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Lowland League Team / A Missed opportunity

« on: October 10, 2015, 05:54:37 PM »

As the final few minutes approached it looked as if Colts would take all three points and move up the table only three points behind EK but then everything went wrong. Gave away a penalty, had our own last minute penalty claim turned down and our goalkeeper was shown the red card (which I didn't actually see). If only we had converted some of the chances we made when we were 1-0 up. Once again Colts have shown that they are as good as the top teams in this league.
The big question now is whether our goalkeeper will be available for the Scottish Cup game.

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Lowland League Team / Re: Away form continues

« on: October 04, 2015, 04:56:47 PM »

I read the match report of yesterday's game. I think it shows one of the strengths of the team and the coaching staff: adaptability. Despite having to radically change the back four, the team didn't concede a goal. Virtually, every game, changes to the team are unavoidable but each member of the squad makes their contribution. This team doesn't rely on any one player. That is a strength! Forza Colts!!

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Lowland League Team / Away form continues

« on: October 03, 2015, 08:12:04 PM »

Another great result! I wasn't at the game but 2-0 away from home....fantastic. It sets things up nicely for next week's game against East Kilbride. If we can beat EK then it looks as if we can be serious contenders to challenge EK and Edinburgh City at the top.
Also looking forward to our next cup game against Auchinleck.
(And my gratitude to the Club for posting out the Scottish Cup programme that I had missed. It keeps my collection complete)

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Lowland League Team / Re: The Scottish Cup

« on: October 01, 2015, 09:03:49 PM »

Interesting cup draw. We know that we are capable of beating Glasgow BSC, although there can be no complacency. Auchinleck is certainly a well known Junior team, so it would make for an interesting contest. Looking forward to the game whoever we meet.

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Lowland League Team / Re: The Scottish Cup

« on: September 28, 2015, 06:54:47 PM »

Great to see the highlights of the Cup game on this website. I haven't seen a better football team's website than this one. The quality is amazing. A first class website for a first class club.

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Lowland League Team / The Scottish Cup

« on: September 27, 2015, 06:17:55 PM »

What a great performance! An historic occasion and a good turnout. My only disappointment was not being able to get a programme. They had sold out at the turnstile and I didn't see anyone selling them in the ground.
Looking forward to seeing who the Colts are drawn against.

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Lowland League Team / University challenge

« on: September 19, 2015, 07:18:09 PM »

A game of two halves. The Colts did well to recover from being 2 down at half time. When they scored the equaliser I was sure that they would go on to win but in the end with only ten men they did well to get the draw. Personally, I thought that overall on the balance of play they deserved to win but Edinburgh Uni took advantage of defensive errors. The problem with being a goalkeeper or defender is that any mistake can be very costly.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the Scottish Cup game on Sunday. It would be great to see the Colts march on to the next round.
Forward Colts

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Lowland League Team / The Spartans

« on: September 10, 2015, 11:36:33 AM »

The Spartans certainly lived up to their name, especially in the first half: athletic, strong, fast and combative. This is the Colts first heavy defeat and the first occasion when they were outplayed. Even the unexpected support of a group of chanting Germans couldn't lift the Colts performance. Nevertheless the Colts forced themselves into the game in the second half and if they had scored a goal early on they might have been able to stage a recovery. I console myself with the knowledge that the Spartans, themselves, have suffered two defeats so far this season and have drawn three times, so they are not invincible. In fact they are still only three points ahead of Colts and we have a game in hand.

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Lowland League Team / Our first home win!

« on: September 05, 2015, 05:21:52 PM »

What a great afternoon! Sitting in the sunshine watching some very entertaining football and witnessing the Colts first home win. Colts played some beautiful football especially in the first half. It was good to see Stephen 'Messi' O'Neill back in the team. (Actually, his recent haircut makes his resemblance to Messi even more uncanny, well from where I was sitting) And he kept up his record of a goal in every game. It was once again an admirable team performance. I think one of the great strengths of the team has been the consistency and organisation of the back four. They play as a Unit. Looking forward to Wednesday's clash with the Spartans.
Forza Colts!!

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Lowland League Team / Re: Climbing the league

« on: August 29, 2015, 09:18:02 PM »

Thanks, Admin. It's great to see so many different players scoring goals. It is also amazing that that despite changes to the starting eleven every week, perhaps with one exception, the players produce such good performances.
I look forward to the match report.

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Lowland League Team / Climbing the league

« on: August 29, 2015, 06:55:17 PM »

Didn't manage to travel to Selkirk but saw the score on the lowland league website. A 5-3 victory!!! Superb!!! Tried to scroll through the blog to discover the scorers but it only scrolled far enough to see that our Selkirk scored against Selkirk. ( Is that irony?) Look forward to discovering the other scorers.
By my reckoning we've had one below par performance and five great games. With a bit of luck we could have been at the top of the table. After all, no team is undefeated. If we won our game in hand we would only be four points behind the leaders. There is no team in this league that Colts need to fear. Keep on climbing the league. Well done lads!
Forza Colts!!!

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Lowland League Team / Narrow defeats

« on: August 22, 2015, 07:29:08 PM »

Colts third home game and third defeat and yet each defeat has been by the narrow margin of one goal. I thought that today the team didn't quite gel but there again it is difficult to assemble a cohesive team when injuries, births, weddings and holidays intervene. Now that is a challenge that Mourinho hasn't experienced!
Again, there was an element of bad luck especially the chance in the dying minutes that hit the crossbar. No Stephen 'Messi' O'Neill today but Richard 'Alves' Kirwin made some great overlapping runs as per usual.
Forza Colts!!
PS like the new scarves but have they been stolen from Leeds United Football club. 

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Lowland League Team / Cumbernauld News

« on: August 21, 2015, 07:32:01 PM »

I buy the Cumbernauld News every week and it's very pleasing to see the coverage they are giving to the Colts' games.

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Lowland League Team / Re: Supporting from a distance

« on: August 16, 2015, 10:46:41 PM »

Great match report! So much detail. Fantastic photographs. I frequently log onto the Inter Milan website and the Newcastle United website but in my opinion neither of those websites are of the same quality as this website. There is a lot to like about being a Colts supporter. I hope the support grows bigger over the next few months and this forum becomes a busy venue for expressing and exchanging views and information.

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Lowland League Team / Re: Supporting from a distance

« on: August 15, 2015, 06:41:51 PM »

Thanks, admin. Good to see O'Neill got his obligatory goal but also good to see goal coming from so many different players. Sounds like a great performance by the team. Looking forward to the match report.