the home side. Despite the bright start<br />

the home side took the lead through a wonder<br />

volley from Simeon from 25yrds which gave<br />

strain no chance. Suddenly the Buffs looked<br />

rattled <strong>and</strong> Glencairn were capitalising on slack<br />

passing <strong>and</strong> catching Buffs on the counter.<br />

A second goal followed as a throw in was worked<br />

into Buffs box <strong>and</strong> Mckay beat Strain to a loose<br />

ball <strong>and</strong> set up McRobbie to slot into an unguarded<br />

net.<br />

Buffs had another few chances from set plays<br />

but went in 2-0 down at HT.<br />

Buffs looked to assert themselves at the start<br />

of the half <strong>and</strong> were dealt a blow by conceding a<br />

goal from a wide freekick. Ricky Hanvey turning<br />

the ball into his own net.<br />

2 Substitutes were made in a bid to rejig the deflated<br />

side as Wilson <strong>and</strong> Tan came on for Lewis<br />

<strong>and</strong> McLauglin.<br />

Maitl<strong>and</strong> pulled a goal back from an excellent<br />

McWaters cross following a series of corners<br />

<strong>and</strong> suddenly Buffs has momentum. It all looked<br />

in vain though as a swift Glencairn counter<br />

caught the Kilwinning defence all over the place<br />

<strong>and</strong> Simeon nodded in a great McKay cross to<br />

put Rutherglen firmly in control with 15 mins<br />

remaining. Indeed 2 minutes later a fine Strain<br />

block helped denied McKay <strong>and</strong> stopped Buffs<br />

going down 5-1.<br />

Frye came on for Whyte which saw Buffs change<br />

shape.<br />

Kilwinning hadn’t given up on the match yet <strong>and</strong><br />

Rutherglen who had put a lot into the match<br />

were tiring <strong>and</strong> relying on the GK to preserve their<br />

3 goal lead.<br />

A missed chance at the back post for Agnew<br />

seemed to signal the end of buffs hopes but with<br />

7 minutes remaining Mcwaters offered a glimmer<br />

of hope with a deflected shot to make it 4-2.<br />

Tan <strong>and</strong> Frye we’re now pulling the strings <strong>and</strong><br />

it was one way traffic. Mcwaters enjoyed some<br />

luck with his first strike he again cut in from the<br />

left <strong>and</strong> unleashed a driven shot from 22yards<br />

across the keeper <strong>and</strong> into the far corner. No luck<br />

required this time. Now 4-3, the match entered<br />

injury time <strong>and</strong> after 6 corners in quick succession<br />

Buffs got an equaliser which seemed<br />

very unlikely 8 minutes before. Maitl<strong>and</strong> got his<br />

second of the game rising to get on the head of<br />

a Frye corner. There were scenes of jubilation for<br />

the traveling Buffs fans but nothing that would<br />

compare to a few minutes later.<br />

Kilwinning had a freekick in a defensive area <strong>and</strong><br />

rather than accept an unlikely point. Defenders<br />

Maitl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Syme made the journey into the opposition<br />

box. It’s was 5 mins into added time <strong>and</strong><br />

McColm kept the ball alive around the box. Syme<br />

to a touch on the 18 yard line <strong>and</strong> on the stretch<br />

unleashed a half volley into the bottom corner<br />

of the net. Queue the bedlam that saw players,<br />

coaching staff, <strong>and</strong> some over exuberant punters<br />

join a pile on! I think they can be forgiven in<br />

A Match To Remember<br />

this instance as this was a moment of Complete<br />

euphoria for all of the Kilwinning contingent.<br />

4-5 to Kilwinning <strong>and</strong> the ref blew for time upon<br />

the restart.<br />

An unbelievable win which was more about spirit<br />

<strong>and</strong> endeavour than brilliant play but what a way<br />

to win a match.<br />

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14 [ <strong>Ruffs</strong> N <strong>Tuffs</strong> ] Benburb FC


As the Child Wellbeing <strong>and</strong> Protection Officer for<br />

Kilwinning Sports Club, I thought I’d give you a brief<br />

insight into the work being done by the KSC/ Buffs<br />

Youth Football Section.<br />

A lot is happening on <strong>and</strong> off the field much like our<br />

first team. As we improve the Club infrastructure, we<br />

feel it’s equally as important to make sure we have<br />

the best Child Wellbeing <strong>and</strong> Protection policies of<br />

any Club in Scotl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Kilwinning Sports Club – Youth Football Section is a<br />

collection of youth football teams for boys <strong>and</strong> girls<br />

aged 5 up to 21.<br />

We have over 250 young players in 17 teams, supported<br />

by almost 70 coaches who are all volunteers.<br />

All our coaches are committed to improving the<br />

Health <strong>and</strong> Wellbeing of children <strong>and</strong> young adults<br />

playing football at our club in the heart of our community.<br />

Alan McAlpine<br />

Child Welling <strong>and</strong> Protection Officer<br />

In addition, our large volunteer coaching commitment<br />

<strong>and</strong> our superb facilities allows these children<br />

<strong>and</strong> young people to engage in healthy, organised<br />

sport with an emphasis on team activities.<br />

Very soon, I am hoping to establish a kit/ football<br />

boot exchange to ensure equipment, team strips<br />

<strong>and</strong> football boots are recycled. As a parent of 4<br />

boys myself <strong>and</strong> as any parent knows, the cost of<br />

kit, particularly football boots is expensive. The<br />

rate of growth of our kids <strong>and</strong> young people means<br />

new boots are sometimes purchased <strong>and</strong> replaced<br />

a few times a season. By offering this equipment<br />

exchange, used boots & kit will be stored <strong>and</strong> available<br />

to individuals <strong>and</strong> teams that need them thus<br />

keeping overall costs down. This positive <strong>and</strong> proactive<br />

approach from us helps to combat Poverty<br />

<strong>and</strong> Inequality. One of our Buffs Under 17 players,<br />

Stewart Mathieson also travelled to a secondary<br />

school in Osika, Kenya last year taking a large<br />

number of KSC Kilwinning Rangers Youth Football<br />

kits <strong>and</strong> polo shirts from the 2003s <strong>and</strong> 2004s. This<br />

year he arranged more kit from the 2003s <strong>and</strong> 2004s<br />

including tracksuits, providing these to the Kenyan<br />

school pupils.<br />

We will also be looking to set up a Youth Football<br />

Section Forum in the next few weeks where instead<br />

of just coaches <strong>and</strong> officials coming up with ideas<br />

on how our teams <strong>and</strong> club is run <strong>and</strong> governed, we<br />

will have a selection of youth players from across<br />

the teams contribute their Voice <strong>and</strong> Participation.<br />

Their ideas <strong>and</strong> suggestions are hugely important to<br />

us, because after all, our Youth Football Section is<br />

just that……<br />

A FOOTBALL SECTION FOR OUR YOUTH!!!


YOUNG BUFFS<br />

U15's (blues)<br />

SINCE GOING COMPETITIVE KILWINNING RANGERS 2005’S (BLUES) HAVE WON THE FOLLOWING HONOURS<br />

CENTRAL AYRSHIRE LEAGUE 2017/2018, CENTRAL AYRSHIRE LEAGUE CUP 2017/2018, CENTRAL AYRSHIRE CUP 2017/2018<br />

ROZZELLE SCOTLAND SHIELD 2017/2018, WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE 2018/2019, ROZZELLE SCOTLAND CUP 2018/2019<br />

13 OF THE BOYS ALSO WON THE S2 SCHOOLS AYRSHIRE CUP WITH KILWINNING ACADEMY<br />

Gary Brown<br />

Stewart Allison<br />

Logan Reid<br />

Campbell McLean<br />

Skilful forward player<br />

who holds the ball up<br />

well <strong>and</strong> brings others<br />

into play. Great link up<br />

play in final third <strong>and</strong><br />

scores plenty of goals.<br />

Also is a dead ball specialist<br />

<strong>and</strong> has a good<br />

return of goals from<br />

free kicks.<br />

A real threat going<br />

forward, creates goals,<br />

scores goals <strong>and</strong> wins<br />

free kicks <strong>and</strong> penalties.<br />

Takes a lot of kicks<br />

from defenders but<br />

constantly gets back<br />

up <strong>and</strong> goes again. A<br />

real pest <strong>and</strong> causes<br />

panic in the oppositions<br />

defence.<br />

A leader on <strong>and</strong> off the<br />

park, excellent in the air<br />

<strong>and</strong> a real team player,<br />

giving his all wherever<br />

he plays. Tough tackler<br />

with a ferocious right<br />

foot. Great sport <strong>and</strong><br />

a popular guy in the<br />

dressing room.<br />

Hard working <strong>and</strong><br />

disciplined, two footed<br />

midfielder with an eye<br />

for a pass. Can also fill<br />

in as sweeper if necessary.<br />

Intelligent player<br />

that reads the game<br />

well <strong>and</strong> has a huge will<br />

to win.<br />

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HURLFORD UTD<br />

Chris Murchie - Goalkeeper<br />

Martin McDonald - Goalkeeper<br />

Ross Fisher - Defender<br />

Adam Hodge - Defender<br />

Sam Lidington - Defender<br />

Richard McKillen - Defender<br />

Chris Robertson - Defender<br />

Liam Caddis - Midfielder<br />

Luke Crer<strong>and</strong> - Midfielder<br />

Sean Dickson - Midfielder<br />

Ian Gold - Midfielder<br />

Paul McKenzie- - Midfielder<br />

Chris McKnight - Midfielder<br />

Michael Wardrope - Midfielder<br />

Callum Watt -Midfielder<br />

Jack Whittaker - Midfielder<br />

Ryan Caddis - Forward<br />

Lewis Morrison - Forward<br />

Marc Mckenzie - Forward<br />

With this being The<br />

Buffs inaugural season<br />

at Buffs Park Hurlford<br />

United are another<br />

team that we welcome<br />

to our new ground.<br />

Hurlford were formed<br />

in 1912 <strong>and</strong> play their<br />

home games at Blair<br />

Park in Kilmarnock.<br />

They are managed<br />

by Darren Henderson<br />

who has played over<br />

500 games at senior<br />

level with teams such<br />

as Stranraer, Forfar as<br />

well as two spells at<br />

Ayr United. He also had<br />

spells at junior level<br />

with Dalry Thistle <strong>and</strong><br />

Cumnock before taking<br />

up the manager’s<br />

position at Dalry <strong>and</strong><br />

then moving to Glenafton<br />

before leaving in<br />

controversial fashion<br />

to take up the reigns at<br />

Hurlford where they’ve<br />

enjoyed the most successful<br />

period ever.<br />

strangers to both the<br />

Buffs <strong>and</strong> Ford fans.<br />

Striker Marc Mckenzie<br />

spent a few seasons at<br />

The Buffs before joining<br />

Hurlford. Another player<br />

who was well known<br />

amongst the Kilwinning<br />

faithful was Michael<br />

Wardrope who moved<br />

to Hurlford at the end of<br />

the season.<br />

Amongst the Kilwinning<br />

Rangers squad Dean<br />

Agnew played 18 times<br />

for The Blair Park side.<br />

Winger Alex McWaters<br />

joined The Buffs this<br />

season straight from<br />

Hurlford.<br />

Last season the teams<br />

met twice in the league<br />

with both teams picking<br />

up wins. Both teams<br />

have started this season<br />

league campaign<br />

so this match should<br />

be a tough test for both<br />

sides<br />

There’s quite a few<br />

players who are no<br />

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TAM'S HALF TIME TEASERS<br />

1. Name Ayrshire's Oldest Amateur Football Club?<br />

2. New Glasgow Rangers New Shirt Sponsor?<br />

3. New Ex Buffs Players Now at Hurlford?<br />

4. Name Celtic's Last 6 Managers<br />

5. Name Chris Strains Former Clubs?<br />

Answers on the bottom of the next page<br />

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Player Position Appearances Goals Assists<br />

Yello<br />

w<br />

Cards<br />

Red<br />

Cards<br />

Man Of<br />

The<br />

Match<br />

Points<br />

David Markey Goalkeeper 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Adam Strain Goalkeeper 4 0 1 1 0 0<br />

Chris Taylor Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Chris McGowan Defender 4 0 0 0 0 5<br />

David Syme Defender 4 1 0 1 0 2<br />

Michael Hewitt Defender 4 0 0 2 1 0<br />

Jamie Whyte Defender 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Tommy Maitl<strong>and</strong> Defender 5 2 0 1 0 5<br />

Sam McCloskey Defender 3 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Dean Agnew Midfielder 4 2 0 0 0 2<br />

Ricky Hanvey Midfielder 3(1) 0 0 1 0 0<br />

Steven Tan Midfielder 0(2) 0 0 0 0 2<br />

Ben Lewis Midfielder 5 0 1 0 0 7<br />

Gary Fleming Midfielder 3(1) 0 0 0 0 2<br />

Robbie Lynch Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

TJ Johnston Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Alex McWaters Midfielder 3(2) 2 2 2 1 4<br />

Kieran Mclaughin Midfielder 1(3) 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Darren Frye Midfielder 2(3) 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Alastair Mccolm Forward 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Ryan Wilson Forward 3(1) 1 1 0 0 0<br />

Carlo Monti Forward 4 3 0 0 0 1<br />

Mark Curragh( on loan Dalry Thistle)Forward 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

()denotes sub<br />

appearances<br />

Man of the match is<br />

scored on 3pt 2pt,<br />

1pt scoring system<br />

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1. Dirrans Am. 1946 2. 32 Red 3. Marc McKenzie/Mick Wardrope 4. Neil Lennon/Br<br />

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