Sad to hear the news of Dave Mackay's passing. One of the all-time greats of Scottish football and a true Hearts legend.
Rest in peace. Sincere condolences to Dave's friends and family.
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Thread: Dave Mackay dies
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03-03-2015 07:39 PM #61
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03-03-2015 07:42 PM #62
To be held in such high regard by players pundits and fans alike tells you all you need to know. RIP
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03-03-2015 07:52 PM #63
I saw Tommy Preston at ER for the Dumbarton game & Tom will be devastated by Dave's passing. In those days the Hibs & Hearts players were great friends off the park & played golf, bowls & even cricket together on a regular basis. I only had the privilege to meet Davie once but as others have said he was an outstanding player & leader, & more importantly a truly fine man.
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03-03-2015 08:11 PM #64
Dave Mackay was there to support Lawrie Reilly's Book launch at Easter Road. Lots of mutual respect that night between all the legends and supporters there.
Sad news indeed for an Edinburgh and Scotland great.
Condolences and thoughts to his friends and family
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03-03-2015 09:28 PM #66
Very sad news. As a club we know what it means to us when a legend dies and now Hearts will feel that same pain. RIP Dave
This is how it feels
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03-03-2015 10:42 PM #67This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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03-03-2015 10:55 PM #68
Wish I had been around then to see him play.
By all accounts a real Edinburgh gent. RIP Dave.
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04-03-2015 01:41 AM #69This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Remember we're talking about one of the best footballers in Britain here - a really top player. He won all three trophies in Scotland with Hearts - a League Championship, a Scottish Cup and two League Cups, - and a Football League Championship in England, three FA Cups, and the European Cup-Winners' Cup with Spurs. Both those sides were good footballing sides with lots of talented players, and in both teams Mackay was one of the played who made up the backbone of the side.
I can only say that Dave Mackay was a very fine footballer, a hard tackler but brave and fair in his approach to the game, and unlike some of the 'hard men' who came after him, he was a MAN.
Not a cowardly thug.
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04-03-2015 02:43 AM #70This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-03-2015 06:47 AM #71This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-03-2015 02:02 PM #72This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
There's a story I heard years ago (grateful for confirmation or correction from fellow oldies, guys?) about the return leg of the first ever European Cup tie played in Scotland, Hibs against Rot-Weiss Essen back in 1956 or 1957. Tommy Younger, Laurie Reilly and Gordon Smith were away in Europe with the Scotland team, and were unable to get home in time for the game because of bad weather.
Hugh Shaw sends a ground-staff boy round to (I think) Alec Buchanan's house a couple of streets from the stadium to tell him to get round to ER, he's playing.
The laddies rings the bell. Alec comes to the door and is told, Get your boots and get round to the stadium - you're playing in the European Cup.
Alec says, fine, but I'll be a few minutes - my mother's just put dinner on the table and I'm not missing her mince and tatties for any bunch of Germans.
When he arrives, Hugh wants to know what kept him. Alec tells him about the mince and tatties and explains that they were so good he had stayed for second helpings. We were 4-0 up from the first leg and drew the home leg 1-1. Alec scored our goal.
But he had his leg pulled for a long time about his second plate of mince and tatties.
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04-03-2015 02:10 PM #73This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/...-goal-1.275928
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04-03-2015 02:13 PM #74This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Ach, I don't know where I got 'Alec' from. It was Jock Buchanan. DOH!Last edited by --------; 04-03-2015 at 02:25 PM.
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04-03-2015 02:43 PM #75
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I had the pleasure of meeting the man in the board room of Derby County FC. We got match tickets through a great pal, the late Terry Anderson. Terry's brother Dessie was Mr McKay's assistant at DC for a while. On learning we were Hibs fans he said "i like to see both Edinburgh teams doing well". A true gent and I have been told, a great player.
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04-03-2015 11:12 PM #76
Was close to giving this its own thread:
Just watching Match of the day who paid tribute to Dave MacKay, they obviously mainly mentioned his time at Spurs and also at Derby. But no mention whatsoever of his Hearts connection with one league winners medal, one Scottish Cup winners medal and two League Cup winners medals. I'm no Jambo ( obviously ) but WTF
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05-03-2015 07:29 AM #77This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Wished I's seen McKay play, he must have been some footballer. Respect to the man and his family.
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