Whitletts Vics News
Whitletts Victoria skipper Graham Longair has been ruled out for the rest of the season after breaking his collar bone in FOUR places during Saturday’s 5-1 win over Kello. The Vics’ midfielder landed awkwardly following a second half challenge and everyone at the Club wish him a speedy recovery.
There was a change on the landscape at Dam Park Stadium on Saturday as Whitletts Victoria unveiled their new dugouts before the clubs’ Superleague First Division clash with Kello Rovers.
The new shelters, which cost £5000, are able to hold up to 10 people and were purchased after the club obtained a grant from the Scottish Football Partnership as well as the support of South Ayrshire Council.
Chairman Colin McTrusty expressed his delight at the new dugouts which he claimed will be a major benefit to the sporting community that use the facility :
“Since the club moved to Dam Park Stadium in 2011, we have worked well in partnership with South Ayrshire Council and this is a visible sign of the results that partnership working can deliver. Dam Park is a first class facility for junior football but the one regular complaint we received from opposition clubs was that there was no shelter for their coaching staff and players during a match and they were exposed to the elements.”
“That will not be the case in future as these new shelters will be amongst the largest and most modern in the junior game. And although they belong to the club, they enhance the stadium as a sports facility and will be available to be used by Ayr Seaforth and any other groups who use the Dam Park.”
“We are indebted to the Scottish Football Partnership and South Ayrshire Council for their support. But for that support we would not have been able to carry out this project. They saw the benefit that the dugouts would provide to the club and the overall facility and were delighted to back the club in our project.”
There was a change on the landscape at Dam Park Stadium on Saturday as Whitletts Victoria unveiled their new dugouts before the clubs’ Superleague First Division clash with Kello Rovers.
The new shelters, which cost £5000, are able to hold up to 10 people and were purchased after the club obtained a grant from the Scottish Football Partnership as well as the support of South Ayrshire Council.
Chairman Colin McTrusty expressed his delight at the new dugouts which he claimed will be a major benefit to the sporting community that use the facility :
“Since the club moved to Dam Park Stadium in 2011, we have worked well in partnership with South Ayrshire Council and this is a visible sign of the results that partnership working can deliver. Dam Park is a first class facility for junior football but the one regular complaint we received from opposition clubs was that there was no shelter for their coaching staff and players during a match and they were exposed to the elements.”
“That will not be the case in future as these new shelters will be amongst the largest and most modern in the junior game. And although they belong to the club, they enhance the stadium as a sports facility and will be available to be used by Ayr Seaforth and any other groups who use the Dam Park.”
“We are indebted to the Scottish Football Partnership and South Ayrshire Council for their support. But for that support we would not have been able to carry out this project. They saw the benefit that the dugouts would provide to the club and the overall facility and were delighted to back the club in our project.”