This was posted as a sort of tribute tae him. There’s a few mentions of players faithers, including a couple of good Hibbys.
www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk
Just off the phone tae him. He's awrite, cannae work now though and bored sitting about.
Ian grew up in Bryson Road and was neighbours with my mum. Like a lot of kids from Drumbrae I played for Tall Oaks in the late 70s and early 80s and he was our coach. This was real grassroots football where you paid 10p a week to be a member and about 8 kids would pile in the back of someone’s car to drive to somewhere like Eskmills and we’d invariably get humped about 11-3. Good times.
I also remember him from my Tall Oaks days.
We played Tall Oaks at Under 9 and 1 player stood out in their team and he eventually signed for us. A certain Mikey Stewart. We, Liberton United (Captains Cabin), won the league that year beating Tynie and Hutchie and Salvie in the process.
A bit after my time but same teams as we used to play regularly.
Funnily enough I was back at Tall Oaks for the first time in 30 odd years a few months ago tae watch my grandson playing. Wisnae Tall Oaks they played though, Corstorphine something the other team was.
I'm sure Joe Jordans laddie Tom played for them tae.