Russell Aitken

Penicuik Athletic 1-3 Tranent A top tie for sure in the first round of this seasons Scottish Cup as one and two in the EOS Premier League squared off against each other in a Midlothian v East Lothian derby match. With less than a minute gone, Tranent suffered a blow when Kyle Lander suffered a knee injury and after some treatment, was replaced by Matthew Knox. A cagey opening period […]

Bonnyrigg Rose 2-5 Rangers B First versus second in the Lowland League with Bonnyrigg Rose welcoming Rangers B and almost a thousand fans were inside New Dundas Park for an eagerly awaited match. With three minutes gone, Ross Gray wormed his way into the Rangers penalty area before getting the ball onto his left foot, but the contact was poor and Jay Hogarth grabbed the ball fairly easily. A minute […]

Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 2-2 Crossgates Primrose Today’s scorching temperatures in Edinburgh had subsided and it was a perfect night for football in the capital as Vale welcomed Primrose to Ainslie Park in the EOS Premier League. The visitors started brightly and were almost ahead on two minutes when Lewis Sawers slid a lovely ball in to Cameron Muirhead who moved into the Vale penalty area at pace and rounded […]

Dalkeith Thistle 3-3 Burntisland Shipyard (Thistle won 6-5 on pens) The last Scottish Cup preliminarily tie saw Dalkeith welcoming Burntisland to Kings Park for a replay which would decide which of these clubs would be heading to Clydebank in the first round, and this one didn’t disappoint. Thistle keeper Shea Dowie was brought into action within 30 seconds, turning a shot behind, and the visitors had posted an early statement […]

SATURDAY SPORT LIVE WITH RUSSELL AITKEN Here you can listen again to an interview taken from Saturday Sport Live on Saturday 15h September with Xander and his Dad Martin.

Musselburgh Athletic 1-0 Penicuik Athletic A cool, calm evening at Olivebank and the prospect of a close encounter with this East versus Mid Lothian clash for EOS Premier League points as Penicuik looked to maintain their 100% record whilst a victory for the home side could see them make a significant move towards the top of the table. With two minutes gone, Reece Hope flicked nicely on to Paul Tansey […]

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Tweedmouth Rangers 5-6 aet Thornton Hibs An absolutely incredible Alex Jack Cup tie over the border as Rangers, seemingly down and out with under ten minutes remaining, came back to force extra time against a ten man Hibs side who showed plenty of bottle themselves to eventually triumph in an eleven goal thriller. With five minutes gone, Andy Adam gave away a needless foul on Jay Baverstock in the corner […]

Peebles Rovers 1-3 West Calder United A 2nd Round King Cup tie played on a gorgeous summer evening in Peebles saw the local Rovers hosting their West Lothian opponents with both teams weakened significantly due to Covid and injury issues, indeed the home side were only able to name a starting eleven. A minute in and Rovers captain Ross Lamb almost found Luke MacLean with a pass through the middle […]