Shed a tear for me if my garden of bets go down

BILL SHANKLY once said: ”If Everton were playing at the bottom of the garden, I'd pull the curtains.”

So who knows what he would have done for Bristol City v Scunthorpe, though as a man with plenty of experience in the lower leagues he would probably have enjoyed it more than the Toffees.

I bring him up because there is currently a bloke who is going to the bottom of his garden to watch Bristol City, who play Scunthorpe on Saturday.

According to the Bristol Post, the man has been climbing into Ashton Gate over a building in his garden and standing in his duffle coat and cap where the demolished Wedlock Stand used to be.

The fans have nicknamed him Eastend Shedman. After watching Oxford from his crafty vantage point, he said: “In the second half, I was drinking a can of lager and the floodlights must have reflected off it.

“The fans spotted me and started chanting ‘East End bounce around’ so I did a bit of a dance and it’s gone from there really.”

Quite where it’s gone from there I don’t know, but I’m glad he’s enjoying himself.

The view from my garden shed is pretty rubbish – it’s a series of dodgy DIY fences (including mine) surrounding a small piece of wasteland where a roofer keeps a load of tiles.

Still, better than watching Scunny, eh!?

It’s not really, although it is a welcome haven when the family gets too much, and I quite fancy the Irons to pull off an upset in this game.

Robins captain and talisman Sam Baldock has gone to Brighton, so even though they won without him last time out, I reckon City’s promotion bid could have a bit of a wobble.

And although Scunny have started slowly since promotion to League One, I feel like they’re in a bit of a false position.

If they lose, I can always go and shed a miserable tear in my shed.