Blackburn United 4-3 Stenhousemuir XI

Matchday 7 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 – Murrayfield Park, Blackburn Needing to check the internet to find out if a ‘summer’ pre-season game is still on due to bad weather is probably a uniquely Scottish requirement. Our summers seem to have been getting much wetter in the last few years, putting pre-season and early season competitive … Continue reading →

Blackburn United 0-4 Auchinleck Talbot

Matchday 6 Saturday, July 18, 2009 – Murrayfield Park, Blackburn A number of games were under consideration for this, the first ‘big’ Saturday of the new season, but in the end I opted for a quick hop to one of my favourite local junior clubs, Blackburn United. This was a testimonial for long serving player-turned-manager Mark … Continue reading →

Blackburn United 2-4 Armadale Thistle

April 22, 2009 – Murrayfield Park, Blackburn After a very enjoyable visit to Murrayfield Park when Blackburn United took on Harthill Royal a few weeks ago, I’ve kept an eye on the fixture releases for another ‘Burnie’ home game. This one looked like an attractive match being another West Lothian derby of sorts, and with … Continue reading →

Blackburn United 2-2 Harthill Royal

February 28, 2009 – Murrayfield Park, Blackburn Time constraints meant that my original plan to take in Newtongrange Star’s home game with Dundee North End had to be scrapped in favour of a more local fixture. Thankfully it turned out well in the end with Blackburn United and Harthill Royal serving  up an entertaining game … Continue reading →