Endless Night: To the Car Park Declan
The spider tore up the M77, through the south side and into East Kilbride, all the while Cosgrove and I were close behind him in the batmobile. As we roared through the night I told Cosgrove I was fed up being kept in the dark - what was going on with this whole Spider and Purcell business and where was my story laying into Rangers he'd promised?
'There is no Rangers story Spiers, you mincing squirt. That was just a ruse to get you on board. I'd heard you'd sell your family for an anti-Rangers story and here we are, it was all true. If you really want to stick it to Rangers, make it up like you usually do.'
I had no argument there.
'But why get me on board? I've done nothing to help you so far save for almost being shot on a rooftop and being far too close to the Spider than I ever want to be again in my life.'
'I needed you for the success of my mission Spiers, you're a weirdness magnet. No one knows why or how but it's commonly known within the industry that strange and stupid things happen around you. With you beside me it was only a matter of time before odd characters started appearing out of the ether to present themselves to us, leading the way to the answers as to how Celtic managed to build themselves an empire within Glasgow City Council.'
'You're right about the weirdos, I'd noticed that too but Glasgow City Council has always been Celtic daft, why bother about it now?'
'Because there's a great war coming that will tear Glasgow apart. Oh you lickspittles at Parkhead think that Rangers are running scared from big bad Lawwell, his Stasi and all the weird and wonderful goons he has working for him, keeping the media in line and co-ordinating politicians. You think Rangers maintain a dignified silence allowing Celtic to get away with all sorts of indignities but they don't, they only want you to think that. Rangers are in fact working away furiously beneath the radar, preparing for the day when Celtic go too far and that day is not far away as Lawwell, empowered by the success of his recent campaign against referees, considers his next outrage. Surely you must have noticed Graeme Souness and the Rangers 80s Squad Commandos keeping a watchful eye on things? How about Donald Findlay 'chancing' upon various incidents and swaying them away from Lawwell's intentions? These are just two of the many facets of the Rangers organisation. And Spiers? I'm another.'
I was shocked, I didn't see this coming - I thought Cosgrove was just another loose cannon but the perfidious Perth street fighter turns out to be working for Rangers all along. What a mighty feat it has been for him to hide this all this time! Then suddenly I realised that if he is working for Rangers then he'd be no friend of mine but before I could begin to think of an escape plan, the Spider's car spun into a car park up ahead of us and Cosgrove drove the batmobile off the road and we hid in some bushes.
'A car park,' said Cosgrove. 'What is it about this lot and car parks?'
'There is no Rangers story Spiers, you mincing squirt. That was just a ruse to get you on board. I'd heard you'd sell your family for an anti-Rangers story and here we are, it was all true. If you really want to stick it to Rangers, make it up like you usually do.'
I had no argument there.
'But why get me on board? I've done nothing to help you so far save for almost being shot on a rooftop and being far too close to the Spider than I ever want to be again in my life.'
'I needed you for the success of my mission Spiers, you're a weirdness magnet. No one knows why or how but it's commonly known within the industry that strange and stupid things happen around you. With you beside me it was only a matter of time before odd characters started appearing out of the ether to present themselves to us, leading the way to the answers as to how Celtic managed to build themselves an empire within Glasgow City Council.'
'You're right about the weirdos, I'd noticed that too but Glasgow City Council has always been Celtic daft, why bother about it now?'
'Because there's a great war coming that will tear Glasgow apart. Oh you lickspittles at Parkhead think that Rangers are running scared from big bad Lawwell, his Stasi and all the weird and wonderful goons he has working for him, keeping the media in line and co-ordinating politicians. You think Rangers maintain a dignified silence allowing Celtic to get away with all sorts of indignities but they don't, they only want you to think that. Rangers are in fact working away furiously beneath the radar, preparing for the day when Celtic go too far and that day is not far away as Lawwell, empowered by the success of his recent campaign against referees, considers his next outrage. Surely you must have noticed Graeme Souness and the Rangers 80s Squad Commandos keeping a watchful eye on things? How about Donald Findlay 'chancing' upon various incidents and swaying them away from Lawwell's intentions? These are just two of the many facets of the Rangers organisation. And Spiers? I'm another.'
I was shocked, I didn't see this coming - I thought Cosgrove was just another loose cannon but the perfidious Perth street fighter turns out to be working for Rangers all along. What a mighty feat it has been for him to hide this all this time! Then suddenly I realised that if he is working for Rangers then he'd be no friend of mine but before I could begin to think of an escape plan, the Spider's car spun into a car park up ahead of us and Cosgrove drove the batmobile off the road and we hid in some bushes.
'A car park,' said Cosgrove. 'What is it about this lot and car parks?'
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