ANY GIVEN SUNDAY

Glasgow Tigers have a date with destiny this Sunday at Dewsbury’s Rams Stadium when they take on the London O’s in the British Youth Gridiron League Championship Final.

The Tigers, who lost only one match during their regular season, booked their place in their first ever championship final with a resounding 54 point white wash of 2003 UK Champions Clyde Valley Hawks.

The Glasgow outfit will face an O’s side who clinched the Southern Conference Play Offs with a 38-11 win over the Bristol Aztecs.

This years final is expected to be a battle of the running backs, with big things once again expected of the Tigers number one playmaker, Iain “Sparky” Dick who ran the Hawks into the ground with 4 touchdowns and astonishing 245 yards rushing on the day bringing his total for the season to a total of 1188.

Looking to test the Tigers defensive unit tomorrow will be London’s Devar Gayle who also ran the show during the English side’s semi final victory.

For Tigers Head Coach, Alan Wilson, he some times has to pinch himself to remind him that having won the BYAFA Plate two years ago, his side are now contenders for the National Championship title.

The Glasgow Play Caller is under no illusion of the enormity of the task ahead against the youth squad of one of Europe’s top senior sides.

But he is adamant that his players are more than ready for what is a David v Goliath challenge – and we know how that outcome went.

He said: “Pinch me I am dreaming is what I feel like just now. 2 years from playing for the plate we are now playing for the whole Magilla – Wow!”

“The guys are raring to go, but we know we are the underdogs. We know that the Os have a bigger squad 35 to our 25 they have the backing of the NFLE office in London and are HUGE“

“Our wee guys frae Glasgae are looking forward to the challenge as anything can happen on "Any Given Sunday!".

“We also live by the words of the late great Sweetness (Walter Payton) NEVER DIE EASY!”

“As for the difference in our performance this season we had a great number of vets this year and picked up some phenomenal rookies.”

“Coach Burns’s bend but don’t break defence has come together as a unit. Our rookie QB #8 Kris Kennedy inherited my son’s (Craig) old number and Craig as his coach.

“And for a converted DB he has come on leaps and bounds after a few rocky games he seems (Please God) ready for big things.”