Category: Glasgow

The first club night of the New Year saw a rather disappointing turn-out of only seven players. Three games were played in Group A of the Glasgow Cup. Two victories for Tom Burns gave him a big step towards qualification. First up against Burns was John Halpin. Burns led 1-0 at half-time and thought he should have been two ahead but the referee chalked off a ‘goal’ for a free kick. But there was no fightback for Halpin as Burns added two second half goals to his tally.

 

 

Burns’ second victory was even more comfortable, a 5-0 win over Colin Berry. Burns’ remaining game against Willie Fleming will be crucial. A win for Fleming and a draw between Fleming and Colin Day could see Burns eliminated.

 

 

 

 

Colin Day kept on track for qualification although he found it difficult against Colin Berry. The only goal came in the second half after a period of sustained Day pressure.

 

 

 

 

Glasgow Cup

 

Group A

 

Halpin	0	3	Burns
Burns	5	0	Berry
Berry	0	1	Day

 

 

Only two league matches were played both involving Fraser McKenzie who continues to improve. He lost out 4-1 to dad, Ronnie with the scoreline rather flattering McKenzie senior. Fraser then played Dave Gladman who looked to be in control of the match at 2-0. Then McKenzie scored to make it a nervous last few minutes for Gladman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

League

 

McKenzie F	1	4	McKenzie R
Gladman	2	1	McKenzie F

 

 

Dave Gladman now moves into second place ahead of Barry Corr but Corr has several games in hand. Meanwhile Ronnie McKenzie moves up three places into fourth.

 

 

 

Play was displaced into the main bar area because of the bar staff’s Christmas party. The first games of this season’s Glasgow Cup were played and the four matches produced an astonishing 23 goals! Two games were played in each group. John Halpin and Colin Berry drew 4-4. Halpin had a golden chance to seal victory right at the end. Berry’s goalkeeper had given away possession but Halpin, with the goal gaping, could only hit the post. Tom Burns and Colin Day shared 6 goals equally. Twice Day went two goals ahead at 2-0 and 3-1 but Burns pulled it back to 3-2 just before half-time. The second half had just started and Burns was level. Day had lost out to Burns in their earlier league match again after having a two goal lead but this time neither player was able to find a winner, both perhaps being a little more cautious than in the first half.

 

 

 

 

 

In the other group Ronnie McKenzie played two matches. First up was Baver Bari. McKenzie scored first and led until three minutes from the end. Bari’s equaliser drew the attention of the whole bar as we saw and heard a fine demonstration of the Bari goal celebration. But it was McKenzie who then took advantage of Bari’s lack of concentration to score and take the three points. McKenzie was quick off the mark in his next match against Dave Gladman, scoring after 2 minutes. But Gladman equalised only a minute later and he went on to show some clinical finishing in a 5-1 victory.

 

 

 

Glasgow Cup

 

Group A

 

Burns	3	3	Day
Halpin	4	4	Berry

 

Group B

 

Bari	1	2	McKenzie R
Gladman	5	1	McKenzie R

 

 

In the league Tom Burns took an early lead against Dave Gladman who had given the ball away at the kick off. Gladman hit back straight from his second kick off but it was Burns who scored twice to take a 3-1 half-time lead. Gladman held possession for most of the second half but could not find a goal, allowing Burns to stretch his lead at the top of the table.

 

 

 

 

Fraser McKenzie continues his improvement and he collected his first points of the season by drawing with both Colin Berry and John Halpin. McKenzie found it tougher against Baver Bari although he was only a goal down at half-time. This was Bari’s fourth league win in succession and he moves further up the league.

 

 

 

 

 

 

League

 

Burns	3	1	Gladman
McKenzie F	2	2	Berry
Halpin	0	0	McKenzie F
McKenzie F	0	4	Bari

 

Finally, on behalf of GTSA, John Halpin wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The draw was made for the Glasgow Cup. There will be two sections of five players with the top two in each group progressing to the semi-finals. Dave Butler currently holds the trophy having defeated Tom Burns in last season’s final.

 

 

 

Group A		Group B
Tom Burns		Baver Bari
John Halpin		Ronnie McKenzie
Colin Berry		Dave Gladman
Colin Day		Dave Houston
Willie Fleming		Dave Butler

 

 

Barry Corr continued to climb the league and is now second behind Tom Burns. Winning only three of his four games in hand would see Corr move level with Burns. It was the McKenzie family’s turn to suffer at the hands of Corr. Fraser McKenzie was soundly beaten by Corr but the youngster was able to make it more frustrating for his opponent when he played Tom Burns. Baver Bari also moved up the table after recording his third consecutive win, this time beating Colin Berry. Colin Day looked to have the points secured against Ronnie McKenzie but a late defensive error allowed McKenzie to score and share the points.

 

Results

 

Corr	3	1	McKenzie R
McKenzie F	1	5	Fleming
Bari	2	1	Berry
McKenzie F	0	7	Corr
Burns	3	1	McKenzie F
McKenzir R	1	1	Day

 

 

 

 

 

Barry Corr has given notice that he is a real contender for the league title this season after recording two significant wins tonight. First he inflicted on Tom Burns a first defeat in the campaign. There was only one goal scored in the game. It is true that Burns had more opportunities to score but the fact is he failed to find the net whereas Corr did. Colin Day has had a mixed start to the season but it has looked recently that consistency was returning. So it seemed to be when Day took the lead against Barry Corr. Day then missed further chances to take a 2-goal lead which would surely have secured the points. It was Corr, however, who equalised before half-time and then went on to score a second-half winner after Day overshot a simple block flick. Was Corr fortunate to pick up 6 points? Probably, but it would be too much to say he didn’t deserve them.

 

 

Tom Burns did stretch his lead at the top of the table after beating Dave Houston 2-0, both goals coming in the first half. Houston’s plan of trying to frustrate Burns was quickly extinguished after he conceded straight from the kick off.

 

 

Houston did get another point on the board after a 1-1 draw against the improving John Halpin. Halpin led at half-time but was pulled level in the second period.

 

 

Baver Bari had only managed two points in the league up until two weeks ago. Now he has managed two wins in a row, this time scoring the only goal of the game against John Halpin.

 

 

 

Burns	0	1	Corr
Corr	2	1	Day
Houston	1	1	Halpin
Halpin	0	1	Bari
Houston	0	2	Burns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only 5 players attended and 4 matches were played. Baver Bari, now officially a GTSA player, recorded his first league victory of the season and it was at Dave Gladman’s expense. After a goal-less first half Gladman scored straight from the kick off. As Gladman pressed for a second goal to kill the game he left defensive gaps which Bari was able to exploit, first to equalise and then to score the winner. It was a jubilant Bari who greeted the final whistle. But in his next match Bari lost out by the odd goal in a 5-goal thriller against Ronnie McKenzie. Twice McKenzie went ahead only to be pegged back. But Bari couldn’t pull it back a third time and lost a game which could have gone either way.

 

 

In a round robin of matches McKenzie and Gladman also faced each other. In a game of two halves, Gladman raced to a 2-0 half-time lead. McKenzie had several opportunities after the break but only managed a breakthrough in the final minute. Earlier Colin Day had edged out Dave Houston by breaking the deadlock less than two minutes from the end. Day had dominated the match but good defensive work by Houston limited the Day chances. Houston was fielding a team which he had just bought from e-bay and a couple of his figures appeared not to be fully formed. Afterwards Day claimed that he had played with only 10 men. Surely with the amount of experience behind them Day, Houston or referee Gladman would have spotted this?

 

Day	1	0	Houston
Bari	2	1	Gladman
Gladman	2	1	McKenzie R
McKenzie R	3	2	Bari

 

 

Willie Fleming returned to action with a 2-0 win over Dave Houston. With an early goal Fleming was able to dictate play and, in the end, it was a comfortable win. It was a step up in Fleming’s next match when he played Tom Burns. Burns was never under real threat and was thus able to extend his lead at the top of the league. Once again it looks as if the league title will be fought out between Burns and Dave Butler, unfortunately absent tonight. Could Burns’ national and international commitment make the difference this season?

 

 

 

Dave Houston added to his points tally after a 0-0 draw with Dave Gladman. In a match littered with mistakes neither player could say that they deserved victory. Gladman could only manage a draw in his subsequent match with Colin Berry. Although Gladman had more chances to score he was never in control of the match. Indeed his goalkeeper had to produce a fine save in the dying moments to deny Berry all three points. It was also a night of two draws for Berry, his derby game with Ronnie McKenzie ending 1-1.

 

 

 

McKenzie finished the evening undefeated following a 2-0 victory over John Halpin and a goal-less draw against Colin Day.

 

Fleming	2	0	Houston
Houston	0	0	Gladman
McKenzie R	2	0	Halpin
Burns	2	0	Fleming
Berry	1	1	McKenzie R
Day	0	0	McKenzie R
Gladman	1	1	Berry

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was Dave Houston’s first night of the new season. Not starting until November…tut, tut! He kicked off with two victories and scorelines which have come to be associated with the club’s founder member…1-0 and…..1-0. Baver Bari and Colin Berry were the victims.

 

 

 

Colin Berry was to suffer defeat again at the hands of Colin Day who now hopes that his campaign is back on track. Day scored early but it was two quick goals in the second half which killed the game. Berry scored a consolation goal in the final minute.

 

 

 

Willie Fleming and Dave Gladman are, according to Barry Corr, the Jack and Victor of GTSA. And they can still produce a good game of Subbuteo. There is no truth in the rumour that referee Corr fell asleep as Fleming and Gladman played out a 0-0 draw. Each player had the better of one half but neither could find a way to the back of the net.

 

 

 

Barry Corr had earlier played Martin Phee. The match was poised at 0-0 at half time but three quick goals by Corr after the break led to Phee abandoning his goalkeeper and defence to allow Corr to score another 10 goals.

 

 

Corr	12	0	Phee
Gladman	0	0	Fleming
Houston	1	0	Bari
Houston	1	0	Berry
Berry	1	3	Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is it crisis time for Colin Day? Following last week’s two defeats to rivals Tom Burns and Dave Gladman, Day started the night with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Martin Phee but then went down to a 1-0 defeat to John Halpin. So far this season Day has lost 10 goals, an average of 1.6 goals per game. This doesn’t sound bad until it is compared to last season when Day lost only 12 goals in the whole league season, an average of less than 0.5 goals per game. His goals scored average is actually better than last year so it is clear where the problem lies. Colin Day has always been synonymous with sound defence. It’s early days yet, however, and he was certainly unlucky against Burns and Gladman.

 

 

It is looking as if 2014 will be the breakthrough year for John Halpin. He is now starting to compete well against the established players. As well as seeing off Colin Day, he was extremely unlucky against Dave Gladman. He conceded the only goal of the game with the very last flick of the ball. It was only in the last five minutes that Gladman began to dominate. Halpin had produced earlier chances and could have won the game. Halpin’s possession game has improved enormously and with that has come more confidence.

 

 

 

Two players looking to achieve more consistency are Baver Bari and Martin Phee. Both are capable of fine play but find it difficult to sustain it over the whole course of a match. They faced each other tonight with Phee pulling back a half-time deficit to draw 1-1. Bari had earlier scored two goals against Barry Corr but had conceded five. It was Corr’s first win of the season but of course it was only his second match. With Dave Butler absent, Tom Burns was able to stretch his lead at the top of the table to six points after defeating John Halpin.

 

 

 

 

 

Corr	5	2	Bari
Halpin	0	1	Gladman
Burns	4	0	Halpin
Day	3	0	Phee
Phee	1	1	Bari
Halpin	1	0	Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to a hockey committee meeting in the Snug, GTSA were displaced to the main bar area. Playing conditions were made intolerable due to increased sound levels after the influx of hockey players added to tennis, bowling and bridge players already present. Even the familiar shouts of Baver Bari were lost in the sea of noise created.

 

 

The difference between success and failure can be very small indeed and for Colin Day what could have been a very successful evening turned out to be anything but. He raced to a two goal lead against Tom Burns only to concede two goals a minute either side of half-time. The first was a penalty when a Burns’ shot hit Day’s hand inside the box. It was Burns who went on to score the winner in the second half. Then Day faced Dave Gladman and with the two players locked at 1-1 both had chances to go ahead but it was Gladman who scored after an error by Day in trying to force a throw.

 

 

 

Gladman completed a good night with a 1-0 victory over Martin Phee in a very closely contested match. Phee also competed well against Tom Burns with Burns leading 1-0 at half time. As Phee pushed men forward, however, Burns was able to exploit the space created and run out 5-1 winner. This keeps Burns top of the league, 3 points clear of Butler who has a game in hand.

 

 

 

Meanwhile Dave Butler kept pace with Tom Burns with 2 wins of his own. But he had to work hard for both with a 1-0 win over Willie Fleming and a 2-0 win over Baver Bari. Fleming claimed a penalty kick near the end but the referee saw nothing untoward. Fleming and Bari had previously played each other but neither could manage a goal.

 

 

 

 

Gladman	1	0	Phee
Fleming	0	0	Bari
Bari	0	2	Butler
Day	2	3	Burns
Fleming	0	1	Butler
Day	1	2	Gladman
Phee	1	5	Burns

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a busy night at GTSA with 11 players attending and 10 league matches played. Tom Burns leads the league after two league wins this evening to add to his previous 4 points.

 

 

Dave Butler stays in second place 3 points behind but with a game in hand. Colin Day was holding Butler at 1-1 at half-time but the league champion ran out 3-1 winner. Barry Corr played his first game and drew 2-2 with John Halpin in a match which Corr really should have won. Halpin remains undefeated after 4 games following a 1-1 draw with Colin Berry.

 

 

 

 

 

Willie Fleming opened his account with 2 victories which took him straight to third place. His wins were narrow, however, his victims being Martin Phee and Ronnie McKenzie.

 

 

 

Fraser McKenzie had a tough baptism but showed that he could compete well in matches against Martin Phee, Dave Gladman and father Ronnie. Ronnie too had a difficult start losing by a single goal to both Tom Burns and Willie Fleming.

 

 

 

 

Corr	2	2	Halpin
Fleming	2	0	Phee`
R McKenzie	1	2	Burns
Butler	3	1	Day
Gladman	2	1	F McKenzie
Fleming	1	0	R McKenzie
Phee	1	0	F McKenzie
Halpin	1	1	Berry
Berry	0	3	Burns
R McKenzie	2	0	F McKenzie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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