davemclaren Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Malinga the Swinga said: Hearts 0 Morton 1 in front of 2000 odd fans in May 1979 in relegation season is a game any real Hearts fan, alive at that time, won't forget. 2000 at a home game, just about lowest attendance I can recall being at. They may be diddy team to you, but they still need to be respected, especially by players and management. You really don't have a clue how football works, do you. I was there. 🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 17 minutes ago, Malinga the Swinga said: Hearts 0 Morton 1 in front of 2000 odd fans in May 1979 in relegation season is a game any real Hearts fan, alive at that time, won't forget. 2000 at a home game, just about lowest attendance I can recall being at. They may be diddy team to you, but they still need to be respected, especially by players and management. You really don't have a clue how football works, do you. Ah, so 40 years ago. ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marsh Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, i8hibsh said: Ah, so 40 years ago. ok. Yeah it's not really comparable. I believe we were financially struggling back then. Unlike today, where millions have been pumped into the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmaroon Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, Randy Marsh said: Yeah it's not really comparable. I believe we were financially struggling back then. Unlike today, where millions have been pumped into the club. By fans AND benefactors, brought on board by "Budge." The f****** entitlement of the bumends, no matter how you view her failings who can't give her the courtesy of all the hard work of typing "Ann", she has even made it easier by not having an "e" at the end of her name. Cue the predictable bellend response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 37 minutes ago, Randy Marsh said: Yeah it's not really comparable. I believe we were financially struggling back then. Unlike today, where millions have been pumped into the club. I still hate Third Lanark for beating us in 1897. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, i8hibsh said: I still hate Third Lanark for beating us in 1897. Actually, in 1962.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marsh Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 17 minutes ago, colinmaroon said: By fans AND benefactors, brought on board by "Budge." The f****** entitlement of the bumends, no matter how you view her failings who can't give her the courtesy of all the hard work of typing "Ann", she has even made it easier by not having an "e" at the end of her name. Cue the predictable bellend response. Good point actually. Hopefully those benefactors helped pay off that cowboy builder brother of hers. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyCant Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 4 hours ago, colinmaroon said: Another low of total ignorance about Hesrt of Midlothian. One the great Cup ties a 3-3 draw at Cappielow followed by a 2-0 win in the replay I think I remember Donald Ford scoring a hat trick of penalties at Cappielow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Actually, in 1962.... Still very raw with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Malinga the Swinga said: Hearts 0 Morton 1 in front of 2000 odd fans in May 1979 in relegation season is a game any real Hearts fan, alive at that time, won't forget. 2000 at a home game, just about lowest attendance I can recall being at. They may be diddy team to you, but they still need to be respected, especially by players and management. You really don't have a clue how football works, do you. I was there too. A remarkable turnaround to challenge for the Premier league and Cup double just 7 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashimoto Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 11 hours ago, davemclaren said: It does for me. They were a pain in the ass late 70s and early 80s. Andy Ritchie......20st with feet like Nureyev......Took the best free kick in Scotland as well. Deadly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 12 minutes ago, Hashimoto said: Andy Ritchie......20st with feet like Nureyev......Took the best free kick in Scotland as well. Deadly! Yip. Special shirt made for his belly. Think he ended up at Motherwell at the end of his career, could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I think Sandy Clark’s debut was there. I thought he was gash at West Ham and wasn’t expecting much. Sure he scored a couple and went on to be a fantastic signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jamhammer said: I think Sandy Clark’s debut was there. I thought he was gash at West Ham and wasn’t expecting much. Sure he scored a couple and went on to be a fantastic signing He certainly wasn’t seen as an exciting signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jamhammer said: I think Sandy Clark’s debut was there. I thought he was gash at West Ham and wasn’t expecting much. Sure he scored a couple and went on to be a fantastic signing Highlights of that were on Scots port. You may still find them on you tube. Think it was 3-2 victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Randy Marsh said: Yeah it's not really comparable. I believe we were financially struggling back then. Unlike today, where millions have been pumped into the club. If you don't treat opposition with respect, you are setting yourself up to fail. Doesn't matter about money, we still expect to beat Celtic/Rangers when we play them and they spend millions more than we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, Jamhammer said: I think Sandy Clark’s debut was there. I thought he was gash at West Ham and wasn’t expecting much. Sure he scored a couple and went on to be a fantastic signing A fantastic player for us. A battler with an eye for goal. Loved him growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, i8hibsh said: A fantastic player for us. A battler with an eye for goal. Loved him growing up. Funniest thing I've read on here in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bull's-eye said: Funniest thing I've read on here in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niemi’s gloves Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 39 minutes ago, Malinga the Swinga said: If you don't treat opposition with respect, you are setting yourself up to fail. Doesn't matter about money, we still expect to beat Celtic/Rangers when we play them and they spend millions more than we do. Agree with that. And it worries me that some of the more disrespectful stuff posted by Hearts fans on social media can/will be used by opposition managers to fire up their teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Bull's-eye said: Funniest thing I've read on here in a while. Made me chuckle. The simple things eh... Boom boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo-Jambo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Jamhammer said: I think Sandy Clark’s debut was there. I thought he was gash at West Ham and wasn’t expecting much. Sure he scored a couple and went on to be a fantastic signing Think we won 3 - 2 that day after being behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Malinga the Swinga said: Highlights of that were on Scots port. You may still find them on you tube. Think it was 3-2 victory Pretty sure we were behind the goal for one of the goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilbert Wauchope Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, davemclaren said: Yip. Special shirt made for his belly. Think he ended up at Motherwell at the end of his career, could be wrong though. Wasn't it Partick Thistle? Edit - no you're right, it was 'Well. Edited December 4, 2020 by Andrew Gilbert Wauchope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Andrew Gilbert Wauchope said: Wasn't it Partick Thistle? Could have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 memories of Cappielow 1st early League cup section in the sun, 5-0 victory (74-75??) 2nd gubbed 5-3 in a league game, Buzzbomb played for them 3rd Sure we lost to Ritchie & McGhee 2-1, Alfie Conn ran at referee Miko style and ref went flat on his back. only a yellow. 4th Big fat wife always hung out her window at Port Glasgow giving the vickies to the Hearts busses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmaroon Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 6 hours ago, JimmyCant said: I think I remember Donald Ford scoring a hat trick of penalties at Cappielow In the last 10 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, davemclaren said: He certainly wasn’t seen as an exciting signing. By some maybe. I remember I bought the DR before jumping on the 33 bus into town to go to work. Back page was Hearts sign Sandy Clark (50k transfer fee I think). I was delighted. Told my workmates he’d be a great signing. Never in doubt about being right. Edited December 4, 2020 by Ethan Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamorgan Jambo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 2 hours ago, DETTY29 said: We could do worse in January in resigning Willie Johnston and the two Morton centre halves (Doak and Mackin). A bit of pace on the wing and some take no prisoners defending. Even though they’ll all be between 60 and 70 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NANOJAMBO Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Niemi’s gloves said: Agree with that. And it worries me that some of the more disrespectful stuff posted by Hearts fans on social media can/will be used by opposition managers to fire up their teams. Just let them watch the Alloa & Pars games : laid bare for all to see how toothless this lot is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyCant Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 51 minutes ago, colinmaroon said: In the last 10 minutes Last half an hour certainly 57, 64 and 80 according to LH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmaroon Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, JimmyCant said: Last half an hour certainly 57, 64 and 80 according to LH My, my! My Furstenberg days. Sure there was a game where we scored 3 in the last 10, might even have been 2-0 down For's penalties, I think it was 3-0. Edited December 4, 2020 by colinmaroon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 The only thing I remember about going in the 70s was how long it took to get to their after passing Glasgow, seemed to take an age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 14 hours ago, Malinga the Swinga said: Hearts 0 Morton 1 in front of 2000 odd fans in May 1979 in relegation season is a game any real Hearts fan, alive at that time, won't forget. 2000 at a home game, just about lowest attendance I can recall being at. They may be diddy team to you, but they still need to be respected, especially by players and management. You really don't have a clue how football works, do you. Nearly put me off football for good that season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 40 minutes ago, graygo said: Nearly put me off football for good that season. That team fills me with a cold chill, in the main. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, davemclaren said: That team fills me with a cold chill, in the main. Just noticed Tierney listed as a sub if that's Lawrence Tierney was a guest Hearts player at a summer training course at Lasswade, most of us kids were better than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmaroon Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 04/12/2020 at 09:37, Malinga the Swinga said: Hearts 0 Morton 1 in front of 2000 odd fans in May 1979 in relegation season is a game any real Hearts fan, alive at that time, won't forget. 2000 at a home game, just about lowest attendance I can recall being at. They may be diddy team to you, but they still need to be respected, especially by players and management. You really don't have a clue how football works, do you. Now I've got another reason for finding "him/her/whatever" a pain in the posterior, forcing you (and now me) to remember the long suppressed "abuse" of watching that game. I thought I'd got over it but back to therapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphiwe Tshabalala Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 How much is the stream? Anyone got a link to buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Siphiwe Tshabalala said: How much is the stream? Anyone got a link to buy? A stream will be easy enough to find. Don't give money to scab clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanghai Hearts Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 22 minutes ago, pablo said: A stream will be easy enough to find. Don't give money to scab clubs This👆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Siphiwe Tshabalala said: How much is the stream? Anyone got a link to buy? Hearts website/homepage has everything you need to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmaroon Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Siphiwe Tshabalala said: How much is the stream? Anyone got a link to buy? WUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, pablo said: A stream will be easy enough to find. Don't give money to scab clubs I hope you are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Boy Daniel said: I hope you are right. And if not, at least your conscience will be clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I’m going to lock this at 14:30 to ensure we only have one match thread. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, pablo said: And if not, at least your conscience will be clean. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmaroon Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, davemclaren said: I’m going to lock this at 14:30 to ensure we only have one match thread. 😎 So any news of streams will be buried in the humungous match thread. Its hard enough getting the team, or was until it's billboarded Edited December 5, 2020 by colinmaroon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, colinmaroon said: So any news of streams will be buried in the humungous match thread. Its hard enough getting the team, or was until it's billboarded People are just never happy. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upgotheheads Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I will try Hesgoal. It needs someone to upload it to them so if there's anyone out there that bought the package... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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