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Was thinking of games in the past and got wondering what football superstars have graced the turf at Palmerston. The one that stands out for me is a young Gazza when he broke into the Newcastle Utd team and he played in a friendly against queens.
Can anyone bring up international names who have played against queens
There are many out there who have graced Palmy like Matt Busby, Bill Shankley, Stanley Matthews, Joe Mercer, Frank Swift - in fact all the top British players of the 1940s.These were wartime games and attracted crowds of 7 to 9,000.Quote:
Originally Posted by fatfan
1969 the Celtic team that played a Queens select for our 50th year game. Was there and my brother was still celebrating Queens opener when Celtic equalised from the kick off. Great game though. Most of the team were the guys to win the European cup two years earlier and made the final again in 1970.
Hibs Famous Five from the Fifties first played together at Palmerston vs. Queens....
If you knew the Hibees history you would know that the first time Joe Public saw them in action was actually up at Sanquhar against Nithsdale WanderersQuote:
Originally Posted by ALBERTZ_11
Now that I didn't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ftivano1
there was a decent bunch of star internationals playing in the queens v man u game for the lockerbie disaster match canny remember them all but defo mind mark mcghee and roy aitken playing fur queens .i was standing in the coo sheds and a guy shouted your shi__ mcghee away hame mun ,and mcghee turned round while taking a throw in im here to play for you silly ****s so shut it lol ,which turned to a corus of mark mcghee your a wa-nk-er lol ,bit of fun banter on the terrace .
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Originally Posted by fatfan
The Gazza performance that night was unbelievable. 2 goals for him and 2 for Paul Goddard if I remember correctly????
Didn't the Harlem Globetrotters play at Palmerston many years ago ?
Sure did with the star player / clown called Meadowlark LemonQuote:
Originally Posted by aloreburn