With four wins from five games the Men's 1s have got their season off to a very respectable start. Saturday's visitors Gordonians (1300) could well give them a run for their money, though, having also won four games and only sitting behind Western on goal difference. Western miss Joe McConnell who is suspended after his red card in the Scottish Cup and welcome back several missing regulars which allows them to field a strong looking squad.
Harry is as confident as ever. "We have started the season well and picked up important points," he said. "Even when we haven't played especially well we have still won and a couple of the performances have been excellent so we are moving in the right direction. Gordonians are a good team and we won't take them lightly but we are at home and I want three points."
The girls have also started the season well but were a little disappointed only to draw with CALA on Sunday. They are at Glasgow Green against Kelburne on Saturday (1630) and Kaz would like full points rather than just a share to recover a little lost momentum and consolidate fifth place. Kelburne have struggled thus far and, due to refusing to fulfil a fixture early on, have been deducted points leaving them bottom of the table.
The 2s and 3s are back in action now that the October week is but a happy memory. Both are at home, the 2s to Hillhead 3s (1430) and the 3s to Stepps (1600).
The Men's 2s are going well in Central 1. Only Kelburne 2s have a better record than Western and we really hope Fraser and the boys don't live to regret a few weeks back when a depleted team suffered defeat against Rottenrow. Western are away to Uddingston 2s (1215) and can expect a tough game against a team currently in fourth place. However, the visitors have a handy looking side and - if they want to win this division - have to get points in games like this one.
The 3s are at Glasgow Green to play Kelburne 4s (1330). Western have yet to drop a point this season and look to have mastered the important knack of winning games even when they aren't playing well (copywrite 'Rangers, My 9-in-a-row Heroes' by Iain King). Kelburne are only a couple of points off the pace, though, so the chances are it'll take a good performance to keep the 100% record into November.
(Yet) another team with a mission to bring down the yellow peril are the 4s. They are at home to Kelburne 5s (1130) and, with several of the boys now involved in U16 national squads, a group probably putting in more hours playing time than anyone else at the club. Those who have had the pleasure of watching them will agree that the hard work really is paying off and we're putting this one down as a home win on our coupon (let's hope it doesn't go the same way as Southend - Exeter did last Saturday).
The L2s have a double header weekend. On Saturday they host Hillhead 3s (14.30), The 2s are in good form and should have too much firepower for the winless visitors. On Sunday they pop down to Garscube (13.00) to take on the student's 3s. This is a harder one to call. As is often the case when playing students on a Sunday, we can hope that they have partied hard on the Saturday night while our juniors were tucked up in bed with their hot cocoa
On Saturday the L3s host table topping Stepps (16.00). The 3s are full of energy and enthusiasm but at this stage of the season they lack experience. This is one where how the girls perform will be more important than the result. All parents, friends and club members welcome to come along and encourage the girls