Caley Mad In Berks

Just got around to watching the highlights. I missed the live transmission on Sunday lunchtime as I was away for w/end, with no access to Sky. (Only plus point from this was being able to watch Andy Murray's heroics on BBC). It looked to me as if Fon Williams could have done better for the first goal. He did make amends though with some fine saves in second half. Liked the way Storey took his goal. Absolute mess for their third goal. Couldn't make out who was to blame. However, not the worst performance by us. A good win at Hearts next Saturday can get our season going.

Hope tonight's game (1 Dec) is decided so at least we know our opponents. Then we need to know the date of our tie before I can start making travel arrangements. Looking forward to Scottish Cup already!

Its taken a while, but good news in the end. Hopefully this news will spur a few extensions for the senior players too. What with the injury situation slowly improving I'm beginning to feel a bit more optimistic for the rest of the season.

Sat 28 Nov 2015 Scot Premier A Rooney (Aberdeen 3 - Ross Co 1) J Hayes (Aberdeen 3 - Ross Co 1) B Mckay (Dundee Utd 1 - Hamilton 2) Scot Cup B Prunty (Airdrieonians 3 - Brechin 1) M Laing (Inverurie 4 - Annan 4) R McAllister (Peterhead 1 - Livingston 3) National League S Williams (Barrow 2 - Woking 1) Incidentally, I remember Steve scoring a cracking header against Rangers at the Longman a few years ago, even though we got gubbed 4-1.

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Tues 24 Nov 2015 EL1 S Winnall (Peterborough 3 - Barnsley 2) I Black (Sheffield Utd 2 - Shrewsbury 4) National League South B Greenhalgh (2) (Concord R 2 - Maidenhead 0)

Sat 21 Nov 2015 Scot Premier B Mckay ( Dundee Utd 1 - St Johnstone 2) SL1 R McAllister (Peterhead 7 - Cowdenbeath 0) Highland League D Wyness (Buckie 4 - Keith 1) L McKinnon (2) (Buckie 4 - Keith 1) D Khutsishvili (Fort William 0 - Forres 3) D Gillespie (2) (Rothes 0 - Brora R 7) A Greig (Rothes 0 - Brora R 7) G Munro (Rothes 0 - Brora R 7) A MacAskill (Hat-Trick) (Turriff U 7 - Strathspey 0)

Yet again we concede in the last minute to throw away points. How many times has that happened this season? I can't say I wasn't expecting it though.

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Wed 18 Nov 2015 Highland League D Gillespie (Brora R 4 - Buckie 0)

Tues 17 Nov 2015 SL1 R McAllister (Peterhead 1 - Stranraer 1)

Russell has just missed out on a second successive win, losing out in a play off to Graeme Macdowell in Mexico. Another big pay day!

Wed 11 Nov 2015 Johnstone's Paint Trophy A McDonald (Dagenham & R 0 - Oxford Utd 2) Highland League D Gillespie (2) (Brora R 3 - Wick A 1)

Gregory Tade seems to be back in favour at Steaua Bucharest, and has, in fact, scored twice in his last three games, including yesterday.

He has done it! Russell Knox wins in Shanghai, the biggest win of his career. Well done to him.

Saturday 7 Nov 2015 Scottish Premier A Rooney (Aberdeen 2 - Dundee Utd 0) J Hayes (Aberdeen 2 - Dundee Utd 0) Dafabet Welsh Premier J Oswell (Haverfordwest 0 - Newtown1) Highland League D Gillespie (Deveronvale 0 - Brora R 2) D Khutsishvili (Nairn 3 - Forres 1) C MacMillan (2 pens) (Rothes 2 - Buckie 2) D Wyness (Rothes 2 - Buckie 2)

Great win. Pity about even more injuries. Hope they are not too bad. Good to see us seeing out a game after a comfortable lead. Well done to all concerned.

Happy days! Vigurs with the third.

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Speaking of pipe bands reminds me of a story about my daughter when she was 6 or 7 years old. We were in Inverness visiting my old Mum and were standing near the suspension bridge watching pipe bands marching to the world championships in the Northern Meeting Park. One of them was the Vancouver Girls' Pipe Band. As we had only recently come back from a holiday in Canada, we pointed this band out to our daughter, reminding her that we'd recently been there. She came up with the immortal line .... "Have they walked the whole way?"

The guy extreme front right, Willie Gray, was father of my best friend from school days. He played left wing. He went on to play for both Queens Park and Leicester City, before the war interrupted his career. Lovely man, and a decent , single figure golfer, too.

Sat 31 Oct 2015 Scottish Premier A Rooney (Celtic 3 - Aberdeen 1) B Mckay (Dundee U 1 - Ross Co 0) SL1 R McAllister Hat trick (Stenhousemuir 4 - Peterhead 3) Scottish Cup R2 replay D Khutsishvili (Forres 2 - East Kilbride 3) EL 2 A McDonald (Stevenage 1 - Oxford Utd 5) National League South B Greenhalgh (Concord R 1 - Maidstone 2) Danske Bank Premier C Allen (Glentoran 1 - Coleraine 1) Dafabet Welsh Premier J Oswell (Newtown 4 - Gap C Q 2) Highland League A Macleod (Clach 6 - Strathspey 1) Z Sutherland (Inverurie 0 - Brora R 1)

I'll take that! Thought we were dead and buried when they scored shortly after Raven's red card. What did he do btw? Great that Warren is back. Things can only improve now.

Great news that Warren is close to being fit again. Good luck today lads, a good win will give team and fans a real boost.

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