Lyle Lanley Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Steve Finan said: To be published in early November. 720 pages (two hardback books, 360 pages each) of never-before-seen photos of old Scottish football grounds. Mostly 1940s to 80s. Every club in the country is covered. Three years in the making, An awful lot of searching through old negatives in newspaper and magazine archives. I've never enjoyed a project so much in my entire life. Will buy both of them when they go on sale. Enjoyed the first one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cptn Hooch Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 On 11/03/2021 at 23:31, John Lambies Doos said: What the f*ck is the Rangers end? Happened in 2012 mate 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 9 hours ago, ftk said: 11 hours ago, Steve Finan said: To be published in early November. 720 pages (two hardback books, 360 pages each) of never-before-seen photos of old Scottish football grounds. Mostly 1940s to 80s. Every club in the country is covered. Three years in the making, An awful lot of searching through old negatives in newspaper and magazine archives. I've never enjoyed a project so much in my entire life. Pretty sure the bottom picture is Somerset Park. I thought it might be Brockville? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbrush1903 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 On 28/08/2016 at 10:19, YER SISTERS YER MAW said: There can't be many grounds in the football world with a double-decker bus and a sand pit inside their stadium. Your avatar should come with a warning of seizures from photosensitive epilepsy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I thought it might be Brockville?I thought it was Somerset too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, killiepiemuncher said: I thought it was Somerset too. Happy to be wrong, Brockville was my first reaction, but nowhere near being sure about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftk Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Happy to be wrong, Brockville was my first reaction, but nowhere near being sure about it.Defo Somerset. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Finan Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 It is Somerset, Ayr v Rangers September 13th, 1969. The biggest ever crowd in the ground. And, as these pix demonstrate, there were many more inside than the official figure tells. I have several more photos of the crowds at the game that have gone into the book. The Somerset Park chapter runs to 10 pages. Some of the bigger chapters are 30+ pages. I've tried to give extra attention to grounds that no longer exist (or are no longer used). Cathkin Park gets 14 pages, Love Street 16, Brockville 8. Indeed, one of my favourite pix of (and there are about 700 in total over the two books) is a wide panorama of a packed Brockville. But there are also chapters on floodlights, player tunnels, dugouts, outside grounds, weather, other events in football grounds, segregation divides, and "Things you don't see at football any more" which boost the number of photos from each ground. I have 20 pages of never-before-seen pix of the Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt game at a packed Hampden. Some great stuff, I promise you. I humbly suggest you take a look. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Finan Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Some sample pix. Ibrox floodlights 1967, view from Pittodrie's Paddock End 1969, trouble at the Easter Road cow shed 1971. All half-decent pix, but not good enough to get into the book. I have a very rare pic of the first floodlights set-up at Ibrox, though. Quite spindly, and a small pylon at the Copland Road End. Very innovative for the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Steve Finan said: It is Somerset, Ayr v Rangers September 13th, 1969. The biggest ever crowd in the ground. I was there, sitting on the track like all the other young lads. 25225 I believe. Enjoyed the first book, especially since I never paid for it But will get the others. Edited August 26, 2021 by The Mantis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheJTS98 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 17 hours ago, Steve Finan said: To be published in early November. 720 pages (two hardback books, 360 pages each) of never-before-seen photos of old Scottish football grounds. Mostly 1940s to 80s. Every club in the country is covered. Three years in the making, An awful lot of searching through old negatives in newspaper and magazine archives. I've never enjoyed a project so much in my entire life. Just wanted to let you know that a mate of mine lent me the first version of this a while back and I really enjoyed it. So, whenever you started this project, it led to a couple of Hearts supporters sitting in a pub in Malaysia talking about East End Park and Fir Park for hours. Absolutely excellent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluearmyfaction Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Talking of Cathkin Park, I love that the badge inset into the pavement is still standing proud... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 38 minutes ago, Steve Finan said: Some sample pix. Ibrox floodlights 1967, view from Pittodrie's Paddock End 1969, trouble at the Easter Road cow shed 1971. All half-decent pix, but not good enough to get into the book. I have a very rare pic of the first floodlights set-up at Ibrox, though. Quite spindly, and a small pylon at the Copland Road End. Very innovative for the time. Those the ones purchased from Rangers by St. Mirren and here's one of them at Ibrox 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) Another of those floodlights at Love Street. First used on Friday 13th February 1959 in a 10-0 Scottish Cup win over Peebles Rovers. this pic is from the 78/79 season. They were replaced by 4 tall pylons (you can see one in front of the old pylon), these in turn sold to Morton when Love Street was being demolished. Edited August 26, 2021 by Arch Stanton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I read that in an early match under the lights at Ibrox the photographer behind the goals, unused to night matches, used his flash and put off a Gers striker from scoring. The Rangers manager had to be held back from thumping him! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Finan Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 18 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: Those the ones purchased from Rangers by St. Mirren and here's one of them at Ibrox Great pic. !!! I've got a better one though! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Mr. Finan, fit wye can I get ahold of all 3 books here in ‘murca? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 15 hours ago, Raidernation said: Mr. Finan, fit wye can I get ahold of all 3 books here in ‘murca? The first one is on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Lifted-Over-Turnstiles-Scotlands-Football/dp/1845357191/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=lifted+turnstiles&qid=1630155866&sr=8-1 I assume vols 2 and 3 will be available upon publication. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapelhall chap Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 On 26/08/2021 at 13:26, Steve Finan said: It is Somerset, Ayr v Rangers September 13th, 1969. The biggest ever crowd in the ground. And, as these pix demonstrate, there were many more inside than the official figure tells. I have several more photos of the crowds at the game that have gone into the book. The Somerset Park chapter runs to 10 pages. Some of the bigger chapters are 30+ pages. I've tried to give extra attention to grounds that no longer exist (or are no longer used). Cathkin Park gets 14 pages, Love Street 16, Brockville 8. Indeed, one of my favourite pix of (and there are about 700 in total over the two books) is a wide panorama of a packed Brockville. But there are also chapters on floodlights, player tunnels, dugouts, outside grounds, weather, other events in football grounds, segregation divides, and "Things you don't see at football any more" which boost the number of photos from each ground. I have 20 pages of never-before-seen pix of the Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt game at a packed Hampden. Some great stuff, I promise you. I humbly suggest you take a look. Got the last 2 for a Xmas gift to myself so will look out for these ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 On 25/08/2021 at 20:56, Steve Finan said: To be published in early November. 720 pages (two hardback books, 360 pages each) of never-before-seen photos of old Scottish football grounds. Mostly 1940s to 80s. Every club in the country is covered. Three years in the making, An awful lot of searching through old negatives in newspaper and magazine archives. I've never enjoyed a project so much in my entire life. @Specky Ginger @embow @Scottydog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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