Gaston offers his services as TV pundit for Cup Final
Saturday, April 26, 2008
By Michael Anderson
Paul Gaston has issued a "come and get me" plea...to the BBC!
The long serving defender, now at Limavady United, enjoyed many happy times
with Coleraine, before parting ways earlier this season.
Winning the Irish Cup in 2003 was the highlight and he will be hoping his
former team-mates can sample that pleasure against Linfield.
However, "Gacky" isn't sure if he will be at Windsor Park,
although he is open to offers from the Beeb!
"I haven't been to a game since I left simply because they have been
doing well in my absence and I would hate to go to the final and if they
were to lose I'd feel I jinxed them!" he said.
"Obviously a side of me wants to go as a fan. I would be nice to go and
travel on the buses but I don't know yet.
"I could do a job for the BBC though. If they need someone as a pundit,
I'm their man. I know everything about the players and the club."
Whether "Gacky" is there in person or not, he will be keeping his
fingers crossed that Coleraine can shock the Blues.
"It will be hard but we were underdogs against Glentoran and won so you
never know do you?
"The difference will be that Coleraine have to take any chances they
create because you can rest assured Linfield will and that could be the
difference.
"Winning the cup, especially with my hometown club, was an unbelievable
feeling. From that I felt the other side of the coin when the Glens beat us
the following year.
"No-one will ever take away what I achieved at Coleraine. It is there
is black and white.
"My time was up and it was time for the new generation of players to
come through.
"Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see them step up to the
mantle and bring the trophy back to Coleraine."
