Saints Had Substitution Board Ready Moments Before Equaliser, Confirming the Board Is Cursed
Kitman reportedly 'holding it like a live grenade' as two subs waited on the touchline.
A football ground, where the board went up and the goal went in. Photo: Mike Pennington, “East stand, McDiarmid Park, Perth geograph-3933811-by-Mike-Pennington”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
PERTH — Reports that St Johnstone had substitutes stripped and the board ready moments before Dundee United’s equaliser have convinced Saints fans that the substitution board is “officially cursed.”
“Every time that board comes out, something terrible happens,” said one regular. “It’s like a horror film. The kitman reaches for it, the stand goes quiet, somebody whispers ‘Not the board.’ Then the other lot score.”
Some supporters propose the club simply make its substitutions in advance, “at around Thursday.” The club declined to comment on rumours the board is to be blessed before the Ibrox trip.
“It’s not the board’s fault, it’s the timing,” said one fan. “But try telling the board. It’ll never work in this town again.”
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