That was the prog that was. 6.

 

George writes:

My interest in football was firmly re-established by the late 1980s. And by this time I had my first ever job, in Edinburgh, and took advantage of cheap train fares and cheap match-day prices to do some groundhopping. For less than £10 I could get the train to Larbert, have a pint, buy a programme, watch the game and get a train back to Edinburgh. (That’s £27.32 in today’s prices). It’s a 10 minute walk from the station in Larbert to Ochilview Park in Stenhousemuir. I don’t know if I saw the Ochil Hills from the stand but I did fall asleep in the second half for a while, not because of the football but because I had been drinking at 9 in the morning in Edinburgh with some friends (some of whom I think were going to the egg-chucking). I might have had a pint in the clubhouse at the ground, a lot of clubhouses at the smaller grounds were open to anyone in those days.

Even more exciting than the prospect of notching up Ochilview Park was that it was literally next to the Mccowan’s toffee factory! Yes, where penny dainties used to be made.

Of course, it’s no’ there anymore. Here are the teams that could very well have played their part in what might have been a thrilling 1-1 draw:

So that you don’t have to, I have looked at the AITT of that week and JINGS what a terrible sight that was. I have no memory of 6 of the songs, thankfully, and looking at numbers 11 to 20 I also genuinely don’t think I’ve ever heard any of those songs. Of the 4 in the top 10 I do know, all 4 are at best Total Bobbins. And the no. 1 single in the USA that day is worse still. Respite can be found in the number 1 album of that week (the other nine are worse than Total Bobbins) which has this utterly fabulous pop song, with that spine-tingling moment at 20 seconds:

Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely

A song of such magnificence it brings tears to my eyes. And of course it can not be confused with this nonsense

Thanks for reading, and thanks to Mr CC.

CC writes:

Thanks George. I'm sure that Friday Night Commentator and Stennie fan Spence will find this to be of interest

East Fife did remarkably well to earn a draw considering they had a blind Goalie!

Oh, and happy birthday yesterday!