chester copperpot Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I won 4 (in a row) Scottish cups with Porty High School under the stewardship of the great Toni Szifris. Did anyone attend this fine school? I was deputy head boy and captain of Scotland u-17 and u-19 basketball team at the time, though we had a wicked footie team too (I played LB with a team containing Jackie McNamara at the time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serj Tankian Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Aye 78-83 same time as Robbo and davie bowman had john ingles ( Aberdeen and st Johnstone ) in a few classes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo_23 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 early to mid ninety's. Toni Szifris was still P.E teacher but done swap with an american teacher for a year. still see him kicking about joppa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowmans_Boot Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Yeah, I went to Porty many years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Aye, personally I hated the place, it says a lot when a school's main sport is basketball - blessed to have not got asbestos poisoning in my time there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I know lots of boys that went to Porty and the majority are dicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FORTHCLYDE Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Did they not have a good chess team in the 1970's? I think one of their team was Scottish champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 I know lots of boys that went to Porty and the majority are dicks Lol roond ye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Did they not have a good chess team in the 1970's? I think one of their team was Scottish champion. I was in that team......and Robbos art class ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandys elbows Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 75 to 79 happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldar Hadzimehmedovic Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 88 to 93. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1874robbo Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 84-88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott herbertson Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Did they not have a good chess team in the 1970's? I think one of their team was Scottish champion. I was East of Scotland Under 16 champion when I was 13 Went to Porty 1967-73 Great chess team from 1964-1972ish Before me there were the Bell Brothers and Billy Cowie (now a composer and dance choreographer) The Bell brothers were brainy as anything and invented a chess clock for all 6 games which ran in series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Herbertson Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I was East of Scotland Under 16 champion when I was 13 Went to Porty 1967-73 Great chess team from 1964-1972ish Before me there were the Bell Brothers and Billy Cowie (now a composer and dance choreographer) The Bell brothers were brainy as anything and invented a chess clock for all 6 games which ran in series And I followed after winning many games because people thought I was you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman1 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 90-94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnybob72 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 84-89 If they want a hand to knock it down they can give me a sledgehammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I know lots of boys that went to Porty and the majority are dicks [emoji1]. Went past the park the day actually for the first time in ages. It'll be weird to see a new school there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboross Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 2000 - 2005. Glad they're finally getting the new building the place needed razing to the ground long before I ever started there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 2005 to 2010. Genuinely hated every second of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Went past the new site the other day for the first time since work started. Looks massive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Didn't go there but I have a cousin who was a teacher there for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommythejambo Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 2001-07, was deputy head boy as well. Was an alright school. Some utter dicks kicking about though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Played them a few times at football. Always assumed it was a special needs school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartgarfunkel Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 82-88 - great times, a bit scary at some points but a good all-round education! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Played them a few times at football. Always assumed it was a special needs school. Papped by the mighty Porty, NAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilbert Wauchope Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I was East of Scotland Under 16 champion when I was 13 Went to Porty 1967-73 Great chess team from 1964-1972ish Before me there were the Bell Brothers and Billy Cowie (now a composer and dance choreographer) The Bell brothers were brainy as anything and invented a chess clock for all 6 games which ran in series I was there then as well, in the same year as Mike McCartney, Law Dunn, Ralph Callaghan. Neil Murray was a teacher at the time. We must have been in the same year, Scott, but I don't remember you. Is that your right name or your "nom de JKB"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDonald Jardine Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 1977 -83. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott herbertson Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Portobello chess team (I'm the dodgy one at the back ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Portobello chess team (I'm the dodgy one at the back ) portobello chess.jpg You all looked dodgy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I know lots of boys that went to Porty and the majority are dicks This. Best post on the thread IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 When you say a great chess team, do you mean one or two guys that kicked the arse out of every competition they attended, or was there quite a few of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 This. Best post on the thread IMO. I went to a reunion early June when the school opened up all its depts to former pupils. Met a few lassies who were tidy back in the day........they are no longer tidy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysthereinspirit Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I went to a reunion early June when the school opened up all its depts to former pupils. Met a few lassies who were tidy back in the day........they are no longer tidy! Nothing worse than a shot down memory. "oh my god, wtf happened to you" is a dead give away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 2001-07, was deputy head boy as well. Was an alright school. Some utter dicks kicking about though. Same, probably know each other. Small world lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davy25841 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Was Keith a chess player (he always looked dodgy). Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboSean Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Seems all the top posters on this forum went to Porty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Seems all the top posters on this forum went to Porty. And Chester Copperpot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Grumpy Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 i went to porty my dad was a janitor there and my mum a dinner lady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davy25841 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 When I was at Porty all the under age boozers went to the Sheeps Heed . Imagine if the Queen came in.[emoji1] Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I always wanted to ride the notorious elevators but not without bodyguards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartgarfunkel Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I always wanted to ride the notorious elevators but not without bodyguards. Central lift after lunchtime was a bit tasty back in the distant days of the 1980s. Mass pogo and gobbing at the jannies in the lift, a total free-for-all, but they could give it back - Graeme the Ginger English jannie wore steel-toe capped boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartgarfunkel Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) Seems all the top posters on this forum went to Porty. PYC Edited August 1, 2016 by heartgarfunkel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Central lift after lunchtime was a bit tasty back in the distant days of the 1980s. Mass pogo and gobbing at the jannies in the lift, a total free-for-all, but they could give it back - Graeme the Ginger English jannie wore steel-toe capped boots. Ginger jannies at Porty ... must have had rhino skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn artist Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Central lift after lunchtime was a bit tasty back in the distant days of the 1980s. Mass pogo and gobbing at the jannies in the lift, a total free-for-all, but they could give it back - Graeme the Ginger English jannie wore steel-toe capped boots. He is still there. Been there 35 years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I went to a reunion early June when the school opened up all its depts to former pupils. Met a few lassies who were tidy back in the day........they are no longer tidy! Never been to a school reunion. Don't think I would. Most of the folk at my school were arseholes then, and are probably still arseholes now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 He is still there. Been there 35 years or so. He isn't. He sadly passed away recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn artist Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 He isn't. He sadly passed away recently. Really. I used to be in the council facilities management department left just over a year ago. Used to be in the school every day. Sad news. He loved that building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Really. I used to be in the council facilities management department left just over a year ago. Used to be in the school every day. Sad news. He loved that building. Yeh. Really great guy, as you say he live and breathed that place. He had not long retired as well (2015). Tragic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Fudge Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 84-88 Mr Dempster head of music was a particular favourite of mine. Mad as a box of spiders. Would sit smoking his pipe in class, and instigate arguments at any opportunity. Walking in the main gates and under the first block was great on high wind days, saw many a pupil knocked off their feet and sent skidding across the playground. And who can forget squirrel the janny. A haunted man, happy days, sort of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardbeer Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) I was there 86-90 and yes Mr dempster was mad but very entertaining. I played a wee bit of basketball and Mr szifris was a great coach. The old annex was the best bit about being at porty for 1st & 2nd year. Edited August 1, 2016 by beardbeer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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