Paranoid Android Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 No it wasn't. It was the lowest crowd we have had against Rangers at Pittodrie for absolutely years and years! I think there was around 12,000 at the game.I remember the game well though. Rangers always maintained it wasn't a trophy they cared for, but they were definitely bothered by that game - their mob were trying to kick us everywhere.ah ok, my memory isn't that great, it felt like it anyway though when the goal went in.Dow went through such an amazing period of form that season, out of nowehere he just started scoring great goals all the time. I seem to remember a great one away to St. Johnstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 ah ok, my memory isn't that great, it felt like it anyway though when the goal went in.Dow went through such an amazing period of form that season, out of nowehere he just started scoring great goals all the time. I seem to remember a great one away to St. Johnstone.My argument that season is that Dow was the best of a very very bad bunch. He became a terrace hero purely because of that. He played with his heart on his sleeve and that's all he could offer. Although those were quite fond memories supporting the club during that period, it was hugely embarrassing.That said, the two games I have been to this season have been even worse in quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam 45 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Winning the Culter gala under 12s 5 a-side football 2 years running was a highlight in my footballing career.Various Aberdeen matches against Celtic and Rangers. The Madrid, Bayern Munich and Copenhagen games were all highlights. The return of Eoin Jess to Aberdeen (can't remember which year, i must have been pretty young),. Newcastle beating Man United 5-0 after they'd beaten us by 4 earlier that season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Andy Dow was also the last Dons player to wear the Number 12 shirt, before it was passed onto the "Red Army" I've heard this question at many a pub quiz and been surprised at how few Dons fans know the answer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-matthEw- Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Andy Dow was also the last Dons player to wear the Number 12 shirt, before it was passed onto the "Red Army" I've heard this question at many a pub quiz and been surprised at how few Dons fans know the answer...It was actually Steve Tosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Was that his squad number, or did he wear it in a cup game or something? As the pub quiz answer has always come up as Andy Dow. Either way the whole 12th man thing is pretty ding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam 45 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Andy Dow was also the last Dons player to wear the Number 12 shirt, before it was passed onto the "Red Army" I've heard this question at many a pub quiz and been surprised at how few Dons fans know the answer...RossP - King of the football trivia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 RossP - King of the football trivia!Or not as it transpires... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Or not as it transpires...I do have a silly amount of football trivia, thanks to my second job. In this case, taking a pub quiz answer as gospel seemed pretty solid as a reference for a bit of knowledge about a team I don't support or have any interest in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Of Fudge Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 one more - the relegation/promotion play-off down at dunfirmline. joyful pitch invasion, mass hysterics as the goals were banged in, glass playing like a champ, whole sections of the away terracing collapsing into cheering piles of arms and legs...i still have the EE banner i nicked from a hoarding on the way home "AIKEN ISSUES PLAY-OFF WAR CRY" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I do have a silly amount of football trivia, thanks to my second job. In this case, taking a pub quiz answer as gospel seemed pretty solid as a reference for a bit of knowledge about a team I don't support or have any interest in.Know it all Statto gets comeuppance is all i'm saying What's your second job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 i still have the EE banner i nicked from a hoarding on the way home "AIKEN ISSUES PLAY-OFF WAR CRY"Yup, looks like typical EE spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I do have a silly amount of football trivia, thanks to my second job. In this case, taking a pub quiz answer as gospel seemed pretty solid as a reference for a bit of knowledge about a team I don't support or have any interest in.Really?You mention the Dons on here more than the majority of supporters do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Really?You mention the Dons on here more than the majority of supporters do...That's just because you lot sulk in silence after all your defeats Thought you gave up on football anyway My second job is for AQA doing text question answering. Nice way to earn an extra 20 in the evening or at the weekend. as well as top up the pub quiz memory bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 My second job is for AQA doing text question answering. Nice way to earn an extra 20 in the evening or at the weekend. as well as top up the pub quiz memory bank.That sounds quite interesting, how'd you get into that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 That's just because you lot sulk in silence after all your defeats Thought you gave up on football anyway My second job is for AQA doing text question answering. Nice way to earn an extra 20 in the evening or at the weekend. as well as top up the pub quiz memory bank.AQA is rubbish. I have stumped them on so many occassions. That makes me feel superior to you all And no - I haven't given up on football. Just The Dons*.* Not actually true - I have tried to give up on The Dons but simply can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 ClubNov 1996, when Killie beat Hibs 4-2 on an otherwise misreable night, especially Paul Wright's wonder strike. It was special coz I went along, expecting another dull, dreary mid-table clash - and it was anything but.CountryFaddy's goal against the cheese-eating surrender monkeys is hard to beat.PersonalPlaying for Whitletts Vics against Lugar Boswell in the dreaded Ayrshire Juniors. I'd been on the bench for weeks and wasn't getting look-in with the new manager. We're 1-0 down against Boswell, going nowhere with 5 minutes left. One of our guys pulls up after winning us a corner, so the manager grudgingly throws me on. Coner get whipped in and comes off my shoulder, 1-1. Two minutes later and still high on adrenalin, I latch onto a through ball fully 35 yards out, shut my eyes and hit it as hard as a can. Bang! 2-1!I run up to to the dugout, point at the manager and shout "are you watching this ya cunt?"Got released the next week.Happy times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 ClubPlaying for Whitletts Vics against Lugar Boswell in the dreaded Ayrshire Juniors. I'd been on the bench for weeks and wasn't getting look-in with the new manager. We're 1-0 down against Boswell, going nowhere with 5 minutes left. One of our guys pulls up after winning us a corner, so the manager grudgingly throws me on. Coner get whipped in and comes off my shoulder, 1-1. Two minutes later and still high on adrenalin, I latch onto a through ball fully 35 yards out, shut my eyes and hit it as hard as a can. Bang! 2-1!I run up to to the dugout, point at the manager and shout "are you watching this ya cunt?"Got released the next week.:Ha great story! And great thread..keep em coming.Love from Christy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Ha great story! And great thread..keep em coming.Love from ChristyOh.....I've got plen-tee fitba stories, both as player and manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 That sounds quite interesting, how'd you get into that?A mate who worked for them showed me a copy of their recruitment test, to which I tried out and somehow aced it. He passed it onto his superior who asked me to sign up.Not sure what the tests are nowadays, but a quick search on t'internet would yield answers. It's a great way to earn extra cash, and will be my main source of income if I choose to take a break from work to go travelling in the next year or so: A few mates are travelling around the world just now with their laptops + contract broadband dongle, making a good 50 a day for sitting on a beach/pool/cliff/hill/skyscraper/hostel etc etc answering questions. They expect you to have a few specialist areas to which you can prove you know many answers off the top of your head. The rest is being able to search the internet quickly for information to text back in a humurous way. You get some really shit questions like "Who's hotter, my mate dave or my mate andy?", which are easy money crap; but you also get some really interesting ones which take a bit of time to research and some cases calculate ("how many tennis balls can a ball girl fit in her knickers?"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 but you also get some really interesting ones which take a bit of time to research and some cases calculate ("how many tennis balls can a ball girl fit in her knickers?").Hey, they said all questions were confidential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 AQA is rubbish. I have stumped them on so many occassions. That makes me feel superior to you all And no - I haven't given up on football. Just The Dons*.* Not actually true - I have tried to give up on The Dons but simply can't.I've never been stumped yet, so obviously the other staff are pretty rubbish. I don't know why people bother texting questions anyways... it's bloody expensive!! So unless you used the 5 free first texts thing, you lose for paying silly money Anyways...Back on topic: My best memory of being a manager was berating Charlie Allen who was refereeing my team's league match. He was absolutely awful, so I made sure I let him know about it; useless reporter, his weight and his lack of football knowledge were all added to the abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Hey, they said all questions were confidential. When I got that question... it wasn't worded like that and involved different balls.Your confidential questions are safe in my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 ClubPersonalPlaying for Whitletts Vics against Lugar Boswell in the dreaded Ayrshire Juniors. I'd been on the bench for weeks and wasn't getting look-in with the new manager. We're 1-0 down against Boswell, going nowhere with 5 minutes left. One of our guys pulls up after winning us a corner, so the manager grudgingly throws me on. Coner get whipped in and comes off my shoulder, 1-1. Two minutes later and still high on adrenalin, I latch onto a through ball fully 35 yards out, shut my eyes and hit it as hard as a can. Bang! 2-1!I run up to to the dugout, point at the manager and shout "are you watching this ya cunt?"Got released the next week.Happy times From what I've heard about the Ayrshire Junior leagues, I'd imagine you were released for not brutally assaulting enough people in the process of scoring those goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 From what I've heard about the Ayrshire Junior leagues, I'd imagine you were released for not brutally assaulting enough people in the process of scoring those goals.It was pretty tough - the Cumnock v Auchinleck games are legendary. Running battles in the street per AND post match.I hated playing at either ground - I remember skipping past an older, overweight Cumnock defender a couple of times and the third time I tried, someone in the crowd shouted "hatchet the cunt Rab!". He did and I was out for weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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