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Alex Massie |
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Alex C. Massie (13 March 1906 – 1977) was a Scottish international footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, who played mainly as a right-half. He was born in Possilpark, Glasgow.
Massie began his career with Shawfield Juniors, and later played for Petershill, Benburb, Ashfield, Partick Thistle, and Ayr United before joining Football League side Bury in 1926/27.
In 1928 he left Gigg Lane to play in the United States for Bethlehem Steel, and in 1930 he joined Irish side Dolphin. Later that year he returned to his native Scotland to join Heart of Midlothian. His performances at wing-half, and occasionally at inside-forward soon won him international recognition, with his first full Scotland international cap coming on 19 September 1931 against Ireland. Massie went on to be capped 18 times for Scotland, with his final game coming on 30 October 1937 against Wales, which was also the occasion of his only international goal. He also represented the Scottish League XI.
Massie moved to Aston...... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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Say what you will about North Korea, at least they're authentically Korean - — Drivel, of course, and the kind of thing you'd expect to find in the Guardian. One expects rather more from the Times but, nay, here is a piece of Simon Winchester's column (£) today: |
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Afghanistan: A Modest Case for Dithering - — My old chum, and former boss, Iain Martin writes that time is, in fact, of the essence in Afghanistan and that Barack Obama needs to make a decision: … Now there's obviously something to this. But I'm not sure it's entirely persuasive. |
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112 days ago |
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President David Petraeus? - — Until he gives a Shermanesque denial - and perhaps even that won't be enough to silence the speculation - you can bet that there'll be people writing about General David Petraeus's political potential. Can't be avoided. Too much time before the next election; too much space to fill. |
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