CityDave Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Gretna 2008 used to play here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, CityDave said: Gretna 2008 used to play here Is that in Annan? Edited December 17, 2016 by Monkey Tennis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 7 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Is that in Annan? Yes, that is the Everholm Stadium 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 On 03/12/2016 at 11:58, killiepiemuncher said: This is a brilliant old Pathe Newsreel from 1955, Killie v Celtic S.C 1955. 31000 inside and all over the place. Jesus has anyone actually watched that? I know the Scottish Premiership standard isn't great these days, but 31,000 turned up to see that?!!! Life must have been fucking murder back then 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 13 minutes ago, PauloPerth said: Jesus has anyone actually watched that? I know the Scottish Premiership standard isn't great these days, but 31,000 turned up to see that?!!! Life must have been fucking murder back then The match ball back then, never mind the science behind today's lightweights, these things were like cannonballs. I imagine defenders back then in training would wear pillows tied with string to their skulls as they head butted walls to strengthen those neck muscles for headers. I've headed these things back when I was a youngster and I tell you they can easily compress your spine if you're not strong enough, even worse in the rain, a blow from a soaking wet pre 1980's leather football could also prove fatal or drop your IQ by 5% each time you head the ball out of the penalty box, its no surprise that some defenders of that era have been left with a negative IQ. Even a soft tap from one of these cannonballs in the nads would leave the victim writhing around squealing in pain on the ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Jesus has anyone actually watched that? I know the Scottish Premiership standard isn't great these days, but 31,000 turned up to see that?!!! Life must have been fucking murder back then It was like watching a Harry Enfield sketch. Poor football, think yourself lucky that your watching skilful athletes these days. [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 3 minutes ago, killiepiemuncher said: It was like watching a Harry Enfield sketch. Poor football, think yourself lucky that your watching skilful athletes these days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastie_12 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The match ball back then, never mind the science behind today's lightweights, these things were like cannonballs. I imagine defenders back then in training would wear pillows tied with string to their skulls as they head butted walls to strengthen those neck muscles for headers. [emoji38] I've headed these things back when I was a youngster and I tell you they can easily compress your spine if you're not strong enough, even worse in the rain, a blow from a soaking wet pre 1980's leather football could also prove fatal or drop your IQ by 5% each time you head the ball out of the penalty box, its no surprise that some defenders of that era have been left with a negative IQ. Even a soft tap from one of these cannonballs in the nads would leave the victim writhing around squealing in pain on the ground. Explains a lot of ex pros bullshit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Irvine Meadow - My only visit to Meadow Park was the 1-0 win over Arbroath in the Scottish Cup 2009-10. A nice old fashioned ground. Ian Dobbins in the bottom photo on the terracing. I will never ever forget that performance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidy233 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The photographers' pit at Celtic Park 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) A nice wee ground at Rothes, MacKessack Park. Very scenic with the trees and hills in the background. The leaves falling in autumn from the trees on the other side of the wall opposite the Main Stand end up on the pitch. The nearby river has flooded the pitch in the past. Edited December 18, 2016 by CityDave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 1 hour ago, davidy233 said: The photographers' pit at Celtic Park Imagine that at Tynecastle with our one metre run off area behind the goals. Ouch... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The photographers' pit at Celtic Park Did someone not end up down one of those in the past few years? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidy233 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Don't know if anyone has ever fallen into it - it's about five feet deep. The inconvenience of getting stuck in there for (usually) the second half is more than made up for by the home made soup at half time - best food at any football ground in Scotland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 21 hours ago, PauloPerth said: Jesus has anyone actually watched that? I know the Scottish Premiership standard isn't great these days, but 31,000 turned up to see that?!!! Life must have been fucking murder back then There's a young lad in the crowd who apparently cheers like mad when both teams score. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye the Gnu Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: There's a young lad in the crowd who apparently cheers like mad when both teams score. So much for Killie fans being **** without the bus fare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye the Gnu Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Guess I'm not supposed to say **** 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 **** is a no no word apparently so is ****** too just to keep both cheeks happy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The Tin Shed, Kingsmills Park, Inverness. Was this demolished or does this now reside in someones back garden? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The now long gone old stands at Grant Street Park, home of Clachnacuddin. Rumour had it that when one of these was destroyed in a fire............nope definitely not an insurance job??? The old entrance and car park used to be behind the Main Stand, but after the fire these parts of the ground were sold off to a property developer and now have flats built there. There is still an exit onto Grant Street, but the main entrance/exit and car park is now at Wyvis Place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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