West Central District First Division
Saturday 28th November 2015
Rossvale Juniors F.C. originally formed in 1976 as Woodhill Boys Club and are based at Huntershill in Bishopbriggs. The club joined the Junior set up in 2011, joining the Central District Second Division, becoming league champions in 2014-15. The team wear a red & yellow Partick Thistle style kit. Petershill Park28-30 Adamswell StreetSpringburnGlasgowG21 4DDScottish grounds visited 69, Junior grounds 23.
The club currently ground share at the home of Petershill FC which was opened in 2007.
The main stand has a mix of red flip seats and benches, with standing room at the back. On the opposite side there’s a few terraced steps behind the team dugouts. The pitch has a 3G surface with 6 sets of floodlights.Capacity 2,000 (562 seats)The ground is also used by Glasgow City Ladies and Rangers Ladies.
The Gadabout Travelled up in the jamjar with the breadknife to Glasgow on Friday evening for a weekend on the lash. Meant to go to either Blantyre Vics or Arthurlie for the next chapter of my book, however torrential rain meant a backup of the all-weather pitch at Petershill Park.156 miles door to door.
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Barnhilldept.1306 - arr.1316 - 5 minute walk to the ground
Returned to Queen Street on the 1550 - 1601.
Bevvy Almanac
Over the weekend we supped in ... The Crystal Palace, The Horse Shoe Bar, MacSloreys, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Drum & Monkey, Laurieston, Blackfriars, Babbity Bowster and The Two Hieded Man.
Best Bevvy - Laurieston (Bridge Street) Fyne ‘Hurricane Jack’ (4.4%)****+
Rossvale Juniors(1st) v Dunipace Juniors(13th)West Central District First Division matchday 8/9
Weather:Rain including heavy downpours in the first 30 minutes.
Att.62hc
1-0 Irving (17’)
Ball slipped into the inside right position, he let the ball bounce before hitting a volley into the far corner.1-1 #10 (tbc) (31’)
Ran onto a through ball and hit a first time effort from just inside the box.
2-1 Hepburn (45+1’)
Shot by Irving on the edge of the box was deflected past the ‘keeper from close range.
3-1 Irving (65’)
Deep cross from the left flank found Irving lurking at the far post to fire in.
Penalty (90+1’)
After the #17 was tripped in the box Irving had the chance to complete his hat-trick but his spot-kick came back off the post.
Top Bloke - Corey Irvine (Rossvale)
Entertainment 7/10Spondoolicks
Admission £5
Cappuccino £1.20(from machine)
