kennie makevin Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 15 hours ago, doogster said: That is a brilliant photo of Souness staring Socrates down. He genuinely looks like Yosser Hughes (or the other way round); Yosser was right all along! Souness must have really rattled him, they only put four past us ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piquet Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I remember Jock Stein being interviewed after that match. I can't remember a team Manager, either before or since, being so entirely honest when talking about the game we had just seen. The gist of what he said was: They were better than us, more skilled, faster to the ball, they played us off the Park. No excuses, no blaming the heat, the ref, the long domestic season, nothing. Just plain stating it as it was. He was one of a kind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 02/06/2021 at 20:41, Dundee Hibernian said: These two Celtic v Leeds games, the socks worn by the away sides in each tie were unusual in that Celtic wore orange socks at Elland Road, while Leeds had red hose at Hampden. It's doubtful that they would do the same these days. I'm sure I once read that when Celtic were asked to change socks, Leeds offered them a set of royal blue ones which clearly weren't going to be accepted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 01/06/2021 at 08:54, Drew Brees said: The good old days of the self deprecating banner. Can't find an image of it but "Don't worry lads Ally MacLeod's in Blackpool" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Lurkst said: I'm sure I once read that when Celtic were asked to change socks, Leeds offered them a set of royal blue ones which clearly weren't going to be accepted. Think that may be correct: I either watched the game on tv or listened via radio, and recall a commentator saying a member of Celtic's backroom staff (and now I'm possibly imagining, but Sean Fallon sticks in the mind) had been dispatched to a Leeds sports shop to buy socks for the players to wear . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Lurkst said: The good old days of the self deprecating banner. Can't find an image of it but "Don't worry lads Ally MacLeod's in Blackpool" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Brees Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Fir park 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, Drew Brees said: Fir park Now I'm all "misty eyed" - my old papa collapsed and died on that terracing in a game against Airdrie. He was Airdrie through and through, my dad Motherwell daft. Fitting that he passed at that game 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Victor Kasule in his Meadowbank days. Great player in a great strip. Mark Walters has been featured in the media talking of his experiences of racism when he signed for Rangers. As far as I know no-one has ever asked King Vic what his experiences were. Probably because the lazy football journalists have never heard of Vic. Some former Meadowbank fans met him at a BSC v Edinburgh City game a few years ago, he was coaching some BSC youth team. Good guy. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled tangerine Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 19 minutes ago, tamthebam said: Victor Kasule in his Meadowbank days. Great player in a great strip. Mark Walters has been featured in the media talking of his experiences of racism when he signed for Rangers. As far as I know no-one has ever asked King Vic what his experiences were. Probably because the lazy football journalists have never heard of Vic. Some former Meadowbank fans met him at a BSC v Edinburgh City game a few years ago, he was coaching some BSC youth team. Good guy. He was brilliant. I remember him scoring an unbelievable long range effort into the electronic scoreboard end at the stadium. Imagine a part time team paying £28,000 or whatever it was, for anyone! Changed days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 On 08/06/2021 at 13:33, speckled tangerine said: He was brilliant. I remember him scoring an unbelievable long range effort into the electronic scoreboard end at the stadium. Imagine a part time team paying £28,000 or whatever it was, for anyone! Changed days. The transfer fees paid in days gone by are astonishing. Dumbarton received £40,000 for Kenny Wilson in 1972 and went on to spend that £40,000 on other players. In today's money that is £460,000! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 On 05/06/2021 at 15:44, kennie makevin said: Souness must have really rattled him, they only put four past us ! Classic Souness/Yosser Hughes ...... classic ..... brilliant photo Socrates was some unit though when you see that photo ...... sure he smoked about 60 a day too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scam75 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 He did. It killed him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 21 hours ago, scam75 said: He did. It killed him. I don't think the drink helped either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled tangerine Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 21 hours ago, scam75 said: He did. It killed him. You'd have thought he'd have known better y'know, with the medical degree and everything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 An Ayrshire Derby in the mid 80's. If it is the game I'm thinking of we won 3-0, Kenny Ashwood scoring a debut brace. Interesting to note the lack of crowd in the background. Whilst it was an horrendous day weather-wise, poor crowds were common when we were both in the same league. It only really ignited again on 2nd January '89. Kick off was held back to let the near 9,000 crowd in to watch essentially a relegation battle. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 4 hours ago, paulbrucerick said: An Ayrshire Derby in the mid 80's. If it is the game I'm thinking of we won 3-0, Kenny Ashwood scoring a debut brace. Interesting to note the lack of crowd in the background. Whilst it was an horrendous day weather-wise, poor crowds were common when we were both in the same league. It only really ignited again on 2nd January '89. Kick off was held back to let the near 9,000 crowd in to watch essentially a relegation battle. Kenny Ashwood started his senior career at East Stirlingshire, I think, but don't recall his spell at Ayr lasting long. Later on he went to Victoria to play in Australia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Kenny Ashwood started his senior career at East Stirlingshire, I think, but don't recall his spell at Ayr lasting long. Later on he went to Victoria to play in Australia. I actually just looked him up! 17 games and 4 goals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 He certainly turned up at Falkirk twice at least, more's the pity. PS Love that picture. Sums up 80's lower league football perfectly. That photo must have been taken near the start of the match because I bet the players were in some nick of glaur by half time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEd Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 4 hours ago, paulbrucerick said: An Ayrshire Derby in the mid 80's. If it is the game I'm thinking of we won 3-0, Kenny Ashwood scoring a debut brace. Interesting to note the lack of crowd in the background. Whilst it was an horrendous day weather-wise, poor crowds were common when we were both in the same league. It only really ignited again on 2nd January '89. Kick off was held back to let the near 9,000 crowd in to watch essentially a relegation battle. It's either that or the previous derby at Somerset, both of which took place in 1985. That one was close to being called off due to absolutely horrendous rain not too long before kick off. A few Old Firm fans turned up at the match as Scotland's second derby had been postponed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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