Showing posts with label Pollok. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pollok. Show all posts

Sunday, 15 November 2009

MEADOW 2 POLLOK 2

Stagecoach Super Premier League
14-11-09
Meadow Park, Irvine
Meadow Team:
Wardrope, Swift, Lowing, Wingate, McGowan, Crilly, Strain, Turner, Barr, McGinty, Hamilton
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Subs:


Scorers:
Meadow: Hamilton [37], McGinty [60 pen] Pollok: Dingwall [43], Turnbull [86 pen]
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David Lowing red card [89]


Meadow man of the match: Lowing
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Referee: Greg Aitken
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More pics courtesy of Kochice:
GOALS








Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Pollok 0 Irvine Meadow 1 [Evening Times Cup Final]

Pictures by Colin Mearns
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EVENING TIMES CUP FINAL
Thursday 18th June 2009
POLLOK 0 MEADOW 1
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Report by Jim O'Donnell


Saturday, 20 June 2009

Evening Times Cup Final : Report from 'Nomadic Fitba'


Meadow March On
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Pollok v Irvine Meadow
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Evening Times Cup Final
Thursday 18th June 2009, kick-off 7.30pm (delayed)
Newlandsfield Park, Glasgow
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The season finale had finally arrived and two of the junior heavyweights were going into battle for the final time in the 2008/09 season. Newlandsfield Park, home of Pollok FC, was the destination on a wet night in Glasgow, Meadow had agreed to play the match at their oppositions ground despite being given the option of a neutral venue.
The prices were hiked up an extra 20% from my previous junior experiences, but I wasn't complaining as I could watch a game of football in the flesh in mid-June. Many more fans seemed keen to take up this opportunity and with a big queue building outside the gates the kick-off was delayed by ten minutes. The programmes where sold out fifteen minutes prior to the original kick-off time and the queue at the pie hut was getting longer and longer. A rather unique option of being able to purchase a newspaper was on offer inside the ground, it was the days edition of cup sponsors Evening Times newspaper.
The cup brings together all the winners of the league and cup competitions throughout the season. Pollok gained entry after winning the Central League Cup on penalties against Kilsyth Rangers and were drawn at home against Auchinleck Talbot in the preliminary round. A 3-1 victory meant a trip to Largs in the quarter-final where they came from behind to defeat the Super First Division champions 2-1. Dalry Thistle were just cannon fodder in the semi's as Pollok romped into the final, winning 8-0. Meadow entered the competition in the quarters as Super Premier League champions and faced Arthurlie at Dunterlie Park, winning 5-2. They then stumbled into the final after a tight 1-0 victory over Blantyre Victoria on Monday night.
Just under a month ago Meadow came to Newlandsfield and won 2-1, a result that eventually proved to be a title clincher. You could understand why they agreed to play at Pollok's home ground after that result and the fact that the pitch was in excellent condition. A perfect pitch, two top teams, a bumper crowd, everything was perfectly set for a great conclusion to the football season.
Unfortunately the spectacle didn't quite live up to it's billing. The 'Lok started brightly, pressing high up the pitch and forcing the Meadow defence back, although only a few half chances were created. An early injury saw Meadow gaffer Chris Strain sub off his son, who enjoyed some friendly banter with the home support when departing from the action. After a bit of reshuffling they managed to weather the early storm and get a hold on the game.
Pollok seemed to struggle with the ball being flighted into their box, and Meadow had the players to give them something to really worry about in that department. A poorly defended free-kick ended up with Meadow defender Chris Robertson free at the back post, who found the net just as he did last month at Newlandsfield. Meadow held onto their one goal lead into the half-time interval just as the rain started to come down.
The rain didn't put off the young punters from getting a kick about on the fine surface, it was packed with various different games all over the park, it was also arguably more entertaining. A tannoy announcement requesting that they left the field of play to allow the substitutes to warm-up was thankfully ignored, I wanted my moneys worth. It didn't seem to bother Meadow's veteran sub Andy McLaren as he was chuckling away with an interested spectator in the name of Chic Charnley, both controversial characters of the Scottish game in their heydays.
A very professional performance, some would argue that their on professional wages, by Meadow in the second-half as they killed off any momentum Pollok attempted the build up. A very solid, committed defensive display, along with time-wasting and keeping the ball in the corner prevented the 'Lok from getting any real chances, an opportunist effort by Pollok goal-getter Bryan Dingwall was collected at the second attempt by Wardrope in the Meadow goal. That was as good as it got for Pollok and without any real danger Meadow held out to clinch their fourth trophy of the season.
The celebrations began, Meadow had done the quadruple and could call themselves winners of the Super Premier League, Ayrshire League Cup, Ayrshire Cup and now the Evening Times Cup. They'll be looking to add the Junior Cup next season and will be competing in the senior Scottish Cup next campaign after their league success, with their current financial backing there's no reason why Meadow won't become a real force in junior football in the coming seasons.
Pollok will be looking to improve next season and will have former manager Rab Sneddon back at the helm as they seek the title and their first Junior Cup success for thirteen years. Meadow have already added a few new players as they aim to succeed on all fronts, they'll be only the eight victories away from securing European football, you never know.
Other match reports can be found on the official Pollok website and the sponsors Evening Times newspaper. Further photos can be found on the Irvine Meadow blog, Medda Message Board and Pollok FC Fans Forum (will need to be a registered user on messageboards).
Result: Pollok 0-1 Irvine Meadow
Line-ups
Pollok: Robertson, Carruth, Dillon (?), Wingate, Walker, McClay, MacKay (?), Turnbull, Dingwall, Essler, Cruickshank.
Irvine Meadow: Wardrope, Ryan, Swift, Robertson, McGowan, Strain (Docherty (McLaren)), Turner, Crilly, Hamilton, McGinty (Hyslop), Barr.
Goalscorer(s)
Pollok : None
Irvine Meadow: Chris Robertson
Attendance: 1153
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Photo by CodOfTheNorth

Friday, 19 June 2009

Pollok 0 Irvine Meadow 1 [18-06-09]

'Strain hails heroes after Robbo strike'



THE magnificent Evening Times Cup is back in Ayrshire hands after Irvine Meadow's 1-0 victory over Pollok.
A scrambled 29th-minute goal from stopper Chris Robertson was enough to see off the Glasgow cracks who came up short in their bid to rack up a third consecutive success in this competition.
And, if anyone thought this last cup final of the 2008/09 season mattered little, then they should have witnessed what it meant to the Meadow supporters in an impressive 1,200 attendance at Newlandsfield.
The blast of referee Des Roache's whistle at time up also became the signal for scenes of celebration on the pitch as fans whooped it up alongside equally ecstatic players as the Evening Times Cup was presented to the winning side by sports editor Graham Shields.
Triumphant gaffer Chris Strain could not hide the delight at his Super Premier champions racking up a fourth trophy success and even a thorough soaking -from bottles of champagne liberally poured over his head - could not wipe the smile from his face.

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"It's nights like that which make all the hard slog of winter training worthwhile," he said.
"We have played better this season, however our battling spirit and will-to-win qualities got us through in the end and I felt we won the game on merit.
"Our defence was outstanding and never at any time looked like conceding a goal.
"Granted, Pollok had a lot of the ball, but it was in areas where they were never going to hurt us.
"And I'm sure the match stats will show that Michael Wardrope had very few shots to save.
"We created little in the way of clear-cut chances ourselves, if truth be told. But, when you're only 1-0 up, it's a natural tendency to sit back and try to hold on to the lead.
"Pollok threw extra men forward near the end and exerted a bit of pressure, but we saw the game out comfortably."

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Both teams produced selection surprises with striker Davie Turn-bull making his first starting appearance in six weeks for the home side, while a work-enforced delay ruled out Meadow defender Barry McLaughlin and led to a recall for Stevie Swift.
Huge queues at the turnstiles led to the kick-off being delayed for 10 minutes, but both sets of fans roared their approval as the game got underway at a high tempo, although it was 12 minutes in before we had the first real scoring chance.
Brian McGinty cl everly made space down the right flank before delivering a perfect cross on to the head of strike partner Richie Barr but, from eight yards, the unmarked hitman headed straight at Lok goalkeeper Kris Robertson.
Pollok's reply was a Derek Wingate 30-yarder that crept a foot over the crossbar before they fell a goal behind on the half-hour mark.
A free-kick was only half cleared before being played back in again to fall at the feet of big stopper Robertson, and he showed quick feet to steer the ball low past his namesake in the Pollok goal for 1-0.
The rest of the first half was all about Pollok attempting to get back on level terms, mainly through the promptings of midfielder Andy McLay - later named man of the match - who was at the heart of every attacking move.
But all his efforts came to no avail as Turnbull and fellow-striker Bryan Dingwall struggled to escape the shackles of Robertson, Swift and Chris McGowan.


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If anything, Pollok were even more on the ascendancy throughout the second period but, time and time again, all their best attacking sorties were rebuffed, leading to Dingwall and Co resorting to long-range attempts.
The introduction of Gary Halliday, Andy Harrison and Thomas Morgan instilled a bit of freshness into the tiring Pollok ranks, but failed to make any great difference in the penalty box other than to give Medda's backline further opportunities to demonstrate it was going to take something special to breach their line.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk


Pollok 0 - 1 Irvine Meadow [18-06-09]

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Evening Times Cup Final
Newlandsfield
18-06-09
Pollok 0 Irvine Meadow 1







Pollok 0 Irvine Meadow 1


Evening Times Cup Final
Newlandsfield
19th July 2009
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Pollok 0 Irvine Meadow 1
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Meadow Team
01 Wardrope
02 Ryan
03 Swift
04 McGowan
05 Robertson
06 Crilly
07 Strain
08 Turner
09 Barr
10 McGinty
11 Hamilton
Subs
Docherty [for Strain]
McLaren [for Docherty]
Hyslop [for McGinty]
McBride [not used]
McLaughlin [not used]
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Goal : Robertson [27mins]
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Referee : Des Roache
Assistant 1 :Mark Ainslie
Assistant 2 : Frank Queen
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Attendance : Approx 1200

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

Pollok v Irvine Meadow : Evening Times Cup, Final [18-06-09]


Meadow travel to Pollok tomorrow for the final of the Evening Times Cup. The match which kicks off at 7:30m is the last game of the current 'junior' season. So far this season the clubs have met 3 times with the previous results being :
Meadow 0 Pollok 2 [Scottish Cup Quarter Final : 14th March 2009]
Meadow 2 Pollok 1 [Stagecoach Premier League : 11th April 2009]
Pollok 1 Meadow 2 [Stagecoach Premier League : 25th May 2009]
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In the previous games Pollok's top scorer has been ex-Meadow defender Derek Wingate with 2 goals. McGeown and Dingwall have been the other scorers with one apiece.
Meadow have had 4 different scorers in the previous encounters. McGinty, Turner, Robertson and Barr all have one goal each.
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Meadow are the only Ayrshire team to have previously won the Evening Times Cup. That success came in season 2005-2006 when Ryan Davidson scored the only goal in the final against Maryhill. That final was also played at Newlandsfield, venue for tomorrow night's game.
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Meadow reached the final the following season but were beaten 3-1 by Pollok at Somervell Park, Cambuslang. Meadow's goal that day was scored by Kenny Gillies while Dingwall (2) and McGeown scored for Pollok. Only 4 Meadow players in the squad that day are still at the club. Wardrope, Turner and Strain all played while Barry McLaughlin was an unused sub.
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Derek Wingate and Andy Essler who both played for Meadow that day have since moved to Pollok while Zander Ryan has made the opposite move.
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