Gretna Community Sport wins £50k prize

Gretna Community Sport wins £50k prize

The Gretna Community Sport project has won £50,000 from ITV People’s Millions in the ITV Border region. The project is aiming to get more children involved in sport across Gretna and the surrounding areas. The project is supported by Gretna 2008 FC Youth Academy but is seeking to include other sports for people who may not like football. We talked to football coach Josh Peacock about how it feels to win the cash prize.
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Gretna Community Sport wins £50k prize

The Gretna Community Sport project has won £50,000 from ITV People’s Millions in the ITV Border region. The project is aiming to get more children involved in sport across Gretna and the surrounding areas. The project is supported by Gretna 2008 FC Youth Academy but is seeking to include other sports for people who may not like football. We talked to football coach Josh Peacock about how it feels to win the cash prize.
- See more at: http://annandale.tv/stories/4889-gretna-community-sport-wins-50k-prize#sthash.2osPLGS0.dpuf

Gretna Community Sport wins £50k prize

The Gretna Community Sport project has won £50,000 from ITV People’s Millions in the ITV Border region. The project is aiming to get more children involved in sport across Gretna and the surrounding areas. The project is supported by Gretna 2008 FC Youth Academy but is seeking to include other sports for people who may not like football. We talked to football coach Josh Peacock about how it feels to win the cash prize.

Gretna Community Sport wins £50k prize

The Gretna Community Sport project has won £50,000 from ITV People’s Millions in the ITV Border region. The project is aiming to get more children involved in sport across Gretna and the surrounding areas. The project is supported by Gretna 2008 FC Youth Academy but is seeking to include other sports for people who may not like football. We talked to football coach Josh Peacock about how it feels to win the cash prize.
- See more at: http://annandale.tv/stories/4889-gretna-community-sport-wins-50k-prize#sthash.2osPLGS0.dpuf

Gretna Community Sport wins £50k prize

The Gretna Community Sport project has won £50,000 from ITV People’s Millions in the ITV Border region. The project is aiming to get more children involved in sport across Gretna and the surrounding areas. The project is supported by Gretna 2008 FC Youth Academy but is seeking to include other sports for people who may not like football. We talked to football coach Josh Peacock about how it feels to win the cash prize.
- See more at: http://annandale.tv/stories/4889-gretna-community-sport-wins-50k-prize#sthash.2osPLGS0.dpuf

Gretna Community Sport wins £50k prize

The Gretna Community Sport project has won £50,000 from ITV People’s Millions in the ITV Border region. The project is aiming to get more children involved in sport across Gretna and the surrounding areas. The project is supported by Gretna 2008 FC Youth Academy but is seeking to include other sports for people who may not like football. We talked to football coach Josh Peacock about how it feels to win the cash prize.
- See more at: http://annandale.tv/stories/4889-gretna-community-sport-wins-50k-prize#sthash.2osPLGS0.dpuf

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Gretna Community Sport Victorious

Gretna Community Sport pulled off a remarkable feat today when it was announced on Border TV's Lookaround that they had won Mondays Peoples Millions. After weeks of campaigning for votes by committee members and all associated with GCS throughout the local community the lines for voting opened yesterday morning at 9.00am. Throughout the day a hard campaign was fought through social media which even saw support from former Southampton & England International Matt le Tissier via his Twitter Account followed by support from Scotland Manager Gordon Strachan as well as the massive voting by the local community. The winning cheque for just under £50.000 will now be used to fund sport in the community and will help with equipment, coaching & transport for the youth in the Gretna & surrounding areas.

Gretna Community Sport and all those associated would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who voted and made this fantastic win possible.

45 Minutes to go

With just 45 left until the lines close this is our last appeal for your vote. if you are still up and online please vote for us on the following numbers.

Landline 09015 228202 select option 1
Mobiles 6228202

A Big Thank you

Gretna Community Sports and all those connected would like to say a massive thank you to all of you who supported us with their votes and messages of support in our bid to win in todays peoples millions. We have been overwhelmed by the messages of support we have had throughout the whole campaign and come tomorrow morning whatever the result we remain eternally grateful for your efforts. The phone lines still remain open until midnight so if you have not yet voted here is the numbers once more.

Landline 09015 228202 select option 1
Mobiles 6228202

You can vote up to 10 times from 1 number and calls will cost 15p from Landlines

Gretna Community Sports ITV Bid

Click on the link to view Gretna Community Sports bid on ITV Lookaround.

ITV Lookaround - Gretna Community Sport

Former Southampton & England International Matt Le Tissier took time out today to tweet a message of support to Gretna Community Sport. Matt who is at Wembley Stadium today to manage a team of England Fans will go head to head with another former England International Darren Anderton. We would like to thank Matt for his message of support and wish him the best of luck today.

The Numbers you all need

Here is the telephone numbers you need now to vote for Gretna Community Sport. You can call up to 10 times and register your vote and when you do remember to select option 1.

Landline 09015 228202  Mobile 6228202

 

Gretna FC (2008) 6 Preston Athletic 0

S.L.F.L.

22.11.14

Clinical finishing

GRETNA FC (2008)      6 (2)

I.Anderson (2), S.Milligan (2), B.Longcake, R.McGuffie.

Preston Athletic             0 (0)

Stuart Rome’s team provided another feast of goals at Raydale when they entertained Lowland opponents Preston Athletic. After a tentative start the home side began to dominate with Longcake, Anderson and Milligan in menacing mood.

The visitors did bring out an excellent save from Gretna keeper Graham Wright but the majority of the goalkeeping was at the other end where Gilbertson was trying to keep out the deadly strike force.

Alan Inglis went close with a free kick in the 10th. minute but his shot just cleared Gilbertson’s crossbar. Scott Milligan saw his goal bound shot blocked by Gibson’s outstretched leg as the home side pushed for the opener. In the 15th.minute Anderson ran onto a Jonny Blake cross at the back post but Gilbertson was able to gather the big centre forwards header on the line.

A piece of Longcake magic down the left wing where he beat three Athletic defenders before cutting inside but unfortunately firing his shot just over the bar. Longcake set off on an other run this time picking out Connor Graham at the back post but Graham’s header was straight into Gilbertson’s arms.

On a break upfield Athletic’s Sean Martin brought out an excellent save from Graham Wright with the scores still level. 

Rome had to make his first substitution after Darren Addison picked up a groin strain following a collision, on came Joe Slattery in the 25th. minute.

Gretna went close again when Milligan fired over from 20 yards, minutes later the goal Gretna’s play deserved came after Adam Mains’s shot was turned into the net by Anderson at the back post from within the six yard box, 1-0 after 34 minutes.

After an Athletic move down the right wing broke down, Longcake intercepted a pass on the edge of his own area and unleashed a tremendous 70 yard diagonal through ball to Milligan who set off into the Athletic area where he collided with the onrushing Gilbertson and the ball broke clear.

Preston were again caught by a killer pass from Longcake from deep in the home half of the field. Anderson made off down the left where he beat Todd then eluded the attentions of Gilbertson before having just enough to slide the ball into the empty net from the tightest of angles, 2-0 in the 44th.minute.

Preston got the second half underway but soon found themselves defending when Longcake ran down the left and fired in a shot from 30yards.

A foul on Slattery by Henderson on the left of the penalty box gave Gretna a chance to add to the scoring but Inglis free kick was easily gathered by Gilbertson.

On the hour mark Brandon Longcake made it three when he broke through into the box when Inglis launched a long ball and Longcake calmly beat Gilbertson at the near post with a delicate chip, 3-0.
Preston heads went down and defeat was now inevitable with Gretna in such a dominating mood. The home side didn't sit back on their lead as Milligan hammered  the ball into the net after Gilbertson failed to hold a Slattery drive in the 63rd.minute, 4-0.

Goal number five was a goal of high quality, Slattery broke into the area and his close range shot was blocked by Bruce and went behind for a corner. Slattery took the resultant kick which was headed clear but only to Graham on the far side of the box. Graham duly returned the cross field ball to Slattery who picked out McGuffie  just inside of the area, his first time shot rocketed into the net beyond the bewildered Preston defence, 5-0 in the 70th.minute.

Scott Milligan scored his second and Gretna's sixth after good interplay between Connor Graham and Iain Anderson who unselfishly put Milligan in for the simplest of strikes in the 74th.minute, 6-0.

Rome made substitutions Robson Halliday and Daniel Graham for the hard working pair Jonny Blake and Connor Graham.

Gretna finished the game with a "clean sheet" thanks mainly to their defensive line-up of Wright, McGuffie Inglis, Thorburn and Blake.

GRETNA FC (2008) :

G.Wright, J.Blake, G.Thorburn, R.McGuffie, A.Inglis, D.Addison, B.Longcake, A.Main, I.Anderson, S.Milligan, C.Graham. Subs : R.Halliday, D.Graham, J.Slattery, D.Rea, D.Renyard, S.Rudd, N.Cassidy.

Preston Athletic :

J.Gilbertson, L.Todd, J.Bruce, S.Gibson, R.Ramsay, C.Cairney, A.Scott, A.Roy, S.Martin, M.Osbourne, L.Henderson. Subs : M.Stewart, C.Pennycuick, D.O’Hara, J.Thomson, T.Aitchison, R.Strachan.J.Strachan.