Game is a 10:30 start at Craigswood this week. Everyone should be in attendance and all outstanding subs paid to Tich.

Anyone unable to make it should text Douglas or leave a comment.

Any last game suggestions for the poll this week? I've kinda run out of ideas...

We have a free Saturday this weekend before returning the following week in the league.

Team was Barry, Greg, Tich, Kenny, Mick, Mackin, Cammy, Bairdy, Gary (Douglas), Michael, Trialist

Subs Not Used Tregs, Ricky and Deano

Team was Barry, Mick, Tommy, Tich, Greg, Cammy (Tall Boy), Mackin, Bairdy, Douglas (Tregs), Sean (Grant), Kenny

Goal scorers were Greg The Mighty and Kenny The Magnificent

The Lobbed Again Award (sponsored by Deano) Barry

Apologies to Tregs for the team sheet mix up...

The vital cup group match is away at Meadowmill with a kick off of 10.30am. Everyone should understand how very important this game is.

Be there before 10am and if anyone seriously can think of a reason why they won't be part of this game, then text Douglas or leave a comment for me to question your commitment to the team...

Game this week is a 10:30 KO at Craigswood.

Fingers crossed the park is in good order. (The last minute move to the Broxburn Academy parks were probably a 1-off!)

Meet at about 09:45 and remember to bring all of the yellow strips from last week!

This week a look back over the last 4 years results against Saturdays opponents Musselburgh. Back in season 04/05 Ladywell played Musselburgh four times. The first victory in the November that year gauranteed our place in the cup final. Already having beaten ECM, Leith, Portseaton and P's & G's (impressive scalps eh?) we wrapped up our cup final place with a 9-2 victory. Goals coming from Ranaldi, Mackin x2, Barry, Stephen R x2, Craig T x2 and an OG. Our three? league games that season all resulted in victories also, a 4-2 victory with goals from Craig T, Ranaldi, Stephen R and Bissett (a game which saw Glen debut for Ladywell), and a 5-3 victory thanks to goals from Murphy x2, Ranaldi and Dobber x2. That games is better remembered for the debut of a certain Shaggy Abroath boy making his debut coming off the bench to turn the game around, and finally a 4-0 victory with goals from Bairdy x2, Dobber (who was later sent off) and Paul Robinson. The bad season of 05/06 saw us only play Musselburgh once, when they recorded their most recent victory, and any sort of points, against us. Ladywell lost 3-1, the goal coming courtesy of Ranaldi, with Poods making his outfield debut that game. His masterful first goal was to come two games later that season. Last season saw us play Musselburgh three times, with three victories. A 5-0 victory was brought about by goals by Mingy, Craig T x2and Ranaldi x2. The second league game, a bit tighter, a 2-0 victory with goals from Mingy and Paul R again. Our last victory of last season came against Musselburgh, a 3-0 victory in the cup. Sean Putting us 1-0 up early on things were looking tricky until Shaggy boy came on (by cheating) and scored a penalty and a wonderstrike, securing the victory. The one game against the Burgh this season resulted in a 3-0 victory with goals from Grant, ranaldi and an OG. This results in golas tallies of recent years: Ranaldi - 8, Craig T - 5, Dobber - 4, Ritchie - 3, Treger, Paul R, Mingy, Muz, OGs and Mackin - 2, Barry, Bissett, Bairdy, Sean and Grant - 1 So this has been a lucky fixture for us of late but lets not take anyhting for granted. Musselburgh recently reached the Cup final thanks to a 3-0 defeat of Portseaton. And as Ranaldi, Craig T and Ritchie aren't available at the weekend going by the scoring charts against this mob I say Treger and Dobber up front on Saturday!

Team was Barry, Mick, Tommy, Tich, Greg, Kenny, Mick Howley, Douglas (Ricky), Mackin, Sean, Grant (Paul)

Goal Scorers were Sean and Tich

Booked was Mick Howley

Beaten Direct from a corner was Barry...

Team was Barry, Mick, Tall Boy, Deano, Tommy, Greg, Mingy, Kenny, Bairdy, Mackin Grant, Sean

Subs were Gary and 2 trialists

Goal scorer was Grant

I thought with a little spare time on my hands this week I would give a little trip down memory lane with a look back on the last four seasons results against this week's opponents Abbeyhill. The first result on record was back on the 29/01 on 2005. Despite looking forward to a cup final they had already booked we went down 4-3, with Davidson, Ranaldi, and Ritchie getting the goals. Mysteriously we appeared to only play Abbeyhill once that year. The next season was our last recorded victory sadly. A 3-2 victory was recorded at fortress Craigswood. Mackin and Ranaldi had put us 2 up before being clawed back to 2 all. Up stepped a young Arbroath laddie off the bench in stoppage time to tap home his first of many goals for Ladywell. The away tie in in the December of 2005 was a 2-1 defeat, Ranaldi again the scorer. Last season saw us draw 0-0 away early on and then despite goals from Ranaldi, Mingy and Michael 2 still lose 4-3, through no fault of sub goalie Treger though. This seasons league game saw a goal by Sean cancelled out by 2 Abbeyhill goals. And then there was two weeks ago - enough said. So ther we have it guys, a run of five games since we last beat them, no way are they that good, are they? This fixture which has seen luminaries such as Ged, Malcolm, Packwood, Nice-guy stevie, Paul R and his son Luke all play for Ladywell in recent years needs a hero on Saturday. Do you want me to be writing about your appearance on Saturday in years to come? Then you know what needs to be done.

Tomorrows game (29/03/08) is off. The Craigswood park is waterlogged so its a Saturday morning in bed for everyone. We're gonna need a big bed...

This Saturdays game is a 10.30am kick off at Craigswood. Everyone should be there in good time and anyone unavailable should leave a comment or text Douglas.

Also if Greg is away on holiday who has the second set of nets?

Details to follow...

Team was Barry

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Tich, Tall Boy (Michael), Tommy, Tregs (Greg)

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Mingy, Kenny, Cammy, Mackin

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Douglas (Sean), Ranaldi

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Subs Not Used Gary, Deano

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No Bookings

Goals Scored by Mingy, Cammy, Ranaldi (who else?)

Saturdays cup game (14/03/08) has been changed from Saughton to the Jack Kane Centre. It's still a 10 o'clock kick off...............