Kelburne's young development squad claimed 4 points from 6 this weekend with a draw against Clydesdale and a recorded win against Clydesdale. Congratulations to Jodi Hendry and Rebecca Feeney who join Sophia Guyler, Marni Kincaid Ciara McGeogh and Lucy Dunlop in making their competitive debuts. The future is looking bright in yellow and black.
Come and support the teams:
Well done to the U-16 girls who beat Uddingston this evening in the West District Development League. Thank you to young aspiring umpires Andrew Moore and Niall Taylor.
Thank you to the match organisers and to Uddingston Hockey Club.
Dear Members,
Please note that the Memberships Subscription payment deadline of 31st October (all members) has now passed and those members who haven't set-up their Standing Order or paid their Subs in full will not be considered for selection, or training, until set-up is completed. This weekend's matches are fast approaching!
Subscriptions are required to cover the cost of pitch hire, main Club Membership (for Clubhouse), Scottish Hockey membership with insurance coverage and match-pitch hire. The Club requires all members to pay their subscriptions on-time in order for the Club to pay it's bills on-time.
Please refer to the attached link with payment information for on-line and standing order set-up. If you have any questions, please direct them to treasurer@kelburne.com or secretary@kelburne.com
http://www.kelburne.com/blog/2016/7/28/hockey-subscriptions-now-due-by-31st-august-2016
In the West district Ladies cup Kelburne hosted East Kilbride at Linwood on a sunny Sunday afternoon. High on adrenaline the girls were keen to continue on a strong performance the day before. Nevertheless the experience EK side looked set to spoil the party and if was not long before they were dictating play. Nichola Brown returned to the Kelburne goals after some maternity leave and was on fine form, keeping the ball out of the Kelburne goal. East Kilbride threatened and eventually broke the deadlock in the 25th minute after converting a corner. Ensuring they were into half time 1-0 up. The second half saw a different Kelburne side, one that looked energised and enthused. Returning to the right back position after a spell in midfield Neave Halliday created no end of trouble for EK down the right hand side. Her perseverance paid off and in the 55th minute Kelburne equalised through her thunderous strike from top of the circle. Nevertheless Kelburne continued to press and push for the winner and unfortunately EK capitalised on this high press and scored from a fast break on the final five minutes. Kelburne unfortunately so. It profess to the next round of the cup, but will be extremely happy with the style and pace of hockey that they played. They return to league action next Saturday and Sunday facing Glasgow Uni and Western Wildcats.
Well done to Rebecca Feeney, Isla Taylor and Kirsty Gilles on their debut 3s match!
Another top of the table game for the 3's saw an unlucky 4-3 loss to a strong Ayr side in a physical game. Our unbeaten record goes but the league aspirations still burn brightly as other results went our way and we can still top the league. At a very old, sandy pitch in Ayr, Kelburne struggled to find their feet early on against a direct and physical Ayr team , Kelburne were 2-0 down after 15 minutes, but Kelburne started to dominate the game after that and (after 30 years of claiming all of his goals were roofers) David Bone actually scored an actual roofer as he made it 7 goals in 9 games as he touched a Fowler pass into the roof of the net to get Kelburne back into the game. A trademark Fowler drag flick brought the game level and it was 2-2 at half time with Kelburne now on top. Colin McClure on his debut scored with a cracking back stick finish and Kelburne were creating all the chances at this stage, with the next goal always going to be crucial. Don Tervit missed from close range and Kelburne just couldn't convert any more of the many short corner chances. They were made to pay for these missed chances as slackness at the back resulted in an unmarked forward turning home a hopeful cross with 15 minutes to go and shortly after a failed ariel by Magoo went straight to the Ayr forward who rifled it home from the top of the D to make it 4-3 Ayr. Allan McNicol and Ritchie Morgan had great chances in the dying seconds but it was not to be as the game finished 4-3 Ayr. A note for our Juniors who were excellent on Saturday as young Logan McClure in goals had some really solid saves and both Rory and Allan both contributed well to the team performance, but losing 4 goals in a game is always going to make it difficult.
Forward and onward, next week sees another top of the table clash with Hillhead 4's with a victory crucial to our aim of winning the league.
In the Paisley derby Kelburne Ladies 3's faced Ferguslie Ladies in the West District 2nd league.
Kelburne put on a fantastic show for their ample supporters who were in fine voice.
In the first half Leanne McKissock, Neave Halliday and Emma Ryan all found themselves on the score sheet as Kelburne led 3-0.
Whilst in the 2nd half Ferguslie clawed one back before Emma Ryan, again from a corner put the game out of sight for Ferguslie.
Finishing 4-1
The young Kelburne side return to Linwood tomorrow to face East Kilbride ladies in the cup.
Kelburne Hockey Club are pleased to announce that Renfrew based Glynhill Hotel have agreed to continue their long running support of the club and in particular the Bromac Men’s 1st XI. Over the years the support given by the hotel has been pivotal in the club’s and teams success. We are looking forward to a bright future to our working relationship growing further.
As part of the partnership the end of season Presentation Dinner will continued to be held at the hotel and their branding will appear on the Men’s 1st XI playing strips and hooded tops. The partnership has grown and developed over the past few years with the hotel playing an integral part in Kelburne hosting the Euro Hockey Club Champions Trophy last May.
The hotel has much to offer from comfortable stays to party nights. Please visit their website for additional information.
‘‘The privately owned 4 star Glynhill Hotel and Leisure Club is ideally located just five minutes from Glasgow Airport, and with the M8 only 200 yards away, destinations such as Glasgow City Centre, The SSE Hydro, and Braehead Shopping Centre are within easy reach. Containing a restaurant, carvery, three bars, a swimming pool and spa complex, along with free parking and free Wi-Fi, The Glynhill Hotel is the perfect destination for weddings and conferences.’’
Kelburne 5s home game against Anchor 2s was played at Linwood on Saturday with Kelburne losing 1-2 to Anchor. A couple of late alterations to the team with our midfield general Lucas Farndale being called up to the thirds and team captain Ian McIntyre making the trip to St Albans to support the U18`s Cougars squad meant that the youngsters had to step up to the plate with just 4 adult players included in the squad. The four adults consisting of Peter Robertson, Ewan Crawford, Willie Hunt and Aaron Primrose who has returned to the team after several weeks absence during which he has got married, been on honeymoon to Bali and acquired a hair band. Aarons presence up front along with his enthusiasm, fierce shot and great attitude with the youngsters have added a much needed cutting edge to the team. With most of the youngsters involved in the U15s game the night before, a few tired legs could have been expected but the 5`s got off to a good start against an older and more physical anchor side. Anchor took a 1-0 lead early in the first half but Kelburne did not let their heads go down and came back strongly to create several chances one of which led to a penalty corner award to Kelburne. A well worked corner caused confusion in the Anchor defense with the ball passed across the face of the goal and a touch from a Kelburne player deflecting the ball towards the goal causing an Anchor player to deliberately stop the ball with his foot. Up stepped recently married, Aaron Primrose to take the penalty but the penalty was well saved by the Anchor keeper. Within 5 minutes Kelburne won another penalty award with great play from Aaron Ohear who consistently throughout the game chased every 50-50 ball and never gave the Anchor defenders any opportunity to get any time on the ball. Up stepped Willie Hunt who put the penalty too central to the goal and allowed the Anchor keeper to make another save. Two opportunities missed seemed to ignite the Kelburne squad to greater efforts and soon after the second penalty a run from the right across the back line and pass across the face of the Anchor goal was met by Sam Hunt who scored his first goal for the 5s with an instinctive first time sweep giving the Anchor Keeper no chance. At this point it was all one way traffic with Kelburnes defence of Ewan Crawford who`s timing in the tackle was exemplary, the ageless Peter Robertson who`s reading of the game allowed him to soak up the Anchor attacks and Scott Peters who week after week shows great skill and tenacity in the tackle for a player of his age.
The half finished at 1-1 with Anchor shell shocked from the barrage of attacks they had suffered and feeling fortunate that the game was still level. In the second half Anchor took the lead against the run of play when a great tackle was put in by Ewan on an Anchor forward who subsequently kicked the ball with his foot which was missed by both umpires and allowed the ball to run through to the Kelburne D for Anchor to score their second and winning goal. Again Kelburne responded magnificently with the last 15 minutes of the second half spent almost entirely in the Anchor half with chance after chance being created but with no outcome. Anchor walked off the pitch knowing that they had been fortunate to take the 3 points and the Kelburne squad desperately disappointed but with their heads held high after one of their best performances of the season, there is no doubt that the goals and results will start to go Kelburnes way in the games to come. Forwards Great shift from Calum Stewart, Calum Brown, Aaron Ohear, Aaron Primrose and Jack Nelson Midfield Strong running and link up play from Rory Semple, Rory McNeil, Fergus Noble and Ryan McCormack Defense Committed and strong defense from Ewan Crawford, Peter Robertson, Scott Peters Goal Keeper Matthew Retson who is maturing and proving to be a reliable shot stopper.
Thanks to all the parents and friends who came to watch the match – great to have your support each week.
Next game is away to Clydesdale 4s at Titwood, pushback time to be confirmed
Kelburne traveled across Glasgow to play Uddingston in their first game in this season's Scottish Cup. The game started with Kelburne controlling much of the possession and creating a number of chances - highlights being a fine interchange between evergreen Johnny Christie and Jonus Nommensen who then crossed the ball for Chris Nelson to deflect in. Unfortunately the deflection was missed by the umpire and the score remained 0-0. Another golden opportunity then presented itself to Jack McKenzie whose thunderous reverse stick shot cannoned off the post and to safety. Midway through the first half Uddingston had a rare foray into the Kelburne circle and managed to win a corner. This was dispatched into the top corner to give Uddingston the lead. As the first half drew to a close Kelburne stuck to their tactics and kept chipping away at the Uddingston defense. With two minutes of the half remaining Kelburne got the equalizer, high pressure paid off as Kelburne won the ball and fed it to Finn Halliday in the circle who then slotted the ball into the Uddingston goal. Kelburne were then able to take the lead when a defensive mistake gifted the ball to Jack McKenzie who slotted the ball under the advancing keeper.
The second half started similar to the first with good possession and pressure from the Kelburne team. More goals were added by Lee Morton whose cross was fortunately deflected into the Uddingston goal. Jack McKenzie added two more to complete his hat-trick, the first being a trademark flick from the base line beating the bamboozled keeper and the second a fierce reverse stick shot after good work from the other forwards to open up space for the shot. Josh Cairns rounded off proceedings for Kelburne with a trademark drag flick. Uddingston scored a late consolation goal to make the final score 6-2. Kelburne progress to the next round of the cup with a solid team performance and move on their focus on to next week's league game against Clydesdale.
The 1st XI Ladies and Men are hosting the Kelburne Fancy Dress Party on 5th November - to secure your ticket, contact your team captain or one of the 1s.
It's going to be a party to remember for all the family!
Kelburne 3s eased to a 5-1 victory over the 4s in the inter-club derby although it wasn't quite as easy as the scoreline suggests. The game started brightly for the 4s who claimed 2 PCs in the opening 5 minutes which came to no avail due to poor execution. The 3s then started to take the upper-hand and scored their first goal with a neat Donaldson/Tervit move, releasing a weight pass to Rory Anderson who squared across the D for Davy Bone to notch yet another goal on his backboard. A great move and a very good goal. Number 2 quickly followed with a move between Ciaran and Rory which resulted in Dick thrashing the ball home with reverse stick from just 3 yards out. The game was getting a little tetchy between some of the senior players being very vocal, but ending with a green card for Youngster Jay for backchat to the umpire.. Half-Time - 2-0 for Kelburne 3s The second half started quietly as the 4s GK had to leave early so a kicking-back operation was enabled and worked well for the 4s as it surprised the 3s forwards who became reluctant in front of goal. However, eventually the 3rd goal came from the stick of Johnny Hughes from just inside the penalty spot. 3-0 for the 3s but with the 4s still pushing hard to gain foothold in the game, a nice worked move down the left put Jak O'Connell of the 4s free across the top of the D and despite a last minute attempt by Logan McClure to get to the ball, he thrashed it low and hard into the net past his right foot. For a few minutes, the 4s then took control and could have got a 2nd goal but it took a nice move from Dick to squeeze the ball home to return to the 3-goal cushion and a 4-1 lead. It wouldnt be long before another quick move from these 3 youngsters result in Johnny missing an open goal from 5 yards out. So far the miss of the season for sure..! Another drag flick PC from Niall Taylor forced a miracle save by stand-in keeper Steve Bain. The 5th goal soon came from a well-executed PC into the bottom corner from Davy Fowler which proved to be the final goal of the night and a 5-1 victory for the 3s team, taking them to 2nd position in the league with a game in hand. Final SCORE 5-1
Festival times are altered slightly tomorrow due to number of teams.
U-8's 10-11am
U-10's 11-12.00pm
U-12's 12-1.00pm
Please just show up at relevant time if u haven't registered but still wish to play.
Kelburne will host the West District U-8/10/12's festival this Sunday @ Park Mains HS. Post on Slack if your player is available and wishing to play.
Jockey Saturday morning session will take place at Pro-Life five aside pitches instead of whitehaugh for the winter months. Halloween theme this week so dress up is optional
Return to ProLife for Sat morning session
Halloween 👻 theme fancy dress optional
Kelburne went in to today's game looking to keep the 100% record in place.
The Burne started fast and within the opening minute had the first chance of day. The Gordonians keeper made a decent save. The deadlock was broken by the evergreen Johnny Christie. The goal came from a great piece of play by Ben Peterson which allowed JC to finish off the rebound. JC was again on the score sheet by turning in a cross from wide and putting him in the search for his 3rd for a second week running. Again JC and Ben Peterson hooked up but this time it was BP who scored a superb front stick shot. Scottish international Lee Morton scored the 4th with a brilliant reverse shot.
1/2 time came and went and the Burne had the game in the bag. The Aberdeen squad resorted to some break down play and the umpires lost control of the game. Kelburne got complacent and allowed Aberdeen to score a soft goal. Keeper Kerr slipping before the shot which he would normally have dealt with comfortably.
The game turned quite sour when ex-Burne player Stu Allan putting a very late challenge in on Lee Morton resulting in him leaving the pitch in a neck brace. JC converted the PF and walked away with the kookie and his first hatrick of season. After both teams had calmed down the game was certainly taken by Kelburne. The team started to dominate possession and physically. The Burne scored the 6th of the day through stand in right back Gary Maitles. After a break down from a corner, Maitles manages to tap the ball in to an empty net. Gary was extremely pleased to score his first of the season and will certainly gain his $10.
The game finished with the Burne down to 9 men. First Adam Bain received a yellow card and then Ben Peterson a straight red, both deserved.
Final Score: Kelburne v Gordonians 6-1
Next game is a big match away to Grange.
Pro-Life Kelburne Mens 3s Win vs Helensburgh 1s - 22.10.16
Kelburne 3s keep up their unbeaten League run.. Kelburne 3's were up against a youthful and improved Helensburgh side and turned up with a small squad as they looked to continue their unbeaten start to the season. It was Helensburgh who started by far the brightest and only a string of superb saves from the returning Dougie Mcewan kept Kelburne in the game early on. Richard Morgan also saved one off the line when it looked a certain goal, but the visitors did take a deserved lead soon after a well worked move to make it 1-0 to Helensburgh. Kelburne then settled down and eased into the game and with their first attack of the game, Willie Allan drove down the left and slipped a ball into the D where David Bone's good goal scoring form continued as he made it 5 goals in his last 7 games when he picked it up back stick and flicked it past the ongoing keeper on the turn to make it 1-1. Shortly after Kelburne made it 2-1 when Bone fed Allan who drove straight into the D to slot it home in the bottom corner. In the final move of the half Allan McNichol was bundled off the ball when he looked certain to score but the umpire waved play on. HT 2-1 Kelburne started the 2nd half well and Don Tervit stepped into centre midfield for the jet lagged Fowler who had also taken a knock, and that worked well as the game went end to end with chances for both teams, with Allan , Bone and McNichol coming close for Kelburne. However, against the run of play, Helensburgh scored 2 goals in quick succession as firstly Magoo was dispossessed for the first and then a lucky deflected goal made it 3-2 Helensburgh.
Showing great spirit and belief Kelburne kept driving forward and when Tervit fed Bone in the D the resulting short corner was rocketed home by Magee through the keepers legs. It was all Kelburne now and with 10 minutes to go a similar move resulted in another short corner and this time it was Fowler whose drag flick took 2 deflections before hitting the net for 4-3 Kelburne. There were still chances for Tervit , McNichol and Alan Ralph as the game wound down but there would be no more scoring as Kelburne held off a spirited Helensburgh side to take a hard fought win. Overall an excellent performance after a slow start and Captain for the day Stuart Robin will be happy with the attitude by everyone to win a game that could have got away from us. A solid debut too from Ryan McCormick who looks a promising talent. Great game. FT 4-3 Kelburne Next Game this Thursday evening night lights game against Kelburne 4s - local derby - come along and watch the action.
The Girls and Boys Youth Development training is on Sundays 10-12pm at Linwood.
After discussions this is going to be a longer block of 9 weeks so the players can get more pitch time. The sessions are planned as a step from jockey to senior hockey with a larger programme of games for our U15s boys.
If you are unsure if you are to attend feel free to ask myself, juniors@kelburne.com or Rachel, rachcity@hotmail.com.
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