All 12 Scottish Premiership teams have signed up for a legends version of the Tennent's Sixes, which returns to the calendar after a 33-year absence. The tournament will take place on the weekend of October 3 and 4 at Braehead Arena, with all action shown live on Premier Sports.
Saturday group stages will start with three regionalised groups of four, with each group winner and runner-up progressing to the knockout stages, along with the two best third-placed teams. Every game will have a winner, with a bonus point for a penalty shootout win in the event of a draw. The sin bin will also be making a comeback.
Tournament history and memories
There were 10 Tennent's Sixes in total, with Rangers winning the first in 1984, staged in Falkirk, and Partick Thistle the holders after their 1993 success at Glasgow's SECC. A decade ago, Record Sport spoke to several figures about their memories of the indoor extravaganza.
Alex Totten, who managed Rangers in the inaugural tournament, recalled: "Big Jock Wallace asked me to take charge of Rangers for the inaugural tournament at Coasters Arena in Falkirk in 1984. I lived in Falkirk at the time so it was a proud moment and the fact we went on to win it was just incredible and a great career memory."
Player and commentator recollections
Stevie Fulton, who won with Celtic in 1992, said: "I picked up a crystal glass for winning the Tennent's Sixes in 1992 but a member of my family broke it so I have no reminders of my win. But the painful memory I have is overindulging on the hotdogs the organisers laid on and suffering a terrible stitch."
Commentator Archie MacPherson said the inaugural 1984 tournament stood out: "It was refreshing because it was new to us as all we'd seen before that was unfit, middle-aged men playing five-a-sides. Suddenly this was professional players having a go at indoor football."
Partick Thistle's last win
Gerry Britton of Partick Thistle, who won the last tournament in 1993, said: "Never mind our 1971 League Cup win over Celtic – Partick Thistle are the current holders of the Tennent's Sixes. We won the last silverware in 1993 and it's still in our trophy cabinet."
Murdo MacLeod, assistant boss at Hibs, recalled a controversial moment in 1993: "We were then keeping possession as the clock ran down only for referee Bill Crombie to step in and award a free-kick against us for timewasting. Gerry Creaney went up and scored and that led to angry scenes at the end."
The return of the Tennent's Sixes aims to capture the imagination of football fans and families alike, with heroes of the recent past wearing official club kits of this season.
