School protest group to last 16 of Cup .. it’s biggest deal I’ve ever done
Top agent Kenny says BSC grassroots journey leaves him bursting with pride
Kenny Moyes will walk out of Alloa’s Indodrill Stadium this afternoon around the exact time brother David will take his seat opposite Pep Guardiola at the Etihad.
But BSC Glasgow’s founder would not swap with the West Ham boss.
Kenny has put pen to paper on deals worth millions as an agent, including his older sibling’s monumental move to Manchester United.
But few things will ever give him greater pride than the journey his Lowland League side have taken to reach their clash with Hibs today.
From a primary school protest to one game away from the Scottish Cup quarter-finals in the space of 16 years.
“Our game kicks off at noon,” he said. “David’s at Man City at 4.30!
“But there’s nowhere I’d rather be than here. I feel enormously proud at what BSC have achieved.
“When we scored the goals in the last round against East Kilbride that got us here? You treasure moments like those forever.”
BSC’s senior side were only born in 2014 after an approach by the SFA to join the pyramid set-up.
But their genesis came a decade earlier when an angry Moyes stormed through the front door of his kids’ school in Broomhill.
Moyes said: “My kids came home and I asked what they had done for PE. One said: ‘ We had half an hour of tig, and half an hour of quiet time’ – which was effectively them lying silent on the floor! I wasn’t happy and had a chat with the head teacher. She said if I wanted the kids to get more exercise I would have to do it myself.
“So we organised a school team and had 30 kids turn up. It was the birth of Broomhill Sports Club. A protest at primary school kids not getting the activity they needed.
“It grew arms and legs but it was all born out of adversity.
“We joined the amateur ranks and youth leagues and won the Scottish Cup three years in a row at Under -15 and Under-16 level.
“We still have 450 members and 28 teams, with 47 different schools in Glasgow feeding in to us.”
B room hill blossomed into a model community set-up –but it was former SFA chief executive Stewart Regan who set them on the path to senior ranks.
Moyes said: “The SFA wanted a presence from the west in the Lowland League and knew we had a strong foundation of youth development. The oldest team we had was Under-18s so we had to recruit quickly.
“The pathway was there and we joined the Lowland League in its second season in 2014.”
Boss Stephen Swift’s side have recorded a replay win over Lochee, a last-minute 4-3 win at League One promotion contenders East Fife and beaten East Kilbride 3-1 on the road to the last 16.
Now the side currently siting fourth in the Lowland League face top-f light opposition for the first time in their short history.
They’re hoping it shines a spotlight on their bid to find a proper home in their community.
Moyes said: “We’ve been talking with and negotiating with Glasgow Life about facilities for years. There are always obstacles in our way. “The pyramid structure stops us from ground sharing with some clubs in Glasgow, which is why we’re currently at Alloa. “Our kids in the community set- up train at Scotstoun, Cle veden and Hyndland Secondaries as well as in Govan but we’re maxed out at our facilities. “We’d love a home of our own that’ s sustainable and are doing all we can to persuade people it can happen.”