Scottish Fitba Books

[WhenTattieFlooredChas]

Derek Stillie is a f*cking w@nk

Defended Goodwillie and ran as a tory candidate. What an utter c**t.

Once a Don always a Don - another one that mantra does not apply to.

[TheDeeDon]

Bring me the Sports Jacket of Arthur Montford.

Quite a decent read, full of stories about a wide range of Scottish footballers, journalists and TV presenters. Stories about Bobby Clark and Davie Robb are featured, as well as Alex Miller running an Ice Cream van.

My favourite one was Rick Wakeman being the match day announcer at Meadow bank for a period.
I'm not a prog music lover in any way, it was just the randomness of it.

If you like Scottish fitba, it's worth a read.

[TheDeeDon]

Aberdeen's Greatest 50 Games, by Kevin Stirling.

A very enjoyable read.

[TheDeeDon]

Another Stirling book.

This time about the 1954/55 title triumph.

Quite ignorant about the clubs history before the 70s, so enjoyed this one a lot.

Can we repeat the triumph 70 years later?

We live in hope.

[Mason89]

He used to post on here back in the day

[TheDeeDon]

The Rough with the Smooth: The Alan Rough Story - Wasn't a bad read at all for a footballer story.

Yet another book where a player doesn't have much good to say about Alex Miller. It's a bit of a theme in quite a few books of Scottish footballers.

[57vintage]

Arbroathian Fraser Clyne the former athlete who used to stop and tie his pints and do a warm-down as he lapped his fellow runners around the Pittodrie track before 70s and 80s evening games has a new book oot to follow up his impudent tribute to his hame toon team The Aberdeen Men Canna Play Football. Still as obsessed with the Lichties beating an Aberdeen XI 36-0 as the Be-liced Deluded and Hilariously Jealous are about once winning a game in Spain his new book is titled 36-0 which probably gives a clue to the contents. 12 quid from the club shop I understand.

SORT THE FUGGING PUNCTUATION OOT MIN SIBO YOU GRIFTING CAPITALIST UNEDUCATED FOKKER OF FOKK CITY AND SEVERAL SURROUNDING POST CODE AREAS

[57vintage]

Addendum. A Goodreads link to all the books written by the Smokie toon athlete.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/sho...1.Fraser_Clyne

[BogBrush1903]

This site is full of adverts now...

Anyway, I read On Fire with Fergie by Stuart Donald, it was good but there were some factual and grammatical errors.

For instance, would someone based in Perth be listening to Brian Moore's commentary on May 11th 1983?

I thought all Scottish regions that night received Jock Brown's commentary (maybe not the Borders)?

He made a big thing about his Dad getting frustrated with Moore so maybe I'm wrong...

[InversneckieDob]

No, I think you're right.
My vhs home taped copy was Jock Brown and McNeil, Brian Moore and St John were in Ingurland.

We actually met Brian Moore inside Ullevi after the game, fine enough boy.