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The new fixtures for season 2016-17 have been released.
Ronnie and Tony’s first competitive game in charge is a trip away to Barrhead to face Arthurlie in the Exsel Group Sectional league cup on Saturday 6th August 2016 with a 2pm Kick Off. The remaining matches are below (Kick Off 2pm unless stated)
Pollok (a) Weds 10th Aug 6:45pm
Benburb (h) Sat 13th Aug
Neilston (h) Sat 20th Aug
Then the McBookie West Region Central 2nd Division starts and the Ants are at home to Gartcairn for their first ever visit to McKenna Park on the 27th of August 2016, again with a 2pm kick off. The other 3 scheduled league matches are below
Newmains (a) 3rd Sept
Vale of Leven (a) 10th Sept
East Kilbride (h) 17th Sept
It’s a new era down McKenna Park way so come along and get behind Ronnie and Tony as they look to get their Ants managerial career off to a flier!!
The Ants will face Vale of Clyde away this Saturday (9th April 2016) with a 2pm Kick Off, then we are at home to Johnstone Burgh on Saturday 16th April with a 2pm kick off, with the midweek matches starting with an 18:45pm kick off at home to Renfrew on Wednesday the 20th of April.
Come along and get behind James McKenna and the boys as we continue our quest to climb the league table
Entry £5 Adults – £2.50 Conc/OAP
Season tickets are valid for the home games
CMON THE ANTS!!
The club are delighted to announce the signing of Ethiopian Internationalist Ramkel Lok Dong from Ethiopian side St. Georges in a £1000 deal. Ramkel, a right winger, has already represented his country at international level in a 3-1 defeat to Algeria back in November 2014. Ants manager James McKenna spoke exclusively to the Ants website “Ramkel is someone we have had on the radar for a while. I saw him whilst on holiday and was impressed with his overall skill. He is a big presence and it will take a lot for teams to keep his gas at a peep as we fight relegation”.
Ramkel himself is delighted with the move “I am coming to the Scotland to improve and I feel that a club like St Anthony’s is the ideal place to do this”. Already this news has filtered out through transfermrkt.co.uk who have already updated the players details.
Here’s hoping Ramkel can come in and play a big part in the fight against relegation, You would have to be a fool to bet against it!
Todays away game v St Rochs has been cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch at James McGrory Park. Next week sees us travel to near neighbours Renfrew in our first visit ti New Western Park
The festive spirit(s) visited the Ants clubhouse on Saturday night as the Committee had their annual Christmas Night In and we also held the Christmas Friends of the Ants draw. Club vice-president Bernard ‘Dixie’ Kilcullen won the £500 prize and there were £100 winners in Ross Docherty, Derek Rhodden, James McKenna Jr, Susan Cusack and Robert Simpson. The brilliant Gerry Lafferty, of Gerry Lafferty Photography who is the club official photographer, set up a selfie booth in the club house. Check out the gallery below to see the snaps.
Todays ETXH Energy Scottish Junior Cup 3rd round tie v Stonehaven is on after Glenury Park passed a pitch inspection.
A bus leaves The Ants at 9am for the journey north with a 1:45pm Kick Off
CMON THE ANTS
A pitch inspection has called for 7:30 am at Glenury Park for tomorrows ETHX Energy Scottish Junior Cup 3rd round tie v Stonehaven. Further updates will be available as soon as we know
Ants players Findlay McKenzie and Martin Fitzpatrick took part in this years Govan Loves Christmas Swich On event last night where Jade McGuire from XFactor turned on the lights. The club donated 4 season tickets for the raffle and we look forward to seeing the lucky winners at McKenna Park soon. The event saw School Choirs, a Govan Christmas market, Facepainting, balloon modelling and of course Santa’s Grotto all in action as well as a guest appearance by radio DJ Steve McKenna and a fireworks display!. Judging by the photo’s on social media the event was a success and as a club that are proud of our Govan roots we were delighted to be invited to take our part.
The club have been drawn to play Ayrshire District side Craigmark Burtonians in the West of Scotland Cup. No date has been arranged for the fixture just yet. The full draw is below.
Craigmark v St Anthonys
Gartcairn v Shettleston
Glenafton v Larkhall
Blantyre v Lugar
Kilbirnie v Newmains
Wishaw v Hurlford
Carluke v Rob Roy
Ardrossan v Irvine Vics
Kello v Kilsyth
Vale of Leven v Maybole
Shotts v Cambuslang
Yoker v Kilwinning
Glencairn v Clydebank
Troon v Largs
Royal Albert v Bellshill
St Rochs v Cumnock
Ashfield v Rossvale
Forth v Cumbernauld
Johnstone v Muirkirk
Port Glasgow v Renfrew
Dalry v Lanark
Dunipace v Darvel
Perthshire v Greenock
Saltcoats v East Kilbride
Whitletts v Ardeer
Arthurlie v Maryhill
Beith v Lesmahagow
Petershill v Auchinleck
Neilston v Benburb
Girvan v Thorniewood
Irvine Meadow v Pollok
Annbank v Vale of Clyde
