They Hope It's All Over...It Is Now.
England's two-nil win over Trinidad & Tobago might come as something of a relief to my friend and former colleague Richard Melvin. As revealed in this diary some time ago, Richard is the man behind that musical tribute to player, Jason Scotland - who is also part of the T&T squad in the World Cup.
Richard, together with MacAulay & Co producer David Flynn, have spent the last week being interviewed by newspapers, magazines, radio stations and TV news crews. He says "it's just got silly" and he's exhausted.
Indeed this very afternoon I was strolling through Glasgow's Botanic Gardens when I saw them being interviewed live for Sky News. Richard tells me he also got a call from an international organisation which he thought was CNN. Notions of global fame evaporated when he realised he was talking to a reporter from TNN - .
I'm afraid I'm a bit wary of this upsurge in Scottish support for Trinidad & Tobago, especially after I overheard one fan reveal his depth of knowledge by saying "some of these African teams are very good these days."
Someone fetch an atlas.
