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Re: Pre season friendlies

Post by RedWeb » Wed May 26, 2021 2:55 pm

Hadrian wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 2:52 pm If I recall correctly, Stenhousemuir wasn't a 'friendly' occasion.
Always going to be a bit of added 'spice' when it's a Scotland v England clash :mrgreen:

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Post by MisterPleasant » Wed May 26, 2021 2:57 pm

Greenock Morton were visitors on a couple of occasions in the 60s and, from them, we signed a couple of rather fine players. Ever since I've always looked out for their results.
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Post by RedWeb » Wed May 26, 2021 2:59 pm

MisterPleasant wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 2:57 pm Greenock Morton were visitors on a couple of occasions in the 60s and, from them, we signed a couple of rather fine players. Ever since I've always looked out for their results.
Jason Walker was at Morton for a couple of years. Didn't realise he was from Barrow until he ended up back down the road.

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Re: Pre season friendlies

Post by Hadrian » Wed May 26, 2021 3:41 pm

I always liked the photo 'Cry for Home' from an early Homes of Football exhibition.

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Taken outside Morton's ground, it reminded me of Barrow, apart from the rain of course.

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Post by Backofthenet » Wed May 26, 2021 4:09 pm

I seem to remember Rangers visiting back in the late 80s/early 90s. Or is my memory playing tricks?

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Post by Alhosk » Wed May 26, 2021 4:25 pm

Backofthenet wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 4:09 pm I seem to remember Rangers visiting back in the late 80s/early 90s. Or is my memory playing tricks?
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Post by russell_anderson » Wed May 26, 2021 4:32 pm

MisterPleasant wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 2:57 pm Greenock Morton were visitors on a couple of occasions in the 60s and, from them, we signed a couple of rather fine players. Ever since I've always looked out for their results.
We certainly did! Jimmy Mallon and Jim Mulholland were 2 of the finest players I ever saw play for Barrow.

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Re: Pre season friendlies

Post by mall » Wed May 26, 2021 4:39 pm

Am pretty sure we once played a pre season at Meadowbank, and won!-I think it might have been the Brian McManus era.

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Re: Pre season friendlies

Post by bamber678 » Wed May 26, 2021 5:10 pm

Steelman wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 2:29 pm I've often wondered why, by way of a change, we do not invite some south of Scotland teams - Queen of the South, Annan Athletic are just across the border and we are never likely to bump into them in competition.
We’ve played Celtic in a friendly on a Tuesday night before. They were supposed to bring a load of fans so they got given the whole holker street end to themselves and about 5 fans turned up in Celtic tops. 3 of them were my neighbours at that time too

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Post by MisterPleasant » Wed May 26, 2021 5:21 pm

And, of course, Dunfermline came to officially switch on the floodlights.
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Post by Cubbins Paratrooper » Wed May 26, 2021 8:29 pm

MisterPleasant wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 2:57 pm Greenock Morton were visitors on a couple of occasions in the 60s and, from them, we signed a couple of rather fine players. Ever since I've always looked out for their results.
Ditto.

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Re: Pre season friendlies

Post by BillyBlue » Wed May 26, 2021 9:09 pm

russell_anderson wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 4:32 pm
MisterPleasant wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 2:57 pm Greenock Morton were visitors on a couple of occasions in the 60s and, from them, we signed a couple of rather fine players. Ever since I've always looked out for their results.
We certainly did! Jimmy Mallon and Jim Mulholland were 2 of the finest players I ever saw play for Barrow.
Jim Mulholland still my all time favourite Barrow player, they always seem better players when you're young and impressionable
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Re: Pre season friendlies

Post by Wintergreen » Thu May 27, 2021 7:53 am

Hadrian wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 3:41 pm I always liked the photo 'Cry for Home' from an early Homes of Football exhibition.

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Taken outside Morton's ground, it reminded me of Barrow, apart from the rain of course.
You’re right; it looks just like the outside of the BAE main reception area on Bridge Rd used to look.
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Re: Pre season friendlies

Post by HenneysKnee » Thu May 27, 2021 8:44 am

Weren’t we supposed to play Rangers as part of the Andy Firth deal but we’d have had to give Liverpool the gate receipts or something daft so it got binned?

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Re: Pre season friendlies

Post by Holkerbird » Thu May 27, 2021 9:50 am

We played a Celtic Under's just a few seasons ago. Neil Lennon was with them that night.

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