Mossend FC 2001

Saturday 4th September 2010 the game against Blantyre BC will be 930am at the Jock Stein Centre, Hillhouse Road, Hamilton. Can we please ensure all players are there for 915am to allow them to prepare for the game.

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BLACK TEAM:
1st game
The blacks started off slowly in this opening game of the new season.struggling to find there usual free flowing passing football on the grass pitch.to there credit they got stuck in and despite creating a number of guilt edge chances could not capatalise on them.the blacks were well worth a victory despite a below par performance.

2nd game
the blacks came out with all guns blazing in the second match , much more like there usual displays.they raced into a commanding lead with a much improved team performance.
both coaches happy with todays effort and expect more from all the boys in the coming season.

YELLOW TEAM: What a start to the season from the Yellow Team with two fantastic wins over EK Burgh. First game the boys were banging the goals in from all angles. Second game was a more hard fought match with the teams even at half-time, but the determination and the total team spirit from all the players came through in the second half with Mossend taking the lead and winning the game by two goals. Well done boys and long may it continue.

The fixtures for the whole Season 2010/11 are available for download in the Fixtures page or Fixtures 2010-11 (29) (PDF)

Our first game starts this Saturday 21st August 2010 away to EK Burgh Utd and will be at Brancumhall, East Kilbride with a expected Kick-Off time of 915am

Milton Rovers 2001 have invited us again this year to their Football Tournament at their new home ground at Burn Road, Carluke.

The Tournament is this Sunday 15th August 2010 with a 930am Kick-Off, but we request all players to be there for 9am to allow us to register and prepare for the games. If you are unable to attend this tournament please let the coaches know ASAP.

NOTE: Please note the players are NOT allowed to play on Milton Rovers new Astroturf surface with blades or metal tipped studs! Safety studs are permitted, but other than that it’s trainers only.

UPDATE 12/08/10: Letter from Milton Rovers

Dear All,

I have attached a copy of the LDYFA rules which, on the whole, we will be following on Sunday. There are however a couple of amendments which Milton Rovers will be putting in place on the day.

1. As per my previous emails, all games will last for a straight 20 minutes with no half time as opposed to two halves of 15 minutes each.
2. With regard to goalkeepers, the pitches are not the longest and as such most goalkeepers at our age group can kick the ball way beyond the halfway line. To stop play from constantly being brought back we have introduced a rule that all goalkeepers have to roll the ball out instead of kicking. To give defenders a chance all opposition players should backtrack to halfway and allow the defender 2 touches to get the ball under control before they can challenge. Milton Rovers will have referees in place to ensure that the rule is fair for all teams.

Aside from the rules for the tournament, I have been asked to let everyone know that Milton Rovers will also have café open in the pavilion which will serve hot rolls, crisps, snacks, hot and cold drinks etc throughout the morning.

Cheers,
Ally
Milton Rovers 2001′s

It’s the start of a new season this Friday 6th August as Official Mossend FC 2001 Training starts back at our new homeground of Sir Matt Busby’s, Bellshill.

Training starts at 6pm and will finish at 8pm.

See you all there and if you can’t make it then please contact Gerry.

Think this must be the first time we have managed to get a full team photo of all the 20 boys together

Forget about waving your flag this summer or blowing your vuvuzela, you want to be wearing your scarf like Roberto Mancini the Manchester City Manager.

Roberto said “La sciarpa è cool”

So Mossend FC have taken some styling tips from the Italian and are happy to announce we have for a limited time only…

The Mossend FC Scarf

Please see the Mossend FC Media Marketing Executive (that’s Billy to you and me) for price and availability.

North Lanarkshire Council / SFA Football Development are starting a NEW Player Development Academy in August on a Monday or Wednesday night and open to anyone who would like to attend, I’d get in quick as the places will go fast.

Two of our Mossend FC 2001 Players have been lucky enough to be attending the pilot programme for this Player Development Academy for a few months now and the feedback received so far has been very good and the skills the boys have been learning has improved the boys game play.

If you would like to attend this NEW Player Development Academy please download the form and contact Steven Hamilton or Michelle Broadley directly (details on the form). Remember to get in there quickly to secure your place!

Download Form CLICK HERE

I have to say yesterday’s Caledonian Tournament at Prestwick was wonderful.

The weather was great, the supporters were fantastic and the Mossend players were brilliant.

Well done everyone for making the last games and event of the season 2009/2010 a wonderful success.

What I think was more amazing was no one was sick on the bus home, especially after those cheese burgers after the tournament ended

Already looking forward to the start of next season

Goodbye for now and enjoy the summer holidays boys.

Just to make everyone aware that we have now resolved the administration error we had last month. The Club and Player Insurance Cover with the SYFA is back in place for the Caledonian Football Tournament,  and for all training and games we have after the 1st July 2010 (Season 2010/2011).

The club would like to apologise for this error and will try hard to ensure that this will not happen again.