️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Writer and broadcaster Archie Macpherson says farewell to Dave Mackay on the day football<unk>s legends joined the Tynecastle faithful in paying their respects to the former Hearts, Tottenham and Derby County superstar.<unk> Writer and broadcaster Archie Macpherson says farewell to Dave Mackay on the day football<unk>s legends joined the Tynecastle faithful in paying their respects to the former Hearts, Tottenham and Derby County superstar. History is suffused with irony. <unk> History is suffused with irony. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Mackay, however, must have had a hint of the course of events which was leading inevitably to that apotheosis. The crowds who thronged the streets as the cortege made its way from Tynecastle itself for a memorial service at Mansfield Traquair, and who threw their scarves at the procession as if to add sustenance to his last journey, must have believed that even in the later stages of his life he will have been mentally kicking every ball for his former club such was his lasting affection for the Gorgie Road. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ I was a student when I first saw the triumphant Hearts side of 1957-8 which he captained, when they not only won the title but created a British goal-scoring record of 132...
Dave Mackay's funeral was held in Edinburgh on Tuesday.<unk> Former Tottenham and Hearts midfielder died earlier this month aged 80.<unk> Former Tottenham and Hearts midfielder died earlier this month aged 80. Sir Alex Ferguson questioned why Mackay only managed to earn 22 caps for Scotland.