GOTHENBURG TALES Mini Documentary

Happy Gothenburg Day!
On the 11th May, 1983 Aberdeen FC defeated the mighty Real Madrid 2-1 in the European Cup Winners' Cup Final at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg.
When Phil & Murray Smith arrived in Gothenburg the conditions certainly suited these two Aberdonians more than the men from Madrid as the rain poured and drink flowed.
Although what happened on the pitch that night has gone down in history as one of the greatest achievements in football. Perhaps more entertaining is what happened off the pitch as thousands of Dons fans descended on Gothenburg and partied the days away having, quite literally, the time of their lives.
Phil and Murray over to you...
COYR

[@georgewood797]

No matter how many times I watch the Bayern game or the Madrid game, It always brings tears to my eyes. I didn't get to Gothenburg, we were married just a couple of months before it and were skint. I didn't even have an aerial for the tv but still recorded it. Watched the final in the Broadfords Social Club.....can you believe it, 40 years ago. What a time to be a Don.

[@kpsmithfilms]

Fair play hope you've been milking the fact you chose your wedding over Gothenburg ever since! 😂

[@russellben1234]

One of Scotlands greatest achievements and I’m a Rangers fan

[@MattMcKimmie]

Brings a tear to the eye

[@kpsmithfilms]

Thanks Matt, enjoyed pulling this together and important to preserve these amazing memories. 🙏👍

[@bruceleighton4948]

It is something that you will never forget if you are a dons supporter now and during that excellent time in the 80s

[@kpsmithfilms]

Aye if only I was a few years older back then although the state my old man and uncle were in I would've probably been left in Gothenburg!.

[@bruceleighton4948]

At least they had a good time 😂😂😂😂

[@bruceleighton4948]

I watched the final at home seen them go down union street the day after

[@debracelentano3873]

A brilliant short film, Phil & Murr straight out of an episode of Still Game. Classic 👍

[@kpsmithfilms]

Cheers Debra. Aye their becoming more and more like Jack and Victor as the years roll by! 😂

[@peterbuchanan6927]

Fitting all that into 18 minuets very impressive short film. Every child in Scotland should be made to watch that before enjoying the whole game!

[@kpsmithfilms]

Thanks Peter, still disgusted at my dad for not taking me along at the grand old age of 4!. 😂

[@RobbieRoss7]

This was brilliant. Very well done. Amazing memories.

[@kpsmithfilms]

Thanks Robbie glad you enjoyed it. 🙏👍

[@TheMadFerret]

Brilliant video. SF

[@simondingwall6730]

Brilliant well done Kris… Phil & Murr naturals!

[@kpsmithfilms]

Cheers Simon, Aye Jack and Victor did well! 😂

[@scottw.3258]

Memories of '83' will never fade. I was just a wee laddie from West Lothian, surrounded at school by Jambo's and Hibbies. At home, my Dad and Sister, Rangers fans, my Mum a Dons fan. I'll never forget watching the Final with my Dad, and him rooting the Dons on, just about as desperate as me for them to win. When Hewitt's header hit the back of the net i went absolutely mental, shedding a wee tear or two. Then the torture of that last minute freekick having to be retaken. What a great night it was. One thing i have to comment on is this thing Aberdonians have of 'supporting your local team'. It's odd to me, as it's something which is never mentioned in the south of the country. Even having lived in Perth for a number of years, i never heard anyone saying it. It must be something specific to Aberdeen, quite why, i don't honestly know. Just let people support whichever team they want.

[@kpsmithfilms]

Great memories Scott. I think the supporting local thing is more about people from Aberdeen supporting Rangers and Celtic (Glory Hunting) which then means your local club loses out. It's an issue all over Scotland where people with no family or geographical connection to Rangers or Celtic decide to support them just because they win all the time. Of course people can support however they want however this just creates a greater casm between them and the rest and doesn't help the whole Scottish Football.

[@scottw.3258]

@@kpsmithfilms The 'support your local team' thing isn't an issue across Scotland. As i say, i'm originally from West Lothian, been a Dons fan since 1979 when my maternal 'Granda' who came from Potterton, and was life long Dons fan, died. I told my Mum minutes after she told my Sister and me of his death, that i was going to support Aberdeen for him, to make sure i would never forget him. I got pelters all through my school days. Accused of being a 'glory hunter', bullied for being a Dons fan. It was disgraceful what i put up with in all honesty, looking back on it. There were lads meanwhile, who swapped teams at the drop of a hat. After we won the Cup Winners Cup, my primary class was half full of Aberdeen fans, by the time Souness turned up at Rangers, there were so many of these 'diehard' Dons fans were now 'diehard' Rangers fans. The majority of laddies though supported Hearts or Hibs. I do recall being asked ONCE in Primary 5 why i didn't support Hearts or Hibs. My answer was 'they mean nothing to me'. It's really not a big thing in the Lothians if you happen to support Aberdeen, Dundee Utd, Dundee, St Johnstone... You maybe get a raised eyebrow, and that's really as far as it goes. I've lived in Glasgow in my adult life and i got laughed at for being a Dons fan, but overall, if you support a team outwith the central belt in Glasgow, you're actually admired in a strange way, they seem to appreciate that you're not the 'norm'. I lived in Perth and Perthshire for a while. Most people i met there supported one of the 'big two', a load supported one of the Dundee sides, and a fair number were Dons fans, there was even a lot of supporters of the Fife clubs, hardly any of the Edinburgh teams, which i found quite odd, i have to say. Again, though, there wasn't this 'support your local club' obsession there seems to be in Aberdeen. Let's be honest here, Aberdeen should've had a 50,000 all seater stadium back in the 80's and it should still be getting filled. There's what?, 260,000+ people in Aberdeenshire. Even if only 60,000 of those were Dons fans and 30,000 could make it to games every week, with 10,000 making one home game in every 4, we're looking at the stadium having 40,000 once a month, and that's only with fans from the area. You could then be talking another 4,000-5,000 from around the country, so realistically we could and should be getting crowds of 40,000-45,000 every home game. So it's nothing to do with 'support your local team'. It's a case of getting fans (particularly in Aberdeenshire) off their bahookies and being willing to go to games. There's more than enough Dons fans up there to fill Pittodrie 2 times over for ALL home games. Aberdonians need to get away from this 'support your local team' thing and just go to games. Perhaps we'd then see the new stadium being a 30,000-40,000 arena, rather than the 16,000 being talked about. Get the fan base that's up there to games on a regular basis. That's where the focus should be.

[@IndieVolken]

@@scottw.3258 we struggled to fill 24,000 a lot even during the glory days - SAF had a famous take on stepping onto pitch before Gothenburg game 86? where 18,000 I think were there = European Cup 1/4 finals ..... he'd said was part reason to move on I recall

[@scottw.3258]

@@IndieVolken I know we struggled to fill 24k, but this is my point. Aberdonians go on like a broken record about 'Support your local team', but there's more than enough people in the Shire with the figures i've given to fill a 50,000 stadium, so the 'support your local team' argument is moot.

[@IndieVolken]

@@scottw.3258 coming from a 'one team city' (aye I know cove now too...) there is a lot of pride there , but also huge contempt for guys that support old firm - this is obvs more prevalent in northern areas like peterhead/broch etc (don't get me started on the islands....) so 2/3 of Scotlands population are in the central belt plus add the people attracted by the glory/institution/religion indoctrination or whatever - prob as many folk from fife follow OF as 'local' clubs guess my point eventually is , population versus "catchment" area of club are not always the same - ie your standard weegie is typically way more into football than an Aberdonian -even the guys that go to pittodrie - for a lot of the OF fans it is life & death - we've got a decent 'latent' support in NE - ie a lot of good will towards the club ; but not enough to fill the seats - the clubs modern initiatives are great (i believe the children are the future .....) but we missed the boat back in 83/84 ; fans were still treated like crap typically back then -and the club never really built on the success (we were still wearing yellow "hysrasun" sweatshirts - when Hamburg etc rolled up with BP sponsorship ...) = so London has approx 10 mill - has roughly 10 teams ...... but that's twice the population of Scotland - lot of people there don't really care about football -i've always thought (based upon secondary school geography ...) that likes of norfolk & suffolk (norwich & Ipswich) are the best comparisons for the Dons in catchment are/sphere of influence etc - am sure the London clubs/Mancs & L'pool are similar 'distractions' to them tho as OF for us ,,,,,,,,,, ramble over

[@davidgammie1310]

Fabulous❤

[@colinmcgregor123]

Love it when you tape over Royal Wedding 😆

[@NaeBadStudio]

😂 Far more important things to record!

[@kpsmithfilms]

I mean you would wouldn't you! 🤣

[@colinmcgregor123]

Absolutely I would 👍@@kpsmithfilms

[@CoveBayBill]

We’ll done Kris.

[@mdotizzy]

incredibly well put together, congrats on the final product!

[@kpsmithfilms]

Thanks Max.

[@billyliddle5236]

Great video lads. Great night for your club and supporters. From a DUFC fan.

[@kpsmithfilms]

Thanks! Some unbelievable times for both our clubs in the 80's...

[@IndieVolken]

great video - way better than bbc same old same old one - point of order though @ 10:39 "Asda bag" ...... was still Fine Fare back then

[@clanwander]

Thanks!...Will need to pull my Father up on his storytelling!. 😂

[@juliescholey2077]

Too early for a wee of glass of wine? It's after 12 noon!🤔

[@kpsmithfilms]

Certainly not, can you grab me a beer please!

[@toughtough4887]

Hi ante Julie it's Daniel

[@toughtough4887]

Cris grab it yourself from Daniel

[@pahguitar]

Haha! what a pair o likely Lads. Great fun, excellent.

[@IndieVolken]

was Edzer Thomson (seen in the film in Dons kit) they guy who was warming up /doing press ups ?

[@clanwander]

It was indeed!.

[@vagabondslot-machine8832]

Two boys fae Buckie 😂

[@andyallan2909]

Twa loons frae Buckie.

[@vagabondslot-machine8832]

@@andyallan2909 oh, aye, richt enuff, ken