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SCOTS WIN NATIONAL FLAG 2004 TOURNAMENT - 30th October 2004
Youth Results
Team Scotland 40 v North Lanarkshire Rams 47
South Wales Rebellion 46 v North Lanarkshire Rams 30
Team Scotland 31 v South Wales Rebellion 12
Scotland had done enough to keep the Challenge Trophy in Scotland ...
with the National Team winning on points differential.
For more information visit the SFFA Website.

SDS YOUTH SQUAD PLAY IN NATIONAL FLAG 2004 TOURNAMENT - 30th October 2004
On Saturday, the SDS Youth Squad (Team Scotland) took part in the Youth Event ...
along with the North Lanarkshire Rams and the South Wales Rebellion.
Leicester Eagles (2003 Champs) were unable to travel up this year.
Venue was Forthbank Stadium, Springkerse, Stirling, FK7 7UJ.
Stadium Tele No ... 01786 450399.
The Football Event started at 12 Noon.
12 Noon - Introductions and Welcome
12:30pm - Game 1 - Team Scotland v South Wales Rebellion
1:30pm - Game 2 - South Wales Rebellion v North Lanarkshire Rams
2:30pm - Game 3 - North Lanarkshire Rams v Team Scotland
3:30pm - Presentations
4pm - Close
For more information ... E-mail mark@kirkcaldybulls.com or maureen@grangemouthbroncos.co.uk

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE - 27th October 2004
The scheduled Committee Meeting took place on Wednesday at the Ewings' Residence.
For more information contact Maureen.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ON THE 2005 BRONCOS' COMMITTEE ? - 27th October 2004
On Wednesday, the existing Committee are going to be discussing issues relating to the forthcoming AGM ... eg changing roles / moving on / aware of someone interested in becoming a Committee Member.
We would hate to think that someone is keen but not fully aware of how to get themselves involved ...
Anyone interested in joining the Committee should either ...
a) E-Mail any of the Committee ... OR ... b) Speak to a Coach.

SFFA COMMITTEE MEETING - 26th October 2004
On Tuesday the SFFA Committee met to discuss items including a proposal to change the 2005 Age Bands.
Outcome ...
After a lengthy debate last night it was voted that the Age Groups would now coincide with the National Squad etc ... so in 2005 NO Cadets will move up to Junior level.
Remember this only affects Cadets moving up to Juniors BUT NOT Juniors moving up to Youths.
Revised Age Bands for 2005
Cadets ... would either be born on 92,93,94,95,96 and 97.
Juniors ... would be 90 and 91 only.
Youths ... would be 87,88 and 89.
Seniors ... would be 86 or earlier.
This will now give SFFA Clubs over a month (30th November deadline) to decide their team numbers and complete and return their Notification of Participation Form accordingly.

NO FINAL 'GRID-IRON' CURTAIN FOR SCOTTISH KIDS - 21st October 2004
Managing Director of NFL Europe, Jim Connelly has explained that the NFL will retain a Football Development Team in Scotland to continue the Grassroots Programmes that the Claymores have successfully introduced in Local Schools and will continue to identify and develop young Scottish talent as part of NFL Europe's National Player Development Programme.

AIRDRIE AGAIN HOSTED LEADERS AWARD - 20th October 2004
There was a Leaders Award at Airdrie Sports Centre on Wednesday from 10am until 4pm.
This was arranged for the new Active Schools Co-ordinators in North Lanarkshire.
There was top up spaces available to those who were interested.
For more details E-mail Scott or Stu ... scouper@claymores.co.uk ... or ... stuart@raptorsfootball.fsnet.co.uk

PREDATORS LOSE IN FINAL OF FIVE TV CHANNEL FLAG EVENT - 16th October 2004
Channel five once again hosted their Annual Flag Football Tournament ...
@ Norman Green Sports Centre, Solihull, Birmingham.
The Event saw the Clyde Valley Predators once again take on teams of 12-14 year olds from all over the UK competing to become ... five TV Channel 2004 Champions.
The Predators once again reached the Final but this time round they lost to the Sussex Thunder from Brighton ... by a score of 31-6.
Highlights will probably be shown during one of their regular season shows allowing teams to promote their Football Organisation.
For further information contact Gerry Anderson andersong@nflp.co.uk on 0207 225 3070.

BRONCO CADETS ACHIEVE RUNNERS-UP POSITION AT SFFA FINALS DAY - 9th October 2004
A fantastic 59-0 result against the Bengals in the Semi-Final Play-Offs put the Broncos into the Final against the Siberian Tigers. (who had beaten the Broncos at Kick-Off Weekend and FlameBowl).
The Final saw the Broncos take an early lead and almost hold it until Half-Time (19-18 Tigers).
The Siberians capitalised on some indifferent performances by the Bronco players early in the 2nd-Half which allowed the Tigers to move into a commanding 15pt lead. However ... the Broncos dug deep and eventually managed to claw-back to within 3pts ... only to be beaten by good clock management ... and ...
the lack of extra points scored. Full-Time (39-36 Tigers).
For Match Reports ... Click Here.
Our congratulations go to the Glasgow Siberian Tigers who are the new SFFA League Champions.
SFFA North/East Conference Champions together with the SFFA League Runners-Up is a
great achievement for any Club and everyone should be very proud of it ... Well Done !!!

SFFA CADET COACH OF THE YEAR ... ROBBIE MCKENZIE - 9th October 2004
The Broncos Organisation would like to congratulate Robbie McKenzie on his ...
SFFA Cadet Coach of the Year Award for the 2004 Season.
Well Done Robbie !

2004 SFFA FINALS DAY UNVEILS THREE MORE CHAMPIONS - 9th October 2004
Cadet Champions ... Glasgow Siberian Tigers
Junior Champions ... Clyde Valley Predators
Youth Champions ... Kirkcaldy Bulls
The three winning teams join ...
Senior Champions ... Kirkcaldy Bulls
Congratulations to all the worthy winners and everyone who took part in the SFFA League this year.

SFFA FINALS DAY ... RESULTS - 9th October 2004
Semi-Final Play-Offs
Cadets ... Grangemouth Broncos 59 v Bengal Tigers 0 and Siberian Tigers 38 v Inverness Rockets 6
Juniors ... Moray Maniacs 33 v Glasgow Hornets 32 and Clyde Valley Predators 59 v Inverness Rockets 12
Youths ... Kirkcaldy Bulls 45 v Graeme High Titans 26 and Glasgow Hornets 40 v Aberdeen Oilcats 33
3rd / 4th Play-Offs
Cadets ... Bengal Tigers 37 v Inverness Rockets 36
Juniors ... Inverness Rockets 14 v Glasgow Hornets 14
Youths ... Aberdeen Oilcats 41 v Graeme High Titans 28
Finals
Cadets ... Siberian Tigers 39 v Grangemouth Broncos 36
Juniors ... Clyde Valley Predators 58 v Moray Maniacs 19
Youths ... Kirkcaldy Bulls 28 v Glasgow Hornets 18
For more information visit the SFFA Website.

SFFA ANNUAL AWARDS 2004 - 9th October 2004
On Saturday at Finals Day, the SFFA presented awards for 'Coach of the Year' at all 4 age levels ...
Cadets - Robbie McKenzie (Broncos)
Juniors - Mark Fletcher (Tigers)
Youths - Gordon Third (Oilcats)
Seniors - Stuart McKay (SDS)
Order of Merit - Stuart Mackay (SDS)
Well Done to Everyone involved in Coaching !

SFFA FINALS DAY - 9th October 2004
The SFFA Finals Day has been booked for Saturday at Forthbank, Stirling.
The End of Season Event will be from 10am until 4pm.
The following SFFA Teams have made it to the Event ...
Cadets ... Broncos, Rockets, Siberian Tigers and Bengal Tigers.
Juniors ... Maniacs, Rockets, Hornets and Predators.
Youths ... Bulls, Oilcats, Titans and Hornets.
Congratulations also go to the Kirkcaldy Bulls for winning the Winner Takes All Seniors League ... again !

MARTYN COLLECTS ANOTHER MVP TROPHY AS A GB LION - 3rd October 2004
Congratulations to GB Lion Martyn Paterson for adding to his growing collection of recognition awards at
this years Euroflag Tournament in Germany.

GERMANY WIN ... AS GB LIONS JUST FALL SHORT AT EUROFLAG FINAL - 3rd October 2004
Well done to the Broncos who were part of the GB Lions who finished
Runners-Up in the Cadet Category (Josh, Scott and Martyn) and 7th Place in the Junior Category (David).
Sunday Results
U13 Gold Medal Game ... GB 12 v Germany 31
U15 Group Play-Off ... GB 31 v Spain 39 ...and ... 7th / 8th Play-Off ... GB 52 v Finland 6
Final Rankings
U13 ... 1st Germany, 2nd GB, 3rd Spain, 4th France, 5th Netherlands, and 6th Switzerland.
U15 ... 1st Netherlands, 2nd France, 3rd Italy, 4th Germany, 5th Spain, 6th Austria, 7th GB,
8th Finland and 9th Switzerland.
Official Website ... Dusseldorf Panthers (Results and Photo Album).
Broncos at Euroflag 2004 ... Photos Courtesy of the Dusseldorf Panthers ... Click Here.

SABRES CUT OUT SENIORS ONLY HOPE OF SECOND PLACE IN LEAGUE - 3rd October 2004
On Sunday the Seniors travelled to Bellahouston Park, Glasgow ... a good win would have seen the
Broncos leap-frog the Sabres and finish this years SFFA Seniors Runners-Up.
Although the Broncos fought valiantly the Seniors could not stop the tricky Sabres-O and therefore
had to settle for a 4-4 Season.
Well Done to the Sabres !

BRONCOS DOING WELL IN GERMANY ... AND MORE TO COME - 2nd October 2004
Congratulations to the GB Lions and the Bronco Players for achieving 3 wins out of 4 ...
Under 15s ... GB 35 v Finland 13 and GB 12 v Italy 32
Under 13s ... GB 32 v France 21 and GB 35 v Netherlands 7
Sunday sees the Placement Games
U13 Gold Medal Game ... GB v Germany
U15 GB could play for 5th Place

GB AT THE EUROFLAG CHAMPIONSHIPS ... FIXTURES - 1st / 3rd October 2004
Under 15
Group Red ... GB, Finland and Italy
Group Green ... Germany, France and Switzerland
Group Yellow ... Spain, Netherlands and Austria
Under 13
Group Blue ... Germany, Spain and Switzerland
Group Orange ... France, GB and Netherlands
Fixtures - Saturday
U15 GB v Finland
U13 France v GB
U15 Italy v GB
U13 GB v Netherlands
For more information visit the ... BYAFA Website.

BRONCOS HEAD TO GERMANY FOR THE EURO FLAG CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1st / 3rd October 2004
The European Championships Flag Juniors will this year be held in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Four Broncos are included in the GB Lions Squads.
Cadet Squad ... Josh Keir, Martyn Paterson and Scott Halbert.
Junior Squad ... David Ewing.
So far the Federations from Austria, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland have given notification that they plan to participate.
For more information visit the ... EFAF Website.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU !
Many Happy Returns to ... John Myles, Michael Craig and Ryan McColgan who all celebrate
a birthday this month.

WEBSITE NUMBERS FOR SEPTEMBER
A very good month due to FlameBowl and Claymores Events ...
124 average daily visits, 3,742 monthly visits and 22,174 hits this month.
To all of our many regular visitors who spend valuable time with us ... another Big Broncos Thank You !

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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER
2nd Oct ... Normal Training
9th Oct ... No Training - SFFA Finals Day
16th Oct ... Normal Training
23rd Oct ... Normal Training
30th Oct ... Normal Training

SFFA FINALS DAY ... BRONCOS @ FORTHBANK - 9th October 2004
Awaiting Match Reports.

BRONCOS IN THE SFFA
The results so far ... Click Here.

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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER
2nd Oct ... Normal Training
9th Oct ... No Training - SFFA Finals Day
16th Oct ... Normal Training
23rd Oct ... Normal Training
30th Oct ... Normal Training

BRONCOS IN THE SFFA
The results so far ... Click Here.

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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER
2nd Oct ... Normal Training
9th Oct ... Normal Training
16th Oct ... Normal Training
23rd Oct ... Normal Training
30th Oct ... Normal Training

BRONCOS IN THE SFFA
The results so far ... Click Here.

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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER
2nd Oct ... Normal Training
9th Oct ... Normal Training
16th Oct ... Normal Training
23rd Oct ... Normal Training
30th Oct ... Normal Training

SFFA LEAGUE GAME ... BRONCOS 46 @ TDC SABRES 61 - 3rd October 2004
Match Report.

BRONCOS IN THE SFFA
The results so far ... Click Here.

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THE BEST GM IN THE NFLE ADDRESSES THE REAL FANS OF THE GAME
Claymores GM, Steve Livingstone ... Says Thanks.
Steve has also secured the Claymores Name and Logo for Scotland and will be looking at ways in which this can be utilised to develop an appropriate legacy.
The Claymores website www.claymores.com will continue to promote the Amateur Game in Scotland.
Register your final thoughts and feelings ... Leave a Message.

NFL LIVE ON SKY IN OCTOBER
Sun 3rd Oct ... Eagles 19 @ Bears 9
Sun 3rd Oct ... Jets 17 @ Dolphins 9
Sun 10th Oct ... Giants 26 @ Cowboys 10
Sun 10th Oct ... Seahawks 27 @ Rams 33 (OT)
Sun 17th Oct ... Bengals 17 @ Browns 34
Sun 17th Oct ... Broncos 31 @ Raiders 3
Sun 24th Oct ... Titans 3 @ Vikings 20
Sun 24th Oct ... Jets 7 @ Patriots 13
Sun 31st Oct ... Colts 35 @ Chiefs 45
Sun 31st Oct ... Falcons 41 @ Broncos 28

NFL WEEK 8 ... ALTANTA FALCONS 41 @ BRONCOS 28 - 31st October 2004
Denver are now 5-3.

BCAFL WEEK 1 ... RESULTS - 31st October 2004
Newcastle Raiders 8 @ Glasgow Tigers 26
Caledonian Roughriders 6 @ Stirling Clansmen 20
Sunderland Kings P @ Napier University Edinburgh P - Postponed
For all the latest results and forthcoming fixtures in the British Collegiate American Football League ... Click Here.

SKY NFL FANS CHOOSE WHICH GAMES TO WATCH IN WEEK 10 - 31st October 2004
NFLuk.com asked fans which games they wanted to watch in Week 10 (14th Nov).
The results of the vote were announced at the end of Sky’s coverage of NFL Week 8 ...
Seattle Seahawks @ St Louis Rams and Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers.

NCAA TV HIGHLIGHTS ON NASN IN OCTOBER
3rd Oct ... LSU 16 v Georgia 45
10th Oct ... Oklahoma 12 v Texas 0
14th Oct ... West Virginia 31 v Connecticut 19
16th Oct ... Notre Dame 27 v Navy 9
17th Oct ... Arizona State 7 v USC 45
23rd Oct ... Northwestern 12 v Wisconsin 24
23rd Oct ... Michigan 16 v Purdue 14
23rd Oct ... Washington 0 v USC 38
30th Oct ... Oklahoma 38 v Oklahoma State 35
30th Oct ... Georgia 31 v Florida 24
30th Oct ... USC 42 v Washington State 12

NASN COLLEGE FANS CHOOSE GAME TO WATCH IN WEEK 10 - 30th October 2004
Viewers' Choice for Saturday @ 12.00am BST was USC vs Washington State.
Viewers were asked to vote on the NASN Homepage to decide which game they wanted to see ...
either ... Texas Tech vs Kansas State ... OR ... USC vs Washington State.

CFL LIVE ON NASN IN OCTOBER
Sat 16th Oct ... Ottawa 17 v Hamilton 20
Fri 22nd Oct ... Calgary 17 v BC Lions 19
Thurs 28th Oct ... Montreal 58 v Toronto 20
Fri 29th Oct ... Calgary 16 v Winnipeg 37

CFL WEEK 20 ... ALOUETTES 58 @ TORONTO ARGONAUTS 20 - 28th October 2004
Montreal finish with a 14-4 Record.

NFL DATES FOR THE DIARY IN OCTOBER
19th October ... Trading Deadline
26th-27th October ... NFL Owners' Autumn Meeting

NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL OCTOBER RESULTS
Week 7 - Denver Broncos 10 @ Cincinnati Bengals 23
Week 6 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 @ St. Louis Rams 28
Week 5 - Tennessee Titans 48 @ Green Bay Packers 27
Week 4 - Kansas City Chiefs 27 @ Baltimore Ravens 24

NFL WEEK 7 ... BRONCOS 10 @ CINCINNATI BENGALS 23 - 25th October 2004
Denver are now 5-2.

SAU POP WARNER 9-ON-9 (UNDER 17s) WEEK 7 ... RESULT - 24th October 2004
SAU Bowl Championship Final
Clyde Valley Falcons 8 v Highland Wildcats 20
Held at Bught Park Inverness

CFL WEEK 19 ... OTTAWA RENEGADES 21 @ ALOUETTES 52 - 23rd October 2004
Montreal are now 13-4.

LET'S FOLLOW A U.S. COLLEGE TEAM FOR A SEASON
As a total 'rookie' to NCAA Football I thought it would be a good idea to follow one College team through the ups and down of a typical season and learn a bit about it at the same time.
Claymore Ahmaad Galloway was brought to the attention of the Denver Broncos through his performances at Alabama therefore ... The Crimson Tide is the team we will monitor.
Alabama's 2004 Schedule
2nd Oct ... South Carolina (Tide lose 20-3), 9th Oct ... @ Kentucky (Tide win 45-17),
16th Oct ... Southern Mississippi (Tide win 27-3), 23rd Oct ... @ Tennessee (Tide lose 17-13)
For more daily information on the Alabama Crimson Tide ... Click Here.

IT'S GOOD TO TALK ... GET IT OFF YOUR NUMBERS ! - 22nd October 2004
Steve Livingstone hosted a Fan Forum Meeting in the Sports Cafe, Glasgow at 7:30pm on Friday.
All Claymore Fans were invited to attend.

LESS IS DEFINITELY 'MORES - 21st October 2004
And now the end is near ... The End !

IS THIS THE FINAL VOTE FOR CLAYMORE FANS ?
Former Claymores' General Manager, Will Wilson, and former Defensive Line Coach, Jim Tomsula
have been inducted into the Hall of Fame as ... Honorary Members.
In addition to this ... Claymore Fans are being asked to select another FOUR players
into the Claymores Hall of Fame (currently at 16) ... as part of the special 10 Seasons celebrations.
Show you care ... Vote Now !

NFL WEEK 6 ... BRONCOS 31 @ OAKLAND RAIDERS 3 - 17th October 2004
Denver are now 5-1.

CFL WEEK 18 ... B.C. LIONS 32 @ ALOUETTES 29 - 17th October 2004
Montreal are now 12-4.

SAU POP WARNER 9-ON-9 (UNDER 17s) WEEK 6 ... RESULTS - 17th October 2004
Clyde Valley Falcons 80 v Giants 12
Bannerman High Wildcats 0 v Highland Wildcats 32
Held @ Inverness

SAU POP WARNER 9-ON-9 (UNDER 17s) WEEK 5 ... RESULTS - 10th October 2004
Clyde Valley Falcons 18 v Highland Wildcats 16
Bannerman High Wildcats 14 v Giants 20
Held @ Wishaw

BRITBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ON SKY - 8th October 2004
On Friday, you can catch highlights of the BritBowl Finals on Sky Sports 3 @ 8pm.
London O's v PA Knights
Bristol Aztecs v Southern Sundevils
Chiltern Cheetahs v Doncaster Mustangs

SAU POP WARNER 9-ON-9 (UNDER 17s) WEEK 4 ... RESULTS - 3rd October 2004
Clyde Valley Falcons 32 v Bannerman High Wildcats 0
Highland Wildcats 32 @ Cumbernauld Giants 0

CLAYMORES ON THE MOVE !
For all the latest transaction news ... Click Here.

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