Only An Excuse? Part 1 1986

Only An Excuse? The Real History of Scottish Football
BBC Radio Scotland 1986
Jonathan Watson & Tony Roper

[@ethel1690cardew]

I've not heard this in easily 30 years. And I can still do the dialog ...its fun and amazing today that I can recall with such clarity

[@souljar9808]

This is amazing. I had the cassette 😂😂. Thank you for uploading

[@masonduncan]

Amazing, had the cassette back in the day and tried to find it a few times over the years with no joy. Cheers 👍

[@duckfundee]

My father had the tapes and we'd listen to them going to the football each weekend. Still funny to this day and many happy memories. Cheers for putting up.

[@SPRNVA_11]

Used to listen to these when I was a kid. My dad had recorded them off the radio. Superb.

[@andrewmccracken768]

Me too - I taped this off of the radio and lost the cassette! Its special appeal was that it took the piss out of MacIlvaney's orotund delivery in the real documentary (Only A Game) as well as the usual footie/90 minute patriot shibboleths. The current annual "Only an Excuse" on TV at Hogmanay is good but the original can't be beat. Especially (for the son of an Arab) the Jovial Jim McLean bit.... Please release on CD!!!!

[@terencej72]

Awesome, I had the cassette and the World Cup one but lost them in a flat clearout that my mum had when I moved out many years ago.

[@muppetmittstheOG]

Cheers for putting this up. I too had the cassette. It was never the same when Tony Roper left.

[@andrewlane4766]

I bought this from a neglected bottom shelf of a record shop in Hull in about 1989. I had no idea what it was but I still quote lines from it to this day. Pure genius. I lost the tape in a house move so thanks so much for uploading this.

[@TheCosmicFunker]

It may be slightly dated now, but when it came out it was superb. Sadly, it looks like they've edited the Jimmy Sanderson clip.

[@ethel1690cardew]

I called my football team in Canada Dukla Pumpherston sawmill & tannery

[@donaldmcneil2480]

got it on vhs then transferred it to dvd brilliant was follow up to only a excuse fromradio tony and johnny were great

[@marcgeorgestewart42]

First got this for free in the daily record in 2006,it was a fun listen

[@iamtomkills]

You’re a legend for this.

[@donaldmcneil2480]

remember jimmy sanderson died o a e wanted to stop broadcast but his wife said no jimmy would have loved it

[@TheCosmicFunker]

Who wanted to stop the broadcast, Donald?