Coventry Saint Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) The Eddie Gallagher that scored for them in that clip, is that the one that played for us? (Ok, I've discovered Google since posting that and it was. I'll leave the post in case anyone fancies sharing more memories. I was a 9-year-old in the Midlands at the time of that game; I survived off Sunday Mail match reports passed on from my Grampa, and teletext, for St Mirren news. As it happens, one of my Grampa's bowls mates was an Accies fan. Good guy.) Edited February 17, 2021 by Coventry Saint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Couldn't have been old Fergie as you would have got the accompanying tongue and hand action. I can remember an Accies v St.Mirren game at the old Douglas Park and after a Saints goal, the whole away support were singing "Fergie,Fergie, what's the score etc". Fergie-resplendent in that black pinstripe suit he always wore- replied with the usual legendary gestures.Apparently it was two each judging by his ability to do the Harvey Smith's with both hands. As for this game,the first goal will be vital.Whoever scores it,I don't fancy the other side to score two. A 3-3 draw it is then lol. Aye fergie was an interesting character [emoji1787][emoji1787] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenburn bud Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Coventry Saint said: The Eddie Gallagher that scored for them in that clip, is that the one that played for us? (Ok, I've discovered Google since posting that and it was. I'll leave the post in case anyone fancies sharing more memories. I was a 9-year-old in the Midlands at the time of that game; I survived off Sunday Mail match reports passed on from my Grampa, and teletext, for St Mirren news. As it happens, one of my Grampa's bowls mates was an Accies fan. Good guy.) I remember Eddie Gallagher scoring 3 at the old boghead in Dumbarton, only for the sons to equalise in the last min. My Dad was raging. Cracking wee striker all action type and a wee nuisance for defenders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I remember Eddie Gallagher scoring 3 at the old boghead in Dumbarton, only for the sons to equalise in the last min. My Dad was raging. Cracking wee striker all action type and a wee nuisance for defenders.I was at that game. Were we not winning 3-0? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 If we are talking St Mirren/Hamilton games, then surely this "classic" should be mentioned.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Tunbridge Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 If you st Mirren dafties could keep throwing your money away betting on Accies plz. You’ve almost got St Mirren into evens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Ric said: If we are talking St Mirren/Hamilton games, then surely this "classic" should be mentioned.. The music made me feel really old there, for some reason. The video footage looked ancient but the Killers still feel quite recent to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said: The music made me feel really old there, for some reason. The video footage looked ancient but the Killers still feel quite recent to me. It's only from 2005 (the Killers Hot Fuss album was released a year or so before that). I think the fact it's from a dodgy vhs tape that makes it feel older. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 17 minutes ago, Ric said: It's only from 2005 (the Killers Hot Fuss album was released a year or so before that). I think the fact it's from a dodgy vhs tape that makes it feel older. Yeah, I got there in the end, but it was deffo the VHS scan lines that were throwing me off. Also the fact I refuse to believe 2005 was 16 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenburn bud Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Biscuits said: 2 hours ago, glenburn bud said: I remember Eddie Gallagher scoring 3 at the old boghead in Dumbarton, only for the sons to equalise in the last min. My Dad was raging. Cracking wee striker all action type and a wee nuisance for defenders. I was at that game. Were we not winning 3-0? We were if memory serves me correct, hence the reason my Dad was going nuts at the equaliser 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston_bud Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 3 hours ago, glenburn bud said: I remember Eddie Gallagher scoring 3 at the old boghead in Dumbarton, only for the sons to equalise in the last min. My Dad was raging. Cracking wee striker all action type and a wee nuisance for defenders. One of the last great taches in the game too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Scotty Tunbridge said: If you st Mirren dafties could keep throwing your money away betting on Accies plz. You’ve almost got St Mirren into evens. Accies into 9/2, Saints 4/6 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 The Accies game from yesteryear that I recall clearly was a Scottish cup third round tie in 1998/1999.The first tie had been drawn 1-1 at Love St and it went to a replay.In between the first tie and the replay the winner had been drawn to play Rangers in the fourth round. That was a big prize for us back then and would have been a much needed money spinning tie.We were all in the same stand, I think the ground was Firhill but not 100% sure. Do remember Fergie being in good form up against the partition for the full 90 minutes. I never realised a man could swear so much until that night, what a character.The game was brutal, we lost 1-0 and then Tommy Turner kicked off the dressing room door. Not only did we not get the big money tie, we got hit with a bill for a new door.Then Accies went on to lose 0-6 to Rangers in the fourth round. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Lex said: The Accies game from yesteryear that I recall clearly was a Scottish cup third round tie in 1998/1999. The first tie had been drawn 1-1 at Love St and it went to a replay. In between the first tie and the replay the winner had been drawn to play Rangers in the fourth round. That was a big prize for us back then and would have been a much needed money spinning tie. We were all in the same stand, I think the ground was Firhill but not 100% sure. Do remember Fergie being in good form up against the partition for the full 90 minutes. I never realised a man could swear so much until that night, what a character. The game was brutal, we lost 1-0 and then Tommy Turner kicked off the dressing room door. Not only did we not get the big money tie, we got hit with a bill for a new door. Then Accies went on to lose 0-6 to Rangers in the fourth round. Gary Wales winner, I believe. I watched it on teletext in my room at uni. I'd even lined up for the landlord of the pub we lived on top of to show the game if we got through. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ric said: It's only from 2005 (the Killers Hot Fuss album was released a year or so before that). I think the fact it's from a dodgy vhs tape that makes it feel older. 2 hours ago, Coventry Saint said: Yeah, I got there in the end, but it was deffo the VHS scan lines that were throwing me off. Also the fact I refuse to believe 2005 was 16 years ago. I think that might be my clip which I could only get onto the PC by hooking my relatively new (at the time) TV tuner gadget to the video recorder. The tuner did let you watch digital TV through the computer, which would have been much better quality, but recording stuff didn't work as well with that. There's a few other, similarly poor quality clips on YouTube from me for similar reasons - Charlie Adam's last minute winner against Queen of the South being one. Some useless, nerdy information for you there Edited February 17, 2021 by Stu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, Stu said: I think that might be my clip.. 38 subscribers! I didn't realise you were an influencer Stu.. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvLW0cHN1WUABcytRbgHww 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 29 minutes ago, Ric said: 38 subscribers! I didn't realise you were an influencer Stu.. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvLW0cHN1WUABcytRbgHww Christ knows why I've got that many I've got tons of clips from the early/mid 2000s that I downloaded from the official site at the time. If I was thinking I'd have uploaded them all during the first lockdown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) Surely that's a straight 4-4-2? Edited February 17, 2021 by Coventry Saint 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Stu said: I think that might be my clip which I could only get onto the PC by hooking my relatively new (at the time) TV tuner gadget to the video recorder. The tuner did let you watch digital TV through the computer, which would have been much better quality, but recording stuff didn't work as well with that. There's a few other, similarly poor quality clips on YouTube from me for similar reasons - Charlie Adam's last minute winner against Queen of the South being one. Some useless, nerdy information for you there You're posting that for the attention of a man who still has a box of scart leads (and various other obsolete items) in his loft just in case it ever comes in handy. So I absolutely love the nerd detail. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 We were if memory serves me correct, hence the reason my Dad was going nuts at the equaliser[emoji38] All sparked by our keeper ( might have been Les Fridge) picking up a pass back ( the rule was reasonably new) to concede a free kick inside the box. He handed the ball to the Sons player who immediately put it down, tapped it sideways for his team mate to roll it into an empty net !!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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