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| Taylor departs |
26/6/03
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By Allan
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| Ritchie Taylor has decided to leave Vale in search of first team place with Buckie Thistle. Unhappy at being understudy to Murray & McKenzie, Ritchie's transfer was completed this morning. |
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| Season Review |
23/6/03
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By Allan
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| Season Reviews can, and usually are, long lists of fixtures and results, highs and lows. This season Access Reporter Alan F.Masson has put the Championship Winning Season in to verse; we like it and hope you do too............. |
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| Squad Update |
13/6/03
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By Allan
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Vale manager Gregg Carrol has confirmed he will be talking with former striker Jamie Watt in the next few days. Watt top scorer prior to taking a year in Australia was top scorer and Players Player of the year prior to his antipodean journey.
Carrol has also confirmed he has broadened his search for a new assistant.
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| Away Kit Available |
6/6/03
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By Allan
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Insports, Banff have now in stock the pale blue away kits.
Selling prices :
Shirt & Shorts
Junior Sizes £20.50
Senior Sizes £22.50
Socks
Junior Sizes £ 3.99
Senior Sizes £ 4.50
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| The Man Behind The Team |
8/6/03
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By Allan
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As the seasons end is now well and tuly behind us, much of the praise. and rightly so has been heaped on Murray, MacKenzie, Dlugonski etc etc. But what about the man who's team this is? Gregg Carrol picked up the reigns as Manager on the 8th Dec 1999, since then the changes on the park started to match the off the field improvements. In an Interview with deveronvale.co.uk we spoke to the Man Behind The Team
After having no hesitation to saying yes to the job, he has admited "Having been in the job a couple of weeks I did think what have I let myself in for". In his first season season Gregg was in charge for 18 games.
Season 2000-01 saw Greggs first full season, and Vale captured their first piece of silverware since 1994-95, the Aberdeenshire Cup, and a Scottish Cup venture to Partick Thistle that Carrol describes as his most memorable match ..... everything about it and the crowd after it, are they not in the Premier League now !!!...he added
Vale finished 6th, and the Valley Crew could see the beginning of a change to the balance of power within the HFL.
2001-02 season was to be a nail biter for Vale fans, another Scottish Cup Run after Vale demolished Buckie Thistle 5-1 in the Qualifying Cup Final, and bad weather meant Vale were well behind in games, eight tiring games in April set up a title decider at Fraserburgh infront of 3,000 people Vale lost 2-1, and the title went to Charlie Duncans team.
Winning the Championship has always been a holy grail for followers of Deveronvale, well this season saw the Trophy make a reservation at Princess Royal Park. Astonishingly Vale lost only one league match all seaosn, and that the first game of the season, went unbeaten away from home, bagged the Aberdeenshire shield and lost out in two cup finals. Gregg Carrol's team played entertaining flowing football, the like Vale supporters have only dreamed about.
His managerial record is probably second to none in the HFL his stats make impressive reading
| WON | % | LOST | % | DRAWN | % | | League | 55 | 58 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | | Cup | 27 | 61 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 7 | | Total | 82 | 59 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
As usual Gregg's modesty shone through, he gave credit to his players for his impressive stat list "A managers record can only be decided by the players he has, and I think they have all been great over the last four years"
So what now for the Clubs most successfull Manager? "The future of the club is in good hands with the directors, the obvious ambition must be third division, but only as part as a promotion and relegation basis and with a tight control on the finance of the club."
As far as transfer talk, well, he's keeping his cards close to his chest.... for the moment. |
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| Cup Fixture Change |
4/6/03
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By Allan
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Deveronvale have confirmed that the Preliminary
Aberdeenshire Cup Tie against Aberdeen at Princess Royal Park has been moved to Thursday 31st July at 8p.m. |
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| Aberdeenshire Cup Final Rerun |
2/6/03
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By Allan
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Vale will have to play at Banff prior to the unfurling of the League Championship Flag, as lady luck has dealt a preliminary tie against last years winners and victors over Deveronvale, Aberdeen.
Tie is on Wednesday 30th July |
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| Dlugonski Scoops The Young Player Award |
31/5/03
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By Allan
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Bryan Dlugonski has been voted Sunday Post Young Player Of The Year.
Local lad, Dougal in his first season with Vale has had many outstanding performances at the back for Vale. Not only that his "Dougal Dashes" down the flanks have brought him a goal or two this season, as well as the goal of the round for his quality strike against Morton in the Scottish Cup.
A well deserved award. |
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| Highland Player of The Year Results |
30/5/03
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By Allan
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Although Vale were favourites to win some end of season awards, the results of the End of Season Awards held tonight were as follows:
Player of the Year:Shawn Scott (Lossiemouth)
Runner up Billy Ferres (Brora Rangers)
Manager of the Year: Martin Allan (Keith)
Deveronvale Clubman of the Year was Mike McKenzie |
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| Pre Season Fixtures announced..... |
29/5/03
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By Allan
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The club have announced pre-season friendly fixtures:
Saturday 12th July v. Golspie Sutherland (Charles Fraser Memorial Shield)Home(K.O. 3p.m.)
Sunday 13th July v. Elgin City away (K.O. 3p.m.)
Tuesday 15th July v. Ross County home (K.O. 7.30p.m.)
Thursday 17th July v. Greenock Morton home K.O. 7.30p.m. )
Saturday 26th July v. Turriff United away(K.O. 2:30pm. ) |
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