Madge day threads - Dunfermline Vs Celtic

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I Got a phone call last night from my mate Eddie who was totally freaked out about something that happened at the game. I kinda wish he hadn't as its a bit creepy but in a really nice way. errr that sounds weird. To put you in the picture hes a very very down to earth guy and thats what makes it worse. He takes his two grandkids to the games and gives them shots each. It's a really long story so I asked him to send me an email about what happened. I have edited it a little bit to correct a few bits of spelling and tried to make it fit the page better but here it is. I think it's worth sharing. He did make me promise not to reveal something and I have respected his wishes.

From: Eddie Caird <[email protected]>
To: David Scott <[email protected]>
Reply-To: Keith Ellis <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: ghost
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:00:24 +0000 (GMT)
X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.115.331698


Hi Davy

Here's that email you asked me to send. I am ****e at writing things down and it might not come across very well but I will do my best. Please edit out anything you think isn't right. I will try to relay some of the bits of conversation I had with the wee yin but it might look crap. You know where I sit. Last night there was a couple of seats next to me at the aisle empty as the two Irish bhoys hadn't made it over. They weren't empty all night as a few lads had sat down and then went away again. I think there was a few sneaked in so there was a bit of coming and going. I know you asked me if you could post this on cybertims so for people that don't know me I'll fill in a few bits. I never slept a wink last night and I can't stop thinking about what happened. You can ask the wee yin yourself when you see her. Honest to God I near **** masel. You can delete that bit.

Okay here's the picture for the guys on Cybertims that don't know me. I am 52 yo and I have Two season books in the Jock Stein. I take my Two grandkids on alternate games and this last night at The huns game I took my Grand Daughter Abbey. I Wouldn't normally take a nine year old to a huns game but we had a reserved disabled parking space right at the door and I was going to leave early because she was there.

So what happened? I am still getting shivers.

We were doing all the usual stuff and singing and dancing and I was getting right into it. There was piles of really bad language but well a ghirl has to learn sometimes, We were having great fun and as you know the atmosphere was brilliant. The was an empty seat to our left and sometimes two empty seats. Then the Aisle and the first Two seats opposite the Aisle were Kenny and Andy's usual seats. Kenny has grandkids too and always brings a wee Celtic picture or a badge for Abbey or Katie and they Love him to bits. Abbey always shouts across to them and they wind her up so it's not unusual to see her turned round and talking across the aisle.

I was a bit carried away with the game and didn't pay her quite as much attention as usual but she was as always talking across the Aisle to auld Andy and she was having a ball. Everything was normal and at half time I was asking her what Andy had been saying?. She said it was too loud so she just chatted to the nice man that sat beside her. "The wee guy with the daft hat" I said. "No granda,The nice man with the red hair". Oh Ok. Fair enough there was a couple of different people had sat on the empty seats, probably so the stewards didn't chuck them out but they had moved to better seats when they got the chance.

I thought nothing of it and We danced and sung and cheered. We left with a full 15 minutes to go. I never leave early but it was a huns game and I wanted to get her out. On the way out she started to laugh and I saw her putting something inside her coat and just assumed it was her programme or something. We got back to the car and got away super quick. Nothing too unusual and we were super happy and listened to the end of the game on the radio and as we got to the start of Springburn road the game ended with us jumping about like a pair of dafties.

This is when it got creepy. I'll try to explain the conversation in the car as best as I can. Ask her yourself at the weekend and I swear on the bible this was exactly as it went

me "What bit did you like the best?"
Abbey "The Goal it was magic it hurt my ears"
me "did auld andy give you a badge?"
Abbey. "naw I couldn't speak to him it was too loud"
me "I saw you talking to him"
Abbey."naw I was talking to the man"
me "what man?".
Abbey "The nice man with the red hair. I liked him"
me "ahh I missed him he must have moved away quick"
Abbey (laughing)"daftie he was there the whole game, you need to go to specsavers"

okayyyyyy thinks me I'm not that old shes winding me up.but I don't like strange men talking to her and when people do chat to her I always listen. There is NO way even in the heat of a huns game I would have missed anyone talking to her

Me (trying to laugh and make light of it) "what was he saying?"
Abbey "He was just telling me about how the game was going and that the game was good"
Me "anything else"
Abbey. "He said he used to wear the Celtic shirt and that he had friends still here"
Me "did he tell you his name"
Abbey" Naw I asked him but he just smiled, he said you might know him though"
Me (getting worried in case he was a perv) "did he say anything other than football stuff?"
Abbey (sussing me right out) "Naw granda just football. Don't worry he was awfy nice"

Okay now I was a bit freaky. I had no recollection of this guy. I did see her talking to someone but the seat was empty at the time and she does that all the time because The Irish bhoys dont make every game and she talks across the aisle to auld Andy. In truth I was getting a bit angry at myself because as you well know i am really protective of her, well we all are i guess. But there's no way someone could have been there all game and talking to her and me not spotting him. At this point i remembered something. I don't know if you should put this bit on cybertims but I will leave it up to you. I remembered that on the way out she put something in her inside jacket pocket. I was praying that it wasn't a phone number or email address or anything. Well in truth all sorts of ****e went through my head and I was thinking stuff that I shouldn't be thinking but as I said I am very protective.

Me"did he give you anything?"
Abbey "yep but granda he wasn't a perv" (kids are getting smarter I swear)
Me"what did he give you?"
Abbey "it's in my jacket in the boot. It's ok granda it's cool and I was going to give it to you for your birthday On Saturday"
Me "Sweetheart I know your a big girl but If a strange person gives you something I really should know what it is"
Abbey "okay i'll give it to you now if you like"

okay so here's me raging for no reason I can put my finger on, partly because I had maybe spoiled my birthday surprise and maybe because I was being over protective and treating her as if she was even younger and I hate doing that because She really is a smart wee cookie, Anyway I drove into Mcdonalds in Springburn road and ordered a drive thru and then sat in the carpark. Abbey full of nonsense and me worried sick.

Me" Abbs go get the thing the man gave you will you don't think I am being an old fart"
Abbey " sure you'll really like it. The man says its a special thing and its a won of"
Me "whats a won of"?
Abbey "dunno" (laughing)

Right this is the bit I can't stop thinking about. She went and brought out the thing the man had given her. It was beautiful it was a (EDITED BECAUSE I PROMISED I WOULDNT TELL WHAT IT WAS)

Davy there is no way on earth that that could have been bought on the internet or in a shop. it's the real deal. Abbey has slept with it beside her bed all night . it IS the real thing. I knew instantly who it belonged to. I **** masel. I actually felt my fingers shaking. I KNEW who the man was. I reasoned that it was maybe a relative. did he have a brother? anyway.

me "Abbs are you sure he never said his name"
Abbey "nope he told me he was a Gaulton Boy"
me "Gaulton?" never heard of it was it Galston"?
Abbey "don't think so"
Me."he didn't say anything else that would give you a clue to who he was?"
Abbey "oh yes he said people called him a funny name"
Me."Can you remember what it was?"
Abbey Laughing "aye thats easy, he said his name was "Mr twists and turns"

Davie I swear on my grandkids lives that's what she said. You can ask her. My eyes are streaming with tears even as I am trying to email you. I am a wreck. That (DELETED) he gave her could only have been his or been bought by someone from him. I'll show you it when you come over.

Abbs was staying with us and she went to her bed and I told her she could watch shrek on the telly. That was when I phoned you. I haven't a clue what to do now. If anything. Abbey is incredibly happy and she kept the (DELETED) beside her all night and it really is a treasure. What I didn't tell you last night though was that when I was sitting in the Living room something jumped into my head and because Abbs was still watching the film I went into her room and asked her.

Abbey "Where did the man say he was from?" , "Gaulton Granda". "Abbey was it Calton?"

yayyyyyyyyy Granda that was it it . Calton

 

I love that ****.

 

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The jist of it was that a man claiming to be 'Mr Twists & Turns' gave a little girl something during the huns game. The girl was meant to have been talking to this man for most of the evening but the grandad never saw him there. Only when the grandad saw the item given to the girl, did he believe it to be tommy burns.