Allan Munro's Christmas Message 2003

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our players, coaches, staff, members, supporters and sponsors a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

We had a very successful players' Christmas Party last Saturday, where Lindy, Fraser and Father Abraham were all in excellent form. The party, coming on the back of another disappointing result, only proved how good the spirit is within the Club at the moment.

Looking back over the season to date, we all recognise that we have missed a wonderful opportunity to gain promotion to Premier Division 1. Of the seven games we have lost and the one we drew, only Dundee HSFP outplayed us. In all the other games, in my opinion, we could or should have won.

We are a young team, and learning, but, clearly, we can and must do better, for there is still a lot to play for. We want to finish as high in the league as we possibly can. We want to continue our Cup run, even though our trip to Aberdeen is as hard a draw as you can get. I have said all season, 'we can beat anyone on our day', but, the trouble is, we tend to be our own worst enemy. If we continue working hard, especially over the holiday period, then the early part of 2004 could give us the platform we are looking for to build a Cup run.

With next season in mind, I will be sitting down with the coaches in January to discuss how we can strengthen the squad for next season. We have already made a start by asking Paul and Stephan, our two overseas props, to consider returning next season. We are also looking at improving our strength and fitness arrangements. Clearly, with a young side, many of the boys need to improve their upper body strength. It is to be hoped that they will take on board the hard lesson learned so far that many of the turnovers we have conceded are simply down to a lack of upper body strength.

Our season restarts on 3rd January 2004 with a game against Murrayfield Wanderers, who beat us earlier in the season. I can think of no better game to kickstart our season, especially with a large crowd roaring us on.

Compliments of the Season, and I look forward to seeing you all on the 3rd of January.

Allan Munro
Executive Chairman

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