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The Postal line-up on Saturday was decimated. No fewer than 12 boys were unavailable due to holiday, suspension, work and injury problems.

Walder was drafted into right back, G.Patterson was flown over from Norway, ex Postal keeper Keith appeared as centre forward and Ewan Stuart started as trialist in midfield.

Credit then to they guys for their first half display. This was the proverbial game of two halves with Postal arguably having the best of the first despite going in at half time one down.

If the game was won on corners, Postal would have been out of sight. They peppered the AC goal but could not break it down. A B.Patterson effort off the bar, a Turbine header just wide were just 2 of the chances missed.

Mill Inn are not 2nd in the league for nothing though and just as they did at Westfield with 5 minutes to go in the first half, when they got their chance they took it. The number 5 came up for a corner from the back, was allowed to stand unmarked, and duly headed Mill Inn one up. Extremely hard on the boys who were working their socks off.

Unfortunately, one half was about all some of the lads had in them physically. To be honest Mill Inn also raised their game considerably and it's questionable whether the first choice squad would have dealt with some of their play. The number 9 for AC had a particularly decent second half.

The second goal wasn't long in coming with AC exploiting slackness on the Postal right hand side. The resulting cross was knocked home easily.

The 3rd was a header from a corner. Again, Postal will be disappointed that they couldn't deal with another set piece better.

Postal rallied and pulled one back. A shot from Keith outside the box was deflected past the AC keeper by Scally to give Postal some hope.

Turbine managed a superb solo effort when he worked the ball well down the right hand side of the park and lashed a shot past the keeper. By this time it was all academic and the big man hardly raised a smile never mind a celebration.

Overall a fine first half performance is not much comfort, but given the amount of boys missing, perhaps understandable. Credit where it's due also, Mill Inn upped their game second half in a match they could have easily taken less than seriously.

Relegation is now out of Postal's hands and all we can do is wait on the AAFA decision on the Dyce V LCA game and the result if this game ever gets played (maybe we should have scratched today and played it later when we had a team if this is the new rules).

It wasn't this game that caused the problems though, Postal should have done the business earlier in the season and certainly should have done better against Stoney 2 weeks ago. Only ourselves to blame.

Team - D.Wiseman, K.Walder, B.Patterson, G.Patterson, G.Scally, S.Ure, N.McDonald, E.Stuart, J.Buchan, W.Keith, C.Turbine

Postal started this game missing Ure, Macmillan and McKerron. Cumming, South, Buchan and Wilson came back into the squad.

Almost straight from kick off Mackie had a chance to run at the Stoney back line but couldn't make anything of his initial strong running.

Apart from this, the game started at a slow pace and Postal were looking nervous with the obvious importance of the points possibly playing on their minds. They suffered another setback when Cumming pulled up with a calf injury and was replaced by Buchan.

The nerves were eased though when a ball over the top of the defence was controlled expertly by top scorer Buchan who then then finished from distance to put the Posties 1 up.

Postal again had to make an early substutution when Mackie damaged his ankle. Wilson came on to left mid and Forrester moved into centre mid.

Postal were possibly sitting too deep at this point and Stoney missed a clear cut chance from just outside the yard box when a Stoney midfielder ran in from deep but his drive luckily sailed over the bar.

The Stoney equaliser was a fluke. Their number 8 sent over a high cross and only Wiseman in goal for Postal will know what he was thinking as the ball sailed into the top right hand side corner.

Some frank discussions at half time seen Postal lift their game and the 2nd half was much improved.

It was Stoney who took an early lead though, in controversial circumstances. With apparantly 3 Stoney boys standing in offside positions a high ball over the top of the defence was left. The Stoney number 11, didn't hang around though and ran through, collected the ball and knocked past the keeper. South was booked for dessent after complaining too much about the offside goal.

Much to their credit Postal pushed on and continued to strive for the equaliser. Half chances to MOM Turbine and Buchan were missed and a tremendous drive from Greave was saved until Postal were awarded a deserved penalty.

Buchan, with the ball at his feet, drove into the box on the right hand side and was bundled down. He picked himself up, dusted himself down, took a couple of steps.............................................................................................and missed.

A lesser man/team would have folded there and then but Postal continued to push on. Even left back Scally was racing forward as if he was 10 years younger forcing Postal on.

Postal were rewarded for their effort when another ball over the top found Buchan again and this time he cooly slotted the ball past the keeper for his and Postal's second.

With minutes remaining Postal were trying their hardest to get the winner. McDonald found himself one on one with the keeper but could only knock it against the keeper's legs. A strammash at a corner also seen a number of shots on goal with B.Patterson's the closest to reaching the net. Scally also had a header at the back post which he could only direct wide of the post.

If the ref got the Stoney 2nd goal wrong, the luck possibly evened itself out when Postal, pushing for a winner, were caught on the break and the number 11 seemingly scored a 3rd for the away side only for the ref to deem it offside. A very lucky break for Postal.

Overall Postal will be dissapointed not to have picked up all 3 points given the domination and the chances they had. The chance is now gone though and Postal must look to the last game of the season, against AC Mill Inn, to get the win which will hopefully secure their division 1 place.

Team - D.Wiseman, C.South, B.Patterson, C.Patterson, G.Scally, J.Greave, M.Forrester, A.Mackie, J.Cumming, N.McDonald, C.Turbine

On a sunny Wednesday evening Postal faced up to a Mill Inn side flying high in second place in the league. Cumming and McKerron were missing so Ure and Greave came back into the side.

The first half was a fairly even affair with chances at a premium and midfields dominating the proceedings for both sides.

Turbine seen a chance from around 18 yards bounce off the bar and the big man again did well when he was played in from midfield on the right hand side of the box and unselfishly passed the ball to Forrester. Unfortunately for Postal Forrester screwed the ball past the post with only the keeper to beat.

Mill Inn are not in 2nd place for no reason and at times pushed Postal back but to be fair to the Posties the expected onslaught just never materialised and it took a mistake from Postal to let them take the lead going into half time.

A relatively simple ball was played into the Postal box, Scally was caught in two minds and failed to clear. The resultant shot was only partially cleared by the keepr and with C.Patterson dreaming, his man ran in to collect the ball first and knock it home.

Mill Inn started strongly and were penning Postal back without really troubling the keeper. But it was Postal who equalised early in the half when Turbine scored with a decent finish from the 6 yard box on the right hand side.

Again Mill Inn dominated for large periods and had numerous corners and free kicks but it was Postal who had the better of the chances.

Three times McDonald up front did well to get himself one-on-one with the AC keeper but three times he failed to score.

With the game looking certain to be a draw Postal gave away a cheap free kick on the right hand side just outside the box with a minute to play. Postal defended it only to give away a corner.

With 30 seconds remaining, Postal failed to pick up the Mill Inn number 12 and he headed the ball into the net much to the disgust of the Postal team and sideline.

Overall a failure in concentration at the death shouldn't undermine what was a decent performance against a team battling for the title. The attitude was once again tremendous from the majority of the boys. The football at times was also decent from midfield to front and, for the most part, the defending was controlled and organised. Postal (and Sportsmans Club) must be thinking that they can take something from the game down at Stoney coming up soon.

Team - D.Wiseman, D.Macmillan, B.Patterson, C.Patterson, G.Scally, J.Greave, M.Forrester, A.Mackie, S.Ure, N.McDonald, C.Turbine

On a sunny day Postal travelled to Turriff for this vital relegation encounter. Postal were without Ure, Walder, South and Buchan but welcomed back C.Patterson and J.Greave.

The game was dreadful, to be fair, with football at a premium. Postal started slowly and were allowing Turriff too much free running off the ball.

It was Postal though, who were at least attempting to play football when they did get the ball and took the lead early in the game after a great ball from the left, was sent over the top of the Turriff defence and Turbine did well to control the ball and fire home for his 12th of the season.

Turriff thought they had scored an equaliser when a through ball to their number 11 saw him strike home from the edge of the area. Fortunately for Postal he was deemed to be offside. A decision which was perhaps harsh on the striker.

If that decision was questionable, the next was ludicrous. Another cross field pass was sent into the Turriff box and the on running Turriff defender blatantly handled the ball to send it out for a corner. Everyone on the park seen it apart from the ref it seemed.

Turriff again rode their luck when they scored their equaliser. When a shot was blocked by Cumming on the edge of the box the ball broke to the Turriff number 11 who stroked the ball home similar to his offside effort. Questionable marking by the Postal defence but a lucky break and a decent stike it must be said.

This very poor half petered out and it had the feel of a draw waiting to happen if both teams didn't lift theirselves.

Thankfully Postal lifted themselves for the first 20 minutes of this half and concentrated on getting the ball on the deck. Greave and Mackie in particular were forcing Turriff back into their own half with strong running and better passing of the football.

The winning goal came when a strammash in the box saw the ball finally fall to McDonald who managed to poke the ball just over the line.

Stupidly, Postal now seemed to stop playing and were sitting further and further into their own half inviting Turriff on to them. Given their league position this is perhaps understandable but it's a flawed tactic.

Wiseman in goal did well for Postal from a few long range efforts and Turriff forced a few corners without really hurting Postal apart form one effort which Forrester had to clear off the line.

Overall, the result at this time of the year is more important than the performance and Postal will be happy to move one place up the table.

Team - D.Wiseman, D.Macmillan, B.Patterson, C.Patterson, G.Scally, J.Cumming(J.Greave), M.Forrester, A.Mackie, D.McKerron, N.McDonald, C.Turbine

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Team - D.Wiseman, D.Macmillan, B.Patterson, G.Scally, J.Cumming, M.Forrester, K.Walder, A.Mackie, D.McKerron, N.McDonald, C.Turbine

Postal followed up their good performance from Wednesday night with another resolute display against an RGU team who had taken 5 off them a month ago.

With Forrester and South missing from the team that faced Woodside, Postal welcomed back Scally and McKerron.

RGU kicked off and were immediately on the attack. For the first 10 minutes, RGU hemmed Postal back but the home side were defending well.

It was Postal who took the lead against the run of play when a through ball to McDonald on the left hand side saw the striker beat the RGU offside trap and he cooly drew the keeper and slotted home into the keepers left hand side post.

Postal were now playing higher up the park and causing RGU some problems of their own. The second goal came soon after the first when a McDonald corner seen C.Patterson attempting to attack the ball in the air only to see the ball bounce off the head of an RGU defender and into the net.

RGU again forced the play on and had a number of set pieces before the half ended without creating any real clear cut chances.

To be fair the second half was much of the same. RGU doing most of the attacking, Postal struggling to keep pocession of the football but defending well.

Wiseman in goal for Postal made 2 or 3 great saves around the start of the half to keep Postal's 2 goal advantage in tact and an amazing miss in front of the Postal goal by the RGU number 10 showed Postal were riding their luck.

With RGU going 3 at the back, there was always going to be the chance that they'd leave themselves open to a counter attack and that's how the 3rd came about. Good work by Buchan on the left hand side saw him run with the ball to the middle of the park around 20 yards from goal. He then played a neat one-two with McDonald who again did well to beat the keeper for his 2nd and 11th of the match.

A good drive into the Postal box by the influential RGU number 8 saw Buchan go to ground and looked to trip the midfielder. To be honest Postal were lucky not to concede a pen. That said, Postal also had a possible pen denied when McDonald looked to have been tripped.

The match ended soon after and Postal were delighted to get the 3 points and another clean sheet.

Overall Postal were under cosh for large periods of this match but defended really well, kept their concentration all over the park and more importantly took their chances when they were presented. If we can take the commitment and attitude of this game into the next 5 everyone at the club will be happy.

Team - D.Wiseman, D.Macmillan, B.Patterson, C.Patterson, G.Scally, S.Ure, A.Mackie, D.McKerron, J.Buchan, N.McDonald, C.Turbine

A bewildering and ultimately demoralising perfomance at Westfield on Wednesday cost Postal the full 3 points. What is even more dissapointing is that it wasn't Postals performance but that of the official in charge of the game.

From the beginning of the match to the final kick of the game, Postal were forced to hold back their tackles for fear of giving away fouls that never were, and forced to hold their tongues as the decisions became more and more bizarre.

To their credit Postal defended well and at times passed the ball as well as they have done recently and took the lead against the run of play.

A ball over the top of the Woodside defence on the left hand side of the field saw McDonald control the ball and run into the box. With the Woodside keeper probably expecting another few steps with the ball, McDonald fired an unstoppable drive high into the net. A great strike for his 9th of the season.

Woodside forced a large number of corners but in actual fact Wiseman was rarely troubled and the half ended with Postal in the lead.

As expected, Woodside came out stronger and went with 5 in the middle of the park. Postal were handling the change of formation though and were looking to get the second goal which would have surely killed the game.

Unfortunately Postal gave away the equaliser around the 20 minutes into the half. With the ball breaking out to a Woodside player on the edge of the Postal box, Mackie went to ground to clear. The ref decided that the players studs had been raised and gave a foul, much to the annoyance of the Postal players.. To the Woodside players credit, he struck a great shout beating the Posal keeper lowa at his left hand side post.

The game could now have gone either way and most of the time the ball was up in the air. No one could have predicted the Woodside goal they got to take the lead. A seemingly innocuous "squaring up" of the Postal keeper to a Woodside forward, the type you see all over the park throughout a game, was spotted by the official who took his chance to give Woodside a pen. The striker duly converted.

This actuallly drove Postal on though and a great through ball to Turbine saw the big man roll his man expertly before he was crudely bundled to the deck. Top scorer Buchan duly converted low into the keepers left hand side.

With about 5 minutes remaining Postal thought they had won it. A stramash in the Woodside box saw Turbine have a shot blocked before the ball fell to Ure who managed to kick home for the Posties 3rd.

With the game all but over Woodside found themselves with the ball just outside the Postal box and when Postal failed to clear their lines the ball was knocked into the box where the Woodside number 11 found himself in a 50 50 situation with the keeper. Wiseman looked to have the ball in his arms on the deck when the Woodside player went for the ball with studs up and, crashing into the Postal keeper, got the ball and knocked home for the equaliser.

The question is, if Mackie's earlier challenge for the visitor's first goal was penalised for studs up why wasn't this challenge??? The match was called to an end as soon as the centre was taken.

Overall, Postal can be happy with their performance and their discipline in frustrating conditions. Next stop RGU at home.

Team - D.Wiseman, D.Macmillan, B.Patterson, C.Patterson, C.South, S.Ure, A.Mackie, J.Buchan, M.Forrester, N.McDonald (J.Cumming), C.Turbine

Postal's North of Scotland run was ended on a sunny day at Keith Park. With 5 players missing from the last game Postal had to pull in the services of ex Postie Wayne Keith to give cover from the bench.

Postal more than matched the Uni side in the first half with midfielder Mackie showing signs that he's getting back to his attacking best. Unfortunatley it's no good the team having a decent performance if we're going to sell 2 easy goals as we did in the first half.

The first came after 5 minutes when the Uni centre midfielder ran from deep unchalenged into the Postal box to slot past Wiseman.

The second came when Postal were actually attacking a corner. As has happened a number of times this season one clearance and a Uni forward was racing in on goal unmarked to double their tally.

Postal's best chances came from set pieces. C.Patterson had a free header inside the box which he saw go past the post from a corner, and Postal had 3 or 4 free kicks from decent positions just outside the box which were squandered without forcing the keeper to make a save.

The half ended though and Postal couldn't take advantage of their effort to get back into the game.

To be fair to Uni, they went up a gear in the second half and more than dominated the game.

The important 3rd goal came after 10 minutes when Wiseman flapped at a corner and the ball landed on the head of an unmarked Uni player at the back post.

Number 4 came when a cross from the Postal left was not cut out and the waiting Uni forward knocked the ball home from the 6 yard box.

Postal had a couple of chances before Uni got their 5th. C.Patterson again had a header sent past the post and Ure had a chance but Uni scored the last and best goal of the game when a long range shot bounced under the body of the Postal keeper and into the net.

Overall Uni deserved to win but Postal will be thinking about what could have been if they could have maybe kept things a bit tighter going into the second half. The positive aspect from the game was the effort that Postal put into the game.

Team - D.Wiseman, D.Macmillan(W.Keith), B.Patterson, C.Patterson, A.Mackie, G.Scally, J.Greave, J.Cumming, N.McDonald, S.Ure, C.Turbine

Postal came into the game full of confidence and with a full squad to choose from.

The first half started slowly and neither team was passing the ball particularly well. Ure and Buchan were pushing Postal on well from the midfield but the final ball from Postal was poor meaning that chances were few and far between.

Luckily for Postal, MS never really caused Wisemand in goal any real problems in the first half and although they had a number of corners the Postal defence was dealing with them well.

As the half went on MS started coming more into it though and their centre midfielder number 8 was particularly impressive with some strong running.

Postal took the lead around the half hour mark. A Postal corner was only half cleared and when Buchan picked the ball up he did well to get one-on-one with the keeper who unfortunately saved the midfielders shot. Buchan could have actually squared to Summers or Patterson but the shot was on to be fair. From the resultant corner C.Patterson found himself unmarked in the box and he volleyed home for his first of the season.

The first half petered out with Postal in the lead.

It was discussed at half time that the team who wanted to win this game most probably would. Unfortunately that team was MS as they stepped up their game while Postal continued to play well within themselves as per the first half.

The equaliser came within 10 minutes of kick off. With Forrester jockeying his man out at the corner flag their seemed to be no danger but when the MS player sent a cross in off the boot of Forrester it looped over the head of Wiseman in goal. A fluke goal but one which lifted MS further.

Postal replaced C.Patterson with Mackie. MS were now on a high and the second wasn't slow in coming. Mackie was caught in pocession just outside his own box and the MS forward made no mistakes in driving into the box and firing into the Postal net.

Postal huffed and puffed but never really showed any real passing football and the MS defence never really looked in too much trouble. That said, Postal thought they had got the equaliser when a cross into the box was headed goalward by Ure and cleared off the line. To the Postal bench it looked as if it was at least a yard over the line but the referee thought differently and ruled against.

Soon after Postal gave away a pen. An MS player drove into the box towards the by-line and when Mackie went to ground the ref penalised him. Luckily Wiseman did well to save the pen and give Postal a chance going into the last 10 mins.

Much to the frustration of the bench, Postal couldn't lift their game any further and when the young ref blew his whistle with no extra time (was it past his bedtime?) it was MS who took all 3 points.

Overall, one of the most disappointing games of this season. MS were there for the taking but some below par performances from some of Postal's better players and some questionable personnel decisions from the management saw Postal squander 3 points.

Luckily the big games keep on coming at the moment with the North of Scotland Quarter this weekend and a 6 pointer against Woodside on Wednesday.

Team - D.Wiseman, J.Cumming(D.Macmillan), B.Patterson, C.Patterson(A.Mackie), G.Scally, J.Greave (N.McDonald), J.Buchan, S.Ure, M.Forrester, N.Summers, C.Turbine

Postal came into the game in good spirits following their North of Scotland win. Only two changes were made. With Macmillan holidaying, Ure started at right back and with Greave working, captain Forrester came back into the side.

The first half was a fairly dour affair but it's probably fair to say that Grammar, shooting down the slope, had the majority of the pressure. The certainly had enough corners but very rarely troubled Wiseman in goal.

Postal had strarted the game with Ure at right back and Cumming in midfield but soon swapped the two when it became clear that Ure was better suited to a more attacking role.

Postal had a few slight chances. A C.Patterson header at the back post was easily collected by the keeper, a Summers shot from outside the box and a Turbine shot from the right hand side, just inside the Grammar box were the main ones before Postal took the lead.

Forrester collected the ball just inside the Grammar half on the left hand side. His strong running saw him get to the byeline and his cross was met by Ure at the back post who knocked home for his 4th of the season.

The action was few and far between as the game turned into a battle of midfields.

Postal struggled again to get any real cohesion into their game and the ball spent a large majority of the rest of the game up in the air.

Anxious to get their second win on the bounce, Postal were possibly sitting too deep and were inviting Grammar on to them. Grammar also went 3 up front at that point and Postal were definately on the back foot but were defending steadfastly.

Again, Grammar had a fair bit of pressure but Wiseman again never had a save to make.

Postal scored their second when a cute free kick from Scally saw him play in Turbine on the Postal left. Turbine did well to get his cross in and Summers scored his second goal in as many weeks with his head at the back post.

This seemed to relax Postal and they began playing better football. Grammar for some reason started to kick everything that moved. A decent Postal move up the right hand side saw Mackie blatantly kicked up in the air. This resulted in an injury and he was soon replaced by McDonald.

It was an inspired sub as McDonald soon got his name on the scoresheet. He managed to control the ball in midfield and pass to Forrester. More strong running from the MOM saw him cut across the defender and when the ball broke to "Bunny" he knocked the ball past the keeper for the winner.

Walder came on with 10 to go for Summers and Postal saw out the game to leapfrog Grammar in the league.

Overall it wasn't a pretty game but with both sides battling away for league survival it was never likely to be. The Postal management will be delighted to keep a clean sheet for only the second time in a competitive game this season and the fact that this is the first time since pre-season we've put 2 wins together consecutively can only be a positive thing. MS on Wednesday will be a tough game again but Postal can go into it confidant that we are creating chances.

Team - D.Wiseman, S.Ure, B.Patterson, C.Patterson, G.Scally, J.Cumming, J.Buchan, A.Mackie(N.McDonald), M.Forrester, N.Summers(K.Walder), C.Turbine

Postal travelled out to Inverurie for this North of Scotland tie with a changed squad from the week before. G.Patterson, S.Ure, Forrester and McDonald were replaced by Macmillan, Greave, Mackie and Turbine respectively.

Postal were slow out of the blocks and it was the home side who pressed Postal back early in the game. Postal had the wind at their backs but it was Bucksburn who had most of the pressure and forced a number of corner kicks before scoring the first goal around the 15 minute mark.

The goal came when Postal actually won the ball in midfield and sent it forward but one long clearance saw the Posties defence flat footed and the Bucksburn number 11 raced through from the Postal right hand side to lift the ball past Wiseman into the top right corner of the net. Left back Scally tried manfully to keep the ball out but couldn’t reach it in time.

This sparked Postal into life and they began to take more control of the game.

The equaliser came when good work on the left hand side of the box from Buchan saw the midfielder tripped inside the box. It was possibly a tad soft but he did well to pick himself up and stroke it into the bottom left hand side with a minimal run up.

The last 15 minutes of the half were all Postal but they couldn’t get the ball into the net.

Even though it had been discussed at half time, Postal again started the half slowly and were punished again for having a high line. This time although the ball came from the Postal left hand side it was an almost carbon copy of the first. The Bucksburn player ran straight through on Wiseman and the keeper could do nothing to stop the ball nestling in the bottom left hand side of the net.

Thankfully Postal responded quickly and this time it was Summers to score his first of the season after more good work by Buchan saw his shot on goal look to be going into the net before Summers made sure by blasting home on the line.

Mackie was substituted for McKerron with around 25 minutes to go and the big man made an almost immediate impression. He collected a kick out from the Bucksburn defence on the half way line, controlled the ball on his chest and volleyed a great looping shot over the despairing keeper’s head to give Postal the lead.

McKerron was involved again with the 4^th goal when it was his free kick which was flighted over the Bucksburn defence into the box and the resultant over-head kick by Summers was met by new signing Greave, and he slammed the ball home for his first goal in Postal colours.

Postal thought they had sealed the game with 5 minutes to go when a throw in by Walder on the right saw B.Patterson take a chance to run from defence and cross into the box. His cross was met again by Greave who scored his second of the match.

With only 3 minutes remaining Postal switched off and conceded 2 goals in as many minutes. The first came from a cross into the Potal box and when the first ball wasn’t cleared Postal were guilty of being second to react allowing a Bucksburn player to get to the ball first to slam home. The second was a long clearance and a poor header from C.Patterson directly into the path of the Bucksburn number 11 who stripped the defence for pace and finished well past the Postal keeper.

Overall the result is always more important than the performance in the cup which is a good thing because at times this was lacklustre and un-motivated. Credit where it’s due though, we are now looking a more attacking force going forward and the last few games have seen us creating a lot of chances. If we can stop the goals going in and we get a half decent draw then there’s no reason why we cant reach the Semis of this tournament.

Team - D.Wiseman, D.Macmillan(K.Walder), B.Patterson, C.Patterson, G.Scally, J.Cumming, J.Buchan, A.Mackie(D.McKerron), J.Greave, N.Summers, C.Turbine

On a ridiculously windy day at Westfield Postal took on Alford. With many of the guys away or injured, Postal were forced to make changes to the side. G.Patterson and C.Patterson were drafted into the defence with Forrester coming back into the side at left mid.

With the wind at their backs, Postal started strongly and Alford were struggling to get up the park. McDonald was the first to have a chance when he had a one-on-one with the Alford keeper, coming in from the Postal left. The keeper made a decent stop though to foil the striker.

Summers was next to test the Alford stopper but his shot rebounded off the keeper's legs and away to safety.

Postal took the lead when a ball from G.Patterson over the top of the Alford defence was met cleanly by McDonald who shot well past the Alford keeper to give the Posties the advantage.

At this point Postal were under no real pressure but shot themselves in the foot when they slackly gave away pocession on the right and one long ball later and a pass into the centre saw the unmarked Alford number 10 coolly slot home past keeper Wiseman.

Postal got a deserved second when good work by MOM Buchan in the box saw him force the Alford defender into a blatant kick inside the box and the penalty was awarded. Buchan stepped up to the mark and sent the ball past the keeper for his 11th of the season.

The amount of chances Postal were creating at this point was impressive but the shooting unfortunatley wasn't and they couldn't break Alford down again.

With the wind now at their backs, Alford came out of the traps quickly and Postal struggled the whole second period to get up the park.

Alford equalised when Postal's C.Patterson lost his man high up the park on the left hand side of the park. The speedy Alford number 11 made no mistake in reaching the Postal box and his cut back was met by an unmarked Alford midfielder who shot home.

Corner after corner peppered the Posties box now but the home side were defending well.

Annoyingly a refereeing mistake cost Postal the 3rd. What seemed like a legitimate header away was deemed to be a foul on the Alford forward outside the Postal box. The Alford number 10 stepped up, and with the wind behind him shot an unstoppable shot high into the left hand corner. A smashing shot and nothing Wiseman could have done but the foul should never have been given.

To their credit Postal rallied well. New signing Greave came on and made an immediate impact with some strong running and decent passing. It was his pass into the box after a short free kick on the Postal right which saw Buchan double his tally by knocking home.

Alford had a goal knocked off when Postal again found themselves too high up the park and the Alford number 11 exploited the space again with good running into the box and a decent shot. Unfortunatley Alford had a couple of forwards sitting on the Postal line offside.

Postal had a great chance in the last minute when Buchan could have sealed the game but the chance and the game went begging.

Overall the wind spoiled the game and a draw was probably fair, but Postal will be kicking themselves regarding the 2 schoolboy goals they gave away and the amount of chances that were spurned.

Team - D.Wiseman, G.Patterson, B.Patterson, C.Patterson, G.Scally, M.Forrester, J.Cumming, J.Buchan, N.Summers (J.Greave), N.McDonald

Postal made three changes to the team that beat Turriff. D.Fowley, B.Patterson and N.McDonald replaced A.Smith, C.Patterson and M.Forrester.

RGU started the game the stronger team immediately forcing Postal deep into their half. The artificial pitch is by far the widest in our league and the Postal were struggling to come to terms with the width and pace of the pitch.

RGU scored within 10 minutes. A corner into the box saw the RGU number 10 lose his marker and bullet home a header past the Postal keeper. Schoolboy defending at the set-piece which was to set the tone for the rest of the game.

This spurred Postal on and some good work on both flanks saw half chances fall to Ure and Turbine.

The major talking point of the game came when the referee awarded RGU a penalty. A simple throw-in from the Postal left was seemingly cleared by Mackie but to both team's bemusement the referee decided to award a penalty, claiming Mackie had pushed the forward. RGU duly converted the spot kick. A ludicrous decision when arguably changed the game in the Uni boy's favour.

Soon after, Postal conceded a third, again at a corner and again the marking was really poor.

Buchan gave Postal some hope on the 40 minute mark when he beat a few players moving from the Postal left to the right hand side of the box and shot home from just outside the box with a great strike.

Unfortunately Postal didn't learn from the previous free kicks into the box and minutes later conceded the killer fourth. The Postal keeper couldn't hold the cross and the clearance only got as far as an RGU player just inside the box who shot home, again completely unmarked.

The second half saw the Posties huff and puff without really troubling RGU. The home side were passing the ball about well in midfield, were moving off the ball well and defensively looked very confidant on the ball.

To Postal's credit they battled away but RGU never really looked in any bother. A few long range efforts from Buchan, Summers and Patterson but no real clear cut chances for the away side and the game petered away.

Overall it can be argued that the crazy penalty decision changed the game completely but if Postal are being honest RGU were far the better side. Postal never got close enough to close the ball down and let RGU pass them to death at times. The marking at set pieces also left a lot to be desired.

On the plus side, the effort of the lads couldn't really be questioned, we need to put this one behind us and look forward to our next game.

Team - D.Wiseman, D.Macmillan, B.Patterson, A.Mackie, G.Scally, N.McDonald, J.Cumming(C.Patterson), J.Buchan, N.Summers, C.Turbine

With a full squad to choose from, Postal made two changes to the team who met Lads Club. Neil Summers made his first start of the season up front and Stevey Ure came in at right midfield.

Postal had a great start to the game when they scored within 2 minutes of kick off. A good build up saw the ball break to Buchan on the left and he shot home high to the keeper's left.

Playing in a deeper role this week, Buchan doubled his and Postal's tally when a long throw in from Macmillan from the right was headed into his path and he volleyed home.

Postal's good start to the game continued and within 20 minutes the home side were 3 to the good. Postal were awarded a free kick just inside their own half. MOTM Forrester sent a long ball deep into the Turriff box and leading scorer Turbine headed the ball past the helpless Turriff keeper.

This sprung the away side into life and they posed a few problems to the defence before half time. One notable chance came when Forrester had to clear off the line at the back post. Postal held out till half time though.

With Postal shooting against the wind in the second half Turriff were managing to keep the home side in their own half, although they weren't really creating any real chances.

Postal made it 4 nil with half an hour to go. A cross into the box from the left and side saw Ure unmarked at the back post to knock the ball into the net.

From now on in it was one way traffic and Postal always looked comfortable at the back. Ure made it 5 with another shot on the 6 yard line and Cumming scored the goal of the game when he collected the ball just outside the box and coolly chipped the Turriff keeper.

Overall a much improved Postal performance. Attitude was excellent and football was decent. Absolutely no complaints and if we can keep this up for the rest of the season we wont be in the bottom three for long hopefully.

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan, C.Patterson(B.Patterson), A.Mackie, G.Scally, M.Forrester, J.Cumming, J.Buchan, N.Summers(J.Greave), C.Turbine(N.McDonald)

What a difference 3 weeks of no football can make. With exactly the same team as the one that beat the Premier league leaders, Postal went from their best performance of the season to their worse.

On a sunny, and un-seasonally warm day at Woodside, Lads Club Amateurs had the game sown up within 20 minutes as Postal committed footballing suicide.

LCA scored with their first attack of the game. Postal lost pocession easily in the middle of the park and one through ball down the Postal right hand side saw a simple ball played across the face of the Postal goal where the Lads Club number 10 was found unmarked to slip it past Smith. Poor marking, poor communication, poor concentration. Schoolboy defending.

The second wasn't long in arriving. B.Patterson intercepted the ball just outside his own box but when he dilly-dallied with the ball at his feet, Lads Club's Allison was quick to dispocess him and rounded Smith to double the lead.

You would have thought this would have prompted a reaction from Postal but it just proved to push their heads further up their arses and the third was just round the corner.

A cross from the Postal left into the front post wasn't cleared and Allison was again on hand to grab his second of the game.

Postal at least forced some of the game at this point with a few corners and free kicks and even had a long shot come off the bar which could have given some hope but the game was effectively over when a seemingly simple interception at the feet of ex postal player Ramsay by Smith seen Ramsay steel the ball from the keeper to knock home from a difficult angle. Smith raged that the ball had been kicked from his hands but the referee ignored the stopper.

The second half was embarrising. The poor passing, mistakes and general positioning/communication problems are possibly, if not acceptable, then occasionally understandable at this level of football but the lack of reaction from Postal and acceptance of defeat without reply is not acceptable.

Postal never let any more goals in but that was as much to do with Lads Club poor play than Postal's good play.

Only one, possibly two, boys could have looked themselves in the mirror on Saturday night and said they had put in as much effort as they possibly could.

As poor as they were, Postal probably played the 2 or 3 best football moves of the game but unfortunately at this level if you dont match that ability with effort and workrate, as the opposition did, then you can expect to walk off empty handed.

Bottom line is, Postal have now played half the season and are bottom of the league, if we dont sort out our inconsistency quickly we can expect to be hoofing it in the 2nd Div next season.

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan (D.Milne), C.Patterson, B.Patterson (N.Summers), G.Scally, M.Forrester, N.MacDonald, J.Cumming, A.Mackie (K.Walder), J.Buchan, C.Turbine

On a sunny, dry day at Cove, Postal delivered their best performance of the season so far.

Postal made two changes to the side that faced Bervy Caley. Mackie came back into the midfield with Milne dropping to the bench and MacDonald moved into right midfiled with Buchan replacing him up front.

Postal started the game shooting up the Catto Park slope. As expected, Cove pressed the Postal defence from the kick off but Postal were handling the pressure well and were playing some attractive football themselves.

It was Postal who took the lead about 20 minutes into the game. A good sweeping move down the Postal left saw Mackie send a low cross into Turbine who slotted the ball past the Cove keeper.

Postal were looking comfortable at this point and although Cove had a number of corners, it was Postal who looked more likely to increase their lead. It was annoying then that Postal gave away a simple equaliser to the home side. A simple ball through the Postal middle of defence could easily have been cleared by C.Patterson but he misjudged the weight of the pass and with keeper Smith never getting to the ball the Cove forward nipped it past him and into the goal.

At one-one, Cove increased the pressure and it took a great save from keeper Smith from a Cove freekick just outside the box to keep Postal level. The ball looked to be heading into the top right hand corner until Smith dived to beat it away. This was another impressive performance from the keeper who's handling was again impressive today.

Postal were continuing to play good football with Mackie, Turbine, Buchan and MacDonald at this point working hard. Postal's effort was rewarded when Turbine intercepted a Cove Pass and from outside the Cove box he sent a great shot lobbing over the head of the Cove keeper to send Postal in ahead at half time.

The expected Cove reaction never really materialised and shooting down the slope Postal were again pressing the ball well and playing some fine passing stuff.

They were rewarded when Man of the Match Turbine secured his hatrick. Mikey Forrester started the move with some great running with the ball. His pass to MacDonald on the Postal right was weighted just right and the resultant cross into the box was met by Turbine who fired home.

At this point you would have thought it was Postal who were leading the Premier league and with Cove trying to get forward they were leaving holes at the back which Buchan began to exploit. Postal's fourth came when Buchan recieved the ball on the Postal left. He then cut into the box, beat his man before sliding the ball to Forrester who slammed the ball home.

Cove started to get a bit niggly at this point and were obviously not happy that they were going out of the cup. The game up to this point had been reasonably good tempered but it exploded when a Patterson tackle from behind on the Cove number 11 saw the referee give a foul but the angry little midfielder stupidly lasthed out and was correctly shown the red card.

With about 15 minutes to go, Postal started getting a little slack and gave away a second goal to give Cove some hope. A cross into the Postal box could only be headed away as far as a Cove forward who sent the ball past Smith.

Things got a bit hairy for 5 minutes as Postal obviously got a bit nervous but their nerves were relaxed when Buchan basically killed the game. It was his good work, running at the Cove defence, which forced the Cove defender to hack him down. Buchan took the penalty and cooly slotted the ball low to the Cove keeper's left.

With hardly any time left on the clock Postal gave away a penalty when Scally was deemed to have handled in the box. Cove duly converted but the game was out with their reach at this point.

Overall, by far Postal's best result of the season, but also their best performance of the season. The football on the deck was excellent and the finishing clinical. Improvements could still be made in defence as you cant be happy to give away 3 goals but overall the Postal managment and players will be more than happy to turn over the current North of Scotland holders and current Premier league leaders on their own patch.

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan, C.Patterson, B.Patterson, G.Scally, M.Forrester, N.MacDonald (D.Milne), J.Cumming, A.Mackie, J.Buchan (I.Mackenzie), C.Turbine

On a cold and windy day at Westfield, Postal were forced to make 4 changes to the team that faced Stonehaven. Macmillan, B.Patterson, Buchan and M.Forrester replaced the missing Walder, Mackie, McKerron and Ure. Postal also welcomed back Neil Summers to the squad after missing most of the season through injury.

The first half was a fairly even affair, Bervy possibly having the more chances, but with Postal kicking into the wind it was always going to be a struggle for Postal to get out and put pressure on Bervy.

With Mackie missing, Postal lacked a bit of pace at the back and it took until midway through the half before they got to grips with the speed of the Bervy number 9. On a number of occasions the Postal defence found themselves too high and too flat allowing the forward to be played in behind.

The first goal came when Postal failed to learn from a Bervy chance just minutes before. A Bervy corner came into the Postal box and a Bervy player got a free header before Postal managed to turn it out for another corner. Unfortunately the lesson wasn't learned and this time when Bervy won the first header from the corner it bounced off C.Patterson's knee on the line, back to the Bervy number 10 who made no mistake in slamming it past Smith.

Luckily the Posties were in no mode to just role over today. Against the wind they battled back into the Bervy half and when Macmillan sent a long throw into the box it could only be cleared as far as Turbine who steered a great long range effort into the top right hand side corner.

Turbine had another good chance to make it 2 - 1 when the ball broke to him, this time inside the Bervy box at waist height. The bigman did well to get his shot in but seen it fly over the bar.

Postal had a couple of scares involving the Bervy number 9. The first one saw the wee man get in behind the Postal defence and only a truly magnificent last gasp tackle by C.Patterson got the Posties out of jail. That tackle was honestly as good as a goal for the home side.

The other scare saw B.Patterson, under seeminly no pressure at the back, dilly dally with the ball and when the Bervy striker stole the ball from him with only the keeper to beat Postal were lucky to see the ball go wide.

Shooting with the wind, Postal were optimistic that they would be able to cause Bervy more problems in the 2nd period but as it turned out, Postal were probably more under pressure than previously.

Bervy scored early in the half to take the lead again. Poor pocession play on the Postal left saw them give away an easy throw in. The resultant ball into the box saw the Bervy number 10 roll the Postal defender easily and slam the ball past Smith in goal.

Again though, Postal rallied and got a bit of luck when a McDonald corner from the left was caught by the wind and sailed directly into the net at the back post. The next 10 minutes saw the best Postal period of the half and they now looked more likely to get the third.

Postal captain, Forrester, had the best chance of the game when he picked up the ball on the edge of the Bervy box, did some great work by beating two defenders and rounding the goalkeeper but unfortunately seen his shot sail over the bar from 6 yards out.

After this, for some reason Postal were now mainly playing on the break. Bervy were getting forward at every opportunity and putting the Postal defence under real pressure. Forrester had another possible chance when he managed to beat the Bervy defence and was going straight through on goal when he was blatantly chopped down. Unbelievably Postal never even got a free kick.

Overall a draw was probably a fair result and with the pressure Bervy were putting on at the end of the game Postal would have taken the draw but when Postal look back on the chances they missed they will be thinking they could be sitting with all 3 points.

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan, C.Patterson, B.Patterson, G.Scally, M.Forrester, D.Milne, J.Cumming, J.Buchan, N.McDonald, C.Turbine

With B.Patterson, Forrester, Mackenzie and Macmillan unavailable to play, Walder, C.Patterson, Milne and Scally came in from the Woodside game.

Postal started slowly and from the outset were being pushed far too deep into their own half. Too many times Postal were running with the ball, but running into trouble and were finding it difficult to keep pocession.

Postal had a scare when confusion between Mackie and keeper Smith almost let in the incoming Stonehaven striker.

Postal had a great chance half way through the first period when Turbine managed to get a shot in with the keeper out of his goal but a Stoney defender managed to clear off the line.

Keeper Smith was doing well for Postal during the first half and he was certainly the busier of the two keepers with Postal midfielder McKerron also putting in a decent shift in the middle of the park.

Just as it looked as if Postal had managed to get away with their lacklustre first half they conceded with less than 5 mins on the clock.

A half decent ball down the Postal left hand side caught Postal on their backheals the resultant cross was met by the on-running Stoney forward who, unmarked easily shot into the net. Question marks over the Postal keeper would be harsh and Patterson in defence will surely be putting his hand up to lazy marking.

The second half was much of the same again. Postal huffed and puffed but rarely troubled the Stoney backline and again sat too deep.

Ure on the Postal left was involved in a handbags flashpoint halfway through the half and the game started to get a bit niggly.

Postal went two behind with 20 minutes to go. Walder, on the Postal right did well to get back in front of an onrushing Stonehaven striker but his attempted clearance agonisingly sailed past Smith into his own net. This was harsh on the Postal utility man who had been having a steady game before this point.

Postal took a chance at this point and pushed Mackie up into midfield and Mckerron further forward. Postal won a corner and at the front post Mckerron got the final touch on the ball to head into the net.

Postal had to push for the equaliser and thought they had struck gold when Mackie did well to work his way into the box only to see his shot go over the bar. Milne aswell had a chance to equalise but his shot from the right hand side of the box was saved by the keeper.

Postal had left themselves short at the back though and Stonehaven sealed the game when they worked their way down the Postal left and their switch to the right found an unmarked midfielder running in to fire past Smith into the net.

Overall not the worse Postal performance ever but lacklustre to say the least and, Mckerron apart, a lack of any real quailty football on display. Too many Xmas puddings and Xmas spirits perhaps the night before for some of the boys but I dare say the Stoney lads wouldn't have been angels either so not an excuse. I'd fancy our chances at Westfield but we have to get a run of games going fast to get away from the foot of the table.

Team - A.Smith, K.Walder (S.Hill), C.Patterson, A.Mackie, G.Scally, S.Ure, D.Milne, J.Cumming, D.McKerron, N.McDonald, C.Turbine

On a cold but sunny afternoon at Shedocksley Postal had their first game in 6 weeks. With Scally away and Buchan injured. Postal welcomed back Ure and Turbine. Mackenzie also came back in to the midfield.

As per the Dyce game, Postal had the worse possible start. With less than 3 minutes on the clock a speculative shot from distance floated over Smith's head in goal to put Woodsie 1 up.

Thankfully Postal responded well and equalised on the 5 minute mark. Good work on the Postal left saw the ball find Turbine in the box who slammed the ball home past the helpless Woodside keeper.

Postal were far the better team at this point and looked as if they would score every time they came forward, especially down the left where Ure, Forrester and McDonald were combining well.

Postal thought they had doubled their tally when a cross from McDonald on the left found Turbine unmarked at the back post but the goal was deemed to be offside.

Postal were starting to get a bit slack in their shutting down of Woodside and were punished when they failed to close down a Woodside midfielder who unbelievably, again shot from distance looping over Smith's head again into the net to take the lead.

Again Postal did well to come back though and this time it was McDonald who equalised. A cross this time from the Postal right found him at the back post and he bulleted a header home to equalise.

Soon after, Postal were hit with a blow when B.Patterson slid into a tackle only for the big Woodside forward to fall on the defender's chest. He was replaced by C.Patterson in the centre of defence.

Mckerron for Postal had a great chance before the half ended when he saw a header bullet off the bar and Smith had a great one handed save to push the ball over the bar but no more goals before half time.

The second half was largly dominated by Woodside as Postal began to sit further and further back. The good football they showed in the early part of the first period was only seen in glimpses but the defending was at least resolute.

Patterson was lucky to escape a booking early in the half when a mistimed tackle floored the Woodside number 5.

Woodside were now playing an offside game and too many times Postal fell into their trap. On one occasion Postal managed to spring it though and took the lead.

Mackenzie managed to get to the bieline and his low cross found Forrester who finished well past the keeper.

Woodside huffed and puffed for the rest of the half and had a few half chances but in the whole Postal defended well and managed to see the game through and into the next round.

Overall a decent Postal performance first half and although the second half was less than impressive they at least saw the game through and never conceded any late goals which has been a constant bugbare this season.

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan, B.Patterson (C.Patterson), A.Mackie, S.Ure, M.Forrester, I.Mackenzie (D.Milne), J.Cumming, D.McKerron, N.McDonald, C.Turbine

A goal in the first 5 minutes and a goal in the last 5 minutes for Dyce seen them take all 3 points in this Division 1 North game at Westfield.

Despite Postal being asked to start well, it was Dyce who dominated the first half. Dyce were winning more than their fair share of the 50/50's and the passing from Postal in the opening half an hour was poor to say the least.

Dyce opened the scoring on the 5 minute mark. Postal keeper Smith slipped kicking out a bye kick and the ball fell directly to a Dyce midfielder. His ball out to the Dyce number 11 saw him fly by the Postal defence on the Postal right and bullet his shot past the Postal keeper high into the net.

For the next half an hour Dyce dominated play. Corner after corner was won as Postal allowed the away side space to play without playing their own usual passing game. That said, Postal themselves had chances.

McDonald, making his comeback from suspension, saw a shot from inside the box hit the post and a long range effort from the same player saw his shot hit the bar and bounce out to safety.

To be honest though, Dyce themselves had a number of chances in the first half one on one with the keeper. Poor finishing and some good shot stops from Smith was the only thing saving Postal's blushes.

Postal began passing the ball a bit better near the end of the half but would count themselves lucky it was only 1 nil at half time.

Postal gave a much improved account of themselves in the second half. Quicker into the tackle and were dealing with the pace of Dyce much better. Macmillan on the Postal right was particularly effective in driving Postal forward and although it left the occasional hole, the defence looked to be coping a lot better.

As much as they improved in the second half, there wasn't what you could call any real clear cut chances for the Posties. A half chance to McKerron and a trundler from McDonald was about the sum of it until they got the equaliser on the 30 minute mark.

Macmillan picked the ball up on the Postal right and his cross-come-shot sailed over the Dyce keeper's head into the net.

The game was now wide open and if anything Postal were looking the team more likely to get the winner.

Just like the first league game against them, though, it was Dyce who scored with 5 minutes remaining to take all 3 points.

Postal actually had a free kick around the half way line which was kicked to a Dyce player. Two passes later, one ball in behind the Postal defence and a shot at goal and the game was Dyce's.

Overall, there can't really be any complaints regarding the effort and although some boys weren't as good as they can be, no individuals had a particularly bad game. It was just one of those games where the quality of football just wasn't up to scratch as a team.

One thing that obviously needs looking at, though, is the concentration towards the end of a game. That's 3 games now where we've lost the game in the last 5 minutes through lack of concentration and poor positioning.

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan, B.Patterson, A.Mackie, G.Scally, M.Forrester, D.Milne (C.Patterson), J.Cumming, D.McKerron, N.McDonald, J.Buchan

Postal finally got back to winning ways at the weekend and picked up a valuable 3 points away to Alford.

Thankfully Postal are beginning to get players back from injury and holidays etc and the good work they've been putting in at training was showing in this win.

Postal lined up with a similar side to the one that faced Echt with Patterson dropping to the bench and Forrester coming back in on the left of midfield.

Like most of the country the wind was blowing strong in Alford and Postal started against the conditions. Postal kicked off and immediately put the home side under pressure by knocking long into the heart of the Alford defence.

The first half was a fairly even affair although if anyone shaded it, it would have been Postal as they tried hard to keep the ball on the deck and pass going forward.

Macmillan on the right of the Postal defence had a particulalry good first half along with Mackenzie in front of him.

Postal's first goal came from this right hand side when a cross into the box was met well by man of the match Buchan who out jumped the Alford defence to head into the net past the helpless keeper.

Some more neat passing play from Postal in midfield saw Turbine straight through on the Alford keeper but the keeper did well to keep the forward at bay.

Alford though were dangerous on the counter attack and particularly quick on the break giving something for Postal to think about at half time.

Postal went into the second half with the wind at their backs but actually ended up playing less football than they had done in the first half. The ball just wouldn't go down and was bouncing about in the air for most of the second half much to Postal's frustration.

The wind actually died a good bit and Postal found themselves being pushed further and further back into their own half by the home side without really troubling Smith in goal.

Thankfully Postal got the second goal around the 25 minute mark. A great inswinging corner from the Postal left from Turbine was met at the back post by Cumming who bulleted a header into the net from close in.

Postal had a couple of penalty claims when first McKerron then Turbine looked to have been fouled when running into the box one on one with the keeper but the referee waived the claims aside.

Postal put themselves under pressure with 10 minutes remaining when the Alford number seven collected the ball on the Postal right just outside the box and rasped a long range effort past Smith who could only palm the ball into the net.

Thankfully the Postal defence held strong and saw the game out although there were a couple of hairy moments with the ball bouncing in and out of Smith's hands on the six yard line and a clearance from substitute Walder.

Overall a much deserved win for Postal who worked hard for each other and continued to try and play the ball on the deck. A much improved defensive performance from the back four and a good shift from the midfield onwards.

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan, B.Patterson, A.Mackie, G.Scally, M.Forrester, I.Mackenzie (K.Walder), J.Cumming, D.McKerron (S.Hill), C.Turbine, J.Buchan

Any hopes Postal had of causing a shock were dashed in the opening 10 minutes when the home side found themselves 3 down. Echt, as expected, started sharply and by the time Postal got themselves organised and matched the away sides movement, the game was over as a competition.

The first came when lack of communication from the Postal back line saw half of them high up the pitch trying to play offside while the other half played the Echt forwards on. Echt duly punished them for their slackness.

The second and third came soon after and a shell shocked Postal were looking at a long afternoon with 80 minutes left on the clock.

To their credit though the home side knuckled down and soon got up to the pace of the game. The defence and midfield were now talking a lot more and the passing football was the best Postal have played all season.

A possible penalty claim when Mackie was pushed in the box was waved away by the referee and an acrobatic effort from McKerron which went over the bar were the only real efforts Postal had that might have resulted in a goal.

Postal continued their good play at the beginning of the second half and their passing play was excellent.

Mackie had an excellent chance when he was sent straight through on the Echt keeper from the Postal right but he couldn't get the ball past the keeper.

During this time, Postal keeper Smith did well with a couple of decent saves to keep the score semi respectable.

A bizarre goal gave Echt their 4th. B.Patterson was having a decent game at the back for Postal but made a hash of a simple clearance in the Postal box and his swipe saw the ball skid off his boot and over the top of keeper Smith in goal.

Again, Postal could have eaily folded but battled away as Echt turned the screw and more importantly the home side continued to play the ball on the deck.

Milne, Walder and Hill came on for Postal with 15 minutes to go and with the shape beginning to get a bit ragged Postal conceded a harsh 5th when a cross from the Postal left saw the unmarked Echt number 10 head home.

Overall, this was always going to be a tall order for Postal against a team who must surely have ambitions to go far in this competition. Make no mistake, Echt were the better team and could possibly have went up another gear but there shouldn't have been 5 goals in this game and Postal can be pleased with their all round attitude and football played. If we continue to get the ball on the deck and work as hard as we did today results will surely turn around sooner rather than later.

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan (D.Milne), B.Patterson, C.Patterson, G.Scally (S.Hill), A.Mackie, I.Mackenzie (K.Walder), J.Cumming, D.McKerron, C.Turbine, J.Buchan

Postal were forced to shuffle the pack again from last week with G.Patterson, B.Smith, J.Buchan and A.Mackie coming back into the team and a first start for S.Hill in goal.

Beacon are a league above Postal but it didn't show at all in this game and Postal held their own in the opening period. To be honest, Postal showed the away side too much respect going into the game and it was evident early on that packing the midfield was causing Postal more problems than it was solving.

Buchan was isolated up front and the Beacon back line weren't being troubled enough as Postal struggled to link the midfield.

The Postal backline has been breached too easily all season and this game wasn't any different.

A missed header in midfield saw the ball bounce into the heart of the Postal defence who put up little in the way of a struggle to let a Beacon Player knock past Hill for the first.

The second came soon after when a cross ball from the Postal right wasn't cleared by the defence and the Beacon number 9 was lurking at the back post to knock home easily.

Postal changed formation at half time, pushing Mackie into midfield and Turbine up front. This seemed to suit Postal better and they certainly looked to be more of an attacking threat.

Turbine pulled Postal back into the game when a good move between Mackenzie and Mackie sent him through on the keeper. The big man was brave and got to the ball first to knock past the keeper.

Similar to last weekends game, Postal pushed on and really had the opposition on the rack when the roof fell in again.

A simple ball from Postal's left to right saw an unmarked forward in acres of space. Postal claimed for offside but it was heaf-hearted. Again as per last week, the shot hit the target and into the net.

Concentration again all to pot, the killer 4th came soon after. A bad clearance from the centre of defence was knocked back over the top, again finding Beacons number 9 who made no mistake with the keeper in no mans land.

To their credit Postal battled away and Buchan gave them some hope when he did well to work his way into the Beacon box and score and good individual goal.

Man of the Match Mackie put the fear into the away side when a short corner found him on the edge of the box and he drove home for Postal's third. It was unfortunatley too late and the ref blew the whistle soon after.

Overall, it's too easy to say that Beacon are a Premier side and we did well to score 3. In all honestly Beacon are not the greatest side Postal will meet this year and we could and should have done better. The effort and attitude can't be questioned again, but the concentration levels and will to win the tie was dissapointing.

Team - S.Hill, G.Patterson, C.Patterson, A.Mackie, D.Milne, B.Patterson, B.Smith, I.Mackenzie, J.Cumming, C.Turbine, J.Buchan

Things are not going well at the moment for Postal and although the attitude and commitment was top drawer from all the players today, defensivly it was another nightmare.

With the game swithed to a Grammar home game, Postal arrived at a sunny Hazelhead with a half decent starting 11. Scally, Milne, B.Patterson, McKerron and Bews came into the starting line up and it was all looking good for the opening period of the game.

Postal were more than holding their own and playing the better football of the two teams. Bews had a chance disallowed and McKerron, Cumming and Forrester were doing well in midfield going forward.

It's frustraiting, then, that bad concentration, positioning and sharpness resulted in the Posties going one down. With Postal on the attack, one ball out of the Grammar defence wasn't dealt with around the half way line, the resulting pass into fwds was met by Patterson but, off balance, his clearance only went straight back to the Grammar midfielder. This time his through ball found the fwd who shot expertly past the Postal keeper.

Again, Postal rallied, and were forcing the play but it was Grammar who went in at half time two ahead. A simple one-two on the Postal right saw a Grammar fwd easily stride into the Postal box unchallenged and stroke the ball home low to the keeper's right hand post.

Postal started the half well and fought their way back into the game. A great cross by Scally on the Postal left went in-between two Grammar defenders and MOM Forrester nipped in between them to knock the ball home. 2 - 1.

Again Postal pushing forward, again soft goal to lose. Postal lost pocession on the left and the resultant through ball saw a Grammar midfielder run through on keeper Smith unchallenged to stroke home. 3 - 1.

The fourth goal from Grammar came almost immediately. With Postal still reeling from the 3rd, a Grammar ball in from the Postal left was held up by a Grammar forward who knocked the ball out to another Grammar man on the edge of the box. His pass found a Grammar body unmarked in the box who easily knocked the ball home. 4 - 1.

Postal could easily have folded at this point but driven on by Forrester and Cumming, they rallied. Cumming scored two in 10 minutes and Grammar were on the ropes. 4 - 3.

Milne hasn't played much football in recent weeks and was replaced by Walder who made an immediate impact. Some great work on the Postal left, saw a low cross whipped across the 6 yard line to find Walder at the back post to knock home with only 10 minutes remaining. 4 - 4.

Postal were now flying and were still pushing forward for a 5th. Unfortunately, a schoolboy error was to deny them their first point since the opening game of the season.

A freekick given away 30 yards from goal saw the defence line up on their 18 yard line. With C.Patterson looking in the other direction, quick thinking from Grammar saw them take a quick free kick. Patterson's man must have thought Christmas had came early as he ran through on to the pass and score to win the game.

Overall horrendous defending (from the team as a whole, not just the back 4) was the reason for this defeat. If you score 4 goals in a game you should be walking off the park comfortable winners. Positives from the game were the return off some of our better players and the superb, refusal to give up attitude of the guys who played today. If this attitude continues and with more players to come back hopefully there wont be too many more dissapointments like this.

Team - A.Smith, D.Milne (K.Walder), B.Patterson, C.Patterson, G.Scally, M.Forrester, D.McKerron, I.Mackenzie, J.Cumming, C.Turbine, C.Bews

With Buchan, B.Patterson, S.Ure, A.Mackie, S.McBain and D.Milne all missing from the last game against Dyce, Postal arrived at Westfield with only 10 usual outfield players. Assistant manager Hay was drafted in up front and Mann named himself on the bench.

Both teams started fairly slowly and not a lot of quality football was being shown.

Glentanner broke the deadlock with a cracking free kick from just outside the box. It was pinged directly into the top corner of the net leaving keeper Smith little chance.

Playing in an unusual centre midfield position Forrester was playing well and taking a lot of pressure off the Postal backline with his strong running with the ball at his feet. He was rewarded when a long range shot was missed by the Glentanner keeper and it squirmed under his body into the net.

As has much the been the case this year though, with Postal looking comfortable, they shot themselves in the foot. A short back pass from Patterson still looked to be strong enough to make the Postal keeper favourite. Unfortunatley for Postal the Glentanner forward got to the ball first, rounded the keeper and tucked the ball home.

Much to their credit Postal rallied and scored a great equaliser. McDonald has been in good goalscoring form and notched his 4th of the season when good work on the Postal right hand side saw the midfielder sneak into the box and put his header past the keeper.

The first half hour of the second half was fairly even and was really anybodies game but with 15 minutes to go, the extra men of Glentanner really showed.

Their first goal of the second half was fairly simple fair. A long ball in behind the Postal defence, an unmarked runner, shot, goal.

Postal quickly fell apart and there was little responce as another 3 goals rattled in, in quick succession.

Overall, it's possibly too easy to blame the lack of bodies for this defeat. Postal, even with the lack of bodies should have taken more from this game and the attitude of the players too fold so easily after the 3rd has to be questioned.

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan, C.Patterson, B.Smith, K.Walder, M.Forrester, N.McDonald, I.Mackenzie, J.Cumming, C.Turbine, W.Hay

Postal turned up to Pitmedden Road in this Division One North game with a decent size squad for the first time this season. Ure and Turbine were welcomed back into the starting 11 with new signings McBain and Milne on the bench.

The first half was a fairly even afair although Dyce possibly had more pocession of the ball at the start of the game.

Postal were looking a lot more organised in defence from the kick off with B.Patterson winnng his fair share of headers. Macmillan playing only his second game of the season at full back was also looking sharp with Forrester playing his usual composed game.

A great goal from Dyce broke the deadlock though. Dyce were always keen to get in about the Postal box from midfield and it was one of their midfield lads who picked up the ball on the edge of the box and curled a smashing shot over the head of keeper Smith into the postage stamp.

Keeper Smith went on to have a great game after this point and he stopped Dyce doubling their lead with a fantastic one handed save pushing a deflected shot over his bar.

Postal settled back into the game though and ended the half the better side and were rewarded when a Forrester free kick was curled into the box at pace. The Postal forwards and the Dyce defence all missed the ball and it bounced past the Dyce keeper to equalise.

This game was always going to be a close one with both teams fairly evenly matched and so it turned out.

Postal were being forced back at the start of the second half with the Dyce midfield flooding forward at every opportunity but luckily Smith was having his best game of the season so far and was keeping the shots out.

It was Postal who took the lead when Cumming managed to wrap his foot round the ball just inside the Dyce box to watch it going over the Dyce keeper's head and into the net.

There was still a good half hour to go at this point though and given Postal's recent defensive efforts 30 minutes is a long time to defend.

It was looking good though until 20 minutes to go when a decent run into the heart of the Postal defence by a Dyce player couldn't be shut down by Postal and his resultant ball into the box was tucked away by a Dyce forward with B.Patterson and Smith unable to stop him.

To both team's credit they both continued to look for the winner and unfortunately for Postal it was Dyce who got it with only 4 minutes to go.

C.Patterson found himself one on one, on the Postal left and allowed his man to get his cross in too easily. The resultant cross found an unmarked Dyce forward who's sclaffed shot was knocked home by another unrunning Dyce player to win the game.

Overall a much improved performance but it's getting worrying how many times Postal are disintegrating late in the game. Lack of training and fitness must be on the managements minds as it's happening too many times to be coincidence.

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan(S.McBain), C.Patterson, B.Patterson, M.Forrester, A.Mackie, N.McDonald (D.Milne), S.Ure, J.Buchan, J.Cumming, C.Turbine

Team - A.Smith, D.Macmillan, A.Mackie, B.Patterson, M.Forrester, J.Cumming, C.Patterson, D.McKerron, N.McDonald, J.Buchan, G.Mann

Apologies for lack of report on this game. Postal scorers were Bews and McDonald.

Team - A.Smith, B.Smith, C.Patterson, B.Patterson, K.Walder (D.McKerron), M.Forrester, A.Mackie (G.Mann), N.McDonald, J.Buchan, J.Cumming, C.Bews

Postal slumped to their 3rd defeat on the bounce and crashed out of the League Cup on a sunny day at Woodside.

With only 10 men showing up, Postal legend Willy Hay was drafted in up front. Barry Smith also started for Postal for the first time since the last game of last season.

The first half was a fairly even affair with both sides playing open attacking football. Bervy missed a glaring chance at the back post after 13 minutes. Shortly afterwards a Patterson header was cleared off the Bervy line.

At this point, McDonald for Postal was playing well on the right aided by the hard running Buchan with Mackie clearing up at the back.

It was Buchan who created Postal's goal when his shot could only be cleared as far as Bews who rocketed his shot into the back of the net on the half hour mark.

Postal now looked the better side but couldn't force another goal and the half finished with them one up.

It was always going to be a big ask for Postal to win this game given the amount of passengers they were carrying today but to be fair they started the second half well.

Bews had two decent shots at goal, one hitting the bar, and if one of those had gone in it might have given the home side some more hope.

Unfortunatley a moment of madness from McDonald knocked the wind out of Postal when he needlessly kicked out at a Bervy player in the box giving away a penalty which was duly converted by the Bervy number 8.

It was now backs to the wall time as the Bervy defenders started flooding forward to help their midfield and forwards.

At this point there was still 20 minutes left so credit is due that Postal didn't totally disintegrate as they did last weekend.

To add insult to injury Buchan was red carded after a silly kick out at a Bervy player right in front of the referee with only 3 minutes remaining. Lack of discipline is really killing Postal at the moment and it needs to be sorted out quickly.

Overall the effort of the players can't really be questioned today but it was always going to be difficult with the amount of players missing.

Team - A.Smith, A.Mackie, B.Patterson, B.Smith, M.Forrester, K.Walder, N.McDonald, J.Buchan, J.Cumming, C.Bews, W.Hay

It's tough times for the Posties at the moment as holidays, suspensions and injuries hit hard. The management were again forced to name an unfamiliar looking line-up with 3 out of last Saturdays 4 defenders missing. Stevey Combe replacing the injured B.Patterson, Ryan Low replacing Scally and Walder replacing Wood. Mackie and Cumming were welcomed back into the midfield replacing the absent Mackenzie and Sutherland who started on the bench.

Not really much excuses can be made regarding the result, Woodside were definately the better team over the 90 although for a large period of the game it looked like Postal might get lucky and come away with at least a draw.

Much to the annoyance of the away sideline, Woodside decided to arrive just before 7 o'clock for a 6.45pm kick off.

Woodside went straight on the attack from the off and the makeshift Postal defence were struggling to get organised especially on the right but a good shift from Cumming kept things tight.

Woodside had two gilt edge chances on the 10 minute mark when the first attaacker missed a sitter at the back post then the second attacker missed one at the front post.

Postal began coming more into the game around half way through the second half and the midfield and forward line were putting in a lot of effort at this point.

Postal could have had a penalty when it looked like a stick-on that the Woodside player had handled inside the box but the referee (as per most of the game) failed to see the infringement.

Manager Mann changed things slightly in the second half with Mackie dropping back into a back 3 of himself, Combe and Forrester. Sutherland replaced Walder.

Initially it looked to be working and Mackie was looking accomplished mopping up behind the two markers.

Ten minutes into the second half Woodside were reduced to 10 men when Forrester was hacked down by a Woodside forward. The Woodside player was rightly shown a straight red (one of the ref's few correct decisions all night). Forrester was heard to mutter the classic "I've got work to go to in the morning" as the Woodside fwd trudged off the park.

Just when the Postal sideline thought they might be in with some luck, Woodside scored. With Postal defending a free kick from their right hand side on the edge of their box, a Woodside player just managed to get his head to the ball first. His backwards header was then seen to loop agonisingly over the head of Postal keeper Smith.

Postal attempted to get forward as often as they could to get an equaliser but the quality just wasn't there in the second half and Potal continued to lose pocession as often as they won it with passes going astray all over the park.

The game at this point was fairly even and neither keeper was under any particular pressure. It was infuriating then that Woodside scored a second from a free kick which should never have been awarded just outside the Postal box.

From the sideline the kick didn't look as if it would bother the Postal keeper, but much to the Postal dissapointment it managed to somehow find it's way into Smith's bottom right corner.

Thankfully Postal never lay down as they did last Saturday and battled on but any "goals for" looked unlikely in the second half as the Woodside back 4 knocked the ball about between themselves confidently.

Woodside scored a killer 3rd with minutes remaining when one of their players ran from deep with the ball and buried it with a low, long range effort.

Overall, Postal battled away but the quality just wasn't there and Woodside deserved to win the game. The next few games will be hard going until Postal can get some more players "back" and "in". The management will be hoping the boys can stick together and grind out a few results with many of them playing in unfamilliar and unwelcome positions until then.

Team - A.Smith, K.Walder, R.Low, M.Forrester, S.Combe, N.McDonald, A.Mackie, J.Buchan, J.Cumming, C.Bews, C.Turbine

Painful to play in, painful to watch and painful to write about. This about sums up Postal's afternoon as they slumped to their worse defeat in 6 years.

Postal turned up to the game on a wet afternoon at Woodside with more players missing. Injury ruled out Milne from last week and G.Patterson, South and Low were also missing due to other commitments. Smith, Scally and Forrester made their first start of the season, Bews returned up front and Sutherland started his first competitive game for Postal.

Believe it or not, the majority of the first half was fairly even with both teams playing decent football going forward without really troubling the goalkeepers at either end.

It was Sportsmans who took the lead though. A kick out from Postal's Smith into the midfield was quickly knocked back over the top of the Postal rearguard where the unmarked Sportsmans striker had the easiest of tasks to knock past Smith. Poor kick out, poor midfield work and poor concentration from the defenders.

Two minutes later Sportsmans doubled their lead. Captain Wood, on the Postal right, knocked a short pass back to Smith which the Sporstsmans stiker latched onto to knock past Smith. The pass back was definately short, holding up on the long grass at Woodside, but question marks must also be placed on the keeper who should have been favourite to get to the ball first.

At this point the Postal bench were still optimistic that Postal would pull it back and indeed some nice football from Buchan, Bews and Turbine going forward for Postal was causing problems for the Sportsmans defence.

Just before half time, though, disaster struck when Wood slipped just outside his own penalty box while in pocession. The Sportsmans forward took the ball off him and unchallenged placed the ball into the net for the third. To add insult to injury, Wood had to come off injured with a dislocated shoulder leaving him doubtfull for the near future.

It's not rocket science to suggest that if Postal wanted to get back into this game they'd need to keep it tight at the back. Poor marking at the back post a minute after the restart saw the game just about pushed out of sight when Sportsmans made it 4.

Postal were now 3 at the back and chasing the game but were given a little bit of hope when Bews fired in his 5th of the season from long range 10 minutes into the half. This galvanised Postal slightly and if they had perhaps gotten another it might have been a different story but as the half wore on, Sportsmans began dominating the Postal midfield.

Time and again, Sportsmans bodies were being allowed to run with nobody near them let alone any challenges getting put in. Admittedly some of the players on show for Postal today had no pre season under their belt but most of the others were capable of much greater effort and question marks will be asked regarding mentality when being asked to put in an extra shift.

Once the 5th went in, Postal lost what little belief or shape they had left and it was shooty-in from then till the end of the game. I wont even pretend to recount all the remaining goals but 2 or 3 were excellent strikes which keeper Smith had no chance with.

McDonald for Postal was correctly red carded with ten minutes remaining when he lifted his hands to the Sportsmans number sixteen. This was as close to the Sportsmans substitute as McDonald had got all second half so credit where credit's due.

Overall, question marks will be asked about Postal's attitude when going behind but too many Postal regulars were missing and too many passengers being carried to take any real conclusions from this game. Sportsmans are a decent side but even with so many boys missing Postal should have had enough to give them a better game.

Team - A.Smith, D.Wood (G.Mann) (W.Hay), G.Scally, M.Forrester, B.Patterson, N.McDonald, D.Sutherland, J.Buchan, I.Mackenzie, C.Bews, C.Turbine

On a sunny but sometimes showery day at Woodside, Postal started their league campaign against ALC rivals Lads Club Amateurs.

The Postal squad was decimated with C.Patterson, Ure, Mackie, Cumming, Forrester, Bews and Smith all unavilable for selection. Postal welcomed back ex captain Greig Patterson, Ryan Low made his competitive debut, Russel Milne played in goals and manager Gary Mann was drafted in to play up front.

As is sometimes the case with derby games the quality on display wasn't great. The ball was up in the air too much and not a lot of football was getting played by either squad.

Postal started the game the better team and dominated the opening 15 minutes. It was LCA who took the lead though scoring against the run of play much to the delight of their sideline. The ball had broken to them when a clearance from McDonald bounced off an LCA player and into the Postal box, Postal couldn't clear their lines and the LCA number 5 struck the ball home.

This made LCA play a lot better and the next 20 minutes were probably theirs which was ironic given that Postal took the lead during this period.

The equaliser came when McDonald found himself unmarked just inside the LCA box and struck home low to the goalkeepers right hand side.

Five minutes later Postal took the lead when Turbine controlled an up and under from the Postal defence in the LCA six yard box. His low shot had too much power for the LCA keeper and he fired Postal into the lead going off at half time.

Low was struggling with an injury for most of the game in the Postal midfield and as the game went on LCA began to dominate. Postal struggled to get any football played and were being forced deeper into their own half as the second period went on.

For all their effort though, Postal goalkeeper Milne was hardly worked as the Postal defence held firm. Excellent workrate by Ivor Mackenzie for Postal also stunted the progress of ex Postal player Ramsay on the right.

Postal sealed the points with 15 minutes to go when a long thrown in was knocked on by B.Patterson and the on running Buchan (who had been box to box all day) bulleted home a header to clinch the game.

Overall Postal can play better but with the amount of players missing and the derby game conditions Postal can be delighted with the result.

Team - R.Milne, D.Wood, G.Patterson, C.South, B.Patterson, N.McDonald, R.Low(K.Walder), J.Buchan, I.Mackenzie, G.Mann, C.Turbine

Postal lined up with an unusual line up as they looked to play some of the guys who might be starting on Saturday.

As could have been expected the performance wasn't great as the players adjusted to their new positions and colleagues.

Postal took the lead against the run of play when Turbine fired in a good shot from the right hand side of the box which was deflected home by a Glendale Youth defender.

The Postal 3 man defence was struggling to cope though and Glendale equalised when keeper Forbes dropped the ball right at the Glendale forwards foot who knocked home easily. Glendale then took the lead with more slack defending from Postal.

Bews equalised for Postal just before half time when he collected the ball on the left hand side of the Glendale box and cooly slotted home.

Postal took on 3 subs at half time with C.Patterson, S.Ure and M.Forrester entering proceedings.

Postal played better in the second half but never reached the heights of the Cammach and Halliburton games.

The half was pretty even and Glendale would be dissapointed to lose the game although Buchan's long range strike for Postal was good enough to win any game.

Overall the management will be dissapointed with the performance although it was a good chance to see some new players and try some different formations.

Team - R.Forbes, D.Wood (K.Walder), N.McDonald, B.Patterson, R.Low, D.Sutherland (C.Patterson), D.Campbell (M.Forrester), J.Buchan, I.Mackenzie (S.Ure), C.Bews, C.Turbine

Another decent performance from the Posties saw them notch up their second win of the pre-season build up.

On a scorching day at Woodside Postal took the chance to try out some new players. Walder started at right back, Milne at left back and the returning Bews slotted back in, up front. Keeper Smith is still on holiday and Forbes couldn't make it so Postal legend Wayne Keith took to the sticks.

Postal started slower than they did on Monday night and Cammachmore were providing a stiffer test in midfield. In saying that keith was never really in any danger in the fist half and goals from Bews (2) and Buchan (1) sent the home side in comfortable.

Postal shuffled about in the second half and with the sun beating down and Wednesday night's efforts at the sand dunes possibly taking it's toll the homeside were pegged back more than they would have liked.

A couple of silly errors from Keith and C.Patterson gave Cammach some hope but with 5 minutes remaining, Bews sealed his hat trick and Postal's 4th to all but end the game.

Overall another decent work out with some decent football played in midfield and up front and good to see the two new boys fitting in. Cammach are 2nd Division opposition but no mugs so 4 - 2 lifts the optimism again going into the last friendly and the first game on Saturday.

Team - W.Keith, K.Walder (I.Mackenzie), D.Milne, B.Patterson, C.Patterson, J.Buchan(G.Mann), J.Cumming, N.McDonald, S.Ure, C.Bews, C.Turbine

Postal won their first pre-season friendly in convincing fashion at a sunny Woodside on Monday night.

Considering this was Postals first real touch of the ball this season having concentrated mostly on stamina work at training they looked fairly good on the ball. Turbine and Buchan looked sharp up front, Mackie looked in the mood in midfield and Forrester looked accomplished the whole game on the left.

More goals from Postals Turbine, Mackie, Ure and Cumming (2) saw Postal win their first pre season friendly of season 08/09.

Overall a good work out for the Posties with debuts for Campbell up front and Forbes in goal.

Team - R.Forbes, D.Wood, M.Forrester, B.Patterson, C.Patterson, A.Mackie, J.Cumming, N.McDonald, S.Ure, J.Buchan, C.Turbine