Mossend FC 2001

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

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.

The Bus will be leaving from Cardinal Newman High School at 1100am on Saturday 19th June 2010 for travel to Academy Park, Prestwick. Cars can be left in the School car park.

MAP FOR ACADEMY PARK CLICK HERE

Tournament registration finishes at 1230pm and we require all players not traveling on the Bus to be at Academy Park prior to this registration time. Please note if you are taking your Car that there are restrict parking restrictions in place around the Academy Park which may result in you getting clamped if you do not abide by them, see the Caledonian Tournament Newsletter below for more information.

Tournament officially kicks-off at 1pm and will finish around 4pm.

As the boys will be representing Mossend Football Club, we would like them to come fully kitted out with their Saturday home strip on and their full tracksuit on. It might also be good for them to bring their bags with Mossend FC rainjacket in it, also additional items might include a towel and suntan lotion? Who knows what the weather is going to be like?
 
Caledonia Football Tournament will be played on 3G Astroturf and Grass pitches, so I’d bring both types of football boots as we are unsure what pitches we will actually be playing on.

Mossend FC 2001 will NOT be supplying food, refreshments or supervison during non-game playing time for players during this tournament, so it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to ensure the player has adequate water/sports drinks, eats responsibly and behaves responsibly as they are there representing Mossend Football Club.

Finally enjoy the tournament everyone and remember to bring your scarfs, flags, horns, rattles, hooters, Vuvuzela’s, etc… to show your support for MOSSSEND!

CALEDONIAN TOURNAMENT NEWSLETTER

CALEDONIAN TOURNAMENT FIXTURES AND RULES

UPDATE: Please note that all club insurances  with the SYFA are now in place for this tournament.

A special thanks to Craig Brown for presenting the Mossend FC 2001 players with their trophies on Friday 4th June 2010 at the Player of the Year Dance in the Davie Cooper Suite of Motherwell Football Club.

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“We want Five!” was the chant heard from the Mossend FC 2001 boys and parents at the Hamilton Accies v Hibernian game on Saturday 10th April. The 4-1 win by Hamilton was a great day out for the boys and special thanks to Mark Leonard and Hamilton Accies for setting up/providing the tickets for this game.

Well done to all the 2001 boys today at the Mossend FC Easter Festival at Brancumhall, East Kilbride. All I’m going to say is 5 out of 5 was totally awesome guys.

The level of football and the level of effort put in by all the boys was absolutely superb. All the coaches are very proud of you boys, we asked and you delivered, you are total superstars

We have just been informed by the grounds people at Brancumhall the parks survived the snowfall and are playable.

The worry is over, now the panic sets in if we will have everything in place for the day

PS: Rumours Billy was out shovelling snow off the parks late on Tuesday night are false. It was Wednesday evening

One of the Events Team Members (Mark) has just informed me he has negotiated all Mossend FC 2001 Players plus a Parent a ticket for the forthcoming Hamilton Accies v Hibernian game on Saturday 10th April 2010. This will involve a trip round the stadium and visiting the dressing rooms, plus watching the game.

We are planning to take the players for lunch (McDonalds) prior to the game. More details next week at training.

This Saturday 3rd April will be the 11th annual Mossend FC Easter Festival and the Mossend FC 2001′s will be playing in the morning with a 9am Kick Off over at Brancumhall, East Kilbride.

Can all parents please ensure the players arrive for 830am to allow us to organise and prepare the players for the games.

Full details of the Mossend FC Easter Festival can be found at http://mossendfc.co.uk/easterfestival

Just a few photos taken during the superb Sports Dinner on Saturday 20th March 2010 at the Xaiver Centre, Carfin with after dinner speakers Craig Brown and Frank McAvennie.

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