PossilYM Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 19 hours ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Tuesday 17th January, 1995, Clyde 2 Stirling Albion 0, crowd 1345, League Two fixture. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/199501181.html Edit: couldn't find anywhere that the fixture had been abandoned earlier, but given it was played on a Tuesday, that may have been the case. That's a great crowd for a Clyde v Stirling Albion league game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 30/10/2022 at 17:37, The Mantis said: In a longer post I would have named all these places as examples, as I've been going to games for over 50 years. At Broadwood I remember the conditions turning icy and the game being abandoned after 30 minutes when the goalie hurt himself in a fall. At Tannadice once I needed the car heater on full blast for about half an hour to stop shivering. Gayfield and Pittodrie are others. The west is wetter so maybe the east is colder. I have to say I've been at Caley Stadium over 100 times and it probably doesn't even register in my top 10 brass monkey moments, although I've had a few soakings in the old terracing days. Windchill is the worst experience, especially when sat virtually immobile for the 90 minutes in a crummy stand. Broadwood isn't crummy, but it's right up there. As regards cold, I remember a game at Muirton in the mid-70s which was played on a rock-hard pitch, and I could swear I saw a dog frozen to a lamp-post as we headed back to Perth railway station. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 3 hours ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: Windchill is the worst experience, especially when sat virtually immobile for the 90 minutes in a crummy stand. Broadwood isn't crummy, but it's right up there. As regards cold, I remember a game at Muirton in the mid-70s which was played on a rock-hard pitch, and I could swear I saw a dog frozen to a lamp-post as we headed back to Perth railway station. It would have been the easiest game of touch the dug's erse ever for you though 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 The Derry in August 1994. Dundee v Caledonian Thistle 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 1 hour ago, The Mantis said: The Derry in August 1994. Dundee v Caledonian Thistle Originally built in 1959, I think, using cash from transfers to Spurs and PNE respectively for Bill Brown and Dave Sneddon. @Eednud can maybe confirm. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Dundee team group in 1959 with three of the players' signatures: Bill Brown and Dave Sneddon are two of them, Jimmy Gabriel who went south to Goodison in 1960 is the other. 19 year old Ian Ure is also in the back row, the youthful centre half having a big career ahead of him at Dens, then down south with Arsenal and Manchester United. But he wasn't well enough known for the captioner to get his name correct at that point. Some great players over and above these four in the picture: it's a wonder I was never a 'Dee! There's also something a wee bit odd about this press photo....... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Dundee team group in 1959 with three of the players' signatures: Bill Brown and Dave Sneddon are two of them, Jimmy Gabriel who went south to Goodison in 1960 is the other. 19 year old Ian Ure is also in the back row, the youthful centre half having a big career ahead of him at Dens, then down south with Arsenal and Manchester United. But he wasn't well enough known for the captioner to get his name correct at that point. Some great players over and above these four in the picture: it's a wonder I was never a 'Dee! There's also something a wee bit odd about this press photo....... I either never knew or have forgotten that Jimmy Bonthrone played for Dundee. Can't pick out what's odd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 56 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Can't pick out what's odd. Two players added to the right of the photo, a 1959 example of photoshopping. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Two players added to the right of the photo, a 1959 example of photoshopping. Cheers. I'm slow tonight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Bartender Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 14 hours ago, kingjoey said: I either never knew or have forgotten that Jimmy Bonthrone played for Dundee. Can't pick out what's odd. Me too. JB looks about 40 in that photo. Dundee aged him prematurely no doubt. I was always a big fan of Ian Ure's hair. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 03/11/2022 at 05:41, Dundee Hibernian said: Originally built in 1959, I think, using cash from transfers to Spurs and PNE respectively for Bill Brown and Dave Sneddon. @Eednud can maybe confirm. Would imagine that was the case as Sneddon was transferred for £12,000 and Brown for £16,500. The sale of Jimmy Gabriel in early 1960 for either £27,000, £28,500 or £30,000 would have helped cover any additional costs for the enclosure and floodlights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Jimmy Johnstone v England 1970 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 "Chessington Zoo" + "Piz Buin" advertisements...? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piquet Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 20 hours ago, Clown Job said: Jimmy Johnstone v England 1970 That's some terrace in the background. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Piquet said: Two thirds up, on the halfway line of the old North Enclosure was in my opinion was the best place to watch big games at Hampden. Mind you the toilet 'facilities' were something else 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 So on which current SPL ground was this WWII pill-box formerly sited ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: So on which current SPL ground was this WWII pill-box formerly sited ? Borough Briggs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 56 minutes ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: So on which current SPL ground was this WWII pill-box formerly sited ? Elgin City? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 hour ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: So on which current SPL ground was this WWII pill-box formerly sited ? Erm, none. The SPL ceased to exist 10 years go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Sanchez Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 23 hours ago, Clown Job said: Jimmy Johnstone v England 1970 Crowd at that game: 137,438. Crowd at the 1974 game: 94,487. Looking at the crowd in the video of the 1974 game, if that attendance is to be believed, it's truly amazing that there was apparently room to fit another 43,000 people into the ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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