Rothes

Aye he had a very good day well he's having a very good season he's got 12 goals now from midfield but aye his hat trick em was the difference on Saturday but in fairness I thought it was a thoroughly comprehensive and pretty one-sided game really.

Keith were well worth their win and probably their only disappointment was that they didn't score more given some of the chances they created in the areas they got into but to be fair for all their pressure it looked like Rothes were maybe To be fair to them, they were hanging in, and it looked like they would maybe get to halftime at 0-0, but then a moment of magic from the aforementioned Heath Duncan with a free kick from the edge of the box right into the top corner, broke the deadlock, and then a rebound after he did a penalty save early in the second half, and then a pretty cool finish when he was through one-on-one for Liverpool.

3-0 and that sort of rounded off a very good day's work for Keith overall back-to-back wins in the league and I know Craig Ewan was quite happy with the clean sheet as well because maybe the feeling at Kynock Park is probably having a defended as well so far this season as they would have liked compared with how well they did defensively at times last season so clean sheet was welcome and other than one header from Matthew McConaughey right at the start of the second half Craig Reid was never tested and although we're obviously speaking about Keith Duncan there and he seems like he's going in sort of stature all the time and he's doing really well for them I do think there are some other performances for Keith and Saturday I thought Jordan Lynch especially playing at left back I thought he caught where he's sort of running power and his surges forward from left back he caused Rothes a lot of problems and they got a lot of joy down that side and there were others James Brownie in the middle of the park and you and Clark sort of knitting it all together up front I thought you know there's a lot of Keith players could be very happy with how they played and a good three points for them for Rothes I mean like they're certainly not you couldn't fault the effort of the Rothes players on Saturday but it's right in essence that after the game they were they lacked quality they lacked sort of composure and didn't really put Keith under enough pressure but injuries certainly aren't helping them because you like guys that are missing it's like Dylan Lawrence Thomas Brady, Cammy Lyle Zach McPhee Ali Morrison and taylor thane daniel fraser robbie lean like it's like if you put them in their squad i do think they're a bit of a different proposition and although they don't have a huge amount of experience in their squad a lot of them are probably they're more experienced players kind of like sir thomas brady's probably played 100 odd games at highland league level things like that so it's like it can guys that they can probably ill afford to be without and that's probably reflected in their sort of recent run that's 10 league defeats on the bounce now for them and i mean there were there was a one moment i think they felt went against him a wee bit they were appealing for just before keith's third goal they were outshot sean cameron there's a sort of coming together collision with him and scott barden in the box and they were appealing for a penalty and then it wasn't given by referee Mark Bolton and Keith went up to the other end and scored however I wasn't necessarily sure it was a penalty could have been given but what I would say is like I think the referee maybe wasn't going to give it because there was a pretty clear foul on James Brownie in the middle of the park in the build-up that he didn't give and I don't know if maybe he thought well play shouldn't have got that far so he just you know maybe looked the other way with it but the penalty shoot but it did lead to one well depending on the viewpoints maybe not a moment of hilarity but one moment of slight hilarity after that penalty claim had been turned around Ryan S and then his sort of fury ended up punching the dugout and causing a hole in the perspex in the back of the dugout so that probably summed up how his day went overall unfortunately wasn't the best day beating and then damage to the dugout as well so yeah I wonder if he'll be fined for it.

One of those depends on your perspective.

Former goalkeeper.

Jay Henderson not in the squad for Turriff as they played Fraserborough in the Highland League which had or sorry I should say the Brock did have Rodrigo Vito's in the sticks played the full 90 minutes in that one a 1-0 draw James Jarvie at Devon Vale no game for the Vale their game with Banks a D was postponed as the latter side were in Scottish Cup action Max Pocklington And Heath Duncan at Keith.

A 3-0 win for Keith at Rothes.

Heath Duncan notching a hat-trick there.

Three goals in an 18-minute spell that straddled the half-time break.

Turriff, Jay Henderson at Turriff, not in the squad for their home game against Wick in the Highland League.

James Jarvie kept his place in the starting XI for Devon Vale as they took on Rothes in the Highland League.

He played the full 90 minutes once again as Devon Vale won that one 3-0.

Max Pocklington and Heath Duncan both started, both played the full 90 minutes as Keith travelled to take on Dumbarton in the Scottish Cup, but Dumbarton won that one by one goal to nil.

DJC David John Chadwick says good morning all preparing to batten down the hatches at Blair Athol but irrespective of the rain enjoying the last of British summertime very much the calm before the storm is Mark listening to fungus growing or a chain link water pump

Morning, Mark and Anne from a very wet Rothes.

Nice to hear Anne is a multi-jacketed thermal wearing presenter.

That indeed I am.

aye aye aye aye aye aye aye So we'll see.

The other Highland League games at the weekend is United-Wick, Rothes Vale and Nairn Broch.

Nairn.

Aye.

Generally, the Broch playing at home, there's especially playing...

Although the wind was going the other way, which is a bit of a leveller, but especially playing down the slope, there's usually a bit of concerted pressure or a bit of an onslaught at some point in the closing stages if they're looking to try and push and win the game, but they're never really... was that and he just felt they didn't quite have the sort of energy maybe to go and make up big push and you know Broda even when they were committing players forward Broda still looked quite sort of decent on the break at times and moved it quite well at times so I'd say point was fair enough and neither you know neither could really have too many complaints with that I don't think and Broda clearly pleased about it in Verruri to be fair um won their game at Rolfes three three one double from Cole Donaldson and a um disputed Cole Anderson penalty but you know so that's moved them to seven points behind having played a game more than you know although Brodan are in a very strong position if you eat locos you know after losing last week that was a sort of satisfactory response and getting back to winning ways and pulling yourself a wee bit nearer again I mean the penalty like Rothes to be fair I think despite having limited options at the moment with players missing I think they are playing a bit of you know I do think there is Some decent enough signs there, but as Ryan Essin was saying, it's like good performances are okay, but you need to try and turn them into something.

So that's the next challenge for them.

The penalty, I think, was one that was a fair bit of debate about, but I think initially the feeling was it was... outside the box and it maybe wasn't that view was maybe supported by once it refereed Joanna Brady giving it cold on since it looked to play a short free kick but I think when I've watched it I think it's part of the challenge when Callum Duncan's on the line if it's on the line it's in the box it's not 100% conclusive but it looks that way to me the only thing I would say is I'm not necessarily convinced you know whether it was you know whether there was enough eye like it looked kind of shoulder to shoulder but I mean Joanna Brady was right there and she's given it so you move on but I know with Rothes maybe feeling at the moment that these maybe 50-50 calls when they're struggling seem to the suit feel like more more of them are maybe going against them than they're due and in terms of the other things at the top end of the table like for martin and third place for martin lost 2-1 to wick academy at harmsworth park which was disappointing for them and you know they passed up the chance to sort of move a bit bit closer to brora the end of their 11-match unbeaten run in the league which went back to the 5th of august And really, I think they were just disappointed that when they had their spells in the ascendancy and when they created good chances, they didn't take them.

Like they were 1-0 up through Rory McAllister, but they weren't able to add to that lead.

And Wic came back with Graham McNabb and then Ewan Kennedy scoring in the closing stages.

How the season started, I can't understand

various things,

Anyway, um, we've got a couple of guesses.

Denise, Phil, and Reggie say, "Morning from a very chilly Rothes.

Heating was on at 6:00 AM.

You wimps.

Boosted them, isn't

it? And then good, because they've beat Rothes as far as potentially...

Aye.

Them and Wick seem to be...

Them and Wick, so...

Well, you look at the bottom of the table.

Aye, Rothes, Wick and McGordon.

Keith.

It's a bad, it's a bad defeat for them, like.

Um, then if it was other in Brora to scrape past Rothes nine-nil.

Jesus, that is unbelievable for Highland League, isn't it?

Same league, ken.

... it's getting into Fort William territory now, innit?

Ah.

Rothes.

Aye.