Things in the Men's 1s are good just now. So much so that Harry recently granted a wide-ranging press conference to the gentlemen of the press (Craig Madden sent him an email with some questions in it). We thought you might be interested in some of what came out of it.
Asked about Western's start to the season he said, "I am delighted that the club are sitting top of the division after three matches. We had a fantastic finish to last season beating Grange in the last league match and then holding Kelburne to a draw and running penalties in the European play-offs, so I did hope for a good start to this season."
He is especially pleased with the progress made by the squad over the past few months saying, "The squad at Western Wildcats is settling really well, due to the passage of time we are no longer quite so young (although I continue to add 14-15 and 16 year olds into our training squad to keep that concept developing) also the areas within the team are maturing quickly in their understanding of their roles, such as backline, midfield and striker line. Each area of the field has become more effective, creating more positive outcomes and continuing to reduce errors, so I hope the quality of our play will continue to improve throughout the season and positively affect our results."
Finally, he turned his attention to this Saturday's game. "Inverlieth are a really excellent club," he said, "and I am personally delighted to see them back in National League 1. You must never underestimate this team, as regardless of their early results they will improve quickly now that they are back in National 1 and I expect to see this improvement over the next few weeks. As a coach you can never be confident of a win or three points. However, we are training hard and are very focused on staying top of National 1 this week."
A reminder that Saturday's match is 1.30pm at Auchenhowie. The full home card is:
1030 Men's 3s
1200 Women's 2s
1330 Men's 1s
1500 Women's 3s
1630 Men's 4s
Get along to support if you possibly can.