The Mantis Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, 7-2 said: Think he actually means real football matches. Ooh you bitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Amazing what a difference a few years make. Just before KO v St Mirren - How did you get that photo? And just before KO? [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 The Jungle was all seater for one season, 93-94 before the old Celtic Park was raised to the ground and rebuilt. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 48 minutes ago, Flybhoy said: the old Celtic Park was raised to the ground and rebuilt. How low was it before? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMusic Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 One of the ends at Boghead was known as the "Cowshed". I don't know if that was just a nickname because it was made of a similar looking material or if the metal used had a previous life as a cowshed. I'm sure I've heard of other grounds containing ends/stands with the same name. Can anyone confirm any of this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 'Cowshed' or just 'shed' was a very common name for ends at ground in Scotland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 53 minutes ago, RockMusic said: One of the ends at Boghead was known as the "Cowshed". I don't know if that was just a nickname because it was made of a similar looking material or if the metal used had a previous life as a cowshed. I'm sure I've heard of other grounds containing ends/stands with the same name. Can anyone confirm any of this? Most grounds outside of the main pavilion/stand had no cover. Even the first covered terracing on a major ground (Ibrox) charged extra to enter. Cover for the cheapest parts of most Scottish grounds didn't come along until the 1950s. Boghead in it's day had some sort of cover on 4 sides when much bigger grounds didn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 2 hours ago, RockMusic said: One of the ends at Boghead was known as the "Cowshed". I don't know if that was just a nickname because it was made of a similar looking material or if the metal used had a previous life as a cowshed. I'm sure I've heard of other grounds containing ends/stands with the same name. Can anyone confirm any of this? We had a ramshackle construction along the side at Palmerston before a 'modern' stand was built in 1994. It was also known as the cowshed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMusic Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Given my recollection of Boghead in those days, I wouldn't be surprised if the roof at that end was a 'preloved' cowshed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Is there a ground with a less attractive name than “Boghead” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Is there a ground with a less attractive name than “Boghead” Celtic Park? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Is there a ground with a less attractive name than “Boghead” Grochilview 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinho Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 14 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Is there a ground with a less attractive name than “Boghead” If you speak Gaelic, then yes, probably. Pittodrie translates to ‘a place of manure’. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Just now, Austinho said: If you speak Gaelic, then yes, probably. Pittodrie translates to ‘a place of manure’. No it doesn’t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinho Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: No it doesn’t. “Pit” is a commonly used prefix for place names, meaning ‘peat or bog’ and Todhar is a direct translation of ‘manure’ in Gaelic. Most places in Scotland are anglicised versions of their old Gaelic names. Therefore Pit-Todhar became Pittodrie - ie. a pile of manure. It was a literal name because the stadium was built on a stable for police horses and was therefore an actual pile of sh*t. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2369117/Pittodrie-built-on-rotting-foundations.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinho Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 18 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Is there a ground with a cooler name than Tannadice? Aye - Dumbarton’s The YOUR Radio 103FM Stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Aye - Dumbarton’s The YOUR Radio 103FM Stadium. It beats “Welcome to Hell”Just 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, Austinho said: “Pit” is a commonly used prefix for place names, meaning ‘peat or bog’ and Todhar is a direct translation of ‘manure’ in Gaelic. Most places in Scotland are anglicised versions of their old Gaelic names. Therefore Pit-Todhar became Pittodrie - ie. a pile of manure. It was a literal name because the stadium was built on a stable for police horses and was therefore an actual pile of sh*t. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2369117/Pittodrie-built-on-rotting-foundations.html Quoting the telegraph, m8? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, Austinho said: “Pit” is a commonly used prefix for place names, meaning ‘peat or bog’ and Todhar is a direct translation of ‘manure’ in Gaelic. Most places in Scotland are anglicised versions of their old Gaelic names. Therefore Pit-Todhar became Pittodrie - ie. a pile of manure. It was a literal name because the stadium was built on a stable for police horses and was therefore an actual pile of sh*t. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2369117/Pittodrie-built-on-rotting-foundations.html A very common misconception. It was Pit-Fhodraidh , approximately pronounced pityodray. It means the place of flowers iirc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 “Pit” is a commonly used prefix for place names, meaning ‘peat or bog’ and Todhar is a direct translation of ‘manure’ in Gaelic. Most places in Scotland are anglicised versions of their old Gaelic names. Therefore Pit-Todhar became Pittodrie - ie. a pile of manure. It was a literal name because the stadium was built on a stable for police horses and was therefore an actual pile of sh*t. For that theory to work we’d have to believe that Aberdeen was Gaelic speaking in 1901 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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