TRVMP Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Thought I'd post a link to both videos on youtube. More will be coming out over the coming months. These are well worth watching. Both these anecdotes you wouldn't get away with these days - for better or worse. McGraw's story would have been early 90s most likely and the amount the game has changed even since those days is unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunning1874 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Genuinely fantastic. Get along and see it if you can This. I was worried it might veer towards yer da patter and be a bit cringeworthy, as anything football related risks outside a football stadium, but the writers have done a fine job. It was great. Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Oh Lord, Brian Wake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bewilderedbeast Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I juked in yesterday afternoon to have a look at the strips and video, I laughed out loud when McGraw was talking about Scott and had to be censored (won't spoil it for anyone yet to watch) it was brilliant and am looking forward to tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Is tonight sold out? Might head along if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyerton Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Is tonight sold out? Might head along if possible. 9 seats left: https://uk.patronbase.com/_BeaconArtsCentre/Productions/24F/Performances ​Edit to add: All 9 seats are on last row of upper circle. Approx 30 seats left for Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONofmemories Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Hope these sell out. The show certainly merits a full house TIME FOR CHANGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cet Homme Charmant Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 McGraw's story would have been early 90s most likely and the amount the game has changed even since those days is unreal. Had a wee chuckle at Allan's story, but I think his memory may have been playing tricks on him as something doesn't add up. Of course maybe it's my memory that's playing tricks on me, that's also possible, ha! But.... as far as I can remember, we only played Celtic once in the Scottish Cup while Allan was manager, in season 91-92 when we lost 3-0 at Parkheid. In fact I even remember the date, 7 March 1992, as it was the day after my wife found out she was pregnant with our first child. Anyway, that season we didn't play St Johnstone in the league as they were in the Premier and we were in the old 1st division. So I'm calling bullshit on Allan's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolmie perms r bak Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 we did play them in league cup we lost 4-2 mciness and ogg in his managerial time at morton i think were the goalscorers ,the game was suppost to be on bskyb but pulled out last min due to the welsh fa moaning about it, if allan says it happened it happened a man of his stature he can say what he wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cet Homme Charmant Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 we did play them in league cup we lost 4-2 mciness and ogg in his managerial time at morton i think were the goalscorers ,the game was suppost to be on bskyb but pulled out last min due to the welsh fa moaning about it, if allan says it happened it happened a man of his stature he can say what he wants Nah, sorry, that League Cup game against Celtic was in the same season. Allan is a bullshitter, you're going to have to deal with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 He's very adamant that it was St. Johnstone at least, up to and including phoning Alex Totten, so he might just be mixed up about Celtic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cet Homme Charmant Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 He's very adamant that it was St. Johnstone at least, up to and including phoning Alex Totten, so he might just be mixed up about Celtic. That, or he was just bullshitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bewilderedbeast Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I remember the park being flooded by the fire service, but couldn't say exactly when or for what game(s). There was a fireman involved who I went to school with and he often spoke about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cet Homme Charmant Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I remember the park being flooded by the fire service, but couldn't say exactly when or for what game(s). There was a fireman involved who I went to school with and he often spoke about it. I remember hearing that too, but I kinda find it very hard to believe to be absolutely honest. Always put it down as a local Urban Myth, but you never know I suppose. My suspicion is that Allan has picked up on it and made it into a nice wee story, which worked fine until some wee Belgian smartarse came along and blew it out of the water with cold hard facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 One way of finding out if there's any truth to it would be looking through the Greenock Telegraph archives to see if we had a game against St. Johnstone postponed during that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cet Homme Charmant Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 One way of finding out if there's any truth to it would be looking through the Greenock Telegraph archives to see if we had a game against St. Johnstone postponed during that time. ..... and it was midweek with a Scottish Cup game scheduled on the Saturday. Still calling bullshit on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I had a quick glance at the fixture lists for the seasons where Totten was in charge and while this is definitely reaching, this could be it: Notice the big gap between the league game at Thistle and the Cup game at Aberdeen. It's not inconceivable that this was it and he got Celtic mixed up with Aberdeen. Instead of playing St. Johnstone before the Cup game, we "moved" it to the midweek afterwards. This would also account for the big gap between the Thistle and the Aberdeen games. Nonetheless I'm also starting to lean towards "he's misremembering" at this point as this is a significant reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cet Homme Charmant Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Think about it, if there had been any truth in the rumour that Morton were deliberately getting games postponed for a competitive advantage, that would be a pretty serious offence and I'm sure the 'beeks' up at Park Circus would have been down on us like a ton of bricks. And there were lots of folk talking about it at the time, it wasn't exactly a 'secret'. And I'm also sure a local fire chief's coat would have been on a shoogly peg for using tax-payers money and resources to do it. Sorry, it's a cracking wee sorry and all that, but I'm pretty convinced it's bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Yep, I think you're right. It's true that football was a lot more lax back then but this would have been too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Yep, I think you're right. It's true that football was a lot more lax back then but this would have been too far. Elgin City were stripped of the Highland League title around about that time for messing about with the fixture list to make suspended players available. I can't imagine things like that would've gone unnoticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Elgin City were stripped of the Highland League title around about that time for messing about with the fixture list to make suspended players available. I can't imagine things like that would've gone unnoticed. That was the Highlands, they had nothing better to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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