Get a load of this By Ross Dunbar
IT WAS inevitable that after 14 years of the A-Z in the Scottish Sun, a book would follow with some of the best stories included in the weekly feature. Every Monday in SuperGoals, A-Z has been offering a unique insight in to the crazy lives of footballers and what really goes on in the dressing room.
Journalist Ronnie McKay has delved into the archives to produce “BALLS!” which is a collection of the best of the A-Z tales since 1997.
From football journeymen to European Cup winners, there are plenty mishaps to relate featuring Scotland’s football characters over the years. Weekend binges, pranks, embarrassing moments, insults and secrets; there are 60,000 gems here that are sure to make you laugh. The book also reveals what
footballers are scared of, who was the daftest player and footballers who ended up behind bars. Rangers first-team coach Iain Durrant relates a classic: “Ally McCoist and I got caught up in a street fight in East Kilbride and were taken in for questioning. We sat there
ended up stranded in Mongolia.
Given the book is based on the whacky world of Scottish Football, there was always going to be some hilarious stories about drunken footballers abroad. Barry Robson, Derek McInnes, Jimmy Calderwood and Frazer Wright share their tales, amongst others, of footballers making a night of it on holiday or on trips with their teams.
One hilarious incident was shared by Dundee United midfielder John Rankin: “I was in Slovenia with Scotland U- 21s. We were all swimming but John Kennedy, Kris Boyd and Andy Dowie decided to whip off my shorts and throw them away so I was completely naked under the water.
having a nightmare when this stern sergeant came in and barked “Right, Mr McCoist, do you have a police record?” The bold boy answers: “Yes, ‘Walking on the Moon’.”
Some other crackers include Ryan Esson’s dancing lessons, Marco Ruitenbeek’s habit of buying lingerie and Ryan McCann’s mate who
“There was nothing I could do except make a periscope with my hands and come out to a standing ovation. The other people in the pool were not amused.” Let’s hope the Scottish Sun continues the feature and we will find out some other excellent exclusive stories in the years ahead.
Grab your own BALLS! for free
Here’s your chance to get your hands on a copy of BALLS! absolutely free, Thanks to Ronnie Mackay at The Sun, we have a copy of the book to give away. To be in with a chance of winning, tell us who said the following line....
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"I have overlapping toes. My little toe on both feet hooks over on top of the next one. Hey, maybe we've just found the key to why all my critics say I have never fulfilled my potential."
Was it a) Eoin Jess b) Charlie Miller c) Derek Riordan E-mail
editor@theawayend.net with the subject title "Balls", or send us a message on twitter to @theawayend with your answer and the hashtag #balls
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