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Any amount of heroes on this. FA Cup semifinal 1962. 
 

Reported attendance at Hillsborough of 65,000. No disasters. No large scale trouble. I wonder why that was?

 

 

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Reading the extract from the Post reminded me of the days when papers actually printed news without hyperbole.

 

I remember McEwan. Good player. (“Fife Ace in big money move to Midlands Giants”)

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On 28/03/2025 at 13:33, Scott7 said:

Pity Rangers hadn’t snapped up Bobby Hope while they were at it..

Another 'One That Got Away'. 

It's a conversation I've had a few times, in the pub.

Among the names that always crop up:

 

Charlie Cooke : bluenose from a bluenose family in The Port/Greenock.

George Graham: bluenose from Bargeddie

Andy Gray: bluenose from a bluenose family in Drumchapel

John Wark: bluenose from a bluenose family in Kingsway, Scotstoun

Steve Nicol: from Ayr

The Hansen Brothers from Clackmananshire. 

 

And none of those hailed from further than, what, 30  miles from Glasgow. And they could play a bit. 

 

There are more.....

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11 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

Another 'One That Got Away'. 

It's a conversation I've had a few times, in the pub.

Among the names that always crop up:

 

Charlie Cooke : bluenose from a bluenose family in The Port/Greenock.

George Graham: bluenose from Bargeddie

Andy Gray: bluenose from a bluenose family in Drumchapel

John Wark: bluenose from a bluenose family in Kingsway, Scotstoun

Steve Nicol: from Ayr

The Hansen Brothers from Clackmananshire. 

 

And none of those hailed from further than, what, 30  miles from Glasgow. And they could play a bit. 

 

There are more.....

Supposed to avoided Danny McGrain because they thought he was a catholic 

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2 minutes ago, compo said:

Supposed to avoided Danny McGrain because they thought he was a catholic 

.....and, thus, perhaps, they deduced,  would have not wished to play, or would have experienced 'difficulties' in doing so.....

 

The players I mentioned were all Rangers' supporters in their youth, but were somehow missed by scouts, despite all possessing significant ability. 

 

 

 

 

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