This is a good point. I played for the school team, was selected for Glasgow Schools and then went to Hillwood. It was a natural progression. I vaguely remember the strike, but I don’t remember it stopping us playing football. Pretty sure it was still ‘Meat at Galloways’ every Saturday.
Sam Beck later set up a youth teams in Glasgow for aberdeen when Alex ferguson was manager. Ian Ferguson played for them
100% correct.
I was just going to mention them along with another Easterhouse team, Blue Star.
Or maybe the Aggro popping over the road for a square go.
I also played for Rannoch, Stedfast and Drumchapel Utd. After that it was Saturday morning colleges league.
What years did you play? if it was 70/80's, I had couple of friends who I also worked with were Thornliebank players. I played 13 seasons for Kings Park Rangers, and recall similar trips.
I played from 1972-1975, and 1979-1981. I remember playing against KP rangers on the black ash park by the station.
I broke my leg playing for them at u 18Never played football but all the posers that nipped all the burds at the local seemed to play for Pollok Utd.......not jealous or anything.
Yeah mate Lennon runs one
We usually changed (and trained) in hawthorn street school which I think was across the road from closeburn. There was usually about 4 of us from balornock that walked it to training , past the morven and the boundary bar then past ashfield ground and perthshire park to the school.
Ahh the mention of Nether Pollok reminds me of South Pollok. Memories were flooding back on Thursday. South Pollok in the winter, hitting a cracking drive from well out, beat the keeper all ends up ..........then the ball sticks in the muddy puddle on the goal line. Played against Strathclyde Police cadets at South Pollok a couple of times, great to have a free kick at the constabulary and then have the 17 year old with the hair cut into the wood telling me I'd "better watch it son". I was probably about 8 years older than him at the time.
South Pollok? Was that the pitches at Bellarmine? If not what were they called, played a lot of BB games up there.
Played against most of these teams in the early 70’s, remember playing against Glasgow Utd at U-15 and they had a lad called Gordon Boyd who was sensational, he signed for the Gers and played a couple of first team games, but not sure what happened to him.
Yes behind Bellarmine
Played against them for Clarkston Amateurs - Orange strips with a blue sash
A quality strip!Played against them for Clarkston Amateurs - Orange strips with a blue sash
Used to watch games at Helenvale wi my Granda and his pals and remember the Cosmos being great to watch shame they knocked HV down some right good times there.
You were one of Elkie's boys then? What a character he was. Always liked playing at the Emmet.
He still is a character,he called the Emmet 'Little Wembley' and claimed it was the best playing surface in Scotland.You were one of Elkie's boys then? What a character he was. Always liked playing at the Emmet.
The strangest tournament that I remember playing in was 5 or was it 7 a side tournament between Masonic lodges , one of the games was wee bit shall we say towsy or in other words the boots were flying and it was almost fisticuffs before the ref intervened shouting "brothers a bit of decorum please " and at that both teams burst out laughing and managed to finish the game in a friendly manner with handshakes all round , well there would be handshakes after all it was a Masonic tournament , and by the way the results are a secret
Did they become Clyde Paper then Clyde United , my dad played for them early 60’s think they won the a league?
I am unaware of that, I had to give up football, cartilage problems. Did not play again until I had to do my Nat.service. My two years playing while in the army were my most enjoyable. Had no further contact with Clydesmill.
Think he went to Fulham
The PGL of Glasgow's annual 5 a side tournament used to be played on the red ash [full size] pitches at Knightswood every summer over a couple of evenings, and yes many of the games were competitive to say the least. My own side always knocked on the door to win it, and eventually reached the final which was drawn, and went to penalties. Sad to say yours truly missed the decisive penalty resulting in us losing. They've never let me forget it over next 30 years, but neither did it stop me being twice elected as RWM. Beggars can't be choosers after all.The strangest tournament that I remember playing in was 5 or was it 7 a side tournament between Masonic lodges , one of the games was wee bit shall we say towsy or in other words the boots were flying and it was almost fisticuffs before the ref intervened shouting "brothers a bit of decorum please " and at that both teams burst out laughing and managed to finish the game in a friendly manner with handshakes all round , well there would be handshakes after all it was a Masonic tournament , and by the way the results are a secret
That sounds like it , as you say red ash pitches at Knightswood , I vaguely remember it being in that neck of the woods but I couldn't remember where exactlyThe PGL of Glasgow's annual 5 a side tournament used to be played on the red ash [full size] pitches at Knightswood every summer over a couple of evenings, and yes many of the games were competitive to say the least. My own side always knocked on the door to win it, and eventually reached the final which was drawn, and went to penalties. Sad to say yours truly missed the decisive penalty resulting in us losing. They've never let me forget it over next 30 years, but neither did it stop me being twice elected as RWM. Beggars can't be choosers after all.
I played fir them. Quite simply the best juvenile side in Scotland, and we knew it
Never played for them, watched them quite a bit.You were one of Elkie's boys then? What a character he was. Always liked playing at the Emmet.
The “Emmet” had more up and downs on the pitch than the Carman Hill.
I remember this tournament well - alas, alas, alas . . .The strangest tournament that I remember playing in was 5 or was it 7 a side tournament between Masonic lodges , one of the games was wee bit shall we say towsy or in other words the boots were flying and it was almost fisticuffs before the ref intervened shouting "brothers a bit of decorum please " and at that both teams burst out laughing and managed to finish the game in a friendly manner with handshakes all round , well there would be handshakes after all it was a Masonic tournament , and by the way the results are a secret
