Glasgow Colleges League Round Up:

I am sorry first of all, that this report is so late. I can say with certainty that it will be out a lot sooner in the weeks to come. I want to thank you all for getting in touch and I am looking forward to hearing from you all this weekend after more great footballing action. 

Glasgow Colleges League Scottish Cup (Round 5) Singer Community 3-1 Blantyre RGM AFC (CSAFL) A fantastic cup victory for Singer Community, of the Glasgow Colleges League. Singer CFC will now find themselves in the last 32 of the Scottish Cup, a proud achievement for the club, and they will be up for the tie, and excited for the draw. The deadlock was broken by Declan Harvey, after a fantastic piece of control from David Black. The second goal for Singer was scored by Ross Hutchinson, and in the second half, Ross Hutchinson doubled his tally for the day and scored his second, putting the game beyond reach for Blantyre RGM and sealing the deal for his club, Singer CFC. Cracking team performance from everyone involved in Singer Community, and they will be excited for the draw for the next round, and taking momentum into league action, as we enter the second half of the season. I managed to speak to a delighted Singer Community, and they have said, "A strong performance from singer front to back with Dave Black making a terrific clearance off his own line late on, Ross Hutchinson's goals and Declan Harvey tireless work up front, Singer go into the last 32 and deserved it from this display. Yorker United AFC (SSMAFL) 2-1 Glasgow Island A tough day out for Glasgow Island, as they come up against Yorker United, of the SSMAFL. They were on the road, and the stakes were high in the Scottish Cup Round 5. Glasgow Island will know this was a tough one, and have a lot of positives to be taken from the game, as they head towards next weekend's league action, in what will be a cracking game in the Glasgow Colleges league. West of Scotland Cup Round 4 Southside United 2-1 FC Clydebank (CSAFL) Brilliant win for Southside United, as they went a goal behind in the West of Scotland Cup 4th round to FC Clydebank of the CSAFL. Despite, being a goal down, that did not stop Southside United, if anything making them hungrier, and they showed determination, and came away win the game 2-1. A fantastic achievement from Southside United and they should be very proud of it. They showed incredible character to come from behind and pick up a win, especially with the stakes so high, in a prestigious cup competition. The Southside United goals were scored by Duffy and McNicol, for Southside United. The hosts will now look forward to their next tie, they have a lot talent in the ranks, momentum and confidence going into the Glasgow Colleges league, as we head towards the business end of the season. I managed to speak to Southside United, and they have said, "Was a hard fought 2-1 win, after going a goal behind, but the boys dug in well and deserved the win over 90 minutes". GCFA League Cup Round 1 Erskine 2-6 Hampden A huge away win for Hampden, a side that play in the top division of the Glasgow Colleges League, and they will be delighted with a huge win on the road. They will take a lot of confidence from this result and hope that they can continue their fine form in front of goal. A lot of talent on display, a fantastic win for Hampden AFC. GCFA Challenge Cup Round 6 Newlands 0-6 Lomond Vale A clash between two teams of the second division in the Glasgow Colleges League. The winners, Lomond Vale on the road, as they progress through Round 6 and will be excited about what’s next in their path. They are high up in the league also and will hope that confidence from this weekend can push on for top spot as the second half of the season rolls round. They were clinical in front of goal and they are going to take a lot of confidence from the game. Newlands will hope to bounce back to winning ways when league action returns. Olympique Energetik 3-8 Cambuslang United Fantastic away win for Cambuslang United as they put eight past the hosts Olympique Energetik. They will hope this fine form continues into league action when they return to it, in the Glasgow Colleges League. Fantastic doubles from Raymey Reid and Sean Carr, who lead the way for Cambuslang United. They were backed up by goals by Scott Chalmers, Ryan McKechnie, Daniel Harkin, Craig Millsopp, who all scored goals of their own. Man of the match was awarded to Craig Millsopp, for a fantastic display. Cambuslang United will be up for their next task, and ready to put together a string of wins as we push towards the business end of the season. A fantastic win for the visitors. Olympique Energetik will hope to bounce back to winning ways very soon as league action returns. They enjoyed a great 2017 and will be hoping to enjoy success in 2018 also. I managed to speak to a delighted Cambuslang United, and they have said, “A poor first half from Camby seen us go in 3-2 at the break, second half much better, conceded a penalty early on to make it 3-3 but scored two quick goals shortly after which put us in control. Happy with the result especially as we had a depleted squad and only 2 subs due to players having other commitments (the game was only scheduled for 6th late in December due to it being called off the last 2 available weeks in December)” River Nevis 0-3 Rosehill United A win for the division 2 club Rosehill United this weekend as they won 3-0 over River Nevis. They will hope that cup progression is a confidence boost that helps them throughout 2018, and going into next weekend’s league action. River Nevis of the Glasgow Colleges League division 3 will look to put the cup behind them and focus their full attention on what’s the come in the league going into 2018. Two excellent clubs, that are going to be ready for returning league action. Charity Match Royal Union 10-1 Rangers FFIT A charity match this weekend for Royal Union. The clubs observed a minutes silence for 66 souls who went to a football match and never returned home. A fantastic reason to honour and remember in a great game, played in brilliant spirits. Royal Union will be looking forward to a return to league action very soon, but hey have ran off the Christmas break in this charity match. Royal Union will be pleased to have scored 10 goals this weekend, and now hope that this gives them confidence going into next weekend’s league return. I managed to speak to Royal Union, and they said, “Happy to get the lads back out working. Sloppy in parts but that might have been a mixture of returning from a break and attitude towards playing a team made up mostly of lads just looking to keep fit. Lovely poignant moment pre-match as both sides fell silent for 66 souls who went to a football match never to return home and a nice afternoon at our sponsors The Union Bar post match. Bring on a return to the business end next week!” 

Friendly Match Lokomotiv Glasgow 3-2 Gryffe Excellent win in friendly action for Lokomotiv Glasgow as they won 3-2, a great achievement and something that they will take with great confidence into their league return. Friendly or not, a Win is a win, and they have ran off the Christmas cobwebs. 2017 was a cracking year for the club, and they are hoping that 2018 is going to emulate that. A fantastic start to proceedings as they beat a good side. Fantastic win for Lokomotiv Glasgow; my prediction is there is a lot more wins ahead of this fantastic side. I managed to get a quote from Lokomotiv Glasgow gaffer Ross Milne "Despite yesterday being just a friendly I was delighted with the attitude of my players. They pressed hard for the full 90 minutes against a very good Gryffe team and ultimately we could and should have scored a few more. There were definite signs of festive rust with both teams having bean out of action for over a month but I'm delighted to see the guys pick up again from where we left off in 2017. We resume league fixtures this coming weekend, so we'll training will be tough this week to ensure we're prepared to build on our bright start this season in the GCFA division 1." Ian