Before ADG and everything that came with it, what did football mean to you back then, and what does it give you now?

Football has always been a huge part of my life from being a kid, whether that was going to games with my dad or playing at boys’ club level.

I fell away from football between the ages of 17 and 25/26 when I was going out and doing what young people do, and that’s probably one of my biggest regrets. We started a five-a-side team down at Goals in Shawlands and before we knew it we were winning title after title. That led me and my vice-captain Johnny Donald to start a Sunday team, AFC Pollok, in the GDSFC. Around the same time I went down to play in the college leagues for Davy McGinley at Central. I had a lot to learn back then, probably because I’d been inactive in key years.

Unfortunately, addiction crept in through tough personal battles and football went to the sidelines again. I went down to Manchester to sort myself out and joined both a Saturday and Sunday team there. Seven months later I came home ready to get my life sorted once and for all. I joined Nethercraigs, and without that focus, would I be the man I am today? I don’t know. All I do know is football has been a huge part of my life.

It’s given me so many happy memories, title wins, last-minute goals and real focus. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

How much of what you do today still comes from those early days around local parks, pitches and changing rooms?

It’s a huge part of why I do what I do. Even as a kid we had an unofficial league around our area in Pollok. I organised it. We had four or five teams and played each other. We all had Man United kits from the Pollok market and that buzz was something we always chased.

We also had a youth team in the Saturday morning Goals leagues and we were winning titles back then as well. Those early days of success are what motivate you to do well. That feeling never really leaves you.

Do you see ADG as something separate from football, or just part of a really wide-ranging football journey?

I see it as the next path of my football journey. They always say get a job you enjoy and you’ll never work a day in your life. I love anything to do with football. I love helping people, getting them the best deals and being able to deliver a service at an affordable price that teams are happy with.

It’s been amazing so far in such a short time and long may it continue. I appreciate every customer and every team who puts their faith in a new company like ADG and allows us to bring their ideas to life.

If you’ve enjoyed this look at how football has shaped David’s life and led him to ADG, you can explore more of his journey in these earlier features:

🔗 How ADG kits are built — from first message to final shirt

How ADG Kits Are Built – From First Message to Final Shirt

🔗 ADG Teamwear steps up ⚡️ Big Deal Announcement

ADG TEAMWEAR STEPS UP ⚡️ BIG DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT

🔗 David Boyd — a life reclaimed through football, family and recovery

David Boyd — A Life Reclaimed Through Football, Family and Recovery

Each of these pieces sits in its own chapter of David’s Story — from personal journey, to kit design process, to how his support of local football continues week after week.