Cambuslang Rangers Match Preview – Troon Football Club

It’s matchday 7 for us in the WOSFL Premier Division, and we return to home comforts to welcome WOSFL Conference B Champions Cambuslang Rangers to Portland Park.

⚽️ Troon F.C. versus Cambuslang Rangers ⚽️
Saturday 8^th October 2022
PDM Buildbase WOSFL Premier Division
Portland Park, Troon
Kick-off 2pm

Jimmy Kirkwood’s men have made a quietly confident start to the season, although recent defeats against Hurlford & Darvel are the only blots on an otherwise perfect copybook.

Cambuslang came into the season full of optimism, but a difficult run of opening fixtures have garnered just one league win in six matches so far, an impressive 3-0 reverse at fellow promoted side Arthurlie. Their 4-0 romp over Lowland League Gretna in the South Challenge Cup tells us exactly what we have to beware of though.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s match…

Dale Moore misses out, as he serves a one-match ban after being sent-off last Saturday at Darvel.

We have no new injury concerns this week, other than the usual knocks & niggles, after Logan Smith & Tommy Maitland both returned to the starting line-up in recent weeks and suffered no ill-effects.

That was a frustrating Saturday we had up at Darvel last week, but for a few decisions I felt we could have seen a better outcome. Even Mick Kennedy said it wasn’t a 5-0 game, but that was the risk that we took in our approach to the game. The decision to award the offside when it came from a goal kick is incredible to me, and that free-kick leads directly to their opening goal. It’s fine margins like that, and that’s where you need the rub of the green.
This week will be very hard, I’ve faced Paul’s teams a number of times over the years and it’s always incredibly tough, he always has them well drilled & fired up. We can get the three points, but we’ll have to earn them, that’s for sure.
Jimmy Kirkwood (Manager)

⚽️️ DAVID COX ⚽️

The 33 year old joined up at Somervell Park in the summer, after finishing last season as Brechin City’s top scorer with 18 goals in 32 games.

Equally comfortable through the middle or coming from the flanks, “Coxy” has a great pedigree in Scottish football after spells with Albion Rovers, Airdrieonians and Cowdenbeath, amongst others.

⚽️️ SCOTT FAULDS ⚽️

The 34 year old former Shotts Bon Accord centre-back is a popular figure at Somervell Park, and is a colossus in defence for the Camby.

Strong in the tackle & dominant in the air, Scott is a threat in both boxes for Billy Campbell & Paul McColl’s side.

Troon F.C.

LOST	v	Darvel	(A)	5-0	Saturday 1^st October	WOSFL Premier Division
WIN	v	Irvine Victoria	(H)	3-1	Saturday 24^th September	Friendly
WIN	v	Glenafton Athletic	(A)	0-1	Saturday 17^th September	WOSFL Premier Division
LOST	v	Hurlford United	(A)	2-0	Saturday 3^rd September	WOSFL Premier Division
WIN	v	Ardrossan Winton Rovers	(H)	4-1	Saturday 27^th August	Scottish Junior Cup

Cambuslang Rangers

LOST	v	Kilwinning Rangers	(A)	2-0	Friday 23^rd September	WOSFL Premier Division
WIN	v	Arthurlie	(A)	0-3	Saturday 17^th September	WOSFL Premier Division
LOST	v	Clydebank	(H)	0-3	Saturday 3^rd September	WOSFL Premier Division
LOST	v	Dundee East Craigie	(A)	2-1	Saturday 27^th August	Scottish Junior Cup
WIN	v	Gretna 2008	(A)	0-4	Saturday 20^th August	South Challenge Cup

If you can’t make it along to the game , you can keep up to date with all the latest info via the club’s social media channels:

Live updates from the official Troon F.C. Twitter feed: @Troon_FC

Team news pre-match
Goal alerts
News flashes
Real time alerts

Match news via the official Troon F.C. Facebook page

Team news pre-match
Half-time score & update
Full time results

Cambuslang Rangers were the winners of Conference B last season, comfortably finishing top of the 15 team conference ahead of St Cadoc’s, Gartcairn & Renfrew in what was arguably the toughest group of last season’s sections.

Troon started poorly in 2021-22 against some strong teams, but a mid-season surge saw them sitting comfortably in the 8th & 9th for the vast majority of the season before securing their place in the Premier Division for the 2022-23 season.

📆 PDM BUILDBASE WOSFL PREMIER FIXTURES – SATURDAY 8^th OCTOBER 2022 📆

(before Saturday’s matches)

Referee: Paul Timmons
Assistant Referee One: Lewis Sinclair
Assistant Referee Two: James Moore

Referee Observer: To be appointed

For travelling supporters, have a look at our “How to get to Portland Park” page for directions and helpful tips.

Tickets are available at the turnstiles at Portland Park:

Adult:	£8.00
Concession:	£4.00
Under-16:	FREE

Season Tickets are valid for this game.

A detailed match report will be posted in the match centre after the game, with the team line-ups, scorers & bookings on the specific match page for the fixture.

To visit the match centre, CLICK HERE.

The social club at Portland Park will be open from 12pm ahead of the 2pm kick-off, and supporters of both clubs are very welcome.

📺 Come early & stay late – enjoy the football on the big screen! 📺

⏰ 12.30pm	St. Johnstone v Celtic	(Scottish Premiership) ⚽️
⏰ 5.30pm	Brighton v Tottenham Hotspur	(FA Premier League) ⚽️

The bar will close after the 5.30pm game is completed.

Scott will be selling tickets for our half-time draw at the gate before kick-off, and inside the ground throughout the first half for just 50p a ticket.

Our local resident food truck, SCRAN have our hungry supporters covered with their own take on “Football Food” – highly recommended!

They will be open from 10am on Saturday & will be open right through the match til the evening, selling a variety of hot food & drinks as well as cold drinks.