Jump to content

Tuesday 26th November 2024 - kick-off 7.45pm

Scottish Premiership - Hibernian v Aberdeen

BigAl

Administrators
  • Posts

    13,200
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    262

Everything posted by BigAl

  1. UB40 - Many Rivers To Cross
  2. Peter Gabriel - Big Time
  3. Still the same....extended mix
  4. Monsoon - Ever So Lonely [ extended mix ]
  5. Jason Mraz - Curbside Prophet
  6. Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care
  7. Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen
  8. Don't have a problem with it. Let Gus have his fifteen minutes of fame..... JC will get Jan's award after taking the good ship AFC clear in third in SPL, back to back victories over the Old Farm and closing in on second place, and into the next round of the Scottish Cup
  9. Bunch of totally deluded fuckwits who just don't seem to realise that they're not of any relevance to anyone other than themselves
  10. Pity they never got their way over this Revealed: Argentinians wanted to jail shamed Scotland star Willie Johnston Dec 30 2008 By Kevin Schofield AN Argentine lawyer tried to have Scotland star Willie Johnston jailed for up to three years for taking drugs during the 1978 World Cup, it was revealed yesterday. He wanted the shamed player extradited back to Argentina to face trial. Last night, the stunned star told the Record: "It's unbelievable. I didn't exactly murder someone or commit some terrible crime, so I think it's well over the top." Foreign Office papers published today under the 30-year rule also reveal how a dozen disgruntled Scots fans were arrested for unfurling a banner which read: "F*** the SFA." And Britain's top diplomat in Argentina blamed "complacency and lack of professionalism" for Scotland's dismal performances. Ex-Rangers star Johnston was banned after a random dope test found traces of a banned substance in his system. It was the low point of Scotland's disastrous 1978 campaign. The winger, then with West Bromwich Albion, was bundled on to a flight back to the UK by SFA bosses. He was banned from international football for a year, but never played for Scotland again. Hugh Carless, Britain's charge d'affaires in Buenos Aires, said that following his "humiliation", the SFA had "wisely packed Johnston off on the first flight home". But in a message to the Foreign Office in London on June 13, 1978, he tells how the scandal also sparked a diplomatic row. He wrote: "An Argentine lawyer has demanded Johnston's extradition on the grounds that the use of drugs by sportsmen to boost performance is a crime punishable by imprisonment of between one and three years. "Both FIFA and the Argentine ministry of foreign affairs claim that they have no grounds for interfering with the due process of law. "They have, however, agreed to seek legal advice on whether a case such as this falls within the competence of the Anglo-Argentine extradition treaty." Last night, Johnston said: "This is the first I've ever heard of any request to have had me extradited. I can't believe the guy behind it was serious - he was probably looking for publicity." Johnston, now 62, took two Reactivan cold remedy tablets to relieve his hay fever before Scotland's game against Peru. They contained the illegal stimulant fencamfamin - which saw him sent home and handed a year-long FIFAban. Speaking yesterday at the Port Brae pub in Kirkcaldy, Fife, which he runs, he said: "I'd no idea the substance was banned - if I had known, then obviously I wouldn't have taken it. "When it happened, it was the worst day of my life. It was terrible for me, my family and everyone I knew." When told he could have faced three years in jail, Johnston laughed, saying: "It could only happen to me. Maybe if I'd gone back to Argentina, I could have stayed with Maradona or Kempes. "It was a nightmare at the time but 30 years have gone by and it's all in the distant past now." The secret files also reveal 12 disgruntled Scots fans were arrested after unfurling a banner in an Argentinian restaurant which said: "F*** the SFA." Angry locals took offence and called the police. Carless wrote: "They were taken into custody for a couple of hours by the police, who evidently mistook the identity of the SFA." Those supporters were the lucky ones - their time in jail meant they missed Scotland's draw with Iran. The documents also reveal diplomats urged the SFA, then led by Ernie Walker, to hold peace talks with the Tartan Army. On June 9, Carless wrote: "The Scottish fans remain bitterly disappointed. We are suggesting to the SFA that they seek a means of communicating with their fans and give them an opportunity to air their grievances. "It would seem the poor Scottish performance was due to complacency and lack of professionalism."
  11. Guess thats the point I was trying to Mizer. Nae exactly set the heather alight to date, but getting a run of games in the starting line up might be working for his confidence, and hopefully now turning into the player we all hoped he was
  12. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11781_4716377,00.html Sounds like he'll sign if offered contract. Was that the real JDV that turned up on Sat. If so, more of the same in the next few games, and i'll be happy enough for him to sign on for another couple of years
  13. Double Ditto
  14. Summed up perfectly above. JDV was a revelation yesterday in my opinion. Could it be down to the fact he's actually getting a run of games in the team ?
  15. Supergrass - Caught by the fuzz
  16. DONS hero Drew Jarvie was recovering in hospital today after undergoing life-saving heart surgery. The 60-year-old underwent a heart valve repair after it was initially thought he would need a valve replacement. Drew’s wife said the operation had been a complete success and he was recovering well. Janette Jarvie said: “He’s doing really well and he’ll be delighted to hear everyone is asking for him. “The staff here have been absolutely fantastic and we’ve been really well looked after. “Drew has been having hospital appointments for about 10 years and the doctors in Aberdeen have been fantastic too. “We knew he was going to need the operation at some point but that’s it done now.†Surgeons at Golden Jubilee National Hospital, near Clydebank, had intended to carry out a heart valve replacement but were able to repair the valve instead. Drew has been moved out of intensive care and into the High Dependency Unit. He could be moved to a general ward in a day or two and could be released from hospital early next week. Today fellow Dons legends wished the striker, who was part of the 1976 league cup and 1980 league winning sides, a speedy recovery. Drew formed a prolific partnership with fellow striker Joe Harper in the 1970s. The King of the Beach End said: “I hope he gets well soon – he’s one of my golfing partners and I’ve been carrying him for years! “He’s always saying he carried me when we played together so the least I can do is return the favour!†Dons spokesman Dave Macdermid said: “On behalf of everyone at the club, our thoughts are with Drew and Janette at this time and we wish Drew a speedy recovery. “We’re delighted to hear the operation went well and we’re looking forward to seeing him back at Pittodrie soon.†Former Aberdeen captain and Evening Express columnist, Stewart McKimmie, said: “I watched him when I was younger and he scored a lot of fine goals for Aberdeen. “He always gave 100% and is a really nice bloke. Football is his life and I wish him a speedy recovery. “He’s the kind of guy that football needs. He has still got a very keen interest in Aberdeen. I see him regularly at Pittodrie and I hope to see him back there again soon.†Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish said: “Drew is a great guy and I, along with my coaches Roy Aitken and Andy Watson, were saddened to hear that he has had to go into hospital. “I’ve known Drew a long time and Roy, Andy and I all worked with him at Aberdeen so on behalf of the three of us I’d like let him know that we’re thinking about him and to wish him a speedy recovery.†Drew – who played for Aberdeen between 1972 and 1982 – remains the Dons’ fifth top scorer with 85 league goals and a total of 137 for the club. He netted against both Fortuna Dusseldorf and Borussia Monchengladbach in European competitions. Drew helped develop the Dons’ young guns during a spell as under-21 coach at Pittodrie and was involved with players including Darren Mackie and Zander Diamond.
  17. Does he mean you relish having sex with burgers
  18. Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
  19. Gladys Knight - Midnight Train To Georgia
  20. Jimmy Rodgers -Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia
  21. Beatles - The Blue Album
×
×
  • Create New...