Big Eck, 58, Has Left Every Saints Game in the 85th Minute for 22 Years and Missed Every Late Goal
Season-ticket holder's traffic strategy under review after Campbell equaliser. 'I heard it from the car park,' he says.
The exit stairs, where Eck spends the 90th minute. Photo: Fasach Nua at English Wikipedia, “Windsor Park football stadium - Empty”, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Big Eck Robertson of North Muirton has held a St Johnstone season ticket for 22 years and has left every home game in the 85th minute “to beat the traffic”.
Last night he heard the roar for Josh Campbell’s 93rd-minute header from the car park, standing beside his car, keys in hand.
“Twenty-two years,” said Eck, 58. “Twenty-two years of late goals heard from a Ford Mondeo. I’ve never seen one. I’ve heard them all. I’m like a radio commentator who lives in a car park.”
His wife Sheena has suggested he stay to the end at Kilmarnock on Saturday. Eck says he will “consider it, depending on the traffic”.
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