Further north East Kilbride FC, a club in a Scottish "new town" (the largest town in South Lanarkshire) plays in the Ferrari Packaging Lowland League and have beaten a "consecutive wins" record this weekend, previously held by AJAX of the Netherlands.
The 1971-2 Dutch champions with Cruyff, Neeskens, Rep and co. on board were the previous World record holders for the most number of consecutive football wins.
The Dutch club has been keeping an eye on the Scottish minnows, who eventually beat their record yesterday by clocking up their 27th win, beating BSC (Broomhill Sports' Club) Glasgow, 3-1 in the league, on their astro pitch. BSC were founded in 2014.
So excited were the Dutch heroes that they sent a message from Edwin van der Saar and 27 cases of "beer" (probably that fizzy stuff) and two bottles of Champagne. Edwin is the Marketing Director of the Ajax club.
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10646476/east-kilbride-break-ajaxs-record-for-consecutive-victories-with-3-1-win
East Kilbride were founder members of the Lowland League, playing in the Scottish fifth tier. They became founder members of the new league in 2013 and were eventually affiliated into the Scottish FA, which allows the club to take part in the Scottish Cup.
Formed originally in 1871, the club had varied success and folded way back, only to be resurrected by John Hartson (Celtic ex) and John Brown (Rangers ex) recently. They club plays a pre-season friendly against a chosen club to raise money for John Hartson's Testicular Cancer Charity.
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