Greaves closure prompts memories of first strips, boots and balls
Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Gordon Parks and Tam McManus look back on Greaves, the Glasgow sports shop now in its last few months.
By Peter Martin,
One of Glasgow's best-known sports shops is going into its last months, and the closure of Greaves set The Football Show panel talking about the strips, boots and footballs they grew up with.
Peter Martin was joined by Alan Rough, Gordon Parks and Tam McManus. Reacting to the news about Greaves, the panel did not hide their surprise: "I'm still in shock."
From the Tango to the Jabulani
The conversation moved quickly from the shop to the kit it sold. Peter's Johan Cruyff Ajax top came up, and Rough faced shots with the new World Cup ball. The panel also recalled the Tango ball and the Jabulani.
The 1974 quiz question
Rough took a viewer's quiz question: "Who was the third choice keeper in the World Cup squad of 1974?" His answer was Thomson Allan, then of Dundee. David Harvey and Bobby Clark were also mentioned.
First strips and the Trongate
The panel went back to Glasgow's strip shops on the Trongate and to the first strips they owned. One memory summed up the era: "I had a pair of boots and a Celtic strip".
Peter also talked about his designer gear from the Grassmarket. Other stories included a mystery box from Wishaw Market, a London Marathon wrecked by a five-a-side, and the deals on offer in the Hibs dressing room, among them a fridge freezer.
The episode also previewed talk of Scotland, Aberdeen and Hearts' cut to Celtic's tickets, and included Straight Talk with Gerry Farrell.