The recent passing of George ‘Beef’ McKimmie brought comment from Tayport resident Bill Melville.
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BLETHER: Lochee lad ‘Beef’ played in a Euro semi for Pars aged 17
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BLETHER: Broughty want to find two wayward stars
Broughty United Amateur Football Club in Dundee is a proud institution and has produced many fine footballers over the years.
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Tommy Bogan had 50 seconds for Scotland and was never selected again
Each week, BwB will give samples from the Readers’ Queries file in the old Sporting Post.
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Dave Pullar pulled out the signing-on form at 2am in a multi-storey lift
Norrie Price’s recollection of his time with Lochrae Juveniles and the legendary Dave Pullar brought several responses.
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Blether: Rory reckons ‘continuous’ Craigie gets the vote for being oldest club
Former player Rory McLeod read the article on East Craigie on November 26 last year, and was moved to reply.
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Blether: Ian was Arbroath player and president
Each week, BwB will give a sample from the Readers’ Queries file in the old Sporting Post.
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Blether: Raith tour drama as team ‘boat’ is grounded
Cameron McLaughlin came on with a good tale about Raith Rovers, which I had not heard.
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Blether: Willie Pettigrew won all games in a Scotland strip
Struan Banks, of Perth, puts forward Willie Pettigrew as the only player to have played more than four games for Scotland and remain undefeated.
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Blether: Ref bob sent off john greigwullie bannon pic
Colin Morrison, of Crieff, has followed Rangers for over 50 years.
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Blether: Boxer Wullie was robbed but boxing then lacked integrity
Dick McTaggart was due to be back in the city late last year for a testimonial evening for tragic Dundee boxer Mike Towell.
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BLETHER: Huntly’s Jim had an idea of net value when the ball hit the river
As I’d hoped, Dave Goldie answered the call.
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BLETHER: Boxer Tancy Lee also a candidate
Roy Morris said he “enjoyed the reference to Johnny Hill” in a recent issue.
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BLETHER: Rough’s shut-outs nowhere near Zoff’s record
Each week, BwB will give a sample from the Readers’ Queries file in the old Sporting Post. Note that some of these statistics may have been added to after being published in The Sporting Post queries section.
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BLETHER: Four brothers from Auchterarder turned out as goalkeepers for senior football sides
This column has, over the years, featured many tales of brothers in football.
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BLETHER: When Manchester United were kicked out of Europe
There are certain games of football that just stay in your mind.
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BLETHER: Four ‘Paulies’ met their wives at dance club
The ‘mystery picture’ of an SS Peter and Paul team featured in our Hogmanay issue.
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Blether with Brown: Broughty Athletic nickname linked with ex-servicemen
Thomas Smith asked if we knew the reason why Broughty Athletic are nicknamed The Fed.
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Blether with Brown: Peter takes Pryde in solving elusive East Craigie mystery
The East Craigie ‘photoshop’ mystery man has finally been identified.
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Blether with Brown: Butterburn wore Dundee strips in final
The Christmas Eve edition of BwB featured a Dundee FC line-up in a story about Phil Tinney.
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Blether with Brown: Dudhope’s Bobby had career curtailed by illness and injury
Robert Blackley sent in this photo (above) which, he says, was unearthed by his granddaughter Ellie while looking through family albums with relatives.
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