In fact, things are so severe at Morton that they would crack open the champagne if they knew for sure that this time next season they were going down again. One of his most notable traits is his complete lack of intelligence, as he fell for all of Megamind's lies, still believed Megamind's lie about "Space Step-Mom" (which in fact was Minion in disguise), even after Megamind admitted his deceit, and later told Roxanne that fictional characters weren't real by using the Queen of England as an "example," apparently unaware of this fact. Morton Hal Stewart Testimonial - Match Programme (May 1980) Condition: -- Quantity: 3 available Price: 4.99 Buy it now Add to basket Best Offer: Make offer Watch this item Postage: Doesn't post to United States | See details Located in: nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Delivery: Varies Returns: No returns accepted | See details Matthews simply said 'I am delighted to see Morton reach the final of the Scottish Cup'. While played for laughs at the time, it furthermore shows Hals violent and even dark side that is willing to ignore the "Thou Shalt Not Kill" superhero standard. Site by The Design Group. . but these odds are stacked and the great Hal isn't around now to pull them out the manure. If a player unexpectedly missed practice, his first question was often, "What's going on at your house?". He was a regular there for six years, playing around 180 games for them before seeing out his career with Stranraer. All statistics are for league matches, post-World War II. has the highlanders, Nimmos etc got to do with Hal Stewart's testimonial? Grimsby Town v Leeds United, (Harry Wainman Benefit). He signed for for St Mirren in August 1959 from junior side Ardeer Recreation. Big Andy scored twice for us. The name of Jimmy Gourlay is fabled as the scorer of the decisive goal in the Final, but he wasnt the only star in the squad George French, for example, didnt even play in the Final yet still hit a remarkable 9 goals in 6 appearances in the Scottish Cup that season, whilst team-mate Alex McNab won 2 Scotland caps during his time at the club. Refresh your browser window to try again. But there could be little disagreement with the choices of the 1922 Scottish Cup winning team, Jimmy Cowan, Billy Campbell, Tommy Orr, Allan McGraw, Andy Ritchie, Derek Collins, and Andy Bryan. From Goal Magazine August 24th, 1968 Hal Stewart talks up Morton's chances v Chelsea in the upcoming Inter-Cities Fairs Cup tie. After being equipped with Metro Man's powers, Hal (going by the name Tighten) became more determined to use his powers to win Roxanne's heart much like how Metro Man stuck with being a hero in order to gain adoration, but his recklessness caused Roxanne to reject him, much to Hal's distress and anger and leading him down into a dark path, where he starts abusing his powers for nefarious and diabolical purposes, something that even Megamind is disgusted to learn about. Believing that being a hero means getting the girl for himself rather than fighting for the greater good, Hal decides he is better off being a villain and goes on an unseen crime spree stealing money, ATM machines, and other objects like a bike for fun. Stewart, 72, coached high school football teams to 4A state championships at Richmond County and Garner and established a perennial powerhouse at Garner, which will play Friday night Panther. Mrs Holt gave me the belt daily, but she would run at you full pelt and hit you akin to a feather duster coming down. I hope they make it against all the odds . To date Morton has played in a European Club Competition once. As such, Tighten is more evil than Megamind ever was. In all Bobby played 43 games and scored 20 goals in two seasons at the club before moving onto Motherwell in 1965. The final playing inductee went to a modern-day legend in defender Derek Collins, who amassed 619 appearances over two spells. For all Greenock Morton players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Greenock Morton F.C. Finishing 2nd was not enough, as the SFL playoffs meant that only the championship-winning team would be promoted automatically. The King of Cappielow Park won the Scottish Football Writers Player of the Year in 1979 and was also voted the clubs all-time cult hero by viewers of the BBCs Football Focus. Profile; Slideshow of Hal Stewart Teams managed. Morton was also an active contributor to numerous organizations, including the American Foreign Service Association, the Asia Society, the World Affairs Council, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He also tends to be quite childish, immature (as when he throws a tantrum after accidentally slamming his hand on his news van), lazy, nadir and incompatible (as he criticized Roxannes sentimental news script on Metro Man, unknowing that she had in fact written the script herself). His replacement Kenny Shiels was given a contract until the end of season 20142015, but failed to reverse the slide towards relegation from the Scottish Championship, which became a reality on 12 April 2014 after a 20 away defeat by Alloa Athletic. Lived In Beverly MA, North Easton MA, Venice FL. One of the things Hal/Tighten does with his X-Ray Vision is to spy on Roxanne, thus hinting he only cares about using his powers for his personal gain more than to make heroic deeds. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. He has an obsessive crush on her, but his attempts at flirting with Roxanne only make her very uncomfortable. Around the same time, Megamind and Roxanne found out that Metro Man is still alive, having faked his weakness of copper and his death to retire from being a superhero and focus on a career in music, as he felt tired of battling Megamind and that he never had a choice of what he wants to be in life. Playing video games at his apartment (formerly).Destroying everything in his way and wreaking havoc.Gloating about himself.Lusting for Roxanne Ritchi. Additionally, when he saw Roxanne hugging "Bernard", Hal then responded to that moment quite negatively by saying that it was "weird for everybody" because she "accidentally" hugged "Bernard" instead of himself, which demonstrates his own jealousy towards any other man having affiliations with her, even if they aren't really romantic in nature. Morton inside-left Allan McGraw shows his athleticism during the 1965-66 season. As it happens, I've never gone for this local rivalry - St Mirren hating Morton, Rangers loathing Celtic and even Arbroath spitting on Montrose. Tighten fights Megamind again and nearly kills him, but ultimately fails. Jim McInally was announced as McCormack's successor,[14] and in his first season as manager the club failed to gain promotion to the First Division by a single point, finishing behind Stranraer in 3rd place. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. He earned the nickname Mr Morton through his many years of service as a player, coach, manager, and even a short stint as director of football. It was after the Scottish Football League reconvened in 1946-47 that Campbell really began to shine, winning the first of his five caps in Scotlands 3-1 victory over Switzerland in May 1946. I believe it was goalkeeper Erik Sorensen and full-back Kai Johansen. However, it turns out that Hal only wanted to take the superhero gig to "get the girl" by winning Roxanne's heart. Morton were Cowans first love, though, and he always wore the clubs blue and white hooped jersey under his Scotland top. There is a possibility this could be the case. Type of Villain Bobby's team-mate, club legend Allan McGraw, today paid tribute to a player who made a big impact during his two seasons at the club. [32], For the 202122 season, the club issued a commemorative 'throwback' home kit with a similar design to that worn in their 1922 Scottish Cup Final victory, with no sponsor. A clearly moved Collins made a passionate acceptance speech, which he ended by wishing good luck to the current management team and their squad. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebrate the links with its home town of Greenock. . The inside-forward signed for the club in 1941 and like Campbell, featured for Morton in war-time competitions in seasons 1941-42 and 43-44, including the 1942 Southern League Cup Final defeat to Rangers. In that capacity, he oversaw a world-wide personnel and training systemone that served thousands of foreign national employees and foreign service officers in over 100 countries, as well as 3,000 civil servants in the United States. Sadly, from this distance, that is far from a certainty, because even a preservation order and the caring work of Greenpeace might be too late to save the Greenock club now. Powered by Invision Community, "Hey!!! In season 200203, Morton's first ever season in the Third Division, the club's financial situation was resolved by the takeover by chairman Douglas Rae. Hal Stewart had dragged Morton out of the doldrums, playing a fast, entertaining style of football, and how the Greenock public responded. Hal, after gaining superpowers as Tighten, has commited all of the Seven Deadly Sins: In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death, many netizens would post stills of Tighten's famous quote, referencing how he says "there is no Queen of England". My only memory of that game was volunteering to work for free on my day off and being told I'd be working inside he ground only be stuck on a traffic point on Gibshill Rd at the junction of Weir St and saw exactly hee haw of the game. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. After a further two seasons at the club and a total of 482 appearances, including the memorable 1995/96 campaign in which we came within a whisker of a second successive, Derek moved to Hibs for 120,000. This side won the Second Division title in 1994/95, but sadly lost out on promotion the following season by the narrowest of margins. Known as Division I at the time This is Thesecret1070. Also known as William Hal Stewart. There are 30+ professionals named "Wes Morton", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. [2] In the early 1870s the popularity of football was growing, with many clubs being established around Scotland. Please report any comments that break our rules. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie. The South African involved was Alf Ackerman, and the game was on October 9, 1948, at Parkhead. 16 records for Hal Morton. and 1963/64 was the year when it all came together. Derek was also rewarded with a much-deserved testimonial in 2002 with an old boys match against local rivals St. Mirren at Cappielow. The match attracted many senior clubs including Hal Stewart (Morton), Jimmy Smith (Rangers), Bobby Calder (Aberdeen), Bobby Kerr (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Joe Connor (Celtic) and Willie Omand (Queen's Park). Which one lasted the longest at Ibrox and what did Rangers pay Morton for them? As his career advanced, he assumed ever greater administrative responsibilities, and he was named Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel and Training in 1977. When Roxanne introduced "Bernard" (who is actually Megamind in disguise) to Hal as her "partner", Hal himself then responded to "Bernard" by saying that he's her "partner" in a rather aggressive tone, proving how initially possessive he is to her. By the time he was discharged and returned to civilian life, he had risen to the rank of first lieutenant. See Photos. Hal treated the place like a circus. Get your stuff together or I'm back in. Hal treated the place like a circus. She never did find out who stuck carpet tacks on her seat, the auld bastard. He enacts a plan to free Roxanne and try to stop Tighten. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. By the time he retired from the USIA in October 1993, he had earned the rank of Career Minister, one of the highest ranks of the Foreign Service. The club also contests smaller rivalries with Partick Thistle and Falkirk. Collins made his debut in 1987 against Motherwell and went on to give 11 years of sterling service as a stylish, attacking right-back. She politely turns him down and then Hal throws a childish tantrum by hitting the news van and slamming his hand breaking his finger in the process. He was a regular there for six years, playing around 180 games for them before seeing out his career with Stranraer. Forget who bagged the third. That years goals helped Morton to the Second Division title and also to the League Cup final, where they would lose out to Rangers;. [2] The name would be altered in 1994 to read 'Greenock Morton Football Club', to celebrate the club's links with its hometown, though it is still almost universally referred to as 'Morton'. He was voiced by Jonah Hill, who also played Donnie Azoff in The Wolf of Wall Street and himself in This Is the End, and by Subaru Kimura in the Japanese version. Over the course of Morton's time in the competition it has changed format seven times, to its current format of 8 rounds and 2 preliminary rounds. He reveals his true intentions of why he took the gig and offers a partnership with Megamind, with him as the muscular brawn and Megamind as the "brain with glasses". Shiels resigned after a 102 defeat by Hamilton Accies. He recalled the childhood memory of getting his first job as a ten-year-old, having lied about his age in order to be hired as a popcorn vendor in one of the citys African-American movie theaters. The main clubs are The Andy Ritchie Travel Club, The Prince of Wales Travel Club, The Greenock Morton Supporters Club, The Gourock Morton Supporters (Formerly The Albert Hotel Morton Supporters Club) and The Spinnaker Hotel Supporters Club. Megamind gives him powers so he'll have a good guy to fight since life after killing Metro Man is boring. The final two automatic places went to post-war greats and Scottish internationalists Billy Campbell and Tommy Orr, who were, quite fittingly, team-mates between 1946 and 1949. HP10 9TY. Become Metro City's new hero to earn Roxanne Ritchi's love (failed; abandoned).Get revenge on Megamind for tricking him and on Roxanne Ritchi for not loving him as he wanted.Destroy Metro City (all failed). To be fair, Cappielow was a coup even then. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Destroying everything in his way and wreaking havoc.Gloating about himself.Lusting for Roxanne Ritchi. I believe it was goalkeeper Erik Sorensen and full-back Kai Johansen. Do you actually have any input on the original topic?? Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Seeing this on TV, Megamind decides to take responsibility for his actions and arrives in his usual flamboyant style. They can never take away our memories, but I would prefer it if they didn't take away dear old Morton. Contents. Danish players (left to right) Jorn Sorensen, Erik Sorensen, Kai Johansen, Carl Bertelsen and Fleming Neilsen model Morton's five strips worn in 1965. In the mid-1990s he assembled arguably the greatest Morton side of recent times with the likes of Janne Lindberg, Derek McInnes, Alan Mahood, Derek Lilley, Derek Collins, and Marko Rajamaki gracing the Cappielow turf. Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!! Hal carries the film's message about defying expectations and free will. Hal Stewart. As such, the citizens panic and attempt to evacuate the city to avoid getting Tighten's wrath. Year Inducted 2014 Years at Morton 1946 1958 Appearances 257 Goals 86. Year Inducted 2014 Years at Morton 1941 1949 Appearances 135. "He was a hard working player on the pitch and scored a lot of goals - important goals.". Includes Address (7) Phone (3) Email (1) See Results. Hugh Scott was an unmitigated disaster as owner, but the rot had set in before he got his hands on the place. ------------------------------------------------------------, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------, [an error occurred while processing this directive]. contact the editor here. Despite the promotional image shows Tighten wearing a mask, he only wears it in one scene of the film. Fifty years ago this week, under the charismatic Hal stewart, Morton possessed one of the most exciting sides in the country, and reached the final of the League Cup as a second Division side. Hal first appears during a camera . Paul Stewart holds the distinction of being the first U.S.-born citizen to make it to the NHL as both a player and referee. Occupation What I do know is that we Paisley s*** Gemmill shoved some of us 10 year old on our arses when we asked for autographs and that Danny McGrain is an absolute gent who spent ages with all the young fans. Also, looking closely reveals a small book Hal was reading titled "Best Comic Book Villains Ever". 1.1 2022; 2 Campaign themes. The "proper" spelling of Hal's "superhero" identity is the subject of much debate. McGhee missed a penalty. People named Hal Stewart. Horrified and outraged that his 'hero' turned out to be a selfish person, Megamind refuses and finally admits his true plan for Tighten to fight him and become the new hero; he even confesses that he's both Space-Dad and Bernard in disguise and that he's the one who gave Tighten the powers in the first place. [24], After the resignation of Shiels, Jim Duffy was appointed as manager. Tighten crushes him with the radio tower, but he turns out to be Megamind's right-hand man Minion in disguise. 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