Davied14 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Inspired by this thread I contacted my MP, MSP and Sky to push for the game being shown on BBC, STV or even moved to Sky Pick or Sky Sports Mix so more people could access it. Got a generic "your comments have been noted" from Sky and my MP replied saying he was a former TA member and will attempt to have the TV networks work out a solution. No response from my MSP as of yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchart Circle Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 7 hours ago, wanderer said: Seem to recall the Yugoslavia away game in 89 shown on STV had something like 2 hours of build up time, as had we won that game we would have qualified with 2 games to spare (away trip to France and then Norway at home). That Norway game when we secured the required point for Italy was live on STV. Also V Argentina in March 1990 was also live again on STV, most unusual for a home friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Catchart Circle said: That Norway game when we secured the required point for Italy was live on STV. Also V Argentina in March 1990 was also live again on STV, most unusual for a home friendly. That was probably on the basis that Maradona would be in town, and after the TV camera's missed out in 79 (footage from that game was by handheld camera), they were not making that mistake again (and then Maradona pulled out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Had a look at this link. It show's what games were on STV/BBC in the 70's/80's. The link is to the old Home Internationals that people of a certain age might remember. http://carousel.royalwebhosting.net/itv/HomeInts.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: Had a look at this link. It show's what games were on STV/BBC in the 70's/80's. The link is to the old Home Internationals that people of a certain age might remember. http://carousel.royalwebhosting.net/itv/HomeInts.html TV in the 70's , used to listen to them on the radio in a transit van. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 39 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said: TV in the 70's , used to listen to them on the radio in a transit van. Good times. Not really sure but i remember listening to Scotland v Chezkoslavakia (wrong spelling) 1973 (Joe Jordan's goal) on the radio. Can't remember if it was shown live, don't think it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 BBC Scotland and STV will have no interest in showing the Serbia game due to what they would need to pay Sky for the privilege. I doubt Sky would make it free to air either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 "Oi ! Shut it you moaning Scotch cants. Yours Sincerely Sky" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: Not really sure but i remember listening to Scotland v Chezkoslavakia (wrong spelling) 1973 (Joe Jordan's goal) on the radio. Can't remember if it was shown live, don't think it was? Spent my lunchtime there browsing the archives (always a load of fun ) Anyway despite the ropey scanning it looks like the game was on STV, coverage starting at 7:30pm... https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730926&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Edit... should just have read the front page instead of flicking to the telly page. It was headline news Edited October 27, 2020 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Toepoke said: Spent my lunchtime there browsing the archives (always a load of fun ) Anyway despite the ropey scanning it looks like the game was on STV, coverage starting at 7:30pm... https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730926&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Edit... should just have read the front page instead of flicking to the telly page. It was headline news Wasn't sure. Have a faint memory of it being in black and white, maybe was the highlights. It's strange i can't fully remember, wasn't on the booze at 7 years old, because i clearly remember watching the 1974 world cup a few months later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: Wasn't sure. Have a faint memory of it being in black and white, maybe was the highlights. It's strange i can't fully remember, wasn't on the booze at 7 years old, because i clearly remember watching the 1974 world cup a few months later. Some classic Arthur commentary... I've no recollection at all, when there was a big game on TV I'd get shipped out while my dad got his pals round with a cargo. The first qualifiers I remember were for Argentina 78. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Toepoke said: Some classic Arthur commentary... I've no recollection at all, when there was a big game on TV I'd get shipped out while my dad got his pals round with a cargo. The first qualifiers I remember were for Argentina 78. I was thinking the same. Think i got turfed out as well. Good memories and Arthur Montford (legend) a Greenock man and Morton supporter. Cheers for posting match highlights, reminiscing. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 No worries, always good to see classic old footage. Fans at the games and everything! Regarding black and white coverage, quite a few away games back then weren't in colour... (The Laudrups' dad with the free kick). I can remember watching this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchart Circle Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: Wasn't sure. Have a faint memory of it being in black and white, maybe was the highlights. It's strange i can't fully remember, wasn't on the booze at 7 years old, because i clearly remember watching the 1974 world cup a few months later. STV showed the game live in colour after coming to an agreement with Park Gardens around 24 hours before kick off. They also reran the whole match again the following Saturday evening. However you may very well have watched in black and white as many households could not afford a colour set until beyond '73. Even towards the end of the 1970s commentators would commence by announcing the line ups then adding `and for those of you watching in black and white ****** are in the dark shirts.' We got our first colour telly ahead of the 1972 Olympics but were by no means among the first to embrace the change. Edited October 27, 2020 by Catchart Circle spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave78 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 34 minutes ago, Catchart Circle said: Even towards the end of the 1970s commentators would commence by announcing the line ups then adding `and for those of you watching in black and white ****** are in the dark shirts.' As a boy in the 80s i seem to remember snooker commentators doing the same. Or am i imagining/mis-remembering that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 48 minutes ago, Dave78 said: As a boy in the 80s i seem to remember snooker commentators doing the same. Or am i imagining/mis-remembering that? "For those of you watching in black and white the brown is behind the green." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Part of the reason we had to wear our away kit v Costa Rica at the 1990 World Cup is because a high proportion of Costa Rica still used Black and White tv’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 11 hours ago, Toepoke said: Some classic Arthur commentary... I've no recollection at all, when there was a big game on TV I'd get shipped out while my dad got his pals round with a cargo. The first qualifiers I remember were for Argentina 78. I remember watching this game but whether it was live or highlights is a bit foggy. What I do remember was every playtime for weeks after everybody was Joe Jordan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 9 hours ago, Dave78 said: As a boy in the 80s i seem to remember snooker commentators doing the same. Or am i imagining/mis-remembering that? There was still a lot of households using a black and white TV in the 80's. No idea how it would work for snooker though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 11 hours ago, Toepoke said: "For those of you watching in black and white the brown is behind the green." It was behind the blue actually. And what he said wasn't as daft as it sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bzzzz Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 Get voting fowks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 8:51 AM, ErsatzThistle said: "Oi ! Shut it you moaning Scotch cants. Yours Sincerely Sky" You forgot about “And be grateful that we give you anything” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampdenroarpod Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Sky Sports have just announced the Scotland v Serbia game will be available to all viewers in the UK for free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor1996 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 19 minutes ago, hampdenroarpod said: Sky Sports have just announced the Scotland v Serbia game will be available to all viewers in the UK for free Credit to them. To save people searching around, tune to the channel "Pick". They're owned by Sky. Pick showed the EPL matches for free during lockdown.1.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 56 minutes ago, hampdenroarpod said: Sky Sports have just announced the Scotland v Serbia game will be available to all viewers in the UK for free Yes on Sky channels. Now surely if that is the case Sky should have no qualms with it being screened live on BBC Scotland or STV? And surely that being the case either the BBC or STV should be making a move to secure the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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