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Graham McColl , sports writer for The Times and author
Following Scotland at the 1982 World Cup in Spain provides Graham McColl with rich memories of Spain, the Tartan Army and another near miss on the big stage…
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William Hattersley – Sheffield United Vs Nottingham Forrest
The Blades find their cutting edge with an astonishing Play-off revival in 2003…
Read MoreRoss Norval
Helicopter Sunday and the greatest title win. Ever…
Read MoreJames McIvor, Director of Scooped! Spoof Newspapers and Benchmark Books
From Simply Red to green-and-white glory, memories of Celtic’s 3-0 Old Firm victory in February 2011 will never leave James McIvor…
Read MoreDouglas Thomson
Some goals stay with you forever. Like this one…
Read MoreStephen Brandt
The beautiful game brings joy to Stephen’s late mother…
Read MoreWilliam Platt
The Auld Enemy clash is even better the second time round…
Read MoreAlan Hansen
Alan Hansen’s true Scotland debut came as a fan, not a player, as a packed Hampden produced an illuminating experience…
Read MoreAllan Carver
Defeat in 1987s UEFA Cup Final brought the best out of the Arabs fans…
Read MoreJohn McGovern
Athletic Bilbao and Racing Santander out-Old Firm the Old Firm…
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Scott Burns, Sports Writer, Scottish Daily Express
Scott Burns follows Motherwell from Aberdeen to the final of the 1991 Scottish Cup, begging lifts, catching the odd game on Sky and joining up with the uncle responsible for his lifelong addiction…
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Martin Greig, Freelance Sports Writer
Doesn’t everyone’s dad play fives at the age of 66, not only keeping up with but taking the names of men half his age? Martin Greig is starting to suspect the old boy could be a bit special…
Read MoreColin Liddell Obe
How to save a football club, by one of the Falkirk consortium that did just that in 1996…
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Scott McDermott, football journalist, Daily Record / Sunday Mail
A cardboard sign, with a felt-tip scrawl: NEED ONE TICKET. But it’s a European Cup night and Ibrox and everyone says there’s no chance getting in. Well, maybe not no chance…
Read MoreEwan Smith, freelance sports journalist
A gutted Raymond Domenech is faced with a grinning Scottish hack the morning after Faddy’s cracker…
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Graeme Dott
Four goals and three red cards and, later, a court case. In 1987, a young Graeme Dott sat by his radio and marvelled at one of the most notorious Old Firm games of all time…
Read MorePierce Egan
Pierce Egan recalls a Henrik Larsson-inspired comeback against St Johnstone…
Read MoreDerek Collins
A splash of cash and a great title win…
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Neil Logan
For Ross County supporters, it’s hard to beat a semi-final win over Celtic…
Read MoreDougray Scott
Sean McPartlin saw his first match Easter Road in 1956, aged three – a memory more about who he was with than what happened on the pitch…
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Barry Graham, sports journalist, Daily Mail
Barry Graham only made his seven-year-old son a Junior Spur to try and steer him toward his dad’s club. Now here he was, running out onto the pitch with Michael Dawson as the cameras rolled…
Read MoreMark Buckland
Cliftonhill for thrills, spills and a tea lady who doubles as the physio…
Read MoreDavid Riley
Stoke show up the bookies and Manchester United, backed by a thunderous home support…
Read MoreMatt Haran
Celtic beat Rangers 7-1 and Billy McPhail gives one young defender a football memory he would rather forget…
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