Salvo Montalbano Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nowhereman said: There were also clubs who announced scores in this style over the tannoy Aye, I'm sure I was at a Pars game at Motherwell where the PA was announcing half times scores as "A: 1-0, B: 0-1, C : 3-1" and so on. Would be late 80s I'd guess, since I started going in about 1985. Edited August 15, 2022 by Salvo Montalbano C : made a smiley! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 At Palmerston, I remember a blue scoreboard of that type existing at the Terregles Street end when I started going the mid to late 70s, but I don't recall seeing it in use. Instead the scores were announced on the tannoy as: A 1-1, B 2-0 etc. The board must have been used before that though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I could be getting mixed up but I think it was Accies who had a scoreboard fixed to the floodlight pylon. Someone climbed a ladder at half time and put the numbers onto the board for A, B, C etc. to show the scores. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Airdrie had a gap in the perimeter fence between the advertising boards where the A, B, C...scores were hung on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airdrie76 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Ray Bradshaw makes the programme so much better. Can't remember the last time someone covering Scottish football voluntarily corrected themself. C&C together make the show worse than the sum of their parts, when only one of them is there it's not so bad. In your view. His references are definitely more up to date and he’s reasonable at presenting but I just don’t find him funny. Each to their own I guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 In your view. His references are definitely more up to date and he’s reasonable at presenting but I just don’t find him funny. Each to their own I guess.It's not necessarily his humour that I think improves the show. Compared to C&C he's less shouty and less likely to interrupt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Even Subbuteo used to make an alphabetic half-time scoreboard accessory. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBank Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I knew a guy who as a boy put the scores on the scoreboard at the old Brockville stadium. I think he said he had to climb a ladder to do so but I am sure a Falkirk fan may correct me. He got free entry and a pie for his troubles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 On 13/08/2022 at 14:54, Lurkst said: Indeed. Was often the most exciting part of the afternoon watching the scores go up! http://www.scottishleague.net/htboard.jpg The thing was that by the time the scores actually went up it was usually about 4.20 and 25 minutes of the second half had gone (second halves or halfs kicked off at 3.55 in the proper fitba days) so most of the scores had already changed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I’m sure the scoreboard at Easter Road was like a big box on the terracing and the guys actually went in at the back and put the scores up from the inside. At Ibrox the letters were round the perimeter wall and a wee man came out with a wheelbarrow and put the numbers in. I seem to remember being somewhere where the whole board slid down till they put the numbers in, then they hoisted it up into place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: Even Subbuteo used to make an alphabetic half-time scoreboard accessory. Forgot about that! (^^^ some high scoring encounters there) Edited August 16, 2022 by Lurkst 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 7 hours ago, The Mantis said: I’m sure the scoreboard at Easter Road was like a big box on the terracing and the guys actually went in at the back and put the scores up from the inside. Still do this at the golf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 8 hours ago, The Mantis said: I seem to remember being somewhere where the whole board slid down till they put the numbers in, then they hoisted it up into place. I’m pretty sure that the scoreboards at Pittodrie, Dens and Tannadice we’re all like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 OK have we now established that in fact that every scoreboard was like that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 hour ago, invergowrie arab said: OK have we now established that in fact that every scoreboard was like that? Nah, ours wasn't. Leave us old gits wallowing for a little longer please. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 16 hours ago, invergowrie arab said: OK have we now established that in fact that every scoreboard was like that? Point taken. Still more interesting than Engelbert Humperdinck though… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennie makevin Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, The Mantis said: Point taken. Still more interesting than Engelbert Humperdinck though… Really depends on which Englebert Humperdinck you're referring to... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, kennie makevin said: Really depends on which Englebert Humperdinck you're referring to... Shhhh… Tam’ll be all confused now… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Whats this live audience pish? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Switch on. "Motherwell vs Dundee United Cup final". Switch off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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