Semi Nurainen

Ah, it is nice that someone remember me, and how nice to see Peter McKennan too - I think you were a generation before me. I heard that you used to be taking all the corners and free kicks shouting "Ma baws". I must confess I when I found that phrase in the dictionary - it had a very rude meaning! But perhaps you could come back and show the young ones how it is done! They don't seem to be very good at it, and this time is not a matter for joking. I suppose you think I don't know what a 'semi' is! Well, when I stayed in Glasgow, England in the 1960's I used to write down all the slang words, so I am not so stupid! I know it means a flaccid little 'siitin', as we would say! We also in Finland are making jokes about the body parts, we sometimes get drunk and shout "sit on my siitin" to passing girls. Very funny, if you understood Finnish of course. But never mind 'semi': it is funny too, is it not, that someone posted their favourite word on the old website as "stauner"! Just the very opposite! Well, it takes all sorts. But, anyway it is good, is it not, for the tractor boys relegated? Even in the 1960s, we used to hate them. If they go down we will celebrate in Helsginfors by having a lettuce party. Oh yes, it will be a great night with Cos, Lollo Rosso, Little Gems and Mesclun - maybe someone will crack open some Rocket - cue for a really wild time! Hyvästi for now, Semi Nurainen (they still haven't corrected the spelling)

It has been very interesting to read the posts and to find out what has been happening to my old club, Partick. I had many great times there in the 1960s. I see that you now have a very funny man as your manager - Mr Ian McCall. Here in Finland he would be considered a very fine comedy person (comedian, do you say?), though I notice what he says it is called here sometimes by the fans, I think, cow-shitting. Anyway he is funnier than anything we have in Helsingfors: since 1550 not one person in Finland has shit in another person's shoe! And then only last year I remember he played a great joke when he let Simon Donelly go on the "free transfer" ... and then re-signed him a few months later! Ha-ha!! In Finland we laughed so much we nearly did a shit in our own shoes! I think they are called 'jobbies' here is it not?! In Finland we eat a lot of roughage and we call them skeidas; sometimes we say we have 'skeidmarks'! That is also very funny, if you understood Finnish, that is. Perhaps he will re-sign them all again for next year, with Paddy Boyle and Mark Corcoran too - wouldn't that be even funnier! We would hear a lot about 'cow-shiting' then I am sure! Hyvästi for now, Your old friend, Semi Nurainen (still a fan, even though your website has spelled my name wrongly again)