It's a double-header weekend for the Men's 1st Team as they aim to build on Saturday's hard-fought 1-0 win over Clydesdale and consolidate their place in the Division 1 top four. Western are up in Dundee on Saturday (1530) to play a Wanderers team who are embroiled in a relegation war with Uddingston, the loser of which will be automatically consigned to Division 2 next season. With only three points from 11 games, the Dundonians are toiling and Western are favourites to win. On Sunday, the boys are at home to Hillhead who, while not quite hitting the heights of previous seasons, are only five points behind Western and still in with a shout of nicking a play-off spot. Western will need to be on their game in this one which is a 1400 start at the club.
Harry is well aware of the importance of both games saying, "Regardless of where Wanderers are in the league a trip to Dundee is never an easy one and we will have to perform if we are to win. The Hillhead game is at home so of course we are confident but, again, we have to play well if we are going to beat them.
"This season's target is top-four. Once we achieve that, we can look to the next goal which is progressing in the play-offs. We have to be completely focused on being in that play-off first, though, and I think that this weekend will be very important in getting there."
He continued, "One thing I am delighted about is the presence of Kyle Bannerman and Andrew McAllister in the squad. We have some outstanding prospects at Western and these are two of the very best. They deserve to be with us because they both work incredibly hard and have a lot of ability."
Another team with a busy weekend are the Men's 2s. Boosted by three points from their aborted trip to Peffermill last weekend, they return to the scene of the crime on Sunday (1600) to play Edinburgh University 3s in a game they should be very well placed to win. Before that, though, Clydesdale 2s visit Auchenhowie at 1430 on Saturday in what looks like a tougher assignment. The 3s are also at home on Saturday and should get back to winning ways against Irvine (1130) while the 4th Team bandwagon will hopefully keep rolling at Eastwood HS against Giffnock (1530). The 5s are at Hillhead 7s (1230) and will look to upgrade to a win after a couple of very decent draws.
The Women's 1st Team don't have a game on Saturday but do face Hillhead in the quarter finals of the Scottish Cup on Sunday. This game is at Auchenhowie at 1530. The 2s are away to East Kilbride (1530) while the 3s go to Stepps (1500).