Silvery_Moon Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Gary Mackay with the goal in our 31st unbeaten match in a row. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1V-Q5D-h9Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Gary Mackay with the goal in our 31st unbeaten match in a row. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=x1V-Q5D-h9Q Mighta been about the start...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambothump Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Mighta been about the start...... What are you on about? it was the last game at Tynie that season ? jt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Bishop Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Must have been around 25,000 there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Another perhaps forgotten about match by many that cost us the title. Had we pumped the already relegated Bankies that last game wouldn't have mattered as the goal difference would have been too much for Celtic (or a more spectacular lie down would have been required). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingshirejambo Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Another perhaps forgotten about match by many that cost us the title. Had we pumped the already relegated Bankies that last game wouldn't have mattered as the goal difference would have been too much for Celtic (or a more spectacular lie down would have been required). One of my all time favourite goals from a very nervous game We were quite happy with a win goal difference wasn't really mentioned then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drylaw Hearts Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) Must have been around 25,000 there!! Just under 20k iirc. Edited January 7, 2011 by Drylaw Hearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 What are you on about? it was the last game at Tynie that season ? jt Sorry, I was thinking about the 1st game against them, 4-1 perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drylaw Hearts Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I hated Gerry McCabe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambothump Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 One of my all time favourite goals from a very nervous game We were quite happy with a win goal difference wasn't really mentioned then We were happy with the win, being pretty crap on the day. I was home from working in London, I only got home 1 week end in 4 at the time. Great, home for that game, wangled getting home for the cup final two weeks later. 'Nuff said. jt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 At the time we were happy with a win from a piss poor and nervous performance. With the benefit of hindsight, we should have put 3-4 past them and won the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey05 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Yes, we should have won the league that day. We took the foot of the gas and never really tried to get more goals, the league would have been out of sight for Celtic. Hearing the championees chant again fills me full of sadness and bad feeling. Not a good way to start a Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 One thing is for sure: I wouldn't have fancied walking around downtown Chernobyl that day . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Stinkfinger Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Never counts your Chickens before they hatch. I certainly did after this game and never have since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCASTLE Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Must have been around 25,000 there!! I was at School End and there were 22000 from memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netherleejambo Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 As far as I reemember their 'veteran' baldy keeper, Gallagher, played a blinder that day as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I was in the away end that day as it was opened up to Hearts fans and the Bankies fans were put in 20 seats in the corner of the Main Stand. Had we just banged in a couple more........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Berwick Jambo Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 One thing is for sure: I wouldn't have fancied walking around downtown Chernobyl that day . . . I remember a few weeks later at the cup final i turned round & the guys behind me had a massive flag with the radiation symbol on it & Chernobyl Hearts written underneath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naeclue Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I remember Clydebank played 1-10-0 formation all match, even after they went 1-0 down, almost seemed that they wanted to limit our goal difference. It was a horrible game..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Treasurer Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Must have been around 25,000 there!! I seem to remember the crowd was around 19k. This was on a day that if results had gone the right way we could have clinched the title yet we still couldn't get enough glory hunters along to fill the place. I've always thought that was a disgrace as the house full signs should have been up for a game of such importance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drylaw Hearts Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I seem to remember the crowd was around 19k. This was on a day that if results had gone the right way we could have clinched the title yet we still couldn't get enough glory hunters along to fill the place. I've always thought that was a disgrace as the house full signs should have been up for a game of such importance. Don't worry.... They'll come along when we move to an 18 team SPL and play teams like Clydebank every few weeks whilst challenging for 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 One of my favourite Gary Mackay goals. Though he was really helped with the final bobble making the ball sit up. It was such a shame when his confidence for going forward like that was destroyed by Joe Jordan making him play as a wing back. Gary had fantastic ability to burst into the box when he was younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Treasurer Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Don't worry.... They'll come along when we move to an 18 team SPL and play teams like Clydebank every few weeks whilst challenging for 3rd. Do you think they'd be more likely to turn up if we were playing motherwell or st johnstone for the 5th or 6th time in the same season ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 i think it was roughly 22,000 at that game IIRC. i don't always remember correctly though. i remember it being a massive relief that they eventually got ahead and got the points. at the time it seemed like the job was done... turned out different of course. some goal. more fitting of a match that has happier memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better call Saul Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) 22 thousand ....where are they all now ( well at least a small % of them as some maybe dead sadly and not all would fit inside tynie now anyway ) So as delia smith once said ! ! (not to us of course ) where are you ? ? Edited January 7, 2011 by Macc the Jambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Guys, the crowd that day was 20,198. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4marsbars Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Also the week-end of Chernobyl...... Great goal from Gary McKay. Otherwise a very nervy performance and we were all happy with just a win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Dover Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I had worked in the morning and was already reeling from a 5 pint lunchtime session in Thomsons in Morrison st. I was up the back of the Gorgie end and spent much of the match kicking the corrugated Iron fence in frustration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I love the way some are using this as an argument against an 18 team SPL. We were getting crowds of 7,000 odds for average league games earlier that season. If we got a crowd of 7,000 now for a league the board would be in meltdown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) I love the way some are using this as an argument against an 18 team SPL. We were getting crowds of 7,000 odds for average league games earlier that season. If we got a crowd of 7,000 now for a league the board would be in meltdown! If you look at the crowds for this period, especially 86/87 and 87/88, it's incredible how we would get 7,000 one week and 29,000 the next. Edited January 7, 2011 by Buffalo Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drylaw Hearts Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I love the way some are using this as an argument against an 18 team SPL. We were getting crowds of 7,000 odds for average league games earlier that season. If we got a crowd of 7,000 now for a league the board would be in meltdown! Only 3 games at home that season we're under 10,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Only 3 games at home that season we're under 10,000. Quite, and look at the way our attendances rocketed because we were competing. That's the point and that is what an 18 team league would engender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If you look at the crowds for this period, especially 86/87 and 87/88, it's incredible how we would get 7,000 one week and 29,000 the next. indeed BB. those were the days when the old firm really did bring enormous supports to our place. 10,000 or so capacity for the away end. aberdeen brought about 250,000+ most times. 5000 buses parked up by malones slaughterhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 indeed BB. those were the days when the old firm really did bring enormous supports to our place. 10,000 or so capacity for the away end. aberdeen brought about 250,000+ most times. 5000 buses parked up by malones slaughterhouse. Aberdeen fans, Chesser Avenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Aberdeen fans, Chesser Avenue. complete with tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world_3 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 One of my favourite Gary Mackay goals. Though he was really helped with the final bobble making the ball sit up. It was such a shame when his confidence for going forward like that was destroyed by Joe Jordan making him play as a wing back. Gary had fantastic ability to burst into the box when he was younger. Correct, a potentially great Hearts attacking midfielder was ruined. As for the game itself a missed opportunity, we should have went out intent on hammering them but we were really nervy and ended up just playing for the 1-0 - a big big mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) indeed BB. those were the days when the old firm really did bring enormous supports to our place. 10,000 or so capacity for the away end. aberdeen brought about 250,000+ most times. 5000 buses parked up by malones slaughterhouse. The other factor to consider is that most people didn't have season tickets back then. It was nothing unusual for attendances to rocket for, say, an interesting Cup game (vs Dundee in the mid-70s is an example) only to be back down by about 50% the next week. When we have talk of building a bigger stadium "and they will come", my mind always goes back to this game against Clydebank. The "House Full" signs should have been up on Gorgie Road by about 2.30pm that day. The last home hurrah for the team about to be champions and there was still room for thousands more inside the ground. Edit: sorry, have just seen that The Treasurer has posted much the same above. Edited January 7, 2011 by leginten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 The other factor to consider is that most people didn't have season tickets back then. It was nothing unusual for attendances to rocket for, say, an interesting Cup game (vs Dundee in the mid-70s is an example) only to be back down by about 50% the next week. When we have talk of building a bigger stadium "and they will come", my mind always goes back to this game against Clydebank. The "House Full" signs should have been up on Gorgie Road by about 2.30pm that day. The last home hurrah for the team about to be champions and there was still room for thousands more inside the ground. spot on, on both counts. there was a larger 'walk-up' element as opposed to season tickets, as you say. that's always bound to lead to people picking and choosing the games they attend. regarding the crowds... the attendances at games like the clydebank one and some others that season kinda fly in the face of the estimated 45,000 'fans' we had at the cup final. you have to ask why it is that fair weather fans weren't coming to witness what would/should have been the club's finest achievement. it's not even as if it was particularly expensive to go to games. compared to the prices of today, it was significantly cheaper (even taking into account comparative earnings and costs of living). there must have been some other reason why the ground wasn't bursting at the seams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Another perhaps forgotten about match by many that cost us the title. Had we pumped the already relegated Bankies that last game wouldn't have mattered as the goal difference would have been too much for Celtic (or a more spectacular lie down would have been required). I can remember it was the game before that we played Clydebank,ended 1-1,that people were saying that could be the result that could stop us winning the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvery_Moon Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 I can remember it was the game before that we played Clydebank,ended 1-1,that people were saying that could be the result that could stop us winning the league. yeah I was at that. We were losing till late on IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaths17 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) spot on, on both counts. there was a larger 'walk-up' element as opposed to season tickets, as you say. that's always bound to lead to people picking and choosing the games they attend. regarding the crowds... the attendances at games like the clydebank one and some others that season kinda fly in the face of the estimated 45,000 'fans' we had at the cup final. you have to ask why it is that fair weather fans weren't coming to witness what would/should have been the club's finest achievement. it's not even as if it was particularly expensive to go to games. compared to the prices of today, it was significantly cheaper (even taking into account comparative earnings and costs of living). there must have been some other reason why the ground wasn't bursting at the seams. anybody that went to games in those days will remember the lack of women compared to now and indeed kids. hearts at the time had the reputation for being the worst for football violence, even vastly out numbered at ibrox and parkhead we gave as good as we got and it wasn't pretty to watch. i would think this contributed greatly to the size of crowds going consistently to what could be a treacherous day out. the country was also just coming out of a period when strikes and large unemployment were the name of the game, although it was cheaper for a game there still wasn't a lot of spare cash kicking about at the time. Edited January 7, 2011 by reaths17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) I can remember it was the game before that we played Clydebank,ended 1-1,that people were saying that could be the result that could stop us winning the league. Aberdeen. My first game, after coming back. Jimmy the Jinx Edited January 7, 2011 by J.T.F.Robertson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungalow Bill Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 My first ever Hearts game. One of my earliest memories. I was 2 months short of my 5th birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 That was my first Hearts match, I had flown over from Canada and was hoping we would wrap up the title at home which we really should have done! The bald headed Clydebank keeper (Gallacher?) stood on his head, we should have easily scored 4 or 5, leaving the match and heading to the pubs it was a weird feeling with some celebrating as if we were champions and others being a little more reserved with Celtic having won and yet to play St. Rollover! It was my long time dream to get to Tynecastle and it was just magical walking to the stadium seeing bus drivers with Hearts kits on, the anticipation was great! I still maintain that in hindsight this was the missed opportunity that cost us the title, perhaps if we did score 4 or 5 Celtic would have been allowed to score 9 or 10 against the cheats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samgolden Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 I think the game that mattered was the game vAberdeen 1-1 when I think a Jim Bett Handled the ball in our box but Valentine gave them the pen does anyone agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthing Jambo Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, samgolden said: I think the game that mattered was the game vAberdeen 1-1 when I think a Jim Bett Handled the ball in our box but Valentine gave them the pen does anyone agree I think we all agree about Valentine😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC 86 Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 On 07/01/2011 at 00:32, stirlingshirejambo said: One of my all time favourite goals from a very nervous game We were quite happy with a win goal difference wasn't really mentioned then Nervous game is right.....whether the players were nervous and it transmitted to the crowd or the other way round, that's what I remember. Every time that Gerry McCabe picked up the ball in our half it felt like we were going to lose a goal. Fantastic goal by Mackay and well received when it came anyway. A missed opportunity by us, but you could equally look at games we lost goals in the early part of the season as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gashauskis9 Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Same day as Chernobyl. Should have called all the leagues that night 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) Happy with the win that day and, naïvely (I was only 17, nearly 18), believed the title was won and just needed clinching. Iirc, we were on course at half time that afternoon as Celtic were being held 0-0. That is just from memory so may not be accurate. Haven't watched the link posted but did watch the highlights a few months back. A bit painful. PS I checked. It was Celtic 0-0 Dundee at half time. Celtic won 2-0 but Mo Johnston only clinched it with the 2nd with 5 minutes left. We really were close to it that day. Edited April 26, 2020 by martoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, HMFC 86 said: Nervous game is right.....whether the players were nervous and it transmitted to the crowd or the other way round, that's what I remember. Every time that Gerry McCabe picked up the ball in our half it felt like we were going to lose a goal. Fantastic goal by Mackay and well received when it came anyway. A missed opportunity by us, but you could equally look at games we lost goals in the early part of the season as well. It was almost like a sense of relief when he scored after so many being saved or missed, it almost seemed like it wasn't going to be our day and as you say the worry was they would score on the break! It was a great goal, I still have the Pink from that match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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