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Good to see Ryan Docherty back in the thick of it after his bad accident.

Lanark 3 Ardeer 2 Well we got goals, the first coming inside the first minute but our clean sheet lasted only another 3 minutes before we threw away an equaliser. Shug Kerr converted a penalty on the stroke of half time after being fouled. He completed his hat trick around 70 minutes. He could easily have scored double that missing some excellent chances as did Chucky Watt. We could easily have scored double figures today. That said, we were penalised bizarrely for what the ref adjudged to be a pass back around the 6 yard book and they scored from the resultant stramash. The last few minutes were not particularly nervy as we were well on top. Ardeer definitely better than their league position suggests.

I am hoping there will be a few goals today although I am also looking for a 4th consecutive clean sheet. Our pies are good. Carluke v Forth looks the more attractive fixture to be fair and their pies ain't bad either. It will be breezy and cold up there today. Ball will be more out of play than in.

St Ants 0 Lanark 3 Ultimately a very well deserved victory after weathering some early pressure after the kick off. Hat trick for Shug Kerr, another penalty miss by Chalky Watt. Hit the woodwork twice and had a goal wrongly disallowed for offside. St Ant's keeper had some excellent saves. We are playing some nice stuff this season. Creating lots of chances and missing quite a few. 3 clean sheets in a row is a bonus! Pitch in great condition and the pie was excellent.

Sent you a list of the majority. There may be one or two others that were not stripped last weekend who may be involved this weekend. I think Chucky Watt is about to start a suspension. Looking forward to our trip over.

At his age he will want to play games methinks

Did he play yesterday? Will The Cat stay?

Always good to get 3 points in a local derby. We made hard work of our victory. Undoubtedly helped by our visitors ill discipline. Most of the Carluke team booked, first one after a few minutes play. Their management team were well pumped up from the outset which resulted in the manager being sent off midway through the first half. Two reds for 2nd yellows in quick succession around 75 mins. Carluke captain lost the plot after his sending off which I think resulted in him getting another due to his conduct. A 3rd red followed when a defender dived full length to push away a goal bound effort off the line. Chucky Watt scored the resultant penalty. A 3rd before the end by Shug Kerr made the scoreline more respectable than the first 75% of the game had been playing out. Good crowd yesterday.

Lanark 3 Carluke 0 Most of Carluke team booked, 3 sent off. Manager sent off midway through first half and I think Weir was shown a further red due to his conduct towards the ref.

Challenging work commitments, according to Albion Rovers. Their loss is our gain.

Delighted to learn that Gareth Hallford has re-signed for Lanark from Albion Rovers. Great signing by our management team/committee. We have also signed a left back - Craig Stark from the amateur ranks. Big strong lad and left footed, which helps!

Congratulations. Very well done!

Carluke will be kicking themselves, based upon the highlights.

No. I ignored the road closed at Glespin sign as I thought I had been told it didn't apply at the weekend plus my sat nav didn't show it!! I hate missing the first minute of a game, far less 25 and never leave before the end no matter how poorly we are playing

Annbank 0 Lanark 5 Comprehensive win for Lanark today. Could have scored quite a few more, including 2 that seemed to be over the line but were not given. This said, our keeper made some good saves today to thwart our enthusiastic opponents. Missed the first 25 minutes and first 2 goals due to traffic issues and not being familiar with the venue. Liked the setting.