1 | [[quoteright:315:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/only_an_excuse.jpg]] |
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3 | A football-themed sketch show that originated on BBC Radio Scotland as a one-off {{Mockumentary}} which later [[SoundToScreenAdaptation transferred to TV]] in the form of annual Hogmanay special, plus a few additional episodes for World Cup years. It ran from 1993 until 2020. |
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5 | In later episodes some sketches move beyond football to general Scottish culture. |
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7 | !!Provides examples of: |
8 | * ArtifactTitle: The title was originally a nod to a documentary titled ''Only a Game?'', broadcast in Scotland before the 1986 World Cup final, which explored the history of Scottish football. |
9 | * BlatantLies: |
10 | ** One sketch from 2011 featured Craig Whyte stating that Rangers would [[HilariousInHindsight not go to the wall]] while all the stuff in his office was being repossessed. |
11 | ** Chick Young: "Speaking as a St Mirren supporter..." |
12 | * CurseCutShort: Inverted with "Get tae Fochabers!". |
13 | * DiscriminateAndSwitch: In the first live show, two football supporters are both screaming sectarian abuse at the pitch, one using anti-Catholic slogans, the other anti-Protestant. It turns out they're both yelling at the same team ... which they support. The vitriol they shout at the opposition (Raith Rovers) is no less hate-filled, but nothing to do with religion. |
14 | * HistoricalDomainCharacter: William [=McGonagle=] appears in one sketch to recite a poem he's written about the Dundee Derby. |
15 | * KavorkaMan: Frank [=McAvennie=]. |
16 | * NewscasterCameo: Cathy [=MacDonald=] of BBC Alba shows up in the 2012 episode. Jackie Bird, Catriona Shearer and Heather "the Weather" Reid have also done cameos over the years. Inverted when[[note]]fake[[/note]] Jim Spence interviews[[note]]the actual[[/note]] Chris Hoy. |
17 | * ShoutOut: |
18 | ** In 2012, Chick Young wore a bizarre football-themed hat and played Rangers songs in Gaelic as a nod to ''Series/{{Dotaman}}''. |
19 | ** Frank [=McAvennie=] did a parody of Brad Pitt's bizarre Chanel ad. |
20 | ** ''[[Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey Fifty Shades of Brown]]'' |
21 | ** ''[[Series/DowntonAbbey Buckfast Abbey]]'' |
22 | ** ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Harry Levein and the Deathly Quest for Qualification]]'' |
23 | * TheUnintelligible: The Hearts fan from 2011. |
24 | * ViolentGlaswegian: Dr. John Reid. |
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