Our article on players scoring hat-tricks in Scottish League Cup Finals caught the eye of a former Member of Parliament.
“Sorry to be a bit pedantic but the League Cup Final where Henrik Larsson scored a hat-trick was in 2001,” pointed out Jim McGovern, recently retired as an MP for this city.
A quick check shows a typographical error as we had 2007 and not 2001.
Jim continued: “I remember that final well.
“My wife Norma and I had gone to New York for the St Patrick’s Day celebrations and the final was on the following day, Sunday, March 18, 2001.
“The kick-off Hampden time was, of course, 3pm, which meant 9am in Manhattan.
“We were going to a well-known Celtic pub in Manhatten — the Parlour Bar on West 86th Street — and were advised to be there before 8.30am to be sure we would get in.
“We followed that advice and, sure enough, we got there around 8.15am.
“I paid $10 for my entry fee, with no charge for women.
“Right enough, the place was mobbed.
“What we hadn’t realised, and this was completely unplanned, was that it would be an impromptu Dundee reunion!
“The Dundee people I remember watching the game with included Danny Reilly, Steve Reilly (no relation as far as I’m aware), Jimmy Marr, Paul Fitzpatrick, Stan McInearney and Ronnie Christie.
“There were probably more but I can’t remember them all.
“A great day was had by all.”
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