ScottyDee1893 Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 On 29/03/2023 at 20:43, Piquet said: Another from The League Magazine Ian Ure and Denis Law are sent off for fighting at Old Trafford in 1967. A year or so later, Ure was transferred to United. I met Ian Ure at a Dundee FC function once. He still has great affection for the club and describes the day they won the league in 62 as the greatest day of his life. He spoke fondly of his time at Arsenal but admitted that injuries meant that he was way beyond his best at Old Trafford and he felt he never did himself justice there. He made my night when he said that he often told people that 'he played for 2 of the greatest clubs in the world.......and Manchester United' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar P Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 The Falkirk Stadium around 20 years ago 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Aberdeen v Morton in the Quarter Final of the Scottish Cup in 1978. Not sure who the airborne Dons player is, but the others are George Anderson, Drew Jarvie and Tommy Veitch. Both Andy Ritchie and John Goldthorp scored in injury time to give us a 2-2 draw and a replay at Cappielow. This is from that replay, which the Dons won 2-1. No breathing space in the Cowshed. This was the first Morton game which my dad and I attended and we were hooked from that moment. We'd go on to win the 1st division at the end of that season. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Oscar P said: The Falkirk Stadium around 20 years ago Nice. You should do more showing the second, third and fourth stand going up. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 22 minutes ago, AyrshireTon said: Aberdeen v Morton in the Quarter Final of the Scottish Cup in 1978. Not sure who the airborne Dons player is, but the others are George Anderson, Drew Jarvie and Tommy Veitch. Both Andy Ritchie and John Goldthorp scored in injury time to give us a 2-2 draw and a replay at Cappielow. This is from that replay, which the Dons won 2-1. No breathing space in the Cowshed. This was the first Morton game which my dad and I attended and we were hooked from that moment. We'd go on to win the 1st division at the end of that season. Duncan Davidson? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Raidernation said: Duncan Davidson? Could be - I've had a look at the Dons line-up list and he seems the most likely. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 5 hours ago, AyrshireTon said: Aberdeen v Morton in the Quarter Final of the Scottish Cup in 1978. Not sure who the airborne Dons player is, but the others are George Anderson, Drew Jarvie and Tommy Veitch. Both Andy Ritchie and John Goldthorp scored in injury time to give us a 2-2 draw and a replay at Cappielow. This is from that replay, which the Dons won 2-1. No breathing space in the Cowshed. This was the first Morton game which my dad and I attended and we were hooked from that moment. We'd go on to win the 1st division at the end of that season. The airborne Don is the only one that didn't play for Airdrie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluearmyfaction Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 The magic sponge, 1889 stylee: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 John Anderson in action for South Melbourne Hellas sometime in the 1960’s. Possibly the only Third Lanark player capped by Australia. 5 times in 1965 including Australia’s first attempt at WC qualifying with 2 games v North Korea. He also played for Morton and Johnstone Burch. This Is a link to his obituary from Football Victoria. 2 of the players in the 1965 squad photo are also Scottish, Archie Blue (Royal Albert and Hearts) and Pat Hughes (Duntocher Hibs and Morton). https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/vale-john-anderson 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 There's some absolutely fascinating stuff posted on here - see these last 2 pages, for instance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 On 06/04/2023 at 07:45, kristov said: It was held in Edinburgh in 1896 when Hearts played Hibs on the ground of St Bernards (New Logie Green). Boobies!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wright scores Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 21 hours ago, Raidernation said: Duncan Davidson? That's who I was thinking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye the Gnu Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Boobies!!! Can anyone explain the pitch markings? Don’t understand the two tits on the goal line, although I’m sure they were both decent enough players. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, Hawkeye the Gnu said: Can anyone explain the pitch markings? Don’t understand the two tits on the goal line, although I’m sure they were both decent enough players. https://gdfra.org.au/history_of_pitch_markings.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye the Gnu Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, Eednud said: https://gdfra.org.au/history_of_pitch_markings.htm Thanks for that. Does that mean the goalie had to stay within the boobies and a penalty could be given if the offence happened at a corner flag? Or am I reading that wrong? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, Hawkeye the Gnu said: Thanks for that. Does that mean the goalie had to stay within the boobies and a penalty could be given if the offence happened at a corner flag? Or am I reading that wrong? No idea although this says the goalie had to be at least 6 yards from the ball. One of the players on the goal line in the photo is probably the goalie as they used two wear the same coloured shirts back then. Why was the rule enforced? The penalty kick was invented in the year, 1890 by an Irish footballer by the name of William McGann. McGann was a goalkeeper himself, who played for Milford FC in the very first season of the Irish league. However, it was a member of the Irish Football Association who was pivotal in making the idea of a penalty kick one of the laws of the game. Defenders were finding it easy to stop oncoming attackers from scoring a goal by fouling them close to the goal – the 12-yard area which we now know as the penalty box. The proposition to make the penalty kick a law was to prevent this very dirty trick used by defenders. The proposition was accepted, and it became a part of the rules as Rule number 13. in 1891. The law read: “If any player shall intentionally trip or hold an opposing player, or deliberately handle the ball within twelve yards from his own goal line, the referee shall, on appeal, award the opposing side a penalty kick, to be taken from any point 12 yards from the goal line, under the following conditions: All players, with the exception of the player taking the penalty kick and the goalkeeper, shall stand behind the ball and at least six yards from it; the ball shall be in play when the kick is taken. A goal may be scored from a penalty kick.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye the Gnu Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Still clear as mud isn’t it. The goalie can’t come out of the boobies and needs to stay 6 yards from the ball, which must have been difficult as his opponents are going to be firing the ball towards him. was the penalty line 12 yards out or 18 yards as mentioned earlier? And we think the offside law’s complicated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 My understanding, The tits were the 6 yard box, used the same as today for where you could take a goal kick from but the measurements were taken from each post. The 12 yard line was for taking penalty’s from(and where penalty’s could be given) the 18 being where everyone else had to stay behind whilst it was took. The keeper was to stay within 6 yards of the line. Practically I would think that would mean most penalty’s would be taken in the middle of the pitch with the keeper standing just outside the middle of the tits. When that was adapted to the modern pitch the 18 yard line became where penaltys could be conceded, a concession for a bigger distance based on that no longer would the full width be a possible penalty, it was also stupid to keep a full line when everyone took from the same spot, so just mark that spot. And I guess the tits were seen to be needlessly annoying to mark when in practice the curve didn’t change much, so they just squared it off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I think 18 yards marks the penalty area and 12 yards where the penalty gets taken from (in the same way that a modern penalty spot is inside the area, not on the edge). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye the Gnu Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Makes sense. Trust the Irish to make it complicated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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