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3 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

It does say "Dick Staite Clyde".

I seem to vaguely recall Staite playing for Clyde, one of those opposition players whose name seems to stick in the back of your memory.

My apologies to my learned friend, I was too busy focusing on his words than the elephant in the room.

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On 24/03/2023 at 20:46, Dundee Hibernian said:

Scotland v Germany at Ibrox, 1936. Scotland won 2-0 with Jimmy Delaney scoring two second half goals, his first for his country.

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Around 500 German supporters attended, visiting from a cruise ship which had been scheduled to visit Glasgow and Dublin to visit the Ibrox game and on against Ireland (a 5-2 loss). These 'fans' were, in fact, all Nazi Party members, Hitler being a keen advocate of rewarding loyalty with holidays. The party organised cruises as far as the Canary Islands, and also built the world's largest holiday camp, at Prora as part of the Nazi's Strength Through Joy policy.

Off topic, but if you are interested in massive concrete constructions, you should search for images of Prora, 'Hitler's Holiday Camp'.

Wow, that flag, surprised we agreed to that.

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On 25/03/2023 at 13:35, Specky Ginger said:

Sir Richard Staite.

Knighted for services to education (rector of Beeslack High School, Penicuik) and sport (scoring for Raith Rovers in a Scottish Cup quarter-final).

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Played against him a couple of times for our staff team. Surprisingly his players were calling him “Mr Staite” when they wanted a pass. Obviously our lads all started shouting “Dick!” Whenever he got the ball.

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On 25/03/2023 at 13:35, Specky Ginger said:

Sir Richard Staite.

Knighted for services to education (rector of Beeslack High School, Penicuik) and sport (scoring for Raith Rovers in a Scottish Cup quarter-final).

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I like his comment about 'the amount of space given in the newspapers to certain teams in scotland'

If anything it has got worse now than it would have been then. 

 

 

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On 25/03/2023 at 12:53, O'Kelly Isley III said:

This a Dumbarton Harp team photo from season 1918/19.  Like several others the club was formed in 1894 on the back of the Irish diaspora to Scotland and they survived until dissolution in 1925.  They competed mostly in minor competitions but played in the inaugural season of the Scottish Third Division in 1923/24 finishing in 10th place, but folded due to financial circumstances the following season.

Their ground was at Meadow Park very close to Dumbarton Central railway station.  Nearby was a boating pond which was later infilled to provide playing fields for Dumbarton Academy which can be seen behind the trees in the top right of the photo.  Dumbarton Academy FP's have played there for decades, whilst across the road on Dumbarton Common St Patricks FP's have done likewise; both of these clubs have a strong pedigree in the Scottish amateur game.

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Have seen a good many old photos of the area before but never seen that lower one

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On 25/03/2023 at 13:35, Specky Ginger said:

Sir Richard Staite.

Knighted for services to education (rector of Beeslack High School, Penicuik) and sport (scoring for Raith Rovers in a Scottish Cup quarter-final).

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By all accounts he was an absolute gent and he was certainly a decent player, but there can't have been many footballers anywhere whose favourite singers were Peter, Paul and Mary 😳

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On 25/03/2023 at 13:35, Specky Ginger said:

Sir Richard Staite.

Knighted for services to education (rector of Beeslack High School, Penicuik) and sport (scoring for Raith Rovers in a Scottish Cup quarter-final).

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He was Depute Head at my high school before he went to Beeslack.

Decent guy and although we knew he'd played professionally he never talked about it.

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I had a pint with Dick's son a few years ago. A nice chap too.

What was it, with giant badged on Scotland strips, back in the mid 50s to early 60s?

Ian St John - 1960.

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21 hours ago, O'Kelly Isley III said:

By all accounts he was an absolute gent and he was certainly a decent player, but there can't have been many footballers anywhere whose favourite singers were Peter, Paul and Mary 😳

Or who would most like to meet "Alexander Dubcek, former PM of Czechoslovakia"..... 

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Ipswich Town in the late 60s on a break in Perthshire* - playing Breadalbane in Aberfeldy.

Town in the Blue and White for those of you watching in B&W - with the manager being the one in specs. He started the first half and when it was still close at half time brought on the likes of Gerry Baker. Think its 1967.

* - the owner was the local Laird and would often bring the team to his estate for some relaxation.

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53 minutes ago, drs said:

Ipswich Town in the late 60s on a break in Perthshire* - playing Breadalbane in Aberfeldy.

Town in the Blue and White for those of you watching in B&W - with the manager being the one in specs. He started the first half and when it was still close at half time brought on the likes of Gerry Baker. Think its 1967.

* - the owner was the local Laird and would often bring the team to his estate for some relaxation.

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what was the result?

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On 20/03/2023 at 19:11, Dundee Hibernian said:

Hampden's North Stand, according to the tremendous "Football Grounds of Britain" by Simon Inglis, was added in 1937, contributing an additional 4,500 seats to bring the capacity up to 150,000. 

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It was designed by Archibald Leith's firm, although he was all but retired and died two years later.

Inglis writes demolition began in 1981, by which time Thatcher's promise to grant 5.5 million pounds in 1980 had been reversed on the advice of Ian Sproat MP, an avid cricket fan.

I sat in it at the Scotland-England matches of 1968 and 1970, both drawn, the second being of note for the amount of forged tickets produced bringing the attendance 3,000 over capacity. Even as a youngster, I didn't feel the stand gave an aura of security or safety.

North Stand was the second last major infrastructure project at the old Hampden.

Last being the cover at the "Rangers End" in the late 1960s.

 

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