Greystone Rovers 2012s

30/08/2026

MATCH REPORT

Matchday 2 of the DGYFDA Under 15s League, saw us travel away to Castle Douglas to play our friends at Threave Rovers. Despite the win, it was a result that flattered to deceive, given a rather underwhelming performance by our team against an impressive and up-for-it young Threave side.

A lack of positional awareness when in and out of possession made this a far tougher game than it should have been. In the first half, it was the home side stringing passes together and exploiting the gaps left in the centre, while Greystone opted for long balls with numbers vacant in midfield that too often ran out of play on the hard, dry pitch.

Greystone did take the lead when Jake headed home from a corner after 15 minutes and a second soon followed when Adam forced his way through a couple of challenges to score from close range.

It stayed that way until half-time, with the team's failure to hold position often leaving five players in the front line. This made it too congested for any free-flowing football, and left Ruben isolated and frustrated in the middle.

At the break, the coaches brought on all the remaining substitutes with clear instructions to keep shape. The football was better and Joe struck a great effort from the edge of the box to make it 3-0.

A mix-up in defence then gifted Threave a goal, the home side continuing an aggressive press that was great to see from such a young team. Greystone, in contrast, were wasting chances through overplaying or poor finishing. The final chance of the match did however fall to them when a cut-back from Jake on the right found Zaid in the middle, who finished simply for the fourth.

Credit has to go to Threave, who played some lovely football and won plenty of the individual battles against a bigger Greystone side. This is something the boys need to reflect upon going forward, as we know they are capable of so much more.

FINAL SCORE: Threave 1 - 4 Greystone

The next 2 weeks sees a swap of fixtures due to some scheduling issues.
First up we head to Ayrshire to play our friends Irvine Meadow in the Scottish Cup on Sunday. Get along and support the lads.

26/08/2026

The SYFA Scottish Cup 26/27, sees two Greystone Rovers teams playing in the South West 2012 section. For clarification, our team remains Greystone Rovers 2012s, while you may see the other team either referred to as either Greystone Rovers 2013 or Greystone Under 15s as it is a mixed team.

The first round draw sees us with an away fixture against our friends at Irvine Meadow 2012s, who we have met two years running in the Valspar Cup Final. All games against Meadow have been tight affairs, so we will need to be at our best on game day. Good Luck also to the 2013s who have been drawn against our friends at Valspar 2012.

Fixtures to be played 12th / 13th September.

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The Fixtures for Round 1 of the SYFA Scottish Cup are listed above. Those listed without an opponent have received a BYE into Round 2. Round 1 ties are to be

23/08/2026

It was the positive start to the league we had hoped for as we travelled to Gretna for our opening league match. With four injured players, it was a chance for us to use the depth in our squad, and the boys didn't disappoint, with lots of action to report.
5 minutes in a searching ball by Zaid into the box was collected by Jake who rifled it home for the first of the day. 13 minutes later some good work on the wing from Ollie and a short pass to Adam, saw a second fired in. The final goal of the first half came from a through ball by Jake into the box, which saw Harry cut in from the left and sink a powerful shot into the top right.

HT - 0-3

The second half saw even more action in front of goal with a through ball from Zaid resulting in sub Aiden's fire a high ball into the net for his first of the game, with his second coming quickly afterwards as he drove through the middle to put home a low shot. It was great to see a beautifully taken free-kick from Logan result in goal number six, as he hit it high into the net from the right. Aiden was involved in the action again for our next, with a cut back that saw Joe rifle our seventh into the net. Number eight was a powerful shot from the edge of the box from Jake resulting in his second of the game. Quickly followed by an excellent long shot attempt by Logan which was saved by the opposition keeper but fell to Aiden to complete his hat-trick. We rounded the game off with a second hat-trick, this time from Jake, who ran on to a long ball through the middle, passed the keeper and finished from close range to earn us our tenth and final goal of the game.

FT - Gretna 0 - 10 Greystone 12s

The coaches were happy to get a good number of goals recorded and were delighted for Sol, Lenny and our back four who kept a clean sheet. Credit to all the players today, a solid performance throughout and wonderful to see the whole squad get some competitive minutes clocked up.

While it was a great result for us, all credit to young lads from Gretna who didn't let their heads drop throughout the match. With clear blue skies for the entire match it was a hot and tiring game and they should be proud of their efforts.

We now look forward to Threave Rovers away next week.

Best wishes and a speedy recovery to Oscar, Aaron and Ally.

Mon the Greystone 🔴⚪️⚫️⚪️🔴

23/08/2026

Today sees the start of the DGYFDA Under 15s league with an away fixture against Gretna. Despite a some injuries meaning there are a few absences from the team, the lads will be looking to utilise the depth of the squad to get off to a positive start.

We also want to wish Josh good luck for the season as he moves over to the other Greystone Under 15 team Greystone Rovers 2013 Football Team, and best of luck for the season to our friends Greystone Rovers 2011’s in the Under 17s league and Greystone Rovers 2014s as they embark on their 11s league journey!

16/08/2026

Some more photos from today's festival, and we say a warm welcome to our two new recruits Zaid and Adam, ahead of the new season.
Welcome to the team!

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16/08/2026

The lads were excited to return to the Valspar Festival today, as defending champions.
With both of our regular central defenders unable to play, and last year's player of the tournament injured too, it was a restructed team heading to the festival
The boys started positively with a win over Auchinleck Talbot, but were humbled by our friends from Thornhill, Morton Thistle in the second game. In the third group game we faced Neilston and came away with a draw, which was enough to see us through to the Cup semi-final. A victory over our hosts Valspar saw us through to the final, and in a repeat of last year, we faced Irvine Meadow in the decider, with a narrow victory giving us back to back Cup success.

Following in Oscar's footsteps, Ruben took player of the tournament. 👏👏👏

Well Done Lads! 💪

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13/08/2026

Access to Marchmount (Dumfries High School) 3G.

Just to clarify, there is no access from Lockerbie Road / Bane Loaning at the moment. The 3G should be accessed via Moffat Road - parking is in front of the entrance to the new school.

A stepped area outside the cage is available for supporters, this is directly in front of the new building.

For players / coaches / officials, the changing rooms are in the new keswick at the near end of the school complex.

12/08/2026

The new DGYDFA Under 15s League will see its first fixtures played on Sunday 23rd August.

Good news for home and travelling supporters is that with the opening of the new Dumfries High School building, there is now a dedicated viewing area. This means that access to the 3G 'cage' is strictly limited to players, named coaches and officials.

Ahead of the new season we'd like to thank all the teams we have played in friendlies over the summer, and wish them well for the season ahead - Kilmarnock Portland, Kingstown, Clydesdale Football Academy, Glenvale and Harraby. These have been vital to ensure all the lads got some game time, to embed new players, and to set ourselves up for the season ahead.

We continue with a busy weekend ahead, with Kilmarnock Portland at home on Saturday, followed by the Valspar Festival on Sunday.

Good Luck Lads 🔴⚪️⚫️⚪️🔴