HOODLUM65 Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Luis Suarez Barcelona. Another Luis Suarez played for Barca from 1955-1961 winning the FIFA Ballon D'or in 1960. Dave Ferg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 1st Scot to be named PFA player of the year was ex Celtic player Bobby Collins in 1965 when playing for Leeds United. Which Scot if any would be considered now? Probably Andy Robertson. Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunblanemike Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I assume you mean in Englandshire.......then no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, dunblanemike said: I assume you mean in Englandshire.......then no. Yes , your assumption is correct. In Scotland the choice is limited due to bigotry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted November 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 Dundee are shite. I'm sure a few more people are aware of this. south inch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Just noticed that Tractor F. C. triumphed 4-1 in an Iranian Cup game. Tranmere Saintee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 10/11/2019 at 3:31 PM, HOODLUM65 said: 1st Scot to be named PFA player of the year was ex Celtic player Bobby Collins in 1965 when playing for Leeds United. Which Scot if any would be considered now? Probably Andy Robertson. Any others? John McGinn - maybe next year. HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Steve Lomas was Harry Gregg's nephew. HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.w Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 11:09 AM, sixties saintee said: Steve Lomas was Harry Gregg's nephew. Popeye and Olive Oyl werenae married sixties saintee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, john.w said: Popeye and Olive Oyl werenae married True. Olive died a spinachster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted March 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) Joe Willock , Arsenal v Portsmouth in 5th round F.A. Cup. Signed for Arsenal aged 4 1/2. Edited March 2, 2020 by HOODLUM65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Reading f.c. were led to the Div 2 championship by player/manager Mark McGhee in 1994. Later Managers included Tommy Burns and Steve Clarke. Now nicknamed 'The Royals' , they were previously known as the 'Biscuitmen', due to the Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory based in the town. (Cheesy I know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) Strikers of my time. I have been blessed with seeing some good strikers in my time of following Saints. (Maybe should be in Saints thread) My earliest recollection of seeing Paddy Buckley must have been at the end of his Saints career . Before my time , Saints were vying with Celtic to sign him from Boness United . 23 year old Buckley opted for Saints , tho' Celtic claimed to have signed him. Aggrieved, Celtic took their claim to the Football governing body , who ruled in Saints favour . In August 1948 He made his scoring debut for Saints in a 3-0 win against Dundee United at Muirton park in front a 6000 crowd. (In the old B division) He remains 4th in the all-time Saints list of goalscorers , netting 105 goals over 4 seasons and was the clubs leading scorer in each season. In 1952 he was transferred to Aberdeen for £7,500 (don't know what that would relate to today), and helped the Dons to their first ever Scottish league championship in 1955. Edited March 27, 2020 by HOODLUM65 south inch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, HOODLUM65 said: In 1952 he was transferred to Aberdeen for £7,500 (don't know what that would relate to today), and helped the Dons to their first ever Scottish league championship in 1955. £217,423.66. Apparently. HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 21 minutes ago, Abernethy Saint said: £217,423.66. Apparently. Thanks. Was about to post something similar from the Office of National Statistics . £217,222.02 Won't quibble over a few quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 It does show how much transfer fees have outstripped inflation. Impossible to say how much Saints could get for a Buckley now - possibly 2 million, to the EPL/Championship? But of course nowadays we could never have competed against Celtic for a player they really wanted in the first place - up until the early sixties, the wage cap for footballers meant all the medium to large clubs payed pretty much the same (officially at least). It’s also hard to remember that Celtic at that time were not a particularly successful team anyway (relative to what they are now) - they were in the middle of a spell when they won the league 3 times in 40 years. Changed times. HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 2 hours ago, HOODLUM65 said: Strikers of my time. I have been blessed with seeing some good strikers in my time of following Saints. (Maybe should be in Saints thread) My earliest recollection of seeing Paddy Buckley must have been at the end of his Saints career . Before my time , Saints were vying with Celtic to sign him from Boness United . 23 year old Buckley opted for Saints , tho' Celtic claimed to have signed him. Aggrieved, Celtic took their claim to the Football governing body , who ruled in Saints favour . In August 1948 He made his scoring debut for Saints in a 3-0 win against Dundee United at Muirton park in front a 6000 crowd. (In the old B division) He remains 4th in the all-time Saints list of goalscorers , netting 105 goals over 4 seasons and was the clubs leading scorer in each season. In 1952 he was transferred to Aberdeen for £7,500 (don't know what that would relate to today), and helped the Dons to their first ever Scottish league championship in 1955. Take your word for it auld ane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 On 3/4/2020 at 12:56 PM, HOODLUM65 said: Reading f.c. were led to the Div 2 championship by player/manager Mark McGhee in 1994. Later Managers included Tommy Burns and Steve Clarke. Now nicknamed 'The Royals' , they were previously known as the 'Biscuitmen', due to the Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory based in the town. (Cheesy I know) Jeez you must be bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 6 hours ago, sixties saintee said: Jeez you must be bored. Not a lot of people know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Abernethy Saint said: It does show how much transfer fees have outstripped inflation. Impossible to say how much Saints could get for a Buckley now - possibly 2 million, to the EPL/Championship? But of course nowadays we could never have competed against Celtic for a player they really wanted in the first place - up until the early sixties, the wage cap for footballers meant all the medium to large clubs payed pretty much the same (officially at least). It’s also hard to remember that Celtic at that time were not a particularly successful team anyway (relative to what they are now) - they were in the middle of a spell when they won the league 3 times in 40 years. Changed times. Too true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 10 hours ago, HOODLUM65 said: Strikers of my time. I have been blessed with seeing some good strikers in my time of following Saints. (Maybe should be in Saints thread) My earliest recollection of seeing Paddy Buckley must have been at the end of his Saints career . Before my time , Saints were vying with Celtic to sign him from Boness United . 23 year old Buckley opted for Saints , tho' Celtic claimed to have signed him. Aggrieved, Celtic took their claim to the Football governing body , who ruled in Saints favour . In August 1948 He made his scoring debut for Saints in a 3-0 win against Dundee United at Muirton park in front a 6000 crowd. (In the old B division) He remains 4th in the all-time Saints list of goalscorers , netting 105 goals over 4 seasons and was the clubs leading scorer in each season. In 1952 he was transferred to Aberdeen for £7,500 (don't know what that would relate to today), and helped the Dons to their first ever Scottish league championship in 1955. Great summary Hoodlum. I was only 10 when he left. I know he was fast but I don't really remember that, what I do remember was the excitement that used to build when he was straight through on goal. He never seemed to miss but he probably did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 17 hours ago, south inch said: Great summary Hoodlum. I was only 10 when he left. I know he was fast but I don't really remember that, what I do remember was the excitement that used to build when he was straight through on goal. He never seemed to miss but he probably did! You remember more about him than me , as I'm slightly younger (ha ha). Must have been around the time my Pop started taking me to games . Remember my Pop raving about him and Willie Peat , who I don't remember seeing. Buckley left at the end of 1951/52 season. 1952/53 was the season I remember players like Jimmy Woodcock and Roy McLaren. This was the season that Johnny Patillo (who took over as Manager ) played for Saints. By 1953/54 I was a regular attender , watching Roy McLaren , Woodcock , Clark (or Montgomery ), Ewan , Riddick , Baird , Newlands , Steel , Rodger , Landles and Carr. Hard to believe, Saints had big crowds for the League Cup against Cowdenbeath (7,000) , Alloa (5,000) , Third Lanark (6,000) and B Div. fixture against Forfar (6,000) all at Muirton. Great boyhood memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 3 hours ago, HOODLUM65 said: You remember more about him than me , as I'm slightly younger (ha ha). Must have been around the time my Pop started taking me to games . Remember my Pop raving about him and Willie Peat , who I don't remember seeing. Buckley left at the end of 1951/52 season. 1952/53 was the season I remember players like Jimmy Woodcock and Roy McLaren. This was the season that Johnny Patillo (who took over as Manager ) played for Saints. By 1953/54 I was a regular attender , watching Roy McLaren , Woodcock , Clark (or Montgomery ), Ewan , Riddick , Baird , Newlands , Steel , Rodger , Landles and Carr. Hard to believe, Saints had big crowds for the League Cup against Cowdenbeath (7,000) , Alloa (5,000) , Third Lanark (6,000) and B Div. fixture against Forfar (6,000) all at Muirton. Great boyhood memories. Would not try to compete with you in the memory stakes Hoodlum, you are damn good. A few other names spring to mind, Mc Fadyen, Walker, Hodgson, Lachlan but maybe a wee bit later. Neither Ewan (Ernie?) or Archie Baird took prisoners that was for sure. I remember a game when ian Rodger was sent off for going in hard on the keeper. Least he thought he was sent off, the opposition defenders were trying to give him a doing and the ref. broke things up and told Rodger to get up the park. Rodger thought he said off and left and the ref. did not notice. Happy days - keep safe. HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 3 hours ago, HOODLUM65 said: You remember more about him than me , as I'm slightly younger (ha ha). Must have been around the time my Pop started taking me to games . Remember my Pop raving about him and Willie Peat , who I don't remember seeing. Buckley left at the end of 1951/52 season. 1952/53 was the season I remember players like Jimmy Woodcock and Roy McLaren. This was the season that Johnny Patillo (who took over as Manager ) played for Saints. By 1953/54 I was a regular attender , watching Roy McLaren , Woodcock , Clark (or Montgomery ), Ewan , Riddick , Baird , Newlands , Steel , Rodger , Landles and Carr. Hard to believe, Saints had big crowds for the League Cup against Cowdenbeath (7,000) , Alloa (5,000) , Third Lanark (6,000) and B Div. fixture against Forfar (6,000) all at Muirton. Great boyhood memories. Now I wonder where you got that info from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Ok Hoodlum which saints keeper scored and against what team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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