Only An Excuse

**Pretty Boy** · 31-12-2017 11:20 AM

Thought I’d get the annual thread about Only An Excuse started early. It usually offers up more of a laugh than the programme itself.what are we expecting this year? I’m guessing:

Fake TV advert
Celtic joke
Rangers joke
Celtic joke
Joke about someone irrelevant for 20 years
Rangers joke
Celtic joke
Rangers joke
Political joke
Celtic joke
Token non OF joke
Rangers joke
Scotland manager joke
Celtic joke
Rangers and Celtic combined joke to finish

**Betty Boop** · 31-12-2017 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

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Thought I’d get the annual thread about Only An Excuse started early. It usually offers up more of a laugh than the programme itself.what are we expecting this year? I’m guessing:

Fake TV advert
Celtic joke
Rangers joke
Celtic joke
Joke about someone irrelevant for 20 years
Rangers joke
Celtic joke
Rangers joke
Political joke
Celtic joke
Token non OF joke
Rangers joke
Scotland manager joke
Celtic joke
Rangers and Celtic combined joke to finish

Dinnae watch it then ?

**Pretty Boy** · 31-12-2017 11:36 AM

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Dinnae watch it then ?

Where’s the fun in that?

**Smartie** · 31-12-2017 11:38 AM

Does the Frank McAvennie joke just come under Celtic joke or does he not deserve his own category?

***O'Rourke3*** · 31-12-2017 11:42 AM

Plenty of opportunity to rip into the worlds biggest building project west of Edinburgh and can't believe they've missed out Throda. Neil Lennon will get a look-in too. So more than one non old firm section. Unfortunatly we will still see Frankie Boy - my guess is in a sketch with Judith Raslton.....

**SirDavidsNapper** · 31-12-2017 11:44 AM

Brutal show. Frank McAvennie and Dennis Law are hardly current. Most younger folk would need to ask who they are. Needs freshening up.

**Pretty Boy** · 31-12-2017 11:44 AM

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Does the Frank McAvennie joke just come under Celtic joke or does he not deserve his own category?

He’s covered by the ‘irrelevant for 20 years’ category.

***Jim44*** · 31-12-2017 11:50 AM

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Does the Frank McAvennie joke just come under Celtic joke or does he not deserve his own category?

.......... Such as leering, male chauvinist pig category?

**NAE NOOKIE** · 31-12-2017 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

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Thought I’d get the annual thread about Only An Excuse started early. It usually offers up more of a laugh than the programme itself.what are we expecting this year? I’m guessing:

Fake TV advert
Celtic joke
Rangers joke
Celtic joke
Joke about someone irrelevant for 20 years
Rangers joke
Celtic joke
Rangers joke
Political joke
Celtic joke
Token non OF joke
Rangers joke
Scotland manager joke
Celtic joke
Rangers and Celtic combined joke to finish

Nailed it

***Carheenlea*** · 31-12-2017 12:00 PM

It's went from being an entertaining show, to a tired one running out of ideas, to simply being absolute cringeworthy to actually being so awful it's good and back to being entertaining, albeit for how chronically bad it now is.
I'm in Ireland at present and disappointed not to be able to view live tonight, so will be relying on updates on here while the family tune in to Mrs Browns Boys or some similar dross.
We'll miss it when it's gone.

***bigwheel*** · 31-12-2017 12:08 PM

Agreed. It should have been ditched about 7 years ago. And would have been remembered fondly

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**Mikey09** · 31-12-2017 12:10 PM

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Brutal show. Frank McAvennie and Dennis Law are hardly current. Most younger folk would need to ask who they are. Needs freshening up.

Doesnt need freshened up... Needs ****ing binned.

***tamig*** · 31-12-2017 12:14 PM

Surprised nobody has mentioned wee Chick and the staple “ho ho ho”. Souness will no doubt be wheeled out too.

**Mcpakeisgod** · 31-12-2017 12:15 PM

Terrible these days, however the Paul le guen chick young interview still makes me laugh

**Onceinawhile** · 31-12-2017 12:28 PM

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Agreed. It should have been ditched about 7 years ago. And would have been remembered fondly

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7? More like 15!!

**jgl07** · 31-12-2017 12:33 PM

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He’s covered by the ‘irrelevant for 20 years’ category.

Except he has been irrelevant for over 30 years.

**~~Firestarter~~** · 31-12-2017 12:39 PM

It reminds me of my childhood Hogmanay when the rest of the shows are gone. For that reason I'm in.

**-Jonesy-** · 31-12-2017 12:47 PM

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It reminds me of my childhood Hogmanay when the rest of the shows are gone. For that reason I'm in.

Same here, still chuckle to myself when I think of Giles Rousset dropping the wine glass, "it's ok, it went straight through my legs"

Good times

**~~Firestarter~~** · 31-12-2017 12:50 PM

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Same here, still chuckle to myself when I think of Giles Rousset dropping the wine glass, "it's ok, it went straight through my legs"

Good times

😂😂😂

**heretoday** · 31-12-2017 01:08 PM

Is Jools Holland on?

**-Jonesy-** · 31-12-2017 01:14 PM

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Is Jools Holland on?

Apparently so, featuring

Mavis Staples
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Jessie Ware
Soul II Soul
Beth Ditto
The Beat starring Dave Wakeling
George McCrae
José Feliciano
Ruby Turner
The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards
And Ed Sheeran (GTF!!)

**Dashing Bob S** · 31-12-2017 01:26 PM

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It's went from being an entertaining show, to a tired one running out of ideas, to simply being absolute cringeworthy to actually being so awful it's good and back to being entertaining, albeit for how chronically bad it now is.
I'm in Ireland at present and disappointed not to be able to view live tonight, so will be relying on updates on here while the family tune in to Mrs Browns Boys or some similar dross.
We'll miss it when it's gone.

I agree entirely with this summary except that it’s now out of date by a few years. We’ve now moved into the ‘how the *uck do we stop this thing when West Coast morons of 50 plus tune in in droves to watch it?’ They’ll be playing this on a loop in the dementia wings of old folks homes before long. Until I qualify for that I’m going to pass on this dross which is greatest argument for Scottish independence (or maybe even total cultural subjugation forever.)

**~~hibbyfraelibby~~** · 31-12-2017 01:52 PM

Well past its sell by date not to mention its best before date. Its typical BBC Weagie Middle Class last century fare.

**Famous Fiver** · 31-12-2017 01:56 PM

Budgie with her checked outfit simpering at Harry Potter must feature, surely.

**SunshineOnLeith** · 31-12-2017 01:58 PM

The 'Hibs' bit will be a 'Neil Lennon loves Celtic' joke.

***matty_f*** · 31-12-2017 02:02 PM

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Apparently so, featuring

Mavis Staples
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Jessie Ware
Soul II Soul
Beth Ditto
The Beat starring Dave Wakeling
George McCrae
José Feliciano
Ruby Turner
The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards
And Ed Sheeran (GTF!!)

Will probably give that a serve as well.

***stu in nottingham*** · 31-12-2017 02:32 PM

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It's went from being an entertaining show, to a tired one running out of ideas, to simply being absolute cringeworthy to actually being so awful it's good and back to being entertaining, albeit for how chronically bad it now is.

Tend to subscribe to this point of view. I still stick BBC Scotland on to record it each year, hoping it will be somehow better and knowing it won't. I actually watch it to see how bad it will be.

I suppose someone will pull the plug at some point, who knows when.

**Glory Lurker** · 31-12-2017 02:34 PM

The Only an Excuse thread each year is always one of my favourites (and one i’ve started myself on at least one occasion). I love a good moan about something that is totally rubbish and OAE certainly gives opportunity for that. Pitiful television. Hoofball down the cathode ray.

**Topographic Hibby** · 31-12-2017 02:46 PM

By OF fans, for OF fans, starring otherwise unemployed and unemployable OF fans, full of sectarian OF jokes for OF fans - did I mention it was all about the OF?

Just like Sportsound, Sportscene and anything else the BBC Sport in Scotland put out.

I’ll be watching Jools for Mavis Staples, The Beat, Soul II Soul, George McCrae, Trombone Shorty and Jose Feliciano. Hope Jose brings his dog with him - he used to get his dog to do a bow with him. Either that, or get the dog to chase that ginger busker......

**One Day** · 31-12-2017 02:53 PM

I can remember when it was a not to be missed show, if you were out you taped it. now just cringe worthy

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