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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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