17 hours ago, Boyne said:

Probably the closest any Scotland player got to Socrates that night.June 1982.

Edited May 25, 20251 yr by erskblue

Couldn't resist posting this.

Forty-two shillings or £2.10 for the youngsters on here.

Some goal from David Narey. Mind you, it just annoyed Brazil! 😀

Some free kick from Zico.

Socrates. Simply oozed sheer class on a football pitch.

A Scotland player actually getting a tackle in on Socrates! David Narey take a bow!!

Rumoured to be full of ‘Celtic 2024-25 Treble T Shirts’!😀

Chris Woods amongst the band, prior to the friendly against Denmark at Wembley on 14th Sept 1988.

England won 1-0.

7 hours ago, Boyne said:

Two great players. Davie Cooper and John Barnes in a 1-1 draw in May 1984 at Hampden.

It was fitting that this final match in the Home Championship between the auld enemy should finish all square. For the record, of the 102 England-Scotland Home Championship matches England won 40. Scotland 39 and 23 were drawn. England scored 185 goals to 166 by the Scots.

Stanley Matthews and Nilton Santos during the England v Brazil friendly at Wembley on 9th May 1956.

England won 4-2.

Stanley Matthews against Scotland during a War Time international between England and Scotland at Wembley on 4th March 1944.

Stanley Mathews at a packed Bridge.

“ Aw come on referee! It wasn’t a foul!” (The Italian equivalent!”)

Edited May 29, 20251 yr by erskblue

Gentile and Maradona in July 1982. World Cup.

It’s probably fair to say that Gentile ‘marked Maradona closely!’😀

Edited May 29, 20251 yr by erskblue

Above:Kevin Keegan during a friendly v Argentina. 12th June 1977.

A 1-1 draw in which a player from each side were sent off.

Played at ‘La Bombonera’ in Buenos Aires.

Below: Ray Clemence at full stretch in the same match.

Edited May 31, 20251 yr by erskblue

8 hours ago, erskblue said:

Above:Kevin Keegan during a friendly v Argentina. 12th June 1977.

A 1-1 draw in which a player from each side were sent off.

Played at ‘La Bombonera’ in Buenos Aires.

Below: Ray Clemence at full stretch in the same match.

The Bombonera is a strange stadium. It has that weird side of what looks like balconies instead of terracing.( On the left of the picture. ) The packed end behind the goal looks awesome.

On 20/05/2025 at 06:44, erskblue said:

‘Argentina 1978.’ A short phrase that still sends a shiver down the spine of Scots of a certain vintage!

That Peru free kick goal against Scotland!

Ah, the box of chocolates. It is a classic I'll give you that. I prefer the Monumental myself.😉

From May 1975. The famous Larkhall Thistle.

15 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

That Peru free kick goal against Scotland!

Aye!

Edited June 1, 20251 yr by erskblue

Scotland fans holding up the banner ‘So you tried to ban us Mr Croker’.

This was in reference to the attempt to ban the travelling Scottish supporters by the then English FA Secretary Ted Croker, during the England and Scotland match at Wembley on 23rd May 1981. Scotland won 1-0. (Photo by Phil Sheldon/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

19 hours ago, Scott said:

Ah, the box of chocolates. It is a classic I'll give you that. I prefer the Monumental myself.😉

Hi Scott. I had to look up The Monumental Stadium. There seems to be several versions?

Anyway, this image is my favourites, astonishing!

2 hours ago, erskblue said:

Scotland fans holding up the banner ‘So you tried to ban us Mr Croker’.

This was in reference to the attempt to ban the travelling Scottish supporters by the then English FA Secretary Ted Croker, during the England and Scotland match at Wembley on 23rd May 1981. Scotland won 1-0. (Photo by Phil Sheldon/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Scotland fans used to hold up banners about Jimmy Hill too !