Pollok Match Preview – Troon Football Club

There’s another vital three points up for grabs this Saturday as we head up the M77 to many people’s favourite away ground, Newlandsfield for our 24th WOSFL Premier Division match of the season.

⚽️ Pollok versus Troon F.C.⚽️
Saturday 1st April 2023
PDM Buildbase WOSFL Premier Division
Newlandsfield, Glasgow
Kick-off 2pm

Troon come into this weekend’s game in confident mood, hot on the heels of a great run of form.

Jimmy Kirkwood’s men are one of the division’s form sides with six wins out of the last nine in the league, and with the supporters starting to look up the table the Manager is still cautious of getting ahead of ourselves and is targeting 3 wins out of our last 7 matches to secure our Premier Division status for next season.

Pollok have enjoyed some real highs this season, including a Scottish Cup run that ended away to Ayr United in November, but they are regrouping under new management after the appointment of Stewart Maxwell to replace Murdo MacKinnon. That upheaval may have seen some disappointing results here & there, but they have been consistently at the top end of the table for almost all of the season so far & currently occupy third position.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s match…

Darrell has been a busy man in the treatment room of late, with plenty of knocks & niggles to treat after a run of tough matches, but we look to be getting back to what resembles a full squad again. Or, as close to it as we can get at this stage of the season.

Dale Moore is in contention for a return this weekend, but Raymond Montgomerie’s ankle injury appears to be worse than first suspected & he may need minor surgery which would likely end his season. Ewan McLevy is still out with a knee knock, but he is hoped to return in the next week or two.

Dean Fulton starts a two match suspension, after his controversial red card against Largs on Friday night, and Jack Sherrie also starts a two match suspension after his 10th yellow card of the season against Darvel.

Friday night football is tremendous, another great crowd cheering the boys on, but sadly we couldn’t get the result we were looking for against a Largs side who are really flying just now.

We got caught out by a slow start & Largs took advantage with an early goal, but I would still have backed us to get ourselves back into the game. The red card really left us with a mountain to climb though. Half-time came at a bad time for us, as we were pressing hard and Sam Jamieson deservedly equalised for us, and that gave Largs the reprieve they needed. As well as we played in the second half, it was an uphill task & we couldn’t quite get back on level terms.

We know Pollok are a tough team to play against, we had to be on top form to beat them at Portland in February, but if our form in the past few months has shown us anything it’s that we should have confidence in every game. I think we need 3 wins between now and the end of the season to be comfortable, let’s get behind the players & see where we can end up come the seasons end!

Jimmy Kirkwood (Manager)

Full Name	Pollok Football Club
Nickname(s)	The ‘Lok
Founded	1908
Ground	Newlandsfield Park, Glasgow
Capacity	874 (all standing)
President	Graham Milne
Manager	Stewart Maxwell
Captain	David Brownlie
2021-22	WOSFL Premier Division, 3rd of 20

⚽️️ ADAM FORDE ⚽️

Striker Adam began his professional career with Stranraer in 2012, joining them from Erskine YFC. In his three seasons at Stair Park, he made 24 league appearances, netting 3 times. He also spent time loaned out at Neilston and Kilbirnie, joining the latter on a permanent deal in 2015.

It was from the Blasties that he joined Lok in the summer of 2017, where he has cemented his position as one of the top forwards in the West.

⚽️️ STUART McCANN ⚽️

The 26 year old is in his sixth season at Newlandsfield after joining from Petershill, where he was top scorer.

Quick & direct, Stuart is one of the top front men in the West & a real threat to any team. The younger brother of winger Gary McCann.

Pollok

LOST	v	Darvel	(H)	2-3	Friday 24^th March	WOSFL Premier Division
LOST	v	Clydebank	(A)	4-2	Tuesday 21^st March	WOSFL Premier Division
LOST	v	Irvine Meadow XI	(A)	2-0	Saturday 18^th March	WOSFL Premier Division
WON	v	Arthurlie	(H)	2-0	Saturday 11^th March	WOSFL Premier Division
WON	v	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	(H)	6-2	Saturday 4^th March	WOSFL Premier Division

Troon F.C.

LOST	v	Largs Thistle	(H)	1-2	Friday 24^th March	WOSFL Premier Division
WON	v	Darvel	(H)	4-1	Saturday 18^th March	WOSFL Premier Division
LOST	v	Cumnock	(A)	4-2	Wednesday 15^th March	WOSFL Premier Division
WON	v	Petershill	(A)	0-2	Saturday 11^th March	WOSFL Premier Division
WON	v	Hurlford United	(H)	3-1	Saturday 4^th March	WOSFL Premier Division

If you can’t make it along to the game , you can keep up to date with all the latest info via the club’s social media channels:

Live updates from the official Troon F.C. Twitter feed: @Troon_FC

Team news pre-match
Goal alerts
News flashes
Real time alerts

Match news via the official Troon F.C. Facebook page

Team news pre-match
Half-time score & update
Full time results

The two encounters last season were very similar, certainly in terms of results at least.

Pollok were the victors in the first match-up last season, running out 2-1 w i n n e r s after a very tight match at Newlandsfield.

The return leg was the penultimate match of the 2021-22 season & was a bit flat as a result, Pollok chalking up another 2-1 win in a match with little at stake at Portland Park.

(before this week’s matches)

Referee:	Ross Menzies
Assistant Referee:	Nathan Deane
Assistant Referee:	Alan Burnett

Referee Observer:	Brian Winter

For travelling supporters, follow the Google Map below for directions to Newlandsfield Park.

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Our supporter’s bus is booked and ready for the trip to Glasgow on Saturday!

⏱	11.30am	Departs Troon
🚏	11.40am	Pick-up at Barassie
🚏	11.45am	Pick-up at Dundonald
🚏	11.55am	Pick-up at Kilmarnock
🚏	12.20pm	Pick-up at Silverburn
🏁	12.45pm	Arrive at Newlandsfield Park, Glasgow
⚽️	2pm	Kick-off!!
⏱	4.30pm	Departs Glasgow
🍺	5.30pm	Arrives back at Portland Park social club
📺	5.30pm	Chelsea v Aston Villa kick-off on the big screens!

To confirm the bus, priced at £15 per seat, you 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 reserve your place. Please contact Billy Inglis or John Redmond on: 07793 420968 💺

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To plan your journey from Troon to Glasgow, visit the “Journey Planner” section of Stagecoach’s website.

🔗 STAGECOACH.com

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For train times from Troon to Glasgow, or to book tickets, visit Scotrail’s website.

🔗 SCOTRAIL.co.uk

Tickets are available at the turnstiles at Newlandsfield Park:

Adult:	£9.00
Concession:	£5.00

Tickets can be purchased online in advance via the Fanbase app: https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=2367

A detailed match report will be posted in the match centre after the game, with the team line-ups, scorers & bookings on the specific match page for the fixture.

To visit the match centre, CLICK HERE.