Looking nice, isn’t it?

There has been a bit of a delay on the pitch installation, with the contractor getting problems in completing another job. But I’m pleased to say that the carpet started going down this morning. 

The shockpad was completed as planned over the weekend and the new carpet was delivered to KGV today. Installation should start on Thursday.

Rebuilding work has now begun. That’s the new shockpad being put in place. This phase of the project should run up to Saturday or Sunday.

By the end of today, the old shockpad should be fully removed. You can see in the picture above that there is less than half of it left.  In the background of the picture, you can see the materials for the new shockpad, which were delivered today – bales of rubber pellets and drums of … Read more

So the carpet is gone – the last few pieces are being loaded up on a lorry as I write. Next step is to clear the shockpad underneath. The contractor is intending to work on Saturday, and this job should be done by the end of Monday.  After that, we have to inspect the macadam … Read more

This morning we were down at KGV bright and early to meet Jamie Blamire, the managing director of Ecosse Sports, who was to sign the contract for the pitch replacement. Jamie, as you can see, was dressed for action, and by this afternoon he had managed to turn our beloved beach at KGV into this:

Congratulations to Ollie Wilson, who has been selected for the Scotland U16 Development Squad. Which is quite impressive at the age of 11 and three quarters! Remember Kobras, practice is what gets you to this level. Lots of practice!

A couple of days ago, we placed the order for the new pitch.  The contract was awarded to Ecosse Sports Ltd, of Newbridge, Edinburgh.  The playing surface will be manufactured by TigerTurf, and is similar to the ones at Dollar and the High School of Dundee. The playing surface will be dark green, with run-off … Read more

Congratulations to men’s club captain Chris Robson who is now a daddy, and to Gillian too, and welcome to Georgie MacPherson Robson (7 lb 8oz), who has been pencilled in for her ladies debut in the 2029-30 season. Rumours that Georgie has already explained to her parents that “It’s a simple game” are said to be … Read more