Andy's well overdue induction can only be explained by a drunken clerical error on our behalf that it has taken so long. For Andy has been, since time itself began, been the voice of Claymores Fans. His weekly column in First Down during the NFLE season has now ascended into legendary status, and has long provided a well (and ill) mannered rant at the social injustices that another losing Claymores season has brought. However Andy won't stop there. Andy is one of the few journalists who call it like it is when a Claymores player isn't playing hard or partying too hard. Too often we get some European Vacationers in Scotland and Andy is always first to tell us.

But Andy couldn't be the Voice of the Fans if he just kept himself to the Press Box oh no. This man enjoys nothing more than a wee tipple on Game Day morning with the fans before descending to the Press Box (to take up another ongoing feud with several sections of the media - see below). And win or lose, and more often than not it’s the latter, he'll be back out in the pub telling it exactly how it is to anyone that will buy him a drink.

But Andy isn't just confined to Scotland oh no. He and the missus (Lynn) and stalwarts of the road. His love-hate relationship with Germany is well known. His insatiable thirst for Apfelwein has seen him outdrink the entire FOX crew combined on one occasion in Frankfurt and if Apfelwein drinking ever becomes more than an Olympic Demonstration Sport you can be sure Scotland will bring home a Gold. On the downside, Andy has also been known to ruffle a few feathers in Germany, whether it be the excessive celebrations of the Dusseldorf Press Box (see below) or the exposing the excessive PA systems on the sideline of Frankfurt and Berlin.

Andy has stood by the Cheddars through thick and thin and for that we salute him. When we usually make an arse of ourselves he's usually there to report it. (He was first to break the break the Brad Trout story for example). And he's always there for good gossip. And some of his predictions do come true. At training camp 2000, he started dogging Marcus Crandell as the "Worst QB he had ever seen" and that he would cost the Claymores a World Bowl. Well it sort of came true …

Congrats Andy C - and keep up the sterling work!

On his long running fued with the Rhein Fire Press -

On another Claymores loss -

After one player blamed the Claymores losing streak on the media not caring about the team, Andy refused to name names (""I'm not going to bother naming him") but ends his column with -.

Commenting on then commish Oliver Luck's statement that the league was all about the fans -

Reacting to Rob Hart's bogus 4 point field goal (that was later rescinded) in the press box -

Lashing out at a Claymores fan who was chanting Sieg Heil at some Thunder Players -

On the Claymores traveling support -

On his long running feud with "Mr. Edinburgh Evening News" after lashing out at the Claymores PR that he couldn't be in two places at once and wanted a player brought to him from the locker room -

On his long running feud with NFLEurope.com who seemed to fabricated lots of stories from ex-Claymores in 2000 -

Commenting on a shocking picture of Shuggie and Preston in the Glasgow Herald where the Cheddarheads and Scott Couper looked far more menacing than a picture of the Marois in their war dance -

On his long running feud with the abilities of Marcus Crandell -