Pollok 0-1 Irvine Meadow XI

  June 18, 2009 – Newlandsfield Park, Glasgow The Evening Times Cup final pitched the two best sides in the West of Scotland together to bring down the curtain on the Scottish Junior football season.  It also signaled the end of my own campaign, which began at Easter Road on July 6 last year. All told, … Continue reading →

Pollok 3-1 Auchinleck Talbot

June 8, 2009 – Newlandsfield Park, Glasgow Another Evening Times Cup tie and a bit more entertaining this time. Pollok and Talbot are amongst the strongest junior sides in Scotland and the standard of play was excellent, especially considering the arduous schedule of games for both sides recently. Talbot scored first and each side sustained … Continue reading →

Pollok 2-3 Clydebank

April 18, 2009 – Newlandsfield Park, Glasgow This year’s Scottish Junior Cup semi finals have seen a departure from the age old format of one-off games, usually played at ‘senior’ venues. The change seems to have been brought about due to the unwillingness of the police to allow Friday night matches, which were once the … Continue reading →

Clydebank 0-3 Pollok

March 28, 2009 – Holm Park, Yoker I’ve seen some terrific Junior matches this season and was expecting another cracker between two of the biggest clubs in the West Region. Unfortunately the game didn’t meet my expectations after favourites Pollok scored two early goals to effectively kill the game as a contest before it got … Continue reading →