rory78 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I was there near front of the Wheatfield Stand and Richard Edghill kicked the ball into the stand smashing my mate in the face - it was a peach and made all the more amusing as my mate had a fag in his mouth at the time that went everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 3 hours ago, The Merse said: I sat behind the goals in the school end that day. Did we play Coventry around the same time and beat them too? I’ve bizarrely held this image in my head of Dave Beasant playing for City that day for years. Seems my memory has been playing tricks on me and that not only did he not play against Hearts that day, he’s never even played for City. I’ve been living a lie apparently for most of my adult life Coventry game was later, maybe October time for Levein's testimonial. It was a Sunday game and I think we had been pumped 3-0 at Killie the day before. Really poor turn out. To be honest I only really went because I was getting the new away strip that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlo Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 hours ago, The Merse said: I sat behind the goals in the school end that day. Did we play Coventry around the same time and beat them too? I’ve bizarrely held this image in my head of Dave Beasant playing for City that day for years. Seems my memory has been playing tricks on me and that not only did he not play against Hearts that day, he’s never even played for City. I’ve been living a lie apparently for most of my adult life We played Coventry around then in a testimonial for a certain Craig Levein. I was at the game - it was a Sunday game, the attendance was terrible and they hammered us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Don’t know why but I thought it was Gary Flitcroft that scored for them. My memory of that game was a so called Jambo slaughtering John Colquhoun every time he touched the ball. **** knows what his issue with him was. The prick even sat with his head in his hands when JC scored his two goals. He eventually shut up when the guy in front of him told him he would be eating his teeth for dinner if he didn’t shut the **** up 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4marsbars Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 13 hours ago, stirlo said: Yes - the Newcastle fans were all in the Gorgie Road end which was still the old terracing with the seats fitted. I think they had just signed Les Ferdinand. IIRC Peter Beardsley scored their goal with a header. Beardsley strolled through that game. Was it not Jim Jefferies first as manager? Also remember their fans singing "we're in the cheap seats", and was it the first game of the Roseburn stand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south morocco Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Remember playing Spurs pre season after Italia 90, Lineker played, don’t think Gascoigne did tho, full house if I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, south morocco said: Remember playing Spurs pre season after Italia 90, Lineker played, don’t think Gascoigne did tho, full house if I remember. Gascoigne was subbed to a massive applause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richierich Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 7 hours ago, stirlo said: We played Coventry around then in a testimonial for a certain Craig Levein. I was at the game - it was a Sunday game, the attendance was terrible and they hammered us. Was that the game where there had been a rugby match at Tynecastle just before it, I remember the rugby lines where still visible on the pitch and Gary Locke trying to take a throw in on the pitch at the wrong lines? Or was that another game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyCant Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I remember Walsh playing at Tynecastle and he spent the whole game flirting and winking and smiling at a rather attractive police woman on track duty Pretty sure it was Spurs we were playing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) On 29/05/2020 at 18:01, EIEIO said: In the 80s there was a alliance of sorts between Hearts and Man City fans particularly between Ardmillan Hearts and City fans. Group of us from Lithgae went on a bus to Maine Road leaving Ardmillian just after midnight on a Friday. Bus fare includes a bottle of pomagne if I recall. Shame City have become what they hated ie another Man United style plastic club for tourists. Was it not Longstone Hearts? I certainly went on the Longstone bus to a City v Everton game in the early 80s on a SC weekend when we'd went out early. Ended up 1 each if anyone wants to hunt out when it actually was. Fuzzy was in charge of the bus. Edited May 31, 2020 by FinnBarr Saunders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 7 hours ago, richierich said: Was that the game where there had been a rugby match at Tynecastle just before it, I remember the rugby lines where still visible on the pitch and Gary Locke trying to take a throw in on the pitch at the wrong lines? Or was that another game? Had another flashback This was after the 98 WC. John Collins started for us. He got a good reception and waved back when the team was announced. Craig Levein kicked off the match, he could barely walk. Was totally surprised as we believed the season before, he may still return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 7 hours ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: Was it not Longstone Hearts? I certainly went on the Longstone bus to a City v Everton game in the early 80s on a SC weekend when we'd went out early. Ended up 1 each if anyone wants to hunt out when it actually was. Fuzzy was in charge of the bus. We went to City v Palace , it was the last league game of the season just before they played Spurs in FA cup final. Final went to a replay known as the Ricky Villa final. Left Ardmillian at about 2am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) I always thought that Fitzroy Simpson played for City that day but not according to London Hearts. After the game I thought we would have a great season but we had some dross in the squad at that time. Re the Newcastle game, it was my first game in the School End stand and had a great view of the goal. IIRC we were on the attack and Beardsley collected the ball at the edge of his own box that started a move ending up with him scoring a peach of a shot into the Gorgie Road goal (could be a mile off with this memory) Also the Newcastle signing announced that day in my mind was Shaka Hislop. Being a keeper at the time too I was hoping to see him play but he didnt. Sure it was a Czeck that played in goal for them. They did have a cracking team at the time Edited May 31, 2020 by Carl Fredrickson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nijambo Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Remember this game well. City fans in the main stand were singing ‘What’s it like to be Outclassed’ after the 5th went in 🤣 My Hearts season ticket was in the old main stand, years later when I moved to the North of England years later I had a City season ticket in the Kippax. The 2 finest clubs football has to offer. HHGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 30/05/2020 at 00:08, EIEIO said: Think City were the main club in Manchester until the Munich air disaster. United also kicked on when George Best played for them in the 60s and attracted big numbers from outwith the North West of England , they still do to be fair. There were some huge crowds at Maine Road in the old terracing days if you look back. City hibsed it big time falling as low as the third tier however, since Ferguson left United have played second fiddle again. I don't have much interest in any English sides now though , just enjoying some nostalgia. That’s a bit of a lie Man City fans like to believe. I got into a dispute about it with someone a while back and childishly checked all the attendance figures going back decades and United have had bigger crowds every year since 1947. Including the years they played at Maine Road as Old Trafford was rebuilt after being bombed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, Tazio said: That’s a bit of a lie Man City fans like to believe. I got into a dispute about it with someone a while back and childishly checked all the attendance figures going back decades and United have had bigger crowds every year since 1947. Including the years they played at Maine Road as Old Trafford was rebuilt after being bombed. It seems so. In terms of trophies Man U had won 7 titles to City’s 2 up til 1968 and no one won another until Ferguson started on his dominance with MU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 7 hours ago, Carl Fredrickson said: I always thought that Fitzroy Simpson played for City that day but not according to London Hearts. After the game I thought we would have a great season but we had some dross in the squad at that time. Re the Newcastle game, it was my first game in the School End stand and had a great view of the goal. IIRC we were on the attack and Beardsley collected the ball at the edge of his own box that started a move ending up with him scoring a peach of a shot into the Gorgie Road goal (could be a mile off with this memory) Also the Newcastle signing announced that day in my mind was Shaka Hislop. Being a keeper at the time too I was hoping to see him play but he didnt. Sure it was a Czeck that played in goal for them. They did have a cracking team at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, Tommy Brown said: Cheers. Paul Kitson and Keith Gillespie offered so much pace with Beardsley and Ginola offering a touch of class. Defenders that liked to push forward and the keeper Srnicek was decent too. Sure he was a bit of a legend with their fans but passed away a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Debut 4 said: It seems so. In terms of trophies Man U had won 7 titles to City’s 2 up til 1968 and no one won another until Ferguson started on his dominance with MU. Think Man Utd have only won the league with 3 Scottish managers. Could be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Tazio said: That’s a bit of a lie Man City fans like to believe. I got into a dispute about it with someone a while back and childishly checked all the attendance figures going back decades and United have had bigger crowds every year since 1947. Including the years they played at Maine Road as Old Trafford was rebuilt after being bombed. You've spoiled it with your facts I could muddy the waters with stadium capacity etc (Old Trafford has been higher this milenium and probably post Taylor report) however that would be churlish. Anecdotally though , I lived in Surrey between 1983 and 1986 and never met a single Man City fan. Locals supporting Man United ( and Liverpool) were as common as sewer rats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieboy Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 29/05/2020 at 17:29, kingantti1874 said: Always remember Nicky Summerbee Jnr playing in that game.. not got a clue why.. I met a few of their fans outside who were absolute bellends which led to a lifetime dislike of city.. why do you call him jnr ? was his auld mans name no Mike ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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