The Devil's Advocate : Archie Gemmill's Goal Against Holland in 1978 Wasn't As Great As We Think

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WHEN it comes to its place in football history Scotland still has an almighty opinion of itself.

To be brought up at the knee of someone who watched games in the 1960s was to have an unshakeable impression that players such as Jimmy Johnstone and Jim Baxter were among a handful of the very best the world had ever seen. To then read a history of the game not written by a Scot or published in Scotland was startling: Johnstone would receive only a passing mention, and Baxter none at all.

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The Devil's Advocate : Archie Gemmill's Goal Against Holland in 1978 Wasn't As Great As We Think

These seem like unthinkable omissions to a Scot because, even in these impoverished times, we are consumed by the nee...

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