CD sales aren’t music to my ears

Published: 15/05/2009

I FEAR the worst for Livingston if they are flogging off copies of a rare Susan Boyle CD to bring in funds.

The Livi Lions have lost their roar and are teetering on the brink.

So what is the solution? Selling a 1999 compilation ‘Sounds of West Lothian’ which features Britain’s Got Talent’s Boyle squaking out Cry Me A River.

They would have raised more money by getting her to shave off her eyebrows to flog as roof insulation.

Liam Gallagher eat your heart out.

Lothian council even gave permission to have a new cast iron gate to be installed at Boyle’s house because there were so many people beating a path to her door her old one had been damaged. Funnily enough, Livingston never experienced such a rush to see them.

Unbelievably, the CD has sparked an internet bidding war. What next for crisis clubs in Scottish football?

Will Clyde flog Leon Jackson CDs to save them from going under. Will Stranraer set-up a street stall pitching Lena Zavaroni and Bay City Rollers vinyl?

Am I the only one who can see a simple answer to save all these clubs teetering on the brink of destruction?

An injection of £50,000 would be enough to keep Stranraer alive – less than the weekly wages of some Premier League players.

Significantly less than some of the monthly wages of top Old Firm stars.

If these big earning stars love the game so much, prove it. Dip into your pockets and give a week’s wages to a club instead of splashing the cash on flash cars.

The big-money teams will be in action later this month when Manchester United and Barcelona meet in the Champions League final in Rome.

It’s the final I was hoping for, and United booked their place in style.

Gunners goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is being tipped as a possible replacement for David James at international level.

After letting in Ronaldo’s 40-yarder he seems to already be there.

Poor Chelsea, there was further heartache for them after their penalty shoot-out loss to United in the final last season.

Losing to a last minute equaliser in the semi against Barca was hard to take.

But Barca’s players applauded John Terry and sang his name after he congratulated them on their progress by going into their dressing room and shaking hands with each of them.

Apparently, he got the same reception from Man Utd after last year’s final, except he didn’t need to go near the dressing room.

Russian cosmonauts are still tracking his missed penalty over the skies of Moscow now.

Apparently Terry’s satnav is broken. Every time he types in Chelsea it says he is only minutes from Rome!

United’s semi-final win over Arsenal was over far too soon, with the knock-out punch delivered after only seven minutes. It was all over and the game was dead as a contest.

But it still pales in comparison to Al Couture who knocked out Ralph Walton in 10-and-a-half-seconds. Walton was adjusting his mouth piece when Couture flew across the ring and knocked him out in 1946.

Even Ricky Hatton lasted longer.

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