Boss's no-win situation; ON THE RECORD.Q What was John Prentice's record as Scotland manager? James Kerr
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A Prentice, hired from Clyde after the SFA See sales force automation. SFA - Sales Force Automation had been turned down by Willie Waddell and Eddie Turnbull, was in charge for less than three months in 1966 and did not win any of the four games played. All were at Hampden - one Home International and three friendlies. The Scots lost 4-3 to England, 3-0 to Holland, 1-0 to Portugal and then drew 1-1 with Brazil. It's not a great record but the England team did go on to win the World Cup that summer, Portugal took third place and Brazil, with Pele in their side, are never easy opponents. Prentice was sacked for trying to negotiate a new job in Vancouver, Canada, while an SFA employee. Q Can you name an outside-right for Rangers who gave Clyde No.3 Harry Haddock a bit of a roasting in the 1950s? He was small and left Ibrox for Ipswich, I think. A Cross. A Couldn't find an Ibrox winger who faced Haddock and later left for Ipswich. The left-back's main tormentor in games with Rangers was Alex Scott but he joined Everton. The only other Rangers winger who opposed Haddock and left for England was George Duncan and he signed for Southend United. Q Martin O'Neill wears No.31 on his Aston Villa tracksuit track·suit n. A loose-fitting jacket and pants worn by athletes and exercisers usually before and after workouts. tracksuit Noun a warm loose-fitting suit worn by athletes etc., esp. and wore the same number latterly at Celtic. Why? Gordon Anderson, Hamilton. A It's a mystery. I asked your question through the Villa press office and was told the manager does not wish to give the reason. Q Give details of the Drybrough Cup Final in which Hibs beat Celtic 5-3 after extra time. My friend says Jimmy Johnstone scored a hat-trick but I can't recall this. Robert Taylor. A Johnstone scored twice. Two goals by Alan Gordon and a Billy McNeill og had Hibs 3-0 up at Hampden on August 5, 1972, but Celts hit back with that Jinky double and one at the right end from McNeill. The Hibs scorers in extra time were Jim O'Rourke and Arthur Duncan. A 49,462 crowd watched the action. Celtic - Williams. McGrain, Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone, Dalglish, Deans (Wilson), Macari, Callaghan. Hibs - Herriot, Brownlie, Schaedler, Stanton, Black, Blackley, Hamilton (O'Rourke), Hazel, Gordon, Cropley, Duncan. Q Who did Sir Alex Ferguson take over from at Manchester United? William Murray, Mid Calder. A Fergie replaced Ron Atkinson as team boss in November 1986. Q Is there an Isle of Man football league The Isle of Man Football League is a league of football (soccer) teams from the Isle of Man. Run by the Isle of Man Football Association, it consists of 27 clubs organised into two divisions. The top division contains 13 clubs, the lower, 14. ? Ivie Good, Stonehaven. A Football there is strictly amateur but they do have an Isle of Man Noun 1. Isle of Man - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea Man British Isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic FA to govern the game and their main competition, the Sure Mobile Premier League. There is also a national team, although the Isle of Man is not affiliated to FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f or UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. . Friendlies are played against teams such as Gibraltar. Q I remember a Scottish Cup replay in the 1950s when Hearts beat Airdrie 6-4 and would like a reminder of who played and whether or not it went to extra time. David Ross. A After a 2-2 draw at Broomfield, the teams met at Tynecastle on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 12, 1952. Willie Bauld (3), Eddie Rutherford (2) and Jimmy Wardhaugh hit the Hearts goals and Ian McMillan and Guy Lennox had doubles for Airdrie. No extra time was required for a fourth-round replay that was watched by 41,966 fans. Hearts - Brown, Parker, McKenzie, Glidden, Milne, Laing, Rutherford, Conn, Bauld, Whittle, Wardhaugh. Airdrie - Fraser, T Brown, Murray, Cairns, Rodger, Shankland, W Brown, McMillan, Lennox, Walsh, McCulloch. Q Around 1972, Alloa won 1-0 at St Mirren in what must have been one of Gordon McQueen's last games for the Buddies. Who scored the Alloa goal? Ian Baillie, Falkirk. A Ian Lawrie got the goal that dented Saints' hopes of getting out of the Division Two on March 18, 1972. Centre-half McQueen went to Leeds that September for pounds 35,000. Q Shawfield Juniors won the West of Scotland
A Wattie Rothera scored both goals as they beat Clydebank 2-0 at Petershill in the final on June 2, 1939. Couldn't trace line-ups. Q I have a programme for Rangers v Arbroath on February 2, 1974. Can I have scorers, goal times and teams? David Dewar, Forfar. A It produced a shock result - Rangers 2 (McLean 38, Parlane 68 pen), Arbroath 3 (Fletcher 62, 86, Pirie 64). Rangers - Hunter, Jardine, Mathieson, O'Hara, Johnstone, Smith, McLean, Scott (Fyfe), Parlane, Hamilton, Morris (Young). Arbroath - Marshall, Donald, Rylance, Walker, Waddell, Murray, Sellars, Cant, Pirie, Penman, Fletcher. CAPTION(S): HOLL FOR NOTHING: Prentice in the dugout as his Scots lose to Holland |
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