sandbank boy Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 pure guess here as before my time, but is it the very famous goal scored by Dan McLindon? Certainly is. I was a boy at the time and was one the kids who had a mini pitch invasion. Mum and Dad weren't too happy when they saw me on the Scotort clip that evening nor when I appeared in the Express photo . What a goal and I agree it is the best Jags goal I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 pure guess here as before my time, but is it the very famous goal scored by Dan McLindon? Looks like dangerous Danny's infamous goal. Doubt if I will ever see a better goal scored at Firhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watties wallies Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 if my memory is correct it was an orange ball that was used as there was snow/heavy frost on the ground is that an orange ball in the photie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 if my memory is correct it was an orange ball that was used as there was snow/heavy frost on the ground is that an orange ball in the photie Certainly doesn't look like it...... I guess ID's of the United players would be necessary to know exactly what match it is. Incidentally, we had a pretty good home record against them in the mid 60's, usually either winning or drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Looks like Gary Peebles & Calum Campbell to me. Isn't the Meadowbank keeper Jim McQueen, played about 15 seasons for Meadowbank I think. It's Gary Peebles and John Buckley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Three Jags in this one for the eagle-eyed: A Tommy Taylor pic from Stu's site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Three Jags in this one for the eagle-eyed: A Tommy Taylor pic from Stu's site. Brian Wright, Chic Charnley and maybe Willie McGuire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Brian Wright, Chic Charnley and maybe Willie McGuire? It's against Ayr United. If it's those three then it must be a match we lost (1-2) on 2nd December 1989. Not a great season, ending up 8th in the old 1st division, below the likes of Meadowbank and Clydebank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robphil Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Celtic at Parkhead. King Billy and Willie "hands on hips" Wallace. Narrows it down to 10 games but Wallace and McNeil only played in 7 of them together. 17.12.66 22.8.67 3.2.68 17.8.68 29.1.69 15.3.69 27.12.69 THOSE OF A NERVOUS DISPOSITION LOOK AWAY NOW. I think this is McNeil ramming home a corner in an 8-1 win on 27 Dec 1969. (Hughes (3), Auld (2), Wallace (2), McNeil). Ritchie, Campbell, Holt, Johnston, McKinnon, Hansen, Rae, SMITH, Bone, Flanagan, Duncan. (Gray). As to who the Thistle player is...it can't be Gray as he came on at h-t for the injured McKinnon and McNeil had already scored. Think I would recognise the rest except for Billy Johnston. Not a player I remember. as a trainee reporter on the sunday post my duties included providing midweek match reports for our sister paper, the dundee courier. after this particular game, jock stein roundly berated me - with a measure of justification i must concede almost half a century on - for devoting one third of my report to the beautiful masterpiece that was the thistle goal. he also pointed out, that phrases such as 'celtic broke away again to score a fourth...' and 'against the run of play the home side added a sixth...' were not the stuff of pulitzer prize-winning journalism (his actual choice of words are not fsuitable or a family forum). in 1982, by which time i had joined reuters in fleet street, i had occasion to visit the scotland camp during the world cup in spain. 'look who comes,' announced big jock not unkindly, 'mister partick f*****g thistle!' 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 as a trainee reporter on the sunday post my duties included providing midweek match reports for our sister paper, the dundee courier. after this particular game, jock stein roundly berated me - with a measure of justification i must concede almost half a century on - for devoting one third of my report to the beautiful masterpiece that was the thistle goal. he also pointed out, that phrases such as 'celtic broke away again to score a fourth...' and 'against the run of play the home side added a sixth...' were not the stuff of pulitzer prize-winning journalism (his actual choice of words are not fsuitable or a family forum). in 1982, by which time i had joined reuters in fleet street, i had occasion to visit the scotland camp during the world cup in spain. 'look who comes,' announced big jock not unkindly, 'mister partick f*****g thistle!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Nixon Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Only one Jags player in this one, and easy to recognise if you're of a certain vintage. Clue: This might just be a photo of what is undoubtedly the greatest ever goal scored by a Thistle player at Firhill! What makes this the bestest everest goal, pray tell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robphil Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 What makes this the bestest everest goal, pray tell? because he dribbled poast the entire dundee united team (twice!), his own players (three times), round the ballboys, down the tunnel, through the saturday afternoon shoppers in the garscube road, back through the turnstiles, and around a dozen or so bobbies before - finally! - depsositing the ball in the net. andy roxburgh scored a hat-trick that day and no-one noticed... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 because he dribbled poast the entire dundee united team (twice!), his own players (three times), round the ballboys, down the tunnel, through the saturday afternoon shoppers in the garscube road, back through the turnstiles, and around a dozen or so bobbies before - finally! - depsositing the ball in the net. andy roxburgh scored a hat-trick that day and no-one noticed... Slight exaggeration Rob, it was only 6 bobbies!! I got AR to autograph my proggie that day. He was a really nice guy. Spoke to this young star struck fan and his dad for a good 10 minutes outside the players entrance. We waited for Danny to come out but he was either getting blootered in the dressing room or had passed out due to the sheer brilliance of the goal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuthejag Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 as a trainee reporter on the sunday post my duties included providing midweek match reports for our sister paper, the dundee courier. after this particular game, jock stein roundly berated me - with a measure of justification i must concede almost half a century on - for devoting one third of my report to the beautiful masterpiece that was the thistle goal. he also pointed out, that phrases such as 'celtic broke away again to score a fourth...' and 'against the run of play the home side added a sixth...' were not the stuff of pulitzer prize-winning journalism (his actual choice of words are not fsuitable or a family forum). in 1982, by which time i had joined reuters in fleet street, i had occasion to visit the scotland camp during the world cup in spain. 'look who comes,' announced big jock not unkindly, 'mister partick f*****g thistle!' So Big Jock knew eh ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbank boy Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 because he dribbled poast the entire dundee united team (twice!), his own players (three times), round the ballboys, down the tunnel, through the saturday afternoon shoppers in the garscube road, back through the turnstiles, and around a dozen or so bobbies before - finally! - depsositing the ball in the net. andy roxburgh scored a hat-trick that day and no-one noticed... You missed out 3 wee blue 'disabled' cars, but otherwise a complete, unexaggerated recollection of the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Two Thistle players to identify in this one, though you need to have good eyesight for the one on his erse in the background. Doesn't the old shed look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willjag Posted February 10, 2015 Members Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 That looks a lot like Joe Craig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 That looks a lot like Joe Craig! Correct. Like to have a stab at the other Jag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscat Jag Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Frank Coulston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Frank Coulston? The only time those two played together against Dunfermline at Firhill they both scored in a 3-0 win in the opening league match, Aug 31st, 1974. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a f kincaid Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Doesn't look like Coulston. Stumped. I know it can't be but it looks like Slippers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Could it be Dougie Somner? Somner and Joe Craig played in the same match against Dunfermline on Nov 1st 1975 (1-1; John Craig). The state of the pitch suggests it's not an opening league game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Could it be Dougie Somner? Somner and Joe Craig played in the same match against Dunfermline on Nov 1st 1975 (1-1; John Craig). The state of the pitch suggests it's not an opening league game. Does the strip not suggest the season before? I think the only thing that vaguely helps is the position on the field indicating a fellow striker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Does the strip not suggest the season before? I think the only thing that vaguely helps is the position on the field indicating a fellow striker. Maybe, but if we didn't start wearing the stripes until well into season 75-76..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Looks a bit like Johnny Gibson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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