Post by Brian Mackay on May 1, 2005 10:23:42 GMT
Scotland Semi Professional Squad Announced 1-May-2005
Fourteen out of the eighteen players chosen to represent Scotland in this season's Four Nations tournament come form the Highland Football League with no fewer than nine new caps in the squad.
The good news is that Wick's Martin Gunn, Buckie's John Coutts and Kevin Souter, Cove's Martin Johnston, Vale's Robbie Brown, Keith's Kris Niddrie, Locos' Neil McLean, Clach's Ally Ridgers and Broch's Neil Main will all make their first appearance in the tournament.
However there were a number of shocks with Bryan Dlugonski, Ian Murray, Andy Shearer and Gary McGowan all dropping out of the squad from last year and that has been mirrored in the East with a few eyebrows being raised at the omission of John McGowan, Phil Hobbins and arguably the East's man of the match in the trial game Donal Henretty.
The Scotland Semi Professional squad as chosen by Jim Fleeting reads:
Scott Anderson Huntly
Robbie Brown Deveronvale
John Coutts Buckie Thistle
Dan Gerrard Edinburgh University
Martin Gunn Wick Academy
Martin Johnston Cove Rangers
Ryan McGurk Whitehill Welfare
Neil Main Fraserburgh
Derek Milne Fraserburgh
Kris Niddrie Keith
Stuart McKay Inverurie Loco Works
Neil McLean Inverurie Loco Works
Gary McMenamin Annan Athletic
Ally Ridgers Clachnacuddin
Kevin Souter Buckie Thistle
Barrie Stephen Deveronvale
Michael Stephen Fraserburgh
Ian Thomson Spartans
The full schedule for the tournament is as follows.
Tuesday 24th May
Scotland v Wales at St Colman's Park, 7:45pm
Republic of Ireland v England at Turners Cross, Cork, 7:45pm
Thursday 26th May
Republic of Ireland v Scotland at St Colman's Park, 7:30pm
England v Wales at Mard**e, University of Cork, 7:30pm
Saturday 28th May
Republic of Ireland v Wales at Turners Cross, Cork, 3pm
Scotland v England at Midleton FC, 3pm
Fourteen out of the eighteen players chosen to represent Scotland in this season's Four Nations tournament come form the Highland Football League with no fewer than nine new caps in the squad.
The good news is that Wick's Martin Gunn, Buckie's John Coutts and Kevin Souter, Cove's Martin Johnston, Vale's Robbie Brown, Keith's Kris Niddrie, Locos' Neil McLean, Clach's Ally Ridgers and Broch's Neil Main will all make their first appearance in the tournament.
However there were a number of shocks with Bryan Dlugonski, Ian Murray, Andy Shearer and Gary McGowan all dropping out of the squad from last year and that has been mirrored in the East with a few eyebrows being raised at the omission of John McGowan, Phil Hobbins and arguably the East's man of the match in the trial game Donal Henretty.
The Scotland Semi Professional squad as chosen by Jim Fleeting reads:
Scott Anderson Huntly
Robbie Brown Deveronvale
John Coutts Buckie Thistle
Dan Gerrard Edinburgh University
Martin Gunn Wick Academy
Martin Johnston Cove Rangers
Ryan McGurk Whitehill Welfare
Neil Main Fraserburgh
Derek Milne Fraserburgh
Kris Niddrie Keith
Stuart McKay Inverurie Loco Works
Neil McLean Inverurie Loco Works
Gary McMenamin Annan Athletic
Ally Ridgers Clachnacuddin
Kevin Souter Buckie Thistle
Barrie Stephen Deveronvale
Michael Stephen Fraserburgh
Ian Thomson Spartans
The full schedule for the tournament is as follows.
Tuesday 24th May
Scotland v Wales at St Colman's Park, 7:45pm
Republic of Ireland v England at Turners Cross, Cork, 7:45pm
Thursday 26th May
Republic of Ireland v Scotland at St Colman's Park, 7:30pm
England v Wales at Mard**e, University of Cork, 7:30pm
Saturday 28th May
Republic of Ireland v Wales at Turners Cross, Cork, 3pm
Scotland v England at Midleton FC, 3pm