A COMMEMORATIVE football tournament is taking place on Saturday to celebrate the life of highly popular ex-Junior player Ryan McDonald who died suddenly at the onset of lockdown back in April 2020.
BENBURB'S goalscoring midfield sensation Lewis Lovering, previously on the books of Albion Rovers as a youngster, could be on the verge of severing close family ties at New Tinto Park after catching the eye with a string of outstanding performances in the famous old Govan club’s recent outings.
IF ever there was time to look backwards rather than forwards, it is surely now with the WoSFL season midway through its self-inflicted hibernation.
HAVING the first six months of blood, sweat, tantrums, tears, and controversy winding to a close is finally allowing WoSFL players, managers and fans to breathe easily for the first time in weeks and look forward to (or should that be dread) the next fortnight of footballing famine.
THE humility that distinguished Paul Maxwell throughout his playing career was again evident when he spoke yesterday about his decision to step down as Ashfield manager at the end of this season.
ONLY if Pollok do go on to finally end their 14 year wait for the top league title honours will Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Beith live long in the memories of their supporters.
ANY shortlist of footballing people for whom 2021 has been a 'crazy' year would almost certainly include Billy Adams.
POLLOK manager Murdie MacKinnon is a self-confessed disciple of the notion that no player is bigger than the team but even he shudders at the thought of where the Southside giants might currently be found in the WoSFL scheme of things without defensive mainstay David Brownlie.
WE have long since come to expect the unexpected in this Covid affected 2021 but Rob Roy’s 1-0 victory over Auchinleck Talbot on Saturday still takes the biscuit.
THOSE supporters heading out today to take in the array of Kilmarnock Pie West of Scotland League Cup games dominating the fixture card couldn’t be more wrong in thinking the competition is yet another re-designation of the former West of Scotland Cup.
