WILKIE
Wilkie flying winger.
The Georgie Best of his time (or Georgeous Beast as he would fondly
relate to George's young cousin Big Andy). He was the player who started
the craze for fans to copy their idol's hairstyles. Although Waldo
did not follow follow the fashion at this stage (he would do so later
during the Gazza years), many others achieved success in their fields
using the "Wilkie" style including Charlie Knickerless (Arse'n'all),
Bozo (from FU2), and that other well known Irish crooner Fanny Odd
Onell.
There was more to his game than his hair (always reliable for
shampoo in the shower after the game courtesy of L'Orealy rather
than Tim ote..."Cos..... I'm worth it" he would say). Nobody would
bend down to pick it up for fear of the elephant impressions he
would do. (You can click on Wilkie's Elephant
Impression to see for yourself......Remember You have to
be over 18 years old or you can wait and find him in the Rosevalites
section) The only player to have pockets in his shorts. Likened
to the Legendary Brian Laudrup in name, as they were both called
Brian. Learned so much from the master Tam, he developed into a
fine player surviving on a strict Banana Diet.
Wilkie pictured above on the front
cover of his Best Selling Video 'Wilkie's Banana Workout'. This video
resulted in the 'Partick panic buying of bananas fiasco' during the
last century and it was solely responsible for the re-emergence of
scurvy amongst the poor. Bananas and steroids proved a lethal combination
(a cocktail that is still widely favoured in certain parts of the
city).
This particular poster has been airbrushed... in the interests of
pubic decency. The Original version is on display at the GFM (Glasgow's
Fruitmarket Museum) and is well hung above 'a pair a plums' preventing
any female attempts to snatch it. Now looked upon as the museum's
showpiece.
Banned sine die |
