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1van Sprou7e
11-02-2019, 10:09 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbtVLF8MsY8

Incredible footage

bigwheel
11-02-2019, 10:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbtVLF8MsY8

Incredible footage

Thanks for sharing that . Had never seen it before....some nice footage of some of the famous five ...what a huge crowd at Starks Park...brilliant footage [emoji122][emoji122][emoji122]


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CentreLine
11-02-2019, 10:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbtVLF8MsY8

Incredible footage

Followed up with footage of the semi-final against the huns 1958 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJT9eyM8Ps

Lancs Harp
11-02-2019, 10:31 PM
Followed up with footage of the semi-final against the huns 1958 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJT9eyM8Ps

Another from the hey day, over 47000 at Easter Road for a 4 th round tie with Aberdeen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddj-Xh9JipE

Hi Heid Yin
11-02-2019, 10:39 PM
That footage from 1952 shows how "soft" football, the authorities and health and safety has become.

That pitch was treacherous, but they played the game regardless.

It was a lottery, but that made it all the more ridiculously thrilling

The surrounding streets would have also been treacherous, but the crowds turned up regardless - though I guess we'll never know how many took a tumble on the way and ended up in casualty.

Simply heading a ball in those days all but guaranteed concussion.

The ball was built like a cannonball and weighed a ton.

Changed times indeed.

The Modfather
11-02-2019, 10:49 PM
Look at the crowd, where were the rest of those “fuds” for the return fixture on Saturday just passed?