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Saints Blame 4-0 at Ibrox on Wind, Rain, Clocks Going Back and ‘General Glasgow-ness’

Fans say team was 'clearly still on BST' for all four goals.

The ball, mostly elsewhere.

The ball, mostly elsewhere. Photo: nick macneill, “McDiarmid Park, home of St. Johnstone Football Club - geograph.org.uk - 2693706”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

GLASGOW — St Johnstone’s 4-0 defeat at Ibrox on Saturday has been put down by fictional supporters to wild weather, the clocks going back and “the stadium just being very big and loud”.

“Our lads were clearly still on British Summer Time,” said fictional season-ticket holder Rab Petrie, 58. “Rangers had an extra hour. You can’t legislate for that.”

Saints host Motherwell on Wednesday at McDiarmid Park, where the clocks are understood to be correctly set and the wind has been asked to blow towards the opposition goal.

The real story: Rangers 4-0 St Johnstone (Sky Sports, 24 Oct 2026)

Letters to the Editor

The views expressed are those of the reader, and frankly that's on them.

  1. Was there. Can confirm the wind was blowing towards our goal for the full 90 minutes somehow.

    — Rab P., North Muirton, 26 October 2026
  2. Clocks going back is a valid excuse and I’ll hear nothing else.

    — Steven C., Stanley, 26 October 2026
  3. Motherwell Wednesday. Bring the wind. Bring Chloe. We’re ready.

    — Big Tam, Letham, 26 October 2026

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