Will Wins £5K Jackpot With Lucky Numbers

Will MacDonald from Thain has won the £5,000 Jackpot on the Montrose Football Supporters Group Lucky Numbers scheme.

A Pipefitter with Doosan and currently working on a contract at GSK, Will benefitted from the enhancements made to the scheme just 3 weeks ago.

Based on the National Lottery draw, the scheme raises funds for Montrose FC, Montrose Roselea JFC and Merpro AFC.

Administrator Stuart Robertson said, “Congratulations to Will, we are delighted to have such a big winner so early in the year. Last year we paid out over £8,000 and now with 3 chances to win Will is likely to be just our first big winner of 2016.”

Will bought his ticket from agent Steve Hutchison and this weeks Jackpot is once again £5,000.

Tickets are available from the usual outlets, including The Home Dugout and Alan Pirie.

Our photo shows Will (left) receiving his winning cheque from Captain Paul Watson with Colin Duncan (left) from Merpro and Craig Anderson (right) from Roselea AFC.

Montrose FC Agree Purchase Of Links Park Stadium

Montrose Football Club have exchanged contracts with Bryan Keith and Bon Accord Estates Ltd. to purchase Links Park Stadium and once again become proud owners of our own ground.

Bryan arrived at Links Park in 1990, investing heavily in the Gable Endies and leading the Club as Chairman for 6 years. By the time he stepped down as Chairman in 1996 his investment had been exchanged for ownership of the ground and a long term favourable lease between Montrose FC and Bon Accord Estates Ltd. was put in place.

Club Chairman Derek Sim said, "We are delighted to be able to purchase Links Park Stadium at a fair valuation to both parties. Bryan has always been a great supporter of the Club, and we would like to thank him, and his family, very much for their assistance over the past 20 plus years. Bryan will continue to retain a key shareholding in the club.”

"The Directors felt that as the current lease came up for renewal, the opportunity to once again take ownership of the ground was one that merited serious consideration, and I hope that our supporters will understand just how significant this is, and the benefits to the club in completing this deal.

"We are delighted Bon Accord Estates Ltd. have agreed to a staged payment schedule over a period of years and we would hope that all of our fans and supporters, both at home and abroad, will get fully behind the Club and our fundraising efforts going forward.

“As part of Bryan’s long association with the club the directors agreed the main stand at Links Park Stadium will be named the Bryan D. Keith Stand.

“Bryan has been a very important part of Montrose Football Clubs recent history and we look forward to welcoming him back in the coming seasons.”

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Steeves Extends Contract At Links Park

Montrose FC are delighted to announce that Andrew Steeves has today signed a contract extension until the end of next season. A fans favourite, the defender was a regular starter this season until suffering a bad knee injury at the start of November. Having just returned to the side it is no coincidence that the Gable Endies form has also stated to improve, being unbeaten in their last four games.

Steeves was manager Paul Hegarty’s first signing at Links Park, joining initially last February on an emergency loan from Forfar Athletic, before signing a permanent deal during the summer. He has made 28 appearances and his dedication to the Club was never more demonstrated than during the Lothian Thistle Scottish Cup tie in November. Injuring his knee making a last ditch challenge in the dying seconds of normal time, the 21 year old chose to hobble through extra time instead of seeing his teammates play with only 10 men, with all substitutions having been made.

Having done good business in the January window with four new signings, Hegarty has clearly turned his attention to planning for next season and more contract extensions are likely to follow.

More Chances To Win With Lucky Numbers

From this week, those buying Lucky Number tickets not only have more ways to win, but also have increased odds of winning thanks to new enhancements being introduced for 2016.

Based on the National Lottery draw, the scheme is run by the Montrose Football Supporters Group and raises funds for Montrose FC, Montrose Roselea JFC and Merpro AFC.

Administrator Stuart Robertson commented, “This scheme has run very successfully for 7 years now but with the National Lottery undergoing recent changes we felt the time was right for a fresh look and new incentives.

“There are now 2 ways to win £10, where before there was only one and when it comes to matching 4 numbers to win the Jackpot, we have included the use of the Bonus Ball to improve your chances.

“Last year we paid out over £8,000 in prize money and our Jackpot is currently sitting at a massive £5,000, so with these new incentives now would be a good time to buy a ticket.”

Tickets are available from the usual outlets, including The Home Dugout (Montrose FC), Alan Pirie (Montrose FC), Stuart Robertson (Roselea JFC) and Colin Duncan (Merpro AFC).

Those who use the same numbers every week are reminded that the National Lottery now use numbers 1-59 instead of the previous 1-49