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McGuffie goal rounds off long week
A BACK post tap in by Ryan McGuffie gave the Ton a narrow victory over their local rivals last night.
Published: Saturday, 19th July, 2008 12:30
ALLAN JENKINS will be the third Morton player on the operating table in as many weeks this Friday as he prepares for a minor procedure on a muscle tear. He said: “I tore an adductor muscle when we came back to training last week. I might miss one or two games, but we’ll just have to see how it goes."
Published: Tuesday, 1st July, 2008 12:00
Port bid to go out on a cup high
PORT Glasgow will tonight aim to end their season on a high by making it through to Saturday’s Cup-Winners Cup final. But formidable opposition stands in the Port’s way in the shape of Cumnock — one of the best-known names in junior football. The Ayrshire men come to Ravenscraig having just lost out to Bathgate Thistle in the Scottish Cup final, and qualified for the Cup-Winners Cup by virtue of a 5-0 thumping of Kilwinning Rangers in the Ayrshire Cup final.
Published: Tuesday, 10th June, 2008 12:25
MORTON’S pre-season schedule has been released by the club, with seven fixtures lined up to be played in July. Davie Irons’ men begin their preparation with a trip to Castle Douglas to play South of Scotland League outfit Threave Rovers on Monday 7 July, then on Saturday 12 July Ayr United come to town.
Published: Tuesday, 10th June, 2008 12:30
INVERCLYDE football starlet Nicky Low is making his way towards top-flight football, having just signed professional forms with SPL club Aberdeen.
Published: Saturday, 31st May, 2008 11:00
FORGET the FA Cup Final. Forget the SPL championship race. On Saturday, all the premier footballing action was at Cappielow (apologies to Port Glasgow) for the Morton Fans’ Game in association with the Greenock Morton Supporters Trust.
Published: Monday, 19th May, 2008 12:00
TURNED out in the pristine all-white of Real Madrid, youngster Sean Paterson produced a display worthy of gracing the Spanish side’s Bernabeu stadium.
Published: Thursday, 15th May, 2008 12:00
Port youngsters are cock-a-hoop
PORT Glasgow Juniors Under-8s did superbly to win one of Scotland’s biggest football tournaments at Haven, Craig Tara, in Ayr.
Published: Saturday, 3rd May, 2008 11:00
Ton fan is on guard for the Scots
GOALKEEPING hopeful Ryan McWilliams is fresh off the ferry from Northern Ireland, where he was between the sticks for the Scottish Youth Football Association under-19 team.
Published: Wednesday, 16th April, 2008 12:00
Best Morton bet may be the draw
THREE consecutive draws against the sides now directly above them mean Morton are once again languishing in that crucial ninth spot, albeit on goal difference, with just five matches to play.
Published: Saturday, 29th March, 2008 11:00
FAIRY-TALE ends, is typical of what is being written about Gretna entering administration upon the withdrawal of funding by seriously ill philanthropist Brooks Mileson — and it is nonsense.
Published: Thursday, 13th March, 2008 12:00
Weather and errors dominate key clash
WHERE’S that snarling DCI Burke from Taggart? There’s been a murder. The victim? Football. The perpetrator? Mother Nature. Yes, what was supposed to be a thrilling key relegation six-pointer at Broadwood last night turned instead into a turgid battle against the elements.
Published: Wednesday, 12th March, 2008 12:00
