Scarlet Pimple

Pulsating match from start to finish. Two very well matched teams. A real chess game of football. Toronto was very prominent in the attacking role and Seattle did an absolutely fantastic skilled an obviously highly coached job of defending. Their Manager had his team set-up to a "T" expecting wave after wave of attacks and preventing any real super shots directly on goal. Seattle's goalie made a fantastic, desperate, finger tip save to thwart a great header by Toronto which seemed sure to be going in the net. Had Toronto scored atb this point in the game then it seems inevitable that they would have been able to go on to win this match. And that more or less finished their push to win. The crowd were stunned by this save but I'm sure they were all as awe struck by the keeper's ability to recover from a near fall and his abllity to even get his fingers near the ball, as were myself and the T.V commentator. The shoot out with penalty kicks was a heart-in -the mouth affair and the agony of the Toronto player when he hit the underside of the bar and therefore missed the opportunity of winning the game was heartfelt all over the stadium. The pitch was in tip top condition despite the freezing temperatures and also looked great. Under the carpet heating etc. did its job and the pitch did look in superb shape. Kudos to the ground staff who clearly had worked their butts off to get it suitable for this match in well below freezing temperatures. Suffice it to say that nobody left before the final whistle but the stadium emptied very quickly of Toronto fans at that point. I also enjoyed the cup-hand-over ceremony and the obvious delirium of the 1500 or so Seattle fans who braved the elements to fly over 2000 miles for this match. Somebody had to win and the Americans had their tactics spot on to turn back wave after wave of red shirts. All together a fine, absorbing match. And all the fans seemed to be very well behaved.

Channel.

I knew that! . But did IHE.? Time for him to stop splicing the mainbrace and get down to business in the fo'castle of HMS Sneck methinks?

see-the-light.

DD-well we do actually have a poster on here named Buckett. It's just that we haven't heard from him in a good while.......... ? Pity.

sought.

Charlie On that first photo above, front row 2nd from right, was A Mitchell "Jupie"? And, if so , didn't he subsequently play for Caley for a few years?

What?

leather

Woodie for short but would he fit in.....?

Has anyone got photos of Peter MacKinnon who played centre half for Caley, before he transferred to Elgin or Nairn , about 1950-1955. Big, strong with muscular legs and very nimble I do remember..- he played seemingly on tiptoes when he got the ball. Day job was as a fireman on the railway. Lived for a spell next door to our family. Very nice guy to speak to, no side or arrogance about him at all. I liked him very much....... ?

Difficult for me to say now but it could be a view from IHE's old stomping ground as a younger man ?

Not to mention the facts that other teams' managers may have sussed out our weaknesses and style etc.

And four.

How can we think that the Dons will continue to be interested in a player who can so easily be depressed, or gone off the boil through disappointment or feel aggrieved at what he may feel is his divine right to a transfer on demand to better his career, or even just plain boredom or such, just baffles me. The owners of Aberdeen F.C. are ambitious (because they have invested tons of money in their new stadium for one thing) and need players who will constantly have a forward-looking and positive attitude to their game and who will give their all for the club. Otherwise, Jimmy, it's....TTFN...... Ta Ta For Now. And perhaps it would not be a good thing for Miles Storey to return to ICT, deflated in his ambitions. It might overwhelm him and lead to him turning into another player with a definite lack of interest. Frank Kelly speaking, methinks it's not good to go back, only forward into the unknown. If it fails and it hurts then that's fine since you will have learned another of life's lessons one of which is either to put more effort into your place in the scheme of things or quit and move on until you do find your niche. Been there, done that, like.

IHE, I assume your question about the once semi-great GG is addressed to S.P.? That being so you must know that the Pimpernell organisation has spies in every quarter of the Globe and yes, I know about him. But what is now known is not worth repeating so onward and upward, eh?

Stage

One assumes that Tulloch will continue to pay the City property taxes? Or will ICT need to pay them?

William Wallace

So you are saying that Gary is no longer Gary Glitter,.eh ?

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