Boogs49 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 I started going to watch Morton in season 63/64 and every game it just seemed natural to know that Allan McGraw would score and my best memory of him is the season after when we beat Killie, who won the League that season, 5-1 with McGraw netting 4 of the goals. A true legend, RIP Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONofmemories Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Here he is at the 'Save the Ton' protest: https://fb.watch/i-1j2NNndy/ "The thing I'd like to say to Hugh Scott, he's took away our pride, our respect, our dignity, but he'll never take away our heart. So you keep fighting for Morton" TIME FOR CHANGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bewilderedbeast Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Went out to Cappielow just after 2pm to leave my own wee tribute expecting to find a few more already in place. I was amazed to find that there were none whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKAC Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 My Dad always raved about how great a striker he was. I remember him as the manager in my teenage and early 20s. A true club legend and ambassador. Thanks for everything and thoughts and condolences with his family and friends. "I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it." George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargsTON Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 3 hours ago, TONofmemories said: Let's bring the title home in his honour. RIP I don't normally go for so called birthday card pish but this was one of my first thoughts too. What a fitting end to the season it would be to dedicate a title win to Allan McGraw. RIP Mr McGraw and thanks for the memories. "CORNBEEF IS A BELLEND" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 RIP. A true legend. Thanks for the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamOakTree Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Very sad News on Allan McGraw, deserved title of Mr Morton, a legend as a player and manager! Rest in Peace Allan!️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nornirontons Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Such sad news. I had the pleasure of being in the great mans company a number of times he even gave me an interview many years ago in a cigar smoke filled mangers office. It's not often in life you meet a man with "it" but he most definitely had "it". He'll be sadly missed by all. My condolences go out to his family circle at this sad time. "Allan McGraw's blue and white army" sung over and over at a rain soaked Kirkcaldy lives long in the memory.....and thanks for many good ones!!! RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Rest in peace, Allan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortonbug Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Very sad to learn this news earlier today. Like lots of Morton fans, my Dad took me along to Cappielow regularly from the early 90s onwards. Absolutely got the bug, so to speak, watching his teams. That amazing team in 95/96 where we came so close to promotion in particular really made an impact on me. I think the memory of that has kept a lot of us going through some truly dreadul spells in recent years. I remember cycling past on my BMX excited seeing him - sat on a bench drawing deep on a cigarette with Peter Cormack Snr next to him if I remember correctly - while the team were training down the Battery Park one day. Came across as a decent, down to earth man. It's nice that he was able to see us hitting a rich vein of form just before he passed and that we named the Main Stand after him recently. Let's hope that Dougie and this latest generation of players can push us on to the title, inspired by the great man's memory. "In a country lacerated by the sharp shards of broken brown-eyed promises, in a world bent low by the burden of disease, war and the price of Thunderbird, who is left to make full account of God and Britain's depleted moral mini bar? Yes, it's the surprising adventures of me, Sir Digby Chicken Caesar!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SassenachTon Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Some lovely footage of the great man here, during which he recalls how he got signed, all the way through to the Hugh Scott years. For those of you who don't want to watch the whole thing - Allan's interview sections appear at; 3.52 19.52 24.33 44.15 48.07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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centralTON Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 12 minutes ago, Admin said: Fantastic tribute, had a wee lump in my throat reading that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 On 3/1/2023 at 12:11 PM, Boogs49 said: I started going to watch Morton in season 63/64 and every game it just seemed natural to know that Allan McGraw would score and my best memory of him is the season after when we beat Killie, who won the League that season, 5-1 with McGraw netting 4 of the goals. A true legend, RIP Allan Joe Caven told a group of Morton fans that the 5-1 game was his favourite game for us. Allan was the reserve team coach when I started going to games. Many of the players he coached would later play under him when he became our manger. McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up. Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control... That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONofmemories Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 https://twitter.com/Morton_FC/status/1633151869135601665?t=Gl9tqxZbAKvAd0oZgcDY6g&s=19 TIME FOR CHANGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogs49 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Posted by son Mark on Greenock Morton Old Photos Facebook page that the funeral is Tuesday 4th April in Greenock Town Hall with more details to follow in next couple of days. He is also trying to find out how many ex players will be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I arrived at cappielow in 62 saw Allan McGraw often playing through pain I was going to highlight the Killie game From memory it was on the front pages of the Sundays There were so many other goals and stories but I enjoy telling people about the walking sticks getting thrown out of the dug out when the ref got it wrong How much would he have been worth to Hal Stewart at todays prices I hope he is looking down on the club Thank you for all the memories RIP Mr Morton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogs49 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Details of Allan's funeral next week which his family have asked to be shared Unfortunately I have a meeting that day or I would have definitely liked to be there to honour our legend, Mr Morton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamOakTree Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 12:43 PM, Boogs49 said: Details of Allan's funeral next week which his family have asked to be shared Unfortunately I have a meeting that day or I would have definitely liked to be there to honour our legend, Mr Morton Sorry I can’t read the image. Do you know the funeral schedule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 2 hours ago, DreamOakTree said: Sorry I can’t read the image. Do you know the funeral schedule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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