275 years as your voice
Player and Peterhead co-director Ryan Strachan is very happy that his ten years of service will be rewarded with a testimonial year.
Earlier this week, Blue Toon showed that Strachan, 33, will get testimony on July 6, 2024.
Strachan joined Peterhead in 2009 and spent 8 years at Buchan, before leaving for Cove Rangers in 2017. He returned to Balmoor Stadium last summer after years with the Aberdeen club.
Next summer’s testimony is a non-public milestone that Strachan is incredibly proud of, as he said, “It’s not like other people get 10 years of service, so it’s wonderful to be rewarded for that.
“There will be a lot to do between now and the summer for the match with getting a team fixed and things ready, but I’m delighted to have been granted the testimonial.
“I’m ahead to this day and it will be a special instance for me and my family.
“The club has been smart to me. We’ve been through a lot together as a team and you spend more time with your teammates than you do with your family.
“The management and staff have been wonderful to me and I’d like to think I’ve been smart to them as well through my commitment and service over the years.
“It will be a party when I take office in the summer. The club means a lot to me.
Strachan’s career at Peterhead has been full of ups and downs, such as reaching the 2016 Petrofac Cup final against Rangers at Hampden, and lows, such as relegation from League One last season.
He added: “Relegations are apparent low points. I had two with Peterhead and certainly last year the biggest slump of my career, not to mention my time at the club.
“The way the whole season went from start to finish was not good, but at the same time, it gave me and Jordon (Brown) the opportunity to have a genuine pinnacle in our careers (by being named co- directors).
“The positive thing was to play in the final of the Petrofac Cup and win Ligue 2.
“It was fantastic to have so much exposure against a team like the Rangers, to be able to play against them home and away, during their turbulent years.
“There have been smart things and bad things, but this will happen in each and every football career. “
Peterhead, who sit second in League Two five points behind leaders Stenhousemuir but with a game in hand, host eighth-placed Forfar Athletic at Balmoor today.
It’s time for 3 games as the Blue Toon take on the bottom 3 of the league in a row, having beaten basement Clyde 2-1 last weekend as they traveled to Borough Briggs to take on Elgin City December 30th.
Strachan said: “We treat each and every game the same, whether we bet on the most sensible part or the back of the table.
“We’ve been through a turbulent time with injuries and ailments recently, but we’re going to be in a position to get through it. It was a tough game when we played them away from home a few months ago.
Peterhead will be Rory McAllister, who is suspended, and long-term absentees Kieran Gibbons and Conner Duthie, while captain Jason Brown is doubtful.
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