Some subtler changes are displayed, such as the difference in police helmets between Scotland and England in the chapter relating to Berwick Rangers. He is a cobwebbed and dusty expert on newspaper and magazine archives and creates books, mainly drawing upon the extensive material in the DC Thomson archive. These are the places where your Grandfather, Father, Uncles, Brothers and friends exulted and cursed. As the veteran journalist Chick Young says in the foreword, these are photos of the “good old, bad old days”. The aim is to celebrate the experiences of standing in a swaying, tight-packed, excited/angry/celebrating/commiserating/local-derby-fevered football crowd.

I think there is a book out there still to be written about football teams and their Grounds in the 1960s, 70s, and perhaps 80s before big money and T. Lifted Over The Turnstiles Volumes 2 and 3 are, as former Scotland boss Craig Brown says in his foreword, “A photographic masterpiece. The accompanying text explained something I was unaware of, in that their ground, Shielfield Park, is named after William Shiel Dods, a local butcher who gave the club the land to build on. At this point, I was actually turning the book 90 degrees to try to work out where things stood then and do now, among numerous images of terraces and stands long gone.The runaway success of 2018’s best-selling Lifted Over The Turnstiles proved there are few things that stir the pride of a football fan more than photos of the most iconic buildings they have ever known – their club’s home ground. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

I am willing, of course to pay for copyright and will give credits in the book for the provenance of the photos. The images are significant for what they show in terms of players and fans but also what is not on display. From industrial designer to tour guide to gardener; Alistair’s life has taken him through many twists and turns from his origins in Glasgow until he settled in Arran 20 years ago. The book celebrates great players, highlights great games and achievements, lesser known feats, quirks and circumstances and puts everything in the context of the team. We really enjoyed the book and liked reminiscing about grounds we’ve been to and how they’ve changed over time.There are also chapters focusing on aspects of football grounds that have been forgotten - dugouts, segregation divides and more. Looking at grounds across the country, each volume contains around 700 photos of Scottish football grounds, players and crowd scenes. This well-produced illustrated book is a third volume containing hundreds of classic archive photographs of Scottish football stadia, many of which have lain unseen in archives and rarely-accessed collections for decades. Hallewell Publications is a small publishing house based in Argyll which concentrates largely on a single project: a popular series of walking guides which covers Scotland and selected areas of England. Apart from women in the crowd scenes, the other notable absentee is roofing which, along with decent toilet facilities, catering and safety barriers, all appear to be non-essential items in many of the grounds in the photos.