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| The 12 stories of this Christmas |
It's been a strange week. The return of the Dessie Armstrong Charity Cup, after three lost years due to the pandemic. This, we retained with a courageous display of total football on the 27th December. Then, a second playing of another seasonal friendly against our Carryduff neighbours which also ended in a win. However, these days paled into insignificance when we learned that the legendary Stevie "Girly Bhoy" Wilson left us on New Year's Eve.
Stevie, who referred to himself as GB, died after a long battle with cancer, specifically Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He will forever be remembered for his sense of humour, his story telling, his love of Glasgow Celtic and his penchant for Asian ladies. We all spent many nights out, at home and away, with Stevie and every time, there was a story to tell in the aftermath. These will live long in my memory and with many of you, especially Ron Manager his lifelong friend and often "Minder". Stevie did have a habit of getting himself into some tricky situations but always enjoyed regaling us with the tale of his adventure when he had somehow come through unscathed.
Unfortunately, cancer is not something that gives anyone that opportunity and although Stevie laughed and made us laugh at his condition, he always knew he was going to come second. The battle is over Stevie. You made it one hell of a battle.
Rest easy, old friend.
