robert peffers

Frae Auld Bob Peffers:
Scotland's team qualified for the Euro 2004. The young laddie Darren
Fletcher's goal wis a beezer. James Mc Fadden laid it on.
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allan connochie

Great news indeed but they haven't actually qualified yet. They've made it
through to the play offs.

cheers

Allan

adam whyte-settlar

Where they will be 'brave', or even 'heroic', and of course, 'very unlucky'
sad ******* losers - as per usual?
A W-S
Well done so far anyway : )

douglas clark

It sounded a better game than the England match. But not all that
convincing.


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robert peffers

Frae Auld Bob Peffers:
To be fair they did play very well but there were flaws that the old eyes
could see very well. Having said that The old head knows there was not a lot
stopping them being a very good team. Most of them are quite young. Also
remember that McFadden and the young goal scorer are only just breaking
through from the under 21s. McFadden in particular was magic in places. All
that guy needs is just a little more experience. You know the kind of thing
the magic winning the ball, the magic dribble round two or three defenders
and then pass to the guy NOT in the best place in front of the open goal.
These things come with experience. The thing so good about these young guys
is their self confidence and belief in themselves.
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robert peffers

Frae Auld Bob Peffers:
If I had a pound for every star footballer I saw doing things like that I
would be very rich. Believe me I have watched a great many of the legends of
the game. They all made daft errors. I have seen some real boo-boos but I
have also seen some great things on the playing field.--- ~How about Hibs
Bobby Duncan scoring a goal against top European side Napoli with a looping
shot from the touchline one, (1), yard inside his own half. This in the
days of the older, heavier ball.

That game was true football magic
Hibs came back from Italy 4-1 down and written off by the pundits.

The manager of Hibs then was the Great Bob Shankley. He maintained Hibs
could turn that score round and Pat Stanton, the Hibs' Skipper, swore that
Hibs were never outplayed in Italy in spite of their heavy defeat.

The game at Easter Road Kicked off and the Italians were kicking, pushing
and punching from the very start. Within 5 minutes Bobby Duncan ran the ball
from his own half and from over by the touchline, a yard over the half-way
line, crashed it past the great Dino Zoff. The only guy in the park,
including about 21,000 fans, not astounded was Bobby Duncan. Just on half
time the Mighty, (Wee Pat), Quinn, then popped in a short one to make it 3-4
on aggregate. 20 minutes after the re-start Peter Cormack headed home a
goal from a Scott corner to make it 4-4 ag., and Hibs still with a clean
sheet, (away goals counted double if a tie)

The Italian fans were losing the plot and rioting all round the pitch. The
noise was deafening as fans roared the Hibs on. We were still celebrating
when Pat Stanton bent low and headed home. 5-4ag. Next the big Italian
defender, Girardo, (who had kicked, pushed, pulled jerseys and even punched
just about every Hibs player on the park), got himself sent off after going
over the top tackling Eric Stevenson and just after it was Eric Stevenson
who crossed for Colin Stein to head home the last of the 5-0 on the night
rout of Napoli.

How about all those great goals that earned Lawrie Rielly the name, "Last
Minute Lawrie". I Saw the Law/Baxter demolition of the then World Champs. I
watched some of the finest readers of a game ever. John White, Pat Quinn and
Bobby Johnston. The, "Ghost", was hardly noticed during a game but when he
was not playing neither was the team. On the field he ran the game. By those
standards Beckham isn't bad but just a learner yet.
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