newmains united football club

CRAIG GUPWELL hopes to see a reaction from Newmains in their league opener after they lost their final pre-season game.
Winger Kris Todd put United in front against the West of Scotland League new boys just before the break.
But a poor second half saw Finnart hit five in Springburn.
A controversial decision saw a Newmains goal chalked off with Finnart leading 2-1.
But co-boss Gupwell wants the result to be a wakeup call for the games that matter, starting with Saturday’s home clash with Gartcairn.
Gupwell said: “The result was terrible and the defending for all five goals was pretty poor.
“Let’s hope it’s a bit of a kick up the backside we needed.
“As a whole this pre-season we’ve done really well but that was a wakeup call.
“I told the boys they need to reflect on their own performances because not one of them could say they’d done well.
“Hopefully we can get a big reaction in the first league game. We need to forget about the Finnart game and look forward.”
A lack of defenders saw Newmains switch from a back three to a flat four.
Gupwell added: “The more frustrating thing was the players who made themselves available.
“We were a week away from the season and we were four or five strong players down.
“We had two centre-halves working which left us with only two so a back three wasn’t really an option.
“We always thought we would have tough games and Gartcairn will probably be one of the toughest we’ll face all season.
“We’ve had it in our mind that at times we might have to be a bit more defensive and play four at the back with a middle five.
“But going by the Finnart game it’s probably something we need to look at again.”
Newmains’ clash with Gartcairn kicks off at 2pm. Entry is £5 for adults and free for kids.