Quote Originally Posted by KingOfSiamIAm View Post
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.
I was on the Bob Bank and, as I remember it, McKenzie and Albert Larmour chased a long ball which the latter looked to be in charge until he went down and McKenzie was left with a one one with Ron Healey. It seemed to me to be the sort of challenge which would usually be seen as a foul, but nothing was given and, although I may be wrong, I don’t remember the players arguing too much about it with the officials, although the crowd definitely thought a goal shouldn’t have been given.

I can remember reading an interview with McKenzie a few years ago in which he said although it looked like a foul, it wasn’t one + I think he said Larmour kicked his foot and that’s why he fell over.