When Mosgiel plays Caversham, in a Footballsouth Premier League match at Memorial Park today there will be a few generations of Plainsmen watching.
It's the club's 100th year anniversary, and a jam-packed weekend of celebrations has attracted veterans and youngsters alike to the Taieri Plain.
Club president Pat Howell said: ''It's all gone well so far, with former players from all over, turning up to enjoy memories of playing days, and the good times that were had by all.
''Women's teams, juniors and our senior side have all had games here at Memorial park, during this week, and today we have the main FPL match with Caversham, which should attract a big crowd, then afterwards there is a large club function at the Wingatui racecourse,'' Howell said.
The Mosgiel club dominated in the 1930s, when it won the Otago championship nine times in 10 years, and has a proud tradition of producing top-class players.
A possible visitor to the celebrations could be New Zealand Football's CEO Grant McKavanagh who, as a student in Dunedin, spent some time playing in goal for Mosgiel and hopes to attend.
Apart from former All Whites Mike McGarry and Geordie Cuthill, Cam Howieson is a current New Zealand international and defender Mike Abbott played in a NZ Schools team European tour, alongside the likes of Chris Killen, Leo Bertos and Dan Koprivcic, who are now professionals.
It would be no surprise if ''Abbo'' again pulled on his boots, since Mosgiel has lost several players from last year's FPL side, which finished fifth, and has had a poor start this season.
By contrast, Caversham has dominated the FPL in recent years, and sits top, unbeaten after three matches under new coach Tim Horner, who has taken over from Richard Murray.
Old Boys visits Dunedin to play Roslyn-Wakari at Ellis Park. All FPL kick-offs are at 2.45 pm. The Invercargill side has lost a couple of its imported players. Uruguayan William Silva returned home, and Scot Andrew Cunningham has also left, so coach Ignacio Sande will need to reshuffle his squad.
Roslyn also has diminished player options, with news that striker James Govan is out for the season, Aajay Cunningham will be out for six weeks, and Brazilian ball-playing midfielder Guilherme Melo also sustained a bad ankle injury last week. Roslyn is fifth in the FPL and Old Boys slightly below on seventh, so there will be much to play for at Ellis Park.
Second-top Green Island will face its most serious test so far, against Dunedin Technical, at the Caledonian Ground. Coach Mike Fridge also lost players from last year, but praised his side's 90-minute effort last week, which snatched a 2-2 draw in the final minute.
English Coach Craig Doble has Green Island playing a controlled passing game, with razor sharp pace on the break. Whether that pattern can be maintained against the experienced Technical side will be interesting.
Northern travels to Queenstown, which must still be hurting after its 7-0 loss to Caversham last week, and Northern coach Murray Devereux will be aiming for his second win of the season.
Alan Laidler's Grants Braes showed last week that the team has impressive skill, but this year's University is capable of squeezing teams beyond their limitations.
