60`s bairn

I believe his former team mate Luke Rankine scored 4 in the same match v Celtic "B".

Really pleased for Nesbitt, his work rate is immense. Also, he`s a good reader of the game and often gets himself into position to cut out opposition passes. It was that anticipation that got him his goal yesterday.

Had a look at the highlights again and agree.

I managed to get a wee sequence of shots of that and it looks like the keeper coming back plays McIvor onside.

AHH, Big Doug, a guy who took no prisoners. Played as striker few times too. "Markie, Baillie & Gibson" that was a combo.

Johnny G, what a player.

It would appear to be an excellent vintage.

I think I can see why.

That`s a side to him that not many knew about. The season after he left we were in the play-offs and he attended the game at Hamilton. After the match I was walking through the car park to the team bus and he was getting into a car about 50 yds away. He must have spied me and got out the car and walked the 50 yds up the car park to shake my hand and ask how I was doing. It was one of those moments where, as he was approaching, you turn round to see if there`s somebody behind you that he`s heading for. A mark of the man. I can also confirm his dislike for Jack Compton, I was at training the day he absolutely roasted him in front of everyone and ordered him off the training pitch. Had never witnessed that happen to a player before...or since.

I`m still trying to find the cash to pay for the mention he gave me.

Geez, I miss the big man, still coming to terms with him not being involved in things. On a different note, I`m surprised Watneys Red Barrel didn`t put you off beer for life.

When I was involved in the media (2004-2015) We produced a "Yearbook" during the Premier League seasons. If ever there was a season for resurrecting that, I would think this is it?

Probably "The BA Cowboys" filming a bar-room scene!! I got involved in that once (1972) in the pub up Grahams road (Empire Bar)

I think from memory it was a charity match... this is the opposition and I know there`s at least one guy on here regularly.

Came across this in my archive, must be coming on 20 years ago I took it. Don`t know if it`s relevant to anyone on here?

Come to think of it, you might be right, I have vague memories of you lifting me over the turnstiles.

When I started going to watch the Bairns as a kid in 19 "cough", all the old guys used to keep going on about Kenny Dawson..."Aye, he`ll never be as good as Kenny Dawson etc". Hadn`t a clue who Kenny Dawson was. Now I find myself in that category..."Aye, he couldny lace Johnny Graham`s boots etc"., and so it will go on!!

Likewise, Vaduz game.

Yes, a night game, I had just started covering games and thought going up on the camera gantry would be a good idea. The rain then turned to sleet in a strong wind and I came down from there with near hypothermia!! Never to be repeated.

Top row, extreme left Kieran Stallard (centre half) He ended up with Airdrie and is now living in Australia. Extreme right, Scott Gibb (defender) Middle row: between Arfield and Stewart is Dean Clements (midfielder). Extreme right. Lee Nichol, (midfielder) Front row: Extreme left, Peter McMahon (defender). Extreme right, Dane Robertson (Striker) played a handful of first team games.

Yes, went in 2007 to Stranraer (5 week loan) scored 6 goals in 8 appearances apparently.

You`re right about Mark Stewart, I`m sure we signed him from Partick for the Academy and he pretty much played his first season in it. He did get a debut against Cowdenbeath though in a 5-0 victory in the league cup, scoring soon after coming on.

You were quoting them along with Vaulks and Taylor as players we had just picked up and then sold on without them being in the Academy, I was trying to point out for the sake of clarity that they had been in our Academy and subsequently moved to Liverpool and Huddersfield respectively.

Ryan Flynn was sold to Liverpool from our Academy in 2005. Murray Wallace was brought in from Rangers Academy to ours and spent a year or so in our Academy before getting into the first team.