Match Thread [FT] Rangers 1 (Tavernier 76) - 0 Aberdeen

[Gonzo79 15,299]

36 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

Greek rather than Latin was spoken in the Pilton in my day

I take it this isn't Pilton in Edinburgh?  

[Uilleam 5,960]

51 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

The match was at Easter Road

Who won, then?

Do you know the goalscorers?

 

 

 

Edited December 19, 2023 by Uilleam

[Uilleam 5,960]

15 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

I take it this isn't Pilton in Edinburgh?  

It is.

The area went downhill, quickly, after capital punishment was abolished in 1965 (permanently in 1969). 

You may argue coincidence, but.....

[Uilleam 5,960]

59 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

Greek rather than Latin was spoken in the Pilton in my day

On checking with my Achaean correspondent, it seems that members of the Thracian diaspora settled there. 

[Scott7 6,166]

24 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

Who won, then?

Do you know the goalscorers?

 

 

 

The doddering old goats didn’t disclose the interesting bits. Probably still classified by the Air Ministry.

[Uilleam 5,960]

Just now, Scott7 said:

The doddering old goats didn’t disclose the interesting bits. Probably still classified by the Air Ministry.

And some poor ould sod's heirs still arguing for a payout from Messrs Littlewoods.

[Scott7 6,166]

41 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

I take it this isn't Pilton in Edinburgh?  

It is.

 

I didn’t say it was Greek. I said it sounded like Greek.

 

I was ten years in Edinburgh before I realised it was Pilton and not Piltdown.

[Uilleam 5,960]

13 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

It is.

 

I didn’t say it was Greek. I said it sounded like Greek.

 

I was ten years in Edinburgh before I realised it was Pilton and not Piltdown.

How long before you realised that an East coast haar wasn't a working girl from Leith?

[Gonzo79 15,299]

1 minute ago, Uilleam said:

How long before you realised that an East coast haar wasn't a working girl from Leith?

They both send a shiver down the spine on first encounter.   

[Uilleam 5,960]

6 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

They both send a shiver down the spine on first encounter.   

A bit like Paisley, then, although it doesn't need the fog.