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 (andMoray) Trail
The Highland and Moray Trail - In the story of Scots football worldwide Moray and The Highlands played in comparison with other parts of our country a seemingly lesser role. But because people of the north not only took themselves elsewhere in Scotland, to England and extensively abroad their influence was global. Football would not have arrived in Spain, in Southern Spain, so early but for them. The same is true on the field in Chile and Argentina and off it in Brazil and Uruguay. Two of Scotland's great players and World football's most important tactical innovators were from Inverness and Elgin respectively. It is their birthplaces, homes and resting places that form this trail with more details of it and of them accessible by clicking on the map to the left.
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