"FORZA DUNDEE "

(FAE SNEKKIE TO PERRUGIA AND BEYOND)

IN THE WAKE OF THE NOW FAMOUS FAILURE TO RECIVE EUROPEAN T.V. COVERAGE(SEE HOLD THE FRONT PAGE) OF DUNDEE,S ADVENTURES INTO EUROPE ,AND THE SUPERB DRAW OF "SERIE A" TEAM PERRUGIA IN THE FIRST ROUND PROPER , A LARGE CONTINGENCY OF HIGHLAND DARK BLUES ARE SET TO TAKE TO THE ROAD,RAIL AND AIRWAYS TO FOLLOW THE DEE'S IN EUFA

TO SAY THAT OUR SECRETARY GRAHAM COUTTIE WAS MILDY EXCITED AT THE DRAW WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE MAGNITUDE THAT SADDAM IS NOT A VERY NICE CHAP!! TEXT MESSAGES, E-MAILS, CARRIER PIGEON ETC WERE ALL USED TO PASS THE MESSAGE AMONGST THE HIGHLAND FAITHFUL THAT THE DEE'S WERE OFF TO ITALY!

SO IT WAS WITH GREAT EXCITMENT THAT THE MONTHLY MEETING AT EVANTON GOT UNDER WAY WITH GRAHAM HURRIEDLY GETTING THROUGH"ANY OTHER BUSINESS" BEFORE PULLING TABLES TOGETHER AND OPENING TRAIN TIME TABLES , PLANE TIMES AND COSTING FROM THE INTERNET,57 VARIOUS WAYS OF TRAVELLING TO PERRUGIA,HOTEL LISTINGS OF ALL ACCOMODATION IN UMBRIA AND THE ITALIAN GOOD TAVERNA GUIDE!!

AT THIS STAGE IT WAS THOUGHT IT WOULD JUST BE THE "PERRUGIA SIX"HEADING OF TO FORIEGN PARTS WITH JOHN HUBBAND,ARNIE,IAIN ADDISON,DANNY CAMERON,GRANT YOUNG AND OF COURSE JABLONSKI COMPLETEING THE INTREPID BAND.UNKNOWN TO US AT THAT STAGE ,DEREK STEEL WAS FORMULATING A CUNNING PLAN TO TRAVEL WITH DFC TRAVEL, WHEREBY HE COULD FLY OUT WED, BE BACK THURS NIGHT AND THE BANK WONT EVEN NOTICE HE,S BEEN AWAY! SO CUNNING THAT PHIL HARPER AND THE BILLY,S WATSON HAVE JOINED HIM IN TAKING THIS ROUTE.IAN SWAYNE AND HIS MATE ARE DOING AN "ITALIAN PACKAGE" COMPLETE WITH WIVES(HIDE THE CREDIT CARDS SWAYNDO!)BASED IN ROME AND TAKING A DAY OOT FOR THE GEMME.AT THE LAST MINUTE JOHNS SON MARK INTIMATED HIS INTENTION TO JOIN THE CREW MAKING IT A "DIRTY DOZEN" HIGHLAND DARK BLUES ON THE MARCH.

SO IT WAS DECIDED, THE FORWARD PARTY WILL BE LEAVING INVERNESS IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF MONDAY 13TH OCTOBER TO DRIVE TO PRESTWICK, THEN FLEEING INTO STANSTEAD BY LUNCHTIME,LEAVING STANSTEAD 16.00 AND ARRIVING IN ROME 19.30,TAXI TO THE APTLY NAMED HOTEL PLANET, AS ATER A NIGHT ON THE WINE THEY WILL BE ON A DIFFERENET ONE!!

(JABBA GETS INTO PARTY MOOD)

TUESDAY BEGINS WITH A LONG LIE COMPARED TO MONDAYS EARLY START,THEN OFF ON THE TRAIN AT 10.00 TO PERRUGI,ARRIVING AT 13.OO,BOOK INTO HOTEL FORTUNA IN THE CENTER OF TOWN ,(NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR THE HDB,S)THEN OUT ON THE TOWN TO MEET THE LOCALS ,FORGE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIPS AND SEE WHAT THE LOCAL TOTTY IS LIKE (JUST JOKING WIVES!!)

AS WEDNESDAY DAWNS THE EXCITEMENT SHOULD BE BUILDING,AND THE BOYS WILL BE WELL INTO ITALIAN CULTURE (PLEASE NO SINGING "ONE CORNETTO EH!")THE BACK UP PARTY WILL BY NOW BE WINGING THEIR WAY TOWARDS ANCONA,THEN ON TO PERRUGIA FOR THE PRE MATCH BUILD UP AND ALL MEMBERS MEETING AT A DESTINATION, NO DOUBT PRE-ARRANGED, AS GRAHAM LEAVES NOTHING TO CHANCE,AND TO PARTICIPATE IN PRE MATCH DRINKS AND SAVOURING THE ITALIAN CUISINE (OR MEBEES EVEN A GAMMON STEAK) DEREK WAS HEARD TO REMARK THAT SUBS WOULD BE PAYABLE IN EURO,S.(WELL HE HAS TO FUND HIS TRIP SOMEHOW!)

THE BIG GEMME KICKS OFF AT 20.30 LOCAL TIME SO HOPEFULLY THE BOYS WILL HAVE PACED THEMSELVES IN THE TAVERNAS AND THE TURNSTILES ARE MARGINALLY WIDER THAN TYNECASTLE, ALLOWNG FOR THE EXTRA TOPPINGS ON THE PIZZA,S,THEN INTO THE STADIUM FOR WALECIAS PEHZO'S AND BOVRILTINO PRIOR TO THE DEE'S PERFORMING MAGNIFICANTLY ON THE FIELD AND SENDING US VICTORIOUS INTO ROUND TWO!!!!!

AFTER THE NIGHT CELEBRATING A FAMOUS VICTORY(WE HOPE),THE BOYS SHOULD GET A WEE BIT OF SLEEP BERFORE HEADING OFF ON THEIR VARIOUS ROUTES BACK TO THE HIGHLAND CAPITAL AND BEYOND AFTER WHAT I AM SURE WILL BE A MEMORABLE TRIP INTO THE WORLD OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL

BY THIS TIME YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH EXCITMENT, BUT NOT FOR OUR INTREPID FORWARD PARTY, THEY ARE HAVING ONE LAST FLING AT THE HARLOW MOAT HOUSE NEAR STANSTEAD ON THE WAY HOME, COMPLETE WITH SWIMMING POOL TO EXCERCISE THE OVERINDULGENCES OF THE PAST FEW DAYS ,BERFORE FLEEING BACK UP TO PRESTWICK, THEN THE FINAL DRIVE HAME TO THE HEILANS

 

"AWA THE DEE'S"