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58 minutes ago, SMEE said:

This must have been before my time. I dont recognise any. Then again, for the most part, i only really recognise old Caley players, from about 1978 onwards

Back row, 2nd from right, Murd Urquhart.   Middle row, 2nd from left, looks like Kevin McDonald.

So, first half of the 70s - 1974 or thereabouts?

Hope no one walked on that floor with metal studs

Cheers, Scarlet.

Another of John Gordon's stories was about a time he was refereeing an Old Firm game. The teams were warming up, when the pitch was suddently invaded by a large bunch of students. It was either Rag Week or some protest - I can't remember. They spread out and were running around all over the pitch, so that it was impossible for the police to catch them. There was no sign of them leaving the pitch, and, with the stadium crammed to capacity wih rabid OF fans ready for the match and/or a fight, it was potentially a very nasty situation.

So John grabbed the nearest one, and asked him who the "heid bummer" was.  (First time I'd ever heard that term.) Then he called the boss student across and said "I've got to get this game under way. Here's what'll happen. I introduce you to the two captains, and you get to shake their hands. Then you toss the coin. After that, you and your mates get off the pitch. Do we have a deal?".

Deal!

Thanks, IBM!  You had previously identified my Dad's bike as a BSA Bantam (being winched off the St Ola at Stromness).

 Now I know that it must have had a few miles on it before Dad acquired it.

2 minutes ago, IBM said:

I have always been interested in all road transport since I was a young boy including registration numbers and I have a book to confirm what I don't know which I have to check for older vehicles.

Cheers, IBM.  Does your book tell you that CST xxx was 1948, but CST xxy was  1949?  That's what I am getting at - how you can be so precise.  Not querying or arguing - just curious. 

2 hours ago, IBM said:

An Austin K2 registered in 1948.  

How can you tell?  The reason I ask is that my Dad's motorbike, which I have seen only in photos from 1954 or 55, was CST 5xx (I don't have the exact number to hand). 

In the absence of a year ID as part of the number, how do you pin down a plate to a specific year?

1 hour ago, Caman said:

If this goes viral, TCS will be sold out and wall to wall women today with the prospect of that happening. 

Jessops in Sneck reporting a sudden run on binoculars and telescopes....

I still think that the Atlantic League, with the big clubs from the wee countries in W & NW Europe, could be a good idea. Celtic & Rangers were candidates for that.

Don't know if that idea still has legs, or if it has died.

I understand your logic, but I don't think I agree with it. I think it contains great potential for public confusion about  what is and  what is not the views and positions of the Trust.

At the very least, if an official of the Trust is posting here in a personal capacity, then they should make that explicitly clear.

And maybe the Trust should discuss what their position about personal postings should be. If, God forbid, some serious disagreement should arise, you don't want to have a public slanging match about it!

Enough already.  As always, good luck with your difficult task!

3 hours ago, Glover said:

I think the Supporters Trust will have taken notice of this thread...

You think? Are you not a member of the Board of the Trust? 

Your participation in this thread is evidence that the Trust has indeed taken notice...

Railway Terrace, leading to the old humpback bridge across the railway. 

I lived in a flat off to the left of the photo, at the corner of Rose Street and George Street. Our living room was what estate agents would describe as "double aspect", with windows onto both streets - and an excellent view of the bridge over the railway.

18 minutes ago, RiG said:

I think that the thread author can also close / delete threads as well BTW.

Yup. Just looked at a thread that I had started, and there is a "moderation actions" option at the top. Gives me the choice of "hide" or "delete".

5 minutes ago, Stuart Goodacre said:

Did you know the MacKenzies or their son?

Nope.

4 minutes ago, Stuart Goodacre said:

Is it okay to post here asking for this?

I'm not a moderator, so that's not for me to answer.

I've just come across your crowdfunding page - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/solving-an-unsolved-murder

The obvious question is whether your two suspects - whom you propose to name - are still alive.  Likely legal problems there, I'd have thought.

Even if they are dead, it's my personal opinion that airing all this in public before giving your information to the police isn't the best way to do it.

Is this you?

https://www.express.co.uk/scotland/1004939/renee-macrae-disappearance-mystery-case-scotland

http://ag.worldpronews.com/54302/3258/0/f8682cf4e205f230e1852993581ac70089c9d393

I lived at the top of George Street until 1961, and that doesn't look like it to me. It was a clear road - wasn't obstructed by a gasholder.

Have a look at this photo.

Rose Street runs diagonally from 8 o'clock towards the top right, and if you carry on through School Lane and the one beside the Old High, you eventually reach the Greig Street bridge in the top right quadrant.

So running laterally across the photo, from bottom up, we have the railway, Innes Street (the white street), and then George Street.  As you can see, it is quite clear.

Looking at the relative positions of the chimney and gasholder in the original photo, it must have been taken between the river and the gasworks.  It looks to me as though there may have been a lane running between Chapel Sreet and the gasworks - just to the left of of the graveyard in the photo, but I have no memory of it. Yet I think that's where the original photo must have been taken from.

10 hours ago, DoofersDad said:

That is why I am just so disappointed to hear him making such unjustified criticism of his young players in order to deflect the blame from where it so clearly lies - with himself.

Agreed, however he has now demonstrated how thin the squad is.

In other circumstances, this would be followed by a demand for more money, to strengthen the squad. We all know that that's unrealistic.  So I'm half expecting to hear "I've done all I can here. There's nothing more I can do.".

1 hour ago, tm4tj said:

Contrary to popular belief, I heard Robbo on the radio this morning. The gist of his interview was along these lines.

I have players knocking on my door asking why they are not getting a game. The next time they ask I'll be showing them a video of this game

Bizarre thing to say.  Presumably he's referring to players who were in the team last night?  In which case one question is "Was it any worse than other recent games?", and another is "Is that how you encourage them?".

If he's referring to players who aren't regularly in the team, then he's strengthening their case.

46 minutes ago, Kingsmills said:

The only real priority this season is the league and we are undefeated in the Championship since March. Let's get a few more league points on the board starting with three on Saturday.

I understand that, but there is a lot of difference between a team playing with confidence based on recent results, and one that will be nervous about things going wrong.

11 days to brood on this - not playing again till the 25th.

9 minutes ago, tm4tj said:

Don't read too much into this defeat.

I take your point.  But exiting two cups and winning only one game in the last four isn't going to do much for the team's confidence.

3 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

Bringing the two gigs together, Bruce Dickinson's primary influence as a singer and performer was.....Arthur Brown!

And my picture of Arthur Brown was taken when he came out front to watch Carl Palmer - who used to be his drummer!  He (AB) is 76, and put on a really good show yesterday.

Great photo. I saw a review of one their earlier shows, which said that their Spitfire damn near took Nicko McBrain's head off!

The Peatbog Faeries ensure that no-one is asleep in the Kent afternoon countryside.

Carl Palmer reminds the "Glastonbury grandads" - your description was perfect - how boring drum solos can be.

"Arthur Brown - in person!".   (Frank Zappa's last words before fleeing the stage at Montreux Casino, as described in "Smoke on the Water".)

19 hours ago, Yngwie said:

Sounds good - Glastonbury for grandads!

A somewhat less sedate musical throwback for me tonight with Iron Maiden, 32 years since the first time I saw them.

I saw Caravan when I was at university, so that's probably about 42 years ago

Hope your show was as good as mine!

Just about to set out to this  -  https://www.anewdayfestival.com/schedule/saturday

Hawkwind
Caravan
Gong
Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy
Atomic Rooster
Curved Air
Peatbog Faeries
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
Bernie Tormé
Dr Schwamp
The Far Meadow

I shudder to think what the combined ages of all the artists must be. And I know that there are only a few original members left in those bands.

It's a l-o-n-g time since I went to a festival, but that line-up is stellar, and surely won't come together again. And the weather forecast is good

No idea what the Peatbogs are doing in the middle of that lot, but they are the icing on the cake .

Get a good result in Falkirk - I'll be thinking of you.

All you have to do is ask!

From Alex Main's centenary history "Caley All The Way".     (If you are the copyright holder and object, please let me know.)

The team is listed a couple of pages later in the book, and matches your line-up perfectly.

Nice to see "Porridge" MacKintosh in both photos.  I remember his daughter from, I guess, primary school. She was called Roberta, but more often, like her father, she was "Bobby"!

10 hours ago, CaleyD said:

As I said before, every statement raises more questions than it provides answers...that's not an indication of good communication, let alone the promised transparency we were told could be expected.

So, as the Chairman of the reconstituted CJT, are you attempting to set up lines of communication with the board?

I appreciate that most of your efforts just now will be going towards getting CJT up and running. But formal contact with the Chairman and key ICT staff - if only to say "Hi, we're here, and we look forward to working with you" - would surely be useful? You make valid points, which should be discussed.

Maybe you're doing this already, but all I see are your posts here.