Category: players

Adam Forde Joins the 150 Club

Congratulations to Adam Forde who made his 150th Pollok appearance during Wednesday’s match against Troon.

Adam Forde Signed for Pollok in 2017 from Kilbirnie Ladeside having previously played for Stranraer and Neilston.

Since scoring on his Pollok debut against Settleston in the Sectional League cup Forde has done on to score an Impressive 81 goals in his 150 matches for the ‘Lok. Last season Adam picked up the top goalscorer with 19 goals.

 

We have some clips of Adam’s best moments for Pollok, and we hope for many more!

Duo Depart for Shotts in “Bon Accord”

Pollok duo Kamil Krol and newest signing Alex Cassells have moved to Shotts Bon Accord FC on loan until the end of this season.

Alex Cassells only recently joined Pollok but immediately goes out on loan to with Shotts.

Kamil Krol graduated from Pollok’s Under 20s side and has made 15 appearances for the first team this season.

Both players are signed for Pollok beyond this loan spell and will be under contract until June 2024.

We wish them both luck during their time at Hannah Park!

Maxi Cas-sells Alex The Newlandsfield Dream

Pollok are delighted to able to announce the signing of former Kirkintilloch Rob Roy forward Alex Cassells. Alex, 25, is a product of the youth systems of both Falkirk and Hearts, and had a spell on the books of Partick Thistle as a teen but has spent the last 8 years in and around the West of Scotland set-up, with Rossvale (initially on loan) and Petershill prior to Rabs. He started off this season with Huntershill Amateurs though moved on from them a few weeks ago. Alex joins the club on an 18-month contract to link up again with former boss Stewart Maxwell, but will be put out on loan for the remainder of the season.

Welcome to Pollok, Alex!

Gary McCann Loks in 150 Games

Congratulations to Gary McCann who reached 150 Games in Pollok colours during last weekend’s match against Beith.

Gary McCann was signed in 2016 from Irvine Meadow and has become a fan favourite winning Player of the Year in 2017-2018.

During his time at Newlandsfield Gary McCann has scored 30 goals and created many more with sharp attacking moves down the flanks, and with a turn of pace that makes him a tricky opponent for even the more experienced defenders.

We have some clips of Gary’s best moments playing for Pollok and we hope for many more!

Farewell to Dylan Dykes

It can be confirmed today that Dylan Dykes has left the club to rejoin St. Cadoc’s. He originally joined Lok from St. Cadoc’s in March 2022, making his debut against Hurlford United and his first goal for the club arriving from the penalty spot at Troon a month later. In total, Dylan started 13 games for the club, came off the bench a further 3 times and scored four goals. Dylan had a serious health scare in the autumn that saw him take a sabbatical from playing, meaning that his last competitive game for the club came at Buffs Park against Kilwinning Rangers.

Speaking to the PFC website, manager Stewart Maxwell said: “I would just like to wish Dylan all the best. I’m sure he will be a big success in St. Cadoc’s promotion bid.”

Captain David Brownlie was sad to see his teammate move on. He told us “I’ve known Dykesy since I was 15 and got nothing but good words to say about him.”

“His mentality and postive attitude after receiving his diagnosis, from the outside you’d never know he was suffering from such a serious illness but his personality got him through the tough times and helped us as a team come together to beat Annan in the Scottish Cup.”

“I wish him all the very best in his next steps for his career.”

All at Lok wish him well for the future.

Club Statement: Ryan Watters

Due to work commitments, Ryan isn’t able to train and play so, whilst he remains a Pollok player for the rest of the season, he won’t be an active member of the squad. We would like to thank Ryan for his contribution and wish him well for the future.

Krol and Christie in for the long haul

Pollok FC are delighted to announce that midfielders Kamil Krol and Darren Christie have extended their stays at Newlandsfield until June 2024.

20 year old Krol, signed for the Pollok development side from Airdrie in the summer of 2020 and made an immediate impression in the Under 20’s. After ahandful of appearances in the first team, Kamil signed his first professional contract with the Lok in July 2022. To date he has made 19 top team appearances for Pollok.

Darren Christie re-signed for Pollok in July 2022 after a season in League 2 with Stenhousemuir. The attack minded midfielder has made 17 appearances this season scoring 6 goals, most notably of them the goal of the round in the Scottish Cup 3rd Round against Annan Athletic.

Darren’s Darvel Again

It can officially be confirmed that midfielder Darren Miller has been transferred back to Darvel. All at Lok thank him for his time with the club and wish him well for the future.

Shaw Long and Farewell

Tonight Pollok can confirm third choice keeper Ross Shaw, loaned out to Vale of Leven, has been released by the club and all at Newlandsfield wish him well for his future career.