kingjoey Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: If Arthur Graham had had a right foot we'd have won the league. You had to remind me, didn’t you! I’m pretty sure that it was Billy McNeill that kicked it off the line. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, kingjoey said: You had to remind me, didn’t you! I’m pretty sure that it was Billy McNeill that kicked it off the line. Ach, well, we've made up for it since! Mind you, that would have stopped Celtic's 9 in a row, Rangers wouldn't have had to use EBTs to win their own 9iar, they wouldn't have been liquidated, Celtic wouldn't currently be strolling to 10 in a row and a potential quadruple treble... Oh, Arthur, how could you! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said: Ach, well, we've made up for it since! Mind you, that would have stopped Celtic's 9 in a row, Rangers wouldn't have had to use EBTs to win their own 9iar, they wouldn't have been liquidated, Celtic wouldn't currently be strolling to 10 in a row and a potential quadruple treble... Oh, Arthur, how could you! Some of that’s good.......some not so much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Aye, the veritable curate's egg. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 17/11/2019 at 04:48, chips said: A very young Paul Sturrock when he was a junior player.. My uncle is in that pic! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 21 hours ago, Ken Fitlike said: I’m in there somewhere. Totally rammed terraces were OK as the exception though.... Does anyone know where I could find some footage of this match? I've looked for the past couple of years and can find nothing. The Drybrough Cup Final is on Red TV, but not this match which which was only about 4 months earlier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 5 hours ago, sjc said: My uncle is in that pic! Which player is your uncle? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Which player is your uncle? Donald Cockbill. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 9 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: Ach, well, we've made up for it since! Mind you, that would have stopped Celtic's 9 in a row, Rangers wouldn't have had to use EBTs to win their own 9iar, they wouldn't have been liquidated, Celtic wouldn't currently be strolling to 10 in a row and a potential quadruple treble... Oh, Arthur, how could you! Rangers' EBT use came after their 9 in a row. I wasn't aware that Aberdeen had come so close to winning the league around then. Was it really a decider between the two on the last day? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A96 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: I wasn't aware that Aberdeen had come so close to winning the league around then. Was it really a decider between the two on the last day? Not quite , but pretty close to it. It was Aberdeen’s second last game and they went into it 3 points ahead of Celtic who had two games in hand and a better goal difference ( 2 points for a win in those days) If the Dons had beaten Celtic they’d have most likely still had to win their last game away to Falkirk to clinch the title. So not a foregone conclusion , and indeed Falkirk won 1- nil. Celtic got 5 points from their last 3 games. Edited November 21, 2019 by A96 Correction about Celtic ‘s last 3 games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Didn't know about that game, before my time. It wasn't a decider but effectively so. Looks like Aberdeen drew 1-1 with Celtic on 17 April and then lost 1-0 away to Falkirk on 24 April.Celtic meanwhile drew 2-2 at Love Street on 27 April, beat Ayr United 2-0 on 29 April, and finally beat Clyde 6-1 on 1 May.Celtic won the league by two points and with a better goal difference by 16.Had Aberdeen won those last two games they would have 57 points, Celtic meanwhile could only have got to 56 points so Aberdeen would have won the league.36,000 inside Pittodrie that day. Celtic scoring in 3rd minute, Aberdeen equalising in 38th. And amazingly it says on this article I've found that the capacity was restricted due to stand closure after the fire earlier in year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Le Tout P'ti FC said: Didn't know about that game, before my time. It wasn't a decider but effectively so. Looks like Aberdeen drew 1-1 with Celtic on 17 April and then lost 1-0 away to Falkirk on 24 April. Celtic meanwhile drew 2-2 at Love Street on 27 April, beat Ayr United 2-0 on 29 April, and finally beat Clyde 6-1 on 1 May. Celtic won the league by two points and with a better goal difference by 16. Had Aberdeen won those last two games they would have 57 points, Celtic meanwhile could only have got to 56 points so Aberdeen would have won the league. 36,000 inside Pittodrie that day. Celtic scoring in 3rd minute, Aberdeen equalising in 38th. And amazingly it says on this article I've found that the capacity was restricted due to stand closure after the fire earlier in year. Although we lost the last game against Falkirk, the players were on a real downer after not beating Celtic the week before. Given Aberdeen’s form that season, if we had had to beat Falkirk to win the league we would have. There would have been a few hundred more tickets available for the Celtic match but for the tunnel end of the Main Stand being destroyed by a fire a couple of months earlier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Although we lost the last game against Falkirk, the players were on a real downer after not beating Celtic the week before. Given Aberdeen’s form that season, if we had had to beat Falkirk to win the league we would have. There would have been a few hundred more tickets available for the Celtic match but for the tunnel end of the Main Stand being destroyed by a fire a couple of months earlier. If your Auntie had baws she'd be your Uncle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, kingjoey said: Which player is your uncle? Ian Wallace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddie Holly Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Le Tout P'ti FC said: Didn't know about that game, before my time. It wasn't a decider but effectively so. Looks like Aberdeen drew 1-1 with Celtic on 17 April and then lost 1-0 away to Falkirk on 24 April. Celtic meanwhile drew 2-2 at Love Street on 27 April, beat Ayr United 2-0 on 29 April, and finally beat Clyde 6-1 on 1 May. Celtic won the league by two points and with a better goal difference by 16. Had Aberdeen won those last two games they would have 57 points, Celtic meanwhile could only have got to 56 points so Aberdeen would have won the league. 36,000 inside Pittodrie that day. Celtic scoring in 3rd minute, Aberdeen equalising in 38th. And amazingly it says on this article I've found that the capacity was restricted due to stand closure after the fire earlier in year. celtic won the league that night and relegated st mirren at the same time.saints were ahead twice with 2 goals from ally mcleod but goals from harry hood and bobby lennox gave celtic the point they needed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: If your Auntie had baws she'd be your Uncle. Just sayin’, like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomboomyards Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Buddie Holly said: celtic won the league that night and relegated st mirren at the same time.saints were ahead twice with 2 goals from ally mcleod but goals from harry hood and bobby lennox gave celtic the point they needed. A one-legged goalkeeper, very rare nowadays. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, boomboomyards said: A one-legged goalkeeper, very rare nowadays. You seen Connaghan play? I was at the Airdrie v Celtic game when he attempted to throw the ball out, but threw it over his own shoulder in to the net. https://thecelticstar.com/celtic-keeper-denis-connaghans-incredible-own-goal/ Edited November 22, 2019 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 An excerpt from the Glasgow Herald on Monday 12th April 1948. Celtic had just lost to Third Lanark and as a result were in serious danger of relegation when they went into their final game of the season at Dens Park. They went 2-1 behind on the hour mark, but ended up winning 3-2. Had they lost, they would have finished their season and would have been 3 points clear of Airdrie (who had 3 games in hand) and ahead of Queen of the South (with 1 game in hand) only on goal average. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 7 hours ago, craigkillie said: An excerpt from the Glasgow Herald on Monday 12th April 1948. Celtic had just lost to Third Lanark and as a result were in serious danger of relegation when they went into their final game of the season at Dens Park. They went 2-1 behind on the hour mark, but ended up winning 3-2. Had they lost, they would have finished their season and would have been 3 points clear of Airdrie (who had 3 games in hand) and ahead of Queen of the South (with 1 game in hand) only on goal average. What was the story of Celtic's season that saw them in such trouble? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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