SEASON2008-2009
OCTOBER
Bouyedbyawinningstart,HotscotshostedBirminghamBlaze,whotravelleduptoEdinburghwith50supporters.Unfortunatelythewinningformwasnottocontinue,andBirminghamwon2-0.TheScotsevencontrivedtomissapenaltyinagamewhereitsimplydidn’thappenforthem.
NOVEMBER
TheHotscotshadtheirbiggesttravelinfrontoftheminNovemberwithavisittoBournemouth,andevenenjoyedthe“luxury”offlyingtofacetheiropponents.Howeverjetlagmusthavesetinwhentheywereembarrassed7-0inagamewhichtheywillwanttoforgetquickly.Thescorewasonly1-0athalftime,butasecondhalfcapitulationsawamiserablejourneyhome.
DECEMBER
Withconcernsthattheseasonwasturningintoanightmare,Hotscotsknewtheyhadtobouncebackquickly.TheydulydidbythumpingbasementboysLondonLeftfootersinEdinburghwithaclubrecord9-0margin.Goalsfrom5differentplayersshowedtheskillthroughouttheteam.
JANUARY
AfterthedisappointmentofhavingagameagainstNottinghamabandonedafter55minutes,theScotpickedthemselvesup.Laterinthemonth,Hotscotswouldcomebackfrombeing3-2downathalftimetowin6-3athometotheLondonTitansinthequarterfinaloftheGFSNcup.
FEBRUARY/MARCH
DespitetravellingtoLeeds,theScotsfoundtheirmatchwithYorkshirewaspostponedduetotheheavysnow.Theyputthisbehindthemwithanemphatic5-2victoryoverleagueleadersLeicesterWildecatsawayfromhome.Delightturnedtodisappointmentthough,whenthere-arrangedgameagainsttheYorkshireTerrierssawa3-1defeat.Hotscotsreturnedtoformwitha2-0winagainstBrightonBanditstoendMarch.
APRIL
ThegameagainstchampionselectNottinghamBallboistookplaceon12thApril,andtheScotssufferedanarrowdefeat.Thegamewasatightone,andat1-1,Hotscotswerestartingtogettheupperhandbeforea5minuteperiodwhichsawtheBallboistakea3-1leadkilledthegameoff.
AUGUST
TheHotscotscompetedintheworldcupheldinLondonandqualifiedforthesecondround,beforebeingdumpedonpenaltiesbyYorkshireTerriers.ThiswasagreatachievementfortheScots,whohadcomewithlowexpectations,with5or6playersunabletoattend.Thehighlightofthetournamentwasadefeatofnextyearshosts,theWashingtonDCFeds.ScotswingerDarrenGirdwoodhadthegameofhislife,scoringone,andsettingupanotheramongstthe4-1win.GraypickedupHotscotsPlayerofthetournamentandMaywonmostimprovedplayerinasuccessfulweek.
SEPTEMBER
Afteracoupleofpreseasonfriendliesagainstlocalleagueopposition,theHotscotstravelledtoRichmondtofacetheLondonTitansintheirfirsteverleaguegame.AstrongperformancesawtheScotsshocktheiropponentswitha4-2win,includingadreamgoalfrommanagerSimpson.Anderson(2)andCaptainPaulalsogottheirseasonofftoascoringstart.
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