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Pre season friendlies
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MisterPleasant
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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.
Don't let the old man in.
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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.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.
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I always liked the photo 'Cry for Home' from an early Homes of Football exhibition.

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

Taken outside Morton's ground, it reminded me of Barrow, apart from the rain of course.
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I seem to remember Rangers visiting back in the late 80s/early 90s. Or is my memory playing tricks?
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Skivvie testimonial?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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We certainly did! Jimmy Mallon and Jim Mulholland were 2 of the finest players I ever saw play for Barrow.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.
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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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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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And, of course, Dunfermline came to officially switch on the floodlights.
Don't let the old man in.
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Ditto.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.
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Jim Mulholland still my all time favourite Barrow player, they always seem better players when you're young and impressionablerussell_anderson wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 4:32 pmWe certainly did! Jimmy Mallon and Jim Mulholland were 2 of the finest players I ever saw play for Barrow.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.
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You’re right; it looks just like the outside of the BAE main reception area on Bridge Rd used to look.
We will foller the soccer, over land and sea...
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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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We played a Celtic Under's just a few seasons ago. Neil Lennon was with them that night.
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