7-2 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 10 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: That tackle. That's horrific. Simpson's clearly having to lift his leg up to avoid serious injury as Durrant goes in with his studs up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Also, bring back the red and navy away kit. ^^^The 1982-85 one was even better. That’s one of the greatest kits ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 The one worn by the team in Israel there was my first, and thus far only, Scotland strip. I got it for my 8th or 9th birthday and nothing's ever come close for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: The one worn by the team in Israel there was my first, and thus far only, Scotland strip. I got it for my 8th or 9th birthday and nothing's ever come close for me. That was launched in a Friday night home international in Belfast. The players wore massive numbers on their backs as well as their names. It was short lived, but predated the practice becoming normal by over a decade. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 22/01/2018 at 11:10, Flybhoy said: Aberdeen directors Chris Anderson and Dick Donald look over a model of a revamped Pittodrie sometime in the 1970's. Chairman Dick keeping a tight hold on his wallet there... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Bundesliga Whistler Bibiana Steinkraus graces the Fir Park turf during a Scotland women's team friendly with Sweden. The game that had Thomas Cowan ESQ frothing at the mouth and making sexist comments that he was forced to retract. The wee fat b*****d. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 David Provan informs the Celtic players on the field, by then 5-0 up on St Mirren at Love Street of the score at Dens Park on the dramatic final day of the 1986 Premier League. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Brees Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estragon Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 My entire frame of reference for Hearts' throwing away the league title is that guy's haircut. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Two genuine legends of the game, Rivelino and Danny McGrain in action at Hampden in 1973. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) Fantastic image of the huge Celtic support celebrating one of the goals in the 1969 Scottish Cup final win v Rangers, 4-0 to the good guys. Edited January 27, 2018 by Flybhoy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 11:10, Flybhoy said: Aberdeen directors Chris Anderson and Dick Donald look over a model of a revamped Pittodrie sometime in the 1970's. This is the last time any AFC directors did any forward thinking that would benefit the club and its supporters 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Orion pose for a photie to proclaim their position as undisputed top dogs in Aberdeen fitba, with 1896/97 Northern League trophy and flag, Aberdeenshire Cup and Gershon Cup, a tournament played annually between the 3 senior sides in Aberdeen city 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Sannox Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) Scotland and Zaire line up for the pre match anthems in Dortmund, 1974 World Cup, 2-0 Scotland. Yugoslavia and Brazil scored a barrowload against them meaning, since the three games between Scotland, Brazil and Yugoslavia were all draws we found another novel way of exiting a tournament, on goal difference, unbeaten. Edited January 28, 2018 by Flybhoy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 not so much of a picture, but the background story to this is decent; rovers were one of the pioneering english sides to use floodlights, and played both celtic and hibernian in friendlies at belle vue to try out the new technology in the early 1950's; they experimented with different ideas to make the players more visible under artifical lights - see the hibs report attached where the team played in bright orange shirts, based on the fluorescent orange shoulder patches that miners had sewn on to their donkey jackets. there was another far, far better trial though (not sure if it was the celtic game); one of the club's officials attended a show at a theatre in town which featured a troupe of minstrels, in full "al jolsen" gear, and noted that the performers were remarkably easy to see under the footlights; as a result - and i swear this is true - the team played a game under lights "blacked up" - i've seen a picture from the local paper showing some of the players wearing their rovers shirts and minstrel make up - tragically, I can't track it down so the Hibs report (with the NCB shirts) and a copy of the celtic write-up will have to do for the moment: Report from the Evening Times 19th November 1952. ‘In the floodlight game last night, Doncaster Rovers beat Celtic 3-2 and it was significant that on a squally November night, the crowd of 14,841 was nearly 4,000 more than Doncaster’s previous home match. Doncaster put much of their new-found fire into the game and lifted it above the ordinary friendly match. They obtained a two-goal lead before the interval through their brilliant inside-forward Lawlor. Walsh, before the interval, and Peacock afterwards scored for Celtic but Tindall headed the Rovers’ winner. Celtic would probably concede that Doncaster’s extra speed and enterprise earned them a win. Wing-halves Evans and Baillie played attractive, accurate football in support of their forwards while the backs, Boden and Fallon, played the right tactics, positioning skillfully. Celtic impressed with their painstaking, constructive and methodical teamwork. All that was lacking was a little fire. Lessons to be drawn from this game are that floodlight football has a future and that players and crowd alike regard these games as something out of the run of ordinary friendlies’. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 5 hours ago, Flybhoy said: Two genuine legends of the game, Rivelino and Danny McGrain in action at Hampden in 1973. As good a player as Danny McGrain was (and he very much was), even mentioning him in the same breath as Rivelino isn't on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 20 minutes ago, sjc said: As good a player as Danny McGrain was (and he very much was), even mentioning him in the same breath as Rivelino isn't on. In context maybe, in context of the thread....yes IMO Many have said McGrain was the greatest ever Scottish full back ever, with the exception of Jardine and Gemmel im struggling to think of anyone close, cant think of too many even UK based to rival him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Just now, Flybhoy said: In context maybe, in context of the thread....yes IMO Many have said McGrain was the greatest ever Scottish full back ever, with the exception of Jardine and Gemmel im struggling to think of anyone close, cant think of too many even UK based to rival him. In context, definitely! Rivelino was an integral member of arguably the most loved and celebrated World Cup winning team of all time.........mon man, THAT left foot! Don't disagree with your points about McGrain though. Top player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: The goal. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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