newcastle broon Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 3 hours ago, RedLichty said: An exciting signing. Hopefully a few more to follow, we start back in a couple of weeks and it would be good to get the boys bedded in before it all kicks off properly. I know pnb has a right to anonymity but thought you were connected to Dunbar as you started the Dunbar thread ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passthebaw Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 (edited) A raft of new signings for the Burgh as the team look forward to season 2022/2023. #montheburgh Edited June 26, 2022 by Passthebaw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tin man Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Preston Athletic v Musselburgh Athletic tomorrow 2 30 ko adults £5 Concessions £3 under 12s free with accompanying adult 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passthebaw Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, the tin man said: Preston Athletic v Musselburgh Athletic tomorrow 2 30 ko adults £5 Concessions £3 under 12s free with accompanying adult Decent workout for both teams with Musselburgh always in control I felt. If they'd taken their chances they could have won more comfortably. But Preston kept going and finished stronger after what looked like 2 different 11s each half. Musselburgh standouts for me were Cairns & Smith who only played the first 45. Great goal from Jones 2nd half too. Edited July 2, 2022 by Passthebaw 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tin man Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Decent workout for both teams with Musselburgh always in control I felt. If they'd taken their chances they could have won more comfortably. But Preston kept going and finished stronger after what looked like 2 different 11s each half. Musselburgh standouts for me were Cairns & Smith who only played the first 45. Great goal from Jones 2nd half too. Fair assessment Musselburgh played some nice stuff. Preston played some good football for there goals. Fantastic crowd in 182. Musselburgh young singers Fantastic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passthebaw Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 12 hours ago, the tin man said: 19 hours ago, Passthebaw said: Decent workout for both teams with Musselburgh always in control I felt. If they'd taken their chances they could have won more comfortably. But Preston kept going and finished stronger after what looked like 2 different 11s each half. Musselburgh standouts for me were Cairns & Smith who only played the first 45. Great goal from Jones 2nd half too. Fair assessment Musselburgh played some nice stuff. Preston played some good football for there goals. Fantastic crowd in 182. Musselburgh young singers Fantastic Agreed on the young team, although I'll need to choose my viewing point at Ob carefully in the new season! Agreed on crowd too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Spartans tomorrow at Olivebank, think I'll head long and take in my first game of the season. Are the fixtures announced yet for the East of Scotland Prem? Can't seem to find them on line so assume not... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passthebaw Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, Pete83 said: Spartans tomorrow at Olivebank, think I'll head long and take in my first game of the season. Are the fixtures announced yet for the East of Scotland Prem? Can't seem to find them on line so assume not... Bonnyrigg Tuesday @ Olivebank. Should be a decent crowd. Fixtures announced tonight/tomorrow I think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Passthebaw said: Bonnyrigg Tuesday @ Olivebank. Should be a decent crowd. Fixtures announced tonight/tomorrow I think. I'm getting my weeks mixed up, it's Spartans the following week isn't it? I'd imagine the crowd tomorrow will be quite good given Bonnyrigg's promotion and general buzz they've got going into the new season. I'll look out for the fixtures - thanks for the heads up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passthebaw Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) On 04/07/2022 at 13:45, Pete83 said: I'm getting my weeks mixed up, it's Spartans the following week isn't it? I'd imagine the crowd tomorrow will be quite good given Bonnyrigg's promotion and general buzz they've got going into the new season. I'll look out for the fixtures - thanks for the heads up. Mussy team versus Bonnyrigg tonight Edited July 5, 2022 by Passthebaw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Really good game tonight. Was impressed with mussys new keeper. Very unlucky not to go 2-0 up. That was the tightest and dubious offside call I've ever seen in a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, philpy said: Really good game tonight. Was impressed with mussys new keeper. Very unlucky not to go 2-0 up. That was the tightest and dubious offside call I've ever seen in a while. I couldn’t really call it as was right behind the goal but Murrell didn’t seem that far in front of the cross if at all. Musselburgh played well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 18 minutes ago, Crow said: I couldn’t really call it as was right behind the goal but Murrell didn’t seem that far in front of the cross if at all. Musselburgh played well. Christ I probably walked past you. Wouldn't have missed me, i had a bright orange cap on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 14 hours ago, philpy said: Christ I probably walked past you. Wouldn't have missed me, i had a bright orange cap on Lol you must have philpy. Heard someone say h/c of 414 great crowd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passthebaw Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Good workout for both teams in the lead up to big seasons. Defensively all 3 goals could've been avoided. From Mussy's point of view, great leap from new signing Taylor at the back post. Onwards & upwards! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Passthebaw Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) https://www.facebook.com/groups/302840279857540/permalink/2485437911597755/ If you can't access the link here's what was said by Derek Hall, a regular visitor to EOSL grounds offering comprehensive match reports Musselburgh Athletic 3-3 Newtongrange Star The hottest night of the year saw an interesting friendly at Olivebank between Musselburgh Athletic and Newtongrange Star with the only guarantee being everyone’s fitness was going to be well tested. In the first minute, Tyler Bolochoweckyj was released down the left flank and his cut back saw Dean Ballantyne bring an excellent save out of Burgh keeper Ross McRae low down to his left to concede the corner which Ballantyne then flicked over the top from Ryan Turner’s set piece. Declan O’Kane fired over for Burgh after a corner had been cleared and then Matty Knox required some treatment before being able to continue for the home side. He was soon back in action and on seven minutes, he sent a 25 yarder over the Star crossbar. They came closer a minute later when Jordan Smith got down the right and found Burgh skipper Mathu King who laid the ball off to Conor Thomson and his placed effort from 16 yards was deflected behind. Thomson took the corner himself and Star keeper Liam McCathie punched clear under pressure and King was there to crack in another drive which was also blocked behind and when this set piece was delivered, Gordon Harris volleyed three yards wide. Knox fired another 18 yard low drive a yard past the base of the Star post with keeper McCathie definitely interested and at this stage, the home side were in the ascendancy, and another O’Kane effort saw Turner take the pace off it, allowing McCathie to dive low to his left to grab the ball. Harris then sent a long hanging cross to the back post and Liam Reid did well to turn the ball back into the Star box but nobody had gambled on the cut back and the ball was cleared. Burgh continued to press and a King cross was cleared out to Harris whose 22 yard angled half volley was once again deflected behind and didn’t miss by much. Knox took the corner and Harris was there again, this time with a header, but Brad Haines made the intervention for the visitors. With 25 minutes gone, another King cross saw Reid head over the top from around nine yards before Burgh went close again after a short corner routine which saw Knox fire in another angled drive and Star keeper McCathie was a spectator as the ball flashed through the goal area and just wide. However with 28 minutes gone, the home side made what was a deserved breakthrough when O’Kane fed the ball wide left and Knox’s pinpoint cross picked out Smith, who cushioned his volley home from close range to put Burgh one up. However, Star should have been level on the half hour after winning a corner as Liam McIntosh swung over an excellent back post cross and Scott Hay arrived at pace to send in an unchallenged seven yard header which somehow slipped past the far post, much to the relief of a static home defence. At the other end, a quickly taken midfield free kick by O’Kane caught the Star defence napping and Thomson stepped inside his man to send a rising 18 yard drive just over. Jackson Barker then tried to find King but excellent covering by Peden averted the danger for the visitors and Turners header from the Knox corner was glanced behind. Another 25 yard drive from Knox sailed over after he had been fed in by Matthew O’Connor, but Star then had a great chance to equalise after 36 minutes when Peden clipped the ball to the edge of the Burgh box and as Ballantyne tried to control the ball, Harris intercepted and knocked the ball back to his keeper McRae who was immediately penalised by referee Lewis Hogarth for handling the pass back. A wall of Burgh defenders lined up on the goal line and it probably wasn’t a surprise to see Ballantyne’s low 13 yard drive from McIntosh’s touch deflected wide. Knox sent another angled 14 yard drive wide for the home side after 41 minutes when he had options to pick out inside and a minute later, Star raced to the other end and won themselves a spot kick when a ball into the box saw Ballantyne impeded but the ball ran on to McIntosh who was then also brought down and referee Hogarth, who was no more than 6 yards from play, pointed to the spot, with little or no protest from anyone in the Burgh camp. Ballantyne sent the ball low and right and despite keeper McRae getting a big hand on the ball, he could only push it up into the roof of the net. So all square at the break and after the majority of both possession and chances, Burgh would probably be wondering how exactly that had come about, but Star had shown the resilience to weather the storm and when their chance presented itself, they took it, and this game was now nicely balanced. The usual raft of half time personnel changes took place and amongst them, McRae was replaced between the sticks by Diego Sanchez for the home side. Within 30 seconds of the restart, Russell Cairns did well to escape the attentions of a couple of opponents and drove strongly forward to fire in a low 18 yard drive which McCathie did superbly to turn behind. The visiting keeper was involved again minutes later as a nice passing move saw Cairns set up Smith who side stepped his man to fire in a low left foot drive which McCathie brilliantly tipped round the post. However when the corner from Thomson came over, Reid rose unchallenged to power his header home from six yards and Burgh were back in front after 50 minutes. Hay was then warned by referee Hogarth for bringing down the lively Cairns some 27 yards out but Thomson sent the free kick well over the Newtongrange crossbar. However ten minutes into the second period, Star equalised with a great team goal as a sweeping move begun by Bolochoweckyj and then David Malloy gave Logan Imrie the chance to deliver a brilliant early cross into the Burgh box and found McIntosh arriving at the far post to stroke home a superb equaliser for the second time on the night. Three minutes later, the visitors could have been ahead when Harris was well short with a back pass and Bolochoweckyj was onto the ball but keeper Sanchez stayed big and made the block on the angle to bail his full back out of trouble. Burgh responded as Thomson and Smith exchanged passes on the edge of the Star box but Thomson’s shot was blocked. McCathie then got right behind a 25 yard drive from Burgh’s Andy Jones and at the other end, McIntosh sent a lob from the edge of the Burgh box over the top. On 68 minutes, Star keeper McCathie brought off a fantastic save high up in the top corner from a 20 yard curling effort from Harris and as Jones tried to head home the loose ball, the whistle went for offside. Burgh were pressing again and Jones moved into the Star box before finding O’Kane who fed Fiddler but he sat back and his 30 yard drive was well over. After 74 minutes, Ballantyne made a nuisance of himself on the edge of the Burgh box and worked hard to get the ball to Ally Elliot who then played the return pass to Ballantyne and his 10 yard drive was again well blocked by Sanchez. With 15 minutes to go, a midfield collision between Star’s Ryan Porteous and Jack Gillan saw referee Hogarth quickly halt the game but fortunately both players were able to resume without treatment. With eleven minutes remaining, Burgh took the lead for the third time as Thomson and Smith combined twice on the edge of the Star box and after the ball broke back to Smith, he managed to force a right foot drive from 17 yards past McCathie who got hands to the ball but couldn’t prevent the shot along the ground from going in. Young keeper Tom Angus then came on for McCathie for a final ten minute run out. Ballantyne found Imrie for the visitors and when he picked out Elliot, Sanchez was right behind his 12 yard drive to turn it behind. The corner kick was touched on by Ballantyne and when it was knocked down by Hainey, Hay turned the ball up and over the Burgh crossbar from no more than eight yards. However, five minutes from time a Ballantyne flick saw Elliot pulled down in a central position just outside the Burgh penalty area. The Musselburgh wall was pulled back into position by the referee and had the best view in the house as Ballantyne stepped up to fire a 19 yard right foot drive along the ground and just inside the base of the keepers right hand post to get the Midlothian side back on level terms for a third time. Max Dowling curled an effort from just outside the Burgh box over the bar and at the other end, a fairly speculative O’Kane volley didn’t trouble the Star defence. In the end it was honours even after a really enjoyable second half in particular and both teams would take plenty out of a very decent contest, not least some fitness into the legs of both squads on a night where everyone was tested in the heat of sub tropical East Lothian by the sea. Fair analysis imho Edited July 21, 2022 by Passthebaw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passthebaw Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 Saved my Saturday! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Faceman Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Looking for the referee from your games v... Jeanfield (a) Camelon (h) The 2nd last and last league games of the 2021/22 season. Anyone help? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passthebaw Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) Musselburgh 2-4 Crossgates A very disappointing performance from the new look Musselburgh. A goal up after 2 minutes, you'd have expected Musselburgh to settle into the game, however it was Crossgates who took control of large parts of the 1st half and into the 2nd. Most fans were perplexed by the back 4! A centre half playing right back, our new signing, Grinchy, playing left back, and a left back playing centre half! Add to that an ineffective midfield and lightweight forwardline enabled us to achieve what we deserved - nothing! 2 away games now come up, both against title aspiring teams - maybe what's needed! Roll up the sleeves and show some passion! #montheburgh Edited July 31, 2022 by Passthebaw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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