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Arthur Montford
STV’s commentary legend remembers George Best not just for his jinking genius, but for his politeness and a passion for Hibs…
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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 MoreDouglas Thomson
Some goals stay with you forever. Like this one…
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John Hendrickson
Billy Sipson…
Read MoreMogaji Mustapha Olakunle
3-0 down in the 2005 Champions League final to AC Milan – Game over, right? Wrong…
Read MoreWilliam Brophy
Simple yet effective for Ireland…
Read MoreAlly McErlaine
Abbey Road studios. Watching the 6-2 game and scraping jaws off the floor…
Read MoreGraeme Cozens
The generosity of small-time clubs keep the magic of football ignited…
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Jamie McDonough
A true Geordie hero, Alan Shearer, gets a spine-tingling send-off at St James’ Park…
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Lorraine Kelly
The queen of daytime telly falls in love with Dundee United on a first date at Tannadice and lays claim to the most biased piece of football journalism ever broadcast…
Read MoreMurray Meikle Memories from the 70’s
A boy’s Heart-felt childhood dream comes true…
Read MoreEwan Smith, freelance sports journalist
A gutted Raymond Domenech is faced with a grinning Scottish hack the morning after Faddy’s cracker…
Read MoreRonnie MacKay
James McFadden cures a broken heart in Paris…
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Christopher Bennison
United 0 Rangers 0. Same old story, then up steps David Robertson and Tannadice erupts!…
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Daniel Gray
Daniel Gray never got closer to football than the season Juninho came to his beloved Middlesbrough, a heady ride that ended in a moment, not quite shared, that is with him forever…
Read MoreKenny Logan
Kenny Logan may have a lifelong love affair with Rangers, but not even celebrating an Ally McCoist sclaff could trump an unforgettable night at the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul…
Read MoreJim Drysdale
Tynescastle in the Seventies was an unforgettable experience for one young Jambo…
Read MoreIain McMillan
Iain McMillan is not the only Scottish schoolboy to pretend to be Denis Law…
Read MoreDougie Donnelly
Dougie Donnelly has seen and done it all – Opens, Grand Slams – but Scotland v France at World Cup 1998 proved the most emotional and uplifting experience of his career…
Read MoreWilliam Platt
Victory over the mighty Juventus sends one fan into ecstasy…and another into misery…
Read MoreDuncan Booker
The rise and rise of the Albion in the 1970s captured the heart of one young fan…
Read MoreColin Liddell Obe
How to save a football club, by one of the Falkirk consortium that did just that in 1996…
Read MoreDaniel Doe
Some Wembley memories don’t last the whole 90 minutes – but are cherished all the same…
Read MoreJohnathan Mitchell, Greenock Telegraph
It ended in glorious failure, but a 2-2 draw with Dundee United in a packed Cappielow in 1996 will live long in the memory…
Read MoreStuart McCall
The Motherwell manager, now Scotland coach, on making the transition from the terraces to the pitch…
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