Originally Posted by
KingOfSiamIAm
Hi theotherbobwilson…
Why was Duncan McKenzie’s goal controversial?
From my memory, throughout the game he was getting the usual non-stop abuse from our fans, that the opposition best player always used to get.
I was in the Grange end that day and I remember the ball arriving at him with his back to goal. He “turned on a sixpence”, but it took as long as an oil tanker would take to turn. All the while, all the players seemed bamboozled by his amazing ability to turn and no one made an effort to tackle him.
After he scored, he went to celebrate, but stopped in his tracks and turned back to face the Grange end and began to raise his hand. I thought he was going to stick his fingers up, maybe he was, but then thought better of it, and he actually gave a little wave to the crowd.
It was a long time ago and I must have been about 14ish at the time, but that is how I remember McKenzie’s goal.