Scotland fans

[Returnofrros]

i was at that gam e too. Thing that spoilt it for me was when Kenny Cameron scored the Dee fans were jumping about and getting right behind the team. Glasgow's finest walked up the corridors in the terracing and threatened to lift anyone who was getting too excited. They shut down our support and the moment was lost.

Different era, police were not to be trifled with. Still think it's that way. Every team's support is "managed" apart from Celtic's and Ranger's.

Was that the biggest ever Dee travelling support to Glasgow or the Motherwell final?

[Mrs brown]

Billy , Ross offers much more than anti pensioners to this forum , if that's your best shot at him I think you should join the Scotland away posse I'm sure you could mother some venga bus with those manboobs and before you say it I'm a voyeur but I would like to join the clique ,who's the boss of it il send him my bank account details

[BCram]

Was that the biggest ever Dee travelling support to Glasgow or the Motherwell final?

Don't know but we were standing at the open end and it was packed. much more than attend nowadays. Don't want to drag things off topic but it didn't seem to me to cost a major amount of money. Be interesting to adjust for inflation the gate receipts of 120k people paying their gate money then and see how that equates to the gate money say last year. I must admit I don't remember things being too dear or unaffordable back then. Perhaps that's a flaw that we all have. The memory, good or bad, always has more of a place in your mind than the cost.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWBdd5AKTGo

Back on topic, think the fans will want to see Strachan choose to retire. He has done his best and it just wasn't enough. Best all round if he declines to carry on, rather than be in the position of having the SFA offer him a contract and then have the press and those who think he has made mistakes in selection and strategy moaning that he has had two chances and failed both times.

[Returnofrros]

Billy , Ross offers much more than anti pensioners to this forum , if that's your best shot at him I think you should join the Scotland away posse I'm sure you could mother some venga bus with those manboobs and before you say it I'm a voyeur but I would like to join the clique ,who's the boss of it il send him my bank account details

Heard Noah was "very close" to becoming assistant leader.

[Returnofrros]

Don't know but we were standing at the open end and it was packed. much more than attend nowadays. Don't want to drag things off topic but it didn't seem to me to cost a major amount of money. Be interesting to adjust for inflation the gate receipts of 120k people paying their gate money then and see how that equates to the gate money say last year. I must admit I don't remember things being too dear or unaffordable back then. Perhaps that's a flaw that we all have. The memory, good or bad, always has more of a place in your mind than the cost.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWBdd5AKTGo

Back on topic, think the fans will want to see Strachan choose to retire. He has done his best and it just wasn't enough. Best all round if he declines to carry on, rather than be in the position of having the SFA offer him a contract and then have the press and those who think he has made mistakes in selection and strategy moaning that he has had two chances and failed both times.

Average wage £18 per week in UK in 1964. Adjust a wee bit down for Scotland and a wee bit up for men's pay (taking out women's pay) and average male pay in Scotland maybe £14? Bit of a guess.

Entry? 30p or less?

Some huge crowds back then.

[BCram]

Average wage £18 per week in UK in 1964. Adjust a wee bit down for Scotland and a wee bit up for men's pay (taking out women's pay) and average male pay in Scotland maybe £14? Bit of a guess.

Entry? 30p or less?

Some huge crowds back then.

Think you might be close. £14 in 1964 if you adjust it for inflation works out at about £260 today or £13500 per year. Can't find any site to show what the cost of a ticket was. Official programme was 3/-. Going by today a programme costs about a tenth of the full price ticket so maybe the ticket would by 30/-. As a percentage of an average wage of £14, 30/- is 10.7%. Guess what 10.7% of £260 is - £27.80, sounds like I've read about that price level before on another thread!

[Returnofrros]

Think you might be close. £14 in 1964 if you adjust it for inflation works out at about £260 today or £13500 per year. Can't find any site to show what the cost of a ticket was. Official programme was 3/-. Going by today a programme costs about a tenth of the full price ticket so maybe the ticket would by 30/-. As a percentage of an average wage of £14, 30/- is 10.7%. Guess what 10.7% of £260 is - £27.80, sounds like I've read about that price level before on another thread!

England v rest of the world 1964 was 65/-......no sure what that is in new money.

Was a midweek afternoon ko.

[deecom]

England v rest of the world 1964 was 65/-......no sure what that is in new money.

Was a midweek afternoon ko.

I started my apprenticeship in 1964 , and my journeyman was on £14/ week.
Decimalation was in 1971, a shilling was equal to 5p
20 shillings was £1, so 65shillings was equal to £3- 25p
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong
(This thread is getting like the five ways club !)

[jdfc]

Think you might be close. £14 in 1964 if you adjust it for inflation works out at about £260 today or £13500 per year. Can't find any site to show what the cost of a ticket was. Official programme was 3/-. Going by today a programme costs about a tenth of the full price ticket so maybe the ticket would by 30/-. As a percentage of an average wage of £14, 30/- is 10.7%. Guess what 10.7% of £260 is - £27.80, sounds like I've read about that price level before on another thread!

I remember doing the tour at Ajax's stadium, I noticed the final of the European cup 1971 ticket stub, played at wembley was £1.50, there was also a stubb from the semi final against celtic at Parkhead priced at £2

[jdfc]

I started my apprenticeship in 1964 , and my journeyman was on £14/ week.
Decimalation was in 1971, a shilling was equal to 5p
20 shillings was £1, so 65shillings was equal to £3- 25p
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong
(This thread is getting like the five ways club !)

some on here belong in the 5 ways club, others would do away with it