EVERY SATURDAY - BBC RADIO SCOTLAND (1130-1215 BST)
Off the Ball is petty, ill-informed and fronted by two Scottish football fans who really should know better.
Dailly confirms that the Saintees are the unluckiest team in Scotland
Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan have endured more highs and lows than Michael Fish, but, erasing the memory of the last-minute defeat and focusing on the flukey winner, they stick on the headphones each week and make us laugh about our national game.
Listen in, get involved by text, phone or email, and enjoy the shows.
As you can imagine, Stuart was gutted at seeing his wonderfully talented St Johnstone side lose on penalties in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup to the jammy Gers.
Depressed and cursing his team's bad luck in the shoot-out, Stuart boarded a flight to London, hoping 400 miles would distance him from the worst of the goading from jubilant Rangers fans.
So, imagine the man's horror when, after slumping into his seat on the plane, he turns round and realised he was sitting next to Christian Dailly!
Off the Ball has always admired Dailly's commitment to Scotland and we were even more impressed when the experienced pro agreed to sign an official Off the Ball document (OK, the back of a business card) admitting St Johnstone deserved to win.
Well, he sort of said that.
Remember, due to sometimes inconsiderate planning, should the SPL decide a match is worthy of a lunchtime kick-off, we will be on earlier with an abridged show, from 1130 BST.
Last week's guest Nicola Sturgeon in a Stuart and Tam sandwich.
Stuart and Tam have a rare Sunday off this week due to the early kick-off of the Celtic-Hibs SPL clash.
Stuart will spend his free Sabbath delivering a speech at the Perth Women's Institute encouraging octagenarian members to enlist in the Tartan Army.
Meanwhile Tam will be donning a cricket jumper and whites, a la Brideshead Revisited, and taking a leisurely jaunt out to his palatial country pile, Bothwell Castle, in a vintage open-top Bentley.
He'll while away a langorous afternoon playing hide-and-seek in the family maze, indulge in a spot of croquet on the lawn and partake in tea and nibbles in the Millenium Dome-esque gazebo.
~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~07~RS~)
E-mail this to a friend
Printable version
Listen to the show live or on-demand
© MMVIII
Bookmark with:
What are these?