SOME memories are carried around as if they are dumbbells. Gordon Strachan knows all about that. There was a time when Scotland and the Republic of Ireland weren’t equals, which is how they are regarded ahead of their Euro 2014 meeting at Celtic Park on Friday. In the 1970s and 1980s, Scotland were a team that qualified for World Cups, while the Republic had never appeared in major finals. Then came 18 February, 1987, at Hampden Park, when all changed, changed utterly.






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