glensmad Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 3 hours ago, Mine Man said: People who invest in their local team and community should be commended . They have plans submitted for the ground, facilities and exterior car park. lots of teams have in the past have spent big on there team and squad the most recent being Darvel who have also invested in their facilities. Any investment to the game should be welcomed. Oh of course, please don't get me wrong. The investment in Burgh is not only good for Burgh, but it has raised the profile of the WoSFL with the likes of Lafferty and Dorrans appearing on the scene. Burgh have every right to spend that money however they see fit, as long as they meet the rules of the league. What is also beyond dispute as well, though, is that Burgh have invested heavily in their playing squad in terms of wages to ensure that they get promotion. When it looked like that was in danger of not happening, decisive action was taken to change the manager which appears to have had the desired effect. Given the level of investment in the playing squad and the wages some players are on which you will be more than aware of, failing to get promoted this season would have been unthinkable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 More good news on the re-signing front for us today, central defender Kyle Chrystal and top scorer Ryan McManus have signed new deals for next season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnarab Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Good win for Glens today. Winning goal was a cracker. Deserved a bigger home support. A good set up at Rutherglen and you should be in contention next season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mine Man Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 14 minutes ago, amnarab said: Good win for Glens today. Winning goal was a cracker. Deserved a bigger home support. A good set up at Rutherglen and you should be in contention next season. Given the importance of the game for the glens the attendance was very poor. Actually thought Friday night would have been a better revenue option. It worked for Cambuslang. Glens deserved their win with the winner being a cracker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 The two clubs did discuss the possibility of moving the game to the Friday night, but not until after the deadline by which the date change would have had to be confirmed. As we were still in with a chance of promotion going into today's game, we wanted our full squad available and for the players to have their normal Saturday match preparation. It was good to be able to watch the Cambuslang Rangers v Petershill match last night with all the onfield and off-field (and sometimes both) incidents. There were a good number of interested neutrals there which boosted the crowd, which we could have benefitted from by changing our game to the Friday as well, but we didn't want to negatively impact our chances of winning today's game in any way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnarab Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Do the Glens have any supporters under 40 years of age? For a populated area there was more kids outside than inside the ground 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 22 minutes ago, amnarab said: Do the Glens have any supporters under 40 years of age? For a populated area there was more kids outside than inside the ground Yes we do, but we don't have a young ultras team like a lot of the clubs have cultured. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 (edited) As for the game itself today, I agree with the comments above. We deserved the win over the 90 minutes and the winning goal was "wow" moment from young Matty Gear. Thankfully we'll get to see it as many times as we want on Gerry's video. Burgh put out a strong starting team, but it wasn't working for them and Murdie made four changes at the interval, which showed that the result was clearly important as far as he was concerned. He had a 100% record up until today, and he wanted to keep that going to the end of the season. The changes made very little difference, Burgh rarely looked like equalising in the second half. One close range effort by Lafferty which young Chris White saved on the goal line after it had initially squirmed through his legs. Other than that I felt we were very comfortable defensively. It was good comforting to know that six of today's starting team are already signed up for next season, and Joe/Billy/Willie will continue to work on the other players they want to hold onto, of which there will hopefully be quite a few. I've said it a few times already, but I'll say it again. We started the season with a new management team and eleven new signings. The expectations were really for a transition season, but we have taken it to the penultimate game in terms of a challenge for promotion. That will naturally raise expectations for next season, but that's a good thing to look forward to. The big money of Drumchapel United and Johnstone Burgh will no longer be a factor, and the teams coming down will not be expecting to have an easy return back up straight away. They only need to look at where Petershill, Kilwinning Rangers and Cambuslang Rangers (all relegated from the Premier last season) have ended this season. There will be a threat from Ardrossan Winton Rovers, Vale of Clyde and Cumbernauld United who are all teams on the rise again. Meantime we have one game left, at home to Maybole next Saturday, and we want that "best of the rest" fourth place spot. Edited May 11 by glensmad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutherglen glencairn Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Highlights of yesterdays' game at home to Johnstone Burgh. https://youtu.be/kAaIpvOm-3I 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mine Man Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 1 hour ago, rutherglen glencairn said: Highlights of yesterdays' game at home to Johnstone Burgh. https://youtu.be/kAaIpvOm-3I Great highlights from Gerry as he has done for many years. Represents his club in a great manner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 Yep, agree with that, Gerry rarely gets to watch a match properly as he's always behind the lens, but he does a fantastic job every week. Two penalty calls in the game, one given for Burgh and one not given for Glencairn. The Burgh one clearly comes off Kyle Chrystal's thigh and rebounds onto his arm, so shouldn't have been given. The Glencairn one looks like it hits Del Esplin on the arm and the head at the same time, so should have been given as Del was deliberately using his arm to protect the ball from hitting his face. Not that it matters now, Glencairn still won the game. What a magical finish that was by Matty Gear. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mine Man Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 54 minutes ago, glensmad said: Yep, agree with that, Gerry rarely gets to watch a match properly as he's always behind the lens, but he does a fantastic job every week. Two penalty calls in the game, one given for Burgh and one not given for Glencairn. The Burgh one clearly comes off Kyle Chrystal's thigh and rebounds onto his arm, so shouldn't have been given. The Glencairn one looks like it hits Del Esplin on the arm and the head at the same time, so should have been given as Del was deliberately using his arm to protect the ball from hitting his face. Not that it matters now, Glencairn still won the game. What a magical finish that was by Matty Gear. Looks like says it all and who doesn’t deliberately protect their face, it’s called a human reaction. In the end the game had no significance and the teams that went up always deserve to do so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 21 minutes ago, Mine Man said: Looks like says it all and who doesn’t deliberately protect their face, it’s called a human reaction. In the end the game had no significance and the teams that went up always deserve to do so. Of course, it's an instinctive natural human reaction to put your hand in front of your face to protect yourself. Please don't think that I'm criticising Del for it. But that doesn't stop it being a penalty though, as it is still intentional handball, deliberately stopping the ball with your arm. The game maybe had no significance for Burgh, but prior to kick off and up till the last 30 minutes (when Shotts weren't winning) it had major significance for Glencairn. Of course you are right, the teams that are promoted deserve to be promoted. That was never in dispute. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 More good news on the squad front with confirmation that midfielder Allan Woodhouse has agreed a new deal for season 2024-25. Woody has played in 38 of our 39 matches so far this season, starting 33 games, scoring 7 goals and providing 11 assists. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 And so we get the win to finish in 4th place, and "best of the rest" is a little consolation and a nice way to finish the season after 7 wins out of our last 8 games. If only a licensed club had won the Premier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutherglen glencairn Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Highlights of today's final game of the season at home to Maybole Juniors. https://youtu.be/f7A0pDN4gx0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mine Man Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 9 hours ago, rutherglen glencairn said: Highlights of today's final game of the season at home to Maybole Juniors. https://youtu.be/f7A0pDN4gx0 Gerry never fails to deliver quality highlights. Top man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 Glencairn are entering a team into the WoSFL u20s Development League for the first time next season :- https://www.facebook.com/RutherglenGlencairnFC/posts/pfbid033UrsRGkSPAXbcw79At6tHYSAh5NoSB9SMemPYqvsBGKrbFcFHNB1YDGrEXqxugJkl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Roan Fitzpatrick is the latest player to agree a new deal with Glencairn for next season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 Glencairn confirm that goalkeeper Chris White, previously on loan from Stirling Albion, has agreed a deal to remain with the club after the expiry of his registration with the SPFL side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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