Match Preview: Knaresborough Celtic Veterans

Making it a hat-trick of matches involving our sides, we welcome Knaresborough Celtic Veterans to Barr Field for this Harrogate & District Vets 11 a side League Championship match on Sunday. The game has a 2pm kick-off time and looking at the weather forecast, it could be an afternoon punctured by light rain showers!

Last week’s return to action, after a few false starts, didn’t go quite to plan as Kirkby Malzeard Veterans ran out 5-0 winners to leave us in the bottom two of the league, however Player-Manager Rich Strike will be looking for his team to provide an instant response to that game and start to climb the table!

Our opponents have had a few weeks off playing, so will hopefully be suffering a bit of rustiness, however staying that, they still pose a significant challenge and will be difficult to beat. The last time that they kicked a ball was on the 7th October when they lost 5-2 to league leaders Thirsk Veterans. At present, they reside in second place having gained six points from a possible nine. Away from home, they have played just the once, which was the Thirsk game.

The gates will be open from around 12:30 for this game and everyone is welcome! Our clubhouse will be serving its usual great choice of beverages (both alcoholic and soft), so come on down and support local football.

Kirk Deighton Rangers Veterans are sponsored by: