On this day in history

[Mick O'Rourke]

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Re the Jimmy O hat trick in cup against St J in 1974 I'm pretty sure Joe Harper wasn't ineligible, he was dropped. No surprise really after his sluggish, overweight debut the week before. The Gordon/O'Rourke partnership was restored and Jimmy did the business!

Try to be objective here.

The dugs in the street knew then that Jimmy was good enough to remain in the team.
But Ned had other ideas.As you know Brian,it broke Jimmy's heart the day he left The Holy Ground.



I notice a few history posts from Billy refer to former player,Gordon Durie and his nickname.

When Jimmy was assistant to Pat Stanton,along with George Stewart,Jimmy had nicknames for a few of the youngsters.
Durie was one of that fine crop.
It goes back to older family members in the Grassmarket who had a habit of often using rhyming slang when chatting.
Jimmy used it sometimes.
So Gordon Durie got called "Juke Box" ,after the TV music quiz show of the sixties, Juke Box Jury..and it appears to have stuck to this day.