Yep, you read it correct.

Davie has gone back to his roots and spoken with McGonagall to piece together this weeks preview.

No, I'm not joking.

It micht be eh disaster, if it's no fit yer after

:laugh: Thats some preview mun! a wasted talent - is that your prose on the bog walls in the Innes?

Well done Davie, excellent.

Brilliant, Davie. I'm impressed with Sir William's latest work - he seems to have developed a btter grasp of metre than he used to have...

You just don't get match previews like this in the broadsheets

What next, Burns style for Killie? And when we next play Aberdeen, erm....Annie Lennox?

I looked out o'er the Moray Firth at some dolphin playing in the water

And a movement took away my eye, on a rock there stood a soggy otter

Behind I heard a mighty roar and knew the change was coming

The Arabs lost three nil this night, for Caley Europes looming.

Davie, dear Davie, ye lived in my hoose

But ye really must ken that yer telling half truths,

for eh died wa'h back in 1902

yer team wisnae born then,the Hibs?eh say who?

If eh was still aboot in this day and age,

without doubt tis the Dee i'd support and engage

for tragedy was meh forte ye'll ken

and there's plenty oh prose ower at Dens for meh pen

Yer correct wi the Gellions ,a cracking wee haunt,

eh went there wi meh pals,to inspire, no to taunt,

for the teuchters were gents who loved humour and thinking,

but way oot in front was their talent for drinking.

Eh'll end this wee ditty wi meh thought for the day

Cheenge teams?support Caley?

Eh'm sorry, no way,

for much as eh like that fine team by the sea

There's only one team, for me, thats the Dee!

With apologies to William Topaz McGonnagal

Cheers fer the interpretation ye scally.

Excellent stuff Alan! Jeez, the part time poet's are flowing from the closet.

Davie, dear Davie, ye lived in my hoose

But ye really must ken that yer telling half truths,

for eh died wa'h back in 1902

yer team wisnae born then,the Hibs?eh say who?

If eh was still aboot in this day and age,

without doubt tis the Dee i'd support and engage

for tragedy was meh forte ye'll ken

and there's plenty oh prose ower at Dens for meh pen

Yer correct wi the Gellions ,a cracking wee haunt,

eh went there wi meh pals,to inspire, no to taunt,

for the teuchters were gents who loved humour and thinking,

but way oot in front was their talent for drinking.

Eh'll end this wee ditty wi meh thought for the day

Cheenge teams?support Caley?

Eh'm sorry, no way,

for much as eh like that fine team by the sea

There's only one team, for me, thats the Dee!

With apologies to William Topaz McGonnagal

I stand in awe Dee, almost as good as dundeebarry on P&B! I fully admit to the "poetic licence" bit, but we really did live in his auld hoose in the hawkie when I was a lad. The date differential is caused by the fact that I ajudged the dead to have an all encompassing vision of wht's happened since, such as the evolution of a decent football team in Dundee.

Yours, Davie.

Caley through & through (these days)

With apologies to William Topaz McGonnagal

The only person who should be apologising is him!

but we really did live in his auld hoose in the hawkie when I was a lad.

Yours, Davie.

Caley through & through (these days)

We were practically neebors Davie,I lived in the flat above the carpet shop at the corner of Ure Street looking on to the Hackie and attended Hawkhill primary, now renamed Blackness by heathens on the cooncil!! First pint in the Sinderins bar and chips oot of Bennadetti's all sadly long gone,anyways, ah the best whoever ya choose to follow ,good to see a bit of real humour and banter

but we really did live in his auld hoose in the hawkie when I was a lad.

Yours, Davie.

Caley through & through (these days)

We were practically neebors Davie,I lived in the flat above the carpet shop at the corner of Ure Street looking on to the Hackie and attended Hawkhill primary, now renamed Blackness by heathens on the cooncil!! First pint in the Sinderins bar and chips oot of Bennadetti's all sadly long gone,anyways, ah the best whoever ya choose to follow ,good to see a bit of real humour and banter

Was at the Harris when we lived there it's the second close along from the Blackie on the left hand side looking down, my first pint was in mennies when auld Mrs. Mennie ran it, but my local was Wullie Frews. The one thing I remember about Benedetti's was his daughter Marie, who was a humdinger! Also "inhabited" a student flat in Peddie Street which was educational to say the least, and was one of the people who removed the bar from the Tav in the Hawkhill and put it over to the student's union when they were demolishing the place. Was at Duncan of Jordanstone at the time.Those were the days. Good luck to the Dee.:biggrin:

We covered the same groond Davie,these are all my memories as well,EX Harris,(left 76) Frews,(the first bar wi a unisex lavvy having just the one,we still meet at his new gaff on Starthmartine road pre Dens) Mrs Mennie ran a tight ship wi Connie and Calum, the best barman in the toon ,arab ***** and sadly gone, meh old man had the paper shop across fae the Balgay bar and VG store next door, Peddie street and surrounding was my paper roond, happy days, anyway better let this threed get back on Topic,mebbes catch ya for a pint one day,hope yer team win the night!!

McGonagall has posted this on the preview.

Ach Davie, it's anither disaster

Ye couldnae write it ony faster

It looks as though yer prose' is in vain

An all because oh this feckin rain

But ne'er mind it saves ye's losin

Cos the Arabs wid hae gein ye a doin

Tae the teuchters and all the Irish too

Eh think we'd hae triumphed, 1 tae 2

But next time I'm up a'm goin tae see

The North's finest poet, it's HeilanDee

It's just such a pity his team were deducted

Twenty five points, it's what was instructed

Have you ever wished you'd never started something.........................CTO, the home of doggerel!