Boghead ranter Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 14 hours ago, Flybhoy said: A young Brian McClair playing for Motherwell against Clydebank in 1983, anyone name the Bankies player? Bankie Mcb*****d. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Billy Bremner and David Harvey before Scotland v Brazil in the 1974 World Cup, played in Frankfurt I think? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Fergal Sharkey and others receiving Jim Mclean's honest opinion in the early 'eighties. Airdrieonians fan entering The Recs to watch his side getting hammered 6-0 in 2001. The Hoff, keen Jags fan. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Unsure where I got these from: this is from 1960. And these from 1969: The printing process seems to have struggled with some of colours. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 39 minutes ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Unsure where I got these from: this is from 1960. And these from 1969: The printing process seems to have struggled with some of colours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Laura Georges was summarising on Brazil v Switzerland on ITV today (and looking quite fine). She was a talented defender for France- here she is (No 4) playing against Sweden at Hampden Park in the 2012 Olympics 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 6 hours ago, tamthebam said: Laura Georges was summarising on Brazil v Switzerland on ITV today (and looking quite fine). She was a talented defender for France- here she is (No 4) playing against Sweden at Hampden Park in the 2012 Olympics So that's what she looks like! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDee1893 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 18 hours ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Fergal Sharkey and others receiving Jim Mclean's honest opinion in the early 'eighties. Wummin at the front must be a Dee, clearly giving wee Jum the two's up 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, ScottyDee1893 said: Wummin at the front must be a Dee, clearly giving wee Jum the two's up True, she looks like Else Garnett. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I took a trip to the Dumbarton 150 year exhibition today. From one of the exhibits here's crowdwanking 1926 style- QP getting three times the crowd Rangers got... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 "Ludo League" = 1920s "Seaside League"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 6 hours ago, tamthebam said: I took a trip to the Dumbarton 150 year exhibition today. From one of the exhibits here's crowdwanking 1926 style- QP getting three times the crowd Rangers got... There were a few more games played in the Cup that day, including a record 12-1 win for Brechin City over Thornhill and Falkirk beating Breadalbane 10-0 for the second time in 3 years. Link to the results on the excellent London Hearts site. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/a1920/19260123.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 17 hours ago, ScottyDee1893 said: Wummin at the front must be a Dee, clearly giving wee Jum the two's up I think she thought he was the tea boy and was ordering her half-time cuppas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) Story about Alexander Rhind who played for Scotland in the first official Scotland v England game 150 years ago today. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-63781834 This photo of one of his sons who played for Inverness Caley and possibly Aberdeen is from the article. F0365D16-23EF-46B7-9D9B-122908DDC2D9.webp Edited November 30, 2022 by Eednud 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) That week provides a nice microcosm of Scottish football almost 100yrs ago. Kickoffs were 3:15pm... even under natural light in late January and early February. Michael Whelahan the Hibs founder died. Court cases were ongoing for somebody from Falkirk trying to bride a Stenhousemuir player and the Ayr Utd manager & secretary falsely accusing the SFA treasurer of bribing a referee. Scotland agreed in principle to tour New Zealand (but it never happened as they went to USA & Canada instead). There was a solitary Third Division game where Clackmannan drew with Helensburgh. Back then the Scottish League had 56 clubs... Celtic led the First Division, Clyde the Second and Forfar the Third level. Nithsdale were battling for promotion to the top tier whilst that middle division also included Arthurlie, King's Park, Bo'ness, St Bernards, Armadale, Bathgate and Broxburn amongst its members. In the bottom rung could be found mighty Vale of Leven, Dykehead, Royal Albert, Mid Annandale, Leith, Lochgelly, Beith, Solway Star, Galston, Peebles and Johnstone. There was a solitary Highland League game where Inverness Citadel beat Forres, and a solitary East of Scotland League game where Coldstream won at Selkirk. Farce reigned in the Midland Junior League after a telephone call cancelled Panmure v Kirkcaldy... even though Mrs McIntosh had meant Kirkcaldy A v Panmure A when she rang. It was a bad day on the roads: All the Scottish Cup replays were rapid 3 or 4 days later on weekday afternoons. That didn't stop 9,000 turning up at Easter Road and 25,000 at Tynecastle amid strong attendances: Easter Road again? Broxburn sold-out home advantage to Hibs in return for members being admitted free and Hibs paying for all of Broxburn's supporter buses. (On that topic: Nairn and Breadalbane had already sold-out home advantage in their initial ties, to St Johnstone and Falkirk. Dundee v Inverness Caledonian had gone midweek to avoid clashing with Dundee Utd v Hearts). Even an apparently unattractive Monday afternoon league game at Coatbridge between Albion Rovers and Armadale drew 1,000 to see stuffy 0-1 away win. Forfarshire had as many clubs in R2 draw as Glasgow. Hearts beat Dundee Utd at 3rd time of asking - back at Tynecastle the following Monday afternoon before 20,000. Of course in those days there were not only cup replays but they were unlimited replays, Football cartoons were popular: Edited November 30, 2022 by HibeeJibee 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 All the Scottish Cup replays were rapid 3 or 4 days later on weekday afternoons. That didn't stop 9,000 turning up at Easter Road and 25,000 at Tynecastle amid strong attendances: Easter Road again? Broxburn sold-out home advantage to Hibs in return for members being admitted free and Hibs paying for all of Broxburn's supporter buses. (On that topic: Nairn and Breadalbane had already sold-out home advantage in their initial ties, to St Johnstone and Falkirk. Dundee v Inverness Caledonian had gone midweek to avoid clashing with Dundee Utd v Hearts). Even an apparently unattractive Monday afternoon league game at Coatbridge between Albion Rovers and Armadale drew 1,000 to see stuffy 0-1 away win. Forfarshire had as many clubs in R2 draw as Glasgow. Hearts beat Dundee Utd at 3rd time of asking - back at Tynecastle the following Monday afternoon before 20,000. Of course in those days there were not only cup replays but they were unlimited replays, It is strange to think of replays being played during the day, on weekdays. Especially considering that it was started as a sport for people who worked a half day on a Saturday and probably worked 9-5 during the week. I remember my dad telling me about bunking off school to go to a midweek, during the day replay between Raith and possibly Morton. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 @HibeeJibeeare you perhaps referring to the Robert Orr / Robert Russell bribery affair from 1935? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 The newspaper article was in the Dumbarton exhibition because the Sons drew with Buckie in the Cup, had to travel up to Buckie for the Wednesday replay and as the players were part timers they did a double shift on the Friday to make up their wages. This is the excuse given for Dumbarton's record loss to Albion Rovers on the Saturday after the original Buckie game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, buchan30 said: It is strange to think of replays being played during the day, on weekdays. Especially considering that it was started as a sport for people who worked a half day on a Saturday and probably worked 9-5 during the week. I remember my dad telling me about bunking off school to go to a midweek, during the day replay between Raith and possibly Morton. In Edinburgh Wednesday was a half day. When I was young some shops shut at Wednesday lunch time, including the Post Office - that was the early to mid 1980s. Here is an Ardath card of Aberdeen Shop Assistants The back of the card says "Formed 1919 and plays in the Wednesday Juniors League". There was a similar League in Edinburgh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: @HibeeJibeeare you perhaps referring to the Robert Orr / Robert Russell bribery affair from 1935? In the mid 1920s, a Bainsford bookie tried to bribe Stenhousemuir keeper John Shortt. The Warriors were a great team at that time, so much so that they felt able to play with a man Shortt every week. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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