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6th August 2010 - Ellon Thistle 1 Formartine Utd U19s 4

Thistle tasted defeat for the first time this pre-season when Formartine Utd Under 19's visited The Meadows. The United keeper was barely tested but did have to pick out a powerful Andy McLean header from a Bruce Alexander cross. Defensive blunders at the other end proved costly and the Under 19's ran out comfortable winners.

4th August 2010 - Westdyke 2 Ellon Thistle 2

Ellon faced Premier Division opposition on Tuesday night and came away with a 2-2 draw.

3rd August 2010 - Opening Fixture

Thistle will begin the new season at Inverdee against FC Geldie this weekend with a depleted squad as Bruce Alexander and Michael Wild are both suspended, Ryan Birnie and Steven Beaton have long term injuries and Martyn Duncan is unavailable due to work commitments. The unavailability of the Thistle veterans will allow the new recruits to stake a claim for a regular starting slot.

2nd August 2010 - Ellon Thistle 3 Ellon Meadows U19s 0

Thistle continued their preparations for the new season with a friendly against Ellon Meadows Under 19's. Goals from Martyn Duncan, Mark Cockburn and Simon 'Koeman' Cruickshanks sealed a comfortable win.

31st July 2010 - Ellon Thistle 3 Glentanar Reflex 2

Ellon Thistle hosted Glentanar on Saturday in the first of a series of pre-season friendlies. The Jags fielded a youthful side and deservedly came out on top after some comical goals at either end. Ron Weasley in the Glentanar goal unsuccessfully attempted to block a waist high Michael Wild effort with his feet before Thistle's second half goalkeeper Richie Milne saw a free-kick from inside the Glentanar half bounce over his head in the closing stages. In a new development, Ryan Birnie collected the match statistics for The Birnie Index. Full details will follow.....

19th July 2010 - New Management

After lengthy discussions on Saturday, Craig Sutherland has agreed to take on the managers role at Thistle replacing Kevin Kennedy who stepped down last month. It will be Sutherland's second stint in charge at Thistle and his first challenge will be to recruit a number of new faces to bolster a threadbare squad.

18th July 2010 - Season 2009/10 Updates

A full update of last seasons results, players stats and team performance has been completed.

17th July 2010 - Pre-Season Training & Management Latest

Turnout for each of the five pre-season training sessions has been poor but newcomers David Watson, Ben Drummond and Gary Shand have proved welcome additions to the squad. Still with no manager in place, Gary Robertson has managed to step into the coaching role and put the lads through their paces with a variety of drills. Developments have been made regarding the management team and an announcement is anticipated in the very near future.

16th July 2010 - This Seasons League Opposition

Thistle's opponents for the forthcoming season in Division One North have been confirmed:

Banchory
Bervie Caledonian
Ellon Thistle
FC Geldie
Great Western United
Hazlehead United
Insch
Lads Club Amateurs
Mearns United
MS United
Nicolls Amateurs
Rattrays XI
Stonehaven Athletic
West End

2nd July 2010 - Team Meeting

With the new season fast approaching, no manager in place and a playing squad of 9, Ryan Birnie & Bruce Alexander called a team meeting at the Bridge Bar on Thursday night to discuss the obvious issues. A shortlist of management candidates was drawn up while a more substantial list of possible players was compiled. It was agreed that pre-season training would begin on Monday 5th July at 6.45pm at the Gordon Park. Any interested players are more than welcome to come along. Other important issues regarding kit, training gear, sponsorship and fund raising were also discussed.

30th June 2010 - Manager & Players Required

The search has begun to replace manager Kevin Kennedy and the uncertainty surrounding the management position has made it difficult to recruit new players. The Jags completed the 2009/10 season with just 14 players and only a handful have re-signed for the coming season.