The Manager's verdict of the Kirrie cup defeat was straight to the point!

"In a match where there were no players in a Broughty jersey receiving pass marks, we got what we deserved from the game, which was nothing!

“They have received many plaudits throughout the course of the season but last night was most certainly not one of them.

“All credit to Kirrie however, who were definitely up for the game and were deserved winners.

“A most disappointing result and evening from our point of view, we must re-group, and quickly, going into our last two league games coming up soon.

Manager Kenny Cameron will have a squad of sixteen to choose from for tomorrow night's Challenge Cup tie with Kirriemuir Thistle.

“We welcome back John Cameron, Blair Mudie, Ian MacLeod and Mark O'Leary to the squad. On the down side, definitely out are Ben Esson, Gordon MacDonald, Ross Cormack and Ian McKenna.

The winners of Monday evening’s quarter-final will travel to face either Violet or Tayport in the semis, on a date yet to be confirmed.

“As I have said before, there are fine margins in football games and lady luck has definitely deserted us in these last three cup ties versus West End, St Andrews and tonight against Kelty.

“I am extremely proud of my players once more and they can take great confidence from their efforts. Although no-one at the Club likes to lose, there are plenty of positives to take out of our performances.

“They once more received rave reviews from a variety of sources and more than competed against a strong Kelty side. We wish them all the best in the competition.

“We both win and lose as a team and I very rarely single out players but I felt the performance of Paul Morrison, considering he hasn’t even trained this year never mind played, is worthy of note, as he showed his usual battling qualities. He received the call at 4 o'clock in the afternoon by myself and it was good to see him back in a Broughty jersey once again.

“Without stating the obvious, the recent amount of games has definitely had a bearing on our extensive casualty list and accordingly I have given the players the next few days off to recover.

“We will all recharge and meet up for our quarter final tie versus Kirrie at Whitton Park next Monday.

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If the number of injuries is a true indicator, then the amount of games currently being played by Broughty Athletic is now officially taking its toll!

Definitely out against Kelty Hearts, for a variety of reasons, (but mainly injured) are Ben Esson, Blair Mudie, Ross Cormack, Ian McKenna and Paul Kenny. Rated extremely doubtful (the Manager doesn’t think they will make it) are John Cameron and Ian McLeod.

This leaves the Broughty boss with a squad of just thirteen, including two goalies, to choose from.

Kelty Hearts, Broughty’s visitors tomorrow evening, are currently sitting in mid-table of the East Region Super League, having gained twenty-two points from eighteen fixtures to date.

The Jambos have averaged just over a goal per League match, scoring twenty-four and conceding twenty-five.

In the first two rounds of the East of Scotland Cup they enjoyed home advantage at their very neat Central Park, winning 4-2 over Broxburn Athletic and getting by Newtongrange Star after the tie finished 2-2.

Kelty's solid season in the East's top League almost certainly ensures that a very competitive cup-tie will be on view at Whitton Park.    

This year’s Broughty Athletic Sportsman’s Dinner, always a superb event, will be held on Saturday 24 May at the Invercarse Hotel.

The evening will commence at 7pm, with lots of entertainment including three top-class guest speakers.

Tickets
Tickets are priced at £35. For further details, please contact Gordon Deuchars on 07788 750760 / 770820.  

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The Speakers
John Rowbottom
Ex-referee John (pictured above left0 was instantly recognisable due to his 6'3'' frame and his shaved head. The high point of his career in Scotland was his appointment to referee the 2005 Scottish Cup Final between Celtic and Dundee United and he also officiated four FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Now a firm favourite of fans of all teams as an after-dinner speaker.

Les Peters
With more than twenty-five years experience as a writer, both in Britain and the United Staes, Les Peters digs deep into his notebooks to uncover a selection of stories mostly true and all hilarious. Les is increasingly acclaimed as Scotland’s top after-dinner speaker - often billed as Billy Connolly without the swearing!

Joe Cammy
Glasgow-born comic Joe is a very popular speaker, a quick-witted stand-up comedian. His extremely casual delivery has audiences, whether male, female or mixed, rolling in the aisles at dinners up and down the country. 

Broughty welcomed Brechin Vics to WhittonPark in a North Division fixture which was the visitors’ last game of the current campaign. This was also Brechin manager Brian Eaton’s last game in charge as he had decided to stand down after this game.

Manager Kenny Cameron made two changes to the team which won so handsomely at Coupar Angus the previous Wednesday with Chris Cargill and Ian MacLeod replacing Mark Anderson and Barry Murdoch.

Broughty immediately started in the ascendancy and created their first opportunity of the game when visiting keeper Robbie spilled a Russell corner with Farrell inches away from making contact in the opening minutes.

In the seventh minute MacLeod’s shot from distance went agonisingly wide. Brechin created one of their rare chances in the game in the fifteenth minute when their striker Brewster was left one-on-one with home keeper Cargill but Chris came to the Fed's rescue with a good save at the edge of the box.

Broughty broke the deadlock in twenty-one minutes when a free kick from O'Leary was eventually finished off from FARRELL with a side-foot from ten yards.

The home team had to wait until the thirty-seventh minute until they created their next chance when a long throwing caused panic in the home defence and Kenny shot just wide. It was Kenny again who missed a great chance in the forty-first minute when one-on-one with the keeper but he placed the ball wide.

The last chance of the half fell to Farrell, when he seemed to stumble over the ball from six yards out and the ball drifted just wide when it seemed a certain goal.

Half time: Broughty Athletic 1, Brechin Vics 0

Broughty started the second half at a much higher tempo than the first with their passing a lot sharper and direct. Myles saw a fantastic header from a Russell corner go just wide on the forty-nine minute mark. It was Myles again who saw yet another header drift just over the bar in fifty-two minutes from a carbon copy corner.

The Fed's second goal, which their play certainly merited, was not too far behind and MACLEOD in fifty-seven minutes saw a fine solo run finished off with a neat finish from just outside the box.

It was mostly one-way traffic at this point and chances fell to Kirk and Myles which were well saved by the visiting goalie.

Substitute Proudfoot saw a fine shot towards goal in seventy minutes parried away by Robbie in the Brechin goal, with no takers on hand for the tap-in.

Brechin had a spell of possession with a few corners but home goalie Cargill was rarely troubled.

The goal of the game in eighty minutes was Broughty's third when a great move involving O'Leary and Russell saw MACDONALD finish off the move with a neat side foot finish from six yards.

Brechin were then reduced to ten men when Cairney was sent off for what appeared to be abusive language towards Referee Stevenson.

The final chance of the game fell to Broughty's Kenny in the ninetieth minute but he could not quite finish off with a goal after neat individual play.

Final Score: Broughty Athletic 3 Brechin Vics 0

Broughty Athletic: Cargill, Bertie (Mathieson), Russell, Cameron, McLeod, O'Leary (Murdoch), Kirk, R.Kenny, Myles. Farrell (Proudfoot), MacDonald

Brechin Vics: Robbie, Longmuir, Massie, Ross, Cairney, Valentine, Gauld, Eaton, Brewster, Cairney, Wilson

In the first of three matches at Whitton Park over the next five days Broughty Athletic defeated a stuffy Brechin Victoria side 3-0 and in doing so moved up to fourth position.

The goals came from Derek Farrell, Ian McLeod and Gordon MacDonald.

Also today in the North Division, Lochee Harp dropped two home points in a 2-2 draw with Arbroath Vics and the top of the League now looks like this:

East Region North Division

A delighted Kenny Cameron spoke to the website after the fantastic Coupar Angus victory:

"I think I had mentioned in my previous interview with the website that I wanted my players to be more ruthless in their finishing when on top in games. Well they did that and more last night with a fantastic team performance where everyone received pass marks.

”Some of our play was excellent and our decision-making throughout the game was spot on. Pleased as I am with the three points, the added bonus was the goals scored . As I have said before, it is that close at the top that it could still come down to goal difference to decide the outcome of the title.

“We now turn our attentions to Saturday's league game against Brechin Vics at home. Definitely out of my plans are the injured duo Ian McKenna and Ross Cormack. Also unavailable is Paul Kenny.  In addition, we picked up a few injuries last night to Gordon MacDonald, Ian MacLeod, Barry Murdoch and Lee Bertie, all of whom will require fitness tests.

”We do not have our troubles to seek!