My Favourite Pars Matches
Date: Saturday, 21st Jun 2025“1961 Replay”, by BS
A lasting memory for me is being on a Comfort Coaches special for the 1961 replay, organised by kenspeckle Dunfermline figure, Bruce Ferguson, whom I still meet up with as part of our DHS year group reunions. Bruce assisted his uncle Bob Ferguson who ran the coaches from Moodie Street. Our bus stopped on the way back from Hampden for chips in Denny where we encountered aggressive Celtic supporters. But then on to the unforgettable victory parade down the High Street. I unfortunately missed the return match against Valencia as, being a poor student I was working all the hours on PO Christmas duties.
Our sons and now grandson have inherited the Pars thing and they always look for the result which these days is generally not good as is usually the case for his local team Reading. We always try to fit in a match at EEP when he’s up. And we love to gaze at the pantheon of legendary players as we approach the ground and bathe momentarily in the nostalgia.
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