Against All Odds

[tm4tj]

To steal one of Charlies titles...................

 

http://caleythistleonline.com/page/index.html/_/reports-2013-14/hearts-v-invernessct-semi-final-r1123

 

Fantastic achievement :notworthy: :clapoverhead:

[+bughtmaster]

Believe .... believe....believe !

[Crusher]

Lou Reed himself couldn't have come up with a more perfect day. We even won the pub quiz in the Persevere in the evening.

Feckin smug right enuff.

[Charles Bannerman]

To steal one of Charlies titles...................

 

http://caleythistleonline.com/page/index.html/_/reports-2013-14/hearts-v-invernessct-semi-final-r1123

 

Fantastic achievement :notworthy: :clapoverhead:

Not a steal at all! I am more than happy to donate it.  (Come to think of it, the title was Dougie McGilvray's idea anyway!)

[ilpadrino]

 

To steal one of Charlies titles...................

 

http://caleythistleonline.com/page/index.html/_/reports-2013-14/hearts-v-invernessct-semi-final-r1123

 

Fantastic achievement :notworthy: :clapoverhead:

Not a steal at all! I am more than happy to donate it.  (Come to think of it, the title was Dougie McGilvray's idea anyway!)

 

 

I've just come up with a new word: "plagiarism".  :-p

 

Edited because: Added tongue-in cheek smiley for FS.

Edited February 3, 2014 by ilpadrino

[Charles Bannerman]

 

 

To steal one of Charlies titles...................

 

http://caleythistleonline.com/page/index.html/_/reports-2013-14/hearts-v-invernessct-semi-final-r1123

 

Fantastic achievement :notworthy: :clapoverhead:

Not a steal at all! I am more than happy to donate it.  (Come to think of it, the title was Dougie McGilvray's idea anyway!)

 

 

I've just come up with a new word: "plagiarism".  :-p

 

Edited because: Added tongue-in cheek smiley for FS.

 

Actually what happened was that the "working title" I used during the writing phase was "Blue, Black and Red" and this was reflected in the fact that that I collated all my notes in a "Black and Red" brand hardbacked notebook - on to which I stuck a couple of blue plastic squares, just in case anyone took exception. On the other hand the notebook was still "predominantly black and red"

Then when we got down to discussing an actual title, Dougie McGilvray, as Chairman of the day, expressed a strong preference for "Against All Odds" which has rather grown on me over the years - and with some justification. Consider also, for instance, since the book was published in 1997 -

 

* Coming back from 3-0 down in the Cup against Ayr.

* Emerging, smelling of roses, from a £2 million+ debt crisis in 1999.

* Celtic 1 Caley Thistle 3

* Winning the First Division TWICE (2004 and 2010) from an apparent position of no hope.

* Getting the SPL to scrap their absurd 10,000 seat rule and bend their 31st March rule to allow entry via a groundshare.

* Putting the north and south stands up in 40 odd days to alow SPL football to come to Inverness.

 

There's probably more, but now....

 

* Coming back from 2-1 down with nine men to win through to a first major national cup final.

 

Incredible stuff which sounds more like a Roy of the Rovers novel.