Eednud Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 The Tully’s Blether with Broon has a bit about Farfar beating the preDABS 1-0 away in the Scottish Cup in 1954 so include a photo of the Loons at Tannadice from 2 seasons later. Forfar Athletic FC team 1956-57 season. Back row (from left) – Berrie, Muirhead, Mowatt, Stewart, Ogilvie, Elder. Front row: Moir, Crowe, Dunn, Brown & Martin. c. November 1956 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Same article has bit about Billy Semple. “Billy Semple signing for Dundee?After nearly nine years at Rangers, winger Semple (26) was freed in April 1972 after playing just a handful of first-team games.To be fair, competition at the time for wing berths came in the shape of Willie Henderson, Willie Johnston, Davie Wilson and Tommy McLean.He then had a brief spell with Durban United in South Africa before Davie White, his former boss at Ibrox, took him to Dens Park.In his 18 months as a Dark Blue, he made just five starts for the first team, and listed as a substitute 14 times.”Am I imagining things? When the Record had their version of page 3 girls was Mrs Semple featured? Dundee FC in 1973. Back row (from left) – Cairney, Robinson, McPhail, Wylie, McKenzie, Stewart, McGuigan, Robertson. Middle row – Wilson, Johnstone, Hendrie, Anderson, Hewitt, Allan, Knowles, Caldwell, Grimmond, Mackie, Pringle. Front row – Harry Davis (Coach), Semple, Watson, Wallace, Gray, Gemmell, Scott, Lambie, Strachan, Smith, and Physiotherapist Eric Ferguson. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Some more Blether with Brown stuff. Joe Buick recently handed in a scrapbook to Broughty Athletic containing cuttings from his uncle’s football career. Joe’s uncle is Ernie Heggie, formerly of Brechin City and Broughty Ferry-based junior side Forthill Athletic. Broughty president Jim Finlayson, with Joe’s blessing, let me look over the scrapbook, which he thought would be of interest to BwB readers. I’ll share some of it in the coming weeks. Below is an amazing photo of Castle Green in Broughty Ferry, now, of course, a very popular playpark. Castle Green. I did know football was played on it at one stage back in time, but not to the extent the photo shows. An absolute bumper crowd of over 3,000 is in attendance with Ernie’s Forthill side hosting a match against Lochee Harp, Forthill winning the Scottish Cup replay 4-2 on October 10, 1931. In the next round, Forthill beat Denny 4-1 at Glenesk Park in a replay. See cutting for the “Football Special” train which left the Ferry for Lochee. Unfortunately, they crashed out in the next round 6-3 to Glasgow Perthshire in front of a “record crowd of 8,500” at Glenesk. This Forthill Athletic FC team group was taken in late December 1932. Back row (from left) – Murphy, McKenzie, Ross, Heggie, Russell, Miller, McNaughton (trainer). Middle row – Brown, G McNaughton, Lorimer, Carver, Welsh. Front row – Lawrence, Norrie, Tasker. See story above. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Eednud said: The Tully’s Blether with Broon has a bit about Farfar beating the preDABS 1-0 away in the Scottish Cup in 1954 so include a photo of the Loons at Tannadice from 2 seasons later. Forfar Athletic FC team 1956-57 season. Back row (from left) – Berrie, Muirhead, Mowatt, Stewart, Ogilvie, Elder. Front row: Moir, Crowe, Dunn, Brown & Martin. c. November 1956 'preDabs' is a fine and accurate historical insult Eednud . That would be Forfar in their green jerseys, I can recall seeing them in a white with green candystripe in the 'sixties. Unsure why they changed official colours then changed back again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Dundee Hibernian said: That would be Forfar in their green jerseys, I can recall seeing them in a white with green candystripe in the 'sixties. Unsure why they changed official colours then changed back again Same here, Scottish Cup tie in 63/64. 6-1 Dundee at Dens 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 13/09/2020 at 09:10, Eednud said: The Tully’s Blether with Broon has a bit about Farfar beating the preDABS 1-0 away in the Scottish Cup in 1954 so include a photo of the Loons at Tannadice from 2 seasons later. That's a great picture and a fascinating kit. The shirts look to have epaulettes on the shoulders and what the f@#k are those socks made from? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Gordon Strachan has a ping at goal for Dundee against St Mirren at Love Street in the late 70's as Billy Stark looks on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academically Deficient Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, Flybhoy said: Gordon Strachan has a ping at goal for Dundee against St Mirren at Love Street in the late 70's as Billy Stark looks on. Nice advert for Double Diamond on the stand. It worked wonders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 13/09/2020 at 09:10, Eednud said: The Tully’s Blether with Broon has a bit about Farfar beating the preDABS 1-0 away in the Scottish Cup in 1954 so include a photo of the Loons at Tannadice from 2 seasons later. Forfar Athletic FC team 1956-57 season. Back row (from left) – Berrie, Muirhead, Mowatt, Stewart, Ogilvie, Elder. Front row: Moir, Crowe, Dunn, Brown & Martin. c. November 1956 Stewart is saying "right pal, outside for a square go.." I wonder if Crowe is Kevin de Bruyne's secret grandfather. Unfortunately we'd find this out too late to get him in the Scotland squad under the grandparent rule. You wouldn't spill Dunn's pint. Looks hard. Brown looks like he's secretly letting one off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 6 hours ago, Academically Deficient said: Nice advert for Double Diamond on the stand. It worked wonders. No idea what that is, before my time, an alcoholic beverage? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 21 minutes ago, Flybhoy said: No idea what that is, before my time, an alcoholic beverage? Ma faither's still got a set of tumblers he got with petrol coupons... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 7 hours ago, Flybhoy said: Gordon Strachan has a ping at goal for Dundee against St Mirren at Love Street in the late 70's as Billy Stark looks on. We had beaten DU 4-1 in the cup the previous Saturday, this time we were 3-0 up at HT before allowing Strachan to get a consolation with 2 minutes to go. Copland, Reid and Torrance the scorers for Saints, att. 12127 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academically Deficient Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Flybhoy said: No idea what that is, before my time, an alcoholic beverage? Interesting sub-thread opportunity: photos of grounds with adverts for defunct bevvy brands. Lanliq and El D always had ads in the football pages of the papers, but cant remember them at grounds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 50 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: We had beaten DU 4-1 in the cup the previous Saturday, this time we were 3-0 up at HT before allowing Strachan to get a consolation with 2 minutes to go. Copland, Reid and Torrance the scorers for Saints, att. 12127 12,000 plus for St Mirren v Dundee, sad that these days even with St Mirren's present ground only having about half that capacity it wouldn't even remotely be filled for that fixture unless a relegation or promotion decider, not a slight on either club just indicative of modern football and particularly pricing of it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Flybhoy said: 12,000 plus for St Mirren v Dundee, sad that these days even with St Mirren's present ground only having about half that capacity it wouldn't even remotely be filled for that fixture unless a relegation or promotion decider, not a slight on either club just indicative of modern football and particularly pricing of it. Since when was 8000 "only about half" of 12000? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Since when was 8000 "only about half" of 12000?Using one of those Seville calculators[emoji769]. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said: Since when was 8000 "only about half" of 12000? I thought the capacity was around 6000, my bad, been there several times as well so no excuse for that oversight. Actually one of the better new build smaller stadiums as well in that it has four complete sides/stands so feels like a proper ground unlike monstrosities such as Hamilton and Inverness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 George Connolly of Celtic, a majestic player by all accounts, sadly quit the game in his mid 20's as he battled personal demons. I'm quite pally with his laddie David and have had the pleasure of being in the company of George on a few occasions, what always sticks in my mind is, whenever he talks about his football days he always refers to his then manager as 'Mr Stein', respect spans generations in instances such as this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academically Deficient Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Flybhoy said: George Connolly of Celtic, a majestic player by all accounts, sadly quit the game in his mid 20's as he battled personal demons. I'm quite pally with his laddie David and have had the pleasure of being in the company of George on a few occasions, what always sticks in my mind is, whenever he talks about his football days he always refers to his then manager as 'Mr Stein', respect spans generations in instances such as this. I got his autograph once. Good player, would maybe have had a longer career nowadays? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Flybhoy said: George Connolly of Celtic, a majestic player by all accounts, sadly quit the game in his mid 20's as he battled personal demons. I'm quite pally with his laddie David and have had the pleasure of being in the company of George on a few occasions, what always sticks in my mind is, whenever he talks about his football days he always refers to his then manager as 'Mr Stein', respect spans generations in instances such as this. I used to see George standing buckled outside a pub in Kincardine at closing time quite often, his main personal demon seemed to be alcohol and there was perhaps a lack of patience and understanding of that illness in the 'seventies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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