zurich_allan Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 I remember one Sunday playing fitba in the mid 60s with my big brother and his pals in the Camphill playground. One end was a large set of pillars we used as goals. The guy in goals was a smoker and didn't even put his ciggie down will playing. He put it in his mouth when he was attempting a save. I remember as if it was yesterday. The ball smacked him square in the face. Tobacco and ash all over his totally stunned fisog. We were all pishing ourselves. Aye, the good auld days. In the mid-90s at high school when playing football in PE I once nutmegged a bigger boy, outmuscled him, ran past him and scored. The teacher was the ref and said it was fair. The bigger boy who was trying to save face spent about ten minutes moaning that it was a foul then at lunchtime tried to actually pick a fight with me purely because I had the cheek to be better at football than him and had bruised his ego. He was an utter wan*er. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 In the mid-90s at high school when playing football in PE I once nutmegged a bigger boy, outmuscled him, ran past him and scored. The teacher was the ref and said it was fair. The bigger boy who was trying to save face spent about ten minutes moaning that it was a foul then at lunchtime tried to actually pick a fight with me purely because I had the cheek to be better at football than him and had bruised his ego. He was an utter wan*er. Cheesy? He gets the blame for everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zurich_allan Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Cheesy? He gets the blame for everything else. Naw, his name was Craig. Always thought he was a decent bloke before that. Not afterward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Naw, his name was Craig. Always thought he was a decent bloke before that. Not afterward. Tommy? You did say in his 90's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zurich_allan Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Tommy? You did say in his 90's... Haha, sounds about right!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) I remember one Sunday playing fitba in the mid 60s with my big brother and his pals in the Camphill playground. One end was a large set of pillars we used as goals. The guy in goals was a smoker and didn't even put his ciggie down will playing. He put it in his mouth when he was attempting a save. I remember as if it was yesterday. The ball smacked him square in the face. Tobacco and ash all over his totally stunned fisog. We were all pishing ourselves. Aye, the good auld days. I don't recall that. Wisnae there, I guess. But... Gibbie? The other obvious goalmouth was behind the school where there was a gap in the wall that separated the boys playground from the girls. Right beside the girls' toilets. It was a hanging offence to go into their areas but we did it to get our ball back. Well, it was a good excuse. You're right about that other goal - there was usually two games getting played at the same time. The wee one - for younger guys - at right angles to the big pitch, shooting towards the lassies' playground. The big pitch, as described above with the goal at the cludgey and pillar, hitting towards the red brick wall of the carpentry/tech drawing building. Edited November 23, 2015 by bluto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dardo Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 I recall a regular poster on here taking a Norrie McWhirter free kick full on the face at Cappielow. No tops or keepsakes for that particular former ambulance man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Sir Tom Hendrie's shooty in , pre - match was particularly dangerous for those in the firing line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Any word yet from Bob geldof about the benefit gig to raise funds for those traumatised by the horrific incident on Friday ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Saints unveil their new outfit for the Panda club on matchdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffs Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 When the excellent Tennents Sixes were on, I remember a Dundee Utd fan walking up the stairs to take his seat in the back row of the stand. He had just come back from getting a tray of drinks and loads of hotdogs and crisps. He reached his seat, turned round and a stray shot, going at pace, smacked him in the face and sent all his food and drink skywards. I laughed for a week after that. Still makes me smile. No Dundee Utd supporter was seriously injured in the telling of this story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 In the Good old days of Love street pre-seats, Kids used to sit on the trackside wall with our feet dangling over it. Often more interested in mucking about with mates rather than watching the game. It was commonplace for some relative newbie who didnt know the dangers to do this behind the goal & get scudded due to saints inept marksmen, needless to say if they came back they made sure they sat elsewhere. To the best of my knowledge, fatal injuries were rare , lawsuits were non existent & the offending player usually received a roasting from the crowd . I`m surprised those who have taken offence haven`t demanded a public inquiry & a full page apology in the Times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dardo Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Only cause some numpty beside him deflected it. PS what cup was that in The B&Q cup. We scored 4, you scored 2, we're still in the B&Q, na na na na na na na na naaaaaaaa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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