Academically Deficient Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 10 hours ago, Shotgun said: I like that even some of the young laddies are wearing ties. If this was 1971, then I went to my first top flight football games not long after that but I don't recall seeing anyone wearing a tie. Anybody here gone to a football match with a tie on? Used to be the norm. A relative of mine went to work every day as a plumber with a tie on under his overalls. So he would probably have worn it to watch Bathgate Juniors as well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 24 minutes ago, Academically Deficient said: Used to be the norm. A relative of mine went to work every day as a plumber with a tie on under his overalls. So he would probably have worn it to watch Bathgate Juniors as well. RIght. It was it being as late as the 70s that surprised me. I'd thought that practice was well before my time. Arabdownunder's suggestion above seems to explain it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wright scores Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 11 hours ago, Shotgun said: I like that even some of the young laddies are wearing ties. If this was 1971, then I went to my first top flight football games not long after that but I don't recall seeing anyone wearing a tie. Anybody here gone to a football match with a tie on? My father, who is in his 80s usually still wears a tie to the football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I've scooted off down the motorway to Glasgow to underground death metal gigs straight from work wearing a tie many times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmcleanscontacts Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Tbf, and Old Pack might correct me as he'll know more about it than me, you might not have been seeing St Johnstone at all these days if the club had stayed at Muirton Park.I'm not quite sure it was as bad as the abyss but certainly the move transformed the club from worse than amateur to the almost professional outfit we see today (off the park).I'd suggest we'd probably be floundering about somewhere between the Ayr United of today and maybe a club like Stenhousemuir.Definitely a sliding doors moment though - there have been many where Saints are involved. I always wonder what might have become of the club if we didn't prosper on the park so soon after the move to McDiarmid. Likewise I sometimes think that had we been promoted in 2007 instead of Gretna where would the two clubs be now. That season felt like a missed opportunity but in reality it was a terrible league that season and by rights we should have been out of the title challenge months before the final day of the season. We probably were nowhere near ready for promotion then if truth be told. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesConnelly Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Surely the most on message response is the person Tommy Burns would most like to meet...”His Holiness the Pope”Many players have put that as an answer to Shoot! and Match magazines 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academically Deficient Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 29 minutes ago, JamesConnelly said: Many players have put that as an answer to Shoot! and Match magazines True. The Pope, Mohammed Ali and Raquel Welch were probably the top 3 answers. There's probably a Dave Allen punchline in there somewhere, but I've had a long day. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 True. The Pope, Mohammed Ali and Raquel Welch were probably the top 3 answers. There's probably a Dave Allen punchline in there somewhere, but I've had a long day.Those aren’t bouys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academically Deficient Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Those aren’t bouys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: I've scooted off down the motorway to Glasgow to underground death metal gigs straight from work wearing a tie many times. Rock n roll eh? I just hope it was a LOUD tie! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 13 hours ago, Academically Deficient said: True. The Pope, Mohammed Ali and Raquel Welch were probably the top 3 answers. There's probably a Dave Allen punchline in there somewhere, but I've had a long day. The Queen presenting the cup at Wembley was another popular choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluearmyfaction Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 On 26/08/2020 at 07:47, Shotgun said: I like that even some of the young laddies are wearing ties. If this was 1971, then I went to my first top flight football games not long after that but I don't recall seeing anyone wearing a tie. And not many hats. Go back 20 years and everyone seems to be wearing one. Funny how these things change almost by stealth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmcleanscontacts Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 And not many hats. Go back 20 years and everyone seems to be wearing one. Funny how these things change almost by stealth.Aye they certainly do. Old crowd pictures are probably more fascinating than pictures of the game itself. The game is the game is the game but on the terraces and in the stands things change so much over time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, scottmcleanscontacts said: Aye they certainly do. Old crowd pictures are probably more fascinating than pictures of the game itself. The game is the game is the game but on the terraces and in the stands things change so much over time. I found this old picture of what looks to be the Gorgie End at Tynecastle but not sure of date and occasion. What strikes me is that I can't see anything in the picture to suggest it is a football crowd. Also interesting to note how many of the crowd are looking directly at the camera. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmcleanscontacts Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I found this old picture of what looks to be the Gorgie End at Tynecastle but not sure of date and occasion. What strikes me is that I can't see anything in the picture to suggest it is a football crowd. Also interesting to note how many of the crowd are looking directly at the camera.It could be a crowd absolutely anywhere, you're right - not a thing shouts football.I do wonder why they are all apparently looking at the camera - maybe it was rarer in those days to see a photographer? I know that the few times I've been in a crowd shot I've not even noticed the photographer taking the snap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Northboy said: I found this old picture of what looks to be the Gorgie End at Tynecastle but not sure of date and occasion. What strikes me is that I can't see anything in the picture to suggest it is a football crowd. Also interesting to note how many of the crowd are looking directly at the camera. There's actually a guy going "hiya pal" in it if you look carefully! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 16 hours ago, scottmcleanscontacts said: I do wonder why they are all apparently looking at the camera - maybe it was rarer in those days to see a photographer? I know that the few times I've been in a crowd shot I've not even noticed the photographer taking the snap. Possibly taken before kick off or at half time or it might have been a particularly boring game. Cameras would have been much bigger at the time so the photographer would probably have been obvious to everyone and perhaps a novelty to have your photo taken. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Looking at that picture you can just imagine hats being raised and rattles clacking after a goal! Got me wondering when did goal celebrations start to get 'mental', or 'limbs' as the kids call it these days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmadrid Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 17 hours ago, tamthebam said: There's actually a guy going "hiya pal" in it if you look carefully! Possibly taken for the fan of the day feature in the programme where people won cash if they were the circled fan. Basically just a ploy to get people to buy the programme. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 21 hours ago, Northboy said: I found this old picture of what looks to be the Gorgie End at Tynecastle but not sure of date and occasion. What strikes me is that I can't see anything in the picture to suggest it is a football crowd. Also interesting to note how many of the crowd are looking directly at the camera. A few guys down the front left corner look like they have football scarves. A few faces look like they've been stuck on the picture in an early attempt at photoshopping. 1 hour ago, realmadrid said: Possibly taken for the fan of the day feature in the programme where people won cash if they were the circled fan. Basically just a ploy to get people to buy the programme. Probably just this: might explain the photoshopping. Here's one from Easter Road in 1954 with a few traditional plastic macs on show. Vince Clarke from Erasure is wearing one with a fetching bunnet. Another bloke with the mac/bunnet combination is practicing his Kenneth Williams 'shocked' expression. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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