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BBC News
4 hours ago
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- BBC News
'No joy' in Pressley's first win & Dundee 'at lowest for years'?
We asked for your views following Steven Pressley's first win in three Premier Sports Cup group games as Dundee edged past Bonnyrigg what some of you said:Kevin: Yet another lacklustre performance and for 75 minutes you would have struggled to work out who were the Premiership team. Only really got over the line when Bonnyrigg ran out of I'm backing Steven to the hilt. He talks common sense and doesn't sugarcoat Okay, it was a win but realistically it didn't happen until the final five minutes. We should really be able to win that type of game far easier than the final few minutes. The jury is still out on the Dundee are at their lowest for years. Being held by a non-league team to the last 10 minutes is an embarrassment. Shocking excuses already, blaming players' fitness, when that's something that should be a given. I don't see any points from the first quarter of league games. Pressley will be sacked by end of It's hard to be positive about a late, late win against a non-league side. We should be winning games like this with ease. I know this is pre-season, but these aren't friendlies. Pressley has a lot of work to do to convince anyone that he was the right choice of It felt weird. Almost like there was no joy in the win - that's where we are at just now. Baffling first-half team selection and the token subs on the hour to try to salvage something. Little creativity, no domination, just stuttering along. If we start the league like this we'll be humbled every week.
BBC News
16 hours ago
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- BBC News
Dundee win & Motherwell through - Premier Sports Cup round-up
Dundee secured their first win under Steven Pressley at the third time of asking, but made hard work of the 3-1 victory at Lowland League Bonnyrigg side had been roundly criticised after defeats by Airdrieonians and Alloa Athletic left them with little hope of progressing to the knockout stages of the Premier Sports Robertson put the Premiership side in front on 20 minutes, but they were pegged back by Cameron Ross before defended stoutly and seemed on course for a point before late goals from Emile Acquah and Billy Koumetio spared Dundee's lead Group C on nine points, while second-place Airdrieonians can confirm Dundee's exit when they face Montrose on finish their group-stage fixtures at home to Montrose on Motherwell secured their place in the next round with a 3-0 win against Greenock Morton and Falkirk came from behind to beat Queen's Park - the other Premiership club in action - were held to a goalless draw on penalties by Kelty Hearts and unable to earn a bonus point as the League 1 side triumphed 4-3 on penalties. Group A Falkirk moved to the top thanks to a double from Ethan Ross and Brian Graham's first goal for the Bairns went behind to Josh Fowler's early strike for Queen's Park, but rallied to maintain their unbeaten status in the Rangers beat Brechin City 3-0 at Glebe Park in Group A's other game. David Eguaibor put the visitors 2-0 up before Mitch Megginson completed the have seven points, one behind Falkirk, while Spartans have six in third wrap up their group-stage fixtures against Spartans on Saturday, while Cove are away to fourth-place Queen's Park. Group B Partick Thistle and Ross County can both still win Group B after the two Championship sides beat lower-league Fitzpatrick and Tsoanelo Letsosa earned Thistle a 2-0 win over Queen of the South, while Ronan Hale's hat-trick helped County put eight past Edinburgh top the group on nine points, but County - who have seven points - can move above them when the sides meet in Dingwall on Saturday. Group D Three first-half goals continued Ayr United's flawless League Cup start as they overwhelmed Forfar at Somerset Thomas, George Oakley and Curtis Main all found the net for Scott Brown's side, who now have nine points from their three Arbroath's Arran Pettifer scored a hat-trick before half-time to set up a 6-0 victory over Annan Athletic.A draw away to St Mirren on Sunday would be enough to guarantee Ayr top spot. Group E Dunfermline edged out Hamilton 2-1 at East End Tod put the hosts in front before half-time and although Oli Shaw equalised after the break, Lee Kilday's own goal moments late secured all three points for Lennon's side have six points and finish their group stage against Stirling Albion on Saturday. Group F There were goals galore in Group F as Inverness Caledonian Thistle halted East Kilbride's momentum and St Johnstone beat Raith newcomers East Kilbride had won their past two matches, but went down 6-2 despite taking the lead against their Highland St Johnstone made it three wins from three as goals from Jamie Gullan, Josh McPake and Makenzie Kirk secured a 3-1 Perth outfit top the group on nine points and will look to make it four successive wins when they host Elgin City on they to slip up, Inverness could move above them with a victory at Raith. Group G Tawanda Maswanhise was the star of the show for Motherwell as they became the first side to progress to the knockout Zimbabwe forward doubled Motherwell's advantage with a cool low finish after Apostolos Stamatelopoulos had tapped in the opener, but his second of the evening was even inside from the left, Maswanhise bent a delightful curling shot into the top corner from outside the box to seal all three in Group G, Clyde beat Stenhousemuir 4-3 on penalties after the sides drew 2-2. Group H Kilmarnock were left frustrated by Kelty Hearts, but Stuart Kettlewell's side still top Group H with one match to Ayrshire side dominated possession and had 19 shots, but were unable to break Kelty down in 90 minutes and were then beaten 4-3 on Fife had no such trouble against bottom side Brora Rangers - Alan Trouten scoring twice in a 3-0 have seven points from three matches, with both East Fife and Livingston a point further back. Kelty have five points from their three to play for then on Saturday, as Kilmarnock host East Fife and Livingston take on Kelty.
BBC News
20 hours ago
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- BBC News
Premier Sports Cup: Score updates from tonight's 14 games
Update: Date: 19:45 BST Title: KICK-OFF Content: Whistles peep across the country and away we go... Update: Date: 19:43 BST Title: Pressley's Dundee seek first win Content: Bonnyrigg Rose v Dundee (19:45) Steven Pressley has endured a torrid start to his reign at Dundee, losing to both Airdrieonians and Alloa Athletic and leaving them on the verge of a group-stage exit. They face lower-league opposition again today as they travel to Bonnyrigg. Pressley called for his players to show "resilience" and "character" after the defeat by Alloa on Saturday. More than those qualities, they need a positive result... Update: Date: 19:41 BST Title: Line-ups from New Dundas Park Content: Bonnyrigg Rose v Dundee (19:45) Connelly, Laing, Connolly, Martyniuk, Sommerville, Dowling, Currie, King, Higginbotham, Bryce, Ross. Substitutes: Anderson, Beveridge, Fellows, Forbes, Hogg, Speirs, Trialist. Dundee: McCracken, Astley, Koumetio, C. Robertson, Ingram, Digby, F. Robertson, Garza, Wright, Hay, Murray. Substitutes: Acquah, Donnelly, Graham, Samuels, Jones, Lopez, Sharp, Yogane, Galabov. Update: Date: 19:37 BST Title: Line-ups from Fir Park Content: Motherwell v Greenock Morton (19:45) Motherwell: Ward, Koutroumbis, McGinn, Gordon, Longelo, Watt, Slattery, Fadinger, Maswanhise, Just, Stamatelopoulos. Substitutes: Connelly, O'Donnell, Balmer, Sparrow, Halliday, Sule, Wilson, Ross, Said. There is still no Lennon Miller for Motherwell. The midfielder - who has been linked with a move away from the club - picked up an injury earlier this month. Greenock Morton: Storer, Corr, Moore, Longridge, Delaney, Gillespie, Wilson, McKay, Crawford, Moffat, Adeloye. Substitutes: Davies, Hart, Murdoch, Murphy, Robertson, Taggart. Update: Date: 19:35 BST Title: Line-ups from New Central Park Content: Kelty Hearts v Kilmarnock (19:45) Kelty Hearts: Adamson, Thomas, Clay, Brydon, Paterson, Graham, Arnott, Masson, Murray, McCarvel, Cole. Substitutes: Miller, Moore, Johnston, Carroll, Bexfield, Trialist, Teasdale, Leitch. Kilmarnock: Stryjek, Brandon, Mayo, Stanger, Ndaba, Tiffoney, McKenzie, Lowery, Kiltie, Watkins, Anderson. Substitutes: Beach, Dackers, Watson, Magennis, Brown, Brannan, Leslie, Daniels, Polworth. Update: Date: 19:32 BST Title: Line-ups from Falkirk Stadium Content: Falkirk v Queen's Park (19:45) Falkirk: Hogarth, Adams, Neilson, Henderson, McCann, Spencer, Cartwright, Miller, Nesbitt, Ross, MacIver. Substitutes: Bain, Lang, Graham, Agyeman, Oliver, Allan, Tait, Mackie, Arfield. Queen's Park: Ferrie, Pignatiello, Murray, Fox, Shiels, MacGregor, Longridge, McDonnell, Connolly, Fowler, Drozd. Substitutes: Fieldson, Ruth, Carrick, Waugh, McGinlay, Scott, Bradley, Wills, Burke. Update: Date: 19:31 BST Title: Hello Content: Hello, good evening and welcome to this evening's Premier Sports Cup coverage. There are 14 matches to keep you abreast of, with four Premiership sides in action. We'll bring you every goal from across the country and kick-off is just 15 minutes away...
Scotsman
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Dynamic angling duo wrap up Glencorse win
Jock Kettles and Mike Connet once again made short work of winning a heat of the Fastmail Pairs at Glencorse. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The duo had already qualified for the final on Sunday, August 17 at Llyn Clywedog Trout Fishery near Powys in Wales due to their success in the first heat at the Midlothian water, taking only 26 minutes to win the scheduled seven-hour heat at the same venue in late April. On this occasion, Edinburgh-based Connet and Kettles (Bonnyrigg) won comfortably, returning to the boat jetty with eight fish at 10.33, only 93 minutes after the start of the popular event. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Their bag totalled 28lb 9oz on the scale and they also earned a time bonus of 10lb 8oz for a total weight of 39lb1oz. Glencorse Reservoir Ross and Nicola Carnegie were second. They returned to the harbour with eight fish at 10.58 and their bag weighed 26lb14oz. The time bonus was 10lb for a total weight of 36lb 1oz. Kenny Hunter and Brian Brown were third and also qualified for the final, returning to the boat jetty with eight fish at 11.56. Their bag was 26lb2oz with a time bonus of 8lb for a total of 34lb2oz. David Wright and Keith Renton also qualified for the final, coming back to the boat jetty with eight fish at 15.13. They hooked the heaviest bag off the day at 31lb 3oz with a time bonus of 1lb 8oz giving them a total weight of 32lb 11oz. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Elsewhere, Millhall near Polmont will remain closed for bank fishing until July 15 due to weed growth around the platforms. Weed cutting is booked for July 14. Anglers can boat fish. Kenny Knox (left), fishery manager at Glencorse, with Mike Connet (centre) and Jock Kettles Elsewhere, Gus Brindle, who recently won the Scottish Canal Championship, maintained his recent form by winning the first leg of the Scottish Federation for Coarse Angling (SFCA) float only series at Strathclyde Park. Only 11 fished and Brindle, who was also the organiser, said the low numbers were undoubtedly linked to the fact that the loch hasn't been fishing so far this year. Sadly, match day was no different. He added: 'The fish simply aren't across on the West Bank at the moment, with 10 of the field failing to register a single bite.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Lothians-based David Corcoran and James Dornom, both Scottish internationals, were also in the field but Brindle was the only angler to catch and he only hooked into three roach on the slider/waggler in the first hour before adding two more on the pole in the remaining four hours. The Dunfermline-based angler ended with 185g for the match and the section win from Peg 1 at the far end of A Section. As there were no catchers in B Section, the £50 pools money with be put in the prize pot for the series winner. A reminder that the float only matches are being run as individual open matches so there is no requirement to commit to all of them and Round two will take place on Sunday, July 20. Pegs to be confirmed nearer the date. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad On to sea fishing and Ian Campbell praised the junior and women's team for winning gold in the Home Nations in Northern Ireland. Falkirk-based Campbell, retail manager at the Edinburgh Angling Centre, was a member of the men's team which finished fourth in the three-day event fished in tough conditions at Coleraine. He was making his second appearance for the Tartan Team and admitted: 'Loads of gear to get cleaned up and what seems like half of Benone Beach now resident in the boot of my car. The grand-children will be able to build a castle with the sand in there.' However, he added: 'Sadly, we weren't able to bring back a medal this year with a disappointing last day after sitting with only two points between the four teams after two matches. The guys all put in a tremendous amount of effort, but it just wasn't to be. 'Once again, it was a honour to represent Scotland, especially alongside such a great bunch of guys.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He also praised his long-standing fishing buddy Stewart Falconer from Arbroath, a man making his debut for Scotland. Campbell said: 'He showed us all how it was done when it comes to catching garfish while winning his zone on day one. 'Stewart then followed it up with a second place on day two. A cracking Scotland debut.' Campbell had personal success, but he said: 'I suppose I should be happy with two zone wins, but this is a team event and only the team result means anything so I am gutted we couldn't quite do enough for a medal.' Now he hopes for a good qualification series leading to possible selection for the squad for next year's event in England.
Scotsman
15-06-2025
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- Scotsman
Exclusive: Firing Bonnyrigg Rose back to SPFL is only fix for relegation heartache, insists boss Jonny Stewart
New Dundas Park is currently undergoing major renovation works. Picture: Bonnyrigg Rose Jonny Stewart is Bonnyrigg Rose through and through. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The former midfield maestro celebrated his testimonial last year after a decade at New Dundas Park, spending the lion's share as captain collecting trophy after trophy as Rose motored up the pyramid ladder before finally reaching the promise land of the SPFL in 2022. However, it all came crashing down last month as the Midlothian outfit surrendered their place in Scottish football's fourth tier after a 3-1 aggregate defeat to East Kilbride in the play-offs. They will now kick off their league campaign next month as a Lowland League side once more. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad For Stewart, who replaced predecessor Calum Elliot in March as head coach, his appointment proved to be too little too late. Despite steadying the ship, and picking up maximum points from their last three league fixtures, Rose finished at the foot of League Two on 36 points, level with Forfar but consigned to the play-off by the virtue of an inferior goal difference. The club were also deducted six points for breaching SPFL rules over the gradient of their pitch in November. Former captain Jonny Stewart spent 10 years at Bonnyrigg as a player. He will now try to steer them back to the SPFL as head coach. Picture: Joe Gilhooley LRPS For 35-year-old Stewart, who managed Lowland League rivals Tranent last season before taking up the reins at Bonnyrigg, he admits he still trying to come to terms with the heartache of relegation but is plotting an immediate return to the SPFL at the first time of asking. "It's been so tough to be honest and I don't know if I am over it yet," he told the Evening New. "I was part of the journey in getting the club into the SPFL, so I know how much how much effort went into it, from people behind the scenes, to the players, the whole community, there was a right togetherness. "To be involved in the club coming back down, it's so disappoining, not just for myself but for everyone connected with Bonnyrigg. It's been tough. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "It's hard to explain - it's never nice being relegated on your home patch. The East Kilbride fans were running on the pitch at the end and all their players are celebrating, so it's a horrible feeling. But credit to our fans as there were a number of them who stayed and clapped the boys off and that's testament to them and the support they've given us. "What can you say after a game like that? There's only a few words. I thanked some of the guys for their efforts because it was their last game for the club - it was very quiet. But I told them make sure you never experience this feeling again, even if it's with Bonnyrigg or another team." Stewart believes his remit of steering the club to promotion next season is a much more formidable challenge in comparison to what he and his team-mates encountered three years ago. He has recruited well so far with the vastly experienced Billy King joining from Arbroath and goalkeeper Ross Connelly from Albion Rovers. Captain Kerr Young and Callum Connonlly are also staying after penning new deals but popular striker Keiran McGachie is moving onto pastures new with East of Scotland side Easthouses Lily. "We know it's not going to be easy," he said. "The Lowland League is extremely difficult to get out of, even more so than when we were promoted three years ago. It's definitely stronger. A lot of the teams play good football and are well organised. It's going to be a different challenge. There's probably at least six clubs that will think they have a right good chance. But it's got to be our aim to get the club back into League Two as quickly as possible. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "If you look at the clubs who have dropped down from League Two, none of them have come close to being promoted again so that proves it's not easy. But we've done it before, we know what it takes to instil that winning mentality. There's no secret the squad has needed freshened up so it's important we bring in new faces, but it's also vital we keep a spine of that team, the likes of Neil Martyniuk, Kerr Young, Lee Currie and Callum Connolly, boys who have been there before and know what it takes to get the club promoted. "The board have been clear on what my budget is. It won't be the highest but it won't be the lowest in the league. It's been a challenge because a lot of players had already signed up for next season elsewhere months ago, but we didn't know what league we were going to be in right up until a few weeks ago. Being relegated does change everything, but I'm happy with what I've brought in so far and I'm still looking to bring in another three or four new faces. I'm confident we'll get there for the start of the season." Renovation work is underway on the New Dundas Park pitch to level the playing surface, a major project that will see the club play some of their home fixtures away from the Midlothian venue for the first few weeks of the season. The club has also been drawn in Group C of the Premier Sports Cup and have some exciting ties against Montrose, Alloa, Airdrie and Premiership side Dundee, to look forward to. "There are positives going into the season, the main one being the brand new pitch so the surface should be excellent," Stewart stressed. "There's also a lot of work going on in and around the ground too. Unfortunately we're going to have play some home games away from New Dundas at the start of the season but we just have to deal with that. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "I hope the fans keep backing us. The support we've had is unrivalled, especially in the lower leagues. We'll be by far the most backed team in the league next season and I'm hoping they keep turning out in their numbers. "I think all we can do is try and put relegation behind us as quickly as possible. We're back to training next week, let's try and bounce back and get into that promotion position ASAP."
