Toepoke Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Sad news. Stunning goal in 73 cup final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Bloody hell - it's doubly shocking to lose players that you went to watch as teenagers. He'll likely be remembered for that 6-inch sclaff in 1973. But he should really be remembered for that inch-perfect last-ditch slide on Mick Channon in 1976. RIP Tam Forsyth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Watch it again here. 7 mins 40 in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLT NY Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Toepoke said: Watch it again here. 7 mins 40 in... Our defence was all over the place for that first goal. The space their forwards had in the box was unreal, and our midfield didn't seem to think it was their job to either press the ball in midfield or get back and help cover in defence. Also, no way that wasn't a penalty on Dalglish. Edited August 14, 2020 by COLT NY Edited to say.. Nice tackle there from Mr Forsyth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddardStark Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 I was at that 73 cup final albeit I was pretty young so memory is pretty hazy. A tough uncompromising defender but in my opinion a fair one. A great bowls player as well and a good guy to boot. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 8 hours ago, COLT NY said: Our defence was all over the place for that first goal. The space their forwards had in the box was unreal, and our midfield didn't seem to think it was their job to either press the ball in midfield or get back and help cover in defence. Also, no way that wasn't a penalty on Dalglish. Take a drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 9 hours ago, COLT NY said: Our defence was all over the place for that first goal. The space their forwards had in the box was unreal, and our midfield didn't seem to think it was their job to either press the ball in midfield or get back and help cover in defence. Also, no way that wasn't a penalty on Dalglish. Different game then. England's defending wasn't exactly stellar for our goals either. And VAR would've definitely given us a penalty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 I see someone's uploaded almost the full World of Sport coverage of the 76 game. Fair play to whoever had a VCR then and kept it all these years... Tam's tackle at 1 hour 32. I urge younger readers to watch at 47 minutes for a taste of what it was like to be at a big game at Hampden back then. Followed by the commentary team's confusion over who had come on at half time . A common problem at the time that has now been resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 My first ever football sticker was tam Forsyth 1978 World Cup panini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Takes me back that game... Hampden really was a different proposition back then. Would love for us to go back to the low tech pipes and drums, with none of the firework pish we get now. And love to have a no nonsense centre half like Tom Forsyth. That shoulder charge at the end 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Gutted Was my favourite player as a wee boy Some of my family came from Stonehouse and had watched him since his days at the Violet Around the age of 10 that period between 1976 and 1978 was incredible - they were all heroes I am almost certain he had another crucial tackle/interception/blootered away at Wembley in 1977 late in the game - England attacking on the left wing and Tam in the right back position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchart Circle Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Toepoke said: I see someone's uploaded almost the full World of Sport coverage of the 76 game. Fair play to whoever had a VCR then and kept it all these years... Tam's tackle at 1 hour 32. I urge younger readers to watch at 47 minutes for a taste of what it was like to be at a big game at Hampden back then. Followed by the commentary team's confusion over who had come on at half time . A common problem at the time that has now been resolved. It's actually a digital copy sourced from the ITV Sport archive rather than an off air recording - VCRs were only available to the more affluent at the time. When they were copying from the 2 inch tape of the World of Sport edition they miscalculated which is why the build up and first minute or so of the game are absent. The missing sequence with the same Brian Moore commentary is however available here on this SFA VHS release which omitted THAT tackle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnWmsNX0dQQ Incidentally I am afraid VAR would not have awarded us a first half penalty as the referee later explained he had already blown for half time. before Dalglish was upended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolling hIlls Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Sad past couple of years for our heroes. Jimmy Johnstone Tommy Gemmell, Billy McNeil, Sandy Jardine. God the list goes on and sorry for only mentioning OF players. But they danced at the highest level. And now Tom Forsyth. At least we got to see them play. Tom Forsyth would probably tell you that, along with most players that playing for his country was the highest honour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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