Archive for category: History

The Day the Dons were Kings of Europe0
/ May 10, 2012 10:54 pm

The Day the Dons were Kings of Europe

For Aberdeen fans, this season like many others before it, has been nothing but a disappointment for the Pittodrie faithful. Finishing in the bottom half of the league, the final chance of silverware gone after losing to a Hibernian team that has only now started to find a bit of form after struggling all season in a relegation dogfight between

The Ba’ Game – It’s not so much a game…. more a Civil War0
/ November 17, 2010 2:55 pm

The Ba’ Game – It’s not so much a game…. more a Civil War

Ba is basically mob football or a medieval version of football played in Scotland, notably in Orkney and the Scottish Borders at Christmas and New Year. Two parts of the town have to get the ball to their respective side, the two sides are commonly known as the Uppies or the Downies, the men and boys of the town are

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