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Daily Record
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Dundee v Airdrie: Dens Park opener will be a good gauge for Airdrie, says boss
Rhys McCabe is looking forward to taking on Premiership opposition Rhys McCabe reckons Saturday's Premier Sports Cup opener at Dundee will tell him exactly where Airdrie are, ahead of their Championship season opener. The Diamonds head to Dens Park in their Group C curtain-raiser on Saturday, and are no strangers to stunning Premierhsip opponents in this competition. McCabe reckons he's a couple of players short of where he would like his squad to be, and says the Tayside clash is a good gauge as he prepares for the visit of Ross County on August 2. He said: 'The first game is Dundee, which gives us that taste of Premiership opposition, so it gives us a good marker, in terms of where we're at, what we still need to do, and what we need to work towards. 'You then start to filter through the teams and the gulf in quality will be probably a lot wider. 'Squads are back at different times, they've been together a wee bit, and there are no fully-settled squads in terms of signings and stuff, so it is a little bit false. 'But it is competitive, so we have to make sure we're ready for it, and I imagine every other team will do the same, and go into it with the mind-set that we're looking to progress. 'It's important for the club and the supporters to do well in the competition. The opportunity to potentially go further in a competition at any level is really good. If you progress, further down the line you never know, you might get a big oppostion. 'Historically we have done really well, so it's important that we try and maintain that, and attack the competition.' On his squad, McCabe said: 'I still think we're a bit away. We're a couple of players short from what I would like, having that competition for places in every position. 'Should we get a few injuries, suspensions or anything like that, you're scratching at a very young and inexperienced bench and squad – but the young boys who have come in during pre-season have done really well. 'We sold Ben Wilson, Lewis McGregor and Adam Frizzell are away, who were key members of our team. 'We've managed to bring in the likes of Euan Henderson and Jamie Barjonas, and we were delighted to get them in. 'But you've almost got to replace the numbers, which is a 23-goal involvement striker, and a captain who led by example almost every week. We will try to bring the right players in.'
Edinburgh Reporter
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Teenager Janik celebrates winning gold with Scotland
Edinburgh schoolboy, Eryk Janik, helped Scotland's under-16 shore fishing squad to hook the gold medal in the Home Nations for the first time since 2003. What's more, the team went into the three-day event in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, with only four anglers instead of five, with one member aged only 12, and including three debutants and under the wing of a manager in his first major competition. And the youngest member, Franky Hamilton from Angus, aged 12, won his zone on each of the three days. Gold was achieved despite the boys arriving just before the official opening due to cost, and without any practice at the two nominated venues. Nuno Santos, the squad's Glasgow-based manager, said: 'It's like a fairy tale. The squad came together only three months ago and, if anybody had suggested we would win gold, then I would have said we had no chance. 'However, the boys and their parents went with it and now look what we have achieved.' Hamilton plus Janik, who has only one cap, earned last year, Loui Wemyss (Tayside), and Jai McKinney (Ayrshire), faced tricky conditions on the beach for two days at Longfield Wall on the Foyle Estuary and Benone Strand. Santos, and his assistant, Billy Buckley (Uddingston), who stepped in when the nominated assistant, Sean Baxter, a Cowdenbeath-based tackle shop owner, could not make the trip for business reasons, said: 'The boys were phenomenal. 'They came together three months ago and they listened. We fast-tracked them through, we had practices and they delivered under pressure.' Going into the prestige event with only four anglers meant the team could not slip up and Santos explained: 'The other teams had five members and so we knew that we could not afford to have a blank or come last in any of the three days, otherwise that would have been it for us. 'However, we won the first day and I told the boys to go out and do their best in Day Two. They did and we came second. 'It was all to play for on Day Three. England and Ireland were close and in with a chance. We knew it would be tough. 'The boys came through and we won all of our zones which was amazing to clinch gold. To be frank, we pulled a rabbit out of a hat here.' He added: 'The boys were brilliant, they were well-behaved, we had great banter in the squad and this is the first time since 2003 since Scotland last won gold at Junior (under-16) level in the Home Nations. 'I cannot speak highly enough about the group. They learned fast. Franky has only been fishing for about a year, Eryk, Loui and Jai only took up fishing about two years ago, and their hard work in preparing for this has paid off with gold.' The ladies team won gold in their event for the first time after three silver medals. The squad included Aberdeen-born Buffy McAvoy, formerly from Edinburgh but now living in Glenrothes, plus debutant, Margo Robinson, from Dumbarton, Aussie-born Joanne Barlow from Brighton – she qualifies because of her Scottish-born mother – Gill Coutts from Largs and Lesley Maby (Cumbria). McAvoy said: 'Well, we've just gone and done it, winning gold.' Their manager is Kevin Lewis from Broughty Ferry, Tayside, and Robinson is a member of Scotland's ladies carp fishing team and Barlow is a former captain of the carp team. Lewis confirmed that Coutts won her zone on all three days, an 'amazing' achievement, and Robinson performed well in her first sea fishing international. He added: 'What can I say as the Scottish ladies manager, we have finally done it and won gold. I'm so proud of the ladies in the way they fished and listened (in the build-up).' PICTURE: Scotland (left to right): Billy Buckley (assistant manager), Jai McKinney, Eryk Janik, Franky Hamilton, Loui Wemyss, Nuno Santos (manager). Supplied by Nuno Santos. Like this: Like Related
Scotsman
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Capital schoolboy wins gold with Scotland in Home Nations
Edinburgh teenager Eryk Janik travelled to Northern Ireland looking to win gold in the Home Nations sea fishing event, and he did despite being up against it. 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 Trinity Academy pupil was a member of Scotland's under-16 shore fishing squad who are celebrating their first victory in the Home Nations since 2002. What's more, they went into the three-day event in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, with only four anglers instead of five, with one member aged only 12, including three debutants and under the wing of a manager in his first major competition. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And the youngest member, Franky Hamilton from Angus, aged 12, won his zone on each of the three days. Golden group (left to right): Billy Buckley (assistant manager), Jai McKinney, Eryk Janik, Franky Hamilton, Loui Wemyss, Nuno Santos (manager) Gold was achieved despite the boys arriving just before the official opening due to cost, and without any practice at the two nominated venues. Nuno Santos, the squad's Glasgow-based manager, said: 'It's like a fairy tale. The squad came together only three months ago and if anybody had suggested we would win gold then I would have said we had no chance. 'However, the boys and their parents went with it and now look what we have achieved.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Hamilton plus Janik (Edinburgh), who has only one cap, earned last year, Loui Wemyss (Tayside), and Jai McKinney (Ayrshire), faced tricky conditions on the beach for two days at Longfield Wall on the Foyle Estuary and Benone Strand. Santos, and his assistant, Billy Buckley (Uddingston), who stepped in when the nominated assistant, Sean Baxter, a Cowdenbeath-based tackle shop owner, could not make the trip for business reasons, said: 'The boys were phenomenal. 'They came together three months ago and they listened. We fast-tracked them through, we had practices and they delivered under pressure.' Going into the prestige event with only four anglers means the team cannot not drop a result and Santos explained: 'The other teams had five members and so we knew that we could not afford to have a blank or come last in any of the three days, otherwise that would have been it for us. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'However, we won the first day and I told the boys to go out and do their best in Day Two. They did and we came second. 'It was all to play for on Day Three. Wales were out of it, but England and Ireland were close and in with a chance. We knew it would be tough. 'The boys came through and we won all of our zones which was amazing to clinch gold. To be frank, we pulled a rabbit out of a hat here.' He added: 'The boys were brilliant, they were well-behaved, we had great banter in the squad and this is the first time since 2002 – 23 years – since Scotland won gold at Junior (under-16) level in the Home Nations. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I cannot speak highly enough about the group. They learned fast. Franky has only been fishing for about a year, Eryk, Loui and Jai only took up fishing about two years ago, and their hard work in preparing for this has paid off with gold.' The ladies team won gold in their event for the first time after three silver medals. The squad includes Aberdeen-born Buffy McAvoy, formerly from Edinburgh but now living in Glenrothes, plus debutant, Margo Robinson, from Dumbarton, Aussie-born Joanne Barlow from Brighton – she qualifies because of her Scottish-born mother – Gill Coutts from Larks and Lesley Maby from Cumbria. Their manager is Kevin Lewis from Broughty Ferry, Tayside. Robinson is a member of Scotland's ladies carp fishing team and Barlow is a former captain of the carp team. McAvoy said: 'Well, we've just gone and done it, winning gold.' Lewis confirmed that Coutts won her zone on all three days, an 'amazing' achievement, and Robinson performed well in her first sea fishing international. He added: 'What can I say as the Scottish ladies manager, we have finally done it and won gold. I'm so proud of the ladies in the way they fished and listened (in the build-up).'
Edinburgh Reporter
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Martindale takes summer signings to eight
Ambitious Livingston FC have signed two players in the last 48 hours. German national Jannik Wanner, who joins from Austrian side SKU Amstetten, and Mo Sylla, from William Hill Premiership rivals, Dundee. That takes David Martindale's recruitment to eight and Wanner joins on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old was born in Haiti and arrives at the Home of the Set Fare Arena following a career in Germany and Austria. He made his senior debut with TSV Berg, winning promotion and scoring three goals, before switching to Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz. Wanner then moved to FV Illertissen making 44 appearances for the German side with performances that had his previous club, Bregenz, interested. He moved back to them and made 30 appearances before being signed by SKU Amstetten. Martindale (pictured) was impressed with his tally of ten goals in 32 games and his signing comes 24-hours after the club confirmed the capture of Sylla who also joins on a three-year contract. The 31-year-old midfielder spent two seasons with the Tayside club, making 67 appearances. The French-born player started his career at L'Entente SSG, making 115 appearances and scoring six goals before moving to England to join Oldham Athletic. He spent a season with The Owls before returning to France to join Laval. Sylla arrived back in Britain to join Aldershot Town and his outstanding performances earned a move to Hartlepool United where he played on 42 occasions in League Two. Dundee moved in he signed a two-year deal with the Tayside team. He was and a fans favourite at Dens Park and Martindale hopes the talented player can become one in West Lothian. Meanwhile, Livingston returned for pre-season training this week and the club have also renewed their stadium naming deal with local taxi firm, Home of the Set Fare, and appointed George Cairns as Academy Director. He is described as a 'vastly experienced youth development professional'. Like this: Like Related
BBC News
20-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Derbies, festive schedule & more - United's standout games
The first Dundee derby of the 2025-26 Scottish Premiership season will take place on Saturday, 30 Goodwin's side make the short walk up the street to Dens Park for a 15:00 BST first home derby in the league against Dundee will be the new year showdown on Saturday, 3 January. Also in the festive schedule, the Tannadice men host Hibernian in their last game before Christmas then see out 2025 with trips to Aberdeen and newly-promoted final Dundee derby of the pre-split season is pencilled in for Saturday, 14 Tangerines round off the pre-split campaign at home to Livi on Saturday, 11 the fixtures, where do you think United will be after 10 games? Tell us here.
