Thank You, Scottish Football, for the last few weeks
I've been here on holidays from Australia for the first time in 31 years. I got to see :
- Partick Thistle v Queens Park (attended in my late Dad's place and scattered some of his ashes on "The Bing" so he can watch his beloved Jags).
- Alloa getting walloped by Queen of the South, featuring two of the most fearsome Ultras groups known to man.
- Hibs V Celtic. My first ever Boston and Jeezy peeps was it needed
- Parkhead Stadium Tour
- Dunfermline v Arbroath. Doner Kebab Pie, OMG!
- Arbroath v Dunfermline.
- Celtic v Rangers. The Maeda Wonder Goal, the (Not the) Union Bears in the away section (fair play to them, they stick it out!)... I'll never forget that day
- Dunfermline v Partick Thistle. "Evenly Poised", as they say. Terrible refereeing though
Kingsley terrified me only slightly less than the Alloa Ultras. Arbroath was possibly the coldest place I've ever been, football next to the North Sea, I should have expected it. The atmosphere in Parkhead was incredible all day (we were at Hampden last I was back)
Angry I couldn't get a ticket for Motherwell v Celtic even with the Aussie accent at the ticket booth - but I understand the reasons.
Disappointed in how Rangers treated Tav. He deserved better. Much, MUCH better.
Thanks again to Partick Thistle for letting me scatter Dad's ashes, and big props to their Ultras who didn't stop for the entirety of either game.
Props to EVERYONE that turns up to support these matches. Great to know even a dead rubber third-tier match at Alloa can get a few hundred through the gate
Thanks for the banter across the last 18 days, nothing but laughs at all of it. I'll be back sooner next time