Author: IG7

A last gasp winner by Dylan Stevenson saw Talbot defeat Beith 2-1 to set themselves up for an Ardagh League Cup final against Kilbirnie Ladeside who beat Cumnock by the same scoreline. It was a hard fought encounter which failed to produce a goal in the first 45 minutes even though both sides had set up good chances. However it was the second portion of the match that had all the talking points. Beith were reduced to ten men after their keeper brought down Keir Milliken and it was the same player who opened the scoring when he out stripped the Beith defence to lob a Martin McGoldrick pass over the replacement keeper. With seven minutes still on the clock Beith equalized when Talbot failed to clear their lines but with minutes remaining a Gordon Pope cross into the back post saw Dylan Stevenson in the right place to sweep the ball into the net.

Talbot have again been busy on the signing front with 2 year deals offered and accepted by Ross Harvey and Craig McCracken. Former Ayr United central defender Craig McCracken has joined us after a loan spell last season. The Catrine lad made his debut on Wednesday nights 2-1 win over Beith where he put in a man of the match display. Ross has joined us after returning from Australia where he left Geelong. He has come with rave reviews from our man Down Under Stan Webster. Welcome to Beechwood lad’s.

AUCHINLECK TALBOT FC FUNDRAISING CLUB SEASON 2016-17
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Saturday 03 September 2016
Away v Beith Juniors…………………………………………………………………2.00pm
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PLAYING STAFF UPDATE
Midfielder Klark Thomson signed from Stirling University.

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AUTUMN DRAW 2016
FIRST PRIZE: Deluxe Christmas Hamper
SECOND PRIZE: Talbot Match Hospitality for two
THIRD PRIZE: Deluxe Bottle of Whisky
FOURTH PRIZE: £20
FIFTH PRIZE: £10
TICKETS 20P EACH OR £1 PER BOOK FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR THE USUAL OUTLETS
The Draw will be made in the Talbot Social Club at 4pm on Sunday 2 October 2016

THE JOHN DAVIDSON AWARD
The John Davidson Award for season 2015/16 has been won by Douglas Aitken in recognition of his voluntary work on the ground staff at Beechwood Park. The award will be presented to Douglas prior to our League Match v Beith Juniors on Sat 3 September 2016

BEECHWOOD PARK GRANDSTAND
Starting from the next home game children under the age of 16 will not be allowed entry to the Grandstand at Beechwood Park unless they are accompanied by an adult.

SPECTATOR CODE OF CONDUCT 2016
The Club has a new Spectator Code of Conduct which can be viewed on Club website at www.auchinlecktalbot.com.

2001 – Wednesday night, Hurlford BC v Auchinleck Talbot. It was a hard game with both teams eager for a win unfortunately the score doesn’t justify the performance and effort displayed from Talbot. Goals came from Jamie Conn -1 and Conan Mackin -1. Man of the Match went to Dylan McConnell.
Saturday, Auchinleck Talbot 5-2 Tass Thistle. Great performance today against a strong and very physical team. Talbot had the game under control and showed their strength going forward and achieved a well-deserved win. Goals came from Justin Barr -1 Rhys Griffin -1 Scott Whalen -1 Jamie Conn -1 Craig Hall -1. Man of the match went to Lewis Bell.

2003 – The team played brilliantly against a Caledonian team who beat them twice last year in close games. The boys played football all over the park. The goalkeeper dealt with everything comfortably and the defense was solid. The midfield was full of running and effort and they dominated possession. Another two goals from Josh Jones, who had his hat trick harshly taken by a dubious offside decision. The boys are away to Irvine Meadow next Saturday.

2005 – On Saturday morning we were at The Old Racecourse Ayr for the match against Valspar United. The weather was perfect for football and Talbot got off to a perfect start with two goals through Cody Gibson in the first ten minutes. They were totally dominant with some great attacking football which lead to Calum Wilson scoring the third. Talbot made a few changes which seemed to disrupt their momentum and Valspar Utd quickly came back into the game with two goals and some great saves from the Talbot keeper Jack Scott. Talbot settled and came back into the game with another two goals before half time from Fraser Hume and Kyle Bone and a few near misses from Ewan MacMillan. Talbot started the second half the way they started the first and were totally dominant and played some great football through defence from Josh Soutters and Kelvin Mouser, through midfield from Darren Jamieson up to attack which led to another five goals from Jay Sharp, Fraser Hume, Calum Wilson and two Ronaldo like free kicks coming from Francis McGhee. Valspar Utd managed to get a consolation goal near the end of the match. Another great performance from the 2005s.

2006 – Both our Boswell and Tigers teams were away to Troon teams on Saturday. The Tigers had a tough game at Troon Thistle but played well in spells. Boswell were exceptional against Toon Juniors, with great team work and plenty of passing and moving and a deserved hat-trick for Mason McNeillie.

2007 – Game against Cumnock on Saturday. It was a tight game throughout. We played some very patchy football first half but picked it up in the second half and started to move the ball a bit quicker and put some decent moves together. Need more work rate off the ball though to give us options going forward and to stop getting caught out of position defensively. Again there was a lack of composure in front of goal which will only get better. There were some vastly improved performances from some of the boys, so hopefully they continue to show the same determination and they’ll develop much quicker. Special mention this week goes to Callan Smillie for tackling and forward passing.

2008 – The boys played at Prestwick on Sunday against Dean Thistle x2, Nith Valley and Greenan. Both teams displayed good passing and team play resulting in good results, the hard work put in on the training field came together today and some of the football was a joy to watch.

2009 – The boys enjoyed their first game at Prestwick with some nice forward play at times with Callum Greenlees in particular shining with some nice goals. At training this week, we will be working more on the defensive side of the game.

Talbot travel to face Arthurlie this Saturday in the opening league match of the season and Allan McLuckie is desperate to see a winning performance at Dunterlie Park. Allan told the Web “It couldn’t have been a harder start to the season with a visit to Dunterlie but we have to meet sometime and we are looking forward to the visit. Games at Arthurlie have never really been showstoppers and I expect a war of attrition rather than silky football. It will be a cagey event with both sides not wanting to lose on the opening game of the league campaign.”

When asked about the squad Allan added “We will definitely be missing Graham Wilson after he picked up a two match ban after his red card at Kello, while Mark Shankland will be left to the last kick but he has shown signs that his injury was superficial and he has a good chance of starting.”

Arthurlie have had a less than promising start to their season failing to qualify from the sectional group after defeats at the hands of Neilston and Benburb but they did give a good account of themselves in the Southside derby against Pollok where they secured a 1-1 draw. Talbot will be buoyant after a superb Ardagh Cup quarter final win down at Troon where Keir Milliken and Dwayne Hyslop’s goals were enough to see of the “Seasiders” and set them up with a home tie next Wednesday against Beith in the semi finals.

Allan commented “We were pleased with the performance especially how we coped with a second half onslaught. However we made some decent chances throughout the match and poor finishing cost us especially in the first 45 minutes. Although we lost a goal in the first half I felt we were very comfortable throughout the match. Troon are an excellent footballing side but we knew where their weakness was and we exploited it at every opportunity. The only down side to the game was we gave the ball away to cheaply on some occasions and we need to concentrate on this aspect. “

When cornered about the up and coming Beith matches Allan added “Beith are next week this Saturday is what we are concentrating on. Three points on the board raises moral and we will be going all out the get those points. We are the current champions and everybody is desperate to beat us. Defending your title away from home in the first match is something new to me, but as I have said we had to come to Arthurlie at some point and with a superb win against Troon behind us we have a good feeling in the camp.”

Allan finished by thanking the great support that travelled down to Troon.

TALBOT NEWSLETTER

AUCHINLECK TALBOT FC FUNDRAISING CLUB SEASON 2016-17

Subscription dates for the new season as follows:

Sat 10 Sept 16: Sat 08 Oct 16: Sat 05 Nov 16: Sat 10 Dec 16:

Sat 07 Jan 17: Sat 11 Feb 17: Sat 11 Mar 17: Sat 08 Apr: Sat 06 May 17

Subscriptions can be paid to an agent or by direct debit or standing order.

TO JOIN CONTACT HENRY DUMIGAN: 07929 525494 OR BOBBY MILLER: 07771 508907

 

L.S.Y. TESTIMONIAL EVENING + NIGHT WITH LEGENDS

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LSY TESTIMONIAL MATCH NO 3

This is to be a match involving former players. More details will be made available soon.

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SEASON TICKETS 2016/17

ADULT: £60                        CONCESSIONS: £30

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NOW ON SALE FROM HENRY DUMIGAN, SECRETARY.

 

TALBOT THANKS

Talbot wishes to thank Jim McAuley for his recent kind donation toward our ground maintenance.

 

SPONSORSHIP/ADVERTISING
Anyone interested in any type of Sponsorship or Advertising for season 2016/2017 should contact Colin Chisholm on 01290 421240; 07929831057 or e-mail [email protected]
Your support will be greatly appreciated.

KIT SPONSORS

SHIRT – J.M.K.

SHORTS – Unison (South Ayrshire)

TRAINING KIT – Visions Outsourcing

POLO SHIRTS – Martin & White

SWEAT SHIRTS – Emerald Contracts

KIT BAGS – Unison (South Ayrshire)

RAIN JACKETS – T.B.A.

MANAGEMENT JACKETS – Unison (South Ayrshire)

SUBSTITUTES JACKETS – Unison (South Ayrshire)

RUNNING OUT TOPS – Unison (South Ayrshire)

TRACKSUITS – Pro-Turfcare Ltd

 

AUTUMN DRAW 2016

FIRST PRIZE:              Deluxe Christmas Hamper    

SECOND PRIZE:         Talbot Match Hospitality for two

THIRD PRIZE:                        Deluxe Bottle of Whisky

FOURTH PRIZE:         £20

FIFTH PRIZE:              £10

TICKETS 20P EACH OR £1 PER BOOK FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR THE USUAL OUTLETS

The Draw will be made in the Talbot Social Club at 4pm on Sunday 2 October 2016

 

THE JOHN DAVIDSON AWARD

The John Davidson Award for season 2015/16 has been won by Douglas Aitken in recognition of his voluntary work on the ground staff at Beechwood Park. The award will be presented to Douglas prior to our League Match v Beith Juniors on Sat 3 September 2016

 

BEECHWOOD PARK GRANDSTAND

Starting from the next home game children under the age of 16 will not be allowed entry to the Grandstand at Beechwood Park unless they are accompanied by an adult.

 

SPECTATOR CODE OF CONDUCT 2016

The Club has a new Spectator Code of Conduct which can be viewed on our website at www.auchinlecktalbot.com.

TALBOT BOYS CLUB NEWS

2001’s
Auchinleck Talbot 11-1 Hurlford United. Goals came from Jamie Conn who scored -4 Conan Mackin -2 Taylor Kerr -2 Lewis Hood -1 Rhys Griffin -1 Scott Whalan -1 Man of the Match went to -Jamie Conn.

2003’s
Girvan 3-3 Auchinleck Talbot. A really positive performance from the boys and were unlucky not to take all three points but an away draw is points on the board. That’s 3 draws, 1 win and 1 defeat in the last 5 games from last week. Next week the team are at home to Caley.

2005’s
The first game of the new season was against Girvan Juniors and the weather was atrocious with strong winds and rain. Girvan got off to a good start with a goal in the first 10 minutes then Talbot quickly pulled one back through Cody Gibson which seemed to settle the team. Talbot then started to play some brilliant attacking football with the Girvan keeper pulling off some great saves to keep them in the game but Talbot got their reward just before half time when Fraser Hume scored from defence through to attack. The second half was comfortable for Talbot with the whole team working together leading to Calum Wilson scoring the third goal. There was no one stand out player in this game as the whole team played and tried hard with plenty of commitment. This was a good start to new season for Auchinleck Talbot 2005s.
2006’s
Both the 2006 sides were up against it on Saturday due to a lack of numbers. Added to the fact that the games were played in very heavy rain made it very difficult for them. However, they battled on and played some very good passing football at times despite the bad conditions. It was the first league fixture after the summer break and they won’t be long in getting right back into the swing of things.

2007’s
The boys played against Caledonian on Saturday morning. Played well at the start and created lots of opportunities but weren’t getting the breaks in front of goal. They kept on plugging away and the goals eventually came. In the second match they started slowly but then found that extra gear and again played some neat football. The ball needs to move quicker in the final third though which we’ll work on in training. Special mention this week goes to Ryan Harte for a solid aggressive performance and some positive forward passing.

Talbot travel to Kello Rovers on Saturday knowing full well that even the narrowest of wins will definitely see them progress to the quarter finals of the Ardagh Cup. Wednesday night’s 2-0 win over a resilient Lugar side coupled with Cumnock’s 2-0 win at Glenafton was enough to leave Talbot’s progression in their own hands.

Once again the coaching staff used Wednesday’s game as a bedding-in process, putting out the third change in the central defence in as many games while giving new signings Dylan Pooler was given a start up front while Dylan Stevenson made his debut.

On the injury front Allan McLuckie informed the website “Both Dwayne Hyslop and Graham Wilson have came through the last two games and are feeling good. Wullie Lyle did not play against Lugar due to a minor strain but will be available for Saturdays game against Kello. Mark Shankland’s injury is not as bad as first thought and we are hoping that he is out for no-more than a week.  Allan added “We have added Dylan Stevenston from Morton and Ross Harvey who has just returned from Australia and both players should be available for Saturday.

On the game itself Allan remarked “There is a never easy game at Kirkconnel, it’s a tight pitch and the Rovers have been unlucky against Glenafton and Cumnock. This will be their cup final and we will need to be solid all times. The players know what needs done and they will be going all out to get a result”

A win on Saturday will see Talbot travel to face the winners of Section 3 which will come down to the game at Annbank who take on Troon. The “Seasiders” have more or less qualified and look like the favourites to be Talbot’s opposition at Portland Park