Never Mind the Jambos E-Book

John McBurnie

• Herausgeber: The History Press
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

This is the ultimate quiz book on the Heart of Midlothian FC. Informative and fun, it is the perfect companion for those long car and train journeys. Test your knowledge of 'the greatest game in history', memorable goals, defeats and players, and one of the most successful goal scoring acts in Scottish football history – the Terrible Trio. Here is your chance to interact with the long and eventful history of the club, from its formation to today's cult heroes, from the dizzying highs to the devastating lows. Glory days, on and off the field dramas, club legends – they're all in here. From cryptic to convivial, get your maroon and white thinking caps on – it's quiz time.

Leseprobe

Contents

Title

Foreword by Jim Jefferies

Introduction

Round 1 The Romanov Years

Round 2 In the Beginning

Round 3 Goals, Goals, Goals

Round 4 Hearts in Europe

Round 5 The Buck Stops Here

Round 6 Hearts Against the ‘Wee Team’

Round 7 For Club and Country

Round 8 Keep it in the Family

Round 9 Scottish Cup Glory

Round 10 The Legends

Round 11 Home is Where the Hearts Are

Round 12 Hearts Against the Auld Enemy

Round 13 Aye Aye, Cap’n

Round 14 Just Champion

Round 15 Get a Move On

Round 16 Jambograms

Round 17 As Low as it Gets

Round 18 Under Starter’s Orders

Round 19 The Terrible Trio

Round 20 They Shall Not Grow Old

Round 21 They Shall Not Pass

Round 22 The Greatest Game in History

Round 23 The World at Our Feet

Round 24 A Hiding to Nothing

Round 25 The Scottish League Cup

Round 26 Loan Stars

Round 27 Never Go Back

Round 28 The Record Breakers

Round 29 The Bad Boys

Round 30 A Mixed Bag

The Answers

Bibliography

Copyright

Foreword by Jim Jefferies

(Hearts player (and captain) 1969–1981, manager 1995–2000 and 2010–2011)

Having had strong connections with the Jambos as a supporter, player and the great privilege of managing the club for two spells, it goes without saying that when John McBurnie asked me to write this foreword, I was delighted to accept – especially as John had, on a number of occasions, invited me to the Manchester Hearts Supporters Club’s annual Player of the Year dinner dance.

I am sure this quiz book should prove to be very popular with a wide range of ages among Hearts supporters, as it poses some very interesting questions relating to a long period in the club’s history.

John is one of the most dedicated supporters of the club I know and it is obvious he has put a lot of effort into this quiz book.

I’m sure you will have a lot of fun and some head scratching – as I did.

Hope you enjoy it!

Introduction

If you ever listened to the rhythmical tones of James Alexander Gordon reading out the football results on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sports Report on a Saturday, you’ll know exactly which club has the most romantic name in football. ‘Heart of Midlothian 5, (insert any other team here) 0.’ OK, it doesn’t happen very often, but we’re allowed to dream aren’t we?

The very sound of the name conjures up one of Sir Walter Scott’s most celebrated novels, the iconic image built into the cobbles on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, or simply arouses the fascination of the curious.

Having lived and worked south of the border for nearly forty years, I’ve met countless football fans who have adopted the famous ‘Boys in Maroon’ as their favoured Scottish team – and, on my weekly journey north, I’ve driven many of them to Tynecastle for an initial pilgrimage which has, in many cases, turned into a regular trip.

If you are one of those devotees who pull on a maroon and white scarf every weekend, or if you’ve just taken a shine to the number one team in Scotland’s capital city, then this is the book for you. It’s perfect for testing your fellow travellers on those long away trips, tormenting your football-mad mates in the pub or as a stocking-filler for a Junior Jambo.

There are questions here for everyone, from the never-miss-a-match diehard to the casual fan – tough ones to test your knowledge of the club’s history, easy ones about recent matches and players, cryptic ones to get your brain cells working and infuriating ones that will nag you all the way to Pittodrie.

Which player was signed from where? Who scored the winner in the cup final? Where have our European adventures taken us? All the big events are in here.

Each round contains eleven questions, just like the number of players in our team, though a few questions carry a supplementary extra. (Well, it’s a squad game nowadays, isn’t it?)

Good luck, happy quizzing …

‘Follow the Hearts and you can’t go wrong.’

John McBurnie, 2014

Round

1

The Romanov Years

It was madcap, it was glorious, it was sometimes cringeworthy and, ultimately, it was heartbreaking. In the rollercoaster history of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, surely no period has been more eventful than the Romanov Era.

When the Lithuania-based Russian banker, Vladimir Romanov, bought control of Hearts in 2005, it was a club in crisis. He was hailed as the saviour who stopped the rot. Tynecastle fans then witnessed eight bizarre years punctuated by mad Romanov rants, victory parades, bizarre publicity stunts, a revolving door in the manager’s office, player revolt, transfer embargoes, appeals to supporters for life-saving cash injections and, finally, financial meltdown. By the time Romanov relinquished control in the summer of 2013, the club had turned full circle, was once more in crisis, and in the hands of the administrators.

Just to get you going, the first round of questions is a jog through some of the outstanding events of these unforgettable Romanov years.

1 Who was Hearts manager when Vladimir Romanov gained overall control of the club?

2 In 2011, where did Vladimir Romanov go for a swim to help raise funds for a new lifeboat station?

3 How many different managers, including caretakers, took charge of the first team during the Romanov era?

4 Who was ‘Fireworks Phil’?

5 Who did Vladimir Romanov persistently refer to as ‘monkeys’ in his regular rants?

6 During pre-season training in 2007, Vladimir Romanov staged a boxing bout in which he went up against which player?

7 Which club did Hearts defeat during their only entry to the Champions League qualifying rounds?

8 Who were the ‘Riccarton Three’?

9 After months of reports that Romanov was interfering with team affairs, it was finally confirmed that he had picked the team for a match in February 2007. Who were the opponents on that occasion?

10 During season 2011–12, as cash flow problems beset the club and players found they were not being paid on time, how did midfield star Ian Black earn extra cash to tide him over?

11 Which company held security over Tynecastle when Hearts went into administration as a result of Romanov’s mismanagement of the club?

Round

2

In the Beginning

OK, you only needed a short-term memory for the first round. Now the serious stuff starts. If you know your history, you’ll know all about how, when and where Edinburgh’s number one football club began its existence, and if you have ever worn a maroon and white scarf, you should be familiar with all the club’s important landmarks. If you don’t get more than half of these right, you need to read up on your Hearts history.

1 Which pub did the newly formed Heart of Midlothian FC use as its headquarters?

2 Who were Hearts’ first opponents in the Scottish Cup?

3 What colour was Hearts’ first playing kit?

4 What was the first trophy won by Hearts?

5 Bobby Walker, possibly Hearts’ most celebrated player, joined the club as a 17 year old in 1896. From which club was he signed?

6 Hearts made their first foray into England in January 1881. Which two English clubs did they play against on that trip?

7 Hearts’ biggest recorded victory was achieved in the Edinburgh FA Cup in 1880. Who were the opponents and what was the result?

8 Why were Hearts suspended by the SFA in 1884?

9 Who did Hearts play in their first league match after the Scottish League was formed in 1890?

10 In which season did Hearts win their first Scottish League title?

11 As the top English clubs began to poach players from Hearts’ successful side in the early days of the 1900s, Tynecastle star Albert Buick was transferred down south and subsequently lured six other players to join him. Which English club did they all join?

Round

3

Goals, Goals, Goals

Well, there’s no better sight in football, is there? Seeing the ball hit the back of the net – as long as it’s in the other team’s net!

We’ve spent hours on away trips remembering some of our favourite Hearts goals in seasons past. In this section, we recall famous goals, spectacular goals, vital goals, bizarre goals and barrowloads of goals. What do you remember about the following?

1 Which Hearts player scored Scotland’s first-ever goal in a World Cup finals tournament?

2 Against which opponents did Donald Ford score a hat-trick of penalties in 1973?

3 Which Hearts player famously stunned Ibrox by sitting on the ball during the build-up to a Hearts winning goal against Rangers?

4 Who was the first player to score more than 100 goals for Hearts?

5 Rudi Skacel scored in each of how many successive League matches from the start of the 2005–06 season?

6 Which player scored the goal that gave Hearts a positive points tally in season 2013–14, having started with a 15-point deficit?