We had a good blether about our old schooldays and when Jonathen Thomson scored a belter of a goal Peter said "do you mind when eh used tae dae that for the Mikeys skale team?" to which I replied "yeah, you were a good central defender, naebody could get roond you, yi were so fat."
Then Jim Duffy arrived and Peter told him I was the only wheelchair user he'd ever had to ban from the Mains of Claverhoose pub. Jim asked where I lived and when I told him Mill o'Mains he said "that's the wee scheme between Fintry and Kirkton." Then with a grin he said "the Bosnia of Dundee, you mean." Of course, eh couldnae resist saying "You're correct, Mr. Bond" which had Jim in stitches. I congratulated him on the fine derby win and his eyes glowed at the thought of that one.
Lee Wilkie arrived and we had a good chat about the derby. I asked him what he was bringing to the referee's attention early in the game in front of the Bobby Cox. He had been showing him a cut caused by Thommo dragging his studs down his calf when Lee rose to clear a corner kick. As to the 6 minutes extra time the Ref had definitely told Lee 6 minutes was the time to be added on, though he forgot to tell the 4th official who showed only 4 on the board. Lee admitted those 6 minutes were more like half an hour to the players. As to where the ref got the 6 minutes no one could explain this anomaly.
Jim Hamilton had admitted to Lee that he thought he was clearly offsides when he got that header late in the game. We then discussed Lovell's admission to the hand ball and we both agreed he shouldn't have admitted to this, though after I'd given him the "hand of God" theory at length he agreed maybe I was right. When asked if he still had a soft spot for United I can't print his reply. He was delighted to beat them as he still has a lot of mates who are Arabs and who wind him up all the time, especially after the own goal. Suffice it to say any teenage love for the Arabs has definitely dissapeared forever.
When Peter Marr brought me out a peh at half time he said I was only getting it because he's on strict instructions to follow a special diet and he'd only had the 4, later admitted to only one.
Sorry, no rumours as to future signings or outgoings, these guys know not to say too much to the Dundee-Mad website editor. Supergrass, I think Peter called me with a wee smirk on his face.
Sadly, it seems Deewok has gone for good. He was apparantly spoken to by the Police after a lot of United fans had made official complaints. One comment I heard was that he had even been arrested after the game. Must be the first time a furry bear has been made the scapegoat for a derby defeat. Good on ya, Deewok, you won't be forgotten.