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Denis Law wearing the no. 8 shirt scoring on his debut for Manchester City in March 1960 away to Leeds United in 1960 when Leeds colours were blue and yellow. He scores one and sets up another but Leeds won 4-3. Billy Bremner was 17 and on the right wing for Leeds. City’s centre half was John McTavish, ex Dalry Thistle, who moved to St Mirren later that year as part of the move that took Gerry Baker to Maine Road.

 

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13 hours ago, PossilYM said:

Kilmarnock as in Ayrshire as in Banjo country.

Pot kettle lol

Going by your theory then the full if Glasgow must he orange given the amount of marches each year?

Glad you at least agree that celtic still have a huge issue with bigotry.

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From the Forfar v Meadowbank programme, August 1988.

There's a poster on here with a connection to Alex Hamill but I've forgotten who it is. Sorry, it's old age.

I think that's Derek Grant in the centre background looking miffed. He went on to play for Meadowbank.

 

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I'm sure I've previously seen reports of protests alleging the ref was inebriated. Protests were rife. This from the previous month:


Knobs in Football - Alloa Athletic to probe Dunfermline Athletic

Alloa Athletic protested against the Dunfermline Athletic, as one of the latter club's players had knobs on his boots, and as the player refused to take the boots off when requested. They also protested on the grounds of rough play. Mr Mackay, of Northern, moved that the protest be dismissed, as the allegations had not been proved. The ten shillings were forfeited.

Mr C Campbell, of the Queen's Park, said it was very hard on players to be deprived of the use of their knobs. He certainly objected to English knobs, which were of the kind of spikes covered with leather, as these knobs were very liable to do serious injury.

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10 hours ago, SlipperyP said:

Yes that me as @Eednud said, went on to break the record of consecutive appearances for the Loons to this day. Captained them for more than 5 years during a very successful period. A  solid left back if there ever be, probably be playing in the Premiership on todays standard.

There is a program that I do have (in my sister loft) of him on the front cover, flying into a tackle.   AND, if you look close, you will see his tadger in full site.

Nobody notice obviously before published, but was all known by the full time whistle.

He suffered a cardiac arrest last year shovelling snow on the front path of his house (a fit man, no drink or smoke) at the age of 60. He had a quadruple heart bypass operation (as I posted on this very thread, with photos of him during his career), he never woke up and was in a coma for over 1 month (which I never posted about). During covid time, the hospital let my sister stay with him (git c***s) as they thought it was over...

He is in recovery, not full, but can kick a ball in the back garden with his grandkids, and he has a smile on his face. 

I met him when I was 10 years old and watched many of his games, why I'm a Forfar fan.  That man is my hero!

Great read!

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8 hours ago, Flybhoy said:

Panini stickers montage of Scottish strikers in 1983, unusual Motherwell strip Brian McClair appears to be wearing. 

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This is genuinely what one of these McClair looks like now.

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10 minutes ago, buchan30 said:

This is genuinely what one of these McClair looks like now.

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Leigh Griffiths too. 

Apparently McClair has just grown a beard and hasn't turned into a jakey. I'm sure he has a new podcast series out going by adverts I've heard recently. 

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