Plinths & Plaques, Statues and Graves
As with not just this but all our trails, local, national and country, we hold the view that merely recording or even putting on-line is a start but not enough. To do justice to the pioneers, as have a few clubs, even countries, to which they went, as in Scotland in the case of Tommy Donohoe and following the lead of Brazils's Bangu, Busby has too and as has SHFG again in Scotland, but also in England and Northern Ireland, there should be, both at home and elsewhere, place for more statues, golden or otherwise, restored, maintained graves, busts on plinths and if not them then plaques.
So, whilst we research and provide biographical and other details of as many of those Scots, native and Diasporan, who through deed and feet spread globally and uniquely the footballing word, we also look at where, in places from which they came or they rest, and as visual expression of our contemporary, national pride in them and those same localities, some form of physical, outdoor recognition would be both appropriate and feasible.
The Highland (and Moray) Trail Map
The Highland and Moray Trail itself will take you from Lhanbryde and Lybster to Spain and back, Golspie to Birmingham, Dingwall to Argentina, Evanton to Georgetown return and Hampden, The Black Isle to Millwall, Nairn via Egypt and Oz, Elgin to the Amazon, Lossie to Chile, India to Clachan and points in-between. And then there is Inverness to parts of Britain and beyond.
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