A Pie, Pint and Pundit is a meaty success
Jamie Borthwick Jamie Borthwick - 1620 • Published 4 Mar 2009 09:00
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Crowd grills footie giants as cash raised for Davie Cooper Centre and Drummore School
THE great and the good of the world of football descended on the town to raise money for the Davie Cooper Centre on Friday.
A star-studded panel from the Old Firm, and Clydebank boss Budgie McGhie, answered questions from a packed audience at the Town Hall at A Pie, a Pint and a Pundit.
A total of £5,000 was raised, with £4,000 going to building the Davie Cooper Centre - a facility for special needs children and their family - and £1,000 for Drummore School, in Drumchapel.
Radio DJ and football commentator Peter Martin compered the night, keeping a tight reign on a glittering top table of Ally McCoist, Danny McGrain, Derek Johnstone, Neil Lennon, Alex Rae, Andy Walker, and Clydebank FC"s Budgie McGhee and Gordon Robertson.
The name on everybody"s lips, however, was late Bankies legend Cooper.
Ally McCoist, who played with Cooper at Ibrox and for Scotland, told the Post: 'Obviously Clydebank is a very special place with the ties Davie had here.
'Everyone has their own memories of Davie, be it at Rangers or Motherwell or for Scotland, but for me Clydebank will always be synonymous with him.
'This centre will be a lasting symbol to remember him by.'
Celtic legend Neil Lennon spoke of his memories of watching Cooper from the other side of the Old Firm divide.
He said: 'He was on the other side but he was a wonderful player - I thought he was fabulous to watch and there"s not many footballers you can say that about now.
'I"m here for the charity and its always great to put something back.' The 270-strong crowd grilled the panel on the pressing issues of the day with Peter Martin entertaining with a witty stint as master of ceremonies.
Sports writer Hugh Keevins - whose daughter Lisa Monaghan organised the night - thanked the cheering masses for their support and the panel who gave up their time for the cause.
Lisa, who works at Drummore School, told the Post it was such a good night another could be in the pipeline.
She said: 'It was really good and brilliant to raise such a sum - I keep getting asked when we"ll be doing it again.
'Everyone was in the mood for it and I couldn"t have asked for more.'
John Davidson, of the Davie Cooper Centre, said: 'I was a brilliant night and we have nothing but praise for Lisa and all the panel who made it such an enjoyable occasion and everybody who put their hands in their pockets.'
This article appeared in Clydebank Post 04 Mar 09
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