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Ally McCoist Live on Eklipse Football Forum

 

Did you miss the exclusive live interview with Ally McCoist on last Thursday's Football Forum? If you want to listen to one of the Rangers manager's rare media outings then listen again here ====>

 

 

 

 


 

 

Eklipse Sports Radio Tie Up With Scottish Juniors

 

Scotland's Sports Talk and Rock commercial radio station Eklipse Sports Radio have announced that they will be broadcasting commentaries and covering the Scottish Junior football season in depth for the coming season. Each Saturday from September 13th a live commentary will be broadcast from one of the top games in junior football as part of the radio station's Eklipse Sports Saturday show. Eklipse's commentary team includes Alex Horsburgh, previously with Setanta Sports, and junior football guru John Redmond.

 

Station Director Spencer Pryor enthused: "The Juniors are brilliant! In many respects they are more exciting than SPFL games and teams both in their support and their fanaticism. Eklipse Sports Radio are very happy to be able to bring live commentaries to the whole of Central Scotland on a top game every Saturday and also to cover in depth the Super Leagues, both East and West. Well known teams such as Boness Utd, Linlithgow Rose, Newtongrange Star, Pollock, and Glenafton Athletic amongst others will be covered in depth. These teams are bigger in many respects in terms of attendences and support than the vast majority of the lower divisions of the SPFL. We'll be out and about covering games from Ayr to Dunbar and up into Fife every Saturday."

 

Tom Johnston Association Secretary of the SJFA commented: "The Scottish Junior FA are delighted to be involved with Eklipse Sports Radio in this exciting initiative which will provide additional media exposure for our game. We look forward to working with the professional team Eklipse have brought together - importantly many of them with an in-depth knowledge of the Junior game."

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Scotland v England - Heaven and Hell

 

Scotland are set to play England again soon at Celtic Park and although it won't mean a return to the annual Home International fixture between the two nations it is a chance for the Scots to take revenge for their 3-2 defeat at Wembley in 2013 when the Dark Blues led twice in the game.

 

Our Alex Horsburgh has picked his Top 3 best and worse Auld Enemy games from a Scottish perspective.. see if you agree with his choices.

 

Scotland Heaven

 

1. 1967... England 2 Scotland 3.

 

The World Champions suffered their first ever defeat post-1966 Hurst Hat Trick as Fifer Jim Baxter led England a merry dance at Wembley. Dennis Law, Bobby Lennox and Jim McCalliog scored as Scotland, managed by Bobby Brown, went three games unbeaten at Wembley following their 9-3 defeat by the Three Lions in 1961.

 

Scotland fans did Highland reels on the Wembley pitch after the game with the goal posts remaining intact and the black and white TV pictures of Baxter doing keepie-uppies at 3-1 Scotland will be an abiding sporting memory and maybe even the number one moment in the Top 20 Scottish International football moments to remember.

 

2. 1977... England 1 Scotland 2

 

Scotland got their first Wembley win in 10 years as Gordon McQueen and Kenny Dalglish gave them a 2-0 lead before a late England penalty made the scoreline more respectable. Manager Ally McLeod punched the London air in celebration as his team out thought and out played an England side destined not to qualify for the 1978 Argentina World Cup. Scotland may have wished they had stayed at home as well after what happened against Peru and Iran but this match saw Scotland's 'golden generation' of International players at their absolute peak. When will we see their likes again?

 

3. 1974.. Scotland 2 England 0

 

In the days of 100,000 attendances at these matches Willie Ormond's Scotland were rampant and should have won by double the final scoeline. Joe Jordan could have had a Hat Trick and the Hampden roar made the English defence jittery as Scotland celebrated qualification for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany with a swashbuckling performance. Jimmy Johnstone comically patted Peter Shilton on the head as he lay on the Hampden turf following Colin Todd 's own goal in the first half. Mike Pejic also deflected the the ball past the visiting goalkeeper before half time as 'Jaws' Jordan and 'Jinky' Johnstone terrorised the England defence.

 

Scotland Hell

 

1. 1975........ England 5 Scotland 1

 

Rangers goalie Stewart Kennedy was frozen in fear by a red hot atmosphere and the expectation of the Tartan Army at Wembley Stadium as the bi-annual pilgrimage to London turned into the road to football hell for Scots.

 

Kennedy was caught cold by an early snap shot from QPR's Gerry Francis and before he had time to recover Kevin Beattie of Ipswich Town headed Kevin Keegan's cross over the hapless Kennedy. The stunned Scotland keeper grabbed the post for comfort and fell to the pitch devasted as England went two up. Colin Bell fired home a third before Bruce Rioch scored a penalty for Scotland before half time after a hand-ball to give Willie Ormond's side some faint hope. Sadly David Johnston of Everton and Keegan , then of Liverpool, completed the rout in the second half.

 

2. 1961... England 9 Scotland 3

 

Within a week of this game the joke was "What's the time ?... Nine past Haffey!!" Frank Haffey at least keeps Stewart Kennedy in second place as worst goalie in a Scotland v England encounter with his performance against an England side that included Jimmy Greaves and Bobby Robson.

 

Scotland actually pulled the game back to 3-2 after they had gone three behind in the first half and then it was 4-3 before England became rampant in the last 20 minutes scoring FIVE times.

 

Tommy Docherty later said in typical tongue in cheek style. "The reason we lost 9-3 was because it was an orange ball and Frank Haffey, the Celtic goalie at the time, wouldn't touch it. Scotland full back Eric Caldow played for Rangers and he wouldn't kick it!"

 

3. 1973.. Scotland 0 England 5

 

This match was played on a cold winter evening in January to 'celebrate' 100 years of the SFA and wasn't part of the annual Home Internationals. Once again an orange ball was used so it would stand out from the snowy conditions but this time it was Aberdeen goalie Bobby Clark who was between the sticks for Scotland. Leeds United goal machine Peter Lorimer started the rout with a goal at the wrong end. His OG set Alf Ramsey's England up for an easy victory and if truth be told it could have been seven or eight before the end of this one sided contest.

 

 Alex Horsburgh