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I wasn’t heckled by TUV man, insists Harry Gregg
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Football hero Harry Gregg said he was not heckled by a hardline unionist who was instead “taking out his spleen” on all the guests at a football fundraising dinner in Ballymena.
The former Manchester United goalie — who saved teammates and a pregnant woman and her baby daughter in the 1958 Munich air disaster — was special guest at a dinner in a Ballymena restaurant to raise money for the Antrim team in the Milk Cup.
Traditional Unionist Voice councillor Robin Stirling was also a guest at the event on Friday night, and was reportedly heard speaking during a |question and answer session.
Gregg (76) said: “As can happen at these types of things, there was noise from the back of the room. Jackie (Fullerton) said ‘quiet, quiet’ as one would do as MC, especially as people had paid to be there.
“But let’s get one thing clear, I was not being heckled. It was a bit annoying, though.
“Jackie then said we’d all have a break for a cigarette.
“During the break this gentleman (Mr Stirling) came up. He talked away then somebody told him to go back to his own table. I felt for the people who had paid to be there. Then he tried to get up but he fell over some tables and chairs. The police were called and he was taken outside.”
Gregg was adamant he had not been heckled. “I have been heckled by 100,000 people on a football field and he wasn’t heckling me,” he said.
“I think he was taking out his spleen on the rest of the world.”
Mr Stirling refused to comment on the events.
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Good idea Tom, because some adults can't behave, we will remove yet another opportunity from a youth which has already seen the generations born between 1945 and 1970 rob and fritter centuries of hard earnt wealth, to leave them with a future on the dole watching with envy their peers in China and India enjoying wealthy and fulfilling futures.
Posted by Stu | 04.07.09, 21:41 GMT
Great sense of humour from Harry!! It could only come from an Irishman (or Northern Irishman - if you think that way).
Posted by ray | 02.07.09, 12:34 GMT
This milk cup thing seems to attract alot of controversy, perhaps it's time its future was reconsidered as alot of young people could be affected by these numerous unsavoury incidents.
Posted by Tom | 02.07.09, 08:50 GMT