Winter of '63 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Think it's Dundee, Feb 19th 1972. 0-0. Crowd: 8,000 (!) I think this might have been Jimmy Bone's last game for Thistle before being transferred to Norwich - Coulston & Bone were a very special striking partnership but when Jimmy left, Frank spent the rest of his career flicking balls on to nobody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a f kincaid Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Almost correct W of 63. It was his last game at Firhill. He played against Crystal Palace the following week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpool Jags Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Almost correct W of 63. It was his last game at Firhill. He played against Crystal Palace the following week. Â Was that the friendly at Selhurst Park where we lost 2-0? If so, I was there. I imagine it was the same game, as we didn't play Palace too often around that time. Great day out, result notwithstanding. Â Went with the old North West bus, when it used to to leave from the top of Kirkland St. Left Friday night, got back Sunday afternoon. I know this is all a bit off topic, but just wondering if there's anybody on here who used to be a member or regular on the NW? Some tremendous characters on that bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Â Â Was that the friendly at Selhurst Park where we lost 2-0? If so, I was there. I imagine it was the same game, as we didn't play Palace too often around that time. Great day out, result notwithstanding. Â Went with the old North West bus, when it used to to leave from the top of Kirkland St. Left Friday night, got back Sunday afternoon. I know this is all a bit off topic, but just wondering if there's anybody on here who used to be a member or regular on the NW? Some tremendous characters on that bus. Â I started off on the Whiteinch in the 70s with wee Johnnie Dalgleish (I think) in charge, then moved to the North West for many years with characters like Eric Davidson, Jimmy Thomson, Gordon Peden etc etc. Both of them were great buses!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpool Jags Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Â Â I started off on the Whiteinch in the 70s with wee Johnnie Dalgleish (I think) in charge, then moved to the North West for many years with characters like Eric Davidson, Jimmy Thomson, Gordon Peden etc etc. Both of them were great buses!! Â I owe a big thanks to the Whiteinch bus. In the 70/71 season game away to Arbroath, I went on the NW bus, only to be told - about 1 mile outside Arbroath - that the bus was staying overnight. I was only 13 and hadn't even told my ma where I was going. Â After the game, I went back to the bus to be told that they'd arranged for me to go back on the Whiteinch. Phew! Relief didn't come close. The amazing guys that ran the Whiteinch bus even went hugely out their way and dropped me off on Maryhill Rd. I owe them a large drink. Â PS Apologies for the thread hijack - those were the best days of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I owe a big thanks to the Whiteinch bus. In the 70/71 season game away to Arbroath, I went on the NW bus, only to be told - about 1 mile outside Arbroath - that the bus was staying overnight. I was only 13 and hadn't even told my ma where I was going. Â After the game, I went back to the bus to be told that they'd arranged for me to go back on the Whiteinch. Phew! Relief didn't come close. The amazing guys that ran the Whiteinch bus even went hugely out their way and dropped me off on Maryhill Rd. I owe them a large drink. Â PS Apologies for the thread hijack - those were the best days of my life. Â A crowd of us used to get on the Whiteinch bus in Drumchapel, before it moved on to pick folk up at Whiteinch. Some mental times back then! Great memories. Wee Johnnie Dalgleish was a real character. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Â Â I owe a big thanks to the Whiteinch bus. In the 70/71 season game away to Arbroath, I went on the NW bus, only to be told - about 1 mile outside Arbroath - that the bus was staying overnight. I was only 13 and hadn't even told my ma where I was going. Â After the game, I went back to the bus to be told that they'd arranged for me to go back on the Whiteinch. Phew! Relief didn't come close. The amazing guys that ran the Whiteinch bus even went hugely out their way and dropped me off on Maryhill Rd. I owe them a large drink. Â PS Apologies for the thread hijack - those were the best days of my life. Â The supporters buses were very obliging and helpful in those days. There was a bit of serious rivalry between the Maryhill and North West buses in my early days, but it was all fun. Remember a Montrose game, where both buses were staying late and a few of us including Bobby Kettlewell and Brian McKendrick got completely wrecked. Had to have about 10 toilet stops on the way home, which didn't go down too well with the older ones on the bus....lol Edited January 24, 2017 by Lindau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Â Â A crowd of us used to get on the Whiteinch bus in Drumchapel, before it moved on to pick folk up at Whiteinch. Some mental times back then! Great memories. Wee Johnnie Dalgleish was a real character. Â Yep, was a great bus and wee Johnnie was a gem of a bloke. Not even sure if Squire Street still exists any more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistle4celtic1 Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 I was around 14 and my best friend and I were members of the supporters club whose bus always left from right outside the main entrance to Firhill. Â Not sure what bus that was but the guys on on the bus were great and always looked out for us youngsters that travelled alone. Â I still remember the piss filled beer bottles rolling to the front of the bus whenever we braked at the lights. Â How times have changed..I recall more than once, with the bus not getting back 'til well into the A.M., having to walk from firhill to Milton to get home and never once was bothered by anyone still on the streets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCjag Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Was that the friendly at Selhurst Park where we lost 2-0? If so, I was there. I imagine it was the same game, as we didn't play Palace too often around that time. Great day out, result notwithstanding. Â Went with the old North West bus, when it used to to leave from the top of Kirkland St. Left Friday night, got back Sunday afternoon. I know this is all a bit off topic, but just wondering if there's anybody on here who used to be a member or regular on the NW? Some tremendous characters on that bus. Â I was on that trip too and am still in the North-West, having now been bus convener in five decades (gonnae someone takeover???) with the Treasurer and Secretary filling their roles for almost as long!. Â Remember slowly circling Piccadilly Circus three times en route to Selhurst Park, belting out "Forever and Ever" to the bewilderment of the locals and tourists alike! Edited January 24, 2017 by CCjag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Always remember coming back late on the Whiteinch bus after a game in Dundee (March 1970), in the wee small hours of Sunday morning, seeing St. Pepper's fully ablaze at the Botanic Gardens! Â ETA: Wonder if I'll still remember it when I'm 64. Edited January 24, 2017 by Jaggernaut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jaggernaut Posted January 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Â No wonder the Firhill pitch was in such a mess back then...... training consisted of playing golf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 No wonder the Firhill pitch was in such a mess back then...... training consisted of playing golf! Â .................but the sartorial elegance of the 70s is timeless...................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Brother Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Denis still plays off a single figure Handicap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stuthejag Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 No wonder the Firhill pitch was in such a mess back then...... training consisted of playing golf! Â Not Firhill but a golf course in Kirkie the day after the Falkirk semi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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