END OF SEASON REPORT

Glasgow Athletic went into season 2006/07 as division B champions and were relishing the challenge of going into division A with the big boys. Hopes were high and Athletic were confident they could win it. This would be a tall order considering both Baillieston teams have contested the title over the past couple of seasons with Red Star winning it for the past few years.

Athletic more or less started with the same squad that had won the B title the year before but would lose some key players throughout the course of the season. More about that later.

Some pre-season news to start of with. Bad news first, a couple of friends parted company. Perry moved out of Ronnie’s to go it alone a big step for the club captain who relied heavily on Ronnie to get him out of bed in the morning for the football. Separate beds I hasten to add. (I think). Also parting company were Toddy and Goldie. Toddy decided to get married to Sarah leaving Goldie devastated. Goldie threatened not to pass the ball to Toddy ever again but relented when Toddy informed him he was building a Goldie flat onto the house and he can stay whenever he wants. Congratulations to Toddy and Sarah on the recent birth of their son. Better news on the couple front those lovable brothers the Tierney’s are still going strong and living together. Now there’s a pairing who never have a cross word or fight. Don’t we all wish our relationship with our siblings were like theirs.

On to the playing front and more bad news.

Tucker decided to stay and probably wish he hadn’t after the Harry Potter lookalike from Garnethill gave him a torrid time with his step overs that left Tuck on his arse. Ask him how we lost that day. Choo Choo.

Perry’s still singing (badly). And also now the little Mo of the team from Eastenders with his wheeling and dealing. Come to think of it there is a resemblance same baw face and dodgy barnet.

Stephen Hanley otherwise known as dapper Dan. Still doing his pre-match toilet visits doing who knows what. Stephen will be the first to admit he has learned the art of good defending since Newman’s arrival.

Ronnie McG is the new crabbit git of the team. That boy appears to be on his bad week every week with his wee squashed up face moaning all the time. Still can’t work off side.

Stevie T is finding it hard to separate is job from the football. He currently works at Leverndale. That is why you find him talking to himself with arms flapping about during games. He could star in a re-make of the film one flew over the cuckoo’s nest.

Ronnie M thinking he is the best left sided player in the team no make that the league in fact make that the world. His left peg can even open a players kit bag which he done earlier to great effect during the season after the manager dropped him. Will do anything to get a new car including crashing into old ladies.

Doc’s hair is now being sponsored by quick grow. Rumour has it Doc is spending the close season in the B.B house and he will be called Seanee. Cbeck B B for details.

Michael is still trying to distance himself from his gay twin. With the cold sores on his face recently I am wondering if we have got Charlie all wrong.

Charlie who very rarely scores on or off the park has only one goal this season a poor return for a forward especially when your brother scores more than you and he is not even a striker.

Toddy rumour has it that Toddy is retiring he has had enough. He is now going to start coaching his son to be twice the player he is. Now first lesson do you want pizza, curry, kebab, big mac? All of them. That’s my boy.

Goldie will struggle next season without his mucker beside him. The lads are going to try and make things a lot easier on him by wearing Toddy masks for the first few games of the season just to break him gently. No pun intended.

Paul T is still trying to be happy but is happier when he is not happy if that makes sense. I hear this goes back to his school days when he played happy from the seven dwarves in a school play. Someone should give him a definition of the word happy because he hasn’t grasped it as yet.

Frank was still the most popular player in the team with his constant encouraging to all his team mates. Frank likened himself to the great Ali. He too claimed to be the greatest.

Boaby will someone tell this boy we live in a cold climate and shorts are not to be worn in winter. The easily led Possil boys think it looks cool now to be parading their milk bottle white legs for all and sundry.

Grant is still trying to come off his line still. Don’t promise your boots to anyone with Grant around or they are in his bag before you can get them. Just ask Perry.

John who has managed the team on occasions lets face it that’s all he can do old age and lack of ability and fitness find you out eventually but he is still to lose one as a stand in manager. McCarthy! take note.

Newman remember his debut. He came as a midfielder but wants to play up front but has found the defence better suited to him. The other defenders in the team just watch and listen to Newman and you will learn from the master.

Now to the manager what can be said about the manager! Nothing this is about the players who are the important part of the team.

To the players I have missed out don’t worry. If you are here at the end of next season you will be included in this end of season banter.

Any resemblance to any players living or dead on this report was unintentional and purely co-incidental.