You Couldn't Make It Up!

by Jack Little

In March 1989 The "Daily Mirror" ran an interview with Tommy Docherty to mark the screening of a BBC production called "The Gift" - the story of 2 young lads hoping to make their way as footballers with a Glasgow club and the internal politics between the Board of Directors, a wily old manager and the team coach. Docherty (manager of 18 clubs) played a manager who betrays his coach to save his own job. The production was partly filmed around Firhill. During the filming (October 1988) Thistle, sitting bottom of the league sacked Billy Lamont, and coaches Billy Simpson and Bobby McCulley after a poor run of results. Life imitating art or the other way round?

Publishing date An original Thistle Archive publication, 07-Sep-2020.
Latest edit date Latest edit version 02-Aug-2020.

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