Match Review

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The 2008 match had originally been scheduled for Sunday August 10th and after a waterlogged pitch delayed the game, it finally took place on Sunday August 24th.

Around 450 people witnessed a fantastic game played in great spirit by some of the best players ever to don the colours of Arthurlie and Pollok. The game raised funds for the Beatson Cancer Care Centre and Accord Hospice.

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A stunning strike from Roland Fabiani in the final few minutes gave the Barrhead side a 4-3 victory. The full scoring was:

John Paisley 0-1
Stevie Convery 1-1
Lee Martin 2-1
Gavin Duncan 3-1
Ronnie Lowrie 3-2 (pen)
Barry Lemke 3-3
Roland Fabiani 4-3

The players who took to the field on the day were:

The Arthurlie Legends

Manageress: Michelle Evans

Assistant: John Dove

Coach: Stephen Connolly
Sandy MacLean
Ged Gardiner
Stuart Allison
Lee Martin
James Ward
Tony McDonald
Alan McQuade
Gavin Duncan
Stephen Quigg
Robert Fraser
Roland Fabiani
Colin Lindsay
Billy Henderson
Steven Convery
John Armstrong
David McLennan
Jim Murphy MP

The Pollok Galacticos

Manageress: Cat Harvey

Ronnie “The Godfather” Lowrie
Graham “Smudger” Smith
Iain “Shriek” Ashcroft
Robert “Brutus” Anderson
Andy “Mr Reliable” McQuade
Dougie “The Hitman” Fontana
Steven “The Judge” O’Neill
Davie “Wee Burnie” Elliott
John “Jasper” Barrett
Stevie “Sheena” Easton
Sammy “Simon Cowell” Johnstone
Ally “The Silver Fox” Marshall
Allan “Roadrunner” Grainger
Danny “Better to be lucky than good” Diver
Billy “The Fish” Ferguson
John “Justice” Paisley
Barry “Boys Club” Lemke
Hendry “That Barsteward” Ranakin
Tommy “I am Solidarity” Sheridan