Ferguson and co 解任する the fateful night of Jock Stein's 悲劇の death moments after Scotland's 勝利 in むちの跡s

By Neil Moxley

Published: 20:41 BST, 10 October 2012 | Updated: 08:09 BST, 11 October 2012

圧力 cooker: Jock Stein (centre) and Alex Ferguson (権利) on the （法廷の）裁判 in Cardiff

The 39,500 who 注ぐd into Ninian Park were 推定する／予想するing a game of football they would never forget. As it turned out, September 10, 1985, would be remembered as one of the saddest days in Scotland’s football history.

むちの跡s were playing Scotland for the 権利 to 直面する Australia in a World Cup qualifying play-off. マイク England’s むちの跡s needed to 勝利，勝つ, a draw was enough for the 訪問者s to Cardiff.

示す Hughes’s 早期に strike had looked to be enough for むちの跡s until Davie Cooper’s 81st-minute 刑罰，罰則 誘発するd a Scottish party. It didn’t last long as Scotland 経営者／支配人 Jock Stein, a man who wrote his 指名する into British football history when he led Celtic to European Cup glory in 1967, 崩壊（する）d at the final whistle and died of a heart attack.

As the 味方するs 会合，会う in a 競争の激しい fixture for the first time since that 悲劇の night, the memories are still fresh for those who 証言，証人／目撃するd Stein’s death.

Kevin Ratcliffe?
むちの跡s captain

It had been a strange evening. Scotland keeper Jim Leighton lost his 接触する レンズs and didn’t have a spare 始める，決める, so Jock sent on Alan Rough in his place at half-time.

It wasn’t until about 30 minutes after the game that we realised something was 本気で wrong with Jock. I had friends playing for Scotland: Graeme Sharp, Andy Gray, David Speedie, Graeme? Souness and Davie Cooper.

Looking at the 直面するs of those Scotland lads, it was almost as if they had lost a member of the? family. They were silent. We kept ourselves to ourselves. What could we say? A lot of the Scotland boys were visibly shaken by it all.

In shock: Scotland 代用品，人 and goalscorer Davie Cooper is 慰安d by Mo Johnston after receiving the news of Stein's death

Graeme Sharp?
Scotland striker

It is difficult to 述べる what Jock was to Scottish football. I will always be 感謝する to him. He gave me my first cap, an away trip in アイスランド, and therein lies a tale that sums him up.

We met in a hotel for a meal ahead of the game. Andy Gray was the big 星／主役にする and he was asked by a waitress what he fancied to eat. ‘Prawn cocktail,’ （機の）カム the reply. A 発言する／表明する にわか景気d 負かす／撃墜する the （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する: ‘Will you listen to him? You wouldn’t have a 手がかり（を与える） where prawns come from, Gray. You’ll have soup like the 残り／休憩（する） of us.’ Andy had the soup.

That night in 1985, I knew from the moment our masseur Jimmy Steel （機の）カム into the dressing room that Jock had gone. That pair went way 支援する to their Celtic days. I saw Jimmy’s 注目する，もくろむs brimful of 涙／ほころびs and understood what had happened.

Jock was a big, powerful man. People said afterwards that he looked unwell. Perhaps. He was under enormous 圧力 to qualify, as we all were. The 影響 was eerie. I had planned an evening out with Andy (Gray) in Birmingham but we didn’t bother.

Far from celebrate the 業績／成就, all we 手配中の，お尋ね者 to do was grieve. Scottish football had lost a 広大な／多数の／重要な man in 悲劇の circumstances. I’m not sure we’ll see his like again.

助言者: Stein and Ferguson, pictured in Seville in 1985

Alex McLeish?
Scotland defender

We could see there had been an 出来事/事件 in the dug-out. We thought a fan had got in there and there was some bother.

Then we were told Jock had had a heart attack but we didn’t know for sure until Fergie （機の）カム into the dressing room. It fell silent. He said: ‘Jock’s dead.’ There was silence. 普通は after a result like that you would be 十分な of the joys but if anything needed to be said, we spoke in whispers.

We flew to Glasgow and I hadn’t shed a 涙／ほころび. Then, on the 運動 支援する to Aberdeen, I pulled over into a lay-by and broke 負かす／撃墜する.

苦痛: むちの跡s goalscorer 示す Hughes (left) tussles with Scotland's Richard Gough

Sir Alex Ferguson
Scotland assistant 経営者／支配人

When Davie’s 刑罰，罰則 went in, Jock didn’t say a word. すぐに afterwards the big man rose to move に向かって マイク England. But as he did so, he つまずくd. I grabbed for him as he started to 落ちる. The medics （機の）カム out of the tunnel. I held him until he was helped inside.

When I left to speak to the 圧力（をかける） I saw Graeme Souness and he was crying. ‘I think he’s gone,’ Graeme said. I couldn’t believe it.

When we とじ込み／提出するd on to the bus there were thousands standing outside and the 静かな sadness of the atmosphere was unforgettable. The がまんするing memory is of a solemn silence. It was as if the king had died.

In football 条件, the king had died.