Rob Boag thanks me for his promotion to ‘Canadian correspondent’, as I described him in an earlier article.
“It’s now in my CV,” he laughed.
Writing again from the land of the Maple Leaf, he said: “Recently, my son Robbie (Robert Fraser Fyffe Boag) and wife Cindy were over with their family, and the conversation between him and I as it always does got around to fitba… or soccer over here.
“My son, who is a Liverpool supporter, was a decent player in his younger days, and he said the best pundit in the broadcast game on TV is ‘this old Scots guy who is on a programme called Soccer Central’.
“Are you talking about Bobby McMahon, I asked, and he said, ‘That’s him, the old Scots guy, he has great insight into the game’.
“I said that Bobby McMahon (one-time Tayport AFC player and good friend to BwB) isn’t old a young lad, I said.
“We reached a compromise that Bobby is an experienced, vintage pundit.
“Anyway, I sent an email to Bobby about my son’s observation.
“Bobby immediately responded, informing my son that, at 59 years of age, he has just picked up a new pair of boots, which he will be playing in for the next four seasons. I passed this on to my son, who remarked, ‘You old Scots guys are so sensitive about you age’.”
Perhaps Robbie has never heard of the phrase… ‘He thinks he’s Dundee’s auldest teenager!’
Rob continued with his insight on Canadian youth and their love of ‘The Beautiful Game’. “The wonderful thing about my son’s generation is that they may be the first Canadian generation to fully understand the nuances of The Beautiful Game.
“My son and grandson (Stephen, 23) have picked out an excellent sports bar in Burlington where they and their friends will follow the forthcoming World Cup games from Brazil.
“All these young lads truly understand the strategies of teams good and bad.
“They know the names of players, their strengths and weaknesses. I have decided to be in the company of these young lads watching the World Cup games.
“I’m giving my peer group a bodyswerve during this tournament. My peer group has a predictability of resurrecting Baxter, Law, Bremner and all our heroes, wishing they were playing again. I do, too, but it’s not to be.
“So I will watch and listen to the games and be proud that The Beautiful Game has infected the youth of Canada.”
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