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The version I heard involved a legacy rather than a pools win, but it was broadly similar.
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According to Wikipedia “... after openly considering retirement from football, and making false claims to have inherited money, he joined Aberdeen before being sold to St Mirren in part exchange for Peter Weir ... “.Originally posted by InversneckieDob View Post
Weir’s legacy was, however, very real and enduring - great deal for Aberdeen!Comment
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Unpopular move at the time.
Scan the man for “get up yer wing” WeirComment
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Oh I dunno, unpopular?Originally posted by donsdaft View Post
Weir had already been capped I think and didnae take long to settle.
He was certainly on my radar before he signed and I pegged it as an upgrade fairly quick.
Any doubts about him were wholly assuaged in the Ipswich game which was only months after he signed (I think).Comment
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Yip. Signed in the summer and we played Ipswich in the first round of the UEFA Cup I think so some start to his career with usOriginally posted by InversneckieDob View PostComment
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That was indeed a great night.
Back in the days when they used to allow people in to see fitba matches.
Not that the next generation will be able to imagine why that was good.
Cold and having to be beside people you didn’t know.Comment
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f0i4uxQoFEThat Ipswich game ranks alongside Bayern for me. Ipswich, the darlings of English football against us. Peter Weir absolutely destroyed Mick Mills that night. Bobby Robson and the English press couldn’t believe it. We did believe and we absolutely battered the tractor boys. Link attached for auld buggers.Originally posted by donsdaft View PostComment
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The first time I saw Weir in our colours was in the pre-season tournament where he looked promising in both games, and scored against West Ham. He got another against Airdrie in the League Cup a couple of weeks later. Nowadays, we'd be carrying him aroon in a sedan chair as a sign of his status, and to protect those slightly-weak tendons, whilst ensuring that his seat in the dressing room was upholstered in the finest oriental silk, stuffed with the softest swan down (if you can ever get the fuuckers out of the sky to pluck them, like).
Trivia of little importance: Peter, Mary and the loons (one born on 20 December 83 when we made history by becoming the only Scottish club to win a second Euro trophy) were my next-door neighbours when I moved to the current Vintage Acres in March 88. The boy himsel was a Leicester City player by then, and they moved sooth a few weeks after I bought this dump. Nice people on the few occasions we swapped greetings over the fence.Comment
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F’uckin landed gentry.Comment
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You can add Danny Rodgers to this list. Just tweeted he is leaving AFC.Comment
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In today’s edition of “once a money grabbing scumbag, always a money grabbing scumbag” I see that Ryan Fraser is refusing to sign a short term contract to play in the remaining July Premier League fixtures despite Bournemouth being in real risk of being relegated. Nice way to thank the club that made you rich Ryan.Comment
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Remember the time up here he missed training or something because he "dropped his wallet". The boys an arsehole. Good enough player, but clearly got a move lined up somewhere to make him even more money than he needs.Originally posted by Red Zone View PostComment
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I don't know if this has been discussed because I haven't been on since the lockdown but Hayes looks like he'll be back at AFC as early as next weekComment
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See thats now confirmed not signing a short term contract with bournemouth so has the little turd screwed them as well as us I take it we get no fee for him moving to a top 6 clubOriginally posted by Red Zone View Post
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I don’t believe it. We were told that Fraser was a nice lad from a nice family. Now it looks like the weasel has shafted two clubs. Bizarre.Comment
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