Jersey Jim Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Got off to a great start when Jordan scored, went downhill rapidly, watched it as a 13 year old and cried my eyes out afterwards. Rough, Buchan, Kennedy, Forsyth, Burns, Rioch, Masson, Hartford, Johnston, Dalglish and Jordan. How could that team lose? Ally MacLeod really did have the nation believing we’d win the thing. Fkn Cubillas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 It was the first World Cup in my memory and I remember the massive hype in the build up at school. First panini album and tam Forsyth was in my first batch of stickers. I also remember there were crisps out at the time with little World Cup footballer cards. I had don masson, rudi kroll, and Kenny dalglish. From memory, think the game was a Saturday? Was fully expecting a win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanticscot Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Thanks for sharing the memories, would you say anything since then surpassed the experience of that World Cup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I was 8, I remember when Jordan scored, thinking we are actually going to win the WC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Jersey Jim said: Got off to a great start when Jordan scored, went downhill rapidly, watched it as a 13 year old and cried my eyes out afterwards. Rough, Buchan, Kennedy, Forsyth, Burns, Rioch, Masson, Hartford, Johnston, Dalglish and Jordan. How could that team lose? Ally MacLeod really did have the nation believing we’d win the thing. Fkn Cubillas And we had lost three quarters of our defence to injury. Jardine, McGrain and McQueen all injured. In my mind that is the main reason why we didn't do as well as we had hoped. And, Peru weren't nearly as bad as some folk though they were. They were a decent side. I'm convinced that if we had had our first pick defence we would have won that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 40 minutes ago, Orraloon said: And we had lost three quarters of our defence to injury. Jardine, McGrain and McQueen all injured. In my mind that is the main reason why we didn't do as well as we had hoped. And, Peru weren't nearly as bad as some folk though they were. They were a decent side. I'm convinced that if we had had our first pick defence we would have won that game. Beat me to it. That’s the point I was going to make. I also think some of that great squad were just a wee bit over the hill too. Think we peaked in 77. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Orraloon said: And we had lost three quarters of our defence to injury. Jardine, McGrain and McQueen all injured. In my mind that is the main reason why we didn't do as well as we had hoped. And, Peru weren't nearly as bad as some folk though they were. They were a decent side. I'm convinced that if we had had our first pick defence we would have won that game. Willie Donnachie was suspended for that game too. At least we've returned to the days of getting knocked out the World Cup in June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 38 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Willie Donnachie was suspended for that game too. At least we've returned to the days of getting knocked out the World Cup in June. 😂 Now that's progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFH64 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 4 hours ago, scottincarlisle said: I was 8, I remember when Jordan scored, thinking we are actually going to win the WC. Were we nae 1-0 up then Don Masson missed a penalty for 2-0, after that it was all downhill 🤯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDB46 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 My first World Cup but I didn’t realise how huge it was at the time and thought it was like this all the time. The game as a Saturday night I remember I believe Arthur Montford on commentary maybe introduced by Ian archer. when we lost I got told it was a massive shock and we should have done much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, RDFH64 said: Were we nae 1-0 up then Don Masson missed a penalty for 2-0, after that it was all downhill 🤯 Peru equalised before HT. Penalty was a shocker right enough (although it was a bit of a soft decision IIRC). I was in Banchory the other month and discovered a signed copy of Don Masson's autobiography "Still Saying Sorry" Clearly not over it after 44 years 😄 😖 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDB46 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Just googled Peru were 9/2 to win the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, DAVIDB46 said: Just googled Peru were 9/2 to win the game Was that a Peruvian bookie? What odds were Scotland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 David Coleman did nothing to dampen the mistaken belief that we were one of the favourites when he said "One-Nil" nonchalantly as if it was going to be a cricket score I was old enough to know disappointment in 1975 when i saw the score at Wembley In 1977 i was 9 going on 10 and was an emotional wreck after the Peru and Iran games Everything i had been taught to believe was in fact shite A bit like life really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 26 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Was that a Peruvian bookie? What odds were Scotland? I'll need to have a hunt for the page but I think we were 4th favourites to win the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Found them, we were joint 4th favourites... West Germany 3/1 Brazil 7/2 Argentina 5/1 Netherlands 6/1 Italy 6/1 Scotland 6/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Toepoke said: Found them, we were joint 4th favourites... West Germany 3/1 Brazil 7/2 Argentina 5/1 Netherlands 6/1 Italy 6/1 Scotland 6/1 Can't believe West Germany were favourites. Austria should have been in there. They had a great team at that time. I know it's before FIFA rankings started, but I've always thought we were in the top six in the world at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Can't believe West Germany were favourites. They were the holders after winning it in 74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbroath1320 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 We beat The Netherlands 3-2 in 90 minutes; Argentina needed extra time to beat them in the final. Even with McGrain and McQueen missing, that was a good squad of players. Ally McLeod had his Aberdeen pal Joe Harper in the squad and left Andy Gray (winner of England's golden boot) at home. McLeod didn't last long after that debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Can't believe West Germany were favourites. Austria should have been in there. They had a great team at that time. I know it's before FIFA rankings started, but I've always thought we were in the top six in the world at that time. Argentina and Italy being in the same group as France and Hungary probably lengthened their odds a bit. The historical elo ratings have us ranked as #4 in the world after we qualified in 1977. Edited June 3, 2022 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 39 minutes ago, Arbroath1320 said: We beat The Netherlands 3-2 in 90 minutes; Argentina needed extra time to beat them in the final. Even with McGrain and McQueen missing, that was a good squad of players. Ally McLeod had his Aberdeen pal Joe Harper in the squad and left Andy Gray (winner of England's golden boot) at home. McLeod didn't last long after that debacle. The Netherlands could only have been put out if we had beaten them by 3 goals As soon as they were down by 2 they stepped it up a gear They werent playing at full steam for 90 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Toepoke said: Found them, we were joint 4th favourites... West Germany 3/1 Brazil 7/2 Argentina 5/1 Netherlands 6/1 Italy 6/1 Scotland 6/1 If a bookie put a board up like that these days he would be pennyless. No one bet with a book that over round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 11 hours ago, Malcolm said: It was the first World Cup in my memory and I remember the massive hype in the build up at school. First panini album and tam Forsyth was in my first batch of stickers. I also remember there were crisps out at the time with little World Cup footballer cards. I had don masson, rudi kroll, and Kenny dalglish. From memory, think the game was a Saturday? Was fully expecting a win. Not to forget the Tennents beermat collection! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbroath1320 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 16 hours ago, Ally Bongo said: The Netherlands could only have been put out if we had beaten them by 3 goals As soon as they were down by 2 they stepped it up a gear They werent playing at full steam for 90 minutes So the Dutch were not professionals, in your opinion? I'm not replying to any more of your posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Arbroath1320 said: So the Dutch were not professionals, in your opinion? I'm not replying to any more of your posts. Oh no - how will i sleep at night They were professional in that they did what they needed to qualify and no more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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