30 years since the Jungle

glad you got that off yer chest silver!

Sorry - apart from that one then !

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 46 minutes ago
comment by Call Sign (U3627)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Think rangers end held 22,500 - worst sight in the world - that split second silence before their end erupted after a goal

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Worst silence in the world
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What, worse than the silence you get from the missus on the morning after a sesh? The silence and the disgusted look that says 'I should have listened to my mother'? The silence before she regales you with what you said and did or tried to do when you came in last night and the utter contempt that she holds you in and the shame you have brought on the family even if they were all none the wiser except her? And all the time you're thinking to yourself, 'shut it ya boot, it's not as though rangers have scored' and one more verbal degradation and you are gonna blurt that out then give her a hand with the suitcases?


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least you get that after a sesh.

thats just my day mate

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
comment by Call Sign (U3627)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Think rangers end held 22,500 - worst sight in the world - that split second silence before their end erupted after a goal

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Worst silence in the world
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What, worse than the silence you get from the missus on the morning after a sesh? The silence and the disgusted look that says 'I should have listened to my mother'? The silence before she regales you with what you said and did or tried to do when you came in last night and the utter contempt that she holds you in and the shame you have brought on the family even if they were all none the wiser except her? And all the time you're thinking to yourself, 'shut it ya boot, it's not as though rangers have scored' and one more verbal degradation and you are gonna blurt that out then give her a hand with the suitcases?


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Excellent article.

We were Celtic End Jungle for years.

Moved towards the east pylon Celtic End 1970's as we 'matured'.

Fav memory the film cameras were above the Jungle. TV guys had to

climb up a ladder and crawl across a shaky gantry to the commentary

position. 'Weetabix' Archie McPherson made no secret of his anti Celtic

stance. He was singled out for DOB chants. Half time v Hearts he

dangled a half bottle whisky on a bit of string wheeched it away when

sumbdy was getting in grabbing distance. Absolutely hilarious. He got a

round of applause as the teams came back out.

Silver

A' been there.

Hmmm, distinct lack of bears on this one

Picture it! 1978, a young teenage boy (me) was in a scout group that were entertaining and similar scout group from Norway. One week of camp, one week home hospitality. The guy lodging with me wanted to see a football match and as dumb luck would have it, the only game in Glasgow that Saturday was Celtic v Dundee United. So wandered on down to the east end and around the environs and found some gates with cheaper entry, that'll do and there we were in the jungle, the usual pashing down folks legs etc going on then in the second half ( I have absolutely no recollection of the game itself) presumably United scored, so a whisky bottle flies over our heads but does not make it to the pitch and instead clunks some poor unsuspecting on the noggin near the front. Ten seconds later and same whisky bottle is then hurled backwards from roughly whence it came. Needless to say a bit of a rammy ensued and my Norwegian friend and I decided that we had got a sufficient taste of a Scottish football match and departed

Sorry about that Schiz.

Dunno what came over me.

My first ever match was at Easter Rd v Aberdeen. No idea what end I was in but vague recollection the score was 2-1 to one or other and was hingin' over a barrier shared with an old guy. I hear a clunk, look around and like the scene from Only Fools and Horses when Trigger falls through the open hatch I'm looking round for the old guy only to find him at my feet, out cold with blood seeping out his head and a half bottle lying beside. Hasty exit.

There's probably a PhD in it for someone but a half bottle I think has the perfect ratio of size, aspect ratio, weight, strength etc. as the perfect terracing projectile - way more than a quarter or full bottle. Just as well Putin doesn't login here.

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 23 minutes ago
My first ever match was at Easter Rd v Aberdeen. No idea what end I was in but vague recollection the score was 2-1 to one or other and was hingin' over a barrier shared with an old guy. I hear a clunk, look around and like the scene from Only Fools and Horses when Trigger falls through the open hatch I'm looking round for the old guy only to find him at my feet, out cold with blood seeping out his head and a half bottle lying beside. Hasty exit.

There's probably a PhD in it for someone but a half bottle I think has the perfect ratio of size, aspect ratio, weight, strength etc. as the perfect terracing projectile - way more than a quarter or full bottle. Just as well Putin doesn't login here.
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He used to but chucked it with the rest of them after Ange came in.

comment by The Mighty Quinn (U4099)
posted 5 hours, 23 minutes ago

Sorry about that Schiz.

Dunno what came over me.



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I knew it