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by peterm1711
Mon May 25, 2020 9:54 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: The Scottish Premiership
Replies: 454
Views: 190575

Re: The Scottish Premiership

Excuse my ignorance Peter, but is the famous quip the one about people thinking football is a matter of life and death etc. - he quipped so many, he had a really sharp wit. That’s the one Meg. I’m paraphrasing here, but it was something like, “People say football is a matter of life and death, but ...
by peterm1711
Mon May 25, 2020 7:13 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: The Scottish Premiership
Replies: 454
Views: 190575

Re: The Scottish Premiership

First off, as a life-long supporter and ST holder, I’m obviously delighted Celtic have secured their 9th league title in a row, for the 2nd time in their history. However, I can’t help feeling a touch disappointed the way it happened. Sitting at home, under restrictions, when the expected news final...
by peterm1711
Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:46 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: The Scottish Premiership
Replies: 454
Views: 190575

Re: The Scottish Premiership

I’ll stay confident no problem, that the remaining SPFL fixtures for 2019-20, will take place, and no Celtic fans I personally know, are worried at all, well, not the ones I’ve spoken to at least. The matches certainly won’t, IMHO, be deemed null & void. If they are, I’ll be on immediately to sa...
by peterm1711
Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:12 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: The Scottish Premiership
Replies: 454
Views: 190575

Re: The Scottish Premiership

During this global virus, I see ‘Null & Void’ appears to be the ‘in’ phrase, desperately latched onto by followers of two clubs in the country, re this SPFL football season. One of them staring relegation in the face, and the other, lying the length of Hayocks Road, a distant 2nd from the leader...
by peterm1711
Wed Jan 22, 2020 7:08 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: The Scottish Premiership
Replies: 454
Views: 190575

Re: The Scottish Premiership

Great win for the Gers @ parkhead the other day. Going to be close in the run in , but Steven Gerrard has got this team going in the right places & fingers crossed, title 55 will be delivered. In dreamland - Rangers have a great chance this year to win the SPL ynwa https://media.giphy.com/media...
by peterm1711
Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:20 am
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Very Sad News
Replies: 0
Views: 1717

Very Sad News

Morag, in California, USA, has passed away.

Her younger sister, and my sister, are best friends, which is where the information came from.

RIP Morag.
by peterm1711
Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:56 pm
Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
Topic: Hayocks Primary sports results, undated
Replies: 3
Views: 5256

Re: Hayocks Primary sports results, undated

Knowing a good few of the pupils in P7, and their ages, I’d say the year would most likely be 1969.
by peterm1711
Fri Feb 08, 2019 2:43 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Campbells, Ardrossan
Replies: 17
Views: 11949

Re: Campbells, Ardrossan

I think I might have nailed this. After much online searching I ended up in the British Newspaper Archive. I found not only that the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald archive is referencing the Castlehill Vaults as far back as the late 1800's, and indeed carrying adverts for the pub, but the publicati...
by peterm1711
Mon Oct 09, 2017 12:46 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Cafe in New St Stevenston 1960s/1970s
Replies: 48
Views: 28139

Re: Cafe in New St Stevenston 1960s/1970s

Wonder if that was the same Ferguson family who had the Ailsa tearooms near the Ardeer Hall. That was Bobby Ferguson's family. Bobby was goalkeeper for Kilmarnock, West ham and Scotland and was from Ardrossan, but I believe his mum was from Stevenston - Bobby Ferguson is in Adelaide now. Yes, it wa...
by peterm1711
Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:26 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Photo Album
Topic: Saltcoats Worthies (3)
Replies: 9
Views: 9584

Re: Saltcoats Worthies (3)

Was at school with a Jim, James Slaven, big sister Josephine who was a force to be reckoned with...think they'd just come over from Ireland. Different Jim Slavens Morag. The family you mention were not from Ireland, only the mother, Una, was. The father was George, and he was possibly from Dalry, i...
by peterm1711
Sat Feb 11, 2017 10:50 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: The Scottish Premiership
Replies: 454
Views: 190575

Re: The Scottish Premiership

bonzo wrote:Apparently mark Warburton has resigned as rangers manager
Sadly, he's gone.

For sale, one magic hat. :hi:

Disclaimer, mainly only effective against part-time, lower league opposition.

Mark, Glasgow (for the time being). :wink:
by peterm1711
Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:59 am
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Intimations 4 January 2017
Replies: 5
Views: 3264

Re: Intimations 4 January 2017

Condolences to the McMail family on my old schoolmate, Satch's death. The family have now lost Satch, his wife and his brother Dan since November. Thoughts and prayers are with them at this sad time. JD. Also their youngest sister Helen, back in May. Step sister to be accurate. The three youngest i...