K2015 Kemnay FC

Some photos of the boys with the ‘world cup’ after our festival on Sunday. Our Mexico and Netherlands teams had a great time and was good to get some football during the holidays. Pity we got drawn against each other after the group stage 😂

Massive thanks to Formartine FC for organising, much appreciated! Hopeful wee see more events like this being run in the future 👍🏽

Germany did not disappoint! What a weekend!

Bit of a delayed post but it’s taken me a few days to semi recover 🤣. No idea how the boys are managing to cope because I’m still man down 🙈

We started our long journey down to Ashford on Thursday morning, stopping off at Hudsons Catering in Blackburn to stock up on teas/coffees and sandwiches. A great wee shop I didn’t know about beforehand but will definitely be visiting again. Highly recommend 👍🏽. We then carried on down the road having a few sing songs and a lot of laughs on the way. A quick pit stop to get the kids watered and fed at the harvester restaurant before getting to our hotel for some sleep.

Friday morning we got up and made the 20 min journey to Folkestone where we boarded le shuttle to Calais France. Some of our boys were setting foot outside the uk for the first time so you can imagine how excited they were. Even better the weather was high 20degrees and it felt like a proper summer road trip.

Pressing on through France, Belgium, Netherlands and then finally into Germany we arrived at our destination in Abbehausen. Still roasting hot we set up camp, got the Scotland flags flying, and then attended the welcome BBQ with the other teams. A great evening was had, but then of course Scotland had to go and try ruin it by getting beat by Morocco 😭 and then almost instantly after the game we were hit by a thunderstorm. To be fair the boys were completely out for the count by then and didn’t even know about the storm until they woke in the morning to see the campsite in a bit of a mess and the parents and coaches trying to fix our gazebo and find our lost items that had blown away 🤣

Saturday was absolutely amazing. The weather into the mid 30 degrees, coaches got the kilts on, the boys all pumped up, getting ready for battle, hair sprayed blue, flags flying high and just as the teams all lined up to do our opening parade, we were very shocked to see that the hosts had organised a pipe band to play the national anthem for us. The boys were so buzzing! At this point I knew by looking at thier faces that all the hard work and stress had been worth it. It’s a feeling I know they will always remember!

The games in day 1 were mixed. Despite the long travel, staying up late for the Scotland game, high temperatures our boys gave it their all and every game bar one was very closely contested. Funnily the game we got beaten comfortably was the team who became our biggest fans - JSG Delmenhorst. Watching all of our games and cheering us on, high fiving our boys around the camp site, it was truly something to see how a match so one sided created the best friendship at the festival. Another example of football bringing people together!

Sunday was a bit less full on. Less games and grouped with teams of similar levels to our own. Highlight was a 6-0 win against one of the host teams. Unfortunately we lost our last game which would have sent us home on a high but then we found out our goalkeeper Brodie managed to win goalie of the tournament. 🎉 Huge well done to him, he’s continuously improved since joining us and very happy for him. Although we didn’t get to take the big trophy home, we did get a weekend of new friends, experiences and memories.

Thanks to all the parents who came along for the trip, I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. 👌🏽

Thanks to Jonathan for co driving, it was a fair slog but we managed. 🤣

Thanks to Anna, Chris and TSV Abbehausen for presenting us this opportunity and for helping us throughout!

Thanks to our coaches Simon and Becky for helping make this a successful weekend.

Let’s see where the next trip takes us!

And finally the biggest shout outs go to the sponsors who we wouldn’t have been able to attend without your help. All of us at Kemnay 2015s will forever be greatful for helping deliver this amazing trip that was always about more than just football!

Casa MALC - Caravan Hire
MB Plant Vehicle, Plant and Access Hire
William Walker Transport
Dunbar Events and Marketing Limited
James Milne Chartered Accountants
Donview Veterinary Centre
Souter Window Cleaning
The Rock Room Music Studio
Pizza Box - Scotland
Malcolm Allan
Monymusk Thrift Shop Bothy
Kemnay Bargain Box
Kemnay, Kintore and Blackburn Rotary Club
Challenge products
Tesco Inverurie
Costco Westhill
Hudsons Catering
Kenny O’Neill Ltd
Plus the 4 sponsors who want to remain anonymous

* Facebook won’t let me tag all pages, but will tag in the comments.

All welcome

A reminder that the Club AGM takes place this coming Sunday, 28th June at 1800 at the Kemnay Church Centre.

All welcome along to help support the future development of the club!

KRONOS CUP GERMANY HERE WE COME!!!
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Its been a lot of hard work to get to this point but we can finally say we did it and we are on thee way!!

Players, coaches and parents are all buzzing to be on route and I can guarantee a lot of fun will be had over the next few days! I’m sure the experience and memories made will be second to none.

Special thanks have to go out to all the people and local companies who sponsored players and/or donated towards the travel costs. We would never had managed this trip without the generosity you all have shown us, especially James Milne Chartered Accountants who on top of sponsoring a player, provided the travel T-shirts and 1/4 zip tops.

Thanks to Anna and Chris Soper for helping organise this trip at the other side. My German isn’t exactly up to scratch so it’s been good to have interpreters 🤣

More shoutouts and pics to come over the next few days.

Win, lose or draw we all know that with no Scotland, there’s no party! 🎉 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

TSV Abbehausen
Kemnay Football Club

📢 ** CALLING ALL KEMNAY & SURROUNDING BUSINESSES** 📢

Kemnay's K2015 Football Club ⚽️ have been given the amazing opportunity to represent Scotland by competing in the Kronos Cup in Germany! 🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We've been busy fundraising over the past few months and we're so close to reaching our target! 🤑 But with the trip only a few weeks away, we are now reaching out to businesses in our local community for a little extra support to hopefully get us over the mark 🙏

If you would be interested in supporting your local team to experience this once in a lifetime opportunity, we would be incredibly grateful for any donation, no matter how big or small 💙 We'd also be delighted to give your company a big shout out on our page to show our gratitude for your support 😁👍

A huge thanks for any help you are able to offer & to those who have already donated, we truly appreciate it 🥰

Let's go Kemnay!! 💪
K2015 ⚽️

It's only 40 days until the kick of the FIFA World Cup and the countdown is ON as Scotland return for the first time since 1998!

We’re launching World Cup Sweepers across our various age groups teams to raise vital funds for the club and help us continue to promote and develop grassroots football right here in the local community! With nearly 200 girls and boys training and playing with Kemnay FC your support is hugely appreciated in allowing us to continue to provide coaches, equipment and amazing opportunities for the players.

Teams will be £10 each with the winner of the sweeper collecting the £150 first prize and the runner up £50!

To get involved, contact the page direct or the team coaches to purchase an entry. Teams will be drawn randomly once the sweeper is sold out.

Get involved and be part of something bigger 🖤🤍