and will reopen again on Friday 10th August

HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!!!!

Speakers are a Celtic v Rangers duo, Willie Henderson and Murdo McLeod. The MC will be the usual Joe Cammy.

There will also be an auction and a raffle on the night, auction prizes,  raffle prizes and any football memorabilia ie signed shirts, signed balls etc that you can donate would be greatly appreciated. 
It’s a brilliant night so make sure you have your table booked well in advance!!!

Dean Foy and David McClymont led our boys to compete in the illustrious Rolls Royce EK cup and went all the way to the final and won the cup.  Another magnificent achievement from this remarkable group of boys.  They have shown their resilience at 7 a side and now they are proving themselves at 11 a side football.  The boys won their 1st game 5-0 with some really impressive football and some quality goals.  The 2nd game wasn’t as straight forward with the hosts really putting in a good show. 2-2  Third game the purples lost 3-2.
These results saw us make the final with 1 goal to spare,, phew, as you can imagine the atmosphere was tense to say the least. The boys won the final 5-0 with a fantastic display of unselfish passing football combined with
incredible hard work.  Champions once again…

That makes it 5 wins out of 7 competitive tournaments!!!!

Go Purples!!!

Very often you will see pundits being asked ‘Who is the best England team ever’, or ‘who is the best Rangers or Celtic team ever’ and as you well know, opinions are varied and sometimes controversial. Bearing all that in mind, we offer the challenge, could the 2006 Yellow Group be the ‘best Scotland Boys Club team of all time’. It’s not really for us to say, as it is all opinionated, but certainly without a shadow of a doubt they are way up there in the top five. When we realise that since 1966 (50 years) there have been almost 1000 squads, to be in the top five is an achievement all in itself.

This squad, known internally as the ‘sunshine yellows’ in sharp contrast to the recent ‘magnificent purples’, have always been in a class of their own at that age group. There was never a team that could even come close to them at this age group. In five years, they rarely lost locally and played in competitions and tournaments all over Europe with outstanding performances, impeccable behaviour, and an attitude that was second to none. Their attention to detail was exquisite, their flexibility in position matters was unchallenged, and these kids just never, ever gave up. They were a joy to watch, a joy to coach, and a bunch of kids with an unmistakeable ‘can do’ attitude. In additional to the ‘sunshine yellows’ we have two 2006’s super-stars who have also migrated from the 2005 ‘magnificent purples’. The roller coaster never stops running at this Academy.

They were nurtured by two ‘legend’ mentors in Stuart Mackay and Brien Friel who gave more time and effort to these kids that they did to their daytime jobs. One of the first squads to get involved in twice a week coaching which then became hindered by the number of senior teams that invited these kids in. Some had not only one offer on the table, but some with two, three and even four offers on the table. It is an absolutely incredible achievement. We are just so fortunate to have had such a bundle of superstars. Now please note some of these names, as we can rest assure you some will go ‘the whole road’. We wish them all well.

The Academy is so fortunate and proud to have retained the services of Messrs Mackay & Friel on another five-year contract valued at 25 king size ‘Mars’ bars. They are ‘starting at the beginning again’ with 2010, 2011, and 2012. Who is to say that history won’t repeat itself. We certainly hope so.

Some of the ‘Sunshine Yellows’ with coaches Mackay & Friel at a mini Awards Ceremony at Hamilton Palace just before Xmas.