How far would you go for your football team?
And I don’t mean having a cupboard full of old matchday programmes, owning every strip each season, or getting the manager’s face tattooed on your back.Would you make a 300-mile round trip, travelling more than six hours, every match day?“Right from a young age, Clydebank was my team,” the 43-year-old admits whilst we chat over the phone, the first time we have actually spoken after months of chatting all things Bankies over WhatsApp.
A born and bred Bankie, Paul grew up in the Whitecrook area of the town, but these days resides in Aberdeen, 10 minutes outside the Granite City centre. Growing up in the eighties, a blossoming relationship between boy and football team was sparked into life by, of all things, the large lights that illuminated Clydebank’s famous old ground Kilbowie Park - and a certain Mr Alex Ferguson.“We had these big iconic floodlights, the way the bulbs were, they were shaped like A’s.
He had lied to them as a 13-year-old, a pre-season trip to Morecambe in England was traversed on a train alone and not on the supporter’s bus as he had instructed mum and dad, as the bus was full. Paul has also had two stints on the Clydebank board, currently sitting as a director of membership and sponsorship.
Two years ago, Clydebank enjoyed a run to the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, cruelly losing out to then League Two Annan Athletic in extra-time, despite taking the lead in the added-on period.
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