scottd Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 The Villa pre season game was agsinst us and Aspinall got sent off for stamping on David Winnie. St Mirren won 1-0, Paul Chalmers scoring early on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 The Villa pre season game was agsinst us and Aspinall got sent off for stamping on David Winnie. St Mirren won 1-0, Paul Chalmers scoring early on. Memories, memories... So we lost out on McInally due to Aspinall being a fanny, we lost out on Ronaldinho due to an administrative delay, we lost out on Ian Harte due to a toilet stop at Gretna services, and we lost out on Craig Beattie due to Hearts being cheating non-paying administration bound bawbags. Hmm. Just a shame Steve Archibald couldn't have had a minor car crash or something on the way to the airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 That tourney at Ibrox was great although we narrowly lost both games, gave us a chance to see us play against real stars like Laurie Cunningham , Brian Robson , Tony Brown , Peter Osgood , Alan Ball etc To this day, the West Brom game remains one of the best quality and most highly entertaining football matches I've ever attended in nearly 50 years of following football. With all due respect to our current heroes, could you imagine saying that about any St. Mirren game these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 http://stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1977&GameID=1607 v West Brom 1977 Anyone have the West Brom line up from this game? Didn't remember Ally Brown scoring a hat trick or a young Bryan Robson scoring. Seem to remember Cunningham and Regis both played, but would be interested to see the full line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedflanders123 Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 can anyone remember some of the pre season games of the 80's like arsenal and tampa bay rowdies I remember that Arsenal game where Peter Weir went out to impress having heard that they were interested. He scored two good goals that day but I also remember their player Paul Davis having a blinder. We lost that game 3-2 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabella Duke Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I remember that Arsenal game where Peter Weir went out to impress having heard that they were interested. He scored two good goals that day but I also remember their player Paul Davis having a blinder. We lost that game 3-2 I think. Peter Weir scored one. Frank McDougall scored the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Wasn't there some strange experimental offside rule for the Tampa game. Zones on the pitch or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestreet Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) I remember the Tampa game fondly it was the first time i had tasted Savoury Straws. Edited July 18, 2013 by lovestreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestreet Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Wasn't there some strange experimental offside rule for the Tampa game. Zones on the pitch or something. It was the "run in" as opposed to penalty shoot out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Anyone have the West Brom line up from this game? Didn't remember Ally Brown scoring a hat trick or a young Bryan Robson scoring. Seem to remember Cunningham and Regis both played, but would be interested to see the full line up. Godden, Batson, Statham, T Brown, Wile, Robertson, Robson, Cantello, Regis, Johnston, Cunningham. It was the veteran Tony Brown with the hat-trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcc Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Wasn't there some strange experimental offside rule for the Tampa game. Zones on the pitch or something. If I remember rightly the "no offside zone", created by extending the 18-yard line to the sidelines was used during the Drybrough Cup competition in the early 1970s. It was an attempt to produce higher-scoring matches but was not extended to other competitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 If I remember rightly the "no offside zone", created by extending the 18-yard line to the sidelines was used during the Drybrough Cup competition in the early 1970s. It was an attempt to produce higher-scoring matches but was not extended to other competitions. That's right , it was also used for one season in the League Cup (73-74) and to a certain extent it worked , against us of course. We lost 5-4 to Clyde in a memorable match and they had a big guy called Mick Gillespie who stood "offside" all night and scored a hat trick ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Godden, Batson, Statham, T Brown, Wile, Robertson, Robson, Cantello, Regis, Johnston, Cunningham. It was the veteran Tony Brown with the hat-trick. Nice one. Thanks Billy. What a line up! Nearly as good as ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 I seem to remember a game right before the start of the paisley fair in 1980, a horrendous rainy night if i recall correctly. Have i got this confused with the Tampa game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 I remember the Tampa game fondly it was the first time i had tasted Savoury Straws.You could of had them sooner , but the BOD at the time felt it was best to keep that idea 'bubbling away' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boabster1959 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Dont remember preseason games usually pished , I may remember so really but now too old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reborn saint Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 The Arsenal game was played because we lost 2-0 to Dumbarton at Love St in the 3rd round of the Scottish.Arsenal were also knocked out the English Cup in the early rounds.We played for a trophy,the Gilougely(sp) Cup if I'm not mistaken.The game was moved from a Sat to the Sun as the Manky Mob from the arse of the bank complained.They'd be drawn at home in the Cup and thought our game would affect their crowd. The Tampa game was,I'm sure,a Tues or Weds.They had an American style shoot out at half time....with a ball,not guns!!! Did Macca miss a pen in our 3-0 victory over the Hammers? Good thread. Yep....This was an alternative in USA football to our penalty. 30 yards run up on the keeper and we were awful! .....I think we got one?....I know zico missed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Home Friendlies against non Scottish opposition in the 80's........ 08/10/80..Tampa Bay...4-2 15/02/81..Arsenal...2-3 09/08/82..Leeds 3-1 13/09/83..QPR..3-2 02/09/86..West Ham..3-0 01/09/87..Southampton..1-2 11/03/88..Shrewsbury..2-3 06/09/88..Aston Villa..1-0 12/09/88..Orlando Lions..2-0 31/07/89..QPR..2-2 05/08/89..Middlesboro..0-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 I seem to remember a game right before the start of the paisley fair in 1980, a horrendous rainy night if i recall correctly. Have i got this confused with the Tampa game? The only night game around that time was ...................... http://stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1980&GameID=1791 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepaisleypanda Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 The only night game around that time was ...................... http://stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1980&GameID=1791 Who was "jeff Curran" ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reborn saint Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Who was "jeff Curran" ?? A guy who shared the bench with Frank McDougall.....Never heard of him either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 The only night game around that time was ...................... http://stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1980&GameID=1791 WHAT A TEAM !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reborn saint Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 WHAT A TEAM !! Nae need for Zico,,,,,,,,"Frank yer oan the bench!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Dickson Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I remember Jeff Curran pretty well. He was a decent young player who came to the club from Junior football and after a few seasons of being on the fringes of a starting place he left to go to Hong Kong Rangers. That might have just been a summer thing - Jimmy Bone used to do that as well going to the USA to play when the Scottish season ended and Bone went to HKR that season as well. Curran landed up at Stirling Albion and then went on to become a Scottish Junior Cup winning captain at Pollock in the mid 80's. As far as I know he's in the Police Force these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 (edited) Who was "jeff Curran" ?? The father of one of our apprentices, who is now a police sergeant Edited July 28, 2013 by pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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