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THE BROCH ONLINE SEASON 2019/20 ISSUE 3 SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2019 KICK OFF 3.00PM BREEDON SCOTTISH HIGHLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE FRASERBURGH F.C. VERSUS FORRES MECHANICS F.C. BELLSLEA PARK OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME 2 Fraserburgh Football Club (Formed 1910) Bellslea Park, Seaforth Street, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9BB, Tel No. 01346 518444 Chairman/Secretary: Finlay Noble Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme 3 Manager: Mark Cowie Assistant Manager: James Duthie Coaching Staff: Alex Mair, Will Ramsay & Antony Sherlock Fraserburgh FC U17 Coaches: Matthew West & Charles West Community Coaches: Claire Batty, Graeme Noble & Andrew Dodson Kit Man: Derek Strachan Club Captain: Ryan Christie Club Physio: Sarah Robertson Club Doctor: Dr Michael Dick Club Honours Highland League Champions: 1932/33, 1937/38, 2001/02 League Cup Winners: 1958/59, 2005/06 Qualifying Cup Winners: 1957/58, 1995/96, 2006/07 Aberdeenshire Cup Winners: 1910/11, 1937/38, 1955/56, 1963/64, 1972/73 1975/76, 1996/97, 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16 Aberdeen Charity Cup Winners: 1911/12, 1913/14, 1921/22, 1926/27 Aberdeenshire Shield Winners: 1991/92, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97 1999/2000, 2011/2012, 2015/16 Fleming Shield Winners: 1919/20 Bells League Cup Winners: 1972/73, 1973/74, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79 Aberdeenshire League Winners: 1994/95, 1995/96, 1997/98 Highland Youth League Champions: 1992/93, 1993/94, 2001/02, 2003/04 Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Today we welcome the players, officials and supporters of Forres Mechanics for our Breedon Highland League tie. I must congratulate the lads for an excellent result on Wednesday night at Buckie. I make no secret of my affection for the Aberdeenshire Cup so it is great to be in the Final. The support we had up on Wednesday were brilliant again and it is a great help to the players To put it into perspective, there is a pensioner in and management to have you all onside. Aberdeen, originally from the Broch and who actually played for us, who emails me regularly There has been a bit of a stooshie online about the wishing us all the best, congratulates us on our venue for the Final. I don’t like social media but am on successes and has a reasoned response to our not so it for club purposes only. Thankfully those who are good times. He emailed me on Thursday absolutely doing all the moaning are in the minority but for those thrilled to bits that he will see us play a cup final who don’t like it they can easily stay away. It is their near his home. He can’t make our games, but this is choice. You would actually think the game was in Wick ideal for him. Hopefully we will lift the cup for him. given the carry on some have had. The last time I looked, Cove is still in the same place as it was last Back to the game today, we should have a cracking season. There were perfectly good reasons for the match. Forres have had some great results in the decision to take the Final to Cove, all of them sensible. last month after difficult start. Hopefully we can I am happy to explain the decision to anyone who wants overcome their threat and keep all three points at to know but not over a rant through Twitter or Bellslea. Facebook. One thing I have learned over the years is that you can’t please everyone and those who moan will Come awa the Broch, Finlay do so whatever the outcome is. Contents Club Information 2 Programme Sponsor Gray & Adams 3 & 35 Chairman’s Welcome 4 Manager’s Notes 5 Captain’s Corner 6 Match Report – Inverurie Loco Works 7 Main Club Sponsors 8 Forres Mechanics FC club info 9 & 10 Match Report – Fort William 11 Northern Slant by Peter Myers 12 & 13 Match Report – Inverurie Loco Works U20’s 14 Match Action – Inverurie Loco Works 15 Supporters Club News/Club News 16 Club Sponsor - Cheers Café Bar 17 Fraserburgh FC Fixtures & Results 2019-20 18 Fraserburgh Football Club Team Photo 19 Club Sponsor - McWilliam (Abdn) Ltd 20 Commercial Page 21 Fraserburgh Under 20’s/Under 17’s 22 Match Report – Turriff United 23 Highland League/Fraserburgh FC Stats 2019-20 24 Match Action – Turriff United 25 Sponsors Page - MB Plant 26 Fraserburgh FC Ground Regulations 27 On This Day In Scottish Football 28 Fraserburgh FC Player Sponsors 29 & 30 Match Report – Inverurie Loco Works U17’s 31 Match Report – Buckie Thistle 32 Sponsors Page - PBP Services 33 Today’s Teamlines 34 Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Since your last notes the guys battled through against Inverurie Loco Works to the semi final of the Aberdeenshire Cup. What did you make of the performance? I think it was a game which we deserved to win. We once again came out the traps very fast and managed to get an early goal. After that the game was pretty even with neither side having much clear cut chances. As a unit we defended really well and managed to keep their strikers quiet. We did have to weather a storm at one stage but we will have to do that in most games. Inverurie are a very good side and are I know you weren't at Buckie on Wednesday but once again well organised under Neil. We made a couple of changes early the guys showed great desire and application to dig out a in the second half and Sean came on to score with his first result despite being harshly reduced to ten men for half the touch which almost settled the game. We saw it out well after game. How delighted were you to learn about the evening's that and managed to progress into the next round. proceedings? That was followed up with a victory over a much improved I was being kept up to date all along the game through a and enthusiastic Fort William side. Were you surprised by variety of different sources. In fact I was told that our goal to the quality they produced in an attacking sense and were make it 1-0 was scored by four different scorers. Hats off to you happy with your own side's overall efforts? James and the coaches for taking the team and guiding them Firstly, we have to give the new crop of Fort William players through this one. We spoke earlier about how we planned to credit. We knew coming into the game that it would be a set up but I was more than happy for James to make the final totally different game as they had just beaten Rothes 5-1 in call on team selection as he was there to see them at training the North Cup on the Wednesday before. The players were beforehand. To be honest, I know what we have in the squad. well warned of what they were about to face but even with I don’t think we are a team who would suffer by going down a that it was still a bit of the unknown as no one, including man in any game. If anything it rejuvenates us into reaching a myself had seen this new look Fort William team play before. new level. We become more solidified as a team and even They were technically very good and you could see why they harder to beat. I have spoken with a few sources and all will take points off plenty teams this season. They were conclude that we were the better team and deserved to win confident on the ball and tried to do all the right things which the game in 90 minutes. Penalties are a lottery but thankfully they will be getting coached as full time players. We weren’t James made the guys practice at training and it must have particularly at our best that day. I felt our build up play was paid off as despite a scare, we managed to see Buckie off and too slow and wasn’t fluent enough. The game kept breaking reach the final. down as we tried to build up a passage of play or we picked the wrong options which led to frustration both on and off the Today sees another tough challenge against a Forres pitch. We scored six good goals but conceded three which we Mechanics side who have bounced back in the last couple of know as a team is not good enough. However it was another weeks after a difficult start. How important is it to keep the three points so we have to be happy with that. winning run going as you enter another hard set of fixtures? Last Saturday saw a comfortable win against a young Turriff Forres were always going to bounce back. They have too good United side. You also fielded a youngish team due to of a team not too. I don’t think their preparations helped injuries etc. how pleased were you with the result and how them early on as they managed to get a few injuries to their the players approached the game? squad which limited what Charlie and his team could do on a matchday. Now we see those players slowly coming back and I felt the first half especially we were very good. Our as a result they are getting better. We know that Forres are a attacking play was excellent and in truth it could easily have team capable of beating anyone on their day so we will have been quite a few more than the five at half time.