Double up for Grove

Newly crowned Subway indoor national league champions
Grove Menzieshill are now on the hunt for the double by also
winning the knock-out competition at the Bells Sports centre in
Perth this weekend.

“We will have a similar approach to the competition as we did to
the league, that is taking one game at a time and playing to our
own strengths,” said Kat Cameron, Grove`s captain.

This could be ominous news for the other contenders, especially
CALA Edinburgh who are their semi-final opposition.  However,
the Taysiders were perhaps not at their best against the Capital
side last weekend, only winning 6-3, courtesy of a hat-trick from
Jaime Lyon, two by Ali Bell with Leigh Fawcett getting the final
goal.

Cameron remarked:  “It would be a great achievement to do
the double, but like the league I`m sure it will be extremely
competitive and a close contest.”

To make matters worse for the other contenders, Grove will have
almost a full squad out, only defender Louise Carroll is
missing.  CALA have done well to take fourth place in the
league from under the noses of Kelburne, but despite the goal
scoring threat of Amy Brodie, the Edinburgh side could find Grove
with too much firepower.

The other semi-final between VWS Dundee Wanderers and Milne
Craig Western looks an intriguing affair.  The Dundonians took
their eye off the ball in the latter stages of the league campaign,
distracted perhaps by the injury to international goalkeeper Carmin
Dow, and surrendered the crown to city rivals Grove. 
Wanderers` two year reign as champions finally ended when they went
down 7-2 to semi-final opponents Western.

As always Western`s coach Neil Menzies believes his squad have
the potential to beat both the Dundee outfits and lift the
trophy.  “As ever we will be looking to win, while that may be
a tall order, it is challenges like this that drive our
players.

“We showed last week that we are capable of defeating Wanderers,
and although we lost twice to Grove in the league, both games were
close.  From our prospective it comes down to finishing, this
is an area where we have blown hot and cold, and an area we have to
be at our best.”

Missing from the Western ranks will be Elie Cockburn, she moves
down south to take up an new job as a vet.

This weekend also sees the restart of the outdoor Subway national
league with Grove hoping to extend their lead at the top of the
division by beating CALA Edinburgh on Sunday.   The
champion`s confidence should be well founded, earlier in the season
Grove scored seven without reply,  Giffnock should take the
chance of leapfrogging Western into second spot if they can see off
GHK, a side they have already beaten 6-1 with four goals coming
from former Olympian Rhona Simpson.   Finally Western
Wildcats can pull themselves closer to safety at the bottom part of
the table by defeating second bottom side Grange.

Edinburgh University should progress into the quarter-finals of
the Arthur McKay Scottish Cup with a home win over Giffnock`s
second string, setting up a mouth-watering tie with Milne Craig
Western in March.

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