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David Ross

@rossfootball.bsky.social

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Football writer. Otherwise into the usual stuff. Politics, music, literature, art, film, TV, natural world, long-distance train travel, cricket, golf, boxing, tennis, pro-celebrity subbuteo, himalayan bungee jumping. You know, normal human pursuits.

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David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 11d

Accidentally discovered a great way to uncover bots. Put something ridiculous in your profile. I've been asked who my favourite celeb is in pro-celebrity subbuteo and told by a couple of young ladies they enjoy Himalayan bungee jumping too.

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David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 10h

How do you classify childhood? 14? 16? 18? If the latter then

Kilmarnock winning the Scottish League
Vietnam War
Moon Landing
Miners strike
Watergate

If 14 or 16 take out the last two and add Celtic's European Cup win and the Prague Spring

David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 23h

Often wondered why they don't get a mutt as their mascot

The dog's Pollok's.

David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 23h

Fun Fact 2. Man City avoided relegation by one point. Actually that's not a fun fact. Fun would have been if they'd gone down.

Also first ever Fourth Division season.

David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 23h

You were interacting with the Old Bailey?

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David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 23h

Who is Lady Drivers and what did she do to upset him?

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Will Jeanes @willjeanes.bsky.social · 1d

On this day in 1958, Tottenham beat Everton 10-4 in the First Division.

The 14 goals scored is the joint most in an English top-flight match — along with Aston Villa 12-2 Accrington in March 1892.

The picture is of Everton's Jimmy Harris, who scored a hat-trick in defeat.

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molesworth1 @molesworth1.bsky.social · 1d

In the future everyone will be Prime Minister of France for 15 minutes.

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David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 1d

Bradford Park Avenue in their last season of league football

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1969: BRADFORD PARK AVENUE - As Grim as FOOTBALL Gets? | Nationwide | Classic Sport | BBC Archive

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David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 1d

Terrific performance by Northern Ireland

David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 2d

Spoiler: he wasn't.

David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 2d

We're all familiar with Old Firm guff about the big name players they're trying to sign. Here's an earlier example. From September 1938.

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David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 2d

Forget 'recent,' that's never been anywhere near enough to sustain full-time football. Article says there are four full-time sides in League One. Inverness CT for certain and I reckon Hamilton & QoS are the others but can't say for certain.

David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 2d

£65 per week in 1963 equates to just over £1,700 today. While that doesn't come anywhere near the average Championship player's salaries nowadays it would still be a high standard of living now (wish I was on it) so £65 in 1963 would have been a substantial sum, news.williamhill.com/football/cha...

Championship Footballer Salary Guide

Marketed as the ‘most competitive league in the world’, the Championship has unrivalled riches for a second tier. Teams in the promotion race are fighting for the biggest payout in football, and its 4...

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David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 2d

A week in the life of Swindon Town in 1963

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1963: Six Days to Saturday | Classic Football Documentary | BBC Archive

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David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 2d

Similar by longer - West Brom

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The Saturday Men - 1962

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David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 2d

Doesn't say when it was made but seeing as footage of Spurs v Man City is in colour it's obviously after they did the double in 1961. 😜

David Ross @rossfootball.bsky.social · 2d

Some howlers in this short documentary. Celtic fans don't create the Hampden Roar, there weren't 70K at White Hart Lane every game and it's Dave Mackay pronounced I not A. Still an interesting glimpse of days gone by though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9eQ...