ErsatzThistle Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 A thread for time wasting. Whilst looking for stuff to post on the Scottish football pics thread I found his intriguing photo of Broon and his backroom team from c2000-2002. Can you name them and their roles ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Hughie Allan - Legend! Think he's been at more major tournaments than any other Scot. Was the Killie physio in over 5 decades. Pretty sure he was first at hand to try and save Jock Stein at Ninian Park in 85. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Assistant Archie Knox to the left of Brown, goalkeeping coach Alan Hodgkinson to his right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) Stewart Hillis on the far right (think he passed away fairly recently) Team Doctor who had been with Scotland since year dot right up to 2010. Was Team Doctor at Clydebank and Rangers (think he ended up taking the brunt of the abuse for Daniel Prodan, after Murray rushed through the deal before he could be checked out for fitness). Think the one who looks like a younger version of Hillis is Dr John MacLean, who has been chairing a lot of the SFA Covid-19 press releases of late, and next to him is former kit man Stewart McMillan (probably best remembered for dying his fair red when Faddy was doing the mohawk style in 2003ish) Edited May 19, 2020 by wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, wanderer said: Stewart Hillis on the far right (think he passed away fairly recently) Team Doctor who had been with Scotland since year dot right up to 2010. Was Team Doctor at Clydebank and Rangers (think he ended up taking the brunt of the abuse for Daniel Prodan, after Murray rushed through the deal before he could be checked out for fitness). Think the one who looks like a younger version of Hillis is Dr John MacLean, who has been chairing a lot of the SFA Covid-19 press releases of late, and next to him is former kit man Stewart McMillan (probably best remembered for dying his fair red when Faddy was doing the mohawk style in 2003ish) Stewart McMillan, known to all and sundry as Omar, was also a Masseur as well as kit man, he worked with Craig Brown when he was at Clyde. In addition to that he was absolutely loaded so the football was something of a hobby for him. I'm not sure exactly what his main line of business was but someone told me once that he held the UK rights for the Reebok brand and so got a royalty on any piece of Reebok gear sold in the UK. I had a long conversation with him once as he was sitting directly in front of me on a flight to Seattle once - I was going there for work and he was on holiday with his wife, who IIRC was a bit of a babe. I think he was a bit taken aback that a. I recognised him and b. I knew his name. This was a couple of months after the game in Prague in June 1999 when we'd been 2- up and lost 3-2. He absolutely caned Paul Ritchie and put the blame for that defeat squarely at his feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 44 minutes ago, aaid said: Stewart McMillan, known to all and sundry as Omar, was also a Masseur as well as kit man, he worked with Craig Brown when he was at Clyde. In addition to that he was absolutely loaded so the football was something of a hobby for him. I'm not sure exactly what his main line of business was but someone told me once that he held the UK rights for the Reebok brand and so got a royalty on any piece of Reebok gear sold in the UK. I had a long conversation with him once as he was sitting directly in front of me on a flight to Seattle once - I was going there for work and he was on holiday with his wife, who IIRC was a bit of a babe. I think he was a bit taken aback that a. I recognised him and b. I knew his name. This was a couple of months after the game in Prague in June 1999 when we'd been 2- up and lost 3-2. He absolutely caned Paul Ritchie and put the blame for that defeat squarely at his feet. Last I heard he made a absolute fortune selling off his collection of football shirts he had been able to get over the years with Scotland (he had a ultra-rare one off Romania shirt from 1991 that made some headlines). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/19/2020 at 12:21 PM, ErsatzThistle said: A thread for time wasting. Whilst looking for stuff to post on the Scottish football pics thread I found his intriguing photo of Broon and his backroom team from c2000-2002. Can you name them and their roles ? Every single one of them looks like an auld guy that props up the end of the bar in the local boozer, mumbling something incoherent to you as you wait for your pint and Scampi Fries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Fairbairn said: Every single one of them looks like an auld guy that props up the end of the bar in the local boozer, mumbling something incoherent to you as you wait for your pint and Scampi Fries! "That McBurnie lad is fucking hopeless I tell ye." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRobRoy Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Give them all a shapeless raincoat and a bunnet and they're the guys you hear moaning about their own team at the Juniors [RIP]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 It really is quite a telling pic of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 2 hours ago, JECK said: It really is quite a telling pic of the time. Their average age was probably close to the squad's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 21 hours ago, Fairbairn said: Every single one of them looks like an auld guy that props up the end of the bar in the local boozer, mumbling something incoherent to you as you wait for your pint and Scampi Fries! I think you must drink in classier boozers than I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, JECK said: It really is quite a telling pic of the time. Kevin Kyle, Scott Dobie, Maurice Ross, Robbie Stockdale and co were coming right around the corner Edited May 21, 2020 by ErsatzThistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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